With Newtmas

NEWT POV:

I was on a damp bed covered up. I opened my eyes and blinked a few times. "Hey, you okay Newt" asked Thomas as he brushed my hair back. "Ya, what happened" I asked weakly. "The games were put on hold till they clean the arena. You won't be able to join again this year but the got news is the doctors got the infected stuff out. You're going to be okay" said Thomas. I smiled. "Why is the bed wet" I asked. "It's to regrow the mold inside you" said Thomas. "Oh" I said. Thomas grabbed my hand. It was wrapped in gauze and had stitches. "I'm glad you're okay Newt" said Thomas. "Me two. I am glad that I'm out of the games. I missed you" I said. Thomas kissed my forehead. "Do you remember the morning before you entered the games" asked Thomas. "Ya, why" I said. "I was just curious. I remember how we sat there in the livingroom that morning" said Thomas. I sat by the window and looked at the city below. It was the capital. The government turned the abandon city under Washington D.C. into a arena.

The games are like our zombie class. I spent the past few days in trains. Each state chose their player. They were the best in the state. I don't know if I can do this. "Hey, what are you doing" asked Thomas as he walked over. He sat down next to me. "Watching the sun rise" I said. Thomas pulled me to lean on his chest and held me. "I know tour scared Newt" said Thomas. "I've never done anything like this. I'm use to going up against people I know with a team. What if I make a foul of myself out there" I asked. "You won't Newt. You don't have to win. Just do what you can" said Thomas. I listened to Thomas' heart beat. It always helped calm me down. "I don't even know how I would win" I said. "Well, you're smart and fast. Find out what the objective is of the game and find a way to do it. If you want to back out you can always push the button they give you" said Thomas. "Maybe, I'm still wanting to try but I don't want to fail" I said. "I know. No one does" said Thomas.

We sat there till the sun started to burn our eyes. After that we closed the curtains. I spent the rest of the day with Thomas. We snuggled, did it, ate, showered and did it again, slow dance, and more snuggling. We watched a few movies and read to each other while we snuggled. At night I was taken to enter the arena. Thomas waited with me. I put my gear on and looked at Thomas. "Here, it's for luck" said Thomas as he placed a necklace in my hand. "If you get lonely just open it" said Thomas. I opened the locket and saw Thomas' picture inside. I smiled and hugged Thomas. "Thank you Tommy" I said. We broke the hug and Thomas put it on. "Remember, there will be a bag waiting for you at the supplies center. That bag will have everything you need. Anything else like a blanket will come from sponsors" said Thomas. "Okay, I'll try to get sponsors" I said. "Good that, now remember you can do this and it's just a game. It's no different then the Superbowl or NBA" said Thomas. "Ten seconds" said a speaker. "I love you" I said.

"I love you two" said Thomas. We kissed and then I entered the tube. It closed and I put my hand on the glass. Thomas put his hand on the glass and smiled. The floor went down. Once I was out of the tube I could see the arena and other players. I smiled at the memory. "I still have the note you left me" I said. "Sadly I had to keep it short" said Thomas. It started snowing in the arena. It's all fake since we are under ground. I was cold. I sat in my cave trying to start a fire. I know that will tell the others where I am but I bet they are looking for pages. The game is like slenderman. Who ever collects the eight pages first wins but we have to avoid the human. So the fire is kinda stupid but its freezing and i found a cave. A drown landed with a box. I quickly crawled over and untied it from the drown. The drown took off and I opened the box. It was a blanket with a note. 'Looks like you got your first sponsor. Stay warm. Thomas <3'.

I smiled and grabbed the blanket. It was a fleece blanket. I quickly wrapped it around me to stay warm. Sponsors make the game easier but if someone did get frost bite then clearly they didn't train well and they would be pulled out of the games. I sat in the cave and waited for the snow to be gone. Thomas helped me with healing. I had to take medicine that would help grow the mold back. Zombies have to have a certain amount of mold in them to be healthy. I also had to do a little bit of therapy because I was a little weak. However the games weren't a complete loss. I got to keep the stuff the sponsors gave me.