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Requested by BananaLlama6 Prompt: "Annie is still afraid of water after her games so Finnick tries to teach her to be comfortable in the water again."

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Prompt 1: When Water Gave Safety

Annie's POV

The sunset is beautiful, but not as beautiful as I remember it. Nothing is anymore, but nothing is a strong word.

My toes dig hungrily into the sand, lusting for comfort, any possible way out of the arena I can find will be used. The games are over, I am the so called victor, but I will never truly leave the bloodshed and horror of the arena. The net in my hands isn't even close to being finished, so I decide there's no use in even trying to complete it now. I lay down on the sand and sink into the beach.

Slowly, I loose track of time. High tide begins and when the water touches my toes, it's like acid. I reel back in a scream and curl up on the sand like I've just been stabbed, crying and screaming. If anyone else was around me, they'd flee instantly, not wanting to become tangled up with the mad girl that roams the beach at all hours of the day and night.

Imagine my fright when I am suddenly thrown upwards from the ground by a pair of heavy and muscly arms. Thinking only of careers, I punch and holler and kick, doing anything possible to make it so I can have a few more moments of life.

"Annie! Annie your okay! It's me, it's Finnick! Don't worry, Annie!" The voice is crying out now along with me and when I realize it's Finnick, I go utterly limp in his arms. He sits down on the sand, holding me, and petting my hair.

"What happened?" He breaths.

"T-the water...it felt like, it hurt..." I whisper meekly.

"Did you try to go in all alone?"

"No." I shake my head. "I kinda fell asleep and it rolled over my feet...I thought I was safe now, Finnick!"

"Annie, I know it's harsh, but your never completely safe and I would only tell you that because I would never lie to you. Want to know what else I can tell you?" Finn makes me look at him and pushes some of my hair out of my face.

"I don't know..." I look down.

"Well I'm going to tell you anyway. The safest place you could ever possibly be, is right here."

"The beach?" I look around and Finnick chuckles.

"No, my Angelfish. Right here in my arms." He hugs me tighter and I smile.

"I never want to go in the water again, Finnick." I say.

His smile drops and his hold on me loosens which only makes me hug him tighter. Finn fumbles with his words for a minuet before going silent and I press myself as close to him as humanly possible.

"What do you mean, Annie? We always used to go into the water together." Finnick asks.

"Used to. The water isn't friendly anymore, Finn."

"Not even when I'm in there with you?" He looks at me pleadingly.

"Finn..." I whine slightly.

"C'mere you." Finnick sighs and soon he stands, me clinging to him for dear life.

He walks across the beach until he starts wading into the water and my heart sinks as low as the bottom of the sea. Finn manages to slip his shirt over his head while holding me tight, and I squirm at every move he makes. If he drops me I'm done for. He takes off my sundress and even though I'm in my swimsuit, I don't feel like swimming ever again so I question why I even wore it in the first place. Finnick spins me around so I'm standing in the air, then he slowly begins to lower me down and my limbs instinctively wrap around him again.

"Annie, please trust me. The water isn't hurting me so why would it hurt you?" Finnick pries me off him again.

Tears sting my eyes as he starts to lower me down, whispering encouraging words with every inch. My left leg flails with the slightest touch of the liquid but it doesn't stop Finn and he kisses my forehead as soon as the bottoms of my feet hit the seabed. I'm breathing heavily and my grip on Finnick's shoulders doesn't get any looser. He takes my shaking wrists in his hands and kisses my lips, I feel a wave of relief smack me and for a moment I forget where I am.

"Okay. That's the first step." Finnick says as he breaks away.

"First step!?" My heart starts beating a mike a minuet again.

"Hush, hush, your gonna be fine! We're going to try something new to make you like the water again!" He assures me.

"Forget it, Finn. I can't do this."

"No, hear me out! We're gonna try this little thing I like to call the..." Finnick seems to try and think of a name. "The Finnick Odair Method!" He smiles.

"The Finnick Odair method?" I say in disbelief.

"Yes! Here, I'll show you how it works." Finnick lowers himself slightly so that he has to look up at me if he wants eye contact. Them he puckers up.

"What are you doing, silly?" I rub my elbows nervously.

"Obviously you don't understand, Angelfish. If you want another kiss, you have to lower yourself into the water to get it!" Finnick smiles cheekily, pleased with the way he thinks his plan will work. I slowly turn my head and realize that we're too far out for me to go back to the shore so I slowly lower myself a bit more.

"Good!" Finn praises, giving me a quick kiss. I'm nervous, the water is up to my knees now. "The lower your able to go, the better the kisses will get!"

"Okay..." I gulp.

Finnick winks and gets down on both knees, the water goes up to his waist so his trunks and bottom half are no longer visible. His hands dangle lazily at his sides, creating ripples in the water that should be calming but instead, make me feel like I need to exit reality. The one thing that keeps me hanging on to the present is when Finn laughs and puckers up yet again. He can sense my nervous aura so he takes my hands and gradually lowers me so that I'm on my knees, kissing me at the perfect moment, when I'm about to panic.

"That's the second step, right there!" Finnick gently splashes my chest. At first I let out a small squeal, but cope with it surprisingly quickly. Could Finnick's dumb little therapy trick be working?

"Now onto the next part of The Finnick Odair Method: Sitting!" He plops down noisily on his bottom. "Come on! Join me!"

Soothing breaths, Annie. It's just water, just a muddy sea bottom that holds those pretty little shells that you love so much. Finn's right there and he's not going to let anything happen to you. I'm about to lower myself down when the loud clang of a metal rod from one of the boats up near the docks startle me, and suddenly I'm back in the arena.

They swing at me, faces twisted with hatred and disgust for my very existence, the weapon looks so brutal as it slashes the air in order to reach me. I don't even notice how close I am to Kye, my district partner, and a metal clang sounds, causing me to fall backwards onto the rough terrain. Kye's dead eyes stare back at me causing me to scream so loud, I bet it hurts the murderers ears. The splash of the water on my back, the sound of Finnick's voice screaming my name as I fall into the water below. Soon enough I'm submerged in watery blackness and I feel myself being held again like so many times before, but I don't know which nightmare to live in. I claw at the one that holds me, not knowing if they are friend or foe, but Finnick's worried face appearing in front of me halts my nightmares and I'm laying on my back in the water.

"Annie!" He cries, pressing me up against him.

"Finn- Finnick, Finn..." I babble, looking around at the pink sky above.

"Your safe...your safe..." Finnick murmurs.

"Where are we?" I choke out.

"The ocean...we're in the ocean, Angelfish. Why?"

"Because I feel...I feel..." My hair fans out around me, bobbing up and down as the water soothes all my aching body and soul. "I feel safe, Finn."

Finnick's face softens into a smile and he chuckled as he looks down upon me. Scooping me up into his arms, he gives me a quick hug before laying on his back and leisurely puts his arms behind his head and sighs deeply. I follow suit and he laughs at his I over exaggerate all of his dramatic movements. He tilts his head and smiles cockily.

"Looks like The Finnick Odair Method worked. I'm such a genius."

"Hush." I splash him playfully and he splashes back. Within ten seconds, it's become an all out war between us two.

We jump up, twirling and giggling like giddy fools, drenching each other in the salt water from below. I don't notice that sometimes, onlookers stare and whisper things, all I notice is how much fun I'm having. I was never in the games, Finnick was never a Capitol slave that had to sell himself, we never lived in this twisted world, and I never was afraid of the water. Soon Finnick, picks me up and twirls me around.

"Cheater!" I cry out of breath. "You can't do that!"

"Yes I can! There's no rules!" He laughs along and we fall together into the tide, waves lapping along our faces. I paddle over to my love and rest my head on him gently, we both breathe heavily.

"I love the ocean, Finnick Odair."

"And I love you, Annie Cresta."

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