This is my first FanFiction story, so i hope you like it! If you have not finnished Mockingjay, first of all, it won't make sense, and second, SPOILERS!Theis story is set in District 4 at the Quarter Quell reaping. As you know, the tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of vistors. This first chapter is basiclly a backaround review before the real stuff begins. :) DOWN WITH THE CAPITOL!
DISCLAIMER: Even though i am obbsesed with the unger Games, i sadly do not own them. Suzanne Collins does. Lucky her. :)
"Ladies first!" Selby Jewett says in an eerily cheerful voice as she walks over to the ball containing two slips of paper, a name on each piece that I can't bear to be called. But one will. Selby pulls out a slip, clears her throat, and reads,"Annie Cresta."
My heart stops. You could hear a pin drop in the square. Tears start falling from my eyes. Annie starts screaming, and I am too overwhelmed to try to calm her down. Annie. The girl who holds my heart in her palm, who is my life and soul, all that matters to me. The girl who went mad after her district ally was beheaded in the Hunger Games. After that, I thought I had lost her forever. But, a miracle occurred. The area was flooded, and she was the best swimmer. When she came home, I vowed never to let her get go; to keep her protected. I can't bear to lose her, not again.
I see Mags make her way to the stage, and hobble up the steps. For a moment I am completely confused, but then I understand. Mags stumbles over to the microphone and says, "I volunteer." Mags. The woman who kept Annie and me alive in our games, our mentor, our friend. Mags is all the family I have left. I don't want to lose her either, but there is nothing I can do. Annie whimpers beside me, her fingers entangled in mine. "I volunteer for Annie Cresta," Mags repeats.
"Well then, o-okay…"Selby stammers. With only five living victors from District 4, everyone knows us, even Selby, who technically lives in the Capitol. Annie, the mad girl, Mags, the old woman who refuses to die, Donar, the middle aged man who keeps to himself, Bowne, the old man on his deathbed who never utters a sound , and Finnick, the handsome Capitol lapdog, as they refer to me as. Everyone knows that Mags would do anything for Annie and me, but no one wants Mags to go like this."I guess it's on to our male tribute," Selby states matter –of-factly. She steps over to the ball containing the three male names of victors past. I look up at teary-eyed Mags and she gives me a sad smile. 'Good luck' she mouths. Selby pulls out a name, and reads "Finnick Odair," her voice cracking on my name.
"NO! He can't! He can't go! Please! "Annie shrieks. "He can't! He can't leave me! Not again." I solemnly make my way up the stairs of the stage and take my place next to Mags. I can still hear Annie's shrieks and screams as she is being restrained by peacekeepers."NO! FINNICK! Please no! "Tears fall silently down my face.
Selby chokes out, "May the odds be e-ever in your favor," before we are hurried into the justice building. I am ushered into a room with white, plush furniture and a pitcher of water with a single glass on a small table. Before I can even sit down, Annie runs in with two peacekeepers hot on her heels. She runs into my arms and I embrace her. I bury my face in her hair.
"It's ok," I tell the peacekeepers, and they reluctantly leave the room. She is all that matters, all that I care about. I can feel the tears, still pouring down my face. I doubt they will ever stop. She is what I fight for, why I have all those fancy capitol suitors. I have done it all these years, just to keep her safe, to keep her away from Snow and his torture. "It's alright, it's alright. It's going to be okay," I assure her, even though I am not so sure.
"Finnick, Finnick I don't want to lose you. Not again. I can't bear to think of what I would do without you .I-I can't. I can't live without you…I can't"
"I know, I know." I put my hands on her shoulders and look at her. "For us. For us, I will win. I will kill them all. I will make it back to you, no matter what it takes. You have to stay strong for me, ok? No matter what happens on that screen, you have to promise me you won't give up hope. You'll stay strong for me, ok?" I am yelling now, but I can't let her destroy herself if she sees me die.
"O-okay. I will. For you."Annie looks up at me with those sad eyes and I pull her into one last kiss. We hold each other until the hour for final goodbyes is up. The peacekeepers have to pull out of the room. She calls after me, "Win, Finnick! You have to win!"
"I will, you know I will!" I call after her. "I love you Annie! "
"I love you too," I hear her call before the doors slam shut. If only she knew...
I hope you loved it! I know that the chapters are short, but i hope that they are worth it! A new chapter should be coming out every week, at least. :) PLEASE REVIEW:)