Title: Keep Your Head Above

Author: DeathByTorchwood

Pairing: Just Annie

Author's Note: Hi! I really love Annie and I was inspired to write this by the Jack's Mannequin song "Swim" and it's based on her last moments in the Games. I hope you enjoy! I really loved writing this! Constructive criticism is accepted but please no negativity though. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own The Hunger Games. The only thing I own is a computer, internet connection, and an account.

The arena flooded with water. I was the only one who could swim. I had to keep swimming. It started to hurt, tributes trying to pull me down. But I couldn't give in. I had to keep swimming, no matter how much it hurt. This was my life. I may even have a chance at winning this thing.

I can do this. All I need to do is keep my head above the water longer than anyone else. The whole of Panem is watching me. He is watching me. I have to swim for Finnick. I have to make it back alive to him.

The water's starting to change color, red. I can taste it in my mouth, I'm slipping under. This isn't the plan. I need to keep my head above water and swim. I'm swimming for my life and the entire country is watching. Finnick's watching me.

I'm starting to grow tired; I don't know how long I can stay afloat. But I've come this far, I can't lose. I just can't. I've tried too hard.

I can't give in; however, I don't know how much longer I can survive. There are two of us left. He's putting up a hell of a fight but his squirming is going to drag him down. As long as I keep my head above water I can win this.

How much longer will I have to do this? I'm beginning to have my doubts, which I try my hardest to banish from my mind. I have to swim, I can't sink. I have to keep my head above.

I almost didn't hear it over my mental mantra of, "Swim, head above, don't sink, Finnick. Swim, head above, don't sink, Finnick." But despite the mantra, I hear the canon. I hear it loud and clear and for a split second, I think I've sunk, that I didn't do it. Then comes the voice.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to present the victor of the 70th Hunger Games! Annie Cresta from District 4!"

I've done it. I swam. I kept my head above. I didn't sink. I can see Finnick again. I won, I survived. Against all odds, I, Annie Cresta, won. I out-swam everyone else. And now I'm going home.

As I said before, I truly loved writing this! Annie is one of my favorite characters! I hope you enjoyed this! Thanks for reading!

-DeathByTorchwood