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Her eyes were shut, her breathing soft as ever as she lay back on her bed. She was no longer in the Hunger Games and she wasn't fighting to save Peeta's life anymore. No, instead Peeta was gone and she wasn't sure if she'd ever even see him again.

Katniss Everdeen had been feeling like this for a while now. She couldn't escape the danger. It found her; more along the lines of hunted her down really, trying to erase every bit of sanity she could possibly be holding onto after the first games.

And no one understood. None would ever actually. Gale didn't understand, he hadn't witnessed what she had, neither her mother.

Maybe Haymitch understood a fraction of what she was feeling, but he didn't realize what it was like to be the Mockingjay. She was the cause of all this mayhem about Panem. She'd be at fault if they lost. It was all on her… Her… Her.

But all that faded away as she took a deep breath and another face floated into her mind.

Finnick O'dair.

He understood. He had won the games just like she had, been saved from their second round in the arena, right before the clock-like contraption took their lives. They don't lie when they say your life just ticks by.

But Katniss had grown close to the sex icon from District 4. He had grown into one of her good friends and she never called anyone a good friend – except Gale anyways.

That brought her mind to another place. Gale Hawthorne – he loved Katniss and she knew it, but she didn't feel that for him. She thought she kind of loved Peeta, but she wasn't sure about that. What the hell was love anyways but just another ploy to get you killed?

Sitting up, she finally opened her eyes. Laying here was no longer an option; it just hurt thinking about everything. Thinking about the past and the future and worst of all; the present.

Climbing to her feet, she had to steady herself. Everything tilted at first, but few blinks solved it. She had placed her hand on the door and it turned. Gasping, she hopped back quickly, her eyes raising to meet a familiar pair of sea green ones. It was Finnick. Before she could get a word out of his mouth though, he had shut the door quickly and leaned against it. "I hope you don't mind sharing your broom closet for a moment, Katniss." A smile fell on his face and he shook his head. His body was cloaked in the familiar hospital gown she had just worn days ago and still did when she had a break down. She couldn't take her eyes off him though. That smile, it was beautiful no doubt, but she could still see the pain behind them.

She knew he had to miss Annie, the girl Finnick was madly in love with. She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out but a hoarse sound. Pressing her lips together, she just shook her head so he knew she didn't mind. With a small hiccup, she let her gray eyes slip away from his face and toward the wall.

Seeing Finnick, well it made her miss Peeta. She was use to his lips kissing hers, always soft and subtle. But as she looked at Finnick, she wondered momentarily what it would be like to kiss him. President Snow hadn't wanted Finnick as a sex icon for nothing; he had to be good at it. His looks just helped present him even better. But Katniss had to pull herself away from whatever type of thoughts she was having about Finnick, because it would never happen. They would never happen. He had Annie; she had Peeta and somewhat Gale. They would find the people that had been ripped out of their lives right?

"I need to leave Finnick," She said quietly, her eyes not meeting his face. His breathing was the only thing she could actually hear really as he moved aside not saying a word.

Finnick watched Katniss leave, his green eyes watching her until the door slammed behind her. He glanced down, his heart pounding from just standing in the same room as the girl who was stealing his heart. Too bad the girl on fire had someone else.

Sorry this was so short, I'm just getting started, the next few chapters will get deeper and longer because I have more ideas for what is to come. Review please? :]