I crouch on the floor cupping my hands over my ears and squeezing my eyes shut. As all the voices from my previous games flood back into my head.

I tell them to go away but as usuall the persist reminging me of the dark, the rain... the blood. i rock finding little comfort. warm strong arms wrap themselves

around me.

Slowly I open my eyes and remove my hands to see finnicks eyes melting into mine. He kisses my forehead and strokes my damp hair

"Annie I promise. I promise on my life that I will do everything to protect you." And I know that his words are pure and true.

I decide to have a shower to think about everything that has happened just moments ago as the warm water hits my naked body I feel weak and helpless

remebering how I won the games watching those drown around me as I was the only one who knew how to keep afloat. And now that might just happen

again exept worse I will be seeing friends and.. Finnick die. How discusting president snow is making all the victors go back into the arena

to fight to the death, I try to picture my life without Finnick and know there is none.

Finnick and I go to bed early him wispering calm words into my ear as I slowly lose consiouness. I wake breifly my arm serching for Finnick, seeking his

warmth after a few seconds of confusion I realise hes not in bed i sleepily walk down the hall and notice the lounge lights are on as I get nearer I can hear hushed voices

I immedietly reconise mags and finnick i listen in... "she cant got through that again mags she barly survived last time" "I know, I know. just hear me out plutarch

said hes made contact with 13 and they'll be able to get us out befor the games end." "and what if they cant, mags what if she... dies" he just manages to get out the last

part. theres a long pause. "I'll go in for her" I gasp loudly and they seem to have heard it I swiftly run back to my room and just get under my covers

befor Finnick enters the room he stands by my bed side examining me and finally lets out a sigh of relief he softly kisses my lips and whispers "I love you"

then hes gone. I think of mags so strong and brave. I know she would take her life for me. I somehow manage to get to sleep.

Over the weeks that pass thinks go almost as usuall finnick and i either spend our time on the beach or in side somedays occompanied by mags Finn breifly says that theirs no way i will be going to the games on his watch and i belive him until the night befor the reaping i am constantly awoken by voices or nightmares but

everytime Finnick is right beside me eventually I give up and decide theres no use in going to sleep so finnick and i make our way down to the beach. our place.

we sit on the soft sand as the first rays of sun shine are hitting the beach i nesstle finnicks cheast soaking up all his warmth."You trust me dont you annie?" "of course Finn"

im not sure of his meaning behind his words. i look into his sea green eyes that make me lost, i lean foward wanting to feel his soft lips but instead am

starteled by a loud horn. Reaping time. we are forced to make our way back up to the house but not befor finn sneaks in a kiss even though the moments gone.

we walk up to the house fingers entwined. we decide to have a quick shower and i help finnick in to a sexy tux, I will never be ok with what finn is forced to do

but i know its for me and know he hates it more than I will ever have the ability to. "how do i look?" he asks looking at his but in the mirror provokitivly "a million bucks baby" i say giggling and im not lying he looks breath taking. "and me?" i say twirling in a light yellow dress. sure i look pretty but nothing compared to finnicks beauty

he pulls me in softly "to die for." he says i lean in to him and our lips just touch and heat radiates through me the moment we stop for air i want to

kiss him again but we're inturupted yet again by mags "sorry kids" she says with a chuckle "...but time to go"

we are roped in two different sections male and female victors the rest of the district form a crowd behind us filling the square. effie is looking... stand out in her

bright orange wig. she makes her way to the big bowl containing the female victors. pulling out a singel slim peice of paper i look over at finnick and he stare back at me and

gives me a reassuring smile "...hmmm..." effie is the master of suspense "Annie Cresta!" befor i can really react mags steps out "i voulenteer" she says in a strong clear voice this is expected i remind myself but it still doesnt make it right "denied" effie says slightly baffeled reujusting her air peice. mags is forced back by peacekeepers

as one grabs my arms i am forced up on stage and wrap my arms around me rocking back and forth trying to top myself from screaming

i can see finnick fighting a few of the peacekeepers and can see him yelling pointing up at me i catch the words "weak, not stable" i can sense unease

among the crowd and the peacekeepers seem to sense it to and are keeping a watchful eye on them expecialy since we have already had numerous uprisings