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Katniss' P.O.V.
I spent most of last night balling my eyes out. The wedding is today and I probably look horrible. I only got like a few hours of sleep.
Suddenly there is a knock on my door. "Come in." I call out, my voice sounding broken.
"You're crying over Finnick still?" It's Haymitch.
I nod my head slightly. I feel so weak, so empty.
"He did the right thing."
I want to counter him, but it's true. We would be miserable.
"I would've kicked his ass by now for any other reason."
That makes me laugh, but I fall silent as I think about Finnick again.
"C'mon Sweetheart. We need to get you ready for your wedding."
I sigh as I follow Haymitch out of the door.
Venia, Flavius, and Octavia have turned me from a sleep deprived girl to the Girl on Fire again.
I put my Capitol mask on as Haymitch walks me down the aisle. I am wearing one of the most beautiful wedding dresses that I have ever seen. Cinna designed it. I cried when Prim told me he designed it while she was helping me put it on.
I see Finnick in the crowd and he catches my eyes. I turn away quickly, I'd break into tears if I looked at him any longer. It has almost been two days since I saw him.
I tune out at this point because I can just live off of memory. The vows pass. Peeta says I do. I say I do. I'm really not enjoying this. But I say the words with fake happiness so it's "believable".
I tune back in when the official says, "Speak now or forever hold your peace."
There really is no point in saying it because Coin literally held a mini assembly a half hour before the wedding was supposed to happen, to tell District Thirteen that they have to hold their peace. Or they would face punishment, which is a shot to the head, because she is broadcasting it live.
So Finnick can't obj-
"I do!"
Everyone turns their heads to see Finnick standing up. In an instant a guard is aiming at his head when someone else yells, "You can't shoot him!"
Now everyone turns their heads to look at Johanna. She would have been up here as my maid of honor, but Coin wanted just Peeta and I to be up on the altar. So people focus on us apparently.
"Remember when President Coin declared Katniss said that any crimes caused by the Victors are excused or something like that? I think that still applies to all Victors because Katniss never specified the time frame. So us Victors can object because apparently this is considered a crime." Well if Johanna puts it like that then she's right.
I look at Coin to see her scowling.
"So he can object. Katniss doesn't love Peeta anyways." Johanna just saved us all.
Finnick starts walking up towards the altar. Annie stands up and does the same. Finnick grabs my hand while Annie grabs Peeta's. Peeta and Annie? Huh, I didn't know. Oh well they're cute together.
"See? Those are the people Katniss and Peeta love! Not each other!" Johanna is looking directly at the camera.
Coin is hustling her way over to all the cameras. It's too late. All of Panem just saw that.
As everyone leaves, Finnick releases my hand, and walks away.
He just walks away. I thought he was gonna say something. I think he just wanted to save me from the wedding.
Trying to ignore Finnick, I find Johanna in the crowd and try to run to her in this wedding dress. "Thank you so much." I tell her as I finally reach her. She pulls me into an embrace.
I plop down on my bed in my bunker. I'm exhausted. I just need some sleep, today has been a long day...
Knock knock.
"Come in?" Prim knows she doesn't have to kno-
"Hey."
I sit up. "Finnick." I'm genuinely shocked. Why is he here?
He quietly walks over to me and sits down next to me. Before I can even register what he's doing, he kisses me. I kiss him back, I miss those soft lips so much. We fall back onto the bed still kissing and he pulls back. Not wanting to go further and I'm grateful for that.
We lay close to each other in a comfortable silence.
"Katniss, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I left, but-" Finnick breaks the silence.
"It's ok. Haymitch told me you did the right thing. Or he would've kicked your ass." I chuckle slightly.
He smiles. "So does that mean..."
"Yes Finnick. We are back together." We smile into another kiss.
We hear a quiet giggle. We sit up again, turning our heads in confusion to see Prim giggling her head off.
I ask her, "Since when did you get here?"
"Well...it was when you and Finnick started kissing then, you layed down, so I was like whoops, wrong time to walk in. Then you stopped so I stayed. Oh, and Finnick," she got closer to him and grabbed the collar of his shirt. "I swear, if you hurt her again I will do what Haymitch said he will do to you." She released him and smiled. "Bye!"
As soon as she closed the door. Finnick let out a breath he was holding. I burst into laughter. The expression on his face is hilarious! He looks so shocked and frightened.
"The Everdeens are fierce." Finnick grins.
"Ha, wait till my mom gives you a threat. You've really only confronted two out of three." His grin grows wider.
Finnick wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer. "Well you probably won't be an Everdeen soon." He kisses my neck which causes a shiver down my spine.
Finnick just implied that they could be married, possibly. Hehe.
