I'm soooooo sorry for the delay! Sooo much homework! I was so busy and school is becoming crazy! Honors is a lot harder than I thought! Well last week I was kind of upset by the turn out barely anyone reviewed. Did you not like it? If you like I please review I love to hear what you think and what you want to happen. If you don't like it then tell me so I can try to change your mind :D I'd prefer that the comments come in constructive criticism as opposed to the angry kind I would also like to say 'All the Little Things' hill be put on hold so I can finish this one. I found I really can't multitask! I hope this big mama chapter makes up for it please reviews and don't forget the three C's: Comments, Concerns and Criticisms! Don't feel weird to ask questions I'm more than happy to answer them! \(*_*)/\(-_-)/\(0_0)/\(#_#)/\($_$)/\(!_!)/\(^_^)/\(O_O)/\(._.)/\('._.')/

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"Wake up" said a kind voice that filled Finnick's sleep filled mind. "Come on Finnick, wake up" the voice insisted again, this time with a gentile shake on his back.

"I'm awake" Finnick mumbled, slipping into consciousness.

"Come on Finnick the hovercraft is waiting" Cinna said in a smooth voice.

Finnick looked out of the large window of his bedroom to see the sky was still dark, the stars invisible due to the bright lights of the capital.

Finnick fallowed Cinna out of the bedroom to the elevator in the large foyer. Finnick took one last look at the spacious apartment/prison that had been his home for the past week. He knew that in a matter of weeks he would be back, ready to return home to his beloved.

Cinna pressed the button labeled with the number 13, the doors closed and the elevator made its slow assent up to the roof of the training center. Maggs and Terran stood by the hovercraft waiting for Cinna and Finnick to meet them.

To his surprise Terran engulfed Finnick in a tight hug mumbling a soft "take care my boy, we'll see you soon". Maggs soon fallowed wrapping Finnick in her warm embrace.

"Come back to her" as all she said in her garbled speech, pressing a soft kiss to Finnick's cheek.

A ladder was dropped from the hovercraft and Finnick was instructed to step onto it. He did so, and as soon as he did a blue light was cast upon him and he was frozen, unable to move. A young woman with soft minty hair approached him, wearing a white nurse uniform, in her hand a syringe equip with a thick needle.

"This is just your tracker" she reassured in a sweet voice, laced with a subtle capital accent. "It's just so we don't lose you during the Games".

She quickly stuck the thick needle into his muscular forearm, causing a violent burst of pain to shoot up his wrist and through his body. He observed his arm, were there was now a prominent bump, where the tracker was imbedded onto his flesh and muscle.

Finnick noticed the ladder lifting slowly, pulling him towards the hovercraft, floating in midair. Once inside the hovercraft the blue light disappeared, enabling Finnick to move as freely was possible in the small space. He noticed a couple armchairs, a sofa and a table, where Cinna sat waiting for Finnick to join him.

Finnick walked over to the table, to see a plate with: two fried eggs, three strips of bacon, two pieces of toasted wheat bread and five orange slices.

"Eat up" Cinna instructed "You don't know when you'll be eating again".

Fallowing Cinna's advice he quickly ate up the simple meal, compared to the other delicacies he had sampled in the capital. Once finished he greedily gulped down two glasses of water.

They had been flying for over an hour when the windows of the hovercraft went black as the craft made it's slow decent towards the arena.

Finnick's heart beat quickened as he and Cinna made their way out of the hovercraft and into a drab building, with dark cement walls and flickering yellow lights. The two entered a simple room containing a sofa and a shower.

Finnick quickly showered relishing the feeling of the hot water spraying his body. After he had showered and changed into a pair of warm, sturdy cargo pants, a black jacket, a warm, weather durable shirt and a pair of tough boots that fit perfectly.

"Twenty seconds until launch" a robotic voice said through the intercom.

Finnick nervously looked at Cinna, who simply smiled reassuringly at the young tribute. Cinna took his hand and led him to the large glass tube that slowly started to descend form the celling. Finnick stepped inside tube looking at Cinna with scared eyes as the tube sealed.

"I'll see you very soon" Cinna promised as the tube slowly stated to ascend.


Finnick was startled as a bright light assaulted his eyes. He looked around to see green. All around him was green.

"Ladies and gentleman let the 73ed annual Hunger Games begin!" Claudius Templesmith's voice came booming out around the arena, before the countdown began.

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The tributes were evenly spaced out around the golden cornucopia in a large green field. To his left was a large forest of tropical trees, draped in vines.

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Finnick looked over to see a large river streaming about a mile away.

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He exchanged a nod with the other careers.

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He looked at the small pack about 20 feet away from him and the large array of spears and knifes in the mouth of the cornucopia.

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He spotted Kestrel about five tributes away, he silently wished he a peaceful death.

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Katniss sat on the small beach furiously twisting the piece of twine around her wrist. As per Finnick's request not watching the games, as much as she wanted to make sure he was alright.


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The Odairs wept, fearing the life of their only child.


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Every eye in every District was glued to their screen as the tributes took their running positions.


BANG!

The large gong sounded and the tributes were off, sprinting towards the cornucopia or fleeing from the inevitable bloodbath.

Finnick sprinted towards the cornucopia scooping up the pack on his way; fling it onto his back in one fluid movement. Within seconds he had reached the cornucopia, grabbing a handful of sharp daggers; settling on his targets, he began to through with precision sending the male tribute form 9 and both from 7 to their deaths with the daggers deeply plunged into their chests.

Tutus retrieved a large spiked mace from the pile of weapons in the mouth of the cornucopia, using it to repetitively bash in the skull of the female tribute from 3 long after she has died.

Spikelet was kneeling over the male tribute from 5; he was at least twice her size, but could never compete with her cunning skill and speed. In one hand she had a compound bevel knife, using it to slowly drag it down his chest, red blood gushing out of the deep cut. Under her the large male whimpered and begged as she proceeded to cut along the veins in his arms. The look of wonder and amazement was evident on the small girls face as she watched the blood escape his body, enjoying the feel of his warm blood covering her hands.

Sapphire had a concentrated look on her face as she tightened her hands around the through of the blue-face girl from 11. The girl's dark skin took on an unnatural shade of blue as she slowly lost oxygen. As the skinny girl collapsed limply on the ground Sapphire whipped her hands on her pants, admiring her handy work. She swiftly turned retrieving a small knife the cold hands of the dead tribute at her feet, and shoved it into the stomach of the approaching girl from 12.

Majoris stood at the mouth of the cornucopia swiftly launching spears ant anyone, anyone outside of the alliance who came near the supply. Taking the life of both tributes from 6, and an unsuspecting Kestrel.

The remaining tributes hastily fled the scene fearing the outcome of falling into the hands of the careers.

Finnick surveyed the large field he was standing in, trying to avoid looking at the bodies scattering the ground, drenched in their own blood.

"We should get out of here, so they can collect the bodies before they start to stink" Titus called out as he made his way across the field, carelessly stepping on the bodies as he went.

The other careers fallowed Titus to the gushing river, away from the lifeless bodies littering the ground.

"This is just great" Spikelet commented dreamily examining her bloody hands. "There is just something so enthralling about having the power to take away someone's life, controlling their fate. The feel of the blood on your hands, the feel of them squirming under you, the sound of their begging I don't know how to explain it but there is something just so erotic and exiting about it" she said in a heavy voice, closing her eyes and throwing her head back in ecstasy.

Finnick stared at the small girl walking beside with a questioning look as she slowly ran her hands through her raven hair and sensually down her body, while the other careers agreed with her statement.

"What about you Finn, are you enjoying yourself?" Sapphire asked in a curious voice.

The other careers looked as him with curious glances waiting his response.

"I'm just glad I'm not dead" Finnick grumbled training his eyed on the river ahead.

"Really? Are you serious you don't get that feeling? Have you ever gotten it?" Titus asked in a disbelieving voice.

"No I don't get that feeling. I have but not from this" was all Finnick said disgust lacing his tone, officially dropping the subject.


"Did you hear that?" Majoris whispered, as he and the other careers silently trekked through the dark forest, moss squishing under their feet as the hunted.

"I did" Finnick whispered back moving a low hanging vine away as he moved to stand buy Majoris.

The careers made their way through the forest of trees and low hanging vines, the silent voices growing louder as they approached.

"I just miss them so much" the girl from 8 whispered to her district partner.

"I miss my family too, Gilese" the boy said in a deep gruff voice, taking the hand of the small blond across from him.

"Well isn't this adorable?" Titus asked in a friendly voice bursting through the shrubbery, startling the other tributes.

The District 8 tributes quickly rose from their camping spot and tried to escape into the forest, when the collapsed to the ground, yelling in pane while griping their thighs in pain. Spikelet stood by Titus admiring her handy work, moving towards the tributes to retrieve her knives. She knelt over the tributes the sadistic look returning to her face as she stared down at the blood coating he knife, the gushing wound and the look of fear plastered onto the face of the small girl beneath her.

The temptation became too much for the small girl, she could no longer control her blood lust, she couldn't control her hand as she placed the knife slowly back into the already existent wound in the girl's leg and violently dragging the knife downward with incredible force. Spikelet closed her eyes and threw he head back in ecstasy as the girl beneath her let out a scream the echoed around the arena.

The other careers sat down to wait, knowing that spikelet would draw out the life of the girl as long as possible, trying to elongate her joy of playing God. Finnick was the only one of the fore who looked away as Spikelet dismembered the small girl, unable to look at the cruelty being inflicted on the innocent girl, who had done nothing to deserve this terrible fate.

Finnick let out a relived breath when he finally heard the cannon echo around the arena.

"Damn it! Damn it, I wasn't done yet!" Spikelet yelled, violently kicking the remainders of the small girl's corps. She turned to the boy, he staring at his District partner with tears in his eyes, a psychotic smile appearing on Spikelet's face. "I'll have fun with you now" she said, removing her knife from the blonde's corps.

"Come on Spikelet, just let me do it. So we can go back to camp, we're all tired" Titus insisted.

"No I'll be quick I pro-"

"NO! Just start heading back to camp Spikelet, we may be careers but that doesn't mean we are invincible! People could be coming for us right not, there is no need to be he any longer than needed!" Titus bellowed cutting her off.

"Fine! But if I find something on the way, I will play with it" she screamed, stomping away from the clearing.

Titus stood up and slowly made his way to the boy for 8, whimpering on the ground next to his partner.

"I'm going to make this quick" Titus informed in a strong voice, before he pulled the boy into a head lock, effectively breaking he neck with one fluid twist and a loud snap.

A loud bang that rattled their eardrums when the cannon went off, signaling his death.

"Can we go back to camp now?" Sapphire asked, examining her nails.

"Yeah, we can go now" Titus whispered in a raspy voice, tears glistening in his eyes as he stared down at the boy from 8.

Sapphire and Majoris stood up and started to make their way to the cornucopia about a mile north of where they were. Finnick stayed seated where he was, looking at Titus, his eyebrows furrowed at the crumbling career.

"I said you could go back" Titus mumbled in a tight voice, sniffling.

"You can tell me what it is, if you want" Finnick whisper in a reassuring voice, as he lowered himself down next to Titus.

Titus turned to look at the boy next to him, the tears slowly spilling out of his icy blue eyes and cutting paths down his cheeks. He quickly whipped his eyes with the back of his hand, trying to hide the evidence of weakness.

"I've been trained for this my entire life, I've been told that this is good, that killing is fine. I've been taught not to show weakness. And when I became of age I'm supposed to put all of those years of training to use. But no one told me how hard it is to look into the eyes of someone you're supposed to kill. No one said I'd feel like I have a knife in my chest, which keeps going deeper the more I kill. I don't want to be a killer, but that's what I was raised to be. I pretend to like it like Spikelet, but I don't. I hate it. And if I win how will be able to look at myself in the mirror, knowing I killed innocent children, took them away from their family" once done his shoulders dropped, as if a heavy weight had been lifted.

"I know how you feel, I have this sick feeling whenever I think about the families and how I just took away one of their children, I just broke apart a family. But I have to try and win, there is someone I need to get home to" Finnick said looking ahead at nothing in particular.

"You do?" Titus asked in a small voice.

"Yeah" Finnick replied in a wistful voice.

"Is she your girlfriend?"

"No, she is so much more than that"

"What is she like?"

"She is perfect. She is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. She is the kindest and the most selfless person I've ever met. But unfortunately even though she is kind and selfless, life dealt her a bad hand, and she goes to bed hungry some nights, and her mother beats her. I can't stand let her stay with her mother for the rest of her life, she'd probably end up dead sooner rather than later. I need to get back and take care of her. I love her more than anything" Finnick said in a low voice, so the cameras couldn't hear. "Do you have someone at home, waiting for you?" Finnick asked, turning to look at Titus.

"No, I have no one. When I was six my parents sent me to the academy, I've never met them. I was told once I won I would be able to meet them, but I really don't think all this pain and suffering is worth it. If they wanted me they wouldn't have sent me away. And I've been so wrapped up in training, that I've never met anyone, like this girl you explained. The trainers said that we would meet someone after we won; they said that people wouldn't be able to keep their hands off a victor. I was always told I would be bringing pride to my district, but I don't even want to live anymore" Titus said, as he talked his features twisted into a mask of disgust, thinking about the twisted ways of his District.

The two sat in silence their heads bowed in deep thought. The forest was silent of any human sounds, only the sounds of insects and small animals could be heard.

"We should probably head back" Finnick suggested, receiving a nod in agreement from Titus.

The moss under their feet made shushing noises as they walked, the two stopped when two cannons went off, followed by another. Finnick looked around, wondering where the deaths had occurred. He looked over at Titus, a panicked look in his eyes.

"Their probably across the arena" Titus reassured.

Although he knew Titus was probably right, he couldn't help being paranoid, frantically looking around as they walked on.

There was a small rustling of vines, the sound of someone slowly moving them out of their way.

Finnick stopped dead in his tracks, and looked towards the cluster of vines slowly swaying.

"What is it Odair?" Tutus asked.

That was all he could say before he was impaled by a flying spear. He clutched his stomached griping the spear as he coughed up crimson. He slowly dropped to his knees, falling down on his face, the rest of the spear finding its way out the other side of his body. The cannon soon fallowed, marking the death of the first career.

Finnick's feet moved without having to think about where he was going or what he was getting away from, his instinct to survive controlling his body. He sped through the forest, the sound of feet fallowing him.

Suddenly he hauled, removing a large knife from his belt and swiftly turning around. His knife met its target as he plunged it into the chest of the male tribute from District 10, effectively snapping his sternum. The cannon went off signaling yet another death.

The boy's district partner came crashing through the low hanging vines, to receive the knife that killed her partner deeply lodged into her forehead. She fell to the ground, twitching slightly before the cannon went off.

Finnick felt the deep feeling of guilt settle into stomach as he fled the scene, not being able to stand the blank stares, their lifeless eyes gave him.

He rushed through the forest furiously fighting the vines that repeatedly hit him in his face. He broke through the forest and ran across the clearing to the cornucopia, where Sapphire and Majoris sat around a fire.

"Where's Titus?" Majoris asked when Finnick took a seat by the fire.

"Dead, so are the 10s" Finnick answered simply, looking intensely into the fire. "Where is Spikelet?"

"I have no idea. When we got here she was gone. Or she never came back" Said Sapphire, looking around the clearing, as if the crazy girl would appear out of the tall grass.

"There are only seven of us left" Finnick whispered. "I think it's time for me to leave".

"You want to break the alliance?" the two asked in unison, their voices alarmed.

"I don't want to kill you, so I'm going to leave" he informed standing up and walking towards the pile of supplies at the mouth of the cornucopia. He picked up a large pack filling it with a sleeping bag, food to last him for two weeks, three canteens of water, five packets of matches, flint, and a pair of night vision goggles. "Wait until tomorrow to start hunting me" he said, picking up two knives and tucking them into his belt.

Majoris and Sapphire nodded agreeing to his terms and watched as he disappeared into the forest.


Finnick rest his head agents the trunk of the tree he was situated in taking a few deep breaths.

He looked up into the dark sky looking at the silver stars that dotted the sky like little diamonds that looked like the ones he had seen countless times back at on the beach at home. But these stars did not look the same without Katniss tucked into his arms, listening to her beautiful voice hum the tune to old fishermen's songs.

He was brought out of his dreams by the package falling slowly down to him. The large package landed in his lap, the strings of the silver parachute attached to it going slack, causing the silver fabric to slowly fall onto the package gracefully.

He slowly opened the box to revel a long silver trident, similar to the ones he used at home.

The other tributes didn't know, but the game was over.


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