Okay guys, funny story, when I first updated this I accidentally put a chapter for Infinity: Sound of the Waves in instead of Run Away. Bad on me. I'm so embarrassed. I really hope y'all forgive me XD

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Chapter 4- Whispers of Rebellion

Katniss

It was another week before Finnick returned. I had grieved the loss of my sister, gone into depression and had been rescued by Gale's strong arms. As terrible I was, though, nothing compared to the way Annie was reacting. She felt sorry for me, yes, but after her games came on the air she broke. Gale and I couldn't come close to her for three days without her screaming and crying. We would drop food off inside her room while she was using the restroom and would take the food out when she was sleeping. We could always tell when she was sleeping because she would scream. The first night Gale tried to calm her down, her nightmares just got worse. She apologized to us after she finally snapped out of her haze. I told her it wasn't her fault.

It was raining when Finnick returned. The sea was not its beautiful teal color. It was gray and frightening because of the storm. "Annie?" He said. He sounded tired, but happy. He would do anything for his love. The look in his eyes, there was no denying it. He was completely in love with the mad girl. Annie was sitting on the couch, reading a book. "Annie!"

She looked up and a smile appeared on her face. It was one of the first ones I had ever seen her give. "Finnick!"

He ran to her and picked her up off of the couch and held her in his arms, her feet no where near the floor. He kissed her and for a moment it was just them two. No one seeing them could doubt their love. Gale and I sat at the table in the connected dining room watching the two of them. When they finally broke apart, Finnick looked at us and Annie went back to reading her book. "You kept your side of the deal, I kept mine." He passed us two pieces of plastic. District ID cards. Katniss Odair.

"Odair?" I ask him. I look over at Gale's card and see Gale Cresta.

Finnick gives us one of his famous smiles. "I decided you were going to be my cousin and you are going to be Annie's younger brother."

I look at him. "What about when people question why weren't interviewed during your games?"

"You get camera shy." I gave him a look and he patted my back. "It's not terrible being an Odair, Katniss. It'll grow on you."

I cross my arms. "Alright, where will Gale and I stay then?"

Finnick looks around and purses his lips. "You two can stay at Annie's house. We never use it. Annie is always here."

Gale nods. "Yeah, I guess that will be okay. Where is it?"

Finnick smiles. "Down the beach. Its the pink house."

"Of course it's the pink one." He mutters. After a moment he looks up. "How did you two meet?"

Finnick looks taken aback. "What?"

Gale shrugs. "How did you two meet? I mean, love at first sight and all that, right?"

Finnick starts to laugh. "Not a chance in the world. I was arrogant and thought I was all that, even from a young age. Annie hated me."

"What changed that?" Gale asked.

"Well, one day when I was twelve and Annie was eleven, I was sitting on the beach. Annie had done everything in her power to avoid me and I had done everything in my power to make her mad. I had one of those childhood crushes where the boy would tease and taunt the girl because he liked her. Anyway, I was sitting on the beach staring at the sea terrified because my first reaping was the next day. She came and sat down next to me. 'What's with you, Odair? Not going to try and drown me again?'

"I shook my head. 'I'm done with that, Cresta. I'm done with everything.'

"That was the moment real concern started to show in her eyes. 'You scared?' I could only manage a nod and Annie put her arms around me. 'Don't be. Even if you are reaped, you'd come back a victor. I know it.'

"That night we swam in the ocean outside of our houses. We were neighbors, both in the fishing business. The next two years was when we really became friends. After school we would race one another to get our fishing poles and see who could catch the most fish. I would always bait her hook for her. She hated the feeling of stabbing something like a worm or a minnow, so every time she caught a fish, I would tell her I'm the reason she caught the fish. She would roll her eyes and shove me. Then I got reaped for the games. My parents came to say goodbye, my best friend, Reef, came to say goodbye and Annie came to say goodbye. They were my only visitors. My parents looked like they had lost all hope. Reef knew the girl tribute that had volunteered had been training since she was young. They were all so sad, but Annie wasn't. 'Finnick, you're coming back. I can't fish without you.'

"I let myself smile for the first time since I was reaped at that moment. 'Yeah, Cresta. You'll be useless without me.'

"I always noticed there was this necklace she wore. It was a carved fishbone flower on a leather string. She took it off and gave it to me. 'Will you wear it? Can this be your token? I know it's girly but-'

"I remember my laugh cutting her off. 'Annie, you could give me a bright pink bow and I would still wear it.' She was the reason I fought so hard to come back.

"Life went back to almost normal for two years. I bought the two of us brand new fancy fishing poles. Mine was a black one and hers was a pink one. Both of them lit up when you reeled them in. We kept the poles in my bait house, the house that is on the dock, and race one another to get there after we were let out of school. I was gone during the Hunger Games, mentoring the tributes who were always older, bigger and stronger than myself. They all died. The year I turned sixteen, though, things changed once again. I kept getting calls forcing me to go to the Capitol. The one time I refused, I did so to stay and fish with Annie. My parents were killed. I didn't defy them anymore.

"I became distant to Annie. I let her fish on my dock with her fishing pole but she stopped coming the year she turned seventeen. I heard she had a boyfriend, an arrogant asshole named Ream. I wanted to win her back, I so started to refuse going to the Capitol. They had killed my parents, what more could they do? Then Ream broke her heart by cheating on her. I stayed back even more to help her get over him, and hopefully win her heart in the process. The year of Annie and Reef's last reapings, they were drawn. It was inevitable I would lose one of them. I had to watch Reef get tortured." Finnick balled his hands up and closed his eyes, trying to block out the memory.

"I got Annie back. That was all that mattered. She was broken but she was mine, but she can't even be that much. If I stop going they will surely kill her, and now, they will probably kill you two, too."

Gale looked shocked. "That's awful."

Finnick looked around. "Come outside." He led the way and stopped on the beach, halfway between the dock and the house. "There is going to be a rebellion. Plutarch Heavensbee is going to become the next Head Gamemaker, get close to President Snow, and kill him. Then we will all attack. The Districts and the soliders of District 13."

"District 13?" I ask. Finnick nods.

"They have been living underground for the past seventy-four years, preparing for this. They are going to send leaders of the revolution to every District just before the Quarter Quell. There, they will start uprisings and the Capitol wont stand a chance. You cannot breathe a word of this to Annie, though. There is a great chance many victors will be put into the crossfire of all this. I don't want Annie involved.

Gale and I nodded. "We won't tell her. Just, make sure we can help." Gale said. Finnick patted him on the back.

"I wouldn't expect anything different."

Plutarch

And thus concludes another Hunger Games. Cato Braiser of District 2 was the victor. Now I just need to convince President Snow to give me the job of Head Gamemaker for the next games. The President and I have always been on good terms. He has told me before if I ever wanted the job, then the job is open to me. I hope his offer still stands.

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-Juliet