Hmm only two more chapters after this till the end of this book! Then a few weeks later I'm gunna start on the third and final one for this 3. I'm going to finish Fire Hearts after this book, which will take a few weeks. Then, after that, start writing another HG book. For some reason I'm now kinda obsessed with Gale stories, so that's what my next book will be. Enjoy this chapter, a lot happens, and please please please review! I love everyone who reviews my stories! Including the ever faithful constant reviewer's booksandmusic97 and meganlucindxo! I always look forward to reading your reviews (which gets me in trouble sometimes when I check during school XD)
-Finnick:
Note to self: Never underestimate the strength of a pissed off father.
That's what I think when Haymitch has me in a choke hold against a wall.
"How could you!" He spits, literally spits, in my face. I try to answer him but just end up groaning, it's hard to say words without air, which I'm losing quickly. Haymitch seems to realize this, and lucky for me, he wants to hear my answer. He lets go and I fall to the floor, gasping for air. I try to catch my breath before I answer, but this displeases my father-in-law as he kicks me in the groin when I don't answer right away. I guess he doesn't want more grandchildren.
"I. Didn't. Know." I gasp out.
"That's fucking wonderful! You know why!" I open my mouth to answer, but apparently that was a rhetorical question, I hate rhetorical questions, they confuse me. "Because of you," he kicks my groin harder again. "now have put two people in there! Your wife and your child! My daughter and my grandchild! What were you thinking?"
What was I thinking? Well, I was really thinking dirty thoughts while I slept with her, but I'm thinking this would piss him off more if I tell the truth. And personally I would like to not have my manhood kicked out of me today. So I give a cleaner response. "That I love her."
"Good answer fish boy." He sneers at me. Fish boy? That's an old nickname, way to be a creative thinker Haymitch. I watch as he briskly walks away, leaving me on the floor and takes a shot of liquor and chugs it down. So much for staying sober.
-Rachel:
By afternoon I sit with Johanna as we discuss the topic of names. All day we've been putting together Lyn's plan, mapping it out in the dirt. Tomorrow we will put it together, the next morning, we try it out. Hopefully it works. The others had brought back some game, which we all ate greedily, so for once we have full stomachs. When I told them about the baby all the men just didn't care, sure they said congrats and everything, but that was it. Lyn was happy for me, but I could tell she was sad for me. Who isn't, chances are we both will die.
Johanna on the other hand was ecstatic about the whole thing. I never really saw her as a baby person, but I guess I was wrong. We've been trying to come up with names for a while when Skitt just looks over.
"What about some ocean name? I know quite a few myself." He suggests from the mat he made and is now sunbathing on. Johanna and I share a glance.
"Great idea!" we say in unison.
"Shoot" I tell him eagerly.
"There's Merrick, that's the protector of the ocean; Zale, that means strong sea; Caspian, that was the name of some ancient sea that's all dried up now; Tyne, that's also an old river; Rive, means from the shore; Kevser, that's a river in paradise. Lily, that's a pond plant; River, which explains itself; Rhine, also a river; and then there's Harper, that's a type of seal." He casually gives us name choices.
"Hmm, I like Caspian, Kevser, and Rhine." Johanna voices her opinion.
"Kevser, Kevser, Kevser." I whisper the name to myself over and over again. "Kevser Peeta Odair." I say firmly. It would work as a boy or girl name. I nod, I like it. Too bad Finnick isn't here to voice his opinion. I think he'd like it though.
"Is that the name?" Blight asks me.
"Yea" I smile broadly.
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-Finnick:
"Kevser Peeta Odair." Rachel says firmly. Okay, that would work for a boy or a girl. I'm not too happy with the fact that Skitt came up with the name of my child, but I do like the name. I can call him Kev or something like, if it's a boy, which I kinda hope it is. And I'm not surprised at all by the middle name, I'm glad she's using Peeta's name. He deserves to be honored; he did so much for both of us.
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-Rachel:
My allies and I wake early on the fifth day in the arena. I take my piece of bread that has just arrived; we've been getting it every day, twice a day. Always District Five bread, seven pieces of it too. Lyn gathers us in a circle one more time to go over our plan.
"Okay, so, in a few minutes Blight and Johanna, you run off and create a diversion. Make sure you get the others in the water. Before they get in the water you two." She motions to Skitt and I, "will run down with the wire and place it in the sea, then swim across and go up to the cornucopia." Yesterday the land around the plateau gave way and now it is just a steep hill to get to the horn. "Reflect your blade off the surface towards me; I'll put the other end of the wire in the force field, that should work." We all nod solemnly; Lyn has to put the wire in the force field by hand. Which means she will also get shocked; she won't survive to see tomorrow. I get up and embrace her.
"Be strong." She whispers in my ear.
"Always." I assure her.
Then, with forty five minutes till seven, Johanna and Blight take off through the forest. Skitt hands me the coil of wire and nods. I hug Lyn one last time before we take off for the sea. We sprint effortlessly through the woods towards the shore. Halfway I switch off with Skitt, who gives me a look saying we need to hurry. I nod and push myself faster; I don't even stop when I feel the bile coming up my throat. I suck it up and swallow it back done my throat.
We soon reach the sea and dive in; I feel Skitt put his arm around my waist so we can move faster through the water. Halfway across we move faster, and I notice Skitt has dropped the wire in. I glance back and see Johanna and Blight, with Lyme, Dillad, and Pren in tow, just coming out of the woods onto the shoreline. Within seconds of looking back I'm on the opposite shoreline and Skitt is pushing me forwards so we can get to the golden horn. It's a steep incline, so I take out my sword in order to help me as a walking stick. It takes ten minutes to make it up, which is a big change from the ten seconds it took to jump down this a few days earlier. I look back when we reach the top as Skitt lets me have thirty seconds of rest, no more, no less. Blight is in the water slightly now, Lyme and Pren are also in, but waist deep. Good, so far so good. Skitt shoves me on as we race to the horn. I take out my sword and flash it on the horn, Lyn's signal.
I watch as Blight turns and starts to sprint out of the water, seeing my sign, as Lyn shoves the wire into the force field. I can see the electricity race across the wire and hit the sea. I watch as the electric current connects with the water. The whole sea lights up as two cannon shots go off instantly; Pren and Lyme. I see Blight has barely made it out. And then the electric current bounce back and begins to travel back up the wire, faster than before, brighter than before. I glance at Skitt, he nods his approval to what I'm watching.
The electricity collides with the force field again. Suddenly all around me the sky is changed into a clear dome, streaks of bright light cut across it, like breaking glass. The noise is excruciating to my ears and I cover them to block the sound of fire and explosions. I'm being shoved again as the dome above Skitt and I begins to rain down. Massive pieces of disabled force field falls from the sky around us.
"Move!" Skitt commands as he shoves me forwards. I don't even look back to see if he's following me or not. I don't know what's happening; all I know is that it isn't good. I run blindly towards the edge and do the only thing I can think of, once at the edge, I leap out and once again begin to plummet down to the sea; which is still somewhat electrically charged.
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-Finnick:
I watch from the District Thirteen helicopter as we move in to get Blight and Johanna. They're running blindly through a forest of which is totally engulfed in flames from the falling force field. They stop when they see us and we easily pick them up; the Capital hasn't arrived yet. As soon as they're in the helicopter they both go unconscious from the severe burns that cover their bodies. Doctors from Thirteen rush in the help; I listen in on the conversation in my earpiece.
"She jumped!" Someone gasps.
"What!" I demand at them through the speaking portion of the device.
"She panicked and jumped off, she's not moving."
I begin to scream and thrash wildly. "No! No she's not dead! She can't die!" I yell while people try to comfort me, tell me everything's okay. But soon I feel a needle in my back and my world goes black.
-Rachel:
As soon as I come in contact with the water my body goes rigid, I float on top but can't move. My body spazzes and burns from the electricity running through me. But then I see a claw coming from a helicopter to pick me up. I'm lifted up and into the helicopter, where, once there, I'm handed over to Capital doctors.
"Paralyzed" one confirms to another.
But my thoughts are racing, where am I? Why am I here? What is going on? Where is Finnick?
Blahh, sorry this REALLY didn't come out the way I wanted it too. But it gets the point across. Explained better in final two chapters.