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Chapter 8
Date Problems

Mom finished Maple's dress for me. Will and I went out for a bit. We wanted to get to know each other a bit before the dance. We went on endless dates that left me feeling like my stomach was going to explode from laughing so much.

Will was generally a fun guy. Was I going to become his girlfriend? Who knows what's going to happen between us. And that's the great answer. I don't want to be tied down to someone and I want to just keep life going. Finnick was always on my mind though, whenever Will and I had a umm... physical interaction, it seemed like Finnick was there. Was that supposed to happen?

Dev and Allie, his new blond-haired, olive-green eyed girlfriend, went on a double date with Will and I. Believe it or not, Devin and Allie are a little more... serious about their relationship. I think Will and I were friend-zoned.

"I'll see you tonight." Will said, walking Devin and I back to the house. I could tell Maple and Finnick were spying on us.

"Yeah, pick me up at 8?" I asked.

"Sure. You, me, Maple, Jake, Finnick, Natalie, Devin, and Allie." Will said as I nodded and went inside. I quietly shut the door and found Finnick and Maple hiding behind a curtain.

"What are you doing?" I asked, scaring them out of their wits.

"Oh umm... nothing." Maple said unconvincingly.

"It's alright. Be jealous." I said grinning.

"You guys are so friendly." Finnick said.

"When you've known Will as long as I have, it's impossible not to be friendly. He is so charismatic." I said as Finnick's face went really red.

"I'd better start getting ready." I said excusing myself. I slid on my white lace-y halter dress and I straightened my hair.

"Why are you straightening your hair? Not that it doesn't look good, but it's so pretty when it is natural." Maple said coming in. She wore her dress and it fit her perfectly. Mom did Maple's hair in an elegant braid thing and she looked really good.

"I don't know. Just something different." I said curling the ends of it a bit. I put on my makeup and did Maple's.

"I just found something." Finnick said bursting in. He wore a black tux with a yellow tie. Not that it didn't look good, but yikes.

"What?" Maple asked.

"A necklace." Finnick said revealing a pendant thing with an emerald in the middle and some assorted diamonds.

"That's really fancy." I said looking at it.

"Why would someone leave that as a clue?" Maple asked as I put it on.

"Maybe Maple should wear it." Finnick said.

"Why?" Maple asked.

"Never mind." Finnick said shaking his head. Maple made him leave.

"Does anything feel different?" Maple asked.

"I don't think so." I said looking in the mirror. I still looked the same as always. Nothing was noticeably different.

"LUNA! Will is here!" Mom yelled.

"Oh gosh, it's already 8 pm." I said running downstairs after looking at the necklace.

"New necklace?" Will asked.

"It's Maple's. She's letting me borrow it for the occasion." I said as Will smiled and nodded. Dad took some pictures and sent us off. We went out to the Justice Building, where it is always held. Natalie and Finnick claimed a corner of the room. Jake and Maple went to a table. Devin and Allie were off dancing.

"So you've found the clue. My great-aunt will be so pleased with me." Will said grabbing my wrist.

"What are you doing?" I demanded.

"That necklace was no coincidence, Luna. And it was my job to make sure you're wearing it now." Will said.

"Why?" I asked as he grabbed a fancy sword thing hanging over the fireplace.

"Will, what happened to you?" I asked gently.

"What was meant to happen, you mean? Everything that is happening now was planned by a secret society that has some lame conspiracy in the middle of their work. Of course, I know you and your friends started the conspiracy. And now it's my job to take care of you. I used your feelings to abuse you and make you jealous because your District 4 friend is with Natalie. I knew if two of the three of your little group had dates, you'd make sure the last one did too. So you got Maple out-of-the-way for me. Congrats. And now to follow the plan." Will said stepping closer to me.

"Get away, Will. Go back to normal. We can say we've had an argument and don't want to see each other anymore." I said.

"Everything can go back to normal when you call your District 4 friend in here." Will said grabbing my hair.

I picked the wrong day to wear my hair down.

"Call him!" Will demanded holding the sword to my neck. It's not very sharp, though. It's actually pretty dull.

"Will, you don't have to do this." I said as he dug the sword in a bit. I screamed.

"And you know I planned this dance. So I planned the music being so loud, no one could hear you scream if this had to happen. Because, if I don't hand your friend to my aunt, I have to hand you over." Will said.

"Go ahead then. Hand me over." I gasped struggling a bit.

"Not the right answers." Will said as I punched him in the gut and struggled to get away. He had a hold on my hair and I bit off a scream as it tugged.

He was forced to let me go.

I have two options: try to run away or fight him. I picked the truly stupid option. If I led him to Finnick, he'd only hand Finnick over to his aunt. I grabbed a knife from the fireplace and Will grinned.

"You wouldn't use this on me, would you?" Will asked.

"Who is your aunt anyway?" I asked.

"The great C.S. you've been speculating about." Will said.

"So C.S. is a girl, then?" I asked.

"Duh. And she thought you were smart." Will said.

"I am pretty ingenious." I said.

"And modest too. But this was completely part of the trap that you fell into. You were so easily manipulated. She was worried you would be swayed, but with you in here that is impossible." Will said.

I hurled the knife at him and it pinned him to the wall. It bought me a few seconds, but I sprinted out of the room Will was trying to keep me captive in.

The walls shook and I gasped.

We were having an earthquake or something.

"BOMB!" Someone yelled.

"Luna! Luna!" Someone else yelled running around. The walls shook again and I ducked with my hands over my neck.

"Devin?!" I demanded.

I found him trying to exit.

"It's blocked from the outside!" He yelled as I made my way over.

"Get out through a window then. Just get out!" I snapped.

"What about you?" Devin asked.

"I have to find Finnick and Maple. Just go!" I snapped.

"I'll see you at home." Devin said hugging me and breaking a window. He climbed out first and then grabbed on to Allie.

Other kids followed his example.

"Maple?! Finnick?!" I yelled shoving passed people.

"Luna! I'm so glad you're okay." Maple said hugging me as a bomb made the chandelier collapse. I screamed at the glass shards flying everywhere.

"Where's Finnick?" I demanded.

"He and Natalie went off somewhere!" Maple yelled.

"Not good! Will dragged me off somewhere and tried to behead me." I said.

"Where is he?" Maple asked.

"Trapped in a secret room somewhere. He was trying to get Finnick tonight. He almost did too." I said as Maple and I ran off.

"Finnick!" I snapped feeling relief.

"Luna." He groaned. He was sporting a massive bump on his head.

"Finnick what happened?" I demanded.

"I don't remember. I was dancing with Natalie and then it went fuzzy." Finnick said.

"Come on. We need to get out. Natalie and Will planned this attack on us." I said as a bomb went through the roof and set the stairs on fire.

"Over the balcony! Hurry!" Maple snapped jumping. I followed.

"Come on, Finnick!" I yelled as he clumsily jumped. I relied on my super-strength to save him from breaking his neck. We were in the lobby thing. Almost there...

There was another whistle. A bomb was coming at us.

"Get down!" I snapped dropping to the ground and pulling Maple and Finnick with me. The bomb struck another hole in a roof and we army-crawled to the window.

"Maple, go first. Then, get Finnick out." I said as Maple nodded and climbed through the flaming window. She and I worked on getting Finnick out and I went next. Everyone evacuated quickly.

"Come on, get to my house quickly." I snapped. The Peacekeepers closed off the area to the houses.

Bombs scattered and emergency whistles were going off.

"We're barricaded in town. The next safest place is the Hob!" I yelled as bombs whooshed by.

"Hurry up, Maple!" I yelled as a bomb struck not too far away from us.

I felt like crying, screaming, and punching a wall. I led us into the Hob and we ducked under a vendor booth thing.

"Luna? What's going to happen?" Maple asked.

"We'll be fine. I promise. We're safe for now." I said as she whimpered. Another bomb hit. Finnick passed out and Maple tried to relax her breathing. I stayed up to make sure nothing happened.

Tears streamed down my face as my home kept getting bombed.

"Luna? We're still alive?" Finnick asked.

"Don't say it like that. We're alive. Yippee." I said as Finnick smiled.

The ground shook endlessly and I shivered.

"How did we get out of the Justice Building?" Finnick asked.

"Maple and I got you out. You're sporting a pretty bad bump on your head." I said as Finnick nodded.

Finnick scooted next to me.

"Natalie wanted me out-of-the-way." Finnick said.

"Will wanted me and Maple out-of-the-way, so you'd be alone." I said, "Will's great-aunt is C.S. And they had a plan to capture you and distract Maple and I."

Another bomb hit and Finnick jumped.

"This is scary." He muttered.

"We'll be okay." I said as he pulled me into a hug. Finnick didn't let me go at all and he stared at Maple, making sure she was okay.

We fell asleep underneath the booth for a few hours.

"Hey! I think we're safe for now. It has stopped." Maple said waking us up.

"Right, sorry." I said as we got out from underneath the table. Scraps blew in the wind and remains were everywhere! My home was ruined.

"Well, now what?" Finnick asked.

"Make them regret ever bombing 12." I said.

ACTION! And boy, was Luna jealous of Natalie or what?! Prepare to see Natalie again in the future. Things are about to get creepy and weird!

Sadly, exams are coming up and I will have to study. Not much time to update, but I will try when I can.

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