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Chapter 9:
I Like Buff Guys
Finnick, Maple, and I walked into the house and waited for mom, dad, Devin, and Allie to appear.
"Luna! You're alive!" Devin exclaimed behind me, making me jump.
"Yeah, we couldn't make it all the way home last night." I said as dad pulled me into a hug.
"Is everyone alright?" Dad asked as we nodded.
Mom went to go check on Haymitch and Devin walked Allie home.
"Maple, can you do a secretly thorough background check on Will? See if anything comes up." I said as she nodded and started researching.
Finnick and I went in the tunnels to check on the diaries.
They still remained, but in the bomb attack, one was forced open.
"Luna, hey Luna! Look at this! Words are appearing now!" Finnick said looking at it.
"What is that?" I asked flipping the page. And then I saw something truly terrifying. I don't know if it was a prediction. But it was terrifying.
"Finnick no!" I yelled running for him. We were in some castle thing and we were dressed in armor and armed with swords and weapons.
Someone stabbed him in the stomach and he yelled.
"NO!" I screamed. Maple ran to cover him and someone shot her with a gun.
"No!" I yelled.
"Luna, calm down. It showed me something too." Finnick said.
"This is tampered with. During the bombing, someone came in here. Someone is putting fake nightmares in a diary." I said.
"What did you see?" Finnick asked.
"That depends on what you saw." I said.
"Well, we were in some castle thing. And we were split up into blockade things. You, your mother, and your father were leading us. And we were on the losing side." Finnick said. Not good: he saw a castle, I saw a castle. We were fighting. And we were losing. It's basically the same nightmare.
"You and Maple were fighting, but you got hurt and died. Maple tried to cover for you, but she got shot in the head." I said.
"That's about as likely to happen as anything." Finnick said.
We moved the diaries as a precaution.
We told Maple about what we saw. She was flipping through books looking for Will and whoever else may be involved.
"Well it's obvious. It's our fate. We're meddling in something larger than what we expected. C.S. is probably some convicted person from the Capitol." Maple said.
"Probably, but what are we supposed to do?" I asked.
"Finish solving the mystery." Maple said.
"And cause a war?" I asked.
"If it is what's right, then sure. I couldn't think of anyone better to cause a war with." Finnick said. He had a point.
"I don't know guys. I'm not a big fighter unless it's necessary." I said.
"Well, this is more than necessary. We need to do this. Please, Luna, just let us get ready. We can sort out some pretty good people from 12." Finnick said.
"Finn, that's the thing! Have you noticed where all the people went?" I asked.
"No, I haven't noticed them." Finnick said.
"That's exactly it! They're gone! They've evacuated to different Districts." I said.
"There's truly no one left here besides us and Haymitch." Maple said as I nodded.
"There's no one else to mobilize. We're stuck." I said.
"Come to District 4, then." Finnick said.
"No, I can't. They'll be expecting us to go somewhere where our friends are." I said.
"Well where would you go then?" Finnick asked.
"I don't know District 2 or something like that." I said.
"So we have to go home?" Maple asked.
"Probably. We should pack your things, for when we eventually have to." I said helping Maple pack up and wheeling her bags downstairs.
"Good, you've packed. Luna, we need to leave. Your mom and dad are talking to a train keeper; we need to evacuate the district now." Haymitch said.
"Why?" I asked.
"We're going to be bombed again." Haymitch said as he led Devin, Allie, Finnick, Maple, and I to a train. Mom and dad gave the man all of our money, but he let us leave the District. The last thing I would remember district 12 as was a bomb site.
Finnick and I sat on a row of chairs, Maple stood, Devin and Allie sat on the floor, mom and dad talked to the driver, and Haymitch fell asleep.
"I need to excuse myself." I said going to the bathroom. I stood there for a while and cried. I don't know why, but crying made everything feel better.
"Luna? You okay in there?" Finnick asked poking a head in.
"I'm so scared." I said sobbing.
I looked in my lap and Finnick grabbed one of my hands.
"I never thought 12 would be bombed. It just seemed so innocent." I said calming down.
"Innocent? You had a black market and some other secrets that would make 4 look completely childish." Finnick said.
"I guess. But it's the inside story that just reminds me of bittersweet innocence." I said.
"Like what?" Finnick asked.
"Oh man, when I was just learning to walk, I fell into the pond in the woods. Dad had to save me. And when I was six, I had to get stitches on my head because I banged it against the edge of the counter. When I was twelve, I tried to repaint my room, but it only turned brighter yellow." I said smiling at the memories.
And then I got sad all over again.
"Luna, those memories aren't lost. But they're what they should be. Memories." Finnick said as I sighed and nodded.
"Maybe it's a good thing that we're moving." I muttered.
"How?" Finnick asked.
"Well, I'm experiencing new places. And meeting new people. And I'm on a train. I've always wanted to travel by train. And I might get to see other people work and do different jobs. I'll learn about others things than coal all the time." I said.
"Right, you just have to think on the positive side of things." Finnick said as I nodded in agreement.
The train lurched as another bomb struck 12 and I fell on top of Finnick.
"Sorry." I mumbled with a mouthful of his shirt.
He laughed and it gave me the chills. He was so perfect, even when he thought he wasn't. He was perfect! But that was the problem; he was too perfect for me.
"I think I'm going to bed." Finnick said leaving. I collected myself a bit and walked out to my couch.
I passed Finnick's room.
"Dad, I don't really know what to do now. I really like her, but I'm not sure how we could move on." Finnick said.
It was sweet that he still prayed to his dad, but he was probably praying to him for advice about some District 4 girl who could easily have him.
I walked by Maple, who was asleep on my couch. And I shook my head. She looked so calm when she slept, and then she woke up and all the energy overwhelmed her. Her future husband is about to have a lot on his hands.
Devin and Allie were sleeping, and holding hands. It was cute.
Mom and dad were in a similar position and Haymitch was muttering about some woman who he would miss desperately.
Everyone seemingly caught the love bug. I think we were all pining for someone to make this better for us all.
But overall, no one could make this better for me. My friends surrendered to love and there was nothing I could do to make it better. Nothing could compare to the place I used to call home, where we were all too busy for love. And nothing -or no one -could ever make this seem almost better.
"Hey Luna, you like to sing, right?" Allie asked.
"No. I sing, but I'm not good." I said.
"Uh-huh. Just like you don't like Finnick romantically." Maple said joining us. My face got pink and Allie laughed at my discomfort.
"Well, hey. You wanna watch a movie with me?" Allie asked changing the subject.
"Sure, what movie?" I asked.
"Hercules." She answered as Maple and I sat on the couch.
Allie was at my favorite song ever.
"Say Luna, didn't you have a strange obsession with Hercules?" Maple asked smirking.
"Of course I did. He was my childhood boyfriend." I said as Maple laughed.
"And Finnick is kind of like Hercules, right? They have like the same hair and Finnick is muscle-y, like Hercules!" Allie said as Maple grinned.
"You have to admit, all the swimming is really helping out for Finnick's abs." Maple said as my face went red.
"How would you know that?" I asked turning the attention back on her.
"You're a lot like Meg, you know?" Allie asked, randomly. Oh no. We're still on the Finnick-Luna/ Hercules-Meg comparison.
"No I'm not." I said.
"You both have intense self-pride, don't know how to distinguish your feelings, and have an intense hero complex." Allie said using a lot of big words.
"Don't forget the denial aspect." Maple added.
"It's not that I'm in denial of feelings and gush stuff like that. It's just that we're going into war, and it's not a good time to start something like that." I said.
"But, maybe because we're going into a war, this is the only good time to do it." Maple suggested. She just wanted to see Finnick and I get together.
"Not during a war it's not. We can't have distractions." I said.
"Maybe it's a good thing to get your mind off things." Allie said.
"Or maybe not." I said shaking my head, "Tell me Maple, Allie: do you two have our couple name planned out already?" I asked, feigning interest.
"Of course we do! Lunnick or Finna." Maple said as Allie giggled. I rolled my eyes.
"I'm going to bed." I sighed going off to my compartment and changing. I plopped on the couch thing and fell asleep.
I tried to ignore what Allie and Maple were going on about. But something stuck in my head. 'And don't forget the denial aspect'.
Am I truly in denial? Or is my head only playing tricks on me? For my sake, I hope it's the latter option.
I know I said I probably wouldn't update for the rest of this week. But I had such a terrible day today and updating just makes everything happier! I got home from school, called my dad (trying to tell him not to hound me today because my day was so terrible), and tried to not cry during the phone call.
I did cry as soon as I came home from school though. I almost started sobbing on the bus ride home, too!
So thank you guys for just reading to this point and sticking there by me. I feel like I can tell you guys anything. I'm not afraid to embarrass myself in front of you guys like I am in front of the school.
I'll tell you a brief summary of what happened: today I was humiliated by a teacher and it was embarrassing! I got yelled at for making a mistake (it's not like I'm a bad kid or anything. I get good grades and am nice to people) and then he made me basically admit my mistake to the whole class, as if the whole class wasn't listening...
Sorry for getting off topic, but thanks for reading!
-GirlonFire