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Chapter 12:
Breaking Point

My net tying lesson was going great. The rope was just too bulky and Finnick had to hold it up so it wouldn't get knotted with hay and other gross stuff.

We were sitting in the middle of the warehouse and I put my hair behind my ear.

"I think I messed up." I said as Finnick let the end of the net go and started working. He buried his fingers in the knot I made and he loosened it and then got my fingers stuck.

"Finnick, my fingers are stuck." I said.

"So are mine." He answered as I just noticed his hand resting on mine. He wiggled his fingers in the net and they barely grazed my fingers.

"I've got you two covered. It was a valiant effort, but you were supposed to go under and left. Not above and right." Annie said getting our fingers freed without ruining the net.

"Thanks Annie." I answered as she smiled and went off to make some snares.

Finnick and I finished up the big net and we worked on snares and traps.

"How do we know these will work?" Finnick asked as we both finished making a trap that hangs you upside down until someone can spare a minute and free you.

"I'll go on yours if you go on mine." I suggested as Finnick nodded. Finnick and I both made traps that wrap around your ankle and flip you upside down.

"Great, now how do we get undone?" Finnick asked, trying to wiggle around. He wiggled too far and his lips awkwardly bumped mine. Quite awkward.

"Are you two kissing upside down?" Maple asked as my face went red. If anyone asked, the blood was rushing to my head.

"No! We got a little stuck making traps. Can you get us down?" I asked.

Maple did easily and we reset the traps.

A man with very dark hair and olive skin walked in the warehouse. His grey eyes studied the building intently as his eyes scrutinized on mom.

"Gale?" I asked, remembering his face.

"Good to know someone remembers me." Gale answered pulling me into a hug.

"And Jason?" I asked remembering the blond-haired boy with lively blue eyes who was Gale's son.

Jason and I used to be best friends! He would play dolls with me and have tea parties, and then Gale told him they weren't that manly.

"Right." Jason said smiling and nodding.

"How has District 2 been?" I asked.

"Oh fine. Say, is your mother around?" Gale asked.

"Sure, she's somewhere getting food." I said shrugging.

Jason seemed very intrigued by Maple. I couldn't help but giggle. Finnick raised an eyebrow as Jason and I walked back. I nodded. Finnick grinned.

"I didn't know you giggle, Luna." Maple said.

"There are lots of things no one knows about me." I said shrugging.

"Like?" Maple asked.

"Umm... I don't like cheese." I answered.

"You only say that every time we order pizza." Finnick said grinning.

"I don't like flowers." I answered.

"You say they die too easily." Finnick said nodding.

"Even I didn't know that one. Clearly, Finnick knows you better than I do." Maple said grinning.

"Whatever, I'm going to go see if mom has any food. Finnick, why don't you come with me?" I asked as Finnick nodded. We left Jason and Maple to get to know each other.

The sun was going down and Finnick and I took a lap outside. I don't know what we were looking for, but we were just wandering around.

"Finnick?" I asked.

"Yeah?" He responded. I took a deep breath and tried to contain my thoughts.

"What happens if we lose?" I asked.

"We lose everything." Finnick answered, "But there's one thing I won't lose. Even if we won't lose the war, I refuse to let this go."

"And what is that?" I asked Finnick. If he had something worth living for -even if we lost -I wanted a piece of it.

Finnick smirked and pinned me against the wall of the warehouse.

"You." He muttered as I stepped forward a bit. I inched closer, he inched closer, and our noses were almost touching. A few more inches, centimeters even. And then, someone slammed the door and shouted our names.

"Later, I promise." Finnick said, winking. I sighed and we walked back to the front door like nothing even happened.

"Mom says it is time for bed." Devin said.

"Right, thanks Dev. 'Night." I said going up to my makeshift bed of hay and getting comfortable on the ground.

All I could think about, though, was what Finnick said to me. I gave him hope, something to fight for. Maybe he was the same way for me.

I curled in a small ball and pulled my knees into my arm, trying to keep warm. Maple whispered to Devin about something.

And then, I fell into a peaceful abyss and woke up when the sun blazed through the window. Dad was working on getting food and mom was still asleep.

"Hey, dad." I said helping him sort breakfast.

"Hey, you think you can find a bird's nest?" Dad asked.

"Sure, why?" I asked.

"We need eggs." Dad answered.

"Alright, I'll be right back." I said going out and climbing up a tree. I jumped around some trees quietly and tried to be like a squirrel or someone and then I found a nest.

There was seemingly nothing wrong with it, so I just grabbed the bird's eggs. Big mistake! The mama bird came back and she was ready to peck my head into a nub. I think I just discovered a new fear of birds.

I did an awesome Spiderman trick and jumped off the tree, but grabbed onto a vine. And then I started swinging on the vines like Tarzan.

I got back to the warehouse and slammed the door shut just in time. I wasn't sure whether to cry or start laughing.

"Have fun out there Tarzan?" Dad asked, smirking.

"That bird was ready to kill me!" I exclaimed.

"I know, I saw from the window." Dad said as I handed him the eggs.

I helped dad make breakfast and Jason woke up just from the smell of eggs. I laughed and we ate before everyone else did.

"Alright kids, to warm up for trainings, go run 10 laps around the warehouse." Dad said sending Jason and I off.

"So what's up with Maple? Are you into her?" I asked Jason as he blushed. He was so into her!

"Maybe. What's up with you and Finnick? Does wittle Luna have a cwush?" Jason asked, talking like he was speaking to a baby.

I rolled my eyes in response and we took off into a run. Jason was trying to catch up to me, but I easily outran him. It was quite easy to do, too. He needed to work on his stamina, or using to smarter.

He would run really fast, get tired, and then just have to stop. He wouldn't take it all slow. I walked back in the warehouse to get ready for some physical exercise while everyone was finishing up their jog.

"Okay, first, we're going to battle each other." Dad said as everyone walked in.

"First, I want to see Luna and Maple." Dad said as everyone stood back. I picked a sword, she picked an axe and we went off.

She mainly parried the attacks as they came. But neither of us was seriously aiming to kill each other.

And then, she disarmed me. I thought that was the moment of my death. As she swung her axe, I did a quick little cart-wheel and dodged it. I went into hand-to-axe combat and pulled out weaponless tricks faster than she could see. And somehow I didn't die.

"Alright, Luna's point. Now I want Luna and Devin." Dad said.

"Let me get my sword." I said running off to where it clattered on the ground. I bent down to pick it up, but the floor shook.

We were ambushed.

Allie screamed as a load of Peacekeepers entered and they grabbed whoever wasn't fighting. Devin ran off to help Allie and I followed.

One was going after Maple and Jason. I ran in and plunged my sword in their neck. Finnick was trying to fight one weaponless and he was losing.

"I'll be back." I said running over to where Finnick was struggling. The Peacekeeper got Finnick in a headlock place when I ran over there. I kicked the Peacekeeper in the side and he was forced to let Finnick go.

The Peacekeeper pulled out a harpoon/gun thing and I had to dodge bullets. They hit my sword like baseballs and I swung them away from me.

I had a few close calls with the gun, but when I got to him, I sliced up his hand and he dropped the gun on the floor. I kicked it to Finnick and plunged the sword in his neck and didn't stop until I saw it come out through the head.

"Everyone okay?" Dad asked as the ambush ended.

I screamed. Everyone turned to look at me and I dropped the sword and it clattered on the ground.

My hands were covered with blood and I looked at my cruel work.

I backed away slowly and everyone studied my face.

"Luna?" Allie asked stepping forward. She looked so gentle, like she was worried I would want to hurt her next.

"Come outside with me. We can get you cleaned up and sorted out a bit." Allie said as I fought off tears. She put her arms through mine and pulled me off somewhere. She treated me gently like she was afraid I would crack.

She helped me wash up a bit and my stomach churned.

"It's okay." She said as I got sick in the lake.

She held my hair back while I barfed. She made a cup out of her hands and let me drink water like that.

She washed her hands and then made me strip out of my clothes and take a little swim. She did laundry while I watched dirt, grease, and grime float off me. I came out and she handed me some pajamas.

I guess I was so overwhelmed. I didn't think that I could even do something like this, but I saw my friends in danger and I had to do something. And Finnick got stuck and I couldn't stand it.

Allie made me take one more cup of water and then she made me walk back to the warehouse.

"I'll go in first." Allie said as I leaned against a wall.

"Do you want me to send someone out here? To keep you company." Allie asked poking her head out. I shrugged.

"I'll send out Devin. Deal?" Allie asked as I nodded.

"Hey, Luna." Devin said trading spots with Allie. I nodded and he stood next to me on the wall.

"Feeling okay?" Devin asked as I shrugged.

"That's good. We're all cleaning up." Devin said, "And it's time for bed." Devin added as I nodded.

"Luna, we're probably going to leave in the morning. Since some located us, we have to go in the morning." Devin said as I sighed and nodded.

I didn't want to leave, but if our site was blown, it wouldn't be long before some of Peacekeepers found us.

"It's all cleaned." Allie said poking her head out.

Devin wrapped an arm around my shoulders and led me inside. You couldn't even tell there was an ambush. If not for the sword that I used, lying on the floor where I left it, I don't think I would even remember it.

Everyone watched me like I was a wild animal and I sat by Annie. She rubbed my back and mom sat next to us.

"Mom?" I choked out as she smiled. She pulled me into a hug and my façade dropped. Tears streamed down my cheeks and I sobbed. My body shook and mom didn't say anything.

I think if someone told me I wasn't a monster, it would've made this thing worse. Because none of them have killed anyone like that.

Mom let me put my head on her lap and I fell asleep while she tried to wipe off some of my tears.

I fell into a dreamless sleep and tried to forget about everything. Mom stroked my hair like she used to and I sighed.

Thanks for reading chapter 12! Not quite what you expected from the sneak peak I gave you in Chapter 11, but I liked how this one included the action and romantic stuff, too. It's hard to include both of those in one chapter and explain everything else.

We get to see Luna go a little bit insane in this one. I think it was good for the story, but it wasn't the direction I wanted to in... How I thought of the ambush parts: I pulled an all-nighter and this was one of my 2 A.M. ideas. It was completely random, but I thought if we could fit it to the story a bit more it might work.

Thanks for reading/favoriting/reviewing everyone! I think that's everything!

-GirlonFire