Hello again, so glad to see that you are here today.

To address some questions in the reviews(Thank you so much for leaving one, it always makes my day!) :

Annie and Finnick are not cousins though it wouldn't have been unusual for royalty at this time to be related somehow.

Yes, Annie and Finnick did get engaged quickly from our 21st century point of view. However, I decided to stick with the tried and true Disney style with a meeting soon followed by an engagement.

If you want the practical view(not my first choice), Finnick is a great choice for Annie, she'd be taken care of, and have a place to live after living out in the wilderness for the past four years or so. As for Finnick, Annie is someone he can entrust with his secrets. She is an innocent and he craves that innocence after the war he's lived through(in my version).

If you want the romantic view, I think that Annie and Finnick just knew they were right for each other. They saw the courage and strength they could draw from each other. They recognized that they were both still suffering from past traumas and wouldn't judge each other for it. They are both scarred but want to find the joy in life and they bring it out in each other.

Pick whichever version you like to explain the quickness of the engagement :)

Disclaimer: I own what you don't recognize from the books or movies. (It is a bit of pain to put this each time but I can't afford to be sued so...here it is once more)

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust

Annie loved having Primrose and Rue as her ladies in waiting.

The two girls were always giggling and smiling and made the act of getting dressed every day so much less of a chore.

For while Annie enjoyed the beautiful dresses, she still missed the days where she could wake and run straight to the ocean, her feet bare and her hair wild, feeling more like a mermaid than a princess.

It was a fantasy that helped her when the pain from working with the nettles to make the shirts or the loneliness was too overwhelming.

However, with Prim and Rue, she could smile at their energy and compliments and want to giggle herself when they made her twirl each morning.

She also liked how they teased her about Finnick, it felt she had sisters for the first time in her life and Annie couldn't believe how nice it was.

She often encouraged the girls join her for tea on her days off from class when no one could judge her for letting the servants sit at the same table as her.

They even went to the market together one time to pick out new ribbons.

The day was made even better by the fact that Finnick secretly followed them and surprised Annie.

He was forever trying to surprise her and show up when he was least expected. He sometimes reminded her of a much younger boy but it was nice to see his face relax so Annie happily joined him in his games.

Annie also had started to get to know Katniss too.

She had started taking walks in the garden every other day while she waited for Finnick to wrap up meeting with his captain of the guard.

The first time, she simply smiled at Katniss and kept walking, not wanting to scare someone who looked like a wolf had trapped them in a hole and they'd claw their way out even if it meant dying at the jaws of the wolf.

However, when Katniss thought she wasn't looking, Annie could detect a gleam of satisfaction from her work, from the labor and being outdoors.

The next time Annie came by, she waved a hello and paused by where Katniss was weeding and humming.

Katniss seemed nervous at her presence and abruptly stopped humming.

She collected herself and then simply asked Annie if she needed something.

Annie shook her head and plucked a posy and smiled at Katniss before resuming her usual walk.

The third time Annie came, she held out her hand to pull Katniss from her kneeling position.

Katniss however got herself to her feet and them followed Annie awkwardly yet soundlessly.

Annie pointed to each flower bed that they passed and smiled brightly at Katniss.

Katniss looked confused so Annie knelt down and made a sweeping motion with her hands and smiled.

"You...think we need more?" Katniss asked.

Annie shook her head and pointed toward Katniss.

"Me?" Katniss asked.

Annie nodded and repeated her gesture and ended with her hand on her heart.

Katniss still looked confused.

Annie blew a loud breath in frustration.

Katniss apologized. "I'm sorry, your highness, I don't know what you mean...umm". She fiddled with the end of her braid.

Annie's eyes light up with excitement as she thought of something. She ran and grabbed a watering can, and a small rake and came back to Katniss.

She pointed to the watering can, the rake, got a handful of soil and let it fall and then pointed to the sun and shielded her eyes.

Katniss watched her with some amusement. "Water, a rake, dirt, and... the sun?"

Annie nodded excitedly.

"Flowers need all of these things to grow?!" Katniss guessed with a small grin.

Annie clapped her hands and then pointed toward Katniss and then repeated her actions.

"Flowers need all those things...and me to grow?"

Annie smiled and grabbed Katniss's hand and gave it a squeeze as Katniss blushed and scuffed her shoe in the dirt before smiling back.

"Well, I owe you...for saving Prim and me."

Annie's eyes saddened as she realized that Katniss viewed the world in terms of debts. She hoped she could change that, so Katniss would see her more like a friend.

She soon realized she wasn't the only person having problems when Peeta ran up to her as she left the gardens one day.

He came up and started talking about how he loved Katniss, since the first time he saw her sing but he couldn't get her to have lunch or go for a ride or even smile a real smile.

"She's always so quiet and only asks if I need help when I say hello...like she feels she owes me for something." Peeta confused.

Annie nodded and made a circling gesture for Peeta to repeat his words.

"She...feels like she owes me, oh!" Peeta realized. "That's why she offers to help even though she looks like she wants to bolt."

Annie nodded, her sad sad.

"But how can I change that?" Peeta asked. "How can I make her see that she doesn't owe me a thing?"

Annie shrugged and smiled sadly.

"Well, do you have any ideas for how I can at least get a smile?"

Annie grabbed a rose out of her bouquet and held it above her head for a second. She then moved it to the side and down to Prim's height.

Peeta followed her motions and after a moment, "Oh! Oh! Primrose."

Annie nodded and then pointed to her face and smiled.

Peeta breathed out in realization "I need to make Primrose happy and that makes Katniss happy, oh of course, she adores her little sister."

Annie nodded and made a shooing motion.

"I've got some painting to do!" Peeta ran off to his small studio near the stables.

Annie smiled yet again and laughed silently at Peeta's eagerness. She hoped his plan would work.

Finnick came up to her. "What's got you so happy? Was it the bouquet I had made for you?"
"Or my handsome self?" He winked.

Annie swatted him with the flowers and the pointed toward Peeta running and then to the flowers.

"Oh, so Peeta finally came to you for advice, wonderful." Finnick sighed dramatically.
"He has been asking me for ages for advice and I told him to ask you...since I had no clue how I got so lucky but you must have seen something in me to stick around."

Annie smiled and kissed his cheek and winked at him.

For all of his posturing and confidence airs, Finnick never seemed to fully believe that she loved him.

Annie could see through his act and to his wonderful heart of gold. She knew once he was king, their kingdom would become a wonderful place to be.

She couldn't wait for their wedding and from his kisses and looks, Finnick couldn't either.

What do you want to see in the wedding scene? Let me know soon!