HEY! I'm ultra-happy right now, because i've just seen Les Miserables for like the ninth time. If there are any Les Mis fans that want to do me a massive favour, please please please PM. I'm writing a new story and want to consult someone! Thank you

Anyway, here's chapter 21 -actually having MAJOR writers block right now, so any ideas welcome!

21

Katniss

Snow and Cato look at me speechless. The President manages to recover first and he asks, "Ok. Let me think about this. First of all, where?" I laugh and look at Cato who instantly understands my idea and says, "England, please. Think of it as a honeymoon," and Snow raises his eyebrows. "England, really? So far? With who?" Cato leaves this one to me and I cringe slightly before answering, "Preferably, Haymitch, Cinna, Effie, my prep team, Annie and… Prim. Finnick too if possible. I need to be as comfortable as I can be." Snow raises one eyebrow and Cato takes my hand. We all sit in an awkward silence for 5 minutes while Snow considers my request.

Finally he has made a decision, or so I think. "Why Finnick and Annie?"

"I just think they deserve it. They've had to deal with so much recently. Plus Annie is a real rock for me, and I'm still an emotional wreck after the Quell."

Snow nods and places his fingers together again, resting his chin on them. "Mr and Mrs Hadley, your request is an extreme one. However, I am willing to consider it if you can make me a promise. Will you promise me that you will definitely return?" We both nod and he must be able to see the sincerity in our eyes because he breaks into a smile and says,

"Katniss, Cato, I'm going to let you go to England. You will be accompanied by Haymitch, Cinna and your prep team, Prim, Annie and Finnick. However, I'm going to have to request that you allow Effie to remain behind. We need some sort of leverage," and he winks. Cato and I are beaming; I honestly can't believe our luck. Haymitch will be thrilled.

Cato

Haymitch is screaming, "Will you stop making deals with that fucking creep?!" Katniss is furious, bright red in the face and shrieking, "Look, we get to go to England! I don't see what the big deal is!" Cinna shouts, "The big deal is that he's gonna want something in return. Why are you such a mug?! The more you ask of him, the more he's gonna want to take back!" I step in now, yelling, "OI! Do not call my wife a mug. Look, we can handle him, and going to England, it gives us a chance to get away, and to make new plans. Effie…I'm sorry you can't come." Effie shakes her head sadly, but I can tell she doesn't blame us. Effie, despite common belief, is sensible enough to know that Katniss and I are right.

Annie is shaking, and she asks, "I can come too? Why, why would he let me?" Katniss raises one eyebrow, smirks and says, "Babe, I'm gonna need a girlfriend to shop with." Suddenly the whole room is a lot more relaxed. Haymitch throws his hands up in frustration, but gives up and storms out. Cinna puts his forehead close to Katniss' and whispers something I can't hear, but it makes her laugh. Then she stands, and asks the room at large, "Can you all leave, please? I have a guest coming, and I want to be alone." Immediately Effie, Cinna and Annie are gone, and she turns to me expectantly. I don't feel comfortable leaving her alone with Finnick but I know I have to. I give her one very heated kiss before walking out, slamming the door behind me…

Katniss

About 15 minutes after everyone left, the door swung open and in swaggered Finnick. Despite the cockiness in his walk, he looked very different. Ill maybe. His bones were more prominent, and his skin was slightly more sallow, almost yellow. However, even with all the changes, he still managed to be the second most attractive man I'd ever seen. After Cato, of course. He grinned and flew over to me, hugging me tightly and for a few moments I hugged him back. Then I shoved him down on the sofa and started shrieking at him.

"FINNICK! How could you do that?! To Annie? To me? I thought you wanted to die because Annie was ill. Now it turns out that Annie's not ill, but I still wasn't angry with you, because I thought you didn't know. Then Haymitch tells me that you're alive, and still I'm not angry because you and Annie can be together again. But now Finnick, now I'm fuming. Because I can see in your face that there's something wrong, and I am not taking you to England with me, if you don't tell me what's up."

Finnick smirks and leans in to kiss my forehead. "Baby Katniss, you're so beautiful. Please don't worry. Annie and I are going to be just fine; I would never regret my relationship with her. I love her, more than anything. I realise that now. I thought for a while that I loved you… and I do to a certain extent. But Annie is my soul mate." I sigh; Finnick is such a hopeless romantic. Again, only second to Cato, this time in terms of beautiful words. I hug him tightly and kiss him on the cheek. He then asks me to fetch Haymitch and I run to the door, sending an order via a Peacekeeper.

While we are waiting for Haymitch, we are content to sit in companionable silence. I lay my head on his lip, with my feet up on the couch beside me as he strokes my hair. We speak sparingly, just enjoying the quiet. Then Haymitch enters, and we both straighten up. "Well?" I ask and Finnick coughs. Haymitch avoids my gaze and we both wait for Finnick to speak. When he does, he's extraordinarily quiet as he says, "At Snow's house, I have free range to explore. He's actually quite a nice host. Anyway, I found a blueprint… that is looking into mass nuclear destruction."