(Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is my tenth chapter in 3 days! I will probably only post one chapter every day when school starts for me, but there is still time. Without further hesitation, I present the tenth chapter!)
Annie's P.O.V
I woke up at abrubtly. Finnick was asleep beside the burning fireplace. I read the clock above the fridge. Ugh, it was four in the morning… and I was starving. Without waking Finnick, I stood up and made my way to the fridge. My chest hurt, and my ankle had been wrapped. Someone had left a box of Cheerios on the table, so I grabbed a bowl and a spoon and began chowing down. God, I was hungry.
Now, what was the date? I checked the calendar on the fridge… oh, no. It was Christmas Eve, December 24th. Rue and Foxface had probably completed their Christmas shopping by now. Maybe even Clove and Katniss. It was times like these where I wish that I could just hop in a time machine and give myself a little bit of extra time. Unfortunately, I had also paid too much attention while my science teacher explained the space/time continuum.
I finished my cereal and searched the living room for a good book. Aha! I picked up my copy of "Weather and Meteorology: Advanced Edition" and began reading a chapter entitled, "How to Predict a Snow Storm". It seemed useful enough, given the snow that was falling quickly outside.
Signs of a snow storm… hmm… here we go. One- Sudden and severe temperature drops. Check. The day we had arrived, it went from zero degrees to negative forty degrees Celsius in about ten minutes. Two- Frost doesn't lift. Well, given that the ground was buried in about two feet of snow, I guessed that the frost was going nowhere. Three- Drier air. I wasn't so sure about that one, but I made a mental note to check the bathroom to see if Rue had been hoarding her body lotion. Well, it sure seemed like we had one nasty snow storm on the way.
Finnick muttered something in his sleep. Then he sat up groggily and rubbed his eyes.
"The jelly beans. It was the jelly beans again. Oh, those evil jelly beans. They didn't save me from the corn dog!" he muttered loud enough for me to hear.
"What kind of jelly beans? You told me last time it was the watermelon ones." I said. Finnick glanced up at me.
"Nah, it was the root beer jelly beans this time. And I was being chased by a giant corn dog and- Annie?"
"Yeah? What about a corn dog?"
"Annie! You're awake!" Finnick shouted gleefully, and ran over to where I was sitting to give me a kiss. I laughed and hugged him.
"Ow!" I yelped as a sharp pain coarsed through my ribs. Finnick pulled away and patted my shoulder.
"Sorry, Annie. I just… I didn't think you would wake up."
I grinned and hit Finnick on the head with my book.
"Of course I'll always wake up for you, Fin! Don't be silly!"
Finnick looked like a kid in a candy shop. We sat awkwardly for a minute until I said, "It's Christmas Eve." Fin's face fell, and he dug through his pockets for spare change.
"Crap. I should've gone shopping with Rue and Foxface yesterday." He cursed.
"You want to go shopping with Rue and the Fox?"
"Scratch that."
And for a moment, it seemed like my winter break wouldn't be that bad after all.
(Hope you liked it. I will admit it is not my best chapter. Next chapter will be about Christmas preparation. I am starting to get a little writer's block, so ideas would be great. There will be a snowball fight in later chapters. I promise! Any sort of review would be appreciated. Even critical ones. Thanks for reading!)
Next Time=
Christmas Shopping
Gone Caroling
Snow, snow, snow!