A/N : Hey guys I am back from Jamaica with a new chapter! yay!
Disclaimer : I dont own it.
Finnick comes to my room every night with food. Marcus is really unpleasant to be around so I sit alone with Finnick. The next three days go by quickly and it sorta frightens me. Chase and I make allies with the girl from 12 and the boy from 5 the girl.
Kassandra and the boy, Royce are great allies. Kassandra tells us what its like to go days without food and what to do, mostly find mint leaves and trick our stomachs into thinking we are finished eating. Royce was smart, no that was an understatement, he is a genius! His problem solving skills are crazy and he can analyze anything also he is fifteen and not to young. I stuck with knives like Finnick told me to and I can even throw them and hit vital parts on the body also I tried out a spear and thats what I would shhow the game makers along with my snares.
Today is the private sessions. We have how ever long we can use to show our skills and they will rate us. I trained as if my life depended on it, and it does. I sit in the hallway with the other tributes, chewing on my nails my knee is shaking up and down, I nibbled a bit to far on my nails and they are raw and sore, this is just my habit when I'm nervous. The careers have all gone and smiled as they walk in, clearly they know what they are doing right now the girl from three is in so then its Marcus then me.
My stomachs flips and my knee shakes more until I feel a firm grasp on it, I jump at the contact.
"Will you please stop shaking your leg?"
"sorry Marcus" I muttered
I sat there looking around the room I twiddle my thumbs . Marcus gets up and is guided by a couple of peace keepers he is grinning. He joined the careers some of us have the option to train back home, he took it. They deemed him good enough. My knee bobs up and down again and my stomach is twisting like if I open my mouth I may vomit.
"Annie Cresta?" a peace keeper asks and I nod she motioned for me to follow her I look back at Chase and he nods to me I give him a small smile before walking down the hall.
I walk into a door that slams shut behind me and I jump a little , I glance around and I see a few game makers watching me. I forget about the butterflies in my stomach and I Walk over to where the weapons were.
I look up at the game makers who lounge on the balcony.
"I am Annie Cresta and I will start with spears"
"Proceed" the woman with a black dress and purple hair says. I nod and then hurry over to the spears.
With a shaky hand I pick up the spear and I position it in my hands. Chase showed me a couple of stances so I closed my eyes and breathed in. I spread out my legs and I shift on them. As I pull back my eyes open and it flies through the air.
I sucked in and held my breath until I heard the faint sound of the spear sticking itself in the dummies heart. A small smile formed at my lips but then the fact that that will be a human in a couple of days made my blood go cold. A game maker clapped, no doubt the head . I shook again and I moved over to the ropes I com[leted a snare in record time and when I sat up they looked rather bored.
"Are you finished or.."
" I-I can be done" I squeaked
"Very well then"
I walked briskly out of the room and into the evator. Tears formed up in my eyes and I rubbed my cheeks.
The elevator zoomed up and then it dinged. Why was I being so emotional? I put my head down and walked quickly towards my room hoping to go unnoticed, I had no such luck. Finnick stepped in front of me
"Hey Annie how did it g- are you crying?"
"No" I say but my voice cracks and the tears leak down my face
"Don't lie to me" he says in a stern voice and I wrap my arms around his torso burying my face in his shirt.
"I'm so scared I saw that dummy and how I so easily threw the spear at it. " I sobbed into his shirt and his hands clutched the back of my head
"I know Annie I know"
Its hard to breathe so I just gasp and clutch the back of his shirt
"And now im being an emotional wreck" I half laughed half cried and Finnick chuckled
"It's okay I have seen worse"
"You have?" I asked muffled by his shirt
"Naw I am just trying to make you feel better" I laughed and stuck my tongue out at him, them gave him a smile.
"It helped thanks"
"Finnick Odair friend and mentor at your service" I laughed again
"seriously though annie lets just go chill we have the rest if the day to relax"
I smiled and followed him to my room, I changed into baggy pants and sweater of course Finnick turned around when I did.
We lounged on my bed him across the bottom with his feet dangling off with his hands folded behind his head his gaze fixed on te ceiling fan and I laid at the top with my elbow on the pillow and my head in my hand with my hair draping down the side of my head.
"So is your job really that bad?" I asked him
He waited a few seconds before responding "yeah" it went silent and I instantly feel bad for bringing it up
"I mean it has to pay good" I try and joke and he chuckles
"I dont get paid for it"
"What?" I sat up looking at his face
"Nope I ask for something different"
"And what is that?"
"you'll find out eventually"
"yeah if I'm still alive." I fall back against the pillow and sigh.
"Are you hungry?"
" a bit" I admit
Finnick gets up and speaks in a hushed tone to the avox and then returns carrying a plater.
"Don't look" He says and he turns and places a cloth over the plate, then he places it on the bed and walks over to me holding a towel. "you said you trusted me right?" he asks and I nod "good I dont want you to see this but I am going to feed you these desserts and you tell me if you like it or not" I giggled and sat up placing my hands on my lap "here comes the first one" I open my mouth and places something creamy and sweet in it , it tasted pretty good and I swallowed it "good?"he asks and I nod
He puts another creamy mixture but this time it had chucnks in it and I gag he puts a napkin to my mouth and I spit into it
"Sorry that wasnt very lady like" I smile
"It's okay it was tapioca pudding it's gross" I laguhed and he put sonething else in my mouth, it was soft and chocolatey
"mmm" I said
"You like that?"
"Yes" I said
"Chocolate cake" I lick my lips and open my mouth he feeds me something sweet on the outside but sour on the inside. It was chocolate I could tell but then strawberry filled my mouth and I smiled
"these are my favourite" I said
"chocolate covered strawberries" he said "you can take off your blindfold"
My hands reach up and I un tie the knot.
"I'll get more" he gets up and walks out I take the other chocolate covered strawberry and pop it into my mouth Finnick comes in carrying another plate he places it on the bed and then crosses his legs.
He looks younger to me. His face is relaxed and smooth he has bags under his eyes which I could only suggest they are from lack of sleep. His eyes. Theres somethig about them I cant describe.
They are bright green like the sea but different from my own sea green eyes. The brown specks in them cant be seen unless you look deeply into them. He clears his throat and I blush and look down at my hands.
"So how did the session go?"
"It was alright" I shrug
"I'm sure you'll do fine"
"I hope for a five I didnt do much"
"Depends on if they think you have potential"
"They probably dont". I say and the room goes quiet he picks something up and then I am pushed back by a force and I can only see white and feathers fluff everywhere.
"Hey"! I yell and I grab a pillow from behind me and smack him causing feathers to explode everywhere
"Oh its on Cresta its on!"
I laugh and jump off the bed grabbing a pillow in each hand he stands across from me with two also we look into each others eyes for three seconds and then I take the first hit. We hit each other with pillows to the point where there are feathers everywhere and my stomach hurts from laughing. He comes up to me with an empty pillow case and hits me with it I laugh really hard and then I go to hit him
But he pulls me into a hug.
"Thanks Annie"
"For what?"
"Showing me fun is still there" the door opens and we jump apart Mags walks in and looks at us with her hands on her hips
"you are not children" She scolds and Finnick smiles.
"Annie you have some um feathers in your hair" she points amd my hands fly up and sure enough there is feathers all tangled up in my hair. I try to untangle them but I cant reach it finnick walks over and starts working
"Well the scores will be on" I look up and wave Finnicks hands away walking out of the door
"And from district three Kady with a 8" Caesar Flickerman announced. I guess all the careers are done
"Marcus from district four with a 9" Mags clapped Marcus on the back and Finnick nodded to him, Marcus leaned back and put his feet in the air
"And from district four Annie with a 7" my face broke out into a smile and Finnick lifted me up spinning me
"good job!"
I giggle and he puts me down. " This calls for celebration lets get some chocolate covered strawberries" I groaned and grabbed my stomach
"No more please"
"Very well at least have some wine" Lucinda hands me a glass filled with red liquid. I stare it before shrugging and taking a sip I flinched at the fowl taste but then went for another, what could one glass hurt?
Aparantly alot. One glass turned into five. Now I was spinning in the seating area laughing with a cup in my hand, everyone went to bed except Finnick and I. My head was cloudy from the alcohol and I couldnt feel my feet or fingers
"Is it normal to feel like this?" I slurred sitting down beside him on the couch he tries to take the cup away from me but I pass it to my other hand taking a sip along the way.
"What drunk?" he asks and takes a sip of his own cup
"I am not drunk" I say rather loudly
"I'm pretty sure you are" he says and I lean over grabbing the bottle.
"No, no more Annie"
"Oh come onnnnn Finn dont be such a wittle party pooper" I pouted
"I am not, I just don't want to see you get alcohol poisoning." I hand over the bottle after that.
"Finnick how come you don't have a girlfriend?" I ask.
"You know why not Annie."
"No if you had one you could quit your job." I slur.
He shakes his head, " Not that simple Annie."
"How come?"
"I am a monster, no one would want to be my girlfriend even if my job wasn't there."
And then it came up like word vomit. (A/N: Disclaimer : I got that line from Mean girls xD) "I'd be your girlfriend!" I clamped my hand over my mouth.
He looks at me and chuckles lightly. "Alright Annie."
"You'd let me be your girlfriend?" I ask.
"Maybe, if the Hunger Games didn't exist or my job."
"Really?" My eyes widen.
He laughs, "Yes really."
I stare into his eyes and my heart aches. I'm pretty sure the alcohol made me make the next move because I leaned in and pressed my lips to his. His lips were warm and sweet as they moved against mine. He was shocked at first and then he kissed back. It felt right to kiss Finnick. He wasn't my first kiss afterall, but his was the best.
I pulled away and then a wave of dizziness hit me and my stomach flipped. I leaned over the side of the couch and vomited on the carpet.
"Am I that bad of a kisser." Finnick grabs my hair out of my face and I vomit a bit more.
After I was done I wiped my nose and mouth on my sleeve.
"No I am really sorry." I say with clenched teeth and I shiver.
"Lets get you to bed," He wraps his arm around me, "Clean this up please." He says to an avox and they nod.
I stumbled down the hall with Finnick holding on to me and he opens my door pushing my on the bed. He puts water and a piece of bread beside my bed and I close my eyes just as he closes the door behind him.
A/N: It was short I know but hey better than nothing right? Review!