A/N : Woops. I made Annie like him. I couldn't help it.
Disclaimer : I don't own it.
chapter 4.
When I wake up, my head pounds and my stomach feels horrible. I try and sit up but my stomach reacts differently. I made it just in time to the bathroom to get rid of whatever was left in my system.
I heard a pounding on the bathroom door and I groaned, flushed the toilet and leaned against the wall.
"Annie please tell me you aren't naked in there."
"I'm not." I called back and Finnick bursts into the door.
"Are you okay?" He asks and kneeled down infront of me.
I glared at him, "Really, you are asking me that?" He laughs. "Whats so funny about me being sick?" I crossed my arms.
"The fact that you didn't listen to me when I said to stop drinking"
"Well get your laughs in now."
Mags knocked on my door. Finnick opens the door and then leaves. Mags walks in and looks at me on the floor.
"Were going to start after you shower, you will have 3 hours with me 3 hours with Finnick, 3 hours with your prep team and the interviews are on at 5." My head is spinning so fast.
"Alright." I whisper and I head to the shower, towel in hand and before the door closes behind Mags as she leaves the room and I swear I hear Mags say:
"Poor girl."
I turned on the shower and made myself smell like oranges as I usually do. I didn't dwell because I didn't want Mags to be annoyed with me. I stepped out and let the dryers do their job. I pulled on a pair of track pants and a blue tank top before walking out. When I did my room was completely transformed.
There were two chairs facing each other and a pair of high heel shoes. I groaned inwardly at how this will probably be torture.
"I will help you with your presentation, first we will work on your posture then your entrance." I nodded and sat down beside in one of the seats and she takes her place and just stares at me.
"What?" I ask. And she coughs heaving her shoulders up. Oh.
I sit up straight, "Good now, keep your shoulders back and your chin up, great big smiles." I smile hugely and she laughs."You want to charm them not scare them." and I giggle. I tune down my smile a bit and I sit there until she nods.
"Good, put your hands in your lap like this." She folds her fingers and places them so they rest on her knee, "Now cross your angles."
I do as I was told.
The next hour consisted of me getting up and learning how to sit down again. The next two hours were brutal.
I have never walked in high heeled shoes before and I seriously thought I was going to break my ankle the moment I put them on. The straps felt to right and the palms of my feet ached. After though I made its so I could walk around in them and not kill my self.
We breaked for lunch and then I traded off and I was now working with Finnick
"Caesar likes to weasel, he may ask things that could possibly upset you so you need to learn how to clock it out."
I nod, we were sitting the seating area with two chairs facing each other.
"Okay so Caesar Flickerman is man that can't intimedate you, he is so kind and funny."
"Are you trying to set us up on a date?" I teased and his face hardened.
"No, I am just letting you know, its not different then talking to me."
"So I can tease him about going on dates?" I tease again.
"No Annie this is serious!" He yells at me and I tense up. "I am sorry Annie I am"
"Its okay" I look down and I can feel him study my face.
"Lets start I am going to ask you some questions like he would, are you ready?" I nodded.
"I am going to pretend I am Caesar and you answer me how you think you should ok?" I nod again. "Alright, so Annie what do you think of the Capitol?"
"Its big."
"No,no,no, Don't give him little answers, give him something that could lead off to the next question. Try again."
"Okay. The Capitol is fantastic and it's no wonder we send all of our fish here!"
" Good, So Annie whats your favourite part about District 4?"
"Swimming." I respond and Finnick laughs. "What?"
"You have to elaborate, play the Capitol." I cleared my throat and tried again.
"I love swimming in the big beautiful ocean provided by the Capitol who allows me to swim in it." I said in my highest pitch voice.
"Good! That was good! Now what do you think you will bring in these games?"
"I think that I will bring lots of killing and stealing persons lives because I love these games." I said way to giddily and the air in the room dropped.
"Annie." He whispered.
"I don't why I said it." I admitted.
"Its fine that you're angry."
"Angry?" I yelled standing up, " I am raging mad." I crossed my arms and he shook his head standing up beside me,
"We have to continue."
I nod to him and I try and swallow my anger.
The two hours were horrible, I have to pretend to be excited.
My prep team comes in, they rush to get me ready.
At 6 o'clock I'm standing in line to wait for my turn. Marcus goes up, then hes back. Then I hear Caesar call out.
"From District 4, Annabelle Cresta!" The crowd goes nuts and I try to smile but I am drowned out, I can't feel anything.
He walks up to meet me and I almost trip on my high heels but I don't. The dress I am wearing is floor lenght and bright blue, like the sky. It has a low neckline that is detailed by blue gems. My hair was straight and it felt weird, it felt long and glossy. I kind of liked it like this.
"Its Annie." I smile at him shaking his hand.
"My apologies!" He places his hand on the small of my back and I shiver. He leads us over to the two seats and I glance out into the crowd, my heart starts beating rapidly.
"Do I make you nervous?" Caesar asks.
"Oh no, you're just like if I was talking to my mentor!" I said a little to harshly.
"Good good, so you won't mind answering, do you have any siblings back home?"
"Yes I have my younger sister Ariella and my sister Hannah , I bet they are SO proud of me."
"I bet they are Annie! Are you close?"
"We share a room and we do almost everything together, so yes!"
"Thats great! So what is your favourite part about your district?" and I grin, I knew exactly what to say.
"The water. Its so perfect and I am ever so grateful that our Capitol allows us to swim in it."
"Ah yes, I see your smile is it your favourite thing to do?"
"Of course!" I wrap my hands together and place them on my knees, then cross my ankles like Mags told me. I smiled largely like Finnick told me too.
"So Annie, you seem a little distant?"
"Do I Caesar?" I reply.
"I have heard the rumors, I mean we all have hear especially now with the opening ceremonies, that you are mentally unstable." I shook my head violently, everything started spinning and my breathing became rapid.
"I-uh- I-I."
"Annie?" Caesar's hand finds mine.
I can't feel it though, but I know its there. My breathes have become short and I can't tell how many I am taking a second, it just seems to get faster and faster. I can feel everything tipping like it does when you are on a boat, like when the waves gently rock you back and forth.
"Medic!" Somebody calls but I can't see anything. Its all a blur. There is a distant ringing sound, but I can't tell the source. I feel someone lifting my head and flashing something into my eyes.
After that I see white. Nothing but white. I shake. I can tell that I am cold.
I don't want to open my eyes.
And I didn't even know they were closed. But when I did, I was in a white room, on a bed, in my blue dress.
I was alone and I knew that.
Then something pricked my arm.
"Ow." I cringed.
"Sorry." a voice called.
I turned my head too see a young female doctor sticking a syringe into my arm.
"My name is Alena."
"I like that name, its pretty." I said groggily.
She chuckled, " I am glad you think so."
"What happened?" I ask trying to sit up.
"You had a panic attack, it had something to do with your brain."
"My brain?"
"Something triggers them, what? We don't know yet."
"What about the games?" I ask.
"They are still sending you."
"Of course they are." Alena looks around the room then back at me.
"The arena will mostly be water, there is a small forest but it has no animals living in it, there is a dam by the lake, it holds all the fresh water up and if knocked over, will flood everything, there is a cave up by the water, stay there and you will be safe." She leaned away from me and continued checking on me.
"Thank you." I choked out.
"I want to see you come home." She says. "Show them that it doesn't matter if you're fragile." And then she was gone. I laid there pondering my thoughts until the white door swung open and Finnick was there.
"I can't believe he asked that question." Finnick half yells causing my to yelp. "Its so reckless, he knew, he knew that it wasn't a safe zone." He kicks the wall but then falls against the bed putting his head on the covers.
"The worst part is I couldn't see you after." A lump formed in my throat but I tried to swallow it, not succeeding. I took my hand and stroked his hair.
"Its alright."
"No it isn't, I am your friend, your mentor, I should be with you until the end, protecting you, " A tears rolls down his cheeks and I can feel mine wet with my own.
"The only thing that matters is that you are here now okay?"
"Okay." he chokes out.
"Finnick?"
"Hm?"
"Take me back to our rooms."
When we get there Mags rushes to me and I really don't want to talk to anybody right now.
"I am going to get some fresh air." I said standing up. Kassandra said something about the rooftop and how we can just stand up there.
"I'll come with you." Finnick says standing up. I walked to elevator and I leaned against the wall. It shoots up and Finnick clears his throat, I look at him and smile.
The doors open and we walk out and sit on the bench together.
"Look I am sorry for last night I was drunk and I shouldn't have kissed you and well yeah.." My voice trailed off.
"You know its okay to have feelings for the all might Finnick Odair." He puffs out his chest and I laugh.
"Slow down there cowboy, I never said I felt anything for you."
"Then why would you kiss me."
"Technically, you made the first move." I pointed out.
"True, but you wen't along with it!"
"And what, miss out on kissing the great Finnick Odair!" I gasp and he puts on a smug grin and ruffles my hair.
"Smart girl."
"I know."
"Whos cocky now?" He asks
"Still you, and I never once called you cocky."
"It was implied." He said and I laughed. I shivered from the wind that blew and he put his arm around me, I leaned my head on his shoulder.
"You're the best mentor, have I told you that?"
"Why because I am such a great kisser?"
"Cocky asshole." I smiled and he laughed. "You aren't as great of a kisser as you sought out to be."
He mocks hurt, "What?"
"You heard me Odair." I grinned. "I on the other hand, am a spectacular kisser!"
He laughs, "Okay Cresta, I'll let you think what you want to."
I laugh at him, "Am I really the only one you can be around and be yourself?"
He takes a few seconds, then nods slowly, "You and Johanna."
"Johanna?" I raise an eyebrow and he makes a disgusted face, causing me to giggle.
"You're different, it's different, I don't know."
I smile, "Different is good?"
"Very good." He says and I nod.
A few minutes pass by and I look around the roof top garden.
"So am I really that bad of a kisser?" He asks and I stand up and stretch, walking towards the door,
"Ill let you figure that one out on your own."
A/N : And yeah. Review!