I told you all that if I got 60 reviews I would add another chapter tonight! Well y'all did it, so here is the next chapter :) Also on my profile, I have a little poll going on. It is just about favorite characters in the story, but I would like it if y'all would vote so I can see who you all want me to focus on writing :)
TARDISRose: I know! It is so sad Annie does that. I'm sorry I have to let you all read that, but I'm trying to make it even more realistic with them having normal problems as well. I thought that section I added was cute and I'm glad you liked it :)
MiaBelles: Yeah! You said you wanted to see them at lunch, and I was going to, but I didn't... sorry... You are on the right track prank wise though... I have an idea I think all of you will love :) But thanks for telling me the horror idea! I will use that sometime (story or real life... idk which yet though...)
Fire Kitty 12: Glad you like it! I'm going to go in Harry Potter years to translate... A senior is a seventh year, a junior is a sixth year, a sophomore is a fifth year and a freshman is a fourth year. Hope that helps :)
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TheWomanWhoCodesAndWrites: The whole Annie thing is again, some honest true feelings I often have while comparing myself to my friends. Annie has only done it once, at this point of the story, for weight issues, so Finnick really hasn't had a chance to catch on... but I'm pretty sure he will. The first day of school pictures are something my mom makes my sisters and I do every year, so I felt I should include it, even more so when I remembered Effie was a caretaker. I loved adding the smilies, and it is so much funnier on my word document because Jo has a greater than sign in front of the eyes, making it an evil smiley face. I feel like she would put that for herself :)
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Chapter 5- Truth or Dare
Gale
Jo and I have determined the jerks who were bullying Annie. It wasn't too hard to figure out, because the only people in there who knew of us were twin brother and sister named Gloss and Cashmere Crane, son and daughter of our principal, Seneca Crane. They don't let anyone forget it. It also means the spoiled duo could get away with anything without getting in trouble. Jo is the one who comes up with the idea.
"The two of them took some juniors into their group. Little do they know is that these people often come and volunteer at Graceland, and we actually get along with them pretty well. No one outside of all of us knows that.
"We are going to tell Cato Harding, the blonde muscular boy in your room, what Cashmere and Gloss said to Annie. He is then going to become infuriated and ask what he can do to help. We give him this shampoo, the exact brand Cashmere and Gloss use, but add blue hair dye in it. It won't come out for weeks."
I smile at this idea. It is completely fantastic. I feel like this is the only thing Jo has been thinking about all day. We went through all seven class periods and I saw her writing on the back of the syllabuses the teachers gave us. "This is a great idea Jo, but how will they know it was from us?"
Johanna gives me a wink. "They'll have no proof, but as soon as I make a smart-alec remark they will know it was us."
Somehow, Jo and I had the misfortune to have four classes with these jerks: Anatomy, English IV, Calculus and PE Tennis, which we also share with Finnick and Annie. The two managed to separate Annie from Finnick at some point during the class and taunt her until she started crying. When the coached asked what was wrong, Cashmere covered up their tracks by saying they were trying to help her out with something, but she slipped and fell, landing hard. The coach believed her and walked away. Infuriated, Finnick, Jo and I all went to rescue her. We couldn't sooner because we knew they had more authority in school and it would simply get Annie in trouble.
While we walked over to them, Cashmere gave me and Finn a wink that was suppose to look sexual and Gloss smacked Jo's butt. She became very physically tense and her eyes were closed. I remember her saying she was sexually molested and her being smacked probably didn't help anything. It probably brought up painful memories she did her best to keep buried uner the surface. It just made my fury grow. I only hope Katniss and Peeta, as well as Posy, Vick and Rory had a better day than us.
We're walking to the van right now, but Jo and I were walking behind the others, to make sure none of them heard.
When we pull up to the house, we see a sleek black car in the driveway. "Who is that?" I ask Jo. She simply shrugs and we walk in.
We all go into the kitchen to grab an afternoon snack. I was in the mood for some Oreos and milk when we see the imposter. The man, at first glance, doesn't look too bad. He actually looks like Santa Clause, but when you looked at him closer you could see he was anything but. His eyes were snake-like, cold and calculating. He seemed to be waiting for anyone to make a wrong mood.
Effie looks like she is about to cry and Haymitch looks extremely ticked off. We all stop outside the hall. "You cannot come in here and just make a proposal like that. This is not government property. You have no right to take this away from us. This is a private organization I funded myself!"
Finnick is the brave one who decides to lead us into the kitchen. "Hello, Mr. Abernathy and Ms. Trinket. Who is this guest with us today?" We all know he never calls Haymitch Mr. Abernathy or Effie Ms. Trinket, so we all decide notice to follow his lead and be perfectly polite.
Effie clears her throat, trying to rid herself of tears. "Hello children. This is Mr. Snow. Mr. Snow, these are our oldest six children, Finnick, Annie, Johanna, Gale, Peeta and Katniss." She points us all out in the order we enter the room so he doesn't get confused.
Finnick looks at Effie with fake confusion. "Ms. Trinket, aren't the younger kids supposed to be back? Should we go pick them up?"
He seems to know that the other kids would be home by now if this man hadn't come and upset Haymitch and Effie. "No, it's fine Finnick. Haymitch and I will go do it. If you will excuse us, Mr. Snow, we need to go get our other children."
As she gets up, she mouths "Thank you" to Finnick. The group of us get what we wanted for a snack and head upstairs. Finnick has a pint sized tub of mint chocolate chip ice cream, Jo has a bag of Sour Cream and Onion chips, Katniss also got some Oreo's with milk and Peeta got a slice of bread he made the other day. Annie claimed she wasn't hungry and didn't grab anything.
Johanna raced up the stairs, refusing to take the elevator, and pushed the six beanbags in the room into a circle. I have no idea what she is doing. Nobody does. "We're going to play Truth or Dare!" This idea of truth or dare seems completely random. That's when it hits me. I know why we are doing this. I shoot her a text to see if I am correct. I am.
Finnick
Why is the first thing that comes to mind. We play truth or dare sometimes, but not as of late. It was also the first day of school, so we typically talk about our teachers and stuff. I am about to ask, but Katniss beats me to it. "Jo, why are we going to play truth or dare?"
Jo has a playful smirk on her face, but we can also tell the answer she is about to give isn't the real reason behind it. "I just feel like it would be a good way to unstressify after school. Besides, senior year completely blows. I haven't been able to call seniority once!"
We all get in the circle. Peeta and I are beside Jo, Finnick sits on my left and on his left is Katniss. In between Katniss and Peeta is Annie. Jo looks around the circle and her eyes land on Peeta, who seems to shrink in her gaze. "Peeta, truth or dare?"
"Truth." He says the word quickly, like he is afraid of its effects.
"Who is the least favorite teacher you got this year?" We all look at her like she is deranged. This is truth or dare where you get the embarrassing things out of her.
Peeta glances at Katniss and they look back to her. "Neither of us liked Ms. Coin, our English teacher."
I laugh. "You got Ms. Coin? Dude, I'm sorry but your year is going to suck."
Peeta then retaliates by shooting everything back at me. "Finnick, truth or dare?"
I shrug. "Truth. I've got nothing to hide."
Peeta smiles and looks me in the eyes. "Do you have a crush on anyone?"
Okay, so maybe I do have one thing to hide. He didn't ask who is was, so I answer. "Yes." Before he has a chance to ask me who, I look around the circle to pick a new victim. "Katniss, truth or dare?"
She smiles. "Both of you have been wusses. I'm going to pick dare."
I think about this and smile, getting ready to enjoy it. "I dare you to go up to Coin when you get to class tomorrow and ask her if she is a chick or a dude. You have to say chick or dude."
Everyone starts to laugh and Katniss looks collected and unfazed in the least. "Alright. Well then, Gale, truth or dare."
He smiles. "Dare."
Katniss thinks about this for a moment and smiles. "I dare you to show up to school tomorrow wearing all of Posy's bracelets." Gale looks slightly taken aback, but doesn't object.
"You've got yourself a deal, Catnip." He says. I wonder where the nickname Catnip came from, but I decide now isn't the time to ask. "Annie, truth or dare?"
Annie looks nervous as she answers. "Truth."
Gale smiles and shrugs. "I'm going to be boring. Do you have a crush on anyone?" Annie nods, much to my surprise. I didn't think she liked anyone.
"Is it my turn to ask someone?" She asks timidly, as if she doesn't want to cause trouble.
"Go for it, Little Mermaid." Jo responds to her.
"Umm, alright. Truth or dare?" Jo smiles. She knows Annie will let her off easy.
"Dare." There is a smirk in her voice. She is plotting something.
Annie sighs and thinks about it for a moment before a smile comes across her lips. "I dare you to get revenge on Cashmere and Gloss for me."
This takes all of us by surprise. Annie would never suggest getting back at someone. She believes live and let lie, not in revenge. Johanna, once she gets over her initial shock, smiles, glances at Gale, and looks back at Annie. "Already on it, sweetie." She then pulls Annie in for a hug. "Forgive me when I do this. Annie, since you chose truth last time, you get a dare this time. I dare you to tell us all who you have a crush on."
Everyone but Annie and I burst into laughter. I try to pretend to chuckle, but it isn't convincing. I am about to hear the name of what boy stole the heart of the girl who stole mine. "I- I don't think I- I can admit who it is…"
Jo smiles. "Why not, darling? It's truth or dare, after all. You have to go."
Annie shakes her head and looks back at Johanna. "Can't you just dare me to give up Pokémon for a week?" This is serious. Annie never would give up her game. It keeps her calm and helps her pass time. She loves it more than the rest of us do, and we all love it a lot. Johanna shakes her head and gives her hand a comforting squeeze.
Annie looks close to tears but Johanna smiles. "Have I ever steered you wrong, Annie? I've always got your back, right?" Annie nods and sighs. "There ya go, girly. Trust me, everything will be alright."
I don't get what the big deal is. It is probably Cato or Marvel from school. My suspicions are confirmed when I see her whisper two syllables. "I'm sorry, sweetie? Could you be louder? I heard you, but no one else did." Johanna has a huge smile on her face and Annie looks to be close to tears and is bright red. Maybe she really doesn't want to tell.
I start to open my mouth and I let a few words out. "Johanna, if she doesn't want to tell-"
Her mouth opened at the same time, and I hear one name. "Finnick." I stop talking and look up just in time to see her run off to her room.
Johanna shrugs and looks at Gale. "Gale, since the person whose turn it was is gone, do you want to dare someone?"
Gale smiles and looks around the circle, his gaze landing on me. "Of course, Johanna." I can feel my heart beating like a hammer against a drum. I have no idea who he is going to ask me, but I have every idea at the same time. "I dare Finnick to go and admit his feelings to the girl he has a crush on, right now."
I am shocked, but do as I am told. Annie did the bigger thing and admitted she liked someone first. The least I can do is tell her I like her too. I am in love with her, but it would be far too soon to admit that. I come into her bedroom and see her crying on her bed. She doesn't hear me come in. I slowly walk over to her bed, butterflies threatening to escape the prison in my stomach.
I sit down on the edge of her bed and put my hand on one of her shoulders. She looks up and with red rimmed, scared deer big brown eyes. Even with all her tears she looks beautiful. I tilt her chin up and press my lips to hers. We stay like that for an eternity, just our lips pressed together in perfection.
I hear clapping and wolf calling coming from the doorway. I don't care. I can feel Annie bring her arms around my neck, and I can feel mine grabbing her waist and pulling her closer. We stay like this until we are called down for dinner.
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