Hey guys! School has started so, sadly, updates are slower :( but I will try to update as much as possible! It is possible for me to write an entire chapter in one sitting (this chapter for example) but it require a crap load of concentration, two hours, and me forsaking my pre cal homework for you guys. Hope you all enjoy because I am glad to write this! We did hit 500 reviews by the way so I did publish my newest story as celebration! This story is being changed to M because that was the result of the poll, but it was close. Now vote on Jo's baby's gender!
Buttons301: That is the plan so far, because she has Graceland to help her! :D
Peace Love Hunger games: He totally should but it depends where this story goes. I am a fan of having a happy ending, but having some angst in the ending as well, so that may be it.. not quite sure yet though, so don't hold me to that.
TARDISRose: It is the man who raped her's kid. Also, thanks for being my 500th reviewer!
MiaBelles: Poor Jo and Annie! Their life is so hard! Mikey is great, isn't he?
Mikey Jacquez: Adoption wouldn't be too much different than Graceland though, and Hunter will only be a few months older... Keep that in mind :D The bonus was fantastic (once again!)
TheWomanWhoCodesAndWrites: Poor girls! I feel bad for everything I put them through. Finnick is getting the worst of it, though. For Annie is use a lot of my personal feelings, but I made them more extreme in the vomiting case... I'm glad Jo's shock. I had no idea how to write that to be honest...
hungergamesgirl999: Surprise!
Catching Fireflies: You and Cursed to Cure were in my thoughts for that (y'all are twins, if I am not mistaken...?) Honestly, I have never listened to Eminem... I'll get onto that if you really want me to!
Alexandra Jackson rocks Hades: Not at all! :D
pumpkinking5: Annie and Finnick give me the feels. Poor Jojo! She is so cool too! I am very glad you liked it!
LiveLaughLove0103: Sorry... It's right...
RunnergirlI: Poor Jojo! Hunter is going to have friend now though :)
you said i'd do anything: I'm very glad you liked how it was written! Sorry for making you crazy...
peeta and katniss 1: I am glad you liked it!
TributeAndProud: Twists! I love them!
DramioneForever123: Me too! (On both parts)
MewWinx96: I am very glad you think it is a great start! You were 500 in spirit :) Everyone was! I love Finnick's sugar cubes. (Finnick: Katie, want a sugar cube? Katie/Me: *swoons* yes I'll take a sugar cube...) Don't doubt your stories because one day you will want to go back and compare them :) I wish I still had my first story up for comparison, but alas! I don't,,, :( It was horrible though and I wrote it when I was thirteen three years ago. Oh poor Annie! You and Annie wear the same size... Weird, you and I wear the same size then! I need to buy that movie for reals so I stop renting it. It's my favorite movie as well! We're freaking twins! I have never heard Eminem though. I am listening to One Direction as I write this review... sorry if that lowers your respect in me... *nervous face here* I'm not sure I feel about Jojo either. We can decide later! Lucky duck!
axes tridents and snares: Lol yeah! A lot of people liked this chapter but I am glad you told me you didn't. Every review, criticism included, is taken with a smile. The sickness of Annie was based off of the last time I was vomiting sick so I know it is real but the pregnancy is just what I think would happen.
ExplodingAaron: 1) Agree! 2) Finnick rocks! 3) Agree! (again) 4) Oh, I am glad you like it! I'll do my best for your sake and everyone else's. :D
MahoganyMagic12: Crazy right?! We're screwed!
MeaganOneDirection: Oh goodness! Poor Jojo and Annie, they have a hard time. I just use them as punching bags... :( Gotta love twists and turns!
JennaArmstrong87: Oh that means a lot! Thank you very very much!
CatnipGirlOnFire: I'm very glad you like it!
Sarah7821: Maybe a beta would help? Everyone has to start somewhere. Never let haters bring you down! If you want help, just ask me and I will be more than happy to help you on future chapters, but don't give up. That is probably the worst thing to do. If you're going to stop a story, do it because you have lost interest, not because someone else doesn't like it. I get a lot of negative reviews. I got one this chapter. Just use them to improve on :) I'd be happy to help you and beta if you want.
Wendy: Check!
billieRueXSmurf: Very glad you like it!
billieRueXSmurf: Sounds delicious!
Chapter 2- Forever
Gale
"Big bruddah! Big bruddah! Look at the pen- pen- " Posy stopped as she tried to recall the name of the tuxedo colored birds. "Look at those!" I laugh as does Rory. Vick however rolls his eyes.
"They're called penguins, Posy!" He lets out an exasperated sigh and takes a bite of his ice cream, getting more chocolate over his already brown and sticky face.
"Big bruddah! Big bruddah! I want one!" She says in her high pitched voice.
I smile. "Okay, Posy. We'll get you a penguin. Let's go to the gift shop."
Vick looked up at this. "Wait, Posy gets a toy and I don't?" A pout is forming on his chocolate covered face and I let out a chuckle.
"We'll get you one too, Vick. Do you want anything, Rory?" I say, only half joking.
He shrugs, shakes his head then changes his mind. "Let me get one of the stuffed cheetahs for Prim. Those are her favorite animal."
Vick sticks out his tongue and starts to laugh. "Rory and Primrose, sitting in a tree!" Posy joined in with her high little kid voice. "K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in a baby carriage! That's not all, that's not all! Here comes the baby playing basketball! That's not all! That's not all-"
"Hey!" Rory interrupts them, his face a shade of dark crimson from blushing. "Why isn't Gale hearing of any of this with Johanna?"
Posy smiles and giggles. "It's because Jojo is scarier than Prim!"
I laugh and start to wonder what Jo's favorite animal is. Should I get her something? If I get her anything it should probably be jellybeans. She has had a weird obsession with those lately.
We go to the gift shop and I tell Rory to watch Vick and Posy while I get jellybeans for Jo. As I fill up the bag with the pastel colored treats, I hear my phone go off. It's an Eminem song, so I know it is Jo. "Hey, Beautiful. What's up?" I cannot keep the smile out of my voice. She is truly something special.
Except her voice isn't reflecting the smile that was on my face, until I heard her cry. "I- I am so sorry Gale. I prayed this would- wouldn't happen but," Her voice is cracking, filled to the brim with sobs. I cannot make out anything she is saying, or if she is even trying to say anything.
"I- I took a preg- pregnancy test." It's like all the noise in the zoo gift shop as stopped. Jo. Is. Pregnant. The man that raped her got the love of my life pregnant. I almost drop the jellybeans, but know they may help her feel better by some small miracle.
"I'm coming home. We were about to leave any way." I notice how breathy I am, how shocking this is to me. Why did this have to happen to her? She is the most legitimately honest person ever. She isn't fake. It's one of the things I love the most about her. You can always count on her to be there. Why did this have to happen to her? "I'm so sorry this happened to you, Jo. I have no idea why you were apologizing to me. I'll be back in about twenty minutes."
I go get Rory, Vick and Posy. Rory looks at me confused, when he sees the sudden change in me. I'm still being nice to them, but I am more stressed and rushed. As Posy and Vick make their final toy selections, Rory pulls me aside. "What happened?"
I swallow. "I just got a phone call." I pause. "Johanna's pregnant. That guy that raped her got her pregnant." My voice is just above a whisper. "I can't believe this."
Rory looks at me wide eyed. "You better not break up with her. She'll need you more than ever. Please don't break down." I know this is completely random coming from anyone outside our family, but I completely understand.
"Rory, listen. I am going to remain there for Jo. I'm not going to abandon her just because it got tough. I love her. I'm not going to turn into mom, Rory. Don't worry." He swallows and nods. He is up to my forehead in height. When did he get so tall? I pull him in for a hug. "Don't worry, Rory. I will still be here for you, Vick and Posy. I've always been here, haven't I?" He nods and lets a small smile come onto his face. We then go to checkout, Posy carrying a stuffed pink penguin, Vick has a set of plastic African animals, Rory has a cheetah for Prim and I have Jo's jellybeans. I then see a stuffed teddy bear and know something like that would be good for her right now. When I'm not there, she can use it to think of me and if she wants to give it to her child then she can. I wouldn't mind if she named me the kid's father, if she keeps it. If she wanted to give it up for adoption she can do that too. I know she won't abort it, though. Jo sees that as murder.
We load up into the van and I put on Disney Children's Pandora for Posy. She belts out "When Will My Life Begin" from Tangled. Vick, sitting next to her, looks like he would rather listen to anything else. Rory looks as dismal as I feel, as he looks at the cheetah he got for Prim.
We pull into the driveway and I get out of the car as fast as I can, trusting Rory will take care of the other two kids. I run up the stairs, jellybeans and teddy bear in hand and see her crying on the couch. I go up behind her and place my arms around her. We stay like that for who knows how long. When she catches her breath I go and sit beside her. "I got something for you."
A small smile comes across her tear stained face. "What is it, handsome?"
I pass her the bag of jellybeans and she opens them and starts to eat them immediately. "Thanks. I needed these." I then show her the teddy bear and she pulls me in for a hug. "You are an amazing boyfriend."
I smile. "You are an even better girlfriend."
Annie
I wake up the next morning with a killer headache. "Oh, gosh. What happened?" I try to get out of bed, but I fall to the floor. "Crap." Everything around me is nothing but a blur. At least I am not throwing up.
I look around and see I am not alone. In my bed is Finnick. That is strange, because when we're together, he always sleeps on the extra bed, but he was in the same bad as me. I let a small smile cross my face and I go to open the dresser drawers to get out clothes that don't smell like vomit. Then I notice I am not in my room. I am in Finnick's. Shrugging, I go and grab one of his t shirts, one that is too big for him so it is certainly too big for me, and a pair of his sweatpants. I could walk to my room and do this, but for some reason it feels right to wear his clothes today.
I then go to the bathroom he shares with Gale and Peeta and run a brush through my oily hair. I shudder at my appearance and thank my lucky stars that I have a hair band on my wrist. I pull my hair into a ponytail and go back into his room, where I lay down on my stomach on the side of the bed I occupied last night and pull out a book. I start to read Unwind, one of my favorites, because I can think at least someone has a worse life than me. Eventually my neighbor wakes up, though and looks at me with a smile. "Good morning, beautiful."
I roll my eyes and go back to my book. Finnick places a kiss on my head and they trail down, going to my collarbone. I feel a blush come across me and smile at the feeling he gives me. I put down my book and Finnick pulls me on top of him and we just enjoy ourselves kissing, until my leg brushes against something hard. Finnick looks bashful for once, gives me one more kiss, and excuses himself.
He comes back and comes and places another kiss on my cheek. "Are you feeling better, love?" He then notices what I am wearing. "I like that look on you."
I shrug. "Thanks. I feel a lot better. I just have a killer headache." I hear my phone buzz and see it is a text from Gloss.
Gloss: Hey babe. I want you back. Sorry I was stupid.
I can feel my blood slowly boiling. As I am about to respond no, he sends another text.
Gloss: If you don't get back with me, Finnick will regret it.
Annie: I love Finnick. My mom is moving me to Colorado soon. You'll forget about me. Goodbye.
Gloss: Don't be too sure.
My heart is beating wildly inside of my chest and I feel my breath picking up. "What's wrong, Annie?"
I show him the series of texts and the anger in his face is awful. "How the heck could he ask for you back? How could he after the way he treated you? You're with me, Annie. Don't you love me?"
"You know I do!" My voice is filled with shock at the sudden outburst at me and I crumple to the floor.
He comes over and surrounds me in his arms. "I'm sorry, Annie. I know you love me. I love you too. It's just, why? Nothing he could ever do to me could make me regret being with you, though, Annie. It's just- I mean, why?"
I feel myself shiver and shake until Finnick pulls me close once again. "Don't worry, Annie. It'll get better."
I start to cry and my voice rises to a level I seldom use. "How? Finnick, my mom is coming for me in two weeks, just after Christmas! Gloss wants to do something to me and if I don't let him, he will do something to you! You can't come to Colorado with me and we were not able to audition for that show! I'm doomed to live with that woman who doesn't love me and only wants me because she can! Finnick, why is it like this?"
Finnick sighs and pulls me close, his voice starting as a hum until words start to form.
"How long is forever?
That's what you want to know
Forever, my dear is a moment in time
My love for you will far extend.
Forever, my dear, seems like eternity
Still it's not enough time
For you and I to express
Everything we have
For one another.
I promise I love you
I love you
I love you longer and longer and longer
I love you longer than forever
I love you more than the ocean is wide
I love you more than the all the stars in the sky
I love you forever
Forever."
He stops singing and looks bashful. "I wrote that. It's not done, but I was going to give it to you on your iPod before you left."
I feel the tears streaming down my face. "That is beautiful, Finnick." A smile lights up his face. "I mean, that is truly lovely."
He shrugs. "I know you secretly wish your life was a musical sometimes and I would like to help you with that."
I nod and pull him in for a kiss. My headache seemed to have melted away with that song. All the stress in my life is gone and there is nothing but me and him. After we kiss he turns on Perks of Being a Wallflower album on, letting us be swept away in dancing. He is just in a pair of sweatpants, and I am in his clothes, but it is still the most romantic moment I have ever had. He turns me in twirls and dips me, giving me a quick kiss on the lips and starts me in a jitterbug, my personal favorite. It's perfect and I wish it never had to end. "I love you, Annie."
I smile. "I love you too, Finnick." The butterflies just erupt in my stomach like it is the first time we kissed all over again.
This chapter was written in like, two hours so it was kind of rushed, sorry! I hope you enjoy! I did write the song (I usually do, unless I say otherwise) Please vote on Jo's baby's gender! Remember, this story is being changed to M, but I doubt it will get much worse than what it has been. This will not be the last we see of Gloss either, though!
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