Hey guys! Here is an update! I hope you enjoy it. I also just published a Thanksgiving one-shot titled Dear Mom. Please go check it out! I also published the sneak peek to Mikey Jacquez and I's (how would I put that grammatically correct...? Oh well) new story Project Santa Clause. Please go check that out as well! Also, we are now number 6 in review counts for a Finnick and Annie story! Thank you so much guys! Let's get to number 1! Enough of that! Onto reviews!

MeaganOneDirection: Thank you so much! Finnick gets to redeem himself a little in this chapter... Maybe. I'll let you judge that.

MiaBelles: I love Gale so much! He is just a big teddy bear. My favorite part? Hmm... I liked the monkeys, jabber jays, sugar cube scene and the very last scene Finnick was in. It broke my heart at how desperate he looked. He just wanted Annie T.T

TheWomanWhoCodesAndWrites: I think his past scarred him enough and I don't see how I could make it catch up to him. I am planning on getting his brothers involved later, but they are going to be fun characters. I love writing as Gale. He is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I'm excited to see their interaction with the baby as well. I also tried to make Annie stronger in this chapter. Was I successful?

Mikey Jacquez: Where else would the kid go?! Silly Mikey XD. I like it being M-rated because I don't have to hold back! Mwahahahahaha

TARDISRose: Yeah! I'm glad they did too. I'm trying to wean Katniss off of the drugs, as you will see in this chapter :)

Ruby: I gave Ruby a little cameo in this chapter, but tell me more about her and I'll add her in more in future chapters :) I'm flattered you asked for one, actually :)

ForeverYoung362: I am glad Katniss has Peeta. He is such a sweetheart. Finnick wins the idiot of the year contest. Maybe this chapter will help redeem him. I love Johanna and Gale and I'm glad you ship them in my story :)

Buttons301: I'll add Cecilia in as much as I can :) Peeta and Gale are fantastic!

MewWinx96: I yell at him all the time and never feel bad... but that might be because I am Annie and can get away with doing stuff like that to him. XD Aww darn... Well, I'll just have to keep reading your creative and interesting deaths! Tsk tsk tsk... Katniss, bad drugs. Bad. I'm really excited to write her recovering. That will be fun. I loved writing Gale being a sweetheart! And no! Don't stop killing them! Some horrible nut... That is hilarious! See, I feel really bad for Gale in the normal series because he is going to have to live his entire life knowing his invention killed a girl who was practically his sister. He also did not get to end up with the girl he loved (and she kind of led him on... admittedly)

OCD hater: Glad to know I'm not the only one XD

CatnipGirlOnFire: I was actually planning on waiting a couple more chapters before Finnick and Annie came back, but I added them in, just for you :)

pumpkinking5: Finnick, quit being dumb! Running away is a silly choice. I am glad the cops took the drugs. I love how Gale reacted and cannot wait to write as him. Thanks :)

SugarCakes123: Thank you very much! I hope I keep surprising you :)

Guest1025: Oh my gosh, thanks so much! I am very glad you enjoy it :)

axes tridents and snares: Silly silly silly XD

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axes tridents and snares: I'm glad you are all caught up :)

Chapter 5- Bubblegum Girl

Katniss

Everything around me is too bright. It is too happy. Ever since the cops cleared out, it is too- I can't handle this. "Peeta, I'm tired. Let's go do something."

He looks at me confused. "Wait, what?"

"You heard me. Let's go do something. Maybe get a few drinks, or something. Jo and Gale might be back by the time we are." I start to pull my hair into the side braid I always do.

Peeta stares at me. "Drinks? Katniss, we're lucky Haymitch didn't press for more information. He will if we came back drunk."

I just let out a low chuckle. "You know we could always bring one back for Haymitch. Then he wouldn't care."

"Are you high right now?" He asks. I shrug and he shakes his head. "Katniss, what does Prim think?" I shrug once again. I didn't think about Prim when I started this habit. "Katniss, you're scaring Prim. She hates seeing you like this! I hate seeing you like this, too." The tears spill from my eyes. I don't know what else to do but cry and yell.

"I hate myself too, Peeta! I hate taking those drugs and realized it was a mistake from the moment I started! It is just- once you start, you can't stop! I've tried!" Peeta shakes his head and walks out of the room. I just cry.

I didn't hear him come back in. I just felt his arms around me and him place something in my hands. I wipe away tears with one hand and see a cheese bun. "Katniss, every time you need a cigarette or anything else, go to the kitchen. Grab a cheese bun. I will make sure there are always some. I don't want you to buy more drugs. I want you to get better. For your own good, I'm not letting you out of my sight. Please don't leave Graceland without telling me. I don't want you getting into more trouble." I nod and Peeta holds me closer and plants a kiss on my forehead. "Let's get a milkshake!"

I look up at him. "What?"

He smiles. "You heard me. Milkshake. It's a drink and you wanted a drink. Come on, Katniss. It'll be good."

I roll my eyes and smile. "Fine. I'll go get a dumb milkshake with you."

Peeta goes to tell Haymitch what we are doing while I went to grab money. Maybe I can sneak away long enough to get some- "No, Katniss. Dad would already be disappointed. Don't want to get him even more upset."

I go back downstairs where Peeta is waiting, with that smile on his face. "Let's go, Katniss."

The nearest milkshake place, a 1950's style diner run by a woman called Greasy Sae, is not that far away, so we are able to walk. Peeta slips his hand into mine. I don't protest. It's sweet. When we get there, Peeta speaks. "Table for two?"

The server, a girl with her hair pulled back into a ponytail, pops a piece of bubblegum. She has a bored look on her face. "Yeah." She takes us to a booth by the back window where we get a view of the beach. She then pulls out a piece of paper and goes through the list of things she has to say. "Hi, my name is Cashmere, I will be your server. What would you like to drink?"

Peeta smiles at the girl, even though she is being completely rude. "I think we would like two cherry cokes. I would also like a vanilla milkshake and she would like a red velvet one."

"Right then." Cashmere writes down the orders, goes to deliver them to the kitchen, fills up our drinks and returns to us with them filled up. "Here you go."

Peeta lets out an even bigger smile. "Thanks." He then turns to me. "Katniss, I think we are on a date."

I manage to crack a small smile. "A date? What makes you say that?"

He rolls his eyes. "Well, we are dating, it is just the two of us and we are enjoying delicious cherry cokes and we are going to have milkshakes in a moment too."

As if on cue, Cashmere returns to us with our milkshakes. "Will that be it for you two?"

Peeta looks at me and looks back at the girl. "You know, I think we need some french fries. What do you think, Katniss? French fires?"

Cashmere's face is a mixture between hatred, being pissed off and annoyance, and I think it is the funniest thing ever. "Yeah! French fires sound great."

When she is gone, Peeta and I burst out laughing. We continue to drink our milkshakes, sip our cokes and dip french fries into the ice cream when Peeta pulls out his phone and starts laughing. "What's up?"

His laugh turns into a chuckle and I continue to look at him. "Marvel changed his facebook status to In a Relationship."

I start to laugh as well. Who would have thought Marvel had it in him? "Well, who is the girl? Glimmer? Clove?"

He shakes his head. "Some girl named Ruby. She's pretty enough. I'll keep an eye out for her at school."

I smile and nod. "Me too." We finish our milkshakes and Cashmere comes over to us.

"Will that be all?" She asks.

Peeta gives me a look and then turns his attention to Cashmere. "Actually, could we get these drinks in to-go cups?"

She pops her bubblegum and does what she is told. If looks could kill, Peeta would be dead.

When we finally leave I look at Peeta. "You know, maybe I should try and quit drugs more often. I get cheese buns, cherry coke and milkshakes. I wouldn't mind that."

Peeta pulls me close to him. "You know, I wouldn't mind that either." He then gives me a kiss. It is a small, cute kiss. It doesn't amount to anything Johanna and Gale do, or anything Finnick and Annie did, but it is still perfect, all the same.

Finnick

I wake up first. Annie and I are staying at this uncrowded Holiday Inn. The way people look at us- I feel like I have sinned. Maybe I have, but not the way they are thinking. They look at Annie like she has sinned. She hasn't. People probably think I got her knocked up and our parents kicked us out. If only our parents cared enough to kick us out. We don't even have that. Besides, I would never do that to Annie. I wouldn't have sex with her until she was ready and she believes in abstinence. I look at the small suitcase Annie and I brought and start to pack our meager belongings into it. At this, Annie starts to wake up. I look up at her and give her the best smile I can manage. "Good morning, Sleeping Beauty."

She smiles and sticks out her tongue. "What time is it?"

I look at the alarm clock on the side of the bed. "It's nine. We got to sleep in, huh?"

She shrugs and pulls her knees up to her chest. "Finnick, what's wrong?"

I shake my head. "Nothing is wrong, Annie."

She shakes her head and crawls to the foot of the bed. "Finnick, don't try to lie to me. It doesn't really work. Besides, it is all over your face. We can go back to Graceland, Finnick. I will keep a better eye out and be more careful. That man will not get any more pictures. I'll suffer another year with my mom. She has no right to me when I'm eighteen. I'll leave her and come find you."

I stand up then sit down next to her on the bed. "It isn't that, Annie. I love being to wake up and see your face. I mean, that is how it was back at Graceland, but here it is just the two of us. What is bugging me is the way people look at us. The way people look at you. They probably think I got you pregnant and we got kicked out of our houses. I hate seeing people look at you like that."

Annie leans in and gives me a quick peck on my lips. Even that small peck gives me butterflies in my stomach. "Finnick, I appreciate you worrying, but don't. I'm with you and that is all I need. Let people think what they want to think. We know the truth."

I pull Annie in for a hug and kiss the top of her head. I breath in the scent of her. She has always smelled so good. Being away from Graceland hasn't changed that yet. "Finnick, when can we call everyone back at home? They are probably really worried."

"Soon, Annie. Very soon. I miss them already."

She nods. "I do too." We sit there holding one another for a couple more moments. "Finnick, what are we going to do from here?"

I smile. I've thought this out at least. "I'm going to take the rest of my high school classes online. Eventually I'll take some college classes as well. In the mean time I'll get a job. I'll get us money and we can get an apartment together. It'll be one of those pre furnished ones. I'll get a real job when I finish the college classes and we can move off to New York! You will get to be the actress you always dreamed of. I'll try to get a job up there too, but if not, I'll get another job. There is no need to worry about us, Annie. We will be fine!"

She has a smile on her face. "I'm going to finish high school too, Finnick. I'll take college classes with you and I'll get a job. I'm not going to let you do everything while I sit around waiting for you to come back. We will go off to New York together and we get in a show together. I'm not going to do anything without you and I'm not going to let you do anything without me."

My smile grows bigger. "Miss Cresta, have I ever told you how much I love you?" She smiles and nods, but I continue. "Annie, my love for you more than the oceans, more than the sky, more than the universe even!"

She puts her arms around my neck and lays her head on my shoulder. "I love you that much, doubled."

We sit there for a few more moments before she finally releases her grip on me. "Well, we better get going. Where did you say you wanted to be by tonight?"

"Georgia. Once we get there we can call everyone back at Graceland. We will be out of reach of the Florida cops by that point and I don't think Haymitch will send anyone else after us, if we promise to keep him updated." Annie still looks hesitant, but I give her a kiss and get off of the bed. "Annie, I know a rental car place. I was going to rent a car for us to take to Georgia. We will not be relying on buses and strangers to take us. I promise you will be safe." When she still doesn't move, I place a kiss on the top of her head. "What's wrong?"

She shrugs. "It's nothing."

I shake my head. "Annie, it is obviously something. What's wrong?"

"It's just, my dad, he was from Georgia, if I recall correctly. Maybe I can meet him."

I look at her, shocked. "Annie, that man raped your mother. Who knows what he would do to you."

"Finn, my mother could have also been a liar. She was crazy. Maybe it was something else entirely. If it wasn't something else, I'll have you there to protect me." She looks at me with her big brown eyes and soft appearance. "Finnick, can we at least try to meet him? We don't have to even tell him I'm his daughter until we know for sure he is safe."

"Alright, Annie. You know I cannot resist you. We will look for your father."

"Thank you, Finn."

Alright, we are off to Georgia! Yay! (I have never been to Georgia. Please forgive inaccuracies when I'm talking about Georgia...)

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