Ah! I'm sorry! I am back now and now I will be writing more, sorry!
In other news… AHHHH FINNICK HAS BEEN CASTED :D I'M FANGIRLING SO MUCH! It's Sam Claflin from Pirates of the Caribbean! What do you think of him?! He isn't what he thought Finnick looked like, but there is a reason Lionsgate picked him, just like with Josh and Jennifer. So I am happy to fangirl over him.
Also I knew this is an entirely different series but the Mortal Instruments has started to film on the twentieth, so far this is the best day of my life lol.
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Finnick Odair
Annie started to shiver so I quickly got off of her. I got over to the wheel and turned it towards District 4, my boat responded and headed over towards our home. Annie walked over toward me and wrapped her arms around me.
"I'm so sorry Annie." I whispered. I shouldn't have ever invited her, she was trembling crazily. I walked over to the small storage bin and pulled out a large blanket and wrapped it around her.
"Don't be." She whispered in my ear. She seemed to be surprisingly calm as we docked and unloaded.
"I'll take you home." I said rubbing her left shoulder.
Annie shook her head stubbornly "No. I want to..." She took a big breath "Take me in the water. Please."
I was shocked at her decision. "Annie…"
"In the water, I wasn't as scared as I was before. I think it was because I would know you would come and get me. Save me."
I swallowed hard. "Fine. But you can't… leave me." I decided to use that choice of words. Annie sometimes wouldn't speak at all for a long time. I didn't want that to happen anymore.
She nodded and we walked towards the water, we didn't bother stripping down into our undergarments because we were already soaked. I stepped into the water and turned around to look at Annie, her eyes scanned the ocean as if to make sure nothing was in it.
She slowly and calmly started walking into the water. I grabbed her hand and lead her a little deeper until we were mid-thigh length. I stopped but Annie kept going, her jaw was set.
Annie was shoulder length and I quickly swam over to her. "I'm going to go underwater." She told me. Before I could say or do anything she shot down into the water, and I followed her. I opened my eyes underwater and it stung my eyes, I saw Annie searching around underwater when she saw me she waved. I came closer to her and we stared at each other underwater, I leaned in and kissed her. it was a different experience because we were still in the water, but it was still a nice kiss.
I surfaced the water and she came shortly after and she smiled at me "I missed… this. The ocean I mean."
I knew what she meant, whenever I left to go to the Capitol I found myself wanted the roar of the ocean, the feeling of the cold water on my skin and the familiar feeling of sand in-between my toes. The Capitol. How would we even make this work? I would be gone, cheating on her. Annie should be in a healthy relationship, with someone who will be there and comfort her, to be the person I'm not.
I slowly rose from the water "I should get you home."
Annie looked disappointed. "Oh. Okay."
We got out of the water, that's when I realized how cold it was, Annie's delicious bottom lip was shivering slightly. I felt guilty from keeping her up from her warm bed. So I quickened my pace.
"Did you not have fun?" Annie asked, her steps fell behind me and she stopped walking all together. Her face was twisted into confusion and she looked up at me with her big green eyes.
"Of course I did!" I said turning towards her. "It's just…"
"That I'm not old enough?" She guessed. "Not… experienced?" she said the work as if was poison on her tongue.
"Annie… It's not that. It's the Cap-,"
"I know. It's the Capitol." She asked quietly. "When do you go back?"
I squeezed my eyes shut "In a few days."
Annie nodded and swallowed hard, "Will you… think about me?"
"I will think about you every minute I'm there." I told her solemnly.
She hugged me "I guess I should get going. I'm sorry I snapped at you."
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A few months later…
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The past few months were hard: bad dreams, comforting nights, weeks away from each other, days spent fighting, days spent by visiting Mags (who still couldn't talk) she was now back at her house and whenever I was home I would practically live there. It seemed like I had multiple different homes, it never seemed like I stayed at my actual home it was always Mags house, Annie's house (more like her room), and my apartment in the Capitol. Between each year of the Games I have to go to the Capitol for weeks at a time, I'm pretty sure the only reason they don't force me to live there is because my family is still alive, I think President Snow is just itching to see me step out of line and mass murdered everyone I love.
Whenever I was gone it seemed like Annie would be growing more close to Wiley. Once I was only allowed to come home for a night and she almost missed me because of that jerk. He never once put his weight around like other victors, hell Mags still worked her butt of and she was pushing eighty and she had a stroke a few months ago. Since her stroke Mags won't be joining Annie and I for her victory tour, which was coming soon. Her stylist and prep team would be coming today and preparing her, as her mentor I was supposed to head over there.
I regretted going inside because the place was hectic. Her prep team ran around frantically waving their arms like a duck.
"Where the hell is the wax? Have you seen the girl's legs?! They got so hairy!" The woman fish tattoos said. I never really remembered the prep team's names, and I only remember Brigum because he and I had a drinking contest a little while back. I won.
"It's in the purple suitcase sweetie!" A man with white hair said, it was incredibly long. I was pretty sure his name was Jacey. He winked at me "Don't worry sugar, we'll have her pretty in no time!"
Annie was already pretty, without their help, I almost told him that but then I remembered that people didn't know about us. It was a secret. Though I was pretty sure Mags knew and my sister had her suspicions. But I hoped they didn't know.
Annie Cresta
My prep team came in was I was sleeping and when I woke up Jacey`s now different colored eyes stared me in the face. He now had a sky blue eye and a lime green colored one.
"Wake up! We have a long day ahead of us!" The shrill of his voice made my head ache. I blinked a few times and got up. Then I half-walked/ was half dragged towards the bathroom and my feel padded loudly on the hardwood flooring. My poor grandpa was just getting out of the restroom and opened the door when my prep team appeared. Aqua gave him a dangerous look "Get. Out."
My grandpa couldn't get out of there fast enough, he threw me a sympathetic look and he practically ran down the stairs. Somebody had dragged in a chair in the bathroom and they plopped me down in it and then started to analyze me.
"Sit straight!" Aqua barked and pulled my shoulders. I glared up at her.
"Sorry." Peko mumbled "She is not a morning person, unlike Jacey."
I don't think nobody could be as perky as Jacey, especially in the morning. He danced around his long hair now swinging at his legs. For some reason I had the urge to pull it. Hard. Maybe that would wipe the smile off of his face.
"Damn it! We forgot the wax. Be right back." The mad, tattooed woman stormed out of the room. Sometime later she didn't return and Jacey went looking for her. He murmured something about a big house and that she was probably lost.
I could hear voices coming from downstairs, and I was sure Finnick was here. Later they came back up.
"Sorry we took so long! Peko fell asleep in the hallway! Then we had a conversation with Finnick Odair!"
They gushed about him while they housed me down in my tub and shampooed and conditioned my hair. Then their topic moved onto the next games while they waxed and plucked every unwanted hair on my body.
While they talked about the games I realized I would have to mentor. Me. it was required that each winner would mentor and let the other retire. "When do I start mentoring?" I asked.
Jacey peered behind my toes which were painted a coal grey color with a serious face. Then he started to laugh, it became hysterical and finally when he stopped her had to whip tears from his eyes, "Honey, they're not going to let you mentor the games… even if you wanted to."
"Why…" I trailed of when I realized the answer. I was mad. Insane. Breakable. The damaged girl from District 4. I was hurt that Jacey laughed, when Peko realized this she hit him with a comb and he muttered apologies.
Hours later they finished and once again I was smooth legged, silky haired, clear skinned Annie that the Capitol liked me to be. I didn't like it. Not one bit.
