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Finnick's POV
I am tired.
So tired.
My mind is. I need sleep.
But it is more than that. My mind is tired of this torture. Tired of the games Snow plays. We are force to give and give and give.
I thought once I exited the arena the first time it was over. But that was a big hope. A dream.
I am so tired of false hope.
I am almost asleep but I know Johanna isn't. I need sleep but she does too. I know if I was here I wouldn't be able to sleep, but she needs to try.
"Go to sleep, Johanna." I whisper. I hear her take a deep breath.
"I can't. I can't sleep after what they did." Her voice, which usually is cold, is now full of emotion. I can tell she is crying. What is it about night time that makes us so... real?
"Just try." I tell her. I am already half asleep.
"Odair?" she asks quietly.
"Yeah?" I mumble. My eyes won't stay open.
"Why do you think they do it? Force us to do this?"
"Because it's all they know." I say and then I am gone.
"Finn!" Annie laughs. Her smile takes up most of her face. She is giggling.
Happy.
"Ann!" I run towards her.
"Why are you smiling so big?" she asks, sounding concerned.
"I am happy. So, so happy." Her sea green eyes sparkle. We are on the beach in District 4.
We are home.
"I love you so much, Finn." Annie says. Her hair is blowing in the wind. It's a beautiful day. She is reaching for my hand and I realize it has been a long time since I have felt it's warmth. It is a great feeling. Something I want forever. Just me and my Annie forever.
"I love you Annie. You mean the world to me." I reply. She smiles again and gets up and her tiptoes. Her lips touch mine and I let myself miss her. I let myself give into the sadness that I might never see her again. It hits me hard. It is overwhelming and while I know I should feel happy the moment is too bittersweet.
"Finn take me swimming!" Annie pulls away. "I'll beat you there!"
"No way!" I catch up to her. I grab her around the waist and carry her all the way into the water. We are both laughing as I drop her into the water. She pops right back up.
"There, now we both won." I tell her.
"You are a cheater Finnick Odair." She says, but her tone has changed. She is now accusing me instead of teasing. She wears a blank expression, her eyes dark.
She knows? How does she know about what Snow made me do?
"What, Ann?"
Her eyes are back to normal and she is smiling like nothing happened. "You cheated, Finn! I would've won!" She playfully pokes me in the stomach. I kiss her but I get that feeling back.
Something is going to go wrong.
As a Victor you can never be sure of something. You always have a doubt. You aren't allowed to be happy.
She suddenly ducks below the water. I smile. Annie likes to play games. And thats what this is, a game.
Right?
Panic fills me. She hasn't come up. Annie is not the best swimmer. Sure, she has the standard skills that District 4 teaches everyone, but there is no way anyone could call her advanced.
"ANNIE!" I scream. "ANN!" The weather has changed, clouds are rolling in. The waves are get higher, more powerful.
I dive down deep into the water. I force my eyes open. They burn but I swim deeper. There is no sign of her. My lungs burn for oxygen but I stay down a bit longer.
Something grazes the back of my neck. I look up to see a foot. I relax instantly. Annie has surfaced. I head up.
"Ann don't do tha-"
"Odair, I am not your wacky girlfriend."
It's Johanna.
"What are you even doing here?" The clouds have brought rain. Hard and heavy, it hurts the top of my head. She smirks.
"Because you want me here, Odair. You want me here just as much as you want Annie here."
Her makeup is running now, but the rain isn't even touching her. It's as if a barrier had formed around her, protecting her from the precipitation. She is crying.
"You want me here Finnick. You need me here." She wails.
"No, no I don't. I need Annie. I love Annie."
"You love me Finnick. You are just realizing it now, only, I won't be here much longer." She floats onto her back. Blood trickles from the corner of her mouth, turning the sea around her an ugly shade of pink.
She begins to sing slowly.
"Twinkling with grace,
Killing without trace,
Caring with lullaby,
Torturing without mercy."
She takes a jagged breath. A tear falls from her eye. I swim as fast as I can to her.
"Johanna. You need to stay alive. Take a deep breath, come on. In and out. You can survive." A sob leaves my mouth and I realize I am crying. "I need you to survive."
Her hand reaches my cheek and caresses it.
"Run," she says simply, and then she sinks too fast for even me to catch her.
"Finnick. Finnick," a voice says.
"Oh, goddamn, wake him already!" I hear a familiar voice yell. Footsteps right next to my head, and then "ODAIR, UP. NOW." My eyes fly open and I sit up. Johanna smirks.
"Finnick, we really need to move." Katniss tells me. I stand. The hut is already taken down, camp is all packed up. Peeta holds a piece of bread.
"Breakfast, Finnick?" He extends his hand. I snatch the bread and eat it quickly.
"Okay, lets move. Now." Johanna orders. Beetee hands me my pack and trident and we begin to move.
"Odair." Johanna pulls me to the back of the group. "You were crying last night, while you were sleeping. Why?"
We are so close. My dream flashes through my mind.
"Twinkling with grace."
"I don't remember." I lie.
"Killing without trace."
She raises her eyebrow. "Oh, really?" Victors, naturally suspicious.
"Caring with lullaby."
"Mason, let it go. I don't remember."
"Torturing without mercy."
Silence.
"Fine."
AN: Yes, yes. I am a HUGE Johannick shipper. Okay. But I also ship Fannie so yes that will be in here too. I had a lot of fun with this chapter, mostly the dream. Not my lyrics...
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