Offwithyourhead00, Savysnape7 and Shikabane-Mai – thanks so much! I'm glad you like the Katniss and Effie dynamic I have going! And to Trinketsss on Tumblr: Its fine, I often do that myself, I should really stop… Don't worry, Hayffie interaction will be happening in the flesh and fluff once the bombing on Thirteen is over. I promise. Or maybe sooner, you never know… well you will once you've finished reading this…

Anyway…

Thankfully my promise turned out to come true, and that night Effie's dreams seemed to remain gratefully tranquil. However the night afterwards was a terrifying decline. I was woken by chilling screams and whimpers being shed by a daunting looking Effie in apparent, petrifying terror. Agonizing minutes passed to shake her from the intense visions of her fears, but I managed it. Trembling, Effie flung herself into my waiting arms and stayed there for a good two hours.

We only break apart when an eruption rocks the foundations of the bunker and we both jump from the sudden, unexpected impact. Once the shaking stops and the room around us freezes into place once more I turn to the older woman with her wide, tortured eyes and ask, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah…" She mumbles looking around the room with her mouth open in suspension slightly, before she places her head on my shoulder.

"Good morning!"

Both Effie and I look up at the same time in perfect synchronisation. Standing in front of us is an exhausted looking Finnick with his strong hands clamped on a frayed rope. "How are two of my favourite people?" He asks, walking over to us and sitting down next to Effie. With the three of us now leaning against the numbingly bitter wall of the bunker it makes it easier for us to sit in close proximity with one and other. Also it makes it a lot easier to lean on one and other, to support each other. Reassuringly Finnick wraps his arm around Effie's delicate shoulders and her head leaves my shoulder and rests on Finnick's sturdy frame instead.

Finnick begins to say something but my focus is on other things, I can hear an apparent heated discussion occurring outside. Slipping away from the affectionate scene unfolding between Effie and Finnick, I cross the bunker and head out of the room and find myself staring at a guard I've never really talked to and a flushed looking Boggs.

"Katniss" He says when he finally notices me stood there.

"Boggs" I reply looking from him to the pink cheeked soldier who is quickly retreating. "What are you doing down here?" I ask bluntly.

"Well it appears the bombings have stopped for a while. Approximately we have five hours to make any changes we need to personnel. I was just checking proceedings for Coin" He tells me, "How are you Soldier Everdeen?"

"I've had better days" I tell him. I can't complain though, I've had worse too.

"Well if I hear any news I'll make sure we get it to you somehow. Expect a couple of changes down here. Our president is currently arguing about one…" He mumbles distracted, before turning away and walking from the bunker with haste. Confused and interested in knowing about what the changes will be, especially the one causing altercation, I make my way back to Finnick and Effie who haven't moved in position in the slightest.

"Who was that?" Finnick asks as I sit back down once more.

"Just Boggs" I tell him, resting my head against the gelid wall. He nods, not wanting or needing any more explanation. Remaining in our individual positions for a while, not needing to speak any words to each other, we sit in comfortable silence. Slamming of a heavy object alerts us to an activity going on, obscured by our bunker wall. Finnick is the first to jump up, and informs us he will discover what is going on.

"I hope nothing is wrong…" Effie mumbles, wringing her scratched and slightly burnt hands together. I've never asked her how she got the scorch marks; I don't think I want to know though.

"There won't be. Boggs will have probably forgotten something in his bunker sweep" I tell her, taking her frantic hands in mine. She looks at me and nods before averting her gaze to the floor. Grinning from ear to ear for an unexplainable reason, Finnick re-enters the bunker. "What are you smiling at?" I ask him, sharper than intended.

"You need to see this!" He tells us in excitement, "Come on, quickly"

I look to Effie and she looks to me, "You heard him, come on" I say, pulling her up with our intertwined hands. Not much effort is needed in this task and she follows me upwards with ease. "This had best be worth it" I say, leading Effie from the room, suspicious due to the wide grin Finnick is supporting.

"You missed me princess?"

Effie, who was hiding her fragile self behind me, slowly moves her head to place it in a position which allows her to see who the man behind the voice was. Of course she didn't need to readjust herself; any of us would recognise that voice anywhere.

"H-Haymitch?" She whispers, stepping away from me and her fingers slipping out of mine.

"Who else would it be?" He says, "Come here…" He adds, holding out his arms which Effie nervously but ever so gratefully allows her tiny body to fall into.

I think I hear a muffled "I've missed you" Come from Effie, but she is too wrapped up inside Haymitch's arms to hear anything she says correctly.

"Was it worth it Katniss?" Finnick asks, turning to me with the grin still on his face and a shimmer of care in his eye.

"Very" I say, turning back on the reunion. I am joined quickly by Finnick who sits on Prim's area of the bunker bed. Minutes later Haymitch and Effie walk inside too, wrapped in a close embrace. The two stay close together for the rest of the day, and that night Prim chooses to sleep with me on the nest of blankets to allow Effie and Haymitch to share the bottom bunk of the bed.

Whilst my mother and sister have succumbed to slumber, I remain awake staring up at the dingy nothingness that hides the ceiling behind it. Darkness all around me blinds my sight but heightens my hearing, which is why I find myself overhearing a conversation begin between Haymitch and Effie who were wrapped up together in a tangle of blankets the last time I could see.

"How are you Effie?" He asks her quietly.

"I don't know…" She admits, "Better now you're here"

"Is that so? You've missed me then? Down here in this tiny bunker?"

"Yes. I have actually" Effie says timidly. I hear shuffling, movement of bodies perhaps? "I'm glad you're down here now"

"I'm glad to be down here with you too" Haymitch says "I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be in a bunker with"

Silence falls, and I suspect Effie is simply smiling at the comment rather than string out words in reply. I decide to at least attempt to join my family in the land of dormancy, and just as I begin to depart the waking word I hear one last sentence spoken between the two.

"I promise I'll always look after you sweetheart, you don't have to be scared of the nightmares" Haymitch says tenderly. If Effie replies or not I don't know for I am away into sudden slumber.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter guys! I'd really appreciate reviews! Also, does anyone else see Jeremy Renner as Boggs or is it just me?