โ„‚๐•™๐•’๐•ก๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ ๐Ÿš๐ŸŸ

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" ๐‘–๐‘š ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐ผ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘‘, ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ "
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The clock across my room ticks as I stare up blankly at the ceiling. The faint cheers from the capital parties can be heard.

I don't bother closing my eyes. Sleeping. I never actually sleep. My mind races to many places from the last games to this one. Even to Finnick.

Vince, Clement, Evan, Glenda, Gage, many other faces I won't ever see again.

I furrow my eyebrows and sigh as a I sit up and climb out of bed, grabbing my robe I slide it on and head out.

The one place I can truly breathe, maybe find peace, the roof.

I open the door to the top as I see in the distance is a figure, Gage? Wait. No.

"Finnick?"ย 

I watch his head snap towards me as he leans on the railing, "couldn't sleep?" He softly speaks as I walk up beside him and look out. The wind blows around my hair.

"You know I never can." I say softly back as he chuckles

"Yeah..eight years vic."

I raise my eyebrow and glance over at him catching his eye.

"Since we met. Well If you wanna be completely correct eight years and two days." He says as a soft smile appears on his handsome face.

I smile back in his direction as I wrap my arms around his waist laying my head gently on his chest. "Eight years and two daysย  since I met the man who kept me sane, alive, happy." I say looking up at him

He wraps his arms around me and kisses my forehead, "I truly don't know what I'd do without you. I need you."

I was never one for showing my emotions towards someone but with him I always could.

"I'll protect you. Just like I said since the first night I met you. I'll die just to. Even if I'm not your first love Vic, I plan to be the last.

I shake my head and place my finger on his lips softly. "Just shut up and kiss me." I whisper and he simply grants my wish and places his lips upon mine. Emotions boil up inside me all at once as I pull him in tighter taking in every second.

"Stay with me." I whisper against his lips.

He places his forehead on mine as we melt into each other. "Always."

I hold him. Tightly. Clinging more so with him than anyone. I feel tears run down my face as I hold him, feel him, but through the inside. The feelings part.

I can't imagine a world, a lifetime, without him. Even when I remember I said the same thing with Gage. I meant it. I still do. I miss him.

I miss me.

~

I groggily wake up to the sound of Mags voice telling my arena clothes are in the bathroom and to get ready.

Somehow I managed even though mentally I was exhausted.

Once I put myself together I look at myself in the mirror. This year they only gave us a jump suit type of clothing. It's skin tight, black and grey. Seems very lightweight.
Lots of running? Or water?

I slide the thin material on my body and decide to braid a strand of my hair and put it up in a ponytail, just like my last games.

I just have to remember one thing. Keep Finnick alive.

~

Making my way out I'm greeting with sobbing stylists and a saddened mags.

I reach out to greenie and hug her. I know I used to hate her or well dislike her but she became close to me and even if she's annoying. She cares.

She sobs into my shoulder and then looks at me, "my shinning star."

I smile wearily as I look over at the others, "I love you all. Thank you. You have been the best mentors and guiders I could ever have. I couldn't be more grateful." I say causing them to smile.

Mags pats me on the back reassuring me it's time to head out.

As we head to the elevator, "where Finnick?" I ask to mags

"He needed to leave early, something about Haymitch." She says and I raise my eyebrow. I still can't help but wonder what he's hiding.

Getting to the top I hug mags as she escorted me to the air craft.

Sitting down in a row with half the tributes a peacekeeper comes over and injects us with the trackers. I wince a bit.
๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘-

I glance around seeing the shallow and sorrow looks on other tributes. I mean this games was different. We had all made connections, bonds, it's like killing our family.

~

Walking into a small room with a plastic tube I see mags who opens her arms to me. I don't hesitate in embracing her as my eyes fill with tears.

"I snuck you this." She says as she grabs my token.

I smile brightly at it as she clips it on. "Thank you. So much. I love you mags. You have been the best mother figure anyone couldย  ask for."

She places her finger to her lips to tell me to be quite as I take a deep breath. "I know dear, you have been the best daughter figure. You go out there and make me proud. You be the person you are Victoria."

We get interrupted from the announcer stating twenty seconds. I take her hand in mine and we squeeze gently as she walks me to the tube.

Walking in I turn to smile at her, "Any last words?"

She chuckles, "stay alive."

She says as the tubes around me close and our hands separate.

I take a deep breathe as the platform below me rises. I'm blinded from the bright light overwhelming me as I readjust to my surroundings.

I smell salt water. Water. Perfect. I look around to see all of us surrounded in water. The cornucopia is straight ahead and I smirk to myself. I know half the tributes don't even know how to swim which gives Finnick and I an advantage. Just beyond is woods, well more like a jungle, one tree stands out particularly which is odd. Don't go near there.

I look at the other tributes adjusting to their surroundings taking it all in. I giggle to myself, this will be interesting.

The game makers voice echos as he announces, "WELCOME, To the 75th annual HUNGER GAMES, may the odds be ever in your favor." Mmm but they never are in our favor, are they.

The timer begins as it only gives us ten seconds.

I look to see if I can see Finnick. Of course just like my last games. No where to be found, I catch eyes with Katniss as she looks for Peeta, least we both have something in common.

Eight, seven, six, five, at the fifth second I decide I'll find him once I hit the cornucopia and to not panic yet. I get in my readying position as I keep my game face on.

The salty air brushes against my cheeks as the sound of waves crashing into the sand can be heard. I'm only focused on one thing. Keeping Finnick ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’.

That means, at whatever cost.

A/N

Heyyy so I'm so sorry for not posting as much as normal and as frequent right now. We had a sudden family emergency that I needed to attend to. I'll be back to posting five chapters every other day very soon! In the next few days even.
Thank you sm for your support like 600 reads?? Wow I could have never thought honestly.

I apologize if these past two chapters aren't very good, I did throw them together and I wanted to add more detail to them but during my circumstances wasn't able to, so I might go back and fix them up a bit. I hope it's still entertaining and not boring! Ugh I always think I can do better.

I'll be posting more tomorrow!

Anyway my apologies and thank you so much for understanding!

With lots of love,

~ Emma xx

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