~ 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮 ~

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟚𝟜

" 𝑀𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 "
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The tossing and turning caused my sheets to plummet to the ground as my Thoughts wondered back to the arena, back to the blood of the peoples death on my hands.

I open my eyes urgently as the sun peaked in from the window, I could feel my heart race. I even felt as though I couldn't breathe.

Gages eyes as he fell to his death, all cause I wasn't strong enough. But what would I have done even if I was. Only one could have come out right? No. Katniss and Peeta managed somehow.

I grabbed my robe just in time for mags to knock on the door letting me know that training starts in an hour.

I sigh as I put my face in my hands, god I'm a mess. Standing up I head to the bathroom just before a glimmer catches my eye, looking at the stand I see the waved token.

It shimmered from the sunlight hitting it and I softly smile at the sight, I felt like Gage was still here for a moment. Reassuring me it was okay. That I can do this. For a moment, I had something I haven't in awhile, ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒.

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They put us in sweatsuits with our district numbers on and I simply attached my token on the other side.

I walk out putting my hair in a simple pony tail as I see Finnick eating straight sugar cubes.

I giggle at the sight which seems to catch his attention, "sugar cube?" He asks pointing one at me.

I shake my head and smile softly, "those are for the horses fin. It's also Ten in the morning why are you eating straight sugar."

He chuckled, "hey, I might be a horse who knows and it's never too early to have something sweet in the capital." He eyes me as he plopped another cube in his mouth.

"Such a nice horsey yes you are!" I say in a baby tone as I pet his hair like I would to a horse and he chuckles as he looks up at me

The echo of mags clearing her throat is what stops us and we both look over at her shaking her head, "it's like you two never grew up."

This causes us to laugh again as she sighs, "get to training. You'll be late"

Finnick and I head to the elevator as I turn to look at mags, "fashionably late" I wink as Finnick chuckles and we enter the elevator.

The doors shut and he turns to me grabbing my waist to face him, "I've been dying to do this" he simply says as he places a kiss against my lips, warm, passionate. I could feel myself tingle as butterflies stirred in my stomach.

I giggle a bit and kiss him back as I wrap my fingers through the collar of his sweat suit, just as we hear the elevator ding we break away and smile at each other. "Try not to miss me." He says winking and I push him on the shoulder gently

"You're the one that's gonna miss me obviously" I say cockily as we walk closer to the doors of the training room.

Just as we get to the doors he grabs my hand, "Show them up vic" he says kissing my forehead as he walks in.

Ugh why does he always get to have the last word? I think to myself and snicker as I walk in the doors, the other victors around look at us and we were right. Of course fashionably late. I giggle to myself and stand beside Finnick as the trainer comes up.

"Welcome tributes, as I'm sure you know, in the course of the next two week's twenty three of you will be dead. One will come out. Claiming victory once more." She says and I stop listening as I've heard it before I look over to see prying eyes of Katniss looking at me. Once I make eye contact I notice she looks away and I raise my eyebrow. Interesting.

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Finnick and I split up as I walk around and try different things, I know everyone and I head to volts who is trying to make a fire, "Victoria! Pleasure"

I nod in his direction and smile, "I could help you with that" I say and he wearily let's me take it and create a fire with it. His eyes widen.

"Wow. Thank you" I smile and nod, "you try" I reply with as he does the same thing and does it. I clap in his directions as nuts claps with me.

"Could you teach me something" she asks and I nod, "I want to learn how to fight" I raise my eyebrow and giggle a bit

"Of course!, I can show you by the training machine over there if you'd like" I respond and she nods as we make our way there I see Finnick talking to Katniss, he took her knot and hung it around his neck.

Suddenly it's not Finnick I see, it's Evan, the guy I killed in the arena. Quickly I looked away and glanced back to make eye contact with Finnick as I softly smile in his direction.

By the training machine I ask if she wants to join and she replies with a simple no as she wanted to observe. I shrug and chose my signature knives and a spear.

Walking in the doors shut as I'm in a small arena like room. The light darkens as I choose my level and I of course picked the hardest one.

Getting in my readying position. As I could hear faint footsteps to my right I grabbed a knife and threw it in that direction catching it. I heard a tussle from behind and turned in time to dodge a hit as I stick my spear into it and I turn my head in time to lift my foot up in a kick kicking the figure in the face before I take my knife and impale it right in the throat.

Looking around I notice how silent it is. It's not over yet. I think as I look in time above me to see a figure charging as I throw my spear and watch the flecks of orange surround me. I then catch a figure in the corner and throw a knife as I lean back in time from hearing a blade come in my direction as it goes past me I block it's armed hit and twists it's arm as I stick my knife in its head. I throw the orange specks down and look around just as the light reappears. I hear a faint clap as Wiress claps and smiles at me jumping up and down and I see the impressed looks of victors around.

I catch eyes with Finnick as he winks at me, then I look at Katniss who is observing me from a distance.

I still got it in me and This time going in the arena, I'm much more prepared.