Brute (Finnick X oc)

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"This entire arena seems to be laid out like a clock. With a new threat every hour. But they stay only within there wedge." I said. We walked on the platform's Finnick behind me with his hand on my waist, making sure I don't slip off the wet platform.

"It starts with the lightning, then the ice rain, blood rain, fog, monkeys" that's the first five hours at eleven o'clock the big wave hits from over there." Katniss spoke as we reached the cornucopia.

"Wiress your a genius." Finn said as we passed her. "Look, the tail points to twelve." Peeta observed. "That's where the lightning strikes at noon and midnight." I walked up to Johanna and stood close to her as we watched around us.

"That big tree." Katniss told Beetee. "Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, the mouse ran down. Hickory dickory dock." Wiress repeated. I looked past Wiress to make sure Roland is safe.

He argued with me that he can stay on the beach.

"So 12:00 to 1:00 lightning." Peeta drew a circle representing the clock.

"Then 1:00 to 2:00 is blood. Sometime in there is the ice rain." I nodded. "Then fog. And monkeys." Wiress continued to repeat the hickory dickory dock rhyme as we all talked.

"And then 10:00 to 11:00 the wave. What about everything else? Did you guys see anything?" "Nothing but blood." "Doesn't matter. As long as we steer clear of whichever sector is active, we'll be safe."

"Peeta's right. Plus they all seem to end at the beach line so as long as we st-" I was cut off by a sharp pain in my shoulder. I know the feeling all to well.

A knife.

Wiress gasped as I put my hand where the is knife.

Gloss stabbed Wiress, a cannon went off I turn to see Enobaria standing with knives. I gripped my sword and swung at her ignoring the burning pain in my arm.

Finnick came over helping me with Brutus and Enobaria. Enobaria threw another knife this one scrapping Finnick's forearm. I hit her shoulder making them both run.

Peeta wanted to chase both of them with Katniss but I helped Finn hold him back. "I got her Peeta." "Cypress!" Finnick yelled as I ran down the platform.

As long as they don't get to the beach Roland will be safe.

As I ran with Johanna and Katniss the platform started to spin. My sword slipped from my hands as I tried to grab the platform. Johanna stuck her axe into the rocks Katniss held onto her. I slid trying to grab anything, my arm burns with pain.

Katniss grabbed my hand but the pain was to much to bare. It felt like the knife was cutting deeper, I'm just waiting for my arm to be pulled out of socket.

My hand started to slip. I couldn't hold on any longer. I took a deep breath as I fell in the rushing water.

My head was beaten by waves, I couldn't tell what was up. I grabbed my right shoulder blade feeling a thin deep hole. The knife fell out.

My head was starting to feel like it was about to explode. Something cut into my legs. My body stung it felt like small paper cuts were itching my skin.

The weapons from the cornucopia must be falling into the water.

"Just breathe in Cypress." Reign said. "A nice deep breath." Piers entered my head.

As I spun in the water it felt like I was about to throw up once it became calm.

Something hard knocked into my head making my head feel like water entered my brain.

Suddenly everything stopped.

— Finnick's POV —

Once the platform stopped spinning Peeta Beetee and I ran to Johanna and Katniss.

My heart dropped.

Where's Cypress.

I don't see her flaming red hair anywhere.

"Finnick! She fell in. I don't know where she went. I couldn't hold onto her!" Johanna rushed to me once Peeta was with Katniss.

I looked into the water and without a second thought I dropped my trident and dove in.

Opening my eyes in the murky water was terrible. It was all foggy and dirty I couldn't see two feet in front of me.

My chest burned and my head felt like it was about to burst as I swam deeper and deeper into the water.

I caught a glimpse of familiar fiery red hair.

I grabbed her waist and swam faster then I think I ever had before.

Breaking the surface with her in my arms wishing she took as big a breath as I did. But her chest didn't move.

"Jo, help." Johanna and Peeta helped grab her and pull her up to the platform. I lifted myself up and basically dove to her.

My hands went to the side of her neck, I felt no heartbeat so I started chest compressions.

"Come on Cypress." I repeated. I lifted up her head slightly tilted it back and breathed.

Johanna sat next to her grabbing her hand.

"Come on. Don't die on me." Tears entered my vison making it blurred. Her lips were salty and slimy but all I could focus on was saving her life.

One last time I gave her a giant breath, her chest started to rise. "Finn." She said as she spat out any access water "Cypress." I grabbed her neck and hugged her.

"Angel, I was so scared." I whispered so only she could hear.

"I'm alright." She sat up and gave me a proper hug when we let go she looked at everyone. "Is everyone okay?" Johanna and I laughed.

Only Cypress would be on her deathbed and still ask people if they are okay.

I put my hand on her cheek and leaned my head on her forehead. Her cheek slightly puffed up so I know she was smiling.

"I'm okay, no need to look at me weirdly." "Cypress, you had a knife in your shoulder and now you have cuts all over you, and you basically died." "Thanks for catching me up Jo." My hand fell to her shoulder as she stood up.

"All I need is a vine to patch this up... Roland." Her eyes got wide as she ran to the beach.

Her wet fiery hair bounced up and down as the wind took it.

"Come on lets just get what we need and get off the bloody island." Johanna said grabbing her axe.

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