If we burn } Finnick Odair

Chapter 18 ~the wedding~

I don't sleep for the rest of the night. I'm too scared to close my eyes. I'll see it all again if I do. I let Finnick sleep. He doesn't move the rest of the night. Minus the rising and falling of his chest. A knock on the door. My heart stops. Who's knocking? "Daphne!" That's Effie's voice. "We gotta get you ready sweetie."

I look at Finnick then back at the door. "You don't have to get ready we got you covered!" I kiss Finnick on the cheek making him stir a little. "They need me. I'll see you in a few hours." "I love you." He mumbles into his pillow. As soon as my feet hit the floor a chill runs all through my body. I look back at Finnick's figure. Blood on the sheets. I gasp quietly closing my eyes. I open them a second later to see Finnick just peacefully sleeping no blood in sight.

"Hello! Are you excited?? It's your big day!!" I nod giving her a sweet smile. They got Katniss's entire prep team down here. Cressida's already prepared with her camera filming them doing my makeup. I try and relax. Make myself look naturally excited. I was until that nightmare. Now it's all I can think about. This is supposed to be the happiest day of our lives. "Okay beautiful girl lets throw on this dress on." I'm zipped up into the dress I accidentally fell in love with. The veil falls down my back in waves. Effie gasps, "Oh my gosh Daphne. You're absolutely radiant." "Thank you." I smile at the woman. Finnick and I decided to not do first looks a while ago. So I have to wait another hour to see him.

Finnick's pov

I vaguely remember Daphne kissing me goodbye this morning. She was super shaky. I know she had a nightmare last night. And by the sound of her scream was the worst one she's had in a very long time. I didn't quite understand what she was talking about. I know she was scared terrified really. Something about me being dead I think. I remember pulling her hand to my heart. She was shaking then. I hate seeing her upset. I didn't even mean to fall back to sleep. I feel guilty I fell asleep before her but I hope maybe she went back to sleep.

A knock at the door. "Wake up fish stick." Haymitch. "I'm awake." "Alright well come on!" I get out of bed staying in the District 13 sleepwear but putting on some boots.

Katniss's prep team gives me my suit. Or Peeta's suit. They start to do up my hair. I hope they don't do anything stupid. Just keep like normal please keep it like normal. They show me how it looks and it doesn't look bad. Who am I kidding it looks normal.

"You look good kid." Haymitch says. "Thank you Haymitch." He pats my shoulder as he begins to walk out of the room. "Finnick!" I hear Effie from a distance. "Oh Finnick. You look absolutely wonderful." "Thank you. How's Daphne?" "She's flawless. And you're not getting another peep out of me." I laugh. "You have thirty minutes. So be ready."

Haymitch and I start walking to the alter. "Why did you ask how Daphne was is she okay?" Haymitch asks. "Huh? Oh yeah. She's fine." "Fish stick." "Sorry. She's fine. I think. She had an episode last night and it was really bad. And I'm just really worried about her." "Hey it's your wedding day. It's supposed to be the happiest day of your lives. I'm sure she's okay. And if she's not hey she's getting married and everything's going to be a-o-k." "What if this was a bad idea. What if neither of us are ready. I'm not questioning how much I want to marry her and I'm not questioning how much she wants to marry me. I just I don't know I want her to enjoy today and not be worried sick." "Hey. Look at me okay? You two have been through it all. You drag one another out of nightmares all the time. The whole month you were apart made the two of you insane. Remember when she got back after being rescued. As soon as the two of you laid eyes on one another it was an empty room only filled with the two of you. What I'm saying is the two of you are one another's lifeline. You can't have Daphne without Finnick and you can't have Finnick without Daphne. I promise as soon as she sees you it'll all melt away. All of her fear from the night before will be turned into joy."