If we burn } Finnick Odair

Chapter 24 ~So did we win?~

Do I sleep? No. Am I still exhausted? Yes. I just want to go home. Finnick and me home and safe thats all I want. Not district 13. Not Tigris's shop. Not the capital. Home in district 4.

We eat a small breakfast. Beetee cuts in telling us about the plan. There's going to be two rounds of bombs. One to kill one to insure no-one survived. I don't like it. But what can I say. "I bet it's killing Plutarch not to be in the control room on this one." Peeta says.

There's scuffling out in the streets. I snap my attention to it as Katniss runs to the window. The head peacekeeper announces that the mansion will be ready to receive citizens tomorrow. He shares how shopkeepers must be able to lend their floors. "Tigris that could be you." Says Peeta.

This has just turned into a waiting game. Originally Finnick and I thought that today would be the capital raid. Tomorrow it's real.

"Are we for sure going out tomorrow?" I ask Finnick. He looks back at me. "Do you want to?" "No, but we need to." "Then we're going. We'll stay together the entire time." We lie in each others arms just staring up at the ceiling waiting for our call.

Five o clock.

We eat bites of crackers when Tigris hands us some outfits. We look like capital citizens. "Alright here's the plan. Gale and I will try and follow the front of the crowd some; after Cressida and Pollux of course. You guys try and stay towards the middle. Peeta follows in the back. Blend in." "We got this Kat. Acting is our specialty after all" She nods to us. "Take care." Cressida says to us. And then they're gone.

I breathe out shaking the sweat off my hands. I'm nervous. It's all so real now. This could go either good or bad. There's no mediocre ending.

"It's time." Tigris says to Katniss. She gives us a look not saying a word but we know what she's saying. She's telling us to be careful. We nod to her mentally telling her the same. They're gone. This leaves us with Peeta and Tigris. "Be careful Peeta okay? He nods. "You guys stay safe too." "We will. Thank you." I hug him tightly in my arms. And he hugs me back. Finnick pats him on the back.

"Daphne. Finnick." We turn to Tigris knowing it's time for us to go. "Thank you for everything." She does nothing but smile and nod.

We walk out hand in hand blending in with the crowd. We try and keep our heads down considering we're two of the most known faces of Panem we can't have people recognizing us. I still manage to take notice of the peacekeepers scattered all over. Tops of buildings, in the crowd, one beside Finnick and I. One beside Finnick and I. I squeeze his hand gently to get his attention. I then write out the letters that make up the word "peacekeeper" with my thumb on the top of his hand. He squeezes my hand back after I write the message. He got it.

A peacekeeper almost lays a hand on my shoulder when we hear a shot from up ahead followed by screams. The peacekeepers beside us run ahead. As stupid as it is we follow them through the crowd.

I notice a small little girl definitely no older than five kneeling next to a woman screaming and crying. Forgetting about the peacekeepers I go over to her. "Hey hey it's okay." "Mommy!" "Shh shh it's gonna be okay." Finnick kneels too. I pick up the little girl in my arms when more screams and explosions occur. The little girl screams again covering her ears. "Don't worry we got you." There's an ally nearby. No peacekeepers. "F. This way." We take the little girl to the ally getting her away from the crowd. "I want mommy!" She cries. "Hey hey hey calm down it's okay deep breaths okay. Nothings gonna get you. We're not going to let anything happen to you."

"How old are you?" Finnick asks. "Four." "Do you have a name?" "Daisy." She looks at us wanting to know our names in return. "I'm Daphne and this is Finnick." I'm hoping she's too young to even know who we are. Luckily her face doesn't look terrified so that gives me an ounce of hope that she has absolutely no clue who we are. The capital is sheltered as it is. So I'm guessing what little Snow told the citizens her parents told her less if anything at all.