Its not over until the Mockingjay sings - F. Odair

Chapter 21

A few weeks later

She was in the forest, Louis lying dead beside her, the blood flowing out of his body.

"Oh would you look at that, you killed your little friend. It was bound to happen," Charles laughed. "No, No, I didn't kill him, It wasn't me," Lea stuttered. "Of course It was you, you are a killer, you have no mercy, you killed your friend and then you killed me. Just like you killed everybody in here. All the kids who came into this arena are all dead because of you," Charles said as he started laughing.

"Yeah Lea, just admit it, you are the reason we are all dead," Suddenly, Louis was no longer lying on the ground but standing right beside her. 

"And now, we are going to kill you," Charles said as he and Louis walked over to her. 

"No, no please make it stop, I didn't do it, no, no please!" Lea screamed

Her nightmare felt so real, the echoing screams, the cold touch of death, and the lifeless gaze of her friend lying beside her.

Suddenly, her eyes snapped open, wide and terrified. Beads of sweat dotted her forehead as she sat up in bed, gasping for air. Finnick, awakened by her sudden movement, immediately shifted to her side. Concern etched across his face, he gently reached out and touched her shoulder.

"Lea," Finnick whispered, "You are safe, it was just a nightmare."

Lea's breath hitched as she tried to shake off the remnants of the nightmare. "I couldn't save him. It felt so real, it was like I was reliving it all over again," Lea uttered, her voice shaking.

Finnick pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm here, Lea. You are not alone. I've got you,"

"Come here," Finnick said as Lea moved closer to him and put her head on Finnick's chest.

"Try to get some sleep, nothing can hurt you here," Finnick said as he kissed her on her forehead

The rest of the night, she slept very well and didn't have any nightmares. These nightmares had been happening a lot lately, especially when she was all alone in her bed. They only didn't happen when she slept over at Finnick's for a few days in a row cause when she was lying in his arms, she felt safe, she felt at home.

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The first light of dawn filtered through the curtains, casting a warm, golden glow over the room. Lea woke up and beside her, Finnick was still asleep, his chest rising and falling in rhythmic movements. Feeling Lea's movements, Finnick's eyes also opened. His eyes met hers and a tender smile played on his lips.

"Good Morning," Lea whispered.

"Good Morning Baby," Finnick replied as he pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"Did you manage to sleep okay after your nightmare," Finnick asked with concern clearly visible on his face.

"Yeah, I actually slept really good after," She admitted.

"Do these nightmares happen a lot?" Finnick asked.

"Ever since I came back from the games, I have been having them, especially when I am alone, when I am with you, they don't happen that much," Lea said. "I just feel safer when I am with you," Lea admitted.

"Then why don't you move in with me?" Finnick asked.

"Really, don't you think that is a bit fast?" Lea said

"Nah I don't think so, you already sleep over a lot and the nights that you don't I miss you," Finnick said.

"Then, I would love to move in with you, Finn, I love you," Lea said