THE SIREN'S SONG 𓇼 F. ODAIR

18 ~ the 69th hunger games

Six months later, Carolina woke up in the same bed as Finnick Odair.

Her head was on his chest, and his arm was wrapped tightly around her waist. The sound of the steady beat of his heart was enough to lull her back to sleep. It took her a minute to realize where she was, but when she did, she jumped away from the boy, falling off the bed in the process. 

She looked around confused for a moment, then realized she was in the guest bedroom at Finnick's house.

"Lina?" Finnick groaned. 

His voice was heavy with sleep. Carolina assumed the noise from the fall must have woken him up.

She stood up quickly and pointed at him. 

"You're here. What are you doing here?"

"You were screaming in your sleep last night," Finnick said, dragging a hand across his face to wake himself up. "I came in here to check on you."

"And you decided to stay?"

"Well, when I sat down next to you, you grabbed onto me, and you calmed down immediately," Finnick shrugged. "I thought there would be no harm in staying. Plus, I would have woken you up trying to leave anyway."

"Oh," Carolina said quietly. "Thank you."

Finnick nodded, getting out of the bed. 

"Anytime."

Ever since Carolina and Cyrus's relationship went public, Carolina and Finnick grew even more close. She would become anxious whenever Cyrus would call or write to her. Lying to the Capitol was easy. They all were there for a show. But Cyrus actually seemed to care about her. 

Finnick was the only person who seemed to understand what Carolina was going through, and it was convenient that he was now only two houses down from hers. So, she would go to his house, and the two would talk for hours, deep into the night.

Carolina left Finnick's house soon after she woke up. Seconds after walking into her house, she heard a knock at the door. She assumed it was Finnick bringing her something she had forgotten at his place. 

Instead, it was the last person she expected.

"Cyrus!" Carolina shouted, hugging her boyfriend. "What are you doing here?"

Standing at the door was Cyrus Snow, holding a large bouquet of white roses. 

"I decided to surprise you. My grandfather got me a train here, and I thought we could head back to the Capitol together next week after the reaping."

"Oh, this is so exciting," Carolina pulled back, and Cyrus leaned in to kiss her.

"I've missed you, darling," Cyrus mumbled against her lips.

Carolina giggled. 

"I missed you, too."

"And who is this?" A voice said from behind the two as another screamed, "Ewwww!"

Carolina jumped away from Cyrus and turned to the group that was now at her porch. 

"Dad! Mom! Charlie!" Carolina laughed awkwardly. "You're early!"

"Answer the question, Carol," her dad said. 

Carolina's mother and brother pushed past the couple and walked into the kitchen. She watched as her mother opened the fridge and started making breakfast and as Charlie plopped on the couch and tried to go back to sleep.

"Everyone," Carolina said, focusing her attention more on her mother and Charlie. "This is Cyrus Snow."

"Right," Carolina's father nodded. "The boyfriend."