Reunited // Finnick Odair

Chapter 42

A/N - Please ignore the stupid gif ahaha 

I laugh but briefly.

"I don't even know why you bothered to put Finnick, Katniss and me through training, Plutarch," I say, smiling a bit but nervously.

"Yeah, we're already the three best-equipped soldiers you have," Finnick adds cockily but he slips his hand into mine and squeezes it tightly for reassurance.

"Do not think that fact escapes me," Plutarch gives an impatient wave. "Now back in line, Soldiers Odair, Ev-uh, Odair, and Everdeen. I have a presentation to finish."

We retreat to our places, ignoring the questioning looks thrown our way. I listen as Plutarch talks and try and take in as much information as I possibly could despite the ache in my head beginning to form. If this was a test, Finnick, Katniss and I both pass it. When Plutarch finishes and the meeting's adjourned, Katniss hangs back for a few minutes before joining Finnick and I again.

We all gravitate towards each other in the hallway. "What will you tell your family?" he says to Katniss under his breath.

"Nothing," She answer.s "That's all my mother and sister will be hearing from me." It was bad enough that we know we're heading back into a fully equipped arena. There was no use dropping it on our loved ones. Although my loved one were in on it or coming with me.

"If she sees that holograph - " I begin.

"She won't. It's classified information. It must be," Katniss says. "Anyway, it's not like an actual Games. Any number of people will survive. We're just overreacting because - well, you know why. You two still want to go, don't you?"

"Of course. I want to destroy Snow as much as you do," I reply.

"And you know that I will stop at nothing to kill him. For what he almost did to my family," Finnick says fiercely as he presses a kiss to my head.

"It won't be like the others," Katniss warns us. "This time Snow will be a player, too."

Before we can continue, Haymitch appears. He wasn't at the meeting. "Johanna's back in the hospital." he tells us.

My grimace turns into a concerned frown. "In the hospital?" I repeat and Haymitch nods. "What for? What happened?"

"It was while she was on the Block. They try to ferret out a soldier's potential weaknesses. So they flooded the street," says Haymitch.

This doesn't help. Johanna can swim. At least, I seem to remember her swimming around some in the Quarter Quell. Not like Finnick and I of course, but not all of us are from 4.

"So?" Katniss asks.

"That's how they tortured her in the Capitol..." I say quietly, remembering the sound of her screams and I shut my eyes at the memory. When I open them, they're all staring at me. "Soaked her and then used electric shocks."

Haymitch nods. "In the Block she had some kind of flashback. Panicked, didn't know where she was. She's back under sedation."

Finnick, Katniss and I just stand there, as if we've lost the ability to respond. One of my dearest friends is stuck in that hospital still because of what Snow did to her. Finnick has to pull his hand out of mine because I was gripping it so tightly.

"You three should go see her. You're as close to friends as she's got," says Haymitch.

"Of course," I nod a few times and Haymitch nods back ones.

"I better go tell Plutarch. He won't be happy," Haymitch continues. "He wants as many victors as possible for the cameras to follow in the Capitol. Thinks it makes for better television."

"Are you and Beetee going?" I ask.

"As many young and attractive victors as possible," Haymitch corrects himself. "So, no. We'll be here."