circus | finnick odair

brother

Pennia's POV

I ran, I ran as fast as I can. The arena is consumed in a hurricane. Winds are ripping trees out of the ground, rainfall is flooding the ground, and lightning is setting the forest ablaze.

I don't know which direction I was running but I didn't care. I frantically looked around, my friends were gone.

Issac was impaled by a tree, Bentley and Bray washed away by the flooding. And Prim, my pregnant best friend, struck by lightning, right in front of me.

All was left was myself and Axel, who was nowhere to be found. I was going to find him, kill him, and get home to my family.

I ran until I couldn't run anymore, my legs collapsing from under me. I fell to my knees, gripping my stomach as I gasped for air.

Footsteps approached from behind me, an evil laugh erupted throughout the arena. I knew the source of the laugh without seeing them.

"President Snow," I spat, turning to meet the frail, white haired old man.

"Pennia, I told you to not disappoint me." He said, walking over to me with Axel trailing behind him, an evident smirk on his face.

"Rot in hell!" I snarled, unable to stand.

"You are a vital part of the rebellion, Miss. Opalson. And we can't have a rebellion without a leader, can't we?" Snow said, her lips red with blood.

"You'll pay, Snow. You'll pay for everything!" I yelled, reaching for my spear.

"Axel, take care of this, would you?" Snow said, turning away from me as Axel slowly approached me.

He pulled his sword out of his backpack, smirking devilishly.

"I'll make this quick, Darlin'."

I shot up out of bed, screams passing by lips. I looked around, nothing familiar about the room I was in.

I quickly stood up, feeling the cold draft prickling goosebumps across my skin. I looked down, seeing I dressed in absolutely nothing.

"What the hell!" I screeched, grabbing the closest pair of underwear, which were a woman's, and a large t-shirt that came down past my knees.

I slid open the door, peeking my head out to see an empty hallway. Stepping out, I looked both ways before sprinting to the left, hoping to find my friends.

"Prim?" I whispered loudly, peering into the windows to find other sleeping families.

What time is it? I thought to myself as I ventured further down the hallway.

"Issac?" I called, my voice echoing through the empty hallway.

"Miss? Where are you going?" A booming voice rang out from behind me, sending me into a startled fit.

"What have you done to them! Where are they!" I yelled at the man, slowly backing away from him.

He is in his mid-forties. He is tall with an incredible posture; he's nearly double my size. His brown eyes are trained on me as he speaks lowly into his watch.

"Pennia, you are in District 13. You are safe," He said, taking a step towards me.

"Don't come near me!" I spat, turning to run but only to run into another hard chest.

I backed away from this man, he was tall like the other. He had short brown hair and his face was, well, attractive.

"Boggs, what's going on?" The man said, his hands grabbing onto my arms.

"I heard her screaming and came to figure out why she was out of her room," Boggs said, looking up from his watch.

"Let me go!" I yelled, thrashing around in the man's grip, my instincts beginning to take over.

"Gale, take her to her room, make sure she goes to sleep." Boggs said, turning and walking away from us.

"Let go of me, now!" I spat, my hands clenching and unclenching.

"I'm sorry, I can't." Gale said, beginning to drag me back in the direction of the room I woke up in.

That's when I felt myself lose it.

I grabbed onto Gale's wrist, pulling it's grip off of my arm, and twisting it back. This loosened his hold on me, giving me the opportunity to get out of his arms.

Once I did, I grabbed the back of his head, pulling it forward to meet my knee. After hearing the crack of his nose, I threw his body to the side with all of my strength.

"When I tell you to do something, I expect you to do it!" I yelled, swinging my leg back to kick him in the stomach.

Then, I quickly took off, running in the opposite direction the other guard, Boggs, had went.

I ran down multiple hallways, looking into multiple rooms, either finding nothing or more sleeping people. After running for who knows how long, I stop at a door, panting.

"Boggs, what do you mean?" I heard a familiar voice say from inside the room.

"She was running around the District, screaming for you and Prim." Boggs replied, he was panting just like me. "Gale's taking her back to your room, Finnick."

"Finnick! Why would you leave her there, especially alone!" The first voice said, he was angry.

"Issac, it's like six in the morning! I didn't think she'd wake up!" Finnick yelled, causing my heart to skip a beat.

Before I knew what I was doing, I had flung the door open, scaring everyone in the room. My eyes filled with tears as Boggs, Issac, Peeta, Plutarch, and Finnick looked towards me.

Finnick quickly stood, making his way towards me. I met him halfway, folding myself into his chest.

"Penn, what were you thinking?" I heard him say as he wrapped his arms around my body.

"I had a nightmare, S-Snow sent Axel to kill me. And when I woke up, everyone was gone! I didn't know where you guys were or where I was." I cried into his chest, my hands gripping onto Finnick's sweater. "So, I ran."

"Where's Gale?" Boggs asked quietly, causing me to turn to him.

"Unconscious in a hallway," I replied, wiping my nose.

Issac and Peeta began laughing; they were laughing so hard they had tears running down their faces. Their amusement made a small smile appear on my face.

"Did you?" Finnick began, an amused played on his lips.

"I did," I said, giggling.

Boggs and Plutarch quickly rushed out of the room, both trying to hide their smiles as they passed me.

"Why don't we head back to our room and get cleaned up, I have something for you." Finnick said, taking my hand as we left the room.

"What is it?" I say, smiling up at the man who has made me the happiest.

Finnick smiled back, stopped to turn to me.

"Your brother is here."

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ONLY A FEW MORE CHAPTERS GUYS THEN THE SEQUEL!!!

-M