NEPENTHE- FINNICK ODAIR

01|AFTERMATH

ACT ONE

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She knew  exactly where she was .

It was down to two contestants and all she had to do is hunt him down , then she'll be free out of this arena for ever .Blood coated the inside of her fingernails which were hardly there anymore . Her eyes had a wild inhumane look in them , ones that craved contact with anyone who wasn't here to kill her .

She was paranoid and terrified , the cut above her eyebrow started to bleed again from when a girl from seven decided to attack her with an axe . Luckily she missed but she did manage to scar Nina is some way .

The scorching hot sun was making her thirstier than ever before and the sand was heavy in her thin shoes, she did debate taking them off - but she couldn't risk it  . Needless to say she was in a  already scorching dessert , and yet the temperatures were still rising .

Then she saw him .

Joseph.

She was surprised to say the least that he made it this far , his cocky attitude wouldn't last him much longer .

She had an advantage .He had his back to her Nina took this opportunity to lunge at  him , machete in hand and ran towards him , she jumped on his back pinning him onto the burning sand .He grunted as he landed and shoved Nina off , she landed on her side and saw as Joseph pulled back his arrow aiming at her ready to shoot .

The aim wasn't perfect  but it hit Nina's shoulder , she heaved a loud scream as she ripped the arrow out of her shoulder .

"you bitch" she screamed and lunged at  him and successfully pinning him down .

One swift move and she was free 'that's if he didn't kill her first she thought . She ripped the remaining machete from her belt and in one movement placed it roughly  it against his neck grabbing  him by the collar.

"Not so cocky now are you ?" she laughed coldly towards him as he tried to wriggle away at her touch .

"You're a monster you deserve to win in these filthy games" he managed to choke out and would of smirked if  Nina's knife wasn't  pressed tightly  against his neck - luckily for her he was exhausted .

"Maybe  I am but at least I can change , you will never stop being a jerk "

A with that said Nina sliced open this throat carefully . In a strange way the red oozing blood pleased  her  . As he struggled to breathe all she could do is  watch .

The cannons blared signalling her victory  but all she could do was pull back in shock . the machete hit the sand and Joseph's body slumped .

Nina shakily held her hands out in shock , the blood trickled and stained her once clean hands .

Those hands will never be clean again .

"Ladies and gentlemen the winner of the sixty-ninth Hunger games ,  Nina Basset"

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Nina gave a jolt as she leapt up from her bed , cold  sweat ran down her forehead and she clutched her head giving a loud sigh  .This was the victor life she was so afraid of .

It wasn't winning , no one wins in the end . Memories in the arena turn into vicious nightmares and sleep becomes non existent. you get traumatized with the memories , no crown nor jewels could ever make you forget the damage that had been done .

Nina gave a huff of annoyance as she was now wide awake and deciding she can't sleep , she made her way to the fridge trying to find at least one bottle of water . And to her luck there was none left . Being there dramatic person she is , she gave a loud groan as she slammed the door to the fridge shut , peering at the clock .

4:35AM

Nina even didn't bother getting dressed seeing as she was wearing matching long pyjamas .

Good enough she thought as she  doubted anyone from the quarters even got up at this time .

She carefully swiped the card to the door and walked out , the corridors were lit with various vintage lamps that matched the white attire .Her bare feet padded softly against the brown carpet.

Frankly she did not know where she was going because she's never been to the vending machines but last time she spotted them they were on the ground level when she arrived from the train the first time . She gave a light shudder at the specific memory .

After what felt like hours of elevator music and counting the buttons over and over again . The doors chimes open revealing Nina to an empty lobby .

she made her way towards the only light  visible which was  the light from the vending machine ,everything else seemed to be shut down. She was so focused on getting that water bottle which she yearned for she didn't even realise the male voice next to her  .

" tip is to take the ones from the last row they are usually the coldest - seeing as they're placed first  "

The  voice next to her made her jump out of her skin and without even turning around she instantly recognized who it was in the reflection of the glass surface .

Finnick Odair darling of the capital won his games at fourteen the youngest ever in history receiving the highest gift from a sponsor , a trident .

And Nina couldn't deny the fact that  he was in fact , beautiful . His hair was messy and his eyes were slowly drooping  and yet he still somehow managed to look good without trying.

"Thanks" she muttered as the coins dropped into the machine .

"Nina , right?" . 

She slowly nodded as if she was  processing  the simplest word .

"So tell me what is a girl as beautiful as you doing here in the middle of the night ".

Nina flushed , she hardly received compliments and she was just as bad at accepting them. Instead she rolled her eyes at the simple chat up line .

"getting a bottle of water " sarcasm lacing her voice .

His chuckle filled the empty room , his hands stuffed in his pockets whilst he rocked  on the heels of his feet. She  turned to face him whilst successfully managing to get the water bottle out . Awkwardly .

" And who do I own my company to at this time of night , Finnick ? " she asked , shocking her self at how calm she was remaining .

He gave a some what warm smile back , which was good enough for her.

"Well I was just going to go for a walk so I'm wondering if you would like to accompany me?"

Usually this would be no offer Nina would decline , She always loved adventures no matter how bit or small . However there was a small fault .

"Finnick , I'm bare foot . But whatever,  take me and show me the city ".

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word count :1126 sorry I was expecting this to be longer , also I'm not very good at writing action so beware .I lied Finnick has appeared.

also edited

Yeah so this is also edited , I wrote this a couple of years ago so it still not might be perfect !!