' The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg . It's about what you're made of , not the circumstances .'
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Nina's heart plummeted into her chest , every breath she took dragged down by the weight of her nerves . She somehow moved towards the very end of the couch near to falling off , her knees slightly shaking at her arms rested on top of them . Engrossed she watched with her hands on her cheek who the mysterious girl was.
She watched as she strode to the stage .There was no evident fear on her face it was almost like she was unreadable with her stone cold face and pursed lips .
It's not until she spoke confidently into the microphone did Nina realise who she was .
"Iris Prescott "
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If Nina could , she would throw her self off the nearest window rather than face confrontation .
She waited patiently among the cheering crowd that was pathetically too happy for the annual killing games this year . She observed how people pushed and shoved their way to the front even holding up their kids who didn't know any better to peer down at the tributes .
The crowds volume increased by a significant amount and by the time she realised why, district 5's tributes were already stepping off the train.
Nina's chest tightened as she caught sight of the girl . Iris . And she was the woman who took away her brothers life , she was responsible for killing him .There were conditions to blame but also consequences to accept and just looking into her eyes was enough .
Her eyes were a dark grey they reminded Nina of the indigenous rage they held ,it was like the colour the clouds held before a thunder storm turning on you before the lightning .And they held the mystery of when they could break and release the downpour they contained .
Her hair was black , it reminded her of her brothers but it reached her hips in long curls , the curls her brother lacked due to his short hair . She could see so many similarities between them and it broke her even more inside .
She would rather replay the death of Joseph right before her eyes every night rather than feeling the guilt weighing down on her every time she looked at the younger version of him .
Next to her was the male tribute of District to which she was so shock ridden she didn't even catch his name and she felt partly bad for this reason .
He was slim , he didn't hold much muscle on him and Nina could tell he was under fed in a instant . She knew because she experienced it her self ,She remembered specifically everyone would eat as much food as their stomach could handle until they vomited it all out the day after .
They weren't used to the food they served in the Capitol. For all that was their plan to stuff them up like Hansel and Gretal before they enter the arena so they go back to square one , and they lack nutrition , almost half of the tributes die of starvation .
Unlike Iris his eyes were a solemn brown , the standard of living in District 5 along with ashy skin. He was smiling and waving at the crowd , almost loving the sudden attention thrown at him distracting him away from his doom .
In the back , Nina returned her attention at the black haired boy to which to her dismay was carrying a bottle of vodka out the train .
"Subtle " She muttered as she made her way to the entry of the train , dodging the tributes without even giving them a quick nod , ignoring the burning gaze which one of them was giving to her already .
She enveloped him instantly into a hug not even giving him to process who is touching him.He gave a sigh as Nina grabbed the bottle he was clutching.
"It's like i see another Abernathy here " she scolded as she broke the hug off.
Sensing no reply she looked into Sam's eyes a bit of her tearing up inside when she realised the wrecked boy standing in front of her .
"They could of took her , sh-e wouldn't stand a chance in there i didn't know what to do "He croaked as his voice broke near to tears . She grabbed his face placing her small hands and cupping them on his cheeks are he was forced to look into her direction .
"I saw those peacekeepers and how ever ripped you are won't help you , they were armed . You're lucky they didn't make her go up there anyway " She lightly joked as she spoke , he nodded in her embrace .
"Now let's go and tell me what i missed im sure they have more decent alcohol in the mini fridges "
The scratching of plates filled the room as Nina sat at a fairly awkward dinner , although she learned the name of the boy which was called Daniel he was the blacksmiths son .
"Any of you have any special skills then ?" Sam piped up as he shoved a not so small portion of food into his mouth , Nina suddenly looked down and engrossed her self in the drink that was held in front of her and avoided Iris's gaze .
"I can use axes and knives i guess " Daniel answered from the other side of the table picking at his food as he spoke.
"I've been training , so anything at the cornucopia i think i can handle " Iris answered not even bothering to look up at the table .
"Exposure kills more than weapons do , make sure you also pay attention to the survival area it's just as important ". Nina answered since she was placed in a Desert last year it was fair to say she wished she paid a bit more attention to the survival lessons as exposure did in fact nearly kill her .
Just as Sam decided to say something else there was a sharp knock on the door snapping everyone's attention , upon impulse Nina shouted to come in with a full mouth earning a disgustingly disapproving look of Ruby .
Just as she was about to stand up to check who it was in came a strolling Finnick. Who she hasn't seen since that night after the party .
Her insides became coated in fuzz as a wide smile spread to her cheeks but then almost instantly dropped as she realised the circumstances . then she realised the Finnick she saw on tv , remembering the broken and concerned gaze he held .
Whereas this Finnick that just walked in was different , he was clean and charming as always it was a forced barrier that he was permitted to have , and it seemed to work . But not to those who saw through it ,
Her daydream got distracted by a crunch coming from the kitchen, she looked up and saw finnick leaning his back to the counter eating the first best apple he saw , completley oblivious to the stares .
"Can i help you " Nina cleared her throat not seemingly knowing as to why he was here .He snapped his head up towards her and smiled wildly at her revealing his iconic smile .
" Actually yes you can , i want to show you something ".
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Hi i suck , basically im a nightmare at updating this and thank you to who ever is so patient with this i appreciate it . A lot happened and tis the main reason i couldn't update ,
But yeah we are going to see a lot more Finnick i promise .
Lmao just a grammar update since I have a habit of not reading my work at night
