The End of the New Beginning (a hunger games fan fiction)

Chapter 11

Before I have a chance to scream, peacekeepers drag Peeta and I away in separate directons. I scream his name, and we fight to get to eachother. Eventually my body is so tired of trying to get away that I collapse. Peacekeepers immediatly pick me up as Peeta yells my name. i'm too weak to yell or do anything. Before I know it, I am thrown into a jail cell

I just lay here, exhausted, and I begin to gather my thoughts. I am Katniss Everdeen Mellak. My children have been kidnapped. Peeta has been taken away from me. I do not know where I am, just in this dark, cold cell. A tear rolls down my cheek.

"GET OFF ME! LET GO!" I hear someone yell. I also hear someone being thrown into this cell, and the door slamming shut. It's too dark to see who though. I don't dare move. Suddenly I feel something nudge me, and for some reason, I scream.

"What? Who is that?" the voice says. "You don't need to know. Who are you?" I say in the coldest voice I can muster up. I am a bit afraid though, since I can't see 2 inches in front of my face. I hear a gasp. "Katniss?" the voice says. "Peeta? PEETA!" I shriek, running into walls looking for him. "No..." the voice says. "I sink to the ground and begin to hyperventilate. This is so unlike me. "Finnick Odair." the voice says. "F...Finnick?" I squeak. "K...Katniss?" he squeaks, mimicking me. I laugh and we crawl around, looking for eachother.

We still can't find eachother, and I sit and huff in frusteration. Suddenly I feel a tap on my shoulder and I scream. Finnick laughs. "Woah, what happend Girl on Fire? Has she burnt out?" I can hear the smirk in his voice. I scowl at him, though I'm sure he can't see me. "No. It's kind of hard to be the Girl on Fire when your nightmares just came true." I hiss. "Nightmares?" he asks. I sigh and lean against the wall.

"Peeta always begged me to have kids. I was always terrified because I was afraid that they would just get snatched away from me, like every amazing thing has. Peeta told me it would be alright. That theres nothing that can take them away. he was wrong." I say, trying to be strong. Finnick gives me a hug. There is a silence, and I snap out of it. "I'm sorry, Finnick. It's great to see you! But I thought you were, were--" "Dead?" he innterupts. I nod. We are innterupted by a tiny window opening, and food tossed inside the cell. The guard doesn't close the window, so a bit of light floods the room. We crawl to the light like lost puppies. We sit side by side, and he begins to talk.

"I escaped the mutants." he mumbles. "God, Finnick! Why wouldn't you contact me?!" I snap. "Well..." he hesitates, but I wait for an answer. "Because I was too angry at the team for leaving me behind." he says. "Oh...." I whisper. He puts a hand on my shoulder, showing me he got over it. "But it was for the best." he whispers, then continues to talk.

"Anyway, when I found out you, and Peeta were coming to the Capitol, I knew something was up. So I came." he says. I am overjoyed that Finnick survived the mutants, so thats what I tell him. "I'm sorry your into the mess, but I'm glad you survived the mutants. Peeta will be thrilled!" I say. Finnick gives a breathy laugh. "Well I certanly payed for it." he says. I begin to question him, but then he turns around.

His left arm is gone.

"Finnick..." I whisper, running my fingers on the stub on his shoulder that was his arm. He still looks as charming and strong as 10 years ago, though.

"Yeah..." he says. "I'm fine though. So tell me about Peeta...last time I saw that boy he had handcuffs and was snarling like a cat with rabies." he smirks. I feel a pang of anger, but I just laugh. "Compleatly normal Peeta. He still has flashbacks sometimes, but he usally just grabs the back of his chair and holds on till their gone...Usally." I say. Another silence. "Enough about Peeta and I, what about you?" I say. "Well, Annie and I reunited years ago, and had a son, and twin daughters." Finnick says. Then he pulls out a picture of them.

The boy looks about 12, with Finnick's bronze hair. The twins have Annie's dark brown curls. All of them have Finnick and Annie's sea green eyes. "Finnigan, Kana, and Keena." He says, pointing to the children. "How old are they?" I ask. Finnigan is 12, and the twins, 5. Then he smiles. "Kana and Keena are names crossed between Katniss and Peeta. he says. "What? No Katpee and Peeniss?" I ask with a grin. Finnick laughs. "No, thats what I'll tease you and Peeta with." he says. Another silence. "My little boy's middle name is Finn." I say with a smile. "Wow." Finnick says, looking to the ground with a grin spreading across his face. My stomach begins to growl.

"So, what did the assholes toss us?" Finnick asks coldly. We laugh. Finnick is still himself, he just seems a little...differant. Turns out the guards tossed us sandwiches with who knows what, but half of it is covered in mold. They also tossed in a small canister of water, and we eat the non-moldy parts of the sandwich and drink the water as we talk. I look at the bread, and it reminds me of Peeta. A tear rolls down my cheek. Finnick catches my gaze and wipes it away. "It's okay, Kat. Peeta is probably in the cell next door." he says. I lift my head. "What? There's a cell next door?" I gasp. "Sure, it's right    by--"

"PEETA!" I scream. I run to the small cell window. "PEETA! PEETA!" I continue to shriek. "Katniss!" I hear a voice yell. I know that voice anywhere. "KATNISS! CAN YOU HEAR ME? ARE YOU--" he is innterupted. I hear a loud thud, and Peeta cries out in pain. "PEETA!" I scream louder. I stick my arm through the window, desparate to get to him. A guard comes over. "Shut up!" he yells, then twists my arm. I cry in pain and fall back.

My arm feels on fire, and Finnick comes over and tries to soothe me. Sobs pour down my face. I huddle in a ball, rocking back and forth. My family has been taken away, out of my reach, my arm is probably pulled out of its socket, and I sit here in this awful enclosure. My life is a hellhole. How could Paylor let this happen, Finnick comes over to me and kisses my cheek and pats my back."It's alright, Kat. I'm sure--" I innterupt him for the second time. "No, it's not!" I wail. I feel like such a child. Cuddled in a ball, crying, helpless. Suddenly, I hear yet another person being thrown into the cell.

I hear a loud grunt as the person kicks the peacekeeper in the chest. "Why you little..." the peacekeeper murmers at the person. "Thanks, I try." the person says, smirking. The peacekeeper shoves the person in and slams the door shut.

"Johanna?" Finnick whispers. "No, Dora the Explorer." Johanna says sarcastically. "What's a Dora?" Finnick whispers in my ear. I roll my eyes. Johanna looks at me. "Well, if it isn't the Girl on Fire...who recently became extinguished." she says, grinning from ear to ear. "Not at all extinguished. Wait till I get my hands on a bow. And it's hard being the Girl on Fire when you're pregnant. I smirk at her We glare at eachother for a while, then burst out laughing, and give eachother a quick hug. "Wait, PREGNANT?!" Finnick says, his eyes wide. "Oh yeah, did I mention I'm pregnant?" I say. He looks at me in shock. "Only a month or two, forgot to mention." I give a breathy laugh and an apologetic smile. He glares at me but quickly gets over it.

"Johanna, how did you get here?" I ask. She looks at Finnick. "Finnick, did you tell her the story?" she asks Finnick threatenly. "Oh yeah! Johanna came too." he says. She gives him a dirty look, and Finnick grins. There is a silence. "Hey, this isn't so bad." Finnick says. Johanna and I give him a shocked look. "I'm alone here...in the dark...with a couple of girls..." "FINNICK!" Johanna and I yell, hitting him. Finnick laughs. "Save it for your pillow." I snarl, and that make him laugh harder.

"I'm surprised you got a girl like Annie, but shes half crazy." Johanna laughs. Finnick stops laughing. "Shut up." he snaps, and Johanna puts her hands up in surrender and chuckles. Silence overcomes once again, and I begin to pick up pebbles and throw them against the wall out of boredom. Finnick looks at his pictures. Johanna takes out her knife and carves something on the wall. I pick up a stone and slide it around the ground, tampering with it. Then I gasp. It leaves marks. that gives me and idea.

"Johanna, can i see your knife?" i ask. She rolls her eyes and hands over the knife. I skim the knife blade over the stone over and over again, until a sharp point forms. I take a smooth rock and write on it.

Peeta, are you alright? -Katniss

Then I step to the small window. Way on the other side of this awful building, sits peeta behind bars, head looking down. I look around for peacekeepers, than take a deep breath. I throw the stone with the message, and the writing stone, to Peeta's cell. It slides on the floor smoothly and stops at Peeta's foot. He jumps in surprise. He slowly picks up the rocks.