nightmare + f. odair✔

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The cold water nipped at her skin, sending a chill down her spine as she dived, ungracefully, into the abyss below.

She paddled her arms in front of her, swimming as fast as her body would carry her to the cornucopia.

Octavia forced the memories from her games away as she pulled herself onto the rock, pursing her lips as she ran as stealthy as she could without tripping to find a weapon.

She grabbed a smaller sword, the first thing she saw, and swung it at the boy from nine who came at her with a spear. It sliced into his ribcage with a sickening crunch.

She felt a hand on her waist, and turned to swing it again before a soft, recognizable voice soothed her attack. She sighed, lowering the sword as she touched Finnicks hand, only for a moment, before she went back into action.

"Where is Katniss?" she asked, walking around to the side of the cornucopia she assumed Katniss swam to.

She saw her, standing aimlessly looking for lover- Peeta.

They approached, watching her shoot a boy in the calf. Octavia winced, whistling under her breath.

Katniss turned, pointing an arrow at Octavia. She held her hand up, ready to deflect it if need be.

"Good thing we're allies, right?" Finnick smirked, holding up his gold bangle.

"Where did you get that?"

"Where do you think?" Octavia hissed, throwing her sword up in front of her.

Octavia noticed the man approaching behind Katniss, and shouted for her to duck before chucking her sword into the mans throat. It went clean through his skin, the force taking him backwards as he landed on the rough rock, choking.

Two people, and the bloodbath wasn't even over.

"Don't trust one and two, me and Tave will take this side, you hold them off," Finnick demanded, running with his trident in hand. 

"I'll go find Peeta," he added, disappearing. Octavia went to follow, taking the now bloodied sword from the mans throat and grabbing a belt of knives and a backpack along the way.

Finnick rushed past Octavia as she went to find him, and she only watched his retreating form, before turning and walking towards where she saw Mags pointing.

Finnick and Katniss followed, all three of them watching the fight before Finnick dove into the water, swimming towards the two males.

Eventually, both Peeta and the other male went below the surface, neither coming up. Katniss was hyperventilating, her eyes wandering frantically as she searched for Peeta.

A canon sounded, and then a body floated to the surface.

Octavia reached out, grasping Katniss' forearm. She was fully prepared to flee with the girl, Finnick and Mags if things went wrong.

Just as Finnick reached him, Peeta shot up from the water with a gasp. Katniss let out a breath, watching as Finnick helped the boy to shore.

Octavia let out a breath, glancing to the career pack who were gathered down the rock path, conniving about who the hell knows what.