Note: Mockingjay: Finnick/Katniss Friendship Fic. Spoilers.
“Finnick, I’m going to give you about two seconds to explain yourself before I kill you.”
He snickers at me, holding up his trident teasingly. “One –"
My glare would put Coin’s to shame. “Finnick –“
“Two.” His tongue clicks disapprovingly. “You’re an awful assassin, my dear.”
“Can you..please…just answer me, Finnick. I don’t have the patience for this. What are you doing, bugging the meeting hall?”
“Katniss, darling, you are so uptight. What happened to that fiery, obnoxious girl I met at the Capitol?”
When I don’t give him an answer, he sighs dramatically. “Fine. I was just looking for some clues, you know, as to when we might be getting out of this boring prison. I’ve decided you don’t need weapons and jabberjays to be tortured. All it requires is a cow of a president, stuffy old meetings, and fishless meals. And,” his expression gets sour, “useless rescue teams.”
A headache starts to creep into my head. I rub my temples, and refuse to look at Finnick. Everything in my head wants to pick itself up and fly away, like the mockingjay I am supposed to represent.
My name is Katniss Everdeen. I am seventeen years old. My home is District 12. I was in the Hunger Games. I escaped –
But someone didn’t. Someone is still there. Someone I care about. Someone who matters more than I ever will. Who will always be a far better person.
“Katniss.” Finnick touches my cheek gently. “Katniss, I care about him, too.”
I want to shake my head, except a lump comes up and settles into my throat. No, I want to say, no you don’t, but the words stick.
He puts the trident Beetee made for him aside, and puts out his arms. I don’t want to crawl into them; somehow, though, I end up stumbling into his chest, bumping my chin against his neck. A hand comes up to stroke my mistreated hair.
“It’s okay.” His murmur is kind. For a second, I know why Annie Cresta fell in love with him. I also know he understands what it’s like to lose someone you can’t live without.
When the sobs come, he doesn’t say another word.
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