Katniss' P.O.V.

"Run!" Finnick shouts as he pulls my arm, snapping me out of my trance.

You're still alive? How? Who saved you? Then it all comes back to me, I saved you! I pulled you out just before that mutt could grab you! You're still here!

All of this is coursing through my mind now as I run, not knowing where we're heading.

"In here!" Cressida calls out to us, the remainder of Squad 451. Everyone else was dead except for Gale, Peeta, Finnick, me, Cressida, Castor, and Pollux.

We hide ourselves in a basement of a shop owned by this woman, or tiger, named Tigris. Cressida claims to know her.

We all shower, apparently Tigris has a shower in the break room, and receive a change of chance of clothes before we settle down and catch our breaths for once today.

Finnick puts his arm around me as we're all sitting in the basement. Gale, Johanna, and Peeta in one corner, Cressida, Castor, and Pollux in another corner, and finally me and Finnick across from them.

I catch Gale giving me and Finnick a glare and I lock eyes with him. Oh Gale, he's always been the jealous type. I'm interrupted by the sound of Finnick's voice.

"Thank you." He whispers, his lips almost touching my ear. I break the intense staring contest to listen to Finnick. He continues, "For saving my life. I wouldn't be here, sitting next to you right now if you didn't pull me up from the ladder."

He pulls away from my ear to look at me. He smiles and I whisper him a quick you're welcome before resting my head on his chest. He plays with my hair until I fall asleep.

I don't stay asleep for more than twenty minutes before I awake to Finnick trying to not wake me up as he moves me to a bunch of blankets that someone has arranged.

"Damn it. I'm sorry I woke you up." He tells me quietly, noticing that I was awake.

"It's ok. At least you tried not to." I say, giving him a sleepy smile.

He smiles in return and places me on the blankets. He gives me a quick kiss on the forehead and starts to retreat to his own bed of blankets. I suddenly realize that I've caught his wrist, causing him to give me a confused look.

I give him a look that tells him to please stay and he slightly nods telling me that he understands. There will be nightmares probably, with a more likely chance tonight after all that's happened today.


Johanna and I are sitting together in the morning in the shop. Just chatting even though because we are allowed to roam the shop since all of the furs and clothes completely block the windows. Plus, the windows are soundproofed and the door is impossible to see through with it's heavy tint. Everyone else is up here too.

"So, how are things going with Finnick. You two are a couple now right?" She asks suddenly, lowering her voice, a smirk appearing on her face.

"I- Of course not." I reply quickly.

"Then what the hell was that last night?"

"Just keeping the nightmares away."

"Pfft. Oh stop it, anyone with a brain can tell that you two have something g-"

"No! Anyone with a brain can tell that Finnick and I have nothing going on! We will never have something going on!" Oops. I accidentally yelled that out.

I hear everyone gasp and they immediately turn their heads to look at me. I catch Finnick's expression and I see it in his eyes that I've hurt him. He storms off into the basement.