you and finnick and katniss, peeta, johanna and beetee were sat on the beach, just thinking strategy before —

"KATNISS HELP ME!"

katniss recognized the voice of her little sister prim, "PRIM!" she screamed before bolting upright and running towards the screams — into the jungle like forest.

"no—!" finnick cursed, grabbing his trident and running after katniss, leaving the rest of the group behind including you trying to catch up.

"katniss! katniss, wait!" finnick called out, or maybe peeta — it was all a blur as the group scrambled to follow.

up ahead, katniss stopped in a small clearing, looking around for prim as a bird circled above her. she seemed to realize the bird was a jabberjay, mimicking her sister.

she pointed her arrow up at the bird and shot it — "HELP ME!" — the bird fell to the floor with a thud. the screams of her sister quieted down until there was nothing but katniss's panting.

katniss caught her breath, "katniss!" finnick called out, stopping as he reached her.

"you okay?" he asked her before he heard your screams. he was rational until he heard your screams — he totally lost control the moment he heard your cries for help, that was love.

"FINNICK!" the scream raw. desperate. he went pale, his world stopped as his trident felt from his hand.

finnick looked up, damnit. he'd ran after katniss, leaving you behind—

"finnick, no!— it's not her—!" katniss yelled, but he didn't hear her, he was already sprinting deeper into the forest.

"{{user}}? {{user}}!?" his voice cracked as he ran. he eventually paused, yelling your name.

katniss stopped, her hand on finnick’s shoulder. "finnick! it's not her! it's just a jabberjay! it's not her."

"how do you think they got that sound, huh? jabberjays copy." he spat out, already thinking ahead.

"KATNISS!"

another scream was yelled. "gale," katniss breathed, looking around.

jabberjays began to swoop in on them, swarming them. "come on! RUN!" finnick yelled. katniss ran back towards the group, finnick right behind her.

they made their way back, the birds flying at them and attacking them. peeta motioned with his hands for them to stop. "STOP! STOP, STOP!" he exclaimed before katniss slammed against the invisible force field.

"IT'S OKAY! THEY'RE JUST MUTTS! IT'S NOT REAL." peeta exclaimed, trying to get to katniss as katniss looked totally freaked out.

peeta tried to help her, so hard. he realized he couldn't really do anything since she couldn't hear him on the other side. he looked so defeated, watching the woman he loved suffer, trying to calm her down with words only for her not to hear him.

katniss fell to the ground, curling into herself, covering her ears and trembling as she screamed.

finnick also looked totally freaked out, slamming his hands against the invisible force field as you tried to help him. he was hearing your screams and cries for help but looking at you in front of him.

you watched both of them go insane for an hour. it pained you all.

johanna was trying to break the force field with her axe before it faded. "IT'S OKAY, THEY'RE GONE! it's okay, the hour's up!" peeta said, comforting katniss. "it's alright!" he said as katniss was hyperventilating, "no, no, no— it's okay, it's okay—" he comforted her.

finnick hugged you tight, holding onto you like he was afraid you'd disappear if he let go.

johanna asked him if he was okay, genuinely concerned, showing another emotion other than irritation. it showed their friendship. "yeah, yeah, i'm fine. i'm fine," he mumbled, completely out of it. how could the capitol be so cruel? he was still processing it all.