CHAPTER FOURTEEN !
↳ 𝖜𝖊𝖉𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖘

AFTER KATHRYN HAD told her family about the engagement, the next days consisted only out of planning the wedding. Her mother was helping her picking flowers and the food they would be serving after. There were more options than Kathryn had expected, considering the fact that they were underground.

Before those days, Kathryn had never thought about how she wanted her wedding dress to look like. She hadn't even given being married a thought.

The brunette exhaled deeply when she let her hands smooth her dress. She was wearing a corset, which was bejeweled with pearls at the top.

The underskirt out of white lace was peaking through the parted skirt of the dress.

Additionally she had white lacey gauntlets on. Around her neck was a white pearl necklace from her mother and from her ears were dangling white pearl earrings.

Kathryn could feel her heart beat when she was locking her arm with her mother's.

Her mother softly pushed one of the loosened hair strains behind her ear while she smiled again her daughter. Her mother's voice was soft and full of love when she spoke, "I'm so proud of you, Kathryn."

The brunette glanced at her mother, a smile spreading over her face. "Thank you, mom. I love you."

"I love you too", she smiled back before the music started playing.

Kathryn took a deep breath before the two slowly made their way towards the entrance of the hall and Kathryn felt her heart speed up when she spotted Finnick, dressed in a bright grey suite, waiting for her at the end of the catwalk.

The brunette tightened her grip on her bouquet while she continued her way towards him and the priest.

The whole time Finnick had a large smile plastered on his face, tears whelming up in his eyes. When Kathryn came to a stand infront of him, Finnick stretched out his hand for her to take.

Kathryn gave her sister her bouquet before she put both of her hands in Finnick's.

Kathryn was so occupied with loosing herself in Finnicks ocean blue eyes when she realized that the priest had addressed her.

He then leaned towards her, a expecting look on his face. He whispered, "You're vows—"

Kathryn quickly snapped out of it and chuckled loudly, the smile on her face even widening.

She exhaled deeply before she tightened her grip on Finnick's hand. "I, Kathryn Moore, take you, Finnick Odair, as my husband. From this day forth, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer. I promise to love and cherish you each day for the rest of our life and eternity", Kathryn spoke while she looked up into Finnick's loving eyes.

The blond man on her opposite smiled at her, while he spoke,"I, Finnick Odair, take you, Kathryn Moore, as my wife from this day forth. Together or apart, we will always be united. One life, one purpose, one destiny."

Kathryn gave him a smile, her heart so full of love she thought she couldn't take it anymore.

The priest behind them spoke, "You may kiss the bride."

Finnick smiled before he slowly bend down and placed a soft kiss on Kathryn's lips. Kathryn immediately felt the warmth spreading through her body.

The applause filled their ears, but Kathryn didn't care about the people that were there or the camera watching them. She only cared about Finnick, who had his arms around her waist while their lips melted into each other.

The two then looked at the people and smiled, waving at them and thanking them.

There ceremony had been beautiful and now everyone was putting the chairs away, to make room for the dance floor.

A couple of people were making music and the bride and groom them had their first dance together.

Many people joined in and danced around the couple, while Finnick and Kathryn stared into each other's eyes, the smiles glued to their faces.

Finnick had his hand wrapped around her waist while he spun her around to the rhythm of the music.

At some point Kathryn saw Katniss and Johanna talking to each other by the side of the hall and after they were finished Katniss joined the dancing.

She was holding her sisters hand while they danced quickly around Kathryn and Finnick.

Kathryn also danced with her little sister and brother before her sister stole her away for one last dance.

The two sisters danced with each other through the rest of the people, spinning each other around.

Kathryn felt the love that surround them tonight and when she thought about what was coming in the future the want to hug her sister grew inside of her and Kathryn suddenly stopped dancing.

The brunette then pulled her sister closer to her and hugged her tightly. Her sister seemed to be a bit surprised by her actions but still hugged her back immediately.

"I love you, Nat."

"Love you, Kathy."

The two let go of each other before they left the dance floor. To say that the brunette was exhausted when she finally sat for the first time was an understatement.

President Coin and Plutarch said their congratulations and Boggs complimented the beautiful ceremony.

For the first time in months Kathryn could push the thoughts about the war into the back of her mind. And just be happy about marrying the love of her live.

After she had spoken to almost every guest, Kathryn spent the rest of the evening Kathryn spend with her family and Finnick at the table of the bride and groom.

Kathryn felt herself growing exited when the two could finally be only by themselves.

The brunette let out a yell when Finnick quickly picked her up and carried her into their room bridal style.

The brunette let out a chuckle while Finnick carried her to their bed and placed her slowly down infront of him.

Their lips immediately connected and Kathryn smirked when she felt how Finnick sensually but her bottom lip.

The two got lost in the kisses they placed onto each other's lips. Until there was a knock at the door, which made them slowly pull apart.

Finnick groaned loudly while he got onot his feet and opened the door.

When Kathryn joined Finnick by the door, where Boggs stood, an apologetic look in his face. "I'm sorry to do this to you— but first thing tomorrow, you two will be needed in district two. On order of President Coin", Boggs told them with a stern face expression.

"The Mockingjay has joined the rebels and President Coin wants us to stay by her side when we follow the troups through the city", the man quickly explained to them.

The two nodded their heads and the man continued, "I see you in the morning, soldiers."

With that he disappeared and Kathryn immediately felt her mood falter a bit. But before she could loose herself in dark thoughts, Finnick picked her up, by her legs and wrapped them around his body.

Kathryn let out a chuckle while he walked back to the bed with her. "That give us five hours."

Kathryn grinned from ear to ear while Finnick buried his face in her neck, making butterflies explode in her stomach.

KATHRYN WAS REALLY tired the next morning. She could barely keep her eyes open when her and Finnick walked through the rebel quarters of District two.

The brunette intertwined her fingers with Finnick's while they walked side by side through the crowed of tents and people that were gathering.

"Finnick?— Kathryn!", Katniss surprised voice reached them and then they saw how the woman made her way over towards them.

"Are you with us?", Katniss questioned them. "Looks like it", Finnick smiled while he swung his Trident around.

"That was a short honeymoon." Katniss pulled them both into a tight hug."Yeah, well, I guess we're gonna have to have one in the Capitol. After we take it", the man stated confidently while he still smiled at her, more jokingly now.

"I'm lieutenant Jackson, and I wanna introduce you to your squad." The brunette woman addressed them all, interrupting the friends reunion.

The woman pointed at a caucasian man besides her, "This is second lieutenant Mitchell, best sharpshooter in Panem."

She then pointed towards the two blond women, who looked exactly identical, "These are the Leeg sisters. First combat division." The two nodded at the Victors before Jackson went on to a man Kathryn already knew from the last time they had visited District two. "This is Corporal Homes."

"Gather around!", Boggs suddenly caught their attention while he entered the tent, followed by Cressida and her camera team.

"Squad, 451, you're my unit", the man spoke, addressing them. "Lieutenant Jackson is my second-in-command. Each one of you is elite in some form of combat. But we are a non-combat unit. So we'll be following days behind the front-line troops."

Then Cressida spoke, catching everyone's attention, "You're to be the onscreen faces of the invasion. The star squad. It's been decided that you're most effective when seen by the masses."

"So we're not gonna fight?", Gale questioned them, his voice was full of dislike and surprise.

Boggs gave him a cold look while he answered, "You'll do whatever you're ordered to do, soldier. It's not your job to ask questions."

"Yes, sir." Gale nodded shortly.

Boggs then continued his instructions for them, "Our instructions are to shoot propaganda footage on the battle-scarred streets of the Capitol. You were handpicked to intimidate their forces."

"And inspire surrenders", Cressida added quickly while she looked at them.

"Even though we'll be working on abandoned streets, miles behind the front lines, I guarantee you, wherever they put us, it will not be safe. This is a war zone. It's likely that we encounter both active pods or peacekeepers. You're considered high-value targets to the Capitol. In the event of capture, you'll be given a nightlock pill. A poison that acts immediately." The man held up a black box before he handed it over to the brunette.

"Lieutenant Jackson, do the honors." The woman took the box from his hand and started handing out the pills.

"I've already briefed you on the pods. I remind you, they are on every block. Our unit has been given a holo." Boggs held up another black device. He quickly placed it on the table infront of him and activated it and a hologram of the Capitol appeared. The blue buildings and streets were covered in orange dots, which were portraying the pods.

"A database that contains a detailed map of the Capitol and a list of every known pod. These pods can trigger anything from bombs to traps to mutts. We cannot move without this device. There's no guarantee that our database is complete. There could be new pods that we're not aware of. Because we don't want the gamemakers to know we have this intel, it has a self-destructive on it. You flip this switch, say nightlock three times, and it blows itself and anything within a 10-foor radius. Stay within our unit— even with the holo, it is likely that new pods have been set. Whatever they contain, they are meant to kill you."

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 76th hunger games", Finnick whispered over to Kathryn and Katniss. Kathryn couldn't help but feel sick to her stomach while she looked over at Finnick.

The color had drained from her face and she slowly grabbed his hand again while she continued to listen to Boggs.

When the man was finished everyone's packed up their stuff and their journey through District two and into the capitol began.

Kathryn has a gun in one of her trouser pockets and her knives were also tucked away where she could quickly grabbed ahold of them.

Her eyes wandered over the landscape of debris and grey abandoned Houses.

Boggs walked at the front of the unit, the holo in his hands. There was a beeping sound coming from the device in his hand and he motioned for the other's to stop behind him while he tried to make out where the pod was positioned.

"Got a pod— let's take cover."

"Shoot through those two buildings", Boggs instructed Katniss while the all took cover behind a large statue.

"Pollux — right here", Cressida instructed him while Katniss positioned herself. "Castor—"

They all took cover and Katniss was crouching besides them. And Cressida nodded at her, "When you're ready, Katniss."

Katniss slowly took a bow and positioned her's to shoot, before Cressida stopped her. "Hold it— Pollux, tighter."

Katniss reposition herself and Cressida gave her okay before the brunette shot the arrow right between the two buildings.

As soon as the arrow had passed the buildings, fire immediately came out of two openings.

They all watched a sthe flames consumed the passageway. And Kathryn flicked when one of the vehicles exploded.

"All clear." Boggs then stated while he motioned for them to continue their journey.

A little less than two hours later, they made a pause and took cover on what looked like an destroy and abandoned restaurant.

Finnick and Kathryn were sitting next to each other in silence until they heard a truck approach.

"Is that Peacekeepers?", Holmes immediately questioned while they all got onot their feet and slowlyade their each towards the entrance.

"451 to base— we've got a truck coming in from the south. Over."

A moment later Jackson spoke up, "Stand down everyone. It's friendly!"

They then made their way outside into the courtyard, watching how the truck approached them.

The vehicle came to a stand and two soldiers jumped out before they went to the back and Kathryn's eyes widened when she saw that they helped Peeta out of the truck.

Katniss immediately armed herself while she watched how the blond man approached them slowly, accompanied by the two soldiers.

Kathryn could see how his mouth moved, like he was talking to himself while he walked towards them.

"Okay, stop!", Gale told Peeta firmly and Katniss pointed her bow and arrow on him.

"Hold up— everyone relax", Finnick said while he stepped forward and approached Peeta.

Gale truned towards Boggs, "What are we doin'?" The dark skinned man watched Peeta, before he spoke, "Jackson, cuff him."

The brunette lieutenant stepped infront of Peeta, the cuffs in her hand, "Soldier, this is just a precaution till we get everything straightened out— yeah?"

Peeta nodded his head slightly and the woman slowly placed the cuffs around his wrist. Kathryn felt pity for him when she heard how Peeta whispered to himself. "My name's Peeta Mellark. I'm from District twelve."

She walked by his side when they slowly made their way back inside the abandoned restaurant.

Boggs immediately contacted the the base and after a while he came out of the backroom.

"They want us to add him to the propo. Show that he's on our side now. We'll move forward a few blocks tomorrow and shoot the new footage", he told the unit.

"He's not in control of himself", Gale stated, while he watched Peeta as if he was a wild animal.

"I say we schedule an around-the clock watch on him", Jackson proposed. "The leegs till 1700, homes and Mitchell till 1900."

"Give me a watch—", Katniss told the lieutenant and Jackson looked at her in surprise. "And if it really came down to it, you think you could shoot him?"

"I wouldn't be shooting Peeta. I'd be killing a Capitol mutt." Katniss stated and Kathryn let out a deep sighed while she looked at Peeta, who sat right infront of her and Finnick.

Jackson gave her an unconvinced look, "I'm not sure that kind of comment recommends you for the job, either, soldier."

Boggs watched their interaction before he gave Jackson an order, "Put her in the rotation."

Jackson gave him a questioning look, but Boggs didn't meet her eyes.