Wildest Dreams || Finnick Odair

1. two victors, one speech

[the hunger games series: catching fire]
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        An arrow shot through the air, perfectly severing the twine that was holding up the bag on grain. The bag landed softly in the wheelbarrow that was below it. Cameron smiled, returning the crossbow to her side, letting it hang for a split second before pulling it up once more, shooting the next bag of grain in line.

"You know, you could just untie the knot," a voice behind her suggested. "It's a lot easier than whatever you're doing."

Cameron turned around to face the person that had addressed her. It was Mitchell Carnett, a fellow citizen of district nine, and winner of the 70th Hunger Games. He was one of Caesar's personal favorite tributes, he liked to call Mitchell: The Silver Bullet, referring to his agility when it came to picking off other tributes in his games. Personally, Cameron thought it was a lot better than Caesar's nickname for Cameron. He called her Golden Girl, referencing the change from her ginger hair to her new golden locks. Cameron despised the name, but the Capitol adored it so she couldn't protest. She needed to play the role of the Golden Girl, she was afraid of what would happen if she didn't.

"Less fun that way," Cameron said, focusing her eyeball to line up her shot once more. "Mess up my shot, and I'll kill you," she warned, closing one of her eyes as the arrow flew through the air. Slicing the piece of twine once more, the bag thumped onto the ground.

"Okay, one Cam, we both know you wouldn't shoot me. And, two, what if you shoot a hole through the bag?" Mitchell asked.

"I won't," Cameron answered simply, setting the crossbow onto the ground.

"You know, the commencement speeches from the winners of the last games will be in the district today," Mitchell continued, changing the subject completely. "Should be interesting since they let two people win. I guess the Capitol didn't have a choice seeing that they would've eaten the berries and killed themselves leaving them with no winner," he continued, following Cameron as she walked over to the wheelbarrow, wanting to wheel it over closer to the house.

Cameron groaned, "I remember, Wilbur had the games playing on every single television in the house, despite my multiple pleas for him not to," she reminded Mitchell picking up the handles of the small wagon, beginning to inch it forward.

Wilbur Kandu was one of the first winners of the Hunger Games from district nine. With the money that he gathered from winning, he bought one of the huge houses at the edge of the district lines. Originally, he thought that he was going to keep it for himself. But since he accepted a position as a mentor for the tributes who ended up getting reaped for the games. He had converted it into a makeshift training facility, and if you ended up winning your games, Wilbur would offer you a spot in his home. He wanted the surviving tributes to be like a family, which is why both Mitchell and Cameron accepted his offer.