You Are My Sunshine // A Finnick Fanfic

Chapter Foury-Five - The Wedding

Reef

   I stood in the back, wrapped in a beautiful white gown, my hair brushed and pulled back into a simple bun with strands of my hair resting against the side of my head. The dress flowed beautifully over my legs, the lace sleeves covering my pale arms. I missed my tan skin.

   It was Katniss and her friend Effie who helped me get ready and I was grateful. The thing was, when Effie did my makeup, all I was thinking about was Paola. I thought about how gently and precisely she'd apply the makeup. She never ran out of conversation and never once did she make me feel awkward. I really missed her.

   Now I was alone, about to walk down the aisle to see the love of my life waiting for me to become his wife. I felt my hands shaking but not from fear, from excitement. I thought about him, about how much I loved him, about how much I craved him. Not just now but over the years that I've known him.

   As I stood there, my sweaty hands clutching tightly to the small makeshift bouquet of flowers given to me from the surface, a figure came into view. He was wearing his fancy military uniform, his rich dark hair ruffled and pushed to the side. He smiled and I know I saw his eyes get glossy with tears of joy.

"God, you look so beautiful." Kai told me breathlessly, coming up and wrapping his arms around me. I held his embrace tightly, never wanting to let go of him.

"If you cry I cry so suck it in." I told him as my chin hung over his shoulder while he laughed.

The boy then pulled back and rested his hands against my cheeks, blinking away his tears as he rested his lips against my forehead. When he pulled away again, he looked me up and down, the tears threatening to pour from his eyes again.

"You don't need me anymore, do ya." Kai laughed, a single tear falling down his cheek.

"Kai, there will never go a day where I won't need you." I told him, looking into his deep amber eyes, the tears now filling my eyes. "Great, now looked what you've done!" I laughed and he laughed as well.

"I love you so much." He said, hugging me one more time and this time he didn't let go for a long time. I breathed in his fresh scent, feeling the tears I desperately tried to hide from him run down my face.

Kai looked down to me and saw that I wouldn't stop crying and now he was laughing and crying at the same time. He put his hands on my shoulders and looked at me deeply.

"What's wrong?" He asked but I shook my head. "Tell me."

"I'm scared." I said even though I don't know why. I loved Finnick didn't I? Why should I be scared? I wanted this.

"Oh honey." Kai said, kissing my forehead again. "You are going to go out there, see your man, and your going to realize that there's nothing to be afraid of."

"And your going to be there?" I said, my sobs coming out of my mouth no matter how much I tried. To my comfort, Kai started sobbing too.

"Hell yeah." He said and now the two of us laughed with each other. We laughed harder than we've ever laughed in our entire life.

I then looked forward to the door and so did Kai and he knew that I was ready, even if I didn't say it. The boy then wiped my tears and I wiped his before he turned to face the door. The boy then looked to me, lifting his arm up and smiling at me with red eyes. I looped my skinny arm around his muscular one, taking a deep breath before we went forward.

Finnick

I was sweating heavily under my white shirt, taking deep breaths but the nerves and excitement pulsed through me. I looked out to the crowd watching me as I rocked back and forth of my heels. I looked down to my feet, taking another big breath before I heard everyone begin to stand and music begin to play softly.