Life after war – sequel to the Mockbaby
Chapter 1 – the train
Peeta's P.O.V
Today Katniss and I are taking our 1 ½ year old children 'Willow and Sean' to see their 1 year old 'cousin' Alex, Annie and Finnick's son. This will be the kid's first trip out of District 12, they are both even more hypo today than ever before, and they are so excited to be going to district 4. Katniss' mum and sister Prim are coming with us as well.
"Hey Katniss, is everyone ready? The train will be here in an hour" i call out
"Almost Peeta, Sean just needs to get his shirt put on and Willow needs her shoes on" she calls
"Alright I'll come up and give you a hand" i call as i make my way up stairs to the twin's room
"Dada" Willow says in her adorable voice, my heart melts every time i hear her and Sean's voice's. I quickly strap on her little shoes and give her a quick hug before i go over to Sean.
"Hello buddy"
"Daddy" Sean exclaims as i pull on his shirt.
"Katniss where are you"
"Bathroom be there in a sec"
I pick up both my kids and take them downstairs and place them on the floor telling them to wait there. I go back upstairs to grab Katniss and my luggage when i hear Prim talking to the babies i call out to Katniss "you're family's here" Katniss comes over to me and gives a light kiss and picks up the twins luggage, and we both race downstairs to greet Prim and her mum.
"Hi Prim, Hi Mrs Everdeen" i say cheerfully
Katniss P.O.V
"Mum, Prim!" i exclaim. "Come on let's get to the train station" i say as i put Willow and Sean into the fancy double pram.
"How are you guys" mum asks
"Great" Peeta and i respond as we pick up our luggage and lock the front door
"thats good" she replies
"Katniss I'm going to have my 15th birthday in 4 for my first ever holiday" Prim tells me. How great i think she's going to love it in 4 especially for her birthday. I also forgot that Prim and Mum have only been to 13 and that was hardly a holiday.
The train pulls in at the station. Peeta helps me lift the pram up onto the train and then mum, Prim and i hop onto the train. The trip will more than likely take 7 or 8 hours with all the stops in-between. So we should arrive in 4 at around 5pm. This will give us plenty of time with Annie and Finnick.
"Mummy are we there yet" Sean asks.
"No sweetie a few more hours" i reply thinking of when i should put him and Willow down for their naps, its 11:00 now (we've been on the train 2 hrs) i might give it another 2 hours so they have their usual 2 hr nap and then will only have two hours on the train after the nap.
Its 1 pm now and i am just sorting out the kids for their nap. I've had to get Nanna and Aunty Prim out of sight so they will go to sleep without the excuse but Nanny and Auny Pwim are here. God i love their pronunciation (hahaha too cute). Success, they are asleep and Prim and Mum can come back now.
"How are they?"Mum asks
"Good, well asleep at least now" Peeta tells her.
I go over to Peeta and hug him, and i think i fall asleep on his shoulder.
Prim P.O.V
I look over at my big sister and her boyfriend, they seem so happy! Katniss is asleep on Peeta's shoulder and his hest is resting on hers asleep as well. The kids clearly make them tired. I love my niece and nephew they are so cute.
We should be arriving in 4 in 1 or 2 hours.
"Mummy i awake now" Willow calls out from the cot
I decide just to let Katniss sleep sp i go and get Willow out of her bed and check if Sean awake as well, which he is, i pick Willow out of the cot and place her on the floor with her favourite teddy that i got her when she was born, then i pick up Sean and place him with his sister and give him his blanky, that he always has with him.
"Willow what are you doing"
"Pwaying tea perty wif teddy auny Pwim want du pway to?"(playing tea party with teddy, aunty Prim want to play to?) she tells me
''Yeah i'll just go get my dolly" i tell her in my baby voice. Sean has fallen asleep again on his blanky so i pick him up and put him back in his cot.
"Why Sean in bed" Willow asks
"He was tired" i tell her
An hour and a half later we pull into the district 4 station, where i wake up Katniss, Peeta and my mum. We all pick up our luggage and i put Willow and Sean into the pram for Katniss and she pushes it off the train. I check that we have everything and then jump off the train as well.