A/N: Hey everybody! This is my first ever fan fiction, so if you see any mistakes that you think need corrected, or changes that you think need to be made to it, please feel free to let me know in a review! Also, three friends helped me to write some of the parts in this, but they do not have accounts on FanFiction, so they get some credit, too. Thanks guys! Other than that, I really hope you like this, and enjoy! =)

What if Peeta was never hijacked? What if he was just plain and simply tortured by President Snow? We all know the happy reunion that we were expecting, but never got. Here is my revised reunion scene/ending to Suzanne Collin's "Mockingjay".

Disclaimer: All of the characters, settings, situations, etc… belong to Suzanne Collins.

As I wander the seemingly endless halls of District 13's hospital wing, I can't help but wonder "Why is it taking so long? Why aren't they back yet? IS PEETA OK?" Darn that Haymitch! He should have let me join the mission. I should have made them let me go. I should have…

Just then, my thoughts were interrupted by a loud clamoring coming from the end of the hall and an unnaturally sober Haymitch bombarding towards me. "Sweetheart", he began.

"Haymitch!", I interrupted, "Where. Is. Peeta." I tried to keep my voice as steady and slow as I could, but inside anxiety was clawing away at me, and I just couldn't wait a single second longer.

He gave me a knowing look and began to explain "He's in bad shape. The mission was a success, but on the way back, he just plum passed out! He's still unconscious, but under closer examination, the doctor's figured out that the Capitol tortured him by…"

I rubbed the smooth, iridescent, cool surface of the pearl in my pocket, thinking about just how thankful I was he was still at least alive. Sure, he did just arrive back from the Capitol unconscious, but at least he was still alive! It had taken me this long to realize how much I really cared for my "Boy with the Bread", and now he had been so close to being taken away from me yet again. I swear, he will neverbe taken away from me again.

My ears perk up as I hear Haymitch say "And they think you should be there. You know, so he can see you as soon as he wakes up. He wouldn't stop asking about you on the way back. Right up until he passed out."

I didn't wait to hear more. Before I even knew what I was doing, my feet had carried me out the door and I was racing down the hall towards the "Critical Care Unit". I busted through the doors to Peeta's room so fast that the doctors didn't even have a chance to stop me.

"Peeta!" I shrieked as I saw how broken he looked lying in that hospital bed unconscious. At my voice, Peeta's eyelids began to flutter, and a beeping noise came from his heart monitor, indicating that he was beginning to wake up.

"Katniss," he mumbled. I rushed to his side as fast as my feet would carry me.

"Peeta," I cooed softly as I gently brushed the blonde, translucent waves of hair from his face. I watched as he slowly struggled to lift his arms to encase me against his chest. It was at that moment that I truly realized how much I had missed this, how much I needed it, and how much I really could not live without it. Without Peeta's love, I would be unable to survive. He was my sun, my air, my dandelion.

As I let my emotions take over, I slowly reached up and gave Peeta a soft, sweet kiss on the lips, and as I did, I felt his embrace around me tighten. This kiss left me with a hunger for more. One that I had only felt twice before: once in the cave in my first arena, and then again on the beach during the Quarter Quell. So I gave in, knowing that it was the only way to get any relief from this knowing hunger that was eating away at me.

"Peeta," I whispered, "I love you." I felt him smile against me, and I knew, that for once, the odds were finally in my favor.

A/N: So, what did you think? Please let me know in a review. Constructive Criticism? Always welcome. I really do apologize if Katniss was sort of OOC, but this was just how I imagined it, and I just wanted it to be romantic. Also, do you guys think that I should just leave this as a one-shot, or does anyone out there want me to continue? If so, let me know! So please, review!