A/N: This is my first songfic, so I'm not sure if it's that good, but ah well. Sudden inspiration while I was listening to this song. :)
Before the feast, you told me not to go. Tears were streaming down your face.
"I'm not going to let you die, Peeta!" I said.
You were almost dead. But you didn't want to me save you…
"Don't leave me Katniss," you whispered.
That night is gone now, but I still wish I could've done more.
The cough syrup was working. Your eyes slid closed just as the sun was going down.
"You'll be alright," I promised, even though you couldn't hear me. "Tomorrow you'll be safe. Nobody can hurt you while I'm still here." If I even make it back tomorrow.
You might not have been able to see it, but I could. The fire was everywhere, getting to everybody. A war was coming, I could feel it. I told you to hold on to those times when you thought we were safe, lulled into a false sense of safety, even if those times were far behind us. Especially then.
I close my eyes for one second, and everything goes wrong. I knew we should have left the alliance that day. Maybe we would've been together come sunset. But no.
Now that you're here, you'll be safe. I promise. The Capitol can't hurt you again. I have to keep holding on the hope that you'll be fine tomorrow. I'll go in, and you'll be back to your normal self. In my heart I know we'll be okay. Someday we'll be safe. And this time…it'll be real.