For Love or Security?

by Iadorebooks438

A Hunger Games AU in which no one went into the games and now they've recently been abolished but that doesn't mean everything goes smoothly. Katniss and her family are slowly starving to death. What will save them from this fate? She may be a strong and independent young woman but she still may need help once in a while. What will she do for her families security and welfare?

1. Chapter 1

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Chapter 1:

1 KATNISS POV-

It's the coldest winter I can remember and do to the recent snow storm the train which comes every month with food and supplies is stuck a few districts away. Prim lays next to me on our bed cuddling Buttercup her ugly old cat trying to soak up some of its warmth. After the demolishing of the dictatorship after Snow's death and the government was created it has gotten better throughout all districts. The Seam and Merchant divide are not prominent since now everyone can get loans from the government to open shops. The coal mines have been made safer and income much higher than it once was there are even building a new factory where they will be making medicines. But this winter hit especially hard my family has been doing well more money throughout the district and hunting legal it has made my hunting easier more people to trade with and more money or items to trade for my haul. But due to the recent blizzards, we have been experiencing all over Panem it makes hunting nearly impossible.

I have tried looking for a job but most businesses have closed due to the weather and lack of products from the delayed train. I thought I could go on hunting and when the weather got bad I would go to work at Greasy Sae's new restaurant as a promised job which just opened a few weeks ago but now like other public establishments, it's been closed for the time being. The businesses can't open back up till the train comes and the train is said to be delayed at least a week. My family could die by then.

We have almost run out of both coal and firewood we have so we are trying to spare it by using a little at a time leaving the house cold. We are running low on food the lowest it has been since my father had passed. The only things we have left in our cupboards is a small jar of mint leaves, two and a half potatoes which are smaller than my palm, and just a sliver of goat cheese. I haven't eaten in two days anything but boiled water giving all my food to Prim. Prim cheeks are hollow and we are both the skinniest we have been in a long time Mom is just as bad. I can't stand to see my poor little Prim the sweetest and happiest girl I know sad and a walking ghost due to our recent malnutrition and it had been getting so much better.. Gale's income from the mines even though they are currently closed are helping his family just float by but he can't help us and keep his family fed. It's still early but there will be no dinner tonight so I lay down next to Prim and try to sleep.

PEETA'S POV-

I had to close the bakery due to the lack of resources after the trains delay. My father has recently given the bakery over to me early. My oldest brother had been married and works in the general store and the other recently engaged and an apprentice at his fiance's family Toy Store but who still comes for a few hours to help me manage the bakery. So the bakery was signed over to me. My Father and Mother had to retire early due to my Mother poor eyesight and My Father needs to be there to help her. So they have moved to a small house in town living a quiet comfortable life. I still have more than enough food for myself until the trains arrive but I'm not whom I'm worried about.

I had planned on asking Katniss Everdeen to marry me once I was comfortable and making a good profit with the bakery and was able to support her well. I have been doing well but I feel sick thinking of how she may feel obligated to say yes marry me to help her family not out of love for me. So I decided to find a way to start a friendship with her. She has been trading with me some game she hunts from the woods and we have had a few conversations longer than just a transaction of trading but I have felt we weren't even close to there.

I saw her the other day she was thinner than I have ever seen her and I'm worried. I know she won't accept charity if I offer her food and if I suggested a loan of food she would think that charity as well. She may be to the point of acceptance of what she thinks charity now but she would resent me for it later. I have decided I was going to propose for her hand now so she couldn't refuse my gifts. I know she may accept my offer to only save her family but maybe I can make her fall in love with me. I decide I will propose tonight and bring gifts of food for them and just a little extra in case I may see some hungry children on the way which I may be able to spare just a little

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