The Dandelion in the Spring

Summary:

One month after the rebellion, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are finally getting back on track, growing back together, but what will happen when the infamous Gale Hawthorne returns to District 12...

Katniss P.O.V

I wake up with him next to me. I long to see his blue eyes. The eyes that assure me that I am safe. The eyes that calm me down. The same pair of eyes I saw a year and a half ago, begging me to stay with him rather than fight.

It's over. The war, the rebellion, The Hunger Games. It's all over. Now all the districts are equally rich, no poverty among them, along with the Capitol. You could decide where to live depending on which you liked the most. Everything is perfect. The way it should be.

Prim and my mother moved into my house in the Victors Village, Finnick, Annie and their new son Noah now live in District 4(That's right, I couldn't let them die; though Prim has a large burn and Finnick has a pretty bad scar on where the mutts got him) Haymitch had tried to give up his drinking. It failed, obviously, but now he has Effie to help him who has now gotten rid of her wigs and make up and looks absolutely stunning and they are such a cute couple! And then you have Gale. Well ,what happened to Gale? He lives in 2 now with a fancy job. Not heard from him since he gave me the arrow. The arrow that ended the war. And President Coin's life.

I'm snapped back into reality when I notice the eyes as blue as the sky boring into me.

I smile and seal his lips with a kiss. He smiles back and gives me the 'Go down for breakfast' look. I moan quietly and get up off the bed. And before I know it I am racing him down the stairs. I feel better once I'm in the kitchen and I smell the irresistible scent of cheese buns.

"Oh, Peeta? You know that call you got late last night? What was that about?"

"Oh, right. That. Um I'm going to have to leave District 12 for a couple of weeks to go for a business trip to District 2." he replies, not looking at me.

I rest my hand on his cheek and sigh.

"You seem worried about leaving me here. Like you're guilty or not telling me something. It's alright, Peeta."

"I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too."

~Time Lapse~

"Love you, Katniss."

"Love you too."I kiss his cheek ,smile sadly and wave to him as he hops on train to District 2. I feel an arm wrap around me as I realise I have tears falling down my cheek. I can smell the strong stench of liquor. I begin to wrinkle my nose but I appreciate how Haymitch came to see Peeta off.

He hugs me as the train pulls away and leads me back to the Victors Village.

"Thank you, Haymitch."

"No problem, I knew there would be some tears shed so I thought someone might need comforting. You know where I am when you need me, all right, sweetheart?" I nod slowly and he gives me a short cuddle and walks back to his house.

As soon as I walk into the house, something is not right. I feel an emptiness inside of me, Just like after the rebellion. It's only three weeks, Katniss. You're better than this! Surely I can manage a few weeks.

I grab my bow and arrows from the spare room and make my way to the woods. It is the one place where I feel truly safe. As soon as I get there, I make my way to the river. That's when I hear a twig snap behind me.