Thanks for reading my Chapter one of my fic I think there's going to be about 10 chapters but i'm not sure yet. I don't own the hunger games and all that stuff. Please leave a review I like to know what the people reading think about it. Thanks :D
Chapter one:
It's been a week since Peeta asked that inevitable question: 'You love me, real or not real?' My answer to which was 'real'. I saw the happiness in his face as he moved towards me to press our lips together in a deep and passionate kiss, the ones that I always want more of.
The answer I gave to him surprised me, it came out quicker than I thought and I was cautioning myself to tell him I loved him in that way when I was certain of it. I guess my heart formed the word before my brain could fathom the answer. Now though, I know in my heart as well as my mind that that was the right answer for both of us. We need each other.
Now things couldn't be better. He's next to me every night keeping the nightmares from creeping into my dreams which are usually about our future. With Peeta I can somehow picture us with a child or two, but whenever I do dream about that I feel guilty because it was always Gale's dream to have children if he didn't live in the old Panem. I was the one not wanting kids but with Peeta everything's different, I've found someone I can love fully. Memories of Gale are too painful.
One day I took Peeta out into the meadow, he'd only been there once before to harvest apples in the summer time. This time I took him in deeper near the lake where me and my father used to go. The hike is long and more exhausting than usual. I guess it was because I had to occasionally stop to help Peeta up and down hills because of his leg or more like his lack of leg but we made it after a couple of hours of trekking.
We sat down next to the little lake hand in hand. He was staring at me with a smile across his face. I feel my cheeks start to blush then I see him laughing. "What?" I ask. "You're so beautiful" He replies grinning now looking at our hands. I blush more and he laughs louder. "What are you laughing at?" He looks up at me staring intensely which makes me feel uncomfortable. He senses how I feel and stops staring at me and replies with a question "Why do you blush when I complement you?" I sigh and say "I can't control the way my body reacts to your affection." He laughs and wraps his arms around me tightly. I love being surrounded with is strong arms, they make me feel safe like my father's arms used to make me feel safe. I sense a tear trickle down my face. Peeta kisses my cheek and must have felt the wet and pulls away. "What's wrong?" he asks, I shake my head and say "Nothing you just make me feel safe like, like my father used to".
This takes him a while to think over and the corners of his mouth form a smile and he looks at me. I start smiling back at him and this time I'm the one pulling him to me for a kiss. My fingers are running through his golden blonde hair recognising its softness. His hands are put softly on my hips slowly rubbing up and down. He pulls away and with his mouth nearly touching my ear he whispers "Katniss Everdeen, I am completely and utterly in love with you."
I pull him closer our foreheads touching and whisper "I love you too Peeta Mellark" as if my words of affection for him are too precious for other ears. He pulls away. My hands join his and he pulls be up to my feet. "So where else in these woods is there to go?" he asks.
I think for a moment and then remember the small hut my father had built five minutes away from here. I start to lead Peeta in the direction of the hut and he wraps his arm around mine. We arrive at the hut. Peeta walks around it with a studious expression on his face.
After a moment he stands next to me, his hand on my waist and asks "Do you feel safe out here with me?" I don't have to think twice before I quickly reply "Yes." His next question fills me with excitement, he says "How about I fix this place up and we could, we could live here. Away from the haunting memories, just us, here in this beautiful place. Our sanctuary." I take his face in my hands and shout "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" His face brightens up and he kisses me hard and deep.
We then start making our way back through the woods talking about what we wanted to do with the house and our future together. The next question surprised us both and it came out of my mouth. "Will we have kids?" Peeta looks at me as if asking if I was being serious. I nod. "Well we could but shouldn't we jump that hurdle when we get to it?" he answers. "Of course I was just thinking too far ahead. My pace quickens when he grabs me and spins me into his arms. "Although come to think of it, children would be wonderful." I press my lips against his, take his hand and we walk all the way home talking about the idea of having children together.
It all seems so perfect. When we get home we just collapse on his bed and he says "We'll finally be able to escape this place, just the two of us." I kiss him and he puts his arms around me and grabs my hand and says "I'll be by your side holding your hand, keeping you safe." I squeeze his hand and ask "Forever?" he confirms "Forever." We fall asleep and I dream about him, his blue eyes, his blonde hair, his soft lips, his safe and strong arms. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him.