CHAPTER ONE

The Rebellion is over, the Districts are demolished, and the Hunger Games are nothing but memories that prance into my head. Although the nightmares are still horrid we manage to tolerate them and smile for our two children. They are sweet and loving and have only a vague idea of our past.

"Athena, Nova!" "Its getting dark, come inside for supper!" I yell

Athena runs into the house her dark pigtails bouncing along, swaying side from side across her green dress. Nova struggles to catch up to his older sister, while his blonde curly hair bounces up and down.

"Go and wash up for supper." I say as they run past me

Nova has Peeta's strong jaw line and sweet blonde hair while his sister follows after me she has dark hair, and the adventurous spirit of a wild cat. As I walk into our small kitchen the smell of sweet, warm, delicious rolls and Honey smoked ham fill the room. A smile creeps upon my face as I see Peeta standing in the kitchen. His eyes lift from the rolls until they meet mine. I walk up next to him and lightly kiss him on the cheek; he turns his head to face mine, smiles and kisses my lips. Athena dashed into the room with a smug grin that reaches from ear to ear. She wraps her arms around Peeta and then me. Peeta looks at me with an expression that can only mean she did something bad.

"Daddy!" "Mommy!" Nova Yelled as he ran into the room covered in…Paint?

Peeta swept Nova off the ground with a look of concern on his face, and wiped his wet tears of his blue colored face. Athena stood there trapped in my arms; she looked up at me smiling the widest smile I have ever seen.

"Athena!" I yelled as I tried to keep myself from smiling "Go apologize to your brother!"

She walked up to Nova, and apologized. There was not one ounce of regret in her voice.

"Its okay…" Nova mumbled

"Lets get you cleaned up buddy." Peeta said as he carried Nova to the bathroom

"I love you Mommy!" "I love you Daddy!" Athena yelled as she bounced down the hall into the Dinning room.

I followed her while carrying the trays of food in both hands. I set down the trays, and sat down just as Peeta and Nova took their spots at the table. The entire meal consisted of small talk and the children explaining their marvelous adventurous as they played out doors. After dinner we all said good night, and walked to our bedrooms. We changed into our pajamas and crawled into bed.

"I love you Katniss." Peeta said

"I love you too" I replied.