A/N: I'm so sorry I couldn't update this week. I had basketball tryouts, soccer practice, and play rehearsal plus homework! I'm such a busy person *wipes sweat off forehead*

This is a list of the kids and there a ages so you know who the heck I'm talking about. This is from oldest to youngest and then there's the parents initials and there age.

1. Aliah {Ali} (C,C) 4

2. Finnick JR. {Finn} (A,F) 4 [three months younger than Aliah.]

3. Carner (C,C) 3

4. Alicia {Lisha} 3 [twins with Carner]

5. Katniss {Kate} (K,P) 3 [one month younger than the twins]

6. Rayden {Ray} (F,M) 1

7. Cali (C,C) [two months younger than Ray]

8. Mayslee's pregnant (gonna be a contest on the gender and name of the baby)


Chapter 2:

Katniss POV:

I slowly walked up the steps to my old house. I raised my fist to knock on the mahogany door, but it opened suddenly. A tall boy with shaggy black hair steeped out followed by three girls and another boy. One of the girls had dark curly brown hair and dark skin while the other had blue eyes and blond hair and the third had bright red hair and emerald eyes. The two boys were almost identical, but one was much taller than the other. They all stopped when they saw me.

They looked so familiar, but I couldn't place them. "Who are you?" I asked. Hurt registered on all their faces and tears welled up in the blond's eyes.

The oldest boy scowled and whipped his shaggy black hair out of his face. "Ruben, Siera, Caleb, Rue, and Prim" he said.

The tears spilled down Prim's cheeks and she ran into the house. "Prim!" Rue and Siera called and followed her into the house.

We just stood there for what seemed like hours. Ruben kept scowling and Caleb looked at his shoes. "This is awkward" Caleb said.

Ruben smacked him on the back of the head. "No shit, Captain Obvious" he said and pushed past me.

Caleb rolled his eyes at his brother "Yes shit, Sargent Sarcasm" he murmured. He gave me a shy smile and bounded down the steps.

I sighed loudly and walked into the house. I walked into the kitchen to see Cato get a face full of applesauce. He was kneeling next to a high-chair with a little one year old girl in it. She giggled, but the applesauce was clearly thrown by her mother.

"Oh your gonna get it now!" Cato yelled and grabbed Clove's waist and poured applesauce on her face.

Clove licked her lips. "This stuff is good" she said. "Apples and peaches" she giggled looking at the jar.

Cato licked his lips also. "Who knew baby food tastes so good" he laughed.

I laughed. It was the first time I laughed since before I was pregnant and it felt good. I didn't realize how much I missed being happy.

Both of there heads snapped towards me. "How long have you been standing there?" Clove asked.

"Not that long" I said still smiling.

"Want some apples and peaches?" Cato asked scoping some off his face with a spoon.

"I'm good" I laughed.

He grabbed another jar out of the cabinet and started to feed the baby.

"Marvellous Marvel is here!" Marvel announced skidding to a stop. Finch walked in behind him carrying a little boy on her hip. He couldn't be older than one. "Catnuss!" Marvel squealed capturing me in a huge bear hug.

"Hi…Marvel" I said gasping for breath when he released me. "Hi Finch" I said.

"Hey" she said.

"Cali" Cato groaned as the baby flung applesauce in his face. "See Clove! Your a bad example on the children!"

"Marvel got his head stuck in the toilet once and your calling me a bad example." Clove said.

"She's the one that clogged it!" Marvel said pointing at Finch.

"Yes and I offered to unclog it, but you said it's a man's job" Finch retaliated.

"Whatever" Marvel said.

Why did I ever leave? I asked my self. I hate to admit it, even to myself, that I missed them. All of them, even my daughter. I wasn't happy in any of the district I lived in or even in the Capitol with Cinna. Well, I guess there's no place like home.

Ruben's POV:

I stomped into the class room and fell into my seat still fuming from the encounter with Katniss. "What's up with you and where are the girls?" Rory asked.

"At home" I spat.

"Why?" Rory asked.

"Katniss is back" I stated. Rory's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open with a 'pop'.

"W-what?" He asked shakily.

"She went to the bakery yesterday and today we walked out the door and she was there. She asked us who we were and Prim broke down crying and ran into the house. Rue and Siera followed her and Caleb and I came here" I said venom dripping from my voice.

"She didn't recognise you?" He asked. I shock my head. "Not even Prim?" He asked. I nodded. "Wow" he said.

"Yea"

"Why did she come back?"

"She says to get to know her daughter"

"Bull shit" He growled.

"That's what I said, but they gave her a chance. Knowing her she'll leave when she gets to connected with her"

Rory nodded. "How can she forget Prim though? I mean she risked her life for her and its not like we changed that much."

I shrugged. "Maybe she blocked us out of her mind when she left. Not thinking about us so she won't feel guilty about leaving or whatever. I really don't care" I stated.

We turned our attention to the teacher "Ok class, books open to page 282!"

Peeta's POV:

"Pweeta?" Aliah asked. We were walking home from the bakery both munching on cookies she decorated. "Who's that lady?" She asked pointing to Katniss. She was playing with Kate, Alisha, and Carner in the front yard.

I gulped. I didn't know what to say. I can't say she's my ex wife or Kate's mother. What would she think?

"Is that Katniss?" She asked. I stopped dead in my tracks.

"How do you know about her?" I asked.

"I askwed Marvel why Kate didn't have a mommy and he told me she left. I saw a picture in your room." She answered. Damn this kid is smart.

I kneeled down in front of her. "It is Katniss, but you can't tell Kate, ok?"

"Only if I get a cookie. Then I won't tell" she said. I laughed lightly. Really smart kid.

"Ok" I smiled. "But you have to wait until after dinner" I warned. She smiled and nodded.

We skipped back to the house hand-in-hand.

A/N: CHAPTER 2 DONE! Mini partey! I hoped you liked it. I tried to be more descriptive and I pissed Ruben off for a reason that you'll find out later! I tried to get some baby-talk for Aliah because she's only four.

I know Cleaning Up the Ashes was updated on Tuesday, but this will be updated on Wednesday cuz I gots basketball on Tuesday and soccer's over until December.

The contest for the hayslee baby will be next chapter.

PLEASE REVIEW!