Well… Firstly, let me just say… THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! I got incredible reviews for the last chapter and I decided to continue this story, thanks to all your positive feedback! I especially want to thank Llexys, because her review had to be my favorite and of course RandomRandoms14 because she was my first reviewer! I really, can't thank any of you enough though, I was worried that no one would like it… but you all love it(: So that's why I'm continuing! If anyone has an idea for a future chapter, please, do PM me! I'd love to hear your suggestions!


"Katniss! Come on, hurry!" Peeta calls from the top of the cornucopia and I try to continue climbing upward, but the gold metal is burning my hands and no matter how long I climb, I'm nowhere near the top.

I look down to see the mutts snarling and chomping the air around me. I see the mutt that I know is Rue's, dark brown and the smallest of all. I cry out to Rue, but she makes no recognition of me and tries to kill me.

Before my eyes, the mutts all turn into people I know, I see my mother, Prim and Gale in the eyes of a few.

I climb and climb and eventually I reach the top, but Peeta isn't there waiting for me anymore, it's Cato standing with an evil grin on his face.

"Where's Peeta?" I sputter and he only points down. A mutt at the very front of the pack has Peeta's blue eyes and wears a collar with a golden 12 blazing on it.

I turn around and Cato is inching towards me. I find myself weaponless and I scream as he pushes me to my death.

I land on the ground, miraculously, without any mutts in a yard radius of me, so I take my chance and I sprint. I'm only followed by one mutt, Peeta. The mutt snarls at me as I am cornered by the trees and a long brick wall. But then I realize it, the mutt's eyes aren't blue, they're grey. The mutt isn't Peeta, it's Gale. Over Gale's head, I see the bodies of everyone I saw in the mutts. My mother, Prim, Rue, Madge, Cinna, Haymitch and Peeta are some of the bodies I make out, bloodied and broken.

"What did you do to them?" I choke out.

Gale lets out a low, gruff growl and he takes a step forward. He transforms back into himself, "Pick me Katniss, I'll protect you."

"Katniss!" Peeta's soothing voice shakes me awake. My eyes shoot open and I find myself in my bed on the train, curled up next to Peeta, not in the arena. My breathing is shaky and uneven as I bury my head in Peeta's chest and he hugs me tighter. "Nightmare?"

I nod, "Do you ever get them?"

"All the time," He replies.

"You should wake me up," I say.

He smiles, "No need. Most of my nightmares are about losing you. Once I know you're here, it's okay." Peeta grabs my hands and squeezes them affectionately, "You're shaking. Do you want to talk about it?"

"You were there, and my mom and Prim were there, and Rue was there… And Gale was there…"I choke out, snuggling closer to Peeta's strong arms and he wraps them tighter around me.

"Not changing your mind, are you?" He asks, lightly.

"About what?" I murmur, not moving away from him.

He traces a pattern on my back and my eyes begin to close again. "Me," He replies quietly.

I sit up and wrap my arms around his neck, "There's absolutely no reason to change. Gale is nothing compared to you. You're like the first dandelion of spring, special, magical and rare. Everyone fights over you and only one special person gets you."

"You're the most special of them all," He smiles, bending down to kiss me.

I settle back in Peeta's arms and he plays with my hair and hums lightly as I begin to fall back asleep in his arms. I feel myself on the edge of awake-ness and I grab at Peeta's hand. "Don't leave me. Ever," I whisper.

Peeta kisses the top of my head, "You can sleep, love. You know I'm yours, forever."

"Promise?" My eyelids flutter.

"Promise," He replies and I'm asleep again.


.. THAT WAS AWFUL. I'm so sorry! That was a disappointment! Me = EPIC FAIL. Well, please wait patiently for the next GOOD chapter! Review and I'll love you forever!

~april the girl who was on fire