A/N: Sorry for the late update. I hate homework! :P First off, I want to yell out a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who reviewed or added me or the story to their alerts of favorites. You don't know how happy it makes me to see my inbox congested with those emails!

Also, I want to give credit to Lovely Kacey Faith for the idea about Katniss' father. I don't want anyone thinking that I copied her; I just really liked the idea. But you guys should definitely check out her story, The Difference. Its pure amazement stuffed into 72 chapters.

Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own the Hunger Games. What's taking so long?

Now, let us begin!

"They say I can leave the hospital soon," Peeta informed me. We were sitting on his bed in his hospital room. Peeta had a sketchpad and pencil on his lap, but hadn't drawn anything yet for whatever reason.

"Really? That's great!" I said. "Now we'll be able to go about and do things, you know, like a normal couple for once," I joked.

Peeta laughed. "Katniss, we've been through two Hunger Games and are currently in the middle of leading a war. I don't think we'll ever be normal."

We were laughing when Prim burst through the door. "Katniss!" she shrieked.

"What? What is it Prim? Is something wrong?" I asked, leaping of the bed.

She shook her head. "Then what?" I asked.

She took a minute to compose herself, and then smiled up at me. "He's alive Katniss!"

"What? Who?" I asked confused.

"Dad! He's been here the whole time! In District 13! He told me that he and his crew had actually snuck out of the mines while they were supposed to be working, and somehow ended up here after the mine explosion!"

I searched her face for any clue that she was lying. "I'll believe it when I see it," I finally muttered.

"Well, come on then!" Prim said, taking my hand and dragging me out of the room before I could say anything to Peeta.

After rounding a few corners, we came up to our room. I only ever came here to shower and change; I would always go down to Peeta's room to sleep with him. And whenever I did, I never had any nightmares.

Prim knocked at the door, and we heard a man's voice. "Come in."

Prim opened the door to reveal our regular room, except, sitting on Mom's bed was a man I recognized. "Dad, I brought Katniss!" Prim said.

The man, or should I say Dad, looked up. He smiled when he saw me.

"Dad?" I questioned, taking a step into the room.

He nodded. "That's me," he replied, standing up off of the bed. When I got closer I realized that it really was him. I could tell by the little mole right underneath his right eye. Without hesitation, I ran into his arms.

"I missed you so much!" I said.

"I missed you guys too," he replied. "I would've come back after I got here, but since I had come here from the woods, they were suspicious about me and wouldn't let me leave. I'm so sorry."

"That's ok," I said pulling away from him. I knew how strict District 13 could be. "So have you seen everyone?" I asked.

"Oh yes. I even met your friend Gale," He said, raising his eyebrows. I felt myself blush.

"We're just friends," I said quickly. "Best friends actually," I added.

"Ok, sure," Dad said sarcastically.

"What are you accusing me of?" I said, crossing my arms.

"Oh nothing," he said, chuckling.

"There's nothing between me and Gale except our friendship," I informed him.

"Are you sure, because, you know, you're a girl, and he's a guy, and-" he started, but I cut him off short.

I was getting frustrated now. "There is nothing between me and Gale, and there never could be, because I already love Peeta!" I said. When I realized what I had said, I blushed deep red and put a hand over my mouth.

Dad turned to me, not being all smiley anymore. Now he looked curious. "Who's Peeta?"

"He was my district partner in the Games, remember?" I said.

"You were in the Hunger Games!" Dad asked, clearly confused.

"Two of them actually. Haven't you seen the last two Games?" I asked curiously.

"No, they wouldn't let me," he replied.

"Well, then I guess you should watch them. I mean, they're kind of everything that has happened in the last two years. You can go down to the tech room and ask Beetee for some tapes of the last two Games. He should be able to give them to you," I told him.

He nodded. Prim then burst into the room. "Dad! Rory's mom wants to meet you!" she said. He got out and followed her, but not before giving me a look saying that our conversation was not over. I sighed and left the room to go back to where I had abandoned Peeta.

The next day

"So here it is," Peeta said as I stepped inside his new room. It was tiny but comfortable, perfect for Peeta.

"This is much better than the hospital room," I commented.

He nodded in agreement. Then he turned to me. "Ready for our 'normal day'?" he asked. I giggled.

"Of course, let's go," I replied.

But before we could take another step, the door burst open. Dad stormed in and grabbed my arm and started pulling me out of the room.

"What are you doing?" I squealed, pulling my arm away from him.

He turned towards us. "You are never to see this boy again."

Uh oh…

A/N: Gasp! What did Katniss do this time? Don't worry, I would never let anyone break Katniss and Peeta, (aka, the cutest couple EVER!) apart. But there is gunna be drama! ^_^ Don't forget to review for more chapters! If I get at least 5 reviews, then I'll update, so REVIEW! I think I'm probably going to do at least one update every weekend, and I might put updates on Tuesdays and Thursdays, depending on how much homework I have. Gotta go spell check this thing now, toodles!