Here's Chapter 2 ;) Not much of an intro, I know I know, but still, at least I try lol
Chapter 2~
Light streams in through the window. I blink a few times and take a deep breath. I snuggle into Peeta's strong chest. His arms hold me close to him and I smile, knowing he's awake.
He sits up and pulls me up, too. "Morning, sleepy girl."
I smile, "So, for the first time in two weeks, you wake up before me, and I'm the sleepy person?" I chuckle and bat at his arm, playfully. I sigh and lean against the headboard of the bed. We've had the same arrangement since that one night. Since I realized I need someone more than myself. Well, besides Greasy Sae, but she forces herself into the house to feed me.
I step out of the large bed and stretch. Peeta steps out of the bed on the other side and walks out the door. My eyes trail him until he disappears from view. I lie back down onto the bed and let my eyes close.
The nightmare starts like any other one would for me; I am having fun, enjoying myself. Then the nightmare part begins. It's the same every time. Gale has Prim. I scream at him, and yell to give her back. Or at least to save her. He just laughs. I try to catch up with him. Suddenly, he disappears. I scream. No answer. Suddenly, two mutts come barreling toward me. They are the wolf ones from the first Hunger Games. One is huge and black with grey eyes. The other is a small blond one with blue eyes. They come closer to me. Then I see their collars. Two coal pieces with 12 marked on them. I scream and start running. But the black one jumps on me and snarls. It stares into my eyes. "Gale!" I screech and try to hit the thing in the face. It makes a sound like laugh and just bats at my face with its claws. My face starts bleeding badly. I start to choke on the blood. It fills my vision. The smell chokes me. I try to scream, but I can't.
"Katniss! Katniss! Get up!" I hear the shouting from above. "Katniss!" the voice shouts again. I am being shaken. I scream and swipe out with my hand. I jump off the bed screaming, fully awake. I look around. Peeta is clutching the side of his face where I scratched him. There is a small droplet of blood.
"Oh Peeta!" I gasp and run over to him. "Peeta, I'm so sorry!" I wrap my arms around him, and then the tears come.
He pulls me close to him. "Calm down Katniss, just take a deep breath, ok?" I nod and take a deep breath. "What happened? I thought you went downstairs."
I shake my head and wipe my eyes, "I fell back asleep, for like three seconds, and then…" I start sobbing again; the tears wrack my fragile body.
"Shh…" Peeta stokes me back and holds me close to him.
"He killed her Peeta," I whisper, the nightmares have driven me insane, so I finally admit it, "He killed her…" I bury my face into his strong chest.
"Just calm down, he did not kill her, alright? He did no such thing." He murmurs, keeping his arms around me.
I take a deep breath, and then allow him to comfort me whenever I wake up from a nightmare. I love the sensation of his arms around me, the way that they used to hold me.
The next few days pass by uneventfully, until one day while Peeta and I are filling in a new page in our book with drawings and information, that there is a knock on the door.
I look at him, confused, "Did you invite anyone over?" I ask.
He shakes his head. "Nope, they only person I would talk to is Haymitch and he doesn't have the manners to knock."
I laugh at his comment, and then walk over to the door. I open the door and look straight into Gale's grey eyes. He looks up and his eyes light up.
"Katniss!" He jumps forwards and wraps his strong arms around me.
"Gale!" I squeak. He laughs and releases me.
"How've you been?" He asks. I am hyper-aware of his hands still on my arms.
"Great!" I say, my voice unnaturally high, "Me and…Great!" I squeak again. I hear footsteps behind me.
"Hey Gale." I hear Peeta say behind me. His voice is calm, but I can feel the anger radiating off him.
Gale stiffens as well, "Sorry Katniss, I didn't realize you had company." Gale says.
I shake my head, "No…" My voice trails off.
"I'm not really company, me and Katniss..." Peeta's voice trails off.
"You're married?" Gale asks, sarcastically.
"No!" We both say in unison. Gale smiles,
"Oh, well at least you keep each other company." Gale says, acting as if Peeta wasn't about to say something.
Peeta steps up beside me and nods, "Yeah, company." I step back and let Gale step inside. I close the door behind him and step between him.
I let out a breath. "So, Gale, how's the big job in 2?" I ask, trying to cool the tension between the two.
Gale breaks his glaring contest with Peeta and smiles at me, "Great, we're really making progress with the conversion."
I smile and nod. "Great!" I say this with a little too much enthusiasm.
Gale chuckles, "Katniss, you're trying a little too hard to be peppy, just calm down and be yourself."
I smile and feel a little better. "We all know I'm not the peppy type."
They both actually laugh, "Yeah, more like anti-pep." Peeta comments and grins.
I start really laughing. Gale shuffles and looks at the two of us. I blush slightly, then grab both their arms and pull them into the kitchen. I slide onto the counter and start rummaging through the cabinets. I grab three cups and a bottle of water. I set two cups down in front of them and one in front of me. They look at me, confused. I pour water into each of the cups and toss the water bottle into the trash can. I sit down in the chair and look up at them, "So, we're going to be normal, we're going to talk, we're going to be civil," I put emphasis on the word, "And we're going to not have glaring contests. Okay?" I say it as more of a statement that a question.
They both hesitate for a second, then sit down in the chairs next to me. "So, Gale, how's District 2?" I ask, for the second time.
He glances over my shoulder at Peeta for a moment before he responds, "Great, we're really pulling things back together." He takes a sip of his water and looks into my eyes, "It would be great if you know, you would come with me."
I hear Peeta scoff behind me, but I smile, "Gale, you know I'm needed here for the time being."
He smirks, "I guess people need you here more than you want to be here."
I feel Peeta kick the back of my chair, but I ignore it, "Civil." I say, my patience running low.
Gale grins, "Oh, Catnip, I am being civil."
I laugh softly, "I know you are."
I pull the book Peeta and I have been working on towards me. "Peeta and I have been working on this." I show him the book.
He nods and smiles, "That's great Katniss."
I smile and lean back against the chair.
Peeta picks up the paintbrush he was using earlier and begins to paint slowly, I lean forward. I watch his concentrated eyes
He looks up at me and smiles, "Remember the last time I caught you staring at my eyes?" he asks. I blush, "Mhm, we were working on the plant book and you were drawing." He chuckles and looks into my eyes. He picks up the paintbrush and looks at the bristles. I look at him, confused. He looks up at me, a playful glint in his eyes and he paints a line straight from the top of my forehead down to the tip of my nose. I gasp and swat at the brush.
"Peeta!" I squeal, trying to sound angry, but burst out laughing. I lean forward and put my head into his chest, still laughing and he rests his chin on my head and laughs equally as hard. I pull up the hem of his shirt and look up at him. He raises his eyebrows, but I just grin playfully. I wipe the length of the smear on his shirt and the expression on his face sets me off all over again. I almost fall back off the chair, but he catches me.
The two of us are still laughing our heads off when we both seem to realize Gale is sitting next to me, staring at his hands. I sit up and compose myself. "Well, do you need a place to stay?" I ask him.
He smiles, "That would be great, Katniss."
I glance at Peeta, he is painting again. "Well, my mother's room is a few down from mine." I cough slightly; "Her old room…" my voice trails off.
Gale nods, well, my bags are outside, so I'll be right back." He stands and walks out. I hear the door shut behind him.
I look over at Peeta. He is looking right back at me. This time we don't look away though.
He blinks once, "Stay with me." I whisper to him, he seems to realize how much I need him,
"Always." He whispers back to me.
I smile and then we both lean in and our lips meet perfectly.
Yaaay! Katniss and Peeta forever lol, but don't get too excited, the future is alwasy unexpected ;)