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Child Of Fire

Chapter 2

It was a couple of weeks after Katniss had found out she was pregnant. She was now 8 weeks in, and Peeta was not happy. She didn't have a baby bump, and she wasn't having any weird cravings. Honestly, she was barely different at all, except for eating bigger helpings. Once, Katniss caught him staring at her stomach, as if willing the bump to appear.

"Peeta," she said with a laugh. "You know the doctor said there won't be any kind of bump for at least 10 weeks!"

"Yeah, I know, but I really want to see silent, nimble Katniss turn into big, waddling, clumsy Katniss." he said, smiling at the thought. Katniss scowled at him, but Peeta didn't notice, lost in his thought of Katniss with a baby sized stomach.

About 9 weeks into her pregnancy, morning sickness showed up. Katniss soon found out that the name was entirely misleading. Morning sickness was, in fact, not just in the morning, and it was quite inconvenient. Most of the time she was home, and Peeta was there to help. It was when she was walking in town, or taking advantage of still being able to fit under the fence and into the woods, that made having to stop everything and throw up particularly annoying. Week 9 also meant her hormones were acting up. Their doctor, Rachel, had said they would calm down in the second trimester, but right now they were making Katniss feel ridiculous. She had practically burst into tears over her cereal being soggy. Peeta had been struggling to hold in his laughter when he found out, earning yet another scowl from Katniss.


A couple days later it was time for a doctor's visit. It was the first one Peeta would be attending, and he was beyond eager to go. Their doctor, Rachel, greeted them with a smile as they sat down.

"How is everything going?" she asked.

"It's okay," Katniss responded. "But I'm already fed up with this morning sickness thing." Rachel laughed.

"Yes, most mothers are," she said. Mothers, Katniss thought. It still hadn't sunken in yet that she was going to have a child.

"Let's go run some tests, make sure that you and the baby are healthy," Rachel was saying. Though District 12 still wasn't the most wealthy of the districts, it now had a normal hospital and medicine, just like all the others. After the war, the new government, united with the people, had made sure all districts had enough supplies for everyone.

Rachel was currently rubbing Katniss's stomach with a cool liquid for an ultrasound. When she was done she turned Katniss's and Peeta's attention to a small screen.

"Right now, you are about 10 weeks pregnant, and your baby is a bit larger than an olive," Rachel said. "That," she continued, pointing to a small blob toward the bottom of the screen, "is your child."

Katniss smiled, and looked at Peeta. He was staring at the picture in awe, grinning from ear to ear.

"You and the baby are healthy and growing at a steady rate. I would expect your stomach to start expanding in 1 or 2 weeks, maybe even less," Rachel said to Katniss. "You can also expect some pains in your abdomen, because the baby will start to put pressure on your organs, veins, muscles and ligaments. Don't worry, it's totally normal."

"Thank you," Katniss said. Peeta nodded in agreement.

"My pleasure," Rachel said with a smile. "You guys are free to go. I'll see you next month!"

"See you then."


They walked home in silence, Peeta still beaming. Katniss, not so much. Seeing that little blob of a child really freaked her out.

"How are we going to raise a child?" She asked worriedly. Peeta's smile faded.

"I have no idea." He said.

"Well that's comforting," Katniss said, but she was smiling. Peeta took her hand.

"We'll be fine," he said. "We'll do it together. You and me."

Katniss reached up to give him a light kiss, and they walked, hand in hand, back home. All three of them.


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