Once upon a time in a land called Panem
Chapter 3
Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed and PM. I have decided to carry on with the story. The story I think will be around ten chapters. I'm really making it up as I go along.
"Peeta" I whisper sadly.
"We need to talk; about Emily, about us". Peeta pulls me to the side; all the grey uniforms pass us. I catch Gale glare in the corner of my eye and look away. Once everyone's gone he looks down at me, obviously trying to look me in the face. "Im so sorry Katniss, for all of this" he starts. "For not trying to rescue you myself, for leaving you and our daughter in the hands of Snow" he looks so disgusted at himself it makes me sad. When he mentions Emily he looks down.
I grab his wrists, forcing him to look at me. "Its ok Peeta, you couldn't do anything I understand" I whisper. In my head I wonder how I'm still able to talk. Every night for the five years we were separated, I thought over and over what I would say if I ever saw him again.
I still see unease in his eyes, he looks down again. "She's beautiful you know" he says so quietly I barely hear him. I give him a sad smile. "I expected her to look more like you"
"No" I shake my head. "I always hoped she would look more like you, and she does" I picture her in my head, the long blonde curls that fall to her waist. Emily had always been more like her Peeta; always wanting to make everyone happy, even at five she was selfless and kind to everyone. Except Snow, knowing my distaste for the man she would pull a face at him whenever he would turn his back. It never failed to make me smile, and bite back a laugh.
"I have to ask..." he began. But I knew the question.
"I think it would be ok, if you spent a bit of time with her while you were here" I answered, forcing an approving smile. I had a hunch that Emily would know exactly who he was, from the pictures, though they were taken before she was born. From the moment she came into the world I feared the moment I would have to tell her, what I had done, what Snow had done every year to the children of the districts. Though I found a way.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"She's your daughter Peeta, I can't keep her from you" I said. "I won't let her grow up without her father"
He looks down.
"Thank you"
"Your welcome" I smile. "I believe she's in the gardens at the moment, I'll have someone bring her to the kitchen" I said. He looked up at me. "She loves to bake, not the best at it mind you, most of it ends up on her" I laugh. "She can become very bossy about it too. It will be a good trial run"
He gives me one of his boyish grins, the kind that makes you all warm in side. I force a small smile, hoping he can't see through it. I know tonight the nightmares will come, worse than ever. Even though he's here with me; the boy with the bread. I still don't feel right, would we ever be together? Could I ever let him in? Will we ever be a family?
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