Like Coin had promised a hovercraft headed to the capitol at sunset, me and fin just sat in his room we didn't speak, Fin was playing with a bracelet that looked like Annie had made for him so I could tell that he was nervous but me on the other hand I was just sitting there worrying about what is happening, I guess I do that whenever I get nervous, as soon as I heard someone running down the hall me and fin stood up and the door burst open… It was Haymitch
"I think you both need to come with me" he said with a smile stretching ear to ear on his face me and fin followed without hesitation as he lead us to a room that was numbered '678' he knocked ad I got goose bumps and when I heard screaming I pushed haymitch aside and opened the door, there Annie stood grabbing the doctors arms to try and pull him away from someone and that someone was katniss, she was huddled in a corner mumbling to herself and I string of pain went straight through my heart
"LET GO OF ME GIRL" the Doctor screamed as he threw Annie to the ground and he started to move closer to katniss then I saw fin run over to help Annie and she yelled at me
"Peeta stop him!" I didn't even think I just ran over and punched the guy to knock him out he fell to the ground and just laid there unconscious as I ran over to katniss, she had her head in her hands and was saying over and over
"Don't shock me, don't shock me" it pained me to see her like this
"Katniss, katniss look at me" she didn't move so I just grabbed her hips and pulled her forward me and I just hugged her, she seemed to realize it was me and gave into it
"They would electrocute her when she didn't give them the answers they wanted" Annie spoke up and I turned wide eyed and turned back to katniss who was staring up at me
"Peeta don't let them hurt me please" I kissed her forehead and she but her head on my chest
"They won't hurt you ever again I promise" we stood there for a while until Finnick and Annie left and it was time for training but before I left she grabbed me hand
"Peeta will you come back? Annie is staying with Fin tonight and I don't want to be alone" I look into her eyes which are filled with sadness and emptiness I walk over to her and kneel down to be face to face I grip her face in my hands and pull it towards mine, I brush her lips softly but she goes in for more and I kiss her with passion and longing, but I pull away and she gets the most confused look on her face
"What's wrong" she asks and I can't help but smile and I kiss her again but it is very short and I stand up and I can feel her eyes following me as I head to the door
"Katniss Everdeen you always know how to make me fall in love with you all over again" I turn my head to look at her and she is smiling
"I promise that I will come back after training" I say grabbing the door knob
"I'm going to hold you to that Peeta Mellark" she says with a little giggle at the end and I laugh to as I leave, Training was boring as usual but I guess I had something to look forward to after I was done. After training I went back to my room for a quick shower and to get some clothes,
"Where are you going tonight?" my mother asked suspiciously and I honestly didn't care if she didn't like my plans but I told her the truth anyway
"I'm going to stay the night with Katniss" and her face turned dis approving
"Peeta… I don't think you should be 'with' katniss anymore…" she started
"why not, I love her mom that's never going to change"
"I know that honey but she obviously does not love you back" and that did it something inside me snapped
"Do you know what she did for me!" I protested and she shook her head and I continued
"In the arena when she was doing everything to make sure I went home ALIVE! She gave herself to the capitol and was almost tortured to death… FOR ME! She told haymitch she didn't want to lose me! Do you know what the capitol did to her?"
"no Peeta I don't"
"They electrocuted her! Every time she didn't answer a question with the answer they wanted which was a lot because she didn't know anything they wanted!"
"Peeta I'm sorry I didn't know" I looked at her and just walked out the door, down to katniss's room, when I go there and walked in there was no one in the room so I began to worry
"Katniss?" I said and she walked out of the bathroom in sweat pants and no shirt just bra
"What's wrong?" she asked dropping her towel and walking over to me and cupping her hands around my face
"I thought you weren't here so I panicked" she smiled and kissed me but she pulled away right away but I could tell she wanted more so I dropped my bag and wrapped my arms around her waist and she laughed but I wasn't because I would feel the places that they electrocuted her, I started rubbing my hands up and down her back feeling every little mark,
"Peeta…"
"Look what they did to you… because of me" I whispered and she put her hand on my face so she could look into my eyes
"Peeta this is not your fault!" I looked away from her
"if I wasn't so helpless in the arena you wouldn't have had to try and save me katniss…" She pulled me back to face her
"Peeta I had a choice and that was to let you die or to let you live and my choice was to keep you alive now either u believe me or u don't" I looked at her and gave up since there was no way I was going to win this battle
"Katniss I love you so much" she started smiling at me and rested her head on my chest
"I love you too Peeta"
