A few days later there was a huge strategy meeting and everyone was there except Peeta. I glanced around the room looking for him, but I couldn't seem to find him. He hadn't been coming to training with me but neither had Johanna so I just assumed they were being trained separately as their bodies still recovered. Whenever we saw each other, I never thought to bring it up with him. I tried not to meet Gale's eye as I listened to Boggs and Coin make their speeches.

I didn't really pay attention until I heard them announce we would be moving into the Capitol with other rebel's forces to take down Snow and hopefully end this once and for all. We would take off first thing tomorrow and reality of it finally ending made me feel sick with nerves. I was dragged out of my thoughts when Boggs read off a list of names to report to Squad 451 tomorrow: Me, Gale, Finnick and a list of names I didn't recognise along with my camera crew.

Peeta's name is not on the list.

The meeting was ended and I charged straight for Haymitch who already held his hands high in surrender. "What's going on? Why isn't Peeta going?" I asked loudly.

"Him and Johanna are not allowed to go," he said simply, "believe me sweetheart, I fought this, every inch of the way but Coin refuses to let him go."

He didn't have to say the rest, I already knew. She wanted me dead from the start and wanted Peeta alive. She was sending me to die!

"Haymitch, I need Peeta with me," I whimpered, "I need my fiancé with me in the Capitol."

I don't wait long enough for Haymitch to respond to my last comment and ran to Peeta's room. However, as I ran I heard Haymitch shouting at Coin to re-consider but as I ran I knew she never would.

I opened the door quietly to see him sat on the bed, drawing in a small notebook. He looked up at me as I entered and closed the door behind me. His face changed to one of concern and I realized my eyes were red and I had been silently crying.

He held out his arms for me and I moved towards him and buried myself against his chest, letting him soothe me. "So they told you?" he mumbled against me hair and I looked up and nodded, "I promise you, if it was my choice I would be right beside you, the whole time."

The next morning, I found myself standing in my compartment dressed in my combat suit, it was different to my Mockingjay one but no easier to move in. Prim sat next to me -hugging my side tightly so tightly- I said goodbye to my mother earlier as she had an early sift at the Hospital. The girl sat next to me barely resembled the crying little girl at the reaping. My little duck had all grown up far too fast. "How do you feel?" she asked me.

"Better knowing you will be far away from Snow," I smiled down at her.

"The next time we see each other we will be free from the capitol." I nodded at her and hugged her again.

We pulled away when the door opened to reveal Peeta stood in the doorway, I pulled away from Prim and ran into Peeta open arms. "I don't want to do this alone," I whimpered into his ear.

He gave me a small smile and held me tighter, "You will finally end all of this and we will be okay. No matter what happens."

"I love you, Peeta Mellark."

"I love you to, Katniss Everdeen." He pulled my face to his and kisses me deeply and I don't care that Prim was watching us, I didn't want this moment to end. We pulled back for air and he pulled Prim in for a group hug.

I smiled down at Prim then back to Peeta, I would have frozen this moment if I could but a knock on the door pulled us all out of our thoughts. Finnick stepped around the door and smiled at us, "Katniss? It's time to go!"

"Okay," I nodded at him before turning back to give Prim a tight hug and pulled back to face Peeta.

He smiled up at me, "Shoot straight, Kat!"

I giggled as I remembered when he first said that to me, "See you later, Lover Boy."

I closed the small distance between us and kissed him passionately on the lips. I pulled away and headed out the door with Finnick, with one last glance back, I saw Peeta hug Prim tight and whisper soothing words in her ear. As I boarded the hovercraft, I sat next to Finnick and we rode in silence are minds on the love ones we have left behind.

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