The Princess and her Papa Chapter 4

Katniss's Point of View:

Papa and me walk into the Mellark Bakery and it smells so good in there. The bell over the door jingles signaling our entrance. Us wait for a minute then me see him a patch of flour is on his cheek.

"Hello welcome to melwark bakery what can me-"he says stopping and smiles at me "Katniss, hi" he says coming over to me and hugging me right in front of papa which causes Arrow to growl at my friend.

"Easy boy your sister is fine" Papa whispers and Arrow stops and sits.

"Hey Peeta" Me smile accepting the hug and returning it. Papa clears his throat causing Peeta and me to break apart. Peeta looks scared shaking as papa comes over and kneels in front of us.

"Aren't you going to introduce me princess?" Papa asks smiling looking from me to Peeta and back again.

"Oh right sorry papa" Me giggles as me pull Peeta with me to meet my papa. Me can feel Peeta shaking as he stands next to me.

"Papa this is Peeta he me bestest friend" Me turn to peeta who is clearly still shaking like leaf. "Peeta this is my papa. Me look at papa be nice me say pleadingly with my eyes. Me stand to the side watching the two meet.

"Hello there son" Papa says gently holding his hand out.

"Hello" Peeta says shaking more then ever still not looking at papa. The room fills with silence

"Peeta?" A new voice calls out breaking the silence in the room.

"Out here daddy" peeta says still shaking as a broad-shouldered man with burn scars from years at the oven. He has peeta's coloring blonde hair blue eyes. Benjamin Mellark comes in holding a happily cooing primrose.

"Hi Mr. Peeta's Papa" Me smiles at him.

"Well hello there miss Katniss, its good to see you again" he smiles as he continues "You're all peeta talks about"Ben adds which makes peeta blush.

"Hello Benjamin Mellark" he says introducing himself to papa who smiles.

"Coriolanus Snow" Papa says shaking Benjamin's hand.

"Daddy can I show Katniss my room?" Peeta asks his daddy

"Of course son go ahead" Benjamin says smiling at Peeta and me. Me looks at papa something seems off.

"Come on Katniss" Peeta says smiling at me and taking my hand.

"Go ahead princess, I'll be here I promise" Papa says and I kiss his cheek and follow Peeta upstairs. Peeta is grinning at me.

"I'm so happy to see you again Katniss" Peeta says as us enter his bedroom. It's a lot smaller then mine at home well I am a princess, do other kids get nice things like me? Are there other princesses and princes? All these questions are only ones papa can answer.

"I am happy to see you again too Peeta" Me say as I smile as Peeta pulls me into his room which is painted a orange color. "You have a nice room, Peeta" Me grin looking around his room.

"Thank you Katniss, it not much but it mine" Peeta smiles back. We play together and get to know each other. After a while me start to feel anxious me miss papa but Peeta must see the look on me face and comes to sit next to me on the bed to join me.

"Katniss you okay?" Peeta asks wrapping his arms around me, but his arms aren't the ones me want to comfort me. Me want my papa's arms.

"Me sorry Peeta me need to go" Me say on the verge of tears running out the room, the sound of sirens are really loud for some reason. When me get down to the bottom of stairs the sight in front of me is surely a nightmare my papa my beloved papa my rock and protector is lying on the ground on his back his suit jacket is on the chair and his tie is loose. Benjamin is kneeling next to him and dabbing at papa's head to cool him down.

"Papa please!" Me scream running to my papa's side grabbing his hand and clinging to it. Papa opens his eyes looking at me. His strong hand reaches up and strokes my face." What happened to my papa?" me cry to Peeta's father but before he can answer Papa speaks.

"Oh my Darling Princess" Papa says so softly it comes out in a whisper. Me begin to cry as me grabs his hand more but before me or papa can say more the door opens and the paramedics rush in and quickly get Papa on a stretcher and pull us apart. They quickly load him in to the ambulance.

"Where are you taking my papa?" Me ask as me try to get to my papa. Benjamin Mellark scoops me up trying to calm me down, me struggle to be put down. Me see a tear run down papa's cheek as the ambulance doors close me see papa's lips move I love you little princess is the last thing me see as he's taken away from me. Me burst into tears "No papa no please don't leave me" Me cry as the ambulance disappears from my view.