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Katniss' POV

I was with my family in the meadow, Troy was only 12 and Rue was 8. Peeta sketching while Rue and Troy argued about what the cloud above them looked like. I was just daydreaming when I heard Rue scream and the laugh of the devil. "Miss Everdeen, fancy seeing you here. With your-"He walked over to Rue and started playing with one of her two braids while she squirmed. "sweet family. So you picked Mellark, I dearly hoped you would. You make such lovely children." He walked over to Peeta who was handcuffed and on his knees. "You picked the mutt, Peeta. She doesn't love you. Her children don't either. She killed your family." While he was talking to Peeta, my children were screaming while the Peacekeepers held them to where it was painful.

Six shots were fired; one killing Snow and the three Peacekeepers and the other three killing my family. Through my tears and trembling hands, I saw Gale with a gun in his hands. He was smirking, "Catnip, I got myself a partner now. Don't you wish it was you?" And out comes his daughter with a gun pointed at me, "Dad got Snow and the Peacekeepers, I got the Mellark family. Just one left, who could it be?" She pointed the gun at me and it went off with a bang as I fell to the ground. "Katniss!" I heard Peeta call, I was probably half dead, "Katniss, Wake Up! KATNISS!"

I woke up with and saw Peeta looking at me with worried eyes. My nightgown was glued to my body with sweat while tears raced down my cheeks. I was trembling and my skin was hot but cooling down with the opened window, my heart was racing and my hands were covered by Peeta's.

"Peeta." I whispered. He just pulled me onto his lap and let me sob into his bare chest. He rubbed my back and whispered in my ear, trying to relax me. My legs wrapped around his waist, my head in the crook of his neck and my arms around his neck, feeling I couldn't get close enough to him.

We may have stayed like that for five or fifty minutes, I don't know or care. He waits until I'm calmer and ready to speak before asking about my nightmare. After I tell him, he nods. "Katniss, I've done a lot of thinking lately and I think it's time to tell Troy about the Games. We've tried but I think we should tell him before Gale or that girl do. We don't have to tell Rue but I believe Troy should hear it, he is 16 turning 17 in about four months." He waits for my response. No, we haven't told Troy yet. He knows the Capitol and his parents don't get along and about Peeta's moments and how Rue is named after a person who died when I was his age but nothing about the actual Games. Don't get me wrong, we've-no- I've tried but I can't do it. Peeta would've already but he's scared too and would rather we do it together.

I sigh, "Peeta, you're right. We'll tell him tomorrow when Rue goes to Sally's. We also need Haymitch to help." Sally is Delly's kid and Rue's best friend. "Just remember we have Annie and Fin coming over on Friday." He nodded grimly, I could feel the pain and fear wash over him. Tomorrow, we will tell Troy and I have a feeling I'll have worse nightmares for the next three weeks.

Peeta

Katniss was still sleeping when I woke up the next morning. Her body was still covered in sweat from the night before, not that I blame her. Honestly, I've had some bad thoughts of the same girl. She looked a lot like Gale, same hair and skin tone but her eyes must come from her mother. I wonder who her mother is; I must've known her at some point. I know Annie's out of the question; with Fin and all, she hasn't moved on. But if Gale had a wife, why come back to haunt Katniss?

I hear Troy downstairs talking to Haymitch. I give Katniss a kiss on the forehead and go downstairs to see a sober Haymitch, a makeup free Effie, and a Troy who is cooking. "Morning dad, how are you this morning?" Oh shoot. He did something; he has that look on his face that says 'Don't shoot me!' Troy is easy to read, me knowing him better than the girls. "Troy, what did you do?" in response, I got a sniggering Haymitch and a horrified Effie. "Your son just spit water all over my sundress!" Effie shrieked. Haymitch busted out laughing, Troy blushing, and Effie just staring at them both, again if looks could kill. I tried to hold a serious face until Katniss came down and heard everything. On the inside I was telling him good job; Effie probably giving him yet another lecture on how to have manners.

Katniss frowned and looked at Troy, "Troy Finnick, why did you spit on Effie?" Haymitch busted again but was silenced quickly by Katniss. "Well," Oh, god here Troy goes, "Effie was telling me yet again how to sit at the table when Haymitch started mocking her. She looked over and exclaimed 'This is mahogany!' in that Capitol accent thing. When I started to drink my water, Haymitch exclaims the exact thing in his version of a Capitol accent and I couldn't stop it. It just happened to land on Effie. Blame Haymitch!" Katniss couldn't hold her face much longer, joining Haymitch in his laughter. I looked down, trying to hide my smile. Effie stormed out, saying something I couldn't understand. Haymitch followed her, bidding us goodbye.

When Katniss stopped laughing, she gave me the look to go get Rue ready. Her smile turned into a cold expression, not showing her feelings. This was going to be a long day, I could feel it.

Peeta, 1 hour later

I held Katniss' hand as we went into Troy's room. He was sitting at the top of his bed and his face lit up when we walked in. He moved a little bit so there was room for us to sit down at the foot of his bed so we went to sit down. Katniss was trembling, tears threatening to come out of her eyes. I sat behind her, rubbing her back trying to calm her down. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "Troy, we need to tell you about our past. We feel you're ready." He instantly sat forward, taking in what she just said. Tears were falling from her eyes now but she wasn't backing out. "It started when we were your age…"

Cliffhanger! How will Katniss explain or will she? How will Troy react? Is everything alright with Effie or did she take Troy's joke too seriously?

I may not be able to update next weekend or the weekend after, I'm sorry to say. I have a trip coming up next Monday and I'll be gone for a week for school and then on the Saturday I get back I have a softball tournament. Well, until I hear from you again! Suggestions are welcome if you have any, just remember, flames are for Katniss and Peeta's backs.

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