A/N- Happy Easter, everyone! Did you guys see Josh Hutcherson play with the Cincinnati Reds? I'm so obsessed; I nearly cried; he's just so gorgeous! Okay, sorry, now about the story…I just remembered that Rose and Rue still have those extra sex tapes/pictures, so they're probably going to use them soon…enjoy!

Chapter 7: Moments

Katniss

My heart sank. I couldn't believe it; my own daughter, having sex in the meadow, and what's more, being filmed and shown on national television? Would my family never be left in peace? Not to mention the fact that she could possibly become pregnant! But no…I couldn't let this happen. Something had to be done about this.

"Peeta, we have to sue them!" I exclaimed, outraged.

"Who, the press? Do you really want to bring our family even more into this, Katniss? You know that they're allowed to do anything, right? No, the best we can do is ignore them and not give them anything else to root for," Peeta replied angrily.

"Well, I could give some people a call and bribe them to stay away for some time," Haymitch said helpfully.

"I guess that's better than nothing," I admitted.

"Thanks, Haymitch. You go blackmail them, and we'll try to keep our kids under control while you do that. We might also have to contact the Hawthornes," Peeta said.

"Mom, do you think they're also being watched?" Adara asked me, eyes wide.

"Probably, I mean, I wouldn't be surprised," I answered her.

"Well, I guess I better go home and make those phone calls. I'll leave all of you to resolve your issues," Haymitch said as he stood up. He then turned sympathetically towards Adara and said, "Good luck, Sweetheart, you'll need it."

"Thanks, Grandpa," she whispered softly, her bright blue eyes on the verge of tears as her bottom lip trembled involuntarily. Haymitch nodded and left, and Peeta closed the door behind him, all the while avoiding Adara's gaze.

"Well, looks like you're really in for it now, Dara," Orion joked, and the twins tried not to giggle as Peeta and I glared at them.

"I hope all of you remember that you're still grounded," Peeta reminded them sternly.

"Right, well Adara and I will have a talk upstairs, and the rest of you can stay here with your father," I told the rest of my kids as they groaned. Peeta frowned at them, and I sighed as Adara and I stood up and walked upstairs.

As soon as we had walked into my bedroom, I told Adara to sit on the bed while I went into the bathroom to fetch something. I opened up the medicine cabinet and looked through all of our pills until I found the right ones: Plan B. I took one of the morning-after pills and served a glass of water to give to Adara. "Here, take this," I told her.

She took the pill and swallowed it with the water, knowing instantly what it was as soon as I had handed it to her. "Thanks, Mom," she mumbled as I put the glass back and sat beside her on the bed.

"All right, now tell me what's going on," I asked her gently.

She sighed as she tucked a stray hair behind her ear and stared down at her lap. "I'm really sorry, Mom, we should have been more careful," she answered softly.

"Yes, I realize that. But you weren't even supposed to be with Hunter," I reminded her.

She finally looked up at me and exclaimed, "I know that, Mom! But don't you get it? I love him! I love him like you love Dad, and he loves me like Dad loves you! You can't just separate us like this, we need to be close to each other!" she begged, tears streaming down her face as I suddenly embraced her.

I somehow couldn't even find it in me to be upset at her. "I know that, honey. And believe me when I say that I understand what you're going through. But your dad is really disappointed; he thought you knew better than to act like this. You and Hunter are too young to be parents, and you can't just have sex in public and not expect for there to be consequences. We don't oppose your relationship, but we do oppose you acting irresponsibly. We know what it's like to be watched by the cameras, and right now, you're drawing them in," I explained to her as I stroked her dark hair soothingly. I knew my mother would have never understood, but I refused to be anything like her; if anything, I wanted to be there for my own daughter.

"So all of this is still about the rebellion, even after all this time?" she asked in disbelief as she looked up at me.

I shook my head. "No, it's not even that anymore. When I was your age, I was thrown into leading the rebellion, but now they just want my attention. They never really left us alone. And then after Gale started designing bombs, they started following him around too, so now both of our families have to deal with the press. The fact that you and Orion are dating the Hawthornes draws twice the amount of attention, and we don't want you to deal with that. Your father and I have worked very hard to make sure that our children lead a normal life, and not have to play for the cameras like we had to."

"So what do we do, then?" she asked helplessly, her head still resting on my chest as I held her.

"Well, first of all, I would suggest that you and Hunter start being more careful from now on. I'll make sure Orion does that too, but you know how rash your brother is. I'll talk to your father to see if he can calm down a little bit. Just know that he loves you, and that he does understand," I explained patiently.

She nodded. "Yes, I know, and I love you too, Mom," she said genuinely as she sat up to look at me, her eyes the same intense blue as her father's.

I smiled lovingly at my daughter. "I love you too, honey," I replied as I kissed her forehead.

Rose

"What are they saying?" Rue asked me as I pressed my ear against Mom's door.

"Ugh, I think they're just arguing about who loves the other more," I replied, annoyed.

"What?" Rue hissed. "Dara sleeps with her boyfriend in a sacred place, gets it filmed in public, and she still gets all of the special treatment?" she complained.

"Don't worry, it's not like Mom wouldn't do the same for us," I reminded her. "Besides, once Dara moves away to college, we'll each have our own room. Plus, Dad is still upset at her," I added. "Hold on, I think they're coming, let's hide!" I whispered urgently as Rue and I scrambled away from the door just as Mom opened the door and Adara walked out behind her, looking much happier.

Rue and I hid behind our doorway just as Mom passed us so that she could head downstairs, where Dad and Orion where eating, as always. As soon as she was gone, we ran after our older sister. "Dara, can I have your room once you move away?" I blurted out as I approached her. She was sitting on her window seat when we burst into her room.

She rolled her eyes. "Whatever, Rose, you and Rue can fight over it once I'm gone, but remember that I'm still coming back for the holidays and such," she told us.

"No problem, we've already figured it out; Rose will sleep here when you're in college, and then she'll come back to sleep with me when you come visit," Rue explained.

Adara smiled. "All right then, is that all you need?" she asked.

"Actually, we also have a deal to make with you," I admitted.

"You and Orion, that is," Rue added.

Adara raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Oh, is that so? And what sort of deal is this? You're not blackmailing us again, are you?" she asked us skeptically.

Rue and I exchanged nervous glances. "Well…not exactly. It's just that we need a favor from you two. We know that you guys are really good at sneaking out at night, and we need you both to cover for us so that we can sneak out too," I explained.

She laughed. "Last time I checked, Rose, you didn't like the butcher's son because you were a vegetarian. Isn't that what you two were fighting about earlier? And besides, you're too young to sneak out so late, it's dangerous. Orion and I know how to defend ourselves, since we've both had training. I'm sorry girls, but I don't think we can help you, even if you try to cover for us," she said with finality.

"We knew you would say that," Rue sighed.

"Yes, and for your information, I've decided to give Stark another chance," I declared.

"Which is exactly why we have a Plan B," Rue finished triumphantly.

Adara winced; now she knew that we were up to something: even the word usage got her. "Fine, what do you want?" she snapped.

Rue and I grinned. "That's better, Sis. We want to sneak out on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, and you and Orion can have the other nights, since those are the only nights our guys can make it. Besides, we're leaving you the good nights. It's not too much to ask, since we're covering for you as well," I reasoned.

"And what's the catch?" Adara asked carefully.

Rue smirked. "Well, let's just say that Mom and Dad didn't get rid of all the photos and recordings of the night we spied on you and Orion while you were out with the Hawthornes. We made copies, and if you tell our parents about it, we'll sell it to the press. Our parents can't find out about any of this. So, do we have a deal?" Rue asked innocently.

It was then that Adara's eyes widened in horror. "No, you can't do that! Don't you two know what a huge mistake we've made already? Our parents have been trying to protect us from the media so that we could lead normal lives, and now you're ruining it!" she cried.

"Technically, you and Orion ruined it; Rue and I simply witnessed it. And now you can't take it back. Either you agree to our deal or we'll sell you out," I told her.

"But you're our sisters; how could you do that to us!" she complained.

"Business is business, don't take it personally, Dara dear," Rue cooed.

Adara scowled at us. "Fine then, I'll let Orion know about it, but he may not care enough about his reputation to agree. Either way, you two are going to regret this somehow, and don't say I didn't warn you. Now get out of my room before I change my mind," she spat as Rue and I high-fived each other and ran out of her room. We now had our siblings wrapped around our fingers.

Orion

"They said what?" I shouted in disbelief as Adara told me the news.

"You heard me. The evil twins still have dirt on us, and we have to do everything they say, or else they'll release our tapes and photos to the public," she grumbled.

"Those little scoundrels," I muttered under my breath. "Wait a minute, why can't we just steal the evidence from them when they're gone? Surely it's hidden in their room somewhere," I suggested.

"I've considered that too, but they're too smart for that. If they get caught, our parents would try the same thing. And if we betray them, they'll instantly make sure that that evidence gets released to the public. Which tells me that someone else has the tapes, someone whom they absolutely trust," Adara said thoughtfully as she paced around my room while I sat up on my bed.

"You mean their butcher boyfriends?" I asked her doubtfully.

Adara nodded eagerly. "Yes, them exactly, and we obviously can't break into the butcher shop; we would get caught," she explained.

"So we're pretty much screwed for the rest of our lives," I concluded.

Adara rolled her eyes. "No, don't be stupid, we'll come up with something," she assured me.

I shrugged. "Whatever. All I know is that it's Saturday night, and I'm sneaking out to see Tara. At least the little gremlins from hell can cover for us. Any ideas on where I could get extra condoms?" I asked her shamelessly.

Adara looked at me with disgust, but answered me anyways. "Well my mom gave me some contraception this morning, and she got it from her medicine cabinet. I don't know, maybe our parents keep some more stuff in their bathroom, but either way, you'll have to look in their bedroom. Why don't you just ask Dad?" she asked impatiently.

I threw my head back against the headboard in exasperation. "Because, Dad already gave me a condom, and I'm grounded, so he's not going to give me any more of them any time soon," I explained.

Adara groaned. "Fine, then. I'll help you find some and keep watch at the door while you look through their bedroom drawers. I'm sneaking out to see Hunter tonight, so I'll probably raid their medicine cabinet afterwards to see what I can find. You'll have to keep watch for me too," she warned me.

I agreed, and we set out towards our parents' bedroom while everyone else was downstairs. I instantly started rummaging through all of their drawers while Adara kept watch at the doorway. Soon, I found some cheese-bun flavored condoms hidden at the very bottom of Mom's side table drawer, which wasn't too surprising considering the fact that she was obsessed with them. I shuddered at the thought and pocketed a few as I put everything back where it was so that she wouldn't notice. "All right, Adara, it's your turn," I whispered as we switched places and Adara headed into their bathroom.

It was then that I heard voices coming from the stairs. It was our parents' voices. "Dara, hurry up, they're coming!" I hissed.

"Ugh, I spilled all the pills!" she answered, irritated.

"What? How clumsy can you be? All right fine, I'll help you," I gave in as I rushed into the bathroom and saw the mess that she had made. Mom and Dad were old, so they had their pills organized by each day of the week, and Adara had spilled the colorful pills all over the sink.

"I accidently mixed up both of their medicines, but I think I remember where they go," she said.

"Who cares about that, let's just put them back; they're heading down the hall as we speak!" I whispered urgently. She nodded and we quickly tossed the pills into containers and put everything back just as our parents walked inside the bedroom. Adara and I instantly gave each other terrified looks as we quickly climbed inside the bathtub and hid behind the shower curtain right before they walked into the bathroom.

"Katniss, sometimes, when we make love, I pretend that you're cake boss," Dad was saying. Adara and I covered each other's mouths to keep ourselves from laughing.

"Peeta, have you taken your medicine yet?" Mom asked, concerned.

"No, but I'm about to," he replied as we heard him open up a pill container and serve himself some water from the sink.

"All right, well don't forget to take your prostate pills," she reminded him.

"Yeah, yeah, I know," he grumbled. "You need to take your medicine too, you know," he added.

"Yes, I'm doing that right now…wow look at all of these horrible side effects! It says here that you could lose facial muscle control," she said.

"This one says one could get a swollen tongue, dry mouth, and a sudden loss of depth perception," Dad countered. "Good thing we have our pill planners!" he said cheerfully as Adara and I gave each other horrified looks.

"Peeta, will you help me rub on my scar ointment?" Mom asked.

"Sure thing, Sweetheart," he replied a little too enthusiastically. "You should help me with mine too," he added.

"Of course," Mom said, and soon we heard her giggle…wait, what, Mom giggling? "I don't have a scar there, Peeta," she laughed.

"Oh well, I'm just making sure I get everything," he said teasingly.

"Oh, then I guess I'll have to do the same for you," she responded, and before we knew it, Dad was moaning. Adara and I tried not to gag.

"We should go to bed now," Mom finally suggested as they left the bathroom, turning off the light and closing the door behind them. Good thing there was a window.

"We're going to have to climb out of it," Adara realized, just as I was opening it.

"Yes, we have no other choice," I explained.

Soon, we had both jumped out of the house, and it wasn't until we were safely on the ground that I realized that we had left the window open. "Crap, I hope they don't notice!" I groaned.

"Don't worry, it's just a window, if we get back on time, they won't even be suspicious," Adara assured me.

I nodded. "Right then, let's go." I said. And off we headed, parting our separate ways.

To be continued…

A/N- Okay, so I realize that this was sort of a filler chapter, since all the action is going to happen in the next one. I just had to get it all set up first. Anyways, let me know what you guys thought; I'd love to hear all of your predictions! Thanks for reading!