A/N: WARNING this chapter (at least a good portion of it) is pretty fluffy...

Chapter 7

Katniss POV

We go to the meadow for the day. We arrive around 11:30. I spread a large blanket around on the soft grass while Peeta unpacks the picnic he packed. We sat in the sun for a long time, eating sandwiches and talking. After lunch, we just laid down and looked at the clouds. My head was on his stomach, and he was playing with my now unbraided hair.

"I never realized how beautiful it is out here." He said.

"I know. I used to spend all my time out here, but I never really thought of it as anything more than a way to get food."

We laid there in silence for a while before he speaks up.

"This... Is perfect."

"Yeah, it is." I smile.

"Have I ever told you how beautiful you are?"

"Yeah, I think you have. But you can some more if you want to."

He laughs.

"Have I ever told you how handsome you are?" I asked him.

"I don't think so. But I like the sound of it." He leans in and kisses me.

I move so my head is on his chest, and he wraps his arm around me.

"What did I do to deserve a girl like you?"

"Not much. You juts had to nearly die, then let me nurse you back to health in a cave, then get tortured, completely forget who I am, and come back."

"Oh. Right." He says, with a light laugh.

I get up and start picking flowers. I have quite a large bouquet when I return to the blanket, an dI sit there, making chains, crowns, sticking some in my belt loops, braiding some into my hair, even sticking a few in Peeta's. He smiles, watching me intently as I do this.

I lean back onto his chest. He plucks a flower out of the ground and tucks it behind my ear.

"Beautiful." He said gently. "Just like you."

He leans in slowly, and presses his lips against mine. We stay there for a while, tuning everything out except for each other. When we lay back down again, the stars are high in the sky, and fireflies are dancing around us. Peeta points out constellations to me, which are easily visible because of the clear night.

"And over there is Orion. See the bow he has raised?" He asks quietly

"Yeah, I do."

"He's the hunter."

"Like me." I say, my voice barely above a whisper."

"Yes, like you." He says, his cheek on the top of my head.

I fall asleep there, in Peeta's arms, and don't wake up until I feel him lift me up, and carry me home, and even them I'm still half-asleep.

When I wake up, for real, in the morning, I'm still wearing my clothes from yesterday.

I get up, and get dressed in long pajama pants and a large t-shirt that I have no idea where it came from. I walk downstairs, and don't find Peeta. I look for a note, figuring he's at the bakery, but don't find one. I go to the studio he has, the painting room, and find him staring at a canvas, brush in hand.

"Peeta?" I ask gently.

He doesn't respond, so I slowly walk over to him. His face is blank and expressionless.

"Hey, are you alright?" I look at the canvas, and see it's blank.

I gently set my hand on his shoulder. His face snaps to me.

"You." He says, standing up. I take a step back.

He is glaring at me, and his face has altogether gone dark. The brush in his hand snaps, and he throws it on the ground.

I back up even further. He slowly steps forward, and I step back. I turn to leave the room but he grabs me by the wrist with an iron grip.

"Ouch! Peeta, you're hurting me!" I say, trying to pull away. His grip tightens, and I try to break free of his grasp, hitting his hand.

"Peeta!" I say frantically. "Peeta, this isn't you! Please!"

"Help!" I scream. That's when he raises his hand and smacks me across the face. I feel an intense pain, and see him raise it again before I black out.

A/N: Fluffy beginning, not so fluffy ending... What do you think should happen next? I'd love to know! Now, in reply to the 3 comments I have:

MGB504: Thank you very much!

Ilovethehungergamesbooks: It's pre-epilogue, and I'm sorta writing it, elaborating on the end. Does that make any sense? I also changed the plot a little, keeping Gale in the picture.

The Girl From The Seam: Aww! Thank you! I try to update at least once a day, and if I don't it's because I don't have access to my laptop! :)