They made us stay in the hospital for a few days after the incident. I mostly stayed curled with Peeta in his bed. I guess it was lost on me how big he is. He's not very tall but when I lay in his arms I'm dwarfed by the sheer size of him. His strength is present always, his arms ripple, his chest puffy. We don't talk for the most part just lay there and watch the sun go along it's daily journey from one end of the sky to the next. Eventually Dr. Aurelius arrives. He sits across from us in a visitors chair. He clears his throat, and asks if it's okay to address both of us together. We both nod. Peeta he explains has Dissociative Identity Disorder from the hijacking the alcohol had disinhibited allowing the personality created by the hijacking to break through as a defense mechanism. It was obvious he no longer viewed me as a threat to his physical well being but he was insecure in my love for him. He was prescribed anti-psychotic drugs and ordered to call once a day. I had Borderline Personality Disorder which had morphed from a lifetime of trauma and abandonment. The perception of Peeta's imminent abandonment both when he had returned from the hijacking and during last night's episode had triggered a fight or flight response. He prescribed a regimen of anti-depressants, daily phone calls, and professional supervision. He introduced us to Millie a nurse from Four who also knew my mother who would be monitoring us upon our return to Twelve he also advised us to stay away from mood altering drugs such as alcohol. He shook our hands and wished us luck. Peeta fingered the bandages on my arms, and then wept.

"I don't want to hurt you ever."

I stroked the downy hair on his arm.
"I know." I kept my feelings inside constantly to protect myself. Perhaps that was hurting Peeta.

"I love you Peeta. Desperately. I don't want to live without you." I shifted to look him in his angelic blue eyes one rimmed with bruises from his engagement with Gale. His lips swollen. "I never did. I fell in love with you in the cave. I just was afraid. I love you now even more."

Tears streaming down his cheeks he crushed my lips with his.

"Marry me" He whispered.
"One day" I replied.
We held each other. What a gentle lover he is. I want to spend the rest of my life with him.

"I still think you're the only person out of any of us who is good" I say.

Finnick knew it too, and Haymitch, and to some extent Gale. Peeta just pressed me tighter. Haymitch opened the door. I responded by throwing a pillow at his face.

"Knock!"

"Look who's feeling better! We're going home this afternoon. Get ready"

Johanna was with him. She filled Dr. Aurelius's former seat and stroked my arm. We sat this way for another hour, until Effie knocked on the door alerting us it was time to go. I got dressed in the clothes I was wearing the other night. Peeta put on his sweatpants and a new shirt. We walked to a car to take us to the train station. Gale met us there, his face equally bruised, a bandage covering his nose, his throat purple from Peeta's grip. He's so strong. Gale hugged me and gave a sad look to Peeta. Peeta met him in his eyes and embraced him. The two then embraced each other as though they were brothers.

"Take care of yourself" He said to Peeta hands on his shoulders

"Keep in touch" Peeta told him.

With that we boarded the train. Peeta and I heading back to a sleeping compartment where we resumed holding each other in silence. Eventually I drifted to sleep. The face of Marvel shown at me an arrow through his chest. He began to sing The Hanging Tree, where he, Cato, Clove, Rue, Finnick, Brutus, Wiress, Glimmer, Gloss, and Cashmere all dangled together. Finally Snow pulling the ropes like curtains stood laughing blood. I woke screaming, disoriented. Then I felt Peeta my lovers chest. His voice comforting me.

"It's a dream, it's a dream"

I turn and wrap one arm around his neck, impulsively with the other find his cock with the other and begin stroking. His eyes dilate.

"K.. Katniss" He whispers.

Perhaps I was being impulsive looking for comfort in inappropriate places but I didn't care. I swung a leg over Peeta and removed my pants. I then freed my hand and pulled his down as well then guided him into me. I pressed my chest against him and undulated until in unison we came. I rolled over and turned my back to him. He hand gripped my shoulder and rolled men over. He planted kisses on my lips down my neck and pressed me into his chest. I almost felt crushed.

"Don't ever turn from me. Now I show you how I love you"

He rolled on top of me, cradled my arms in his arms, and slowly pushed inside me. He entered me fully and gently thrust. He took one hand and placed it around my face so I looked him in the eyes. His eyes were swollen with love.

"I love you, I've only loved you. I am all yours. Don't turn away from me. I am your home"

Tears flowed as the pleasure welled up inside me. I almost squeaked as I came. the threw my arms around his neck and whispered back.

"I'm sorry. Never stop loving me"

"Never he replied"

For the next half hour we continued this way until he came. We returned to our original position until the door creaked open.

"Goddamn it Haymitch!" I screamed

"My bad!" It was Johanna. I guess knocking wasn't in her bag of tricks either.

"Dinner time" She said. "Clean up." and laughed sashaying out of the room.

We obliged and went to eat dinner with the rest of our troop. As usual the food was delightful. Haymitch and Johanna exchanged comical insults and we all laughed. Effie smiled brilliantly.

"Look at us. We're like a family!"

And we were.

"We are." Peeta said.

Johanna is my sister, Haymitch my drunken uncle, Effie my crazy aunt, and Peeta is my husband. I smiled widely. All this time I was mourning the loss of my family, I had pieced together a new one. It consisted of broken parts, but we fit together. Perhaps, there is hope for the future.

"When everything has settled down we should all take a vacation to Four. I hear that they've built some amazing beach resorts there." Effie suggests

"Hells yea!" Johanna agrees.

The rest of us nodded as we chewed our food.

"It's decided then! I'll make the plans as soon as the doctors say it's okay!"

"Something to look forward to" Peeta agreed.

At this moment I am happy. I am with my broken family, and together we are whole.