Peeta
Prim had asked if she could have some time alone. She had been in her room all afternoon so Katniss and I took a walk to the meadow. Hand in hand we strolled down the road; still wet from lasts nights rain, while the sky and clouds still hung heavy in the sky. The moisture was thick in the air and the sky was threatening to let loose all its power in deep heavy drops. I could tell Katniss needed to get out so I didn't let this stop us. She was subdued and didn't make a sound as I wrapped a rain jacket around her shoulders and pulled her out the doors towards the woods. We finally reached the meadow as the sky let loose a light drizzle. I turned Katniss toward me, holding both her hands in mine.
"Katniss," I say as I tilt her chin up to look me in the eyes.
"Do you think she will be okay Peeta? I understand this is a lot for her but I thought she would be happier now that she knows some of what went on."
"Katniss, this is not something that can be fixed over night, she's scarred just like you, body and mind. It's going to be awhile before she is even a semblance of her old self. She may never fully return." Katniss looked down at our entwined hands.
"You know what would help her?" I question Katniss.
"Get her back into nursing! Show her the book. Let her look at all the pictures I painted and the descriptions you and your father and mother wrote. Teach her all the things she forgot." A faint smile appeared on her face. The drizzle turned into a full force gully washer. Katniss and I ran to a nearby tree. It sheltered us as we set at the base of it's trunk. Katniss had her knees pulled to her chest; I wrapped my arms around her, she let her head fall to my shoulder and I placed a kiss on it. She tilted her face towards me clearly for a kiss on the lips. I didn't make her wait long; I pulled her onto my lap and we clung to each other as we did in the cave and on the beach in the arena. We were not in danger any more but I could tell Katniss was as war with herself trying to place blame for something she could not control. It was Coin's fault and she was dead. We sat under the tree in each others arms for a long time that only felt like minutes to us. The rain started to lighten so I started to get up to walk back home thinking Katniss didn't want to be away from her sister for long. Katniss held me down.
"Just what do you think your doing," she said.
"What do you want me to do?" I said and got comfortable against the tree again.
"Stay with me, let's freeze this moment right here; the rains pouring down, we're together alone for once and everything's almost perfect"
"Always," I whispered and kissed her again. She pulled back and smiled pecking me on the jaw.
"We need just one more thing," she said. Just then a rainbow appeared out over the meadow showing us all its marvelous colors.
"Red," I say.
"Yellow," she says.
"Green," I announce.
"Blue," Katniss said.
"Violet," I say and kissed Katniss jubilantly.
"You finally got your rainbow Mr. Mellark."
"No Katniss, I've had it all along," I say as our lips find each other once again. This time we let all our worries go just focusing on each other and the sound of the drizzling rain blocking out the harsh reality around us. I have my rainbow, my sunset, my source of light. She is all I will ever want and need and she is in my arms right now; where she will always be. Always and Forever.
Sorry it's been a while guys. I've been working on a school writing project for senior year and I've been a little busy. Also I had a little writer's block, probably from all my book projects going on. I've been trying to figure out which one I want to finish and submit. Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review and let me know. I plan on diving more into the story with a longer chapter next time. Thanks for reading and there's more to come.
Sara
