Sorry for the wait! Hope you enjoy!

The next few days are wonderful. Peeta wakes me up in the morning after he's fixed me breakfast. Sometimes even just bringing breakfast up to me in bed when he can tell I'm especially tired. He then goes to work and I go off to hunt. After our shifts are done, we meet back at home for dinner; something different every night. We'd talk and laugh and tell stories about what happened during the day.

Ever since the rebellion I led, district 12 was now kind of a vacation spot for people to travel to, as traveling was allowed now to other districts. About twenty times a day people would run up to me and want to talk to me and take pictures with me. I hadn't even seen a camera in someone's hands that wasn't a part of the capitol, but now everyone seemed to have one. Peeta would get many more encounters than I would, due to the fact that everyone knew where he was. Always in the bakery, while I was out in the woods only God knows where, and many people were to scared to take a step into the woods. I was safe as long as I was in my house or in the woods; the walking back and forth was always what I dreaded.

Though every day there was an interesting story about one of these strangers who find our fame memorizing. One day I had a girl completely pass out just from the sight of me, surely not hurting my self-esteem. Peeta has had people come in and buy every thing in stock for the day, saying they'll give them out as souvenirs. We laugh at some, are repulsed by others, and are concerned for the rest.

After dinner, depending on how tired we are, we either watch a movie, which came to re-existence after finding stashes of old-time movies from before Panem existed, in a vault in the Capitol which were now available to be bought. And now that the Games did not exist, they used all the equipment to try and recreate these movies as well. Some were great, and some were, well, terrible. The nights we weren't too tired, we would head out to our new spot, the beautiful waterfall, with bathing suits now, and swim for hours and stare up at the stars together. Our relationship was almost perfect.

After about two weeks of keeping the engagement between Peeta and me, we finally took a trip to District 4 to see my mother. When we arrived, she was very shocked by our surprise visit but she also looked very pleased at mine and Peeta's health. That didn't stop her from wanting to do a check-up though. She served up soup and rolls for dinner and sat down at the table with us, looking us over skeptically.

"So, what's this all about?" She asked us slyly. I can tell she already has a hint. She either thinks we're engaged or I'm pregnant.

Peeta pulls his hand out of his pocket and slides my ring back on my finger, and I lift my hand above the table for her to see. She smiles and reaches for my hand, completely astonished at the ring.

"This is the most beautiful ring I have ever seen in my life Peeta," She compliments Peeta and he smiles at her "On the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." I smile at her and she smiles back "I have to say, I was hoping that this would come first." We all laugh.

"Kids are not even a thought in my mind right now," I say, and I squeeze Peeta's hand, because I know how he feels about the subject. "I'm a bit more worried about the wedding details, any way you'd be willing to help?" At this my mother is on her feet, rambling on excitedly and looking through books and searching through a phone book and every few minutes, she just stops and gazes at the ring on my finger, smiling. This is the happiest I've ever seen her.

Back at District 12, news spreads fast about mine and Peeta's engagement. This is when I have to decide how in the world I'm going to tell Gale. My mother offered to tell him, but I declined the offer, though now I kind of regret it. I debate whether I should just let news get to him, but that wouldn't be okay. To go visit him, or to call him, this is the decision I'm going to have to make, and fast. I finally decide to bring it up at dinner one night and Peeta smiles at me.

"He already knows Katniss," he says this calmly, still with a smile on his face, and this aggravates me to no extreme.

"You told him without even asking me first?" I'm yelling at him, and I'm getting more pissed with every word that comes out of my mouth. I keep yelling stuff, not even sure if it's making sense, I just want to yell. Peeta shakes his head at me and get up and walks over to me holding my hands and forcing me to look him in the eye.

"I asked him for permission Katniss," He says gently "I didn't want there to be anything bad to start out future with, especially out marriage. I wanted to clear the air with Gale, and I wanted his approval. I know it was hard for him at first, and it took a few days for his answer, but after he saw how I took care of you, he knew that this was how he wanted it to be for you. These are his words and not mind Katniss, I promise you." I'm speechless, and very impressed that Peeta asked Gale for permission to marry me, I'm even more shocked that Gale give him permission. "He also said if you would like him to, he would be honored to walk you down the aisle and give you away."

I start to cry as Peeta tells me this bit of his conversation with Gale and Peeta holds me and strokes my hair. "Can we go see him?" I ask quietly.

"Of course we can Katniss," Peeta soothes me. "After you get some sleep, I'll pack up your bags tonight and we'll be off in the morning, does that sound good?" I nod into his shoulder and he scoops me up and carries me upstairs. I can't believe how stable he has become even with his leg. He's amazing, and I'll never forget that.

Once we get upstairs, Peeta lays me on our bed and he tucks me in. He begins to rustle around in our drawers in the dark, he won't be going to sleep for awhile, which means I definitely won't be going to sleep for awhile. After around fifteen minutes, he looks over at me and is surprised to see that I'm awake and watching him.

"Go to sleep, you need your rest sweetheart," He sits on the edge on the bed and stroked my hair back. "Anything I can get you?"

"Yes please," This is exactly what I need "A glass of water?" He smiles and heads downstairs to get me some water. I quickly open the drawer and find my bottle of sleep syrup, it's nearly empty, and I down the last few drops, hoping it's enough.

I wake up to Peeta kissing my forehead and whispering sweet nothings into my ear, trying to gently wake me up like he does every morning.

"Good morning honey," He smiles at me as I open my eyes.

"Good morning my handsome fiancé," I reply and his smile brightens.

"When I came back up from getting you water, you were sound asleep, I must have been keeping you up with the rustling, I'm sorry," Peeta apologizes and I shake my head.

"No, it's fine you weren't being loud at all," He helps me out of bed and into the bathroom where I turn on the water and a hot shower to relax me for the eventful day ahead. When I come out of the shower, hair braided and fresh clothes on, I walk downstairs to find Peeta waiting for me, suitcases packed and umbrella in hand.

"It's raining a little bit." Peeta opens the door and leads me outside. Halfway to the station it begins to pour "So what is your objection with getting a car?"

"I'll let you know when I remember," I reply and he laughs as we continue to trudge through the downpour. We finally reach the station and there are attendants there with towels and hot chocolate for the passengers. Peeta buys our tickets for the train and we are led to our room. While the trains that run now, aren't as fancy as those that we rode in on our way to the Capitol, they are still very elegant and have anything you could possibly need.

The trains are fairly crowded with people traveling for district to district. Some are just going to visit and others are moving completely. We make a few friends on the train, and enjoy the company of other younger couples. Everyone knows us of course, and they are all excited to see the dazzling ring on my finger. I show off my ring, and this pleases Peeta. He loves how happy I am to have it on my finger and how much I love it.

After a few hours of playing cards with another couple we decide it's time to go to our own rooms and get some sleep. Peeta quickly climbs into bed and waits for me to crawl into his waiting arms.

"I'm not very tired, I'm going to go get a cup of warm milk from an attendant, do you need anything?" I ask Peeta.

"I'll go with you," He offers up immediately.

"No, no, no, you barely got any sleep last night, I can tell you're exhausted," this isn't really a lie "I'll be right back." He smiles at me and watched me leave the compartment.

I quickly find an attendant "Excuse me ma'am, my fiancé is really sick, and I was wondering if you had any sleep syrup?" She quickly nods and tells me to follow her. "Also a warm glass of milk if you wouldn't mind," She smiles at me and tells me to wait outside of the kitchen. She comes back a few minutes later with a small bottle of sleep syrup and a warm cup of milk. "Thank you so much!"

I slip the sleep syrup into my pocket and head back to our compartment. I open the door and Peeta is already deep in sleep. I take a few sips of my milk and then I take a small sip of my sleep syrup, tuck it carefully in one of my clothes drawers and curl up beside Peeta and fall asleep.

The next morning at breakfast we sit with the couple we had met last night, we drink tea and eat crescents with cheeses and fruits. The attendant from the previous night walked over to our table.

"You look like you're feeling better," She says to Peeta, he looks at her confused. "Your fiancée came to me last night for milk and sleep syrup, she said you weren't feeling well." I see a realization flash through Peeta's face, and my stomach gets queasy. As always though, Peeta plays it off.

"Oh yes, I nearly forgot, I fell asleep so quickly afterwards," He smiles at the attendant "Thank you so much for your help, I don't know what I'd do without my beautiful fiancée here," He smiles at me, but it doesn't reach his eyes, I smile back, and he clutches my hand tightly under the table. Nobody else notices anything, they just think I took care of Peeta last night, but I know as soon as we're alone, all my secrets will be coming out.

I quickly start a conversation with the couple across from us, finding out they are from district 11, and have been basically living on the train for a month. They're parents were not pleased with their pairing and were trying to force them apart. They've been making friends and trying to find out the best district to move to.

"Which districts are you considering?" I ask the girl, Alice.

"Well, we haven't really decided where we'd like to move to, we just know where we don't want to go." Alice replied, her fiancé, Mitch, adds on.
"We don't really want to move to one, three, six, or seven. We've heard many people displeased with those districts, some because of the people, other the work, and some just the weather." Mitch explains to us.

"Have you thought about district 12?" I ask them and they both pause.

"Actually we have," Alice squeaks out "honestly, we thought it would be pretty awesome to be the potential neighbors of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark." She blushed but I smile at her.

"Well, I think it would be pretty awesome to be neighbors with you as well." I look at Peeta who has been very quiet "Wouldn't you like that Peeta?"

"Oh yes," He smiles at them "But Katniss, I'm not feeling well again, will you accompany me to our room?" He asks kindly. I guess two can play at this game. I look at the other couple.

"Oh go right ahead!" Alice exclaims "We'll meet you for dinner tonight! I hope you feel better Peeta!'

"Oh, I'm sure he will," I smile at her and follow Peeta grudgingly down the hallway to our room. He holds the door open for me and I enter timidly. Afraid for the yelling I'm about to hear. He closes the door gently and leans up against it, I can tell he's staring at me, but I refuse to look at him, I just look out the window at the passing trees. After a few minutes of deadening silence, I hear him come up behind me.

"Where is it?" His voice is soft but fierce. I swallow and continue to stare straight out the window. Wishing he would just walk away and leave me here alone, but I know he'd never do that. He waits, I still don't answer. "Katniss Everdeen, where is the sleep syrup?" He grips my shoulders and turns me to face him. I look at his chest, refusing to make eye contact. He gets frustrated and starts tearing through the room. He opens my drawers and started throwing stuff out.

"Peeta! Calm down!" I grab his shoulders but he throws me off.

"I will not!" He continues to search through my clothes until he finally comes up with the bottle of sleep syrup that I had hidden. He walks into the bathroom and pours the entire bottle down the sink, rinsing it with water so there isn't a drop left. He throws the bottle away and I just sit on the edge of the bed, biting my lip. He sits down next to me and I'm shocked at how gently her wraps his arms around my shoulder and pulls me to him as I choke back my tears. We sit like that for maybe an hour or two. I can tell he's tense, but he just holds me until he can tell I'm ready to talk. "How long has this been going on?" I look up at him and I can tell he's worried.

"Ever since my mother and Gale came to town and you found me in the woods," I decide to be honest "I slept so well that night, and I found sleep syrup in the kitchen, and I just wanted to enjoy every night with you without the nightmares, I'm so sorry Peeta."

"I hope you know you will not be leaving my sight this entire trip."

I nod "I know Peeta."

"Whatever you need I'll take care of you, but you should know better than anyone how dangerous sleep syrup is. You were addicted for over a month, I'm surprised it didn't affect you during the day." Peeta sighs "You were lucky."