Well here is chapter 10. The very first time I accidentally erased it all and I wasn't very happy. I was not happy at all people. I really liked everything I had originally typed but I did try to get my favorite parts back. I hope you enjoy this chapter in MR. EVERDEEN'S POV! Well here it is….chapter 10, fresh out of the oven.
Mr. Everdeen (Aster)
Lily and I walked back to our room after we had a fine supper. Right before we made it to the room though Haymitch came running up.
"How is it going?" Haymitch asked.
"Good," Lily said. She can be so sweet!
"That's good. I…do you mind," Haymitch asked.
"Wha-," Lily started but was cut off when Haymitch kissed her. He pulled away quickly and ran off screaming.
"He just kissed you," I stated.
"Yeah," Lily said.
"Lily, he just KISSED you!" I exclaimed as I opened the door to our room.
"True statement," Lily said.
"Lily…" I begged her.
She smiled. "I love you. Why would I fall for Haymitch?" she asked.
I was about to answer when she pulled me in for a kiss. "Let's go to bed, shall we?" Lily asked.
I smiled and got in bed. Lily got in next to me. She was out in minutes. I brushed back her golden blonde hair. I loved her so much. Finally, I was back with her, where I belonged. I was with my lovely wife and our two sweet children. I smiled. Katniss was so sweet when she was little. I miss my little Katniss. I still love Katniss the same but I just miss my little girl. Prim, I wish she was smaller too. She was the sweetest thing when she was little. Why can't my girls have stayed little forever? That would have been amazing.
I finally fell asleep for about eight hours. When I woke up Lily was just waking up.
"Morning," I said.
"Hey," was her sleepy reply. I smiled as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.
"How was your sleep?" I asked. Did I just ask that? That sounded so stupid!
"Good," she said and pulled me in for a kiss. Just as our lips touched Prim took that moment to come rushing in. We jumped back and I looked at Prim. She looked like she had just run a marathon. For all I know she probably just did.
"I saw Katniss and Peeta sleeping together," Prim bursted out. Right after she said that her eyes got wide and she covered her mouth wildly with her hands.
"WHAT?" I yelled.
"Dad, listen…" Prim said.
"No you listen here Primrose," I started but stopped. Prim's eyes had gotten wider. I never called her Primrose, ever. Not even when she was in trouble and I can't remember when Katniss or Prim was in trouble.
"Katniss loves Peeta," Prim said as if it was plain as day.
"She is not allowed to see him let alone sleep with him! He could've gotten her preg-, " I started but got cut off by Prim.
"Peeta would never do that to Katniss," Prim gasped.
"Really?" I asked, clearly unconvinced.
"Really. You want to know how I know. Well, when they both got home from their first games I spent a lot of time with Peeta. He taught me how to bake and always told me what was bothering him. He was always so nice to me. If he was nice to me I know Peeta would be nice to Katniss. For crying out loud, he loves her!" Prim explained.
"Take me to his room now," I ordered.
"But-," Prim started but I interrupted her.
"No buts. Take me to his room," I ordered once again.
Prim's shoulders slumped but she led me to the hospital. Before we walked in Katniss walked out. This Katniss that had just walked out didn't look like the Katniss I knew at all. This Katniss looked like a teenage girl blinded by love.
"Hey Katniss," Prim whispered.
"Hey Prim," Katniss said.
"Katniss you will always love me no matter what, right?" Prim asked.
"Of course Prim. Why do you ask?" Katniss asked, clearly confused.
"I'm just making sure. I got to go Katniss. Bye," Prim said and left without saying another word.
"Where were you last night, young lady?" I asked.
I heard Katniss gulp. "I was with-," she started but I stopped her.
"Let's continue this conversation at home," I said and Katniss nodded. She followed me as we winded our way though the bending hallways. As we approached our room Haymitch came running up.
"HEY!" he yelled.
"Don't kiss my daughter," I mumbled as I opened the door.
"Psshht! YOU ARE NO FUN!" Haymitch yelled and ran off to his room. I motioned for Katniss to go inside and she did. I followed her in.
As I closed the door I heard Lily call out, "Aster is that you?"
"Yes," I said and came closer in so Lily could see me.
"Now Katniss, where were you last night?" I asked again.
Once again, Katniss gulped. "I was with Peeta," she whispered.
"We told you not to see him," Lily said.
"I know but if you just listen!" Katniss pleaded.
"You were sleeping with him. For all we know he could have gotten you preg-," I started but Katniss cut me off.
"Peeta would never force me in to that," she said.
"You are not allowed to see him!" I shot back.
"I am seventeen and practically grown! I will make my own descions!" Katniss yelled at me.
"You will be with Gale and that young lady is final!" I yelled.
Her eyes got wide. "I ha-, " she said but didn't even finish that sentence. She let the tears be released from her eyes and roll down her cheeks. She ran out of the room. I decided to follow her. I saw she ran in to Haymitch's room so I walked down and opened the door just a crack to hear and see what they were doing.
"Haymitch," Katniss sobbed.
"What is the matter, sweetheart?" Haymitch asked, sounding like a father. Where did that voice come from? That is not the Haymitch I know.
"My father is the cruelest person on earth," Katniss explained though tears.
"I thought Snow was," Haymitch whispered.
"He is too but my father won't let me see Peeta," Katniss explained.
"You just figured out you loved Peeta, didn't you?" Haymitch asked her.
Katniss nodded and Haymitch let out a whoop. "Finally, you have loved him for a long time sweetheart and you just figured it out!" Haymitch yelled.
"What?" Katniss asked, clearly confused.
"You loved Peeta ever since you both were in the games," Haymitch explained.
"O.k., Haymitch," Katniss said.
"I'll see you around kiddo," Haymitch said. Katniss came towards the door so I retreated. She came out and went down the hall. I saw she went in to another room. She came out with a boy and they ran down to our room.
I walked down to our door and tried to open it but it was locked.
"Katniss, why is the door locked?" I called
"Just a minute!" I heard her yell.
There was a lot of shuffling but minutes later Katniss opened the door. I walked past her and looked the room up and down.
"Is anyone else here in this room with you? " I asked.
"Yes…my loving father," Katniss said through gritted teeth. Boy, she can be such a smart butt at times.
"Well, then who is that hiding behind the curtains?" I asked while gesturing to the curtains. Katniss looked at the curtains and bit her lip.
"Hey genius behind the curtains come out!" I yelled. Then a boy poked his head out.
"Who me?" he asked.
I sighed. "No the other genius behind the curtains," I said. He disappeared back in to the curtains which made me madder.
"COME OUT!" I yelled.
The boy stumbled out and stood by Katniss. "Dad this is Finnick. He went with us on the rescue mission. He is my friend and is dating Annie," Katniss explained.
Well this is just splendid. "What do you want to do?" Katniss asked Finnick.
"I don't know whatever you want to do," Finnick said.
"I asked you because you are the guest," Katniss said.
"Ask yourself," Finnick whispered.
"Hey Katniss what do you want to do?" Katniss asked herself.
"No you do it like this," Finnick explained. "Hey Finnick, what do you want to do? Oh I don't' know what do you want to do Finnick? I asked you first! NO I DID! NO I DID!" Finnick yelled. He started arguing with himself, great.
Just then Haymitch came running in with a gun. He started shooting around, wildly. We all dropped to the floor and covered our heads, except for Haymitch, who kept shooting and yelling.
Another man came in. "Beetee get down," Katniss hissed.
He didn't listen. Haymitch turned around and looked Beetee square in the eyes.
"I will shoot you," Haymitch said.
"What?" Beetee asked.
"I am not afraid to use this!" I heard. I looked to the doorway to find a boy holding a…duster? You have got to be kidding me!
"A duster?" Haymitch asked.
"Yes," the boy said.
"James!" Katniss whispered.
"I can take you down with one bullet," Haymitch said.
"Oh yeah? Well, I can take you down with the power of love and cleanliness!" James yelled while pointing the duster at Haymitch. Haymitch looked absolutely terrified. He looked like his worst fear had just come true.
"This is not for war! It is for cleaning!" James yelled and started dusting and Haymitch went back to shooting around like a maniac.
Then Coin came in and asked, "What in the world?"
I looked at Haymitch who dropped his gun. "Haymitch why do you have a gun?" Coin asked.
Haymitch looked at his hands and said, "I don't have a gun."
"Look at your feet," Coin said. Haymitch looked down to his feet and gasped. He leaned down and picked up the gun and started looking it over as if he had never seen one or used one in his life. In fact, he had done both.
Haymitch, hand over the gun," Coin said.
"NO!" Haymitch yelled and clutched the gun as if it was his only lifeline.
"Haymitch, can I see the gun?" Katniss asked. Haymitch nodded and handed Katniss the gun while sticking his tongue out at Coin. Katniss walked the gun over to Coin as we all got up off the ground. Once Coin had the gun Katniss walked back over to us.
When I looked at Haymitch I saw he was looking at a sandwich. How did Haymitch get a sandwich? He was lucky enough to be allowed to have carrots out of the dining room. How did he get a sandwich?
"Who parked their car on my sandwich?" Haymitch asked. "OH! I DID!"
Haymitch…sometimes I wonder what is wrong with him and what goes on in that mind of his.
"Katniss, you want some chocolate milk?" Haymitch suddenly asked.
"Sure," Katniss said. Haymitch thrusted a glass of chocolate milk in to Katniss' hands.
"How did you get that?" Finnick asked.
"I know people," Haymitch said.
"May we have some chocolate milk?" Finnick and James asked.
"NO!" Haymitch yelled and chugged down the carton. When he was done he let out a loud and smelly burp. I saw a fly flying by but when that smell of Haymitch's burp reached its nostrils, the fly dropped to the floor. Wow, Haymitch, I never knew you had that in you.
"New Jelly Hot Sauce," James yelled suddenly.
"What does that mean?" Katniss asked.
"It means new jelly that is now a hot sauce, disgusting, right?" James asked.
Everyone nodded. "Haymitch you have kept us here for six hours!" Coin yelled and stomped off.
I smiled remembering the first time I met Haymitch.
I was walking though the hallways of the school. The first day of school had just ended and kids were going insane. They were blocking the hallway every which way. I finally got to my locker and stuffed all the books in to my backpack that I needed for tonight. Once I was finished I slammed my locker shut and walked out of the school as quickly as I could.
I was just entering the hob when I bumped in to someone. I went flying back. As I got up I heard the boy whisper, "Watch it. Walk much?"
I smiled and replied with, "I have been walking ever since I was two."
He got up and said, "Smart one? Well…you look familiar."
I looked the boy up and down. Now that I thought about it he did look familiar. I never saw him around the hob though.
"You are in my history class," the boy said.
I looked at him like he was nuts. "Haymitch Abernathy, what about you?" he asked and stuck out his hand.
I took it and shook his hand. "Aster Everdeen," I replied.
"Let's go for a walk," Haymitch said and we walked away from the hob.
"What do you like to do in your free time?" Haymitch asked.
"Hunting," the word just came out, didn't even pass my mind, it just came out.
Haymitch stopped dead in his tracks and stared at me in awe.
"You hunt out in the woods?" Haymitch asked.
I nodded. "Maybe you could take me out there in the woods sometimes?" Haymitch asked.
I laughed and said, "Sure."
Haymitch and I were friends from there. We did our projects in school together and ate lunch together every day. We got together after school and I took him out in the woods. I taught him how to kill animals which helped him during the games.
I smiled as I remembered the years later.
Haymitch came and sat across from me. I was staring at her. "Hey, buddy," Haymitch said while waving his hand in my face.
I jumped a little and looked at Haymitch. "Oh, hi," I said.
"Oh, hi? That is all you say to your best friend? You were staring at Lily weren't you?" Haymitch accused.
"SSHH!" I yelled.
Haymitch smirked and yelled, "Hey Lily! Come here for a second!"
Lily came trotting over. "Hi Haymitch. Hi Aster," she said. After she said my name she blushed. Did she blush at me? I have to be imagining this!
"Will you help us on our science project after school today," Haymitch asked.
Lily bit her lip. "Yeah, meet me at the flagpole after school. Bye Aster," she said. I saw her blush again as she ran back to her friends.
"I owe you one, buddy," I said as I ate.
"Yeah, yeah. I've heard that one before," he said.
"Aster!" I heard. Haymitch was waving his hand in my face frantically.
"Is he ALIVE?" I heard James ask.
"I am alive James," I assured him.
He rolled his eyes and chuckled. I got up. I hadn't realized I had fallen flat on my behind.
"Tomorrow we have a meeting with Coin. Us victors, the stylists, Gale, Madge and you," Haymitch explained.
"BYE!" Beetee, Finnick and James yelled. With that they all ran out.
"I think one of them broke it so bye!" Haymitch yelled and ran out the door.
I turned my attention to Katniss.
"Dad, please let me see Peeta," Katniss begged.
"He is trouble Katniss, I can just smell it so no!" I yelled.
"You said no earlier!" Katniss yelled back with more force.
"Fine, absolutely no!" I yelled.
"Dad, Peeta has loved me since we were five. He loved me because of my voice. I sang a song the very first day of kindergarten and he just fell in love with me. I also wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Peeta. In January after you had "pasted" away he burned two loaves of bread and risked a beating from his witch of a mother just to keep me alive. We went in two hunger games together, for crying out loud! I know what Peeta is going through! Dad just because you won the hunger games doesn't mean a lot. You are haunted by the nightmares. I see Rue, Mags and Wiress every time I have a nightmare. Peeta is haunted by the nightmares just as much as I am! I help him through his rough times and he does the same for me! Why can't you just accept us? I had just become Peeta's girlfriend and then you had to take that away from me. Worst of all, you took Peeta away from me! To think you would be an amazing dad and let me date whom I choose but no you take that privilege away from me too!" Katniss yelled.
"Katniss no matter what you say I won't let you date that boy," I said.
"You would let Prim be with Rory when she is thirteen and I am seventeen?" Katniss screamed.
"Rory is from the seam. She will be allowed to date him when she is older," I told Katniss.
"Why won't you let me date Peeta?" Katniss asked through tears.
"I won't let you date that boy because he is from town! You may date Gale though," I assured her.
"I don't WANT to date GALE! I WANT to date PEETA! Gale is my best friend and is like a brother to me! I love Peeta dad!" Katniss exclaimed.
"That's a shame because you aren't allowed to see that boy anymore," I said.
"That boy has a name. His name is Peeta Mellark! I don't know what you see wrong in him! He is so sweet! He has so much patience and skill! Peeta could easily move a nation with his words against Snow! When we came back from our first games Prim spent days with Peeta. When we heard about the quell Peeta was determined to have Haymitch and I come back. He gave his life for me so many times I can't even keep track of the times Peeta would have given his life for me to live! Can't you see? I am in love with him!" Katniss screamed.
"Well, I am dreadfully sorry because you aren't allowed to see Peeta anymore," I said.
A sob escaped Katniss' lips. Her hand flew to where her heart was. "I…ha-," she couldn't finish her sentence. She ran out of the room.
I sighed and collapsed on the bed Lily and I shared. I didn't know Katniss was this in love with that boy named Peeta. Well I solved that problem. There never was a problem but I shattered her heart, which was for sure. I didn't mean to shatter my daughter's heart but she wasn't allowed to see Peeta Mellark anymore. I wasn't letting her. He was from town, for crying out loud! My daughter is from the seam and deserves someone from her side of town. Not someone from the other side of town.
I closed my eyes and tried to go to bed. My mind was haunted with Katniss and Peeta. I was not changing my mind and that was final. My daughter will end up with Gale Hawthorne and I assure you of that. My daughter will learn to love Gale and not end up with Peeta Mellark. If she does end up with Peeta I will…whoa, wait she won't end up with that boy named Peeta Mellark, and that was final. My daughter will get the boy that I approve. She will never get that boy Peeta Mellark. The only way she will ever get Peeta is if he dyes his hair and changed his name. I doubt he will do that so Katniss isn't ending up with Peeta anytime soon.
Am I doing the right thing by forcing Katniss to play by my rules? Of course you are! I told my inner self. Katniss deserves someone much better than a baker! She is special and I am not giving her up that easily to a baker.
My mind keeps showing me pictures of Katniss, crying her eyes out because I am not letting her have the boy she wants. Katniss will get over him eventually, or will she? Of course she will!
As I doze off I keep thinking about my daughter. She may hate me but I am still her father. I may have broken her heart but I will not give in to her wishes. She will not be with Peeta Mellark and that is final.
Well, that is chapter 10. Mr. Everdeen is a little protective, don't you think? Haymitch I think is going overboard too. I hope you guys liked chapter 10! Chapter 11 is coming soon. Katniss or Peeta's POV? Just asking. (Review). Well ladies and gentlemen; stay tuned for chapter 11 which is coming out soon. Thanks and remember review for me!
~Lovely Kacey Faith