You Are The Only Exception
(Chapter 11, Last Chapter)
After spending a a few days in the hospital, I'm back home. I have crutches, and my arm is in a sling. My leg is healing pretty quickly, although I am in much pain all the time now. Peeta is at my side, 24/7. He is determined to help my recovery. I love the way he is constantly happy and is always trying to cheer me up. Prim and my mother help a lot too.
We ride home on our train, back to District 12.
Peeta wakes me up for school, to help me get ready. I sigh and throw a pillow at him with my good arm.
"Hey, now. Katniss we have to get to school." He says, gently.
I groan and roll over, sitting up. He smiles proudly. He brushes out my hair, and braids it for me. Then he ties my one shoe, handing me my crutches. He leaves the room so I can dress myself, and once I'm done he carries me downstairs, even though I can walk on my own. I eat breakfast and get in his car. He turns up the country and I laugh as he dances to the music.
School goes by fast, as usual, and Peeta sticks by me, carrying my stuff. I give him a sweet kiss every time he helps me, which he loves. At the end of the day, I stay over at Peeta's. We fall asleep entangled in eachothers arms. We fell asleep watching a movie together.
EPILOGUE
Several years later, after graduating from High School, me and Peeta are still together. I'm almost 20 and Peeta is already 20. Gale and Madge got married last year, and it was a great wedding. Prim and Thomas broke up, when she moved to District 9 with the Hawthornes to go to a special High School to help her with her study of becoming a nurse. She is now dating Rory, Gale's younger brother, and I think they'll make a great married couple someday. My mother moved back into my house when my father and her got re-married. I still live right next to Peeta, but I stay over at his house a lot more.
I'm working in a bow and arrow shop in town. Peeta still works in the bakery and I love the way we've grown together. My parents sware we'll marry someday, as do Peeta's family. A lot has happened in the last few years, but thankfully everyone is still fine.
I walk to work, since Peeta is already at the bakery. I have a car, but it isn't that far to work and I rather walk anyways. I spend my five hour shift, and a half hour break, like a usual day. It's Friday, so Peeta probably has something special planned. Once my shift is over, I give Marty(my boss) a hug goodbye. He is like another father to me.
I walk outside to see Peeta in a suit and tie with a bouquet of flowers. I smile and walk over to him, giving him a long kiss.
"What is this all about?" I ask as he hands me flowers.
"We've been dating for four years!" He exclaims happily.
"I know, but you didn't have to do all this." I say, smelling the flowers.
"Sure I did. Now c'mon. Lets go home so you can get ready for our date." He smiles and I laugh.
Once I'm home I run upstairs. I pull over me a green summer dress and let down my long dark hair. My hair falls in waves around me, and I put a little bit of make-up on. Prim smiles at me and puts a flower clip in my hair to match my dress. I slide on black flats and run downstairs, giving my dad a hug on the way out.
I walk out to see Peeta leaning against the car, with a huge smile. I walk over to him and he wraps me in his arms. "You look gorgeous." He whispers, giving me a kiss.
We drive to our meeting place in the woods. The sun is setting and I can't help but feel super happy at this moment. Peeta and I walk hand in hand over to our rock and he lays out a blanket. He sets down a picnic basket, filled with delicious food to eat for our dinner. We both lay out on the rock, telling stories and talking for hours. Once it's nightfall, he lights candles around the rock. We eat our dinner and talk about our future together.
Peeta then stands on the forest floor, with me sitting on the rock. I look at him questioningly as he takes my hand in his.
"Katniss," He starts, with a smile, "You have made me the happiest man in the world. I love you with my whole heart, and I promise to love you until the day I die. I will never let anything happen to you, and I promise to be there for you, until the day you die. I will honor you, love you, hold you, and to never leave you alone, forever." He says, which brings tears to my eyes. And this moment, I will never forget. He kneels down onto on knee, pulling out a box and opening it to a pearl ring, with a golden band.
"Will you marry me, Katniss?" He asks so sweetly it makes my heart flutter. I smile and nod, tears streaming down my face. He stands, and slides the beautiful ring onto my finger.
"I love you so much, Peeta!" I exclaim and jump into his arms. We kiss, hug, and spend the rest of our night entangled in eachothers arms.
As the rest of our years go by, Peeta and I move into a home in District 12, and start our own lives together. Peeta now owns the bakery, and I own the bow and arrow shop. After several years of us together, we decide to have children. We have one little girl, which we names "Pearl Rue Mellark". She has my dark hair, but her fathers blue eyes. We also had a son, named "Ryan Cinna Mellark" named after Peeta's brother who died last year in a car accident, and after my very dear friend Cinna, who was my stylist for my wedding. He was a friend of Effie's. Ryan Cinna Mellark has blonde hair but my grey eyes.
We all live happily together and I know that my life is perfect.
A/N: HEY GUYS! How did you like my ending? Sorry I ended the last chapter with a cliff hanger, and then just ended it, BUT I WAS EXCITING NEWS! I am now starting a new story called "A Love Story by the Sea". It is Finnick/Annie's story, of how they met and grew together.
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