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A few months later
In a week I'll be married to Peeta. Just one week before I become Katniss Mellark. I'll have to get use to the name, but I'm starting to think it sound nice. Katniss Mellark, Peeta Mellark's wife. Yes it does sound pretty good. Plutarch called last week, he wanted to see if we would agree having some cameras at our wedding, of course Peeta and I refused. But then just a few hours later Effie called asking if she could bring a camera guy as plus one. Obviously Plutarch asked her to give it a try, and Effie made it obvious she was standing behind us. I'm happy we invited her, and curious to see what the color of her wig will be this time. I asked Beth If she wanted to be my flower girl. Not that we were making it a big wedding, it was going to be something small, but she wanted it so baldy and we finally agreed for it. Peeta have been working on our cake for some weeks now. He wanted to surprise me with it and so I couldn't see any of his sketches.
Magnolia asked me once what I was going to wear as wedding dress. And I remember of one dress nobody did ever see except Cinna, Snow and I. It was a dress he had made for me forced wedding after the first games. But of course Snow didn't like it and he asked Cinna to throw it away. Cinna didn't throw it away, what makes this dress even more special. Not only is it one of the dresses that a close friend of mine once made, but when he gave it to me it became sort of his on symbol of rebellion. It was what Cinna could do to show me he stood behind me. And not to mention that it's probably the most beautiful dress that I've ever see. It's a very simple one actually. It's in a pearl white color. I was supposed to tie the braces around my neck. It was like the actually skirt (the bottom of the dress) started just under my breast and almost touched the ground. It was like the bottom was flirting with the ground. It was open on one side and we could have a glimpse of my leg. But the most impressive of the whole dress what how it reacted at light. It was like the dress was made off white sunlight. I shined exactly as sunlight did. It was really the most beautiful dress I had ever seen! It was prettier than all the dresses I had to wear during the victor tour or for the games. I was really happy I would wear that dress for my wedding. That way I would be like if I had Cinna by my side.
It was still morning and Peeta was already at the bakery. He didn't want to see me there because he was working on our wedding cake, so I had to stay away. I decided to go hunt. I had hunt few times already but couldn't find much more than some rabbit's. I was hoping to catch some squirrels today to make my squirrel stew. I wanted to surprise Peeta, and show him that I could actually cook and that he didn't has to make dinner every day or bring something from the bakery. After searching for a while a found some squirrels who didn't stay in the trees for very long. Tonight, I was going to make my future husband some dinner he hopefully wouldn't forget soon.
When I came back from my hunting trip there was a letter on the doormat. I turned it to see where it came from and almost suffocate when I saw it was from mom. The first thing I did when I entered the house was burn it down. I didn't want to read it. The last time I spoke to her was on Christmas day. I never called or write since and I wasn't going to read her. I put my bow and arrow away and hanged my dad's leather jacket back in the bedroom. I needed something to stay busy. So I went back to the kitchen and started to make the squirrels ready for the stew.
"Sweetheart?" I heard Haymitch say while he was knocking in the front door. "In the kitchen!" I replied loudly to make sure he heard it. "Oh, you're cooking? I had no idea you could cook!" Well obviously I can cook! "But, it smells good actually!" That's much better. "Thanks, and yes I can cook. It just that Peeta never let me cook anymore. I think he thinks I can't really cook too. So with this I'm going to prove him his wrong." He was still smelling around in the kitchen. "If I say that you can eat with us if you want to, will you tell me why you come here for? Not that I don't enjoy your presence but I guess you didn't just came for me?" I said to keep him from eating all of it before it was even diner time. "Oh yeah, I received a letter for you today." He said and handed it over to me. I washed me hand to see from who it was. It was one from my mother again. "It's the already the second today!" I said as putted the letter on fire without even opening the envelope. "Hum, well I can still come for dinner tome right?" He said while he already left the kitchen. I was probably looking a little bit crazy burning down a letter like that or maybe he just wanted to work on something new. Maybe the Mayor ordered something new. He ordered at least five geese in les then one year! I still didn't know why he liked them that much! "Yes sure you can come." I said and he left the kitchen rubbing his stomach.
"I'm home!" Peeta jelled from the living room. I was so happy to finally see him I literally jumped in his arms, what made him fall softly on the couch. "I've missed you today!" I said while kissing him. "You're sure I cannot come to the bakery with you tomorrow?" He smiled and kisses me back. "I've missed you too, but no you cannot come. What's that smell? Did Greasy Sae bring us dinner?" Really? Greasy Sae! "No, actually I made dinner. Oh by the way, I invited Haymitch for dinner. It was or that or he would have eaten all of it before you actually came home." He smiled at the thought of that. "You made dinner! Waauw, I'm impressed, if it taste as good as it smells I'm going to let you make dinner more often!" He said smiling. "Oh before I forget, I received this at the bakery for you." And again I saw a white envelope. He was handing it over to me. "Common really! Is she going to send one to every single person I know!" I jelled out and I stood up. Peeta was still holding the envelope not knowing what was happening. He looked at me and was waiting for some more explanations. "She sent on over here and one to Haymitch too." I said trying to stay calm. Peeta stood up too and faced me. "And did you read them?" If it wasn't for Peeta I'll be all consumed be the anger by now. "Nope, I burned them all down. Like I'm going to do with this one." But when I tried to take it he didn't hand it over. "Katniss, maybe you should read it. If she made the effort to write them over and over again en sent them away to all of us, you could make the effort to read it. Just read it, I don't ask for more." Common, really. I don't want to read her stupid letter. But how can I say no when he's looking at me like that! That's just unfair. "Okay, but I'll just read it, nothing more. But can I please read it after dinner? I can see Haymitch coming over already…" I said en put the letter on the table next to the TV. "Sure, problem. You can read it whenever you feel like it." And he kissed me again just before Haymitch knocked on the door. "I'm really starving now. Come in Haymitch. Let eat that delicious smelling dinner my bride to be made for us." I smiled when he said it and we all headed to the kitchen.
I hope you liked it and that it makes you want to read more of it. You'll be able to see what they thought of the dinner and what's in the letter in the next chapter real soon. Till then you can write me a review.