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*******************************Annie's POV*************************************
Alright six hours in this white room is enough! I jump up and my red curls bounce with me as I bang on the door. "Let me out of here right now!" Just like last time, nobody comes. I sink down in the corner of the room and burry my face in my hair and hands. I hear a couple thuds and when I look up, I see Dillan. "Buddy, what are you doing?" He rolls towards me with amazing speed and ends up right in my lap. I scoop him up and kiss his face. "Don't worry; Aunt Katniss will get us out." Dillan giggles and squirms so he can roll around some more. Katniss will come to get you Annie, stop worrying.
**********************************Katniss' POV*********************************
"Well, you have to at least let me get my friend back. This is a place to keep children. Not fully grown women!" "After her actions, we are questioning her age." "I am the freaking Mockingjay! Without me, this facility wouldn't even be here! We'd all still be under the plague of Snow. Is that what you want? Should I make some calls and have you put in a correctional facility?" "Ohh burn me fire girl." The lady sticks her face right in front of mine. "I may not be able to do anything about you; because of your title, but your little friend…Yes I do have some rights to keep her here." I put my hands on the roots of my hair and groan, my pregnancy hormones are raging to my advantage. I haven't given up once in the last six hours, there's some good news I guess. I have gotten nowhere…there's the bad news.
I'm sorry Finnick. I'm trying my best here. "I am now, five months pregnant…do you really want to risk the star crossed lovers' second child after the first being a miscarriage. I'm sure all of Panem would love to hear about this on Ceaser Flickerman's nightly broadcast!" The lady rolls her eyes and opens the door to reveal Annie in an all-white, and glass room. "Annie!" I run towards the glass and talk through the small window. "Katniss!" Annie jumps up to her feet and meets me at the window. "Thank goodness! I was starting to worry that I'd never get out of here!" She smiles and bounces a little. "I can't get you out right now Annie. They are still trying to say that you're unfitting to raise Dillan." Annie frowns and looks down at her feet, and tears start forming in her eyes. "Annie, I'm going to get you and Dillan out of here. I promise!" Annie walks away from the glass and sits in the corner. "Don't give up Annie. I promise I'll get you outta here!" The large man that pulled Annie away is now dragging me away by the arm.
******************************Meanwhile: Peeta's POV***************************
Thank god that Effie could call in that favor! I jump off the half moving train when I see the building that Dillan is being kept in. As I'm running through the parking lot I see Kat's car and I know they are still here. Why are they still here? Surely paperwork can't take six hours. I Kick the door open and scan the room for Katniss or Annie. "Excuse me Mam', has Katniss Mellark or Annie Odair been in here to gather Mrs. Odair's son." "And you are…" "Peeta. Mellark... Now is my wife here or not?" "No, she's not here Mr. Mellark. I'm sorry." "But I saw her car outside in your parking lot…" "I don't know maybe she left it here and waited for a train. "I know Katniss and she wouldn't have just…left it here." "Well I just don't kn-" "Let go of me! She's my friend!" I know that voice. It's unmistakable… It's the only voice I've loved. That is most definitely my wife.
"I can hear her! There will be calls made. You won't be working here after I'm finished with you." I lean close to her face through the counter and then take off towards where I could hear Katniss screaming. "Katniss?! It's Peeta. Where are you?!" I hear her make one screech and I designate what door she is in. I turn the knob and it's locked, she needs you Peeta. Screw the lock. I lift my metal prosthetic leg and slam it against the door with all my might. The door flies open easily. I smile at my work well done; I'm still not a piece in their games. When I see Katniss under a large man's arm squirming, with her hair falling all down her face, the braid no longer exists it's just a lump of hair, and face red from all the kicking and screaming. I lose it completely.
I run towards them and punch the man's face as hard as I can. Katniss falls to her knees. I lift her up and hold her close to me. "Oh my god…Kat I knew I shouldn't have let you come alone…" Tears are streaming down her face and she clings tighter to me than she ever has. "Why won't they let Annie and Dillan go?" "They treat her like a child Peeta…" I pull the key from the man's belt and unlock the door. "Come on Annie. We're leaving, grab Dillan and we're outta here." Annie smiles and wipes her tears away, and grabs a happy, giggly Dillan. We all run out the door, I hold Katniss' hand and guide her unsteady body to the front seat. "Annie duck down in the back seat and hold onto Dillan." Annie nods and does as she's told.
I slam on the gas and get us back on the way to district one to catch up with Effie's train. Katniss won't stop screaming. "Kat! Are you okay?" "Baylyn decided now is the best time for a kicking spell. This is the worst one yet!" Annie extends her hand for Katniss and she grabs on and continues to scream. "She doesn't like the speed of the car right now Peeta!" "I'm quite aware of this fact, Annie!" I yell out between turns. After a while of Katniss screaming and Annie trying to comfort a crying Dillan, we reach the train. We all climb on and I go to yell at the driver to start going. He complies quickly, and his eyes are full of fear. I climb back to Katniss and try singing to Baylyn. After a while she stops kicking.
Katniss breathes out and slumps back onto my lap. "Better?" "Much." I wipe the sweat from her forehead and carry her to the couch. I'd never say it to Katniss' face but…Baylyn has really made her heavier. And after the day I just had…it makes her feel a lot heavier then I'm sure she actually is. Annie soon comes and joins us and sits in the chair across the room. "Thank you Peeta." Her eyes are filled with tears. "What's wrong Annie?" "I-I just feel like when your life settles down…I jump back in and complicate it." "No you don't. I probably shouldn't have punched that guy. But what's done is done. Haymitch will handle it."
I can feel Katniss' grip on my hand loosen and I realize she has already fallen asleep. "Annie. What exactly was happening back there." "Nobody in Panem thinks I should get to keep Dillan. Just because after my games…I went a little insane for a while there. But I'm better now. They just don't believe me…" I shoot her a sympathetic look and a half smile. "Don't worry Annie we all know you're not insane…all the time." "Ha ha ha thanks for the compliment Peeta." I laugh a little and lean my head back. "I'm going to try and take a nap for a while. Are you going to be okay?" "Yeah. I'll be fine. Thanks Peeta." I nod and stretch my body out under Katniss' and fall asleep quickly.
***********************************Haymitch's POV*****************************
I sit back in my little room on the train and listen to the lack of guilt or fear Peeta has after what he did to that man in the facility. I look in on all three kids passed out on in the living room and I don't have the heart to wake one of them up. I shake my head and have a stare down with Dillan. "And what do you want?" I whisper this, and he moves up and down giggling. I turn around and exit the room before Annie wakes up. I flip on the TV and watch the news as Ceaser Flickerman does his sign off. Thank god he hasn't gotten wind of what happened today. I sit up straighter content that we're safe for another day. I hold a pillow close to my chest and breathe easier. You'll give them an hour and then you'll have to wake them. I reach for some white liquor and tilt it back.
**********************************Katniss' POV*********************************
I lift my head and it feels…so heavy. Why does it feel so heavy? How long was I asleep? Peeta seems to have realized that my head has lifted because I notice his long blonde eyelashes flutter open to reveal his perfect blue eyes. I smile slightly through my stray strand of hair. Peeta's steady hand tucks it behind my ear, and I lean my cheek into his large, protective hand. He smiles, then I brush his blonde hair off his forehead and trace my fingers along his scar. He pulls my hand away and kisses my fingers tips. I silently giggle, and rest my head back down on his chest.
"Alright, every person, up! Time to have a little talkie…" Haymitch? "Since when did you get on this train?" He stammers over to the couch and kicks Peeta's hip, Peeta jumps a little and I'm turned right side up and my head is spinning. I remain on his lap, because I feel like if I tried to take a seat beside Annie, I'd fall flat on my face. "Well Sweetheart, I hope you had a nice nap with bread boy over here." He flings his arm around me and breathes into my ear. "I thought you'd just like knowing that…umm…those flashy things….cameras! Will be at your house for quite a while. But don't worry you've got bread boy to make food."
He is less than an inch away from Peeta's face and he smiles drunkly and smacks Peeta's cheek. I pant loudly and I can feel my head spinning even more than before. Peeta strokes my head and it helps with the spinning. "Well home, sweet home." Haymitch almost tumbles off the train and cuts his way through the crowd. I help Peeta to his feet and try to slick down that stubborn cowlick. I let out a real laugh and watch as Peeta pushes through the crowd while grasping my hand tightly, Annie and Dillan follow shortly behind.
As soon as we reach the door, Peeta reaches for the spare key and pulls the door open. Annie immediately, tries to pat her own hair down. "Well…that was a brutal welcome home…" She snickers, a scary amount of tears form in her eyes. "I really can't thank you guys enough for helping me get Dillan back…" Me and Peeta smile brightly and Annie runs into our arms. Dillan happily claps and gurgles some weird words. Me and Peeta kiss his chubby cheeks and watch a beaming Annie climb the stairs.
I hug Peeta and breathe out a sigh of relief. "I love you." "I love you Kat." Peeta picks me up and carries me to bed, after a day of screaming. I couldn't be more tired. Peeta kisses my cheek and rubs Baylyn one last time. "Peeta I was thinking that we should have at least one normal conversation for today. Maybe cancel out some of the victor issue stuff…." Peeta shows his perfectly white smile and nods "it would be nice for a change…" "I was thinking about middle names for Baylyn…" "What did you have in mind?" "I was thinking…Marine…For Finnick. He had come up with the idea of Serafina if Dillan was a girl…" Peeta's smile is wide, he nods quickly. "I like it… Baylyn Marine Mellark." At the sound of her full name being uttered by Peeta Baylyn decides to start kicking, I groan loudly at the persistent pain on my already sore ribcage.
"You want some bread to tame Baylyn, our baby on fire? Real or not real?" I laugh hard and sit up and watch as Peeta pulls on an apron; "Real." I smile at my wonderful husband as he heads towards the kitchen…
******************************************************************************Hi Guys! What did you think about today's chapter? Hate it? Love it? Let me know in the reviews below! I hope some of you guys don't hate me for the middle name… Marine received the most votes! I feel so lucky to have all you amazing readers that all helped determine the newest Mellark's name! Only two more chapters until the birth of little Baylyn! The next two will just be happy fluff on her pregnancy; I may even try and post both tomorrow! Did you like Peeta's anger fit? Did you like the stow away, drunk, Haymitch? Anything you want to see Katniss experience in these last few pregnancy chapters? Let me know in the reviews! I love you all so much! Talk to you at my next update!
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