A New Life

by Tessa.Love is Dangerous

This takes place after the uprising and President Snow has finally been killed once and for all. But Katniss isn't used to her new life, and definitively not when Peeta starts to take over her heart again. What will happen to them? NOTE: This leads UP to the epilogue in the last book. I'm just filling in the blanks.

21. Chapter 19 And now, you've

Chapter 19, 'And now, you've ruined everything.'

Peeta's POV

"Congratulations!" Haymitch cheers, smashing me into a bone crushing hug. I grin, and push away from him.

"Nice costume," Haymitch finishes. I have to agree, I'm impressed. I knew my suit felt a little heavier. But I didn't pay close attention to it. It wasn't until I had seen Katniss turn into a Mockingjay that I realized what had happened. I remembered Katniss complaining to me before our interviews that her dress felt heavier and she was afraid that she was going to fall. Then she had turned into a Mockingjay. And now I am one too.

I'm about to say something back to Haymitch, when Katniss grabs my arm and drags me onto the dance floor.

"Katniss!", I whisper scream, "What are you doing? I can't dance!"

"Sure you can!" Katniss grins, "Besides, it's the bride and groom dance anyway."

"NO! I REALLY CAN'T DANCE!" I whisper scream again.

Katniss is confused a moment, then looks down at my leg, and understanding floods through her face. She's about to say something, when I'm flung backward, out of her grip.

"PEETA!" Katniss screams, then stops in shock when she sees who's holding me. She backs away slowly, while muttering, "No, No, this can't be happening to me. How do you find me?"

I twist around in my head lock, and try to see who's holding me. Gasps run throughout the crowd and I curse at them in my brain for not yelling what my captor's name was.

Someone punches the back of my head, and I slam, face-first into the dance floor. I groan, and I realized that my nose is broken. Someone punches me in the ribs, and I hear Katniss scream my name. I gasp, and a bolting pain shoot throughout my lungs. I can tell I have a couple broken ribs.

Then, my captor turns me on my back so I'm looking up and I see a face swim into my hazy view.

Who I see makes my heart stop in fear.

The captor grins and says, "Hey Peeta, how ya doing? Old pal." And slaps me in the chest. I gasp, and it's not because of the voice.

Even though that confirmed my worst suspicions.

Because the voice,

Belongs,

To Gale.