A/N Hey, I had to update the last chapter, thanks to one of my reviewers making a point, thank you! Anyways, the final chapters await us! Okay, for the dance part, I know this sounds completely ridiculous, but listen to some music, it really helps. A slow one, I was listening to So Close-Enchanted, or Flightless bird American mouth-Twilight, if you think it's silly, then don't, I get it. I couldn't wait to write this one, and you've all been waiting for it, so here it goes!
Chapter 25: District 12 Dance
The day is finally here, the dance in our square. It's about eleven right now, and Peeta and I are just running around the house getting ready. Well, he is, anyways. I'm in my bathroom just getting out of the shower and slipping on my robe, deciding what to wear. I'm supposing it's really fancy, but I like simple. I walk into my closet and look around until I see something catch my eyes.
It's a single hanger with a simple dress hung on it, with a note on the hanger. It reads:
Thought this would be perfect for tonight, P and D.
Peeta and Delly, of course.
I roll my eyes and take the dress off the hanger, then putting it on. I easily zip it up and look at myself in the mirror. It's one of the most beautiful dresses I've ever seen. I loved the ones Cinna designed for me though. Cinna. I'll wear it for them. It's a simple black dress that hangs just below my knees, with red and orange cequins embroidering the bottom and top. I love it. I'm still the girl on fire aren't I?
Effie gave me a bit of makeup part of my baby gifts. I still wonder why she give it to me, I might as well wear it. I make my eyes look a bit smoky but simple, add a bit of blush and mascara. This isn't me, but this is the only night that it will happen. I take my hair out of my braid and brush it out a bit, letting it down loosely and curly. I slip on some simple black heels that aren't to high. Easy enough to dance in. And even covers the bump, it still shows but not that much. I take a deep breath and walk out of the bathroom to find Peeta sitting on the bed waiting for me. His eyes widen when he just glances at me.
"It looks even better on you," he whispers. I smile at his compliment.
"You look pretty nice too," he smiles back. Peeta is wearing a simple black suit with red trim with black pants and shoes.
"Thanks, shall we go?" he asks. I look at the clock reading 11:45. I didn't know it got so late.
"Yes, let's," He takes my hand and leads me downstairs and opens the front door for me, then locking it. Since it's only in the square, we just simply walk there. There's no one in sight, all the houses are completely dark.
"How do you think they paid for this?" I ask a bit worried of how it will look.
"I may have chipped in to help," he whispers. That would explain it.
"You knew about this?" I ask.
"After I got the invitation, I was thinking what you just said, so I chipped in a bit, I don't know what they did though," he says. I shrug so we just keep walking until I see the square. It's completely dark except a few sparkling blue dim lights, mixing with a radiant red. I see a few people dancing to a slow song, and then I see Delly. She looks back and smiles then waves and runs toward us.
"I'm so glad you guys, you both look great, and I'm glad you got our present," she winks at Peeta.
"Delly, you look stunning," I say losing my train of thought. And she did. She's wearing a simple strapless navy dress with flats, and her hair is down in loose curls.
"Thank you, your dance is up sonn," she smiles. Great. Our own dance. I sigh but take it back in once I see Gale standing in the distance. He notices my gaze and widens his eyes.
"Peeta, I'll be right back," I whisper. He looks at me a bit confused but lets it go and walks over to talk to Delly.
I walk over to him, still frozen in his shocked face.
"Catnip, you look stunning," he says. I just nod. He's wearing a simple white shirt with a tie and slacks.
"You too," I have to say more than that. "Gale-" I start he looks down into my eyes.
"I'm sorry, for everything, I should've answered all of your calls, your knocks, I'm so sorry," He just nods, but walks up to me and hugs me tightly.
"I know you are, me too, I can't stand us not seeing each other anymore," he says.
"Me either," We just stand there in silence for a bit until he breaks it.
"Catnip, will you dance with me?" he suddenly asks. I think about saying no but, it's just one dance. I look back at Peeta who is talking to some people and look back at Gale.
"Okay," He brings his hand out and I take it. He leads me out a bit into the square and turns to face me. He puts his arms around my waist, and I do the same with his neck. I put my head on his shoulder and start to feel the tears stream down.
"Hey, I should be the one crying," he whispers into my hair. I don't say anything, we just wade around, taking in the slow deep music. After the song ends, he lets go of me and looks at me, probably to say something, but he simply just walks away. I stand there for a while until I feel a tug on my arm.
"Hey, we aren't dancing just yet," I smile and know it's Peeta.
"I know, just taking the music in," He leads me over to talk to a few people and after a while I hear Delly announcing something, and the music volume lowering.
"District 12 residents, I thank you so much for helping me plan this, to help out our victors who have been through so much, and we'd like to thank them with this dance just for them. So thanks to all who have been planning it, and now I'd like to invite our victors to the dance floor, for the last dance of the night, the Victor's Promenade," We hear a bit of clapping and look at each other.
"You ready?" he whispers.
"Don't let me fall," I reply a bit anxious. I take a deep breath.
"Never," he takes my hand and leads me out to the middle of the square. He puts my hands around my waist, and I do the same around his neck. It's complete silence except for the music. He brings me a bit closer, hearing his heartbeat. The music leads us around, so I just wade back in forth to the music. I eventually put my head on his chest, and he just leads me through it. Every once in a while he'll twirl me, but I go back to my position on his chest. I actually seem to be enjoying this. I smile, and I can tell he does too. The song ends right on cue and I look up at him.
"I actually enjoyed that," I whisper. He nods and leans down to plant a soft kiss on my lips. He's about to pull away, but I bring him a bit closer, not caring about the people around us. I finally pull back and just stare at him while another song starts. I leave his grasp and he takes my hand to lead me to the edge of the square back to Delly. I keep thinking, about how I actually enjoyed that. Even though it was dancing, I really loved doing it with Peeta. I come out of my thoughts to look at Peeta's widened eyes.
"What is it Peet-" And then I look down to see a puddle of water.
Cliffhangar! I almost cried at the dance! Also with the music I'm listening to right now. Last chapter is up tonight, so please review and enjoy it!