Author's Note: So here we are guys. I don't know when I will update because I'm very busy. Insurgent came out and it was awesome! I really like the divergent series, what about you guys? Anyways, Let's take a break and have some Everllark moments for the next chapters. I'm a very dramatic person so my story will be dramatic, I'm sorry if you don't like it. Please let me know what you think. Here is chapter 24. Enjoy

I don't own The Hunger Games

Chapter 24

Peeta's POV

"Everything looks fine to me. I think you are all set Mr. Mellark." My doctor says. It's been a week since I woke up from the coma and I'm about to finally leave this place. I can't wait to go home and start building my new life.

"I just need some signatures from whoever is responsible for you, in this case I'm guessing , and I will come back to discharge you" I nod. He says something about my nurse coming to disconnect me from the tubes that are left and leaves. We have established a routine over the past week; I wake up with Katniss by my side, we eat breakfast then she leaves to go home to take a shower and change to new clothes, she comes back around lunch time and we spend the rest of the day together. I miss her so much right now. Like I said, she is at her house taking a shower and getting ready before she comes back for lunch. I try my best to relax until the nurse comes to check on me.

"Morning Peeta. I've heard that you may get discharged today." She greets me with a smile.

"Yes I may, depending on what you are going to tell him about me." I say. She just nods and starts checking the machines.

"Every thing seems fine so far. I will grab some bandages and take the tubes out of your arms and we are going to do some physical tests." She says. I wait impatiently. Suddenly I hear the door opening

"Hi Peeta." Katniss comes in while the nurse is taking care of my tubes. "Oh sorry, I didn.t know."

"Morning baby. It's okay, please come in.." I extend my right arm to take her hand in mine. She watches as the nurse pulls the needle from my skin.

"Does it hurt?" she whispers.

"Not a lot. It's okay though, once she is done I can go home." Katniss's eyes wide and a smile appears on her lips. She grabs my arm, placing her delicate hands on top of the bandage.

"Are you serious? I mean…please don't play with me…" I interrupt her.

"I'm serious love. I just need to pass some physical tests and then we can go home today." Her smile is so big and bright that it melts my heart. I love seeing my Katniss so happy. But now that I see it through her eyes something is wrong.

"I'm done here. Now Peeta the first thing I will ask you to do is stand up." The nurse asks. I nod and Katniss step aside so I can get out of the bed. I've been walking by myself to the bathroom lately so I'm used to doing it already.

"Good Job, Now can you walk to the door?" The nurse asks once I'm on my feet. I nod and make my way to the door with no problem.

We spend the next 15 minutes or so doing different exercises. My nurse even asks me to do a push-up, even though we both know that she was joking. Once we are done Katniss helps me back to my bed.

"You seem completely fine to me. I will talk to your doctor and tell him that it's safe to discharge you. Just please make sure to take it easy; don't run and only walk when necessary. I will make sure to check on the stitches from the surgery before you leave. You will most likely have to come back later to get them out." And then she finally leaves me and Katniss alone. I immediately grab her hand and bring her in for a kiss. I can barely spend 5 minutes away from her, my body needs to be close to her all the time, I need her like I need air. We sit on my bed, kissing for a long time.

"Are you happy?" I ask once we pull away. She nods and I can see that she is not being completely honest. I don't expect Katniss to go around singing how happy of a day today is. Everything that happened in our lives, the games, the war, Gale and now this accident are taking a lot from her. I will have to work harder if I want to make her the happiest girl alive, or at least truly happy.

"I wanted to talk to you about something" she whispers. By the tone of her voice I know that something is up. She looks down and stares at a spot on the floor, she looks ashamed.

"What is it?" I ask as I grab her chin and force her to look at me.

"I don't know why I did it but after I finished taking a shower this morning I went to the living room and turned my TV on." She says, her voice sounding distant. I don't understand how that can be so bad.

"What is wrong with watching your TV Katniss? I ask. Her eyes start to get filled with tears and now I'm truly concerned.

"I…..I was….I was watching the news about the other districts and…Peeta I…" she can barely finish her sentence, her voice is shaking and I can see that she is struggling to fight the tears.

"What did you see? Please tell me." I whisper, she shakes her head. I bring my hand up and caress her cheek "Don't you trust me? Please, you can tell me anything baby." I say.

"I saw Gale. he is in district two." She whispers, a single tears escaping her eye. It takes some time for the information to sink in but once it does I'm left completely breathless. The coward ran away to another district, he left so he doesn't have to face his punishment. I can't imagine how much this is affecting Katniss, seeing his face probably brought back memories that she was trying so hard to forget. I grab her hand and make her lay down next to me, her head resting on my chest while I caress her hair.

"Don't worry about it. I will hunt him down wherever he is. He will pay for what he has done to you Katniss, I swear!"

"What if he hurts you?" she asks, her voice sounding so small and fragile.

"I will be well prepared. Don't worry about it, I'm not alone in this." I whisper. She nods and we spend the next few minutes in silence, just enjoying each other's company.

"Morning Lovebirds, or should I say afternoon. Anyway, I hope you guys are ready to go home. The doctor said it's safe and I already signed the papers even though we all know that I'm not responsible for you. So Peeta I brought you some clothes, please change as soon as possible because I need to go home and take care of my business, if you know what I mean." Haymitch says

"Thanks Haymitch, I will make sure to take my time." He stares at Katniss and me one last time before leaving.

"Are you ready to go home?" I ask Katniss.

"Yes. I will give you time to change, I need to talk to my mother before we go." She says. I kiss her one last time before she leaves and I get ready to finally leave this hospital room.

Katniss's POV

"It looks great. Like I said before, just take it easy and make sure to change the bandages at least twice a day." The nurse says. She is checking on Peeta one last time before we leave.

"Okay, thank you for everything." Peeta says before he takes my hand and we start walking to the exit. Haymitch is right behind us carrying the bags and my mother decided to stay to help as a nurse until she goes back to district 4.

"It feels so good to be outside again. I missed this fresh air and the sunlight." Peeta says as we approach our homes in the Victors Village. I couldn't agree more with him; it feels like it's been forever since we were outside.

We all go to Peeta's house to make sure he is okay. I help him to go upstairs and Haymitch brings his bag to his room. He didn't let go of my hand since we left the hospital and I can see how scared he is that I will leave him again.

"Greasy Sae had to go back to work this morning but she promised to come here and make sure you get your meals. Now if you two would excuse me, my bottles are calling for me." Haymitch says. He shakes Peeta's hand and kisses my forehead before leaving the house. Peeta waits until we hear the front door closing to start talking.

"Katniss we need to talk. I mean, I don't want for you to think that I'm….I don't know…taking advantage of this situation to keep you here but….Katniss I don't want to lose you never again. My life doesn't make sense if you are not with me." I'm taken back by his words. I'm not sure anymore what I was thinking when I let him go, it almost killed the both of us. I may not be the best option for him but I need him to survive, Peeta is my dandelion and I have no sunlight without him. I hate to admit it but Gale was right, I can definitely survive without him but not without Peeta. I love him and that is why I choose him.

"Peeta…I" I start. I'm not sure what I should say, I'm not good with words but he deserves to know how important he is to me. I take his hand in between mine and look straight into his blue orbits. "I know that I'm not the best girl for you. You could be so much happier with someone not as broken as I am. But I can't live without you my dandelion. I don't care anymore how odd we are as a couple, we are the Star-Crossed Lovers and we are destined to be together. I may not succeed but I promise that I will try, every single say for the rest of my life, I will try to make you the happiest man alive." I say, tears filling my eyes. Peeta has the brightest smile on his beautiful face and I can't help but give him one of my own.

"I will too, I promise you that we will be happy someone, as happy as we deserve." He says. He pulls my hand until I'm on top of him. We stare at each other's eyes for a couple seconds before he captures my lips in a breathtaking kiss. It start as a soft and innocent caress, but it soon grows more and more passionate. I never imagine that I could feel this way again, this burning sensation running through my veins, this desire for him, this hunger that I felt once when we were inside the cave during our first games and again when we were kissing on the beach during the Quarter Quell. I though that Gale took my chance to feel the way I'm feeling right now, like there is no one else in this world but me and him. Peeta's hand goes from my hand to my hair and his other hand, that was lying by his side, starts caressing my side, too close to the curve of my breasts. I feel slightly dizzy and pull away, I'm not ready for this kind of affection.

"I wish I could give you that. I'm so sorry Peeta, I can't go further yet." I say while trying to catch my breath. He rests his forehead against mine and stays with his eyes closed for a couple seconds; we are both out of breath. When he finally open his eyes I'm surprised to see his blue iris brighter than ever.

"I know Katniss, I'm not trying to push you. I don't want to go too fast and ruin what we have accomplished so far. I just want you to know that you can take your time, I will be waiting for you for as long as you need, even if it means the rest of my life." He says as he brings his hand from my hair to caress my cheek, his other hand is resting on my hip. We stare into each other's eyes for a long time until he pulls me to lie down next to him on the bed. I rest my head on his chest and his strong arms pull me to him even tighter. We fall asleep a couple minutes later.

Peeta's POV

When I wake up Katniss is still sleeping soundly, her head resting against my chest. I can't believe this is finally happening, the girl I've been dreaming about since I was five years old is finally mine. I always though that Gale was the best option for her, I feel so guilty for letting that jerk hurt her. I lay in there, thinking about a way to punish Gale for what he did. I will seek revenger even if it is the last think I will do. I will probably need some Tom, Haymitch and some of my friends from the construction crew. We are going to teach him a lesson he will never forget. Suddenly I hear someone coming up the stairs.

"Afternoon boy, I'm leaving some rabbit stew for you and for Katniss on your kitchen table." She whispers as she comes to sit on the bed. She looks down at Katniss sleeping form and smiles.

"She really loves you. I know how she is not very good with words and expressing her feelings but you are more important to her than the air she breathes. It's not very day that I can see this girl sleeping so peacefully; you can definitely do what no one else can." She whispers. I smile at her and look down at Katniss. Does she really love me as much as I love her? I can only wish that I have this girl's heart; at least until she decides to tell me how she feels about me, I can only hope. I'm going to spend my days for now on trying to make Katniss more comfortable with me. I'm going to show her that I'm not like Gale, I would never hurt her the way he did. I'm going to take care of my girl and we are going to be happy together. That is a promise.

So here we go. I'm sorry for not updating but I got a little upset about some reviews complaining about how my story has many grammar mistakes. I was thinking about giving up on it but I have people who read it and don't deserve it. Just to remind you English is my third language and I'm still learning it. I will try to update faster. Please reviews and I will see you next time.