- Part 2 for you! Enjoy! :D
The crowd were silent, Peeta hand held mine. Mockingjays continued their light melodies in the trees. I smiled and looked up at Peeta.
"I vow to love you always. A love like ours isn't easily erased. Even after everything we have been though, or love is still there." He paused and took hold of my hand. "You are my world Katniss. I can only hope that you feel the same about me."
I do, I thought.
"From the first day I saw you, I knew there was something about you, and I knew I would never be able to escape you again. I could tell from the moment I looked into your eyes, your beautiful eyes." He paused to catch his breath.
"And slowly," He continued, "As time passed, we changed. We both grew older your two braids turned to one, your legs grew longer and you grew more beautiful. But your eyes, your eyes never changed. For how could you improve something so perfect?"
My eyes, perfect? They were simple grey, boring. But, there must be something to him for him to talk about them so much. He grinned at me.
"I was never able to show my true feelings; that was until the games. So, I could never regret me being reaped, it brought me you, I could never hate the deaths or the torture, because they all lead to this moment, to here, to you." He put the ring on my figure. "I love you."
I didn't know what to do; words so beautiful have never been spoken to me like that before. And my vows were no were near as beautiful. I could see people in the crowd crying from his lyrics. I could only think of one thing to talk about.
The truth.
"I vow to be true. No more lies, no more games. It'll be just you and me, together. You are my reason for living Peeta, we kept each other safe, and we kept each other alive. You kept my nightmares away, not only in my dreams, but in my life." I stopped and squeezed his hand. He looked down at me so intensely with his blue eyes that I almost had to look away.
"What did I do to deserve you? You're so warm, caring and loving. How could someone like you, love someone like me?"
This question actually worried me. How could he love me? Cold hearted me. But his eyes said that he did, no matter what obstacles, no matter how hard, no matter how helpless things became, he would now and always love me.
"I love you. And that's all that matters, right?"
He nodded, a huge smile over his face, as I put the ring on his finger. The crowd roared and the priest would have to wait a while before they calmed down to carry on with the ceremony. So I took this opportunity to kiss him again.
For a moment, I felt perfect. I felt so happy, completely lost in my bliss. The crowd roared even louder around us, but I was so lost the kiss, I couldn't even hear them. His hands in my hair, his mouth over mine, I felt completely and utterly home.
Haymitch grabbed my hand and span me on to the dance floor. I laugh so much, it felt like I hadn't laughed like this in years, or maybe ever. He brings me in close. The camera crews have gone to the square waiting for the parade and then this day will come to end, which I don't want it to. This is one of the best days of my life, and they are very few.
I never knew Haymitch was this good of dancer, I mean, everyone knows the same old dancer routines to certain songs, but on our own, people never really knew how to dance. Haymitch would just grab me and pull me in different directions, giving the impression that I was dancing not him making me move. A slow song came on, in which Peeta took over, and Effie took my place.
I rested my head on his shoulder. "It's been a beautiful day." I said, and slowly went around in circles with him.
"I wished everyone could have seen it." He meant his family and my mother. I nodded and tried to let that subject pass over.
"Haymitch and Effie look close, have you noticed?" He said.
When we spun around I sneaked a peek and she had her head on his shoulder and his eyes were closed. I noticed that his hands were a little lower on her than they should have been. I smiled, "Well, I hope they're happy either way."
We danced for a long time, and from what I could see, everyone was having fun. Peeta and I were standing on the side, staring out at people when Annie came up and gave us both a hug; Finn was hiding away behind her legs. "It is such a beautiful day Katniss, one day that I will never forget, or anyone I think." She laughed and hugged me again. Then she tapped Finn on the head. "Come on out Finn." Annie said. Peeta crouched down and extended his hand to him.
"Well, you must be Finn. My name is Peeta." He waited for Finn to come out.
Finn stared at him, He green eyes never leaving Peetas eyes. "You look just like your father." Peeta said.
Finn came out from behind Annie, beaming with happiness at what Peeta had just said. Peeta stood up and smiled at me. He looked dashing in suit. He wore the same suit to the interview on the 74th Games. Only the red had changed to blue.
He kissed me lightly, and I felt a tightening in the bottom of my stomach, suddenly, I really wanted to be alone with him, back at the house, lights off, under the bed covers.
"Time people! We have to move to the parade!" Effie squealed. The sun was setting in the sky; I could hear the Mockingjays playful melodies.
I locked away the feelings for Peeta for later and hurried to keep up with Effie's schedule. God forbid, the world would end if we didn't keep up with her schedule.
She pushed people down the road, heading towards the town so that they would be there by the time we arrived. This felt too much over the top. We had horses and everything. I stared at Effie.
"We can't ride in that, it's too much Effie." She stared at me and shrugged.
"Well, that's what I got. We have nothing else. What do you want to do, walk?" She laughed at the idea.
"Yes!" I half shouted. "That sounds like an amazing idea." I grabbed Peeta's hand and we were off before Effie or Haymitch could change our minds.
I have to admit, it takes us a little long to get back to the district than it would have if we took the horses. We kept stopping, talking, kissing. Well, loads of kissing.
I just couldn't believe how happy I was that I was married. If you told me this would have happened a year ago, I would have thought you crazy. But no, it's happened. And I am so happy it did.
"So, Mrs Mellark, what are we going to do when we get home?" He side glanced at me, a small smile on his lips.
I grinned. "I'll leave that for your own imagination." I teased.
He pulled me to him. "Well, if it's what I imagine, let's get this parade out-of-the-way as soon as possible then." He said and kissed me, and quickened his pace to the District.
I laughed but agreed.
When we finally reach the District I was shocked at the gathering. So many people are smiling at us, so happily that you would think us family. I smiled back at everyone. And when we got to the square it took me a long while until I realise who was in the middle.
"Mother?" I cried and stopped dead in my place. Only Peeta's grip kept me upright.
My mother coughed and it echoed around the square as everyone was dead silence. Every camera would be on me now, watching my reaction because my mother had come.
She came. I couldn't believe that she came.
I gasped and shyly smiled at her, it felt like I hadn't seen her in years. She looked around the square nervously, then rested her gaze on me.
She grinned. "This is to you Katniss, and Peeta. I remember when I married you father, I didn't think I could love a man as much as I loved him. I remember the song he sang to me on the first night we met, the song you sang which made Peeta fall for you. So, I want to sing it to you both, as a reminder of those loves." She blinked rapidly, she was nervous.
"Did you know about this?" I whispered to Peeta. He smiled.
"Down in the valley, the valley so low
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow
Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow;
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.
Roses love sunshine, violets love dew,
Angels in Heaven know I love you,
Know I love you, dear, know I love you,
Angels in Heaven know I love you."
This song reminded me of life. My life in the seam, my life with my family. This song reminds me of the good days, days in the woods with my father, days when I was young and nothing could harm me. When fathers protective hand was always there, were I never had reason to worry.
But, Prim still would have been Reaped that day, even if my father survived. It just means that I would never have had training. Would I have even taken her place? I believe that I would have, but I know that Peeta and I would have died. I frowned.
Mother continued to sing while I thought about everything.
"Build me a castle, forty feet high;
So I can see her as she rides by,
As she rides by, dear, as she rides by,
So I can see her as she rides by.
Roses love sunshine, violets love dew,
Angels in Heaven know I love you,
Know I love you, dear, know I love you,
Angels in Heaven know I love you."
She sang the song so beautifully, I never heard her sing like that before. I have never heard her sing that song before. I stepped forward and hugged her. She gripped me and I felt like I was five years old again. Father standing by, warming his hands on the fire after a cold day of hunting, mothers hugs to warm me up.
I could imagine my father here, his hand on my shoulder, his eyes testing out Peeta, but he would realise how much of good man Peeta is. Then he would take my hands and whisper. "I'm so proud of you." But he doesn't say it, my mother does.
"I'm so proud of you Katniss, I know Prim, your father, everyone, I know that they would feel the same way I do now." She stepped away and waved Peeta over. He joined me and his hand went into mine. I wanted to ask her so many questions, like, why did she change her mind. But I knew now wasn't the time.
"You two look so happy. I couldn't ask for anything more." She turned to Peeta. "You look after her Mr Mellark, of you'll have me to answer too."
I broke out laughing, and everything, almost felt normal again.
There was a little party in the square, everyone did the basic dancing. And when it was time for everyone to home Peeta picked me up in arms, and carried me up the porch steps and into my, I mean, our house. Haymitch and Effie came in with mother, and we all made a fire.
"Well, you have to stick to traditions. We've done everything else." Haymitch said, Effie stared at him confused. There was defiantly something happening between these two. Her eyes lightened up a little when she looked at him, and his hand was nearly always in her hair. But I would ask about it tomorrow.
I knew exactly what Haymitch was talking about.
I ran into the kitchen and grabbed some bread, and Peeta and I began cooking some toast over the fire. This was tradition, everyone said; you don't feel married until you do this. And they were right, I actually feel married doing this with Peeta. I look at Peeta; his face shimmered from the red flames.
How could I be any happier?
"I don't understand Haymitch. So if a couple cooks bread over a fire, then you're married in District 12? You have such weird ways." Effie said and looked around frowning. It was weird to see her sitting down on my sofa, relaxed. She didn't look urgent or out of place, she looked normal. Haymitch had a piece of her hair twirling around his finger.
Everyone laughed, but Haymitch explained as they left. Mother gave one last kiss to both of us, saying how proud she was, and then she left too, leaving Peeta and I alone.
We stayed seated by the fire, cooking our toast. And when it was done, took one bite each, because we thought it necessary. Then we threw it to the side.
"So, what were we going to do when we came home?" Peeta asked, running his hand from my neck and down my arm. Somehow, our bodies had gotten closer, there was hardly any space left between us. The only part of my body that I noticed wasn't touching him was my lips, and that was a big problem for me.
"Well, I had loads of ideas." I said, my finger trailing his bottom lip. They were so soft and smooth; his eyes followed his hand as they travelled back up my arm. He grinned. "Number one, loads of kissing. Number two, removing our clothes. Number three, loving you." I wanted to go on, but he silenced me with a kiss.
His hand went to the top of my dress, and he began to unbutton the top of my dress. "Let's start with number one." Was all he said before he began kissing me.
-Did you enjoy the chapter? I know the vows were weak, I have never been good at writing stuff like that :/ So sorry, if they wasn't as good as you would have liked :( I wrote them when I was in bed, as I really couldn't think about what to say when I was writing on my laptop. I wasn't even going to have vows. But I changed my mind :D
I think I am only going to take this story to 30 Chapters. Not much to go now. And then it is the end!But i think quite a lot will happen in the remaining chapter left :D
Please review, or I wont update! Thank you all for reading!
Shunice x
