Author's Note: Hi everyone! I'm sorry I didn't update in two days, I just had to study a lot so I didn't have time. But anyway, here's chapter 28, and as more people wanted a Peeta's POV, that's what I'm doing!

Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins is the owner of this amazing trilogy. This story is mine, although the characters are not.

Chapter 28

Peeta's POV

I'm under water, trying to get back up. It's pulling me down, and as hard as I try, I can't get my head above the water. I see Katniss' body struggling as well, but at least her head was above water. I try and push myself off of the ground, but my feet just hit some rocks. Suddenly it feels like somebody's digging a knife in the back of my head, and everything goes black.

I open my eyes and gasp. The sweat is rolling down my face and I'm breathing heavily. That nightmare was so intense. I try and calm down a bit, get my breathing back to normal. My heart is pumping. I look around and see everyone's still asleep. It was four o'clock at night. I put my head back down on the pillow, but I can't get back to sleep. So I decide to get up. I stand up and sneak past Katniss. I go into the kitchen and make myself some tea. Then I go back into the living room and sit down.

This was so weird. I barely remembered these people, but still I felt perfectly happy and safe in their home. And was I dating Katniss? Surely I'd remember if I loved someone. Then again, apparently there was a lot I didn't remember. I do remember some moments with Katniss. Going to the park in District 10. The train ride here. Going to school with her.

I have a sip of my tea and sigh. I hadn't even talked to my parents yet. Suddenly I hear the door being pushed open slightly. I look up and see Katniss' head peaking through the crack. "Hi." She says and looks down. "I'm sorry, did I wake you?" I ask. She shakes her head. "No, no, I was just... I couldn't really get to sleep." She whispers. I notice her eyes are a bit red and puffy.

I put the tea down and gesture for her to sit next to me. "Oh, no, if you want some time alone it's fine, I'll-" She murmurs something and is about to turn around. "Katniss." I say. She looks at me with pained eyes. "Would you like to sit next to me?" I ask. She looks down and nods after a while. I make her a cup of tea and we sit down at the table.

She looks at her cup and takes some small sips. I felt like I should talk to her. I wanted to talk to her. Which was weird, as for me it felt like I only met her a few hours ago. But it was like something in the back of my head was telling me to talk to her. So I pick up my tea. "Why couldn't you sleep?" I ask. She looks at me and bites her lip. "I... I just.. Nothing. It's nothing, really." She says and drinks some tea. I have a flashback of some times Katniss told lies. She's a terrible liar. She sees my eyes and smiles slightly. "Memory?" She asks. I nod and smile.

It was so weird when I remembered something. It was like I was reliving it for a second in my head. "I remembered your a terrible liar." I say. She blushes and looks down. I decide not to ask her about it. Then she looks up at me again. "So why couldn't you sleep then?" She asks. "Nightmare. A very intense one. I was reliving the moment of the accident, under water." I say. "Oh." She says and looks down again.

Suddenly I see my hand reach for her face. Her eyes widen and her hands freeze as she puts down the cup. I stroke her cheek with my thumb slightly. Why was I doing this? It did give me a really nice feeling. Warm and tingly inside. Her cheeks go a dark red as she stares at my hand when I pull it back and put it around my cup.

"Do you remember anything about.. your feelings.. for me?" She then whispers. I can hear the pain in her voice. I sigh. "I remember going to District 10, and I remember having certain feelings for you. I remember loving your hair, adoring your laugh." I say and think of the flashbacks I've had. She nods slightly. "The feelings are gone now though, aren't they?" She whispers. I see a tear roll down her face and land on her lap.

I grab her hands and she looks up at me. "Katniss, I truly believe I loved you. And if I loved you once, I will love you again. It will be a matter of time before I remember everything." I say. She sniffs once and looks at the wall. Her eyes are very watery, and I have a sudden feeling of guilt. She pulls back her hands and puts them on her lap. Then she stands up. "I'm going to try and get some sleep. Goodnight Peeta." She says, and her voice cracks halfway. She stares at the cup in her hands as she walks past me and closes the door.

I put my head in my hands. Why was this happening to me? I had found true love. I had amazing friends. I had probably had three amazing, funny, nice months. But I had forgotten it all. All the memories, thoughts, feelings. Gone. Just like that. It could take ages before I get all my memories back. But the doctor had also said it could all come back at once. I was hoping for the last.

I finish my cold tea and wash the cup. Then I go back to my mattress and lie down. Katniss is facing the other way, but I can feel she isn't sleeping yet. "Katniss?" I whisper. She swallows. "Yes?" She whispers back and turns her head to look at me. "Goodnight." I whisper and smile. She smiles back and turns around again. I lay my head on the pillow and close my eyes.

When I open my eyes again, it's suddenly bright outside. I yawn and look around. Everyone was still asleep. I remember I always woke up first if I was sleeping somewhere. I get up and walk to the kitchen. I make myself a sandwich and sit down. A few moments later Gale walks in. He sits down and stares at me for a moment. I remember having a conversation about Madge in Katniss' kitchen a few weeks ago. From that moment I liked Gale, we even became friends.

He then sighs and looks at me with sad eyes. He puts his hand on my shoulder. "You'll be okay, Peeta. I am going to do everything in my power to get your memory back for you. Really. You can count on me." He says. I smile at him. "Thanks Gale." I say. He smiles back and stands up to make a sandwich. Then he sits down again. "So, any more memories since last night?" He asks. I tell him about Katniss being a terrible liar, and the conversation about Madge. He nods and chews his sandwich.

"That's good. It really is. Your memories are coming back quite quickly." He says. I sigh. "Not quick enough." I say and look down. I was grateful that I already remembered some things, but I just wanted to remember everything. Remember everything that happened, every thought, every feeling. Gale nods slightly and takes another bite from his sandwich.

Then Katniss walks in. She looked very tired. But I have to admit, she still looked quite beautiful. My eyes widen as I had that thought. Was I falling in love with Katniss.. again? This was so confusing. Katniss smiles at us and sits down. "Morning. Sleep well?" Gale asks. Katniss glances at me and nods. "Yeah. Fine." She whispers and looks down. Gale looks at me with a confused face and I mouth the words 'I'll tell you later'. He nods. Then Finnick walks in. Gale gasps. "Wow, Finnick, are you okay? You never wake up this early!" He says and Katniss laughs. I then remember that Finnick always woke up last. I smile as well as he sits down next to me.

About ten minutes later Madge and Annie walk in as well. "Morning." They say. Annie gives Finnick a quick kiss on the mouth, and Gale gives Madge a shy kiss on the cheek. They sit down and we all have breakfast. "So, what are we going to do today?" Annie asks and smiles. Finnick looks at me. "How about we just go to the park and talk. We could have a picnic." He says. I have a flashback of Katniss and I having a picnic in District 12. Finnick looks at me with confused eyes. "Flashback." Katniss explains and Gale nods. They all stare at me for a moment.

"Picnic in District 12." I say and smile at Katniss. She gives me a gigantic smile and Finnick squeezes my arm. Then we all get up and get some clothes on. I put on some shorts and a red t-shirt. Then I walk into the living room. Katniss is sitting on the sofa. "Where are the others?" I ask and sit down next to her. She looks up at me. "Gale and Finnick are fighting about the bathroom and Madge and Annie are still getting dressed." She says. I hear Gale yell something to Finnick and chuckle. Katniss laughs and I'm mesmerized. She had the most beautiful laugh ever. It was so pure.

She looks at me and I realize I'm staring. I look down and blush slightly. Then the others walk in and we stand up. "Ready?" Finnick asks as Annie picks up a big basket. We nod and walk out. We walk for about ten minutes, until we get to the 'park'. It was a big, green field and some trees and benches around it. Madge, Katniss and I laugh. "This isn't a park. This is a field." Madge says. Gale rolls his eyes. "It's the biggest park in District 4, so shut up." He says and grins at her. She slaps his arm softly and we walk to the middle.

We put down a big blanket and I sit down. Gale sits next to me at one side, and Katniss sits next to me at the other. Her left knee touches mine and I blush. I look the other way, avoiding Katniss' eyes. I didn't really want her to see me blush. Gale looks at me and raises his eyebrows when he sees my red cheeks and wide eyes. I roll my eyes and take a bite from a sandwich Annie made. Gale grins and has a drink.

Then I see Finnick playing with a football. I have a flashback of that time in District 12 when they were visiting. We were playing football with the six of us and we were having a good time. My team lost in the end, partially because I got distracted by Katniss kissing me.

Katniss kissing me.

Katniss kissed me.

I nearly choke and everyone stares at me with worried faces. "What's wrong?" Madge asks. I feel my cheeks go red and look at Katniss. She raises her eyebrows and I shake my head. "Nothing. Just, um, a flashback." I say. "Oh, great, what about?" Madge says and smiles. "Um, the park in District 12." I say. She nods and everyone just eats again. I'm glad they didn't ask further.

Why was I so surprised when Katniss kissed me in the flashback? I knew we had been together, then it's kinda normal that you kiss. But it was weird. I suddenly had the urge to just turn her head around and kiss her. I swallow and finish my sandwich. Then everyone just looks at me. They're all expecting me to say something about my flashbacks or something. "You know, I think certain words or sentences trigger some flashbacks." I say. "That's great. How about we say some stuff and you say if you get a flashback, okay?" Finnick says.

"No, wait, let's make a game out of it! We all say a word or small sentence, and if that word or sentence triggers a flashback, you get a point. The one with most points wins!" Gale says and grins. Katniss rolls her eyes. Everyone nods. "Okay, I'll begin," Gale says, "posh restaurant." Suddenly I see Katniss in a beautiful red dress. I relive nearly the whole night in less than two seconds. They all look at me and I nod and smile at Katniss. Annie thinks for a moment. "Football?" She then says. "I already had that flashback this morning." I say. "Oh." She says and Gale grins. "Louis." Madge says.

I'm in a jacuzzi with Madge, Katniss and Louis. Then I'm in the park with them. At Katniss' house with her and Louis. I have a few flashbacks of all the times I was hanging out with Louis. It takes about a minute. Then I look up at Madge and smile. "You just gave me about 7 flashbacks or something." I say and grin. "Seven points for me then." She says and sticks her tongue out towards Gale. He rolls his eyes. "Sleeping on a mattress with Katniss." Finnick then says and grins mischievously.

There's nothing for a minute. Then there's millions of moments going through my head. At my house, in District 4, or 10, or 12. It takes a few minutes. Then I look up and stare at Katniss. Her cheeks are red and she's looking down with a sad face, probably thinking I didn't remember. I see Finnick grin. "Yes." I whisper and gently grab Katniss' hand. Her head snaps up and she looks at me with wide eyes. I blush and just draw patterns on the back of her hand with my thumb. Her hand was soft and warm, it left my skin tingling wherever she touched it.

Then it's Katniss turn. "Does it have to be a word?" She then asks and looks at Gale. He looks at both of us and then shakes his head. Katniss nods and looks down. Then she leans closer to me and gives me a small kiss on the cheek.

Flashback after flashback after flashback. I see and feel Katniss giving me a kiss on the cheek a hundred times. When I'm done, everyone's just staring at us with wide eyes and dropped jaws. I feel my mouth is opened slightly and I look at Katniss. She's blushing and looking at our entwined hands. It's silent for a moment.

Then Gale blinks. "So, um, how many points does Katniss get?" He then asks. I grin and squeeze Katniss' hand softly. "At least 100." I say. She smiles at me and Gale pouts. Everyone laughs and says another few words. After about an hour, Katniss is the one who won. I remembered a lot of things, nearly every word triggered a memory. We stood up and walked around a bit.

I felt different. Like a different person. I now had memories of doing a load of things. Katniss giving me a kiss on the cheek, hanging out with everyone, and just random stuff. We walk around the park for a while, and I walk next to Katniss. I look at her and smile. The sunlight made her gray eyes look a shiny silver. Her lips were red and looked very.. kissable.

Katniss looks up at me and I feel my heart pump faster. I grin at her and she smiles slightly. She had the prettiest smile I've ever seen. We walk for another while and then stop at some place in town. "What are we doing here?" Madge asks. "Getting lunch." Finnick says and grins. We walk in. "Hi Finnick!" The girl behind the counter says and gives him her biggest smile. Annie rolls her eyes and I remember when the same thing happened in that amusement park.

"Hi." Finnick says and leans against the counter. The girl looks like she's going to faint. She looks up at him with longing eyes. "Can we have six fries, six hamburgers and six drinks please?" He asks. She stares at him for a moment. Then she looks at the rest of us, like she just noticed we were also here. She nods and goes round the back. He turns around like nothing happened. Annie narrows her eyes at him. "What?" Finnick asks and looks at her with innocent eyes.

Annie looks away and sighs. Finnick walks over to her and puts his arms around her waist. He puts his head against hers. "There's no need to be jealous, Annie. I love you, and only you." He whispers. She smiles and gives him a small kiss. He lets go and walks back to the counter. The girl walks back and glares at Annie. Finnick hands her the money and we walk to a big table.

I eat my fries and hamburger quickly. Katniss looks at me and chuckles. She then passes me half of her fries. "Here. I'm not that hungry." She says and smiles. "Thanks." I say and smile back at her as I have her fries. I have a flashback of taking her to the cinema. We saw a romantic movie. And after that we got fries and a hamburger and she gave me her fries. She also poked my belly, asking where I kept all that food.

She looks at me and I grin. I poke her belly softly. She looks at me with a confused look. But then she understands and chuckles. After a while everyone's finished and we walk out. The girl behind the counter glares at Annie again as we walk out. Annie laughs and holds Finnick's hand as we walk out. We hear the girl gasp as we close the door. We all laugh and Finnick rolls his eyes.

Then we stand outside. Gale grabs Madge's hand and looks at us with a guilty look. "Would you guys mind if I did something with Madge now?" He asks. Katniss smiles. "Of course not. Have fun." She says. They smile and walk away together. Then Katniss looks at Finnick and Annie. "When was the last time you two went on a date?" She asks. Annie looks up at Finnick and shrugs. "Two months ago or something." Finnick says. "You two have to do something together then. It's been too long. Go on, have some fun. We'll be fine." Katniss says. Finnick looks at Annie and shrugs. "Okay then." He says. Annie smiles and says goodbye to us. They walk away as well.

Then it's just Katniss and I standing there a bit awkwardly. "Um, shall we go home?" She asks. I nod and we walk to Gale's house, which was kinda our home in District 4. We walk in and sit down on the sofa. Katniss' hair is in her usual braid. Usual. I have short flashbacks of a smiling Katniss with her hair in a braid. After a few minutes I look up at her and see her looking at me with a smile.

"Flashback?" She asks. I nod. "Your braid. I just remembered all the times I've seen you with a braid. It was a nice flashback." I say and blush. She swallows and blushes as well. Her cheeks go a light pink and I smile. Suddenly I realize why I was thinking all of those things about Katniss today. Why I was thinking she was beautiful, why I loved her hair, her eyes. I still loved her. I still had feelings for her.

I lean closer to Katniss and she holds her breath and freezes. I put my head against hers and she breaths heavily, like she just ran a thousand miles. My heart is pumping and I swallow. "Can I-" "Yes." She says. I chuckle and press my lips against hers.

Everything goes black for a moment. Then I'm reliving everything. Everything from the moment that I moved to District 12 to the minute before the accident happened. Everything.

I don't know how long it takes, but when I open my eyes again, Katniss is sitting next to me with a worried look on her face. She's holding my hand and her touch tingles my skin. My heart pumps quicker. I love her. The feelings were stronger than ever. Reliving all those moments, made me realize how much I love her. She sees my eyes open and swallows.

"Flash-" I wrap my arms around her waist and pull her closer to me. I press my my lips against hers and moan. After a moment I pull back and blush. She looks at me with wide eyes and dark red cheeks. "Katniss. I just remembered.. everything." I whisper. She stares at me and her jaw drops. Then I see tears streaming down her face. "What's wrong? Isn't this amazing?" I whisper and brush her tears away with my thumb. She snuggles into my chest and I put my arms around her.

"I was so scared Peeta. I thought you'd never come back." She whispers. I feel her tears wetting my t-shirt but I don't mind. Katniss really loved me. I kiss the top of her head. After a few moments she stops and looks up at me. "Peeta, this is amazing. You don't know how happy I am at the moment." She says and smiles with teary eyes. I grin and give her a kiss. "I love you Katniss. I don't know how I could forget. But everything's back now." I say.

She sighs and puts her arms around me. "I missed you." She whispers. I swallow and put my cheek on her head. I stroke her hair and she just holds me tight. After a while she pulls back. "How long did it take after I kissed you? Before I like, came back from my flashbacks?" I ask. She shrugs. "I think about 10 minutes." She says. I nod slightly. It was so strange, in a period of ten minutes I had just remembered three whole months of my life. I am not complaining though, I'm happy it went so quick.

I then look down. "You know, I think I fell in love with you again before I even got all of those flashbacks." I say. She looks up at me and narrows her eyes. "You didn't." She says. I nod. "I did. Why did you think I kissed you?" I say. She looks down and blinks. "I thought you just wanted to know what it was like. You probably wondered how good your girlfriend, 'who you've been with for three months', could kiss. That's what I thought." She murmurs and I chuckle.

I pull her on top of my lap and hitch her legs around my waist. I pull her as close to me as I can and she grins. "I missed this as well." She whispers into my ear and kisses my jaw softly. Then she kisses my lips and puts her arms around my neck. I lie us down carefully and she lies on top of me. I rest my hands on her butt and nearly moan. How did I live for two days without knowing what this was like?

After what feels like a few seconds later, she pulls back and sits down. I frown. She looks at me and chuckles. "It's time for dinner." She says. I look at the clock and gasp. Five whole hours had passed. Five. I grab her hand and we walk to the kitchen. "Just so you know, I'm not letting you go anymore." I say and squeeze her hand softly. She chuckles again. "Fine by me." She says and gives me a kiss on the cheek. I make some spaghetti for us and we sit down and eat.

When we're finished we just sit next to each other. I then remember something. "Do you know where Gale's phone is?" I ask. We look around and find it after a while. I dial my parents' number and it rings. Katniss squeezes my hand softly when my father answers. "Hello?" "Hi, Dad. It's me." I say. My father is silent for a moment. Then he whispers, "Peeta?" I chuckle. "Yeah. Dad, I don't know what the doctor told you. But I'm sure he told you I lost my memory. Right?" I say. "Yeah." My father whispers sadly.

"Well, I just kinda remembered everything." I say. There's a silence again. "How?" My father asks. I shrug. Katniss laughs and I remember I'm on the phone. "I don't really know. But I just kissed Katniss and then everything came rushing back to me." I say. I hear my father laugh. "What were you doing kissing Katniss? You didn't even know who she was!" He says. I chuckle and look at Katniss.

"I fell in love with her again." I whisper. Katniss smiles at me and I smile back. I then give her a small kiss on the cheek. "Peeta, please, you're on the phone with me, stop kissing Katniss for a moment." My father says with a disgusted voice. I laugh and say sorry. Then my father sighs. "I'm so glad your okay, Peeta. We were so worried. You might not believe it, but even your mother was worried." He says. I gasp. No way.

We talk for another while. Then I tell my father I better hang up because this is Gale's phone, not mine. He chuckles and we both say goodbye. I hang up and put the phone back where we found it. Then I grabs Katniss' hand and drag her over to the sofa. She sits down. I sit down next to her and lean her onto her back. She chuckles and puts her arms around my neck. I kiss her neck, and slowly kiss her jaw. I take my time. After a few moments she groans. "Ugh, Peeta, just kiss me already." She says and pushes her lips against mine. I laugh and kiss her.

After an amazing hour we hear the front door open. It's eight o'clock, and Madge and Gale walk in with big smiles. They see Katniss lying on top of me and freeze. They look at Katniss, then at me, then at each other and back to me. Katniss climbs off of me with a red face and we both sit up, next to each other. We both look down. Then I feel arms around me. I look up and see Madge is giving me a big hug.

"I'm so glad you're back!" She nearly yells. I smile and give her a hug. Then she steps back and Gale gives me a hug. "Great to have you back." He says and I smile at him. "Thanks." I say to both of them. Then I grin mischievously at them. "So, did you guys have fun?" I ask. Katniss laughs and Gale rolls his eyes. "Yep, he's back." He says to Madge and turns around.

Madge chuckles. "Yeah. We went to the beach and stuff." She says and smiles. Then she turns around and walks into the kitchen with Gale. They make some dinner and Katniss and I watch some television. Then we hear the door open a bit. I look at Katniss and she shrugs. A few moments later we hear two people stumble in. The door closes and Finnick and Annie walk into the living room with red faces. Annie smiles. "Hey, guys!" She slurs. Finnick walks over to the sofa and sits next to us. He sees I'm holding Katniss' hand and gives me a crooked smile. "I remembered everything." I say and smile.

He looks at me for a moment and then smiles again. "That's amazing, Peeta! I really missed you. I love you man." He says and gives me a big hug. Katniss tries to hold in her laughter. Finnick's breath smells like booze. He stands up and walks over to Annie. He pokes her belly and they both laugh hysterically. I stand up and sigh.

"Have you two been drinking?" I ask and cross my arms. Annie looks at me and cocks her head a bit. "Drinking? No, never. And who do you think you are, our father?" She says. Finnick laughs and nods. Katniss gets up and stands next to me. "That was very irresponsible of you." She says with a slight grin. We both thought this was rather comical. Finnick snorts. "Irresponsible, blabla. You only live once!" He slurs and Annie chuckles. Then Gale and Madge walk back in. They see Finnick's and Annie's faces and raise their eyebrows at us.

"They're drunk." Katniss says. "We're not drunk!" Annie says and nearly falls off of the chair. Madge laughs and stands in front of Annie. "Annie, darling, how many drinks did you have?" She asks. Annie looks down with a frown. "Only a few. And then another few. And another few." She says and gives Finnick a high five. Gale laughs and shakes his head. "Come on, we better bring you two to bed." He says and grabs Finnick's arm. I grab Annie's and we walk them over to the mattresses. We put them down on the same mattress. They both fall asleep immediately.

Then Gale looks at the mattresses. "Do you want me to put one upstairs again?" He asks. I grin. "That would be nice." I say. He chuckles and I help him carry the fourth mattress upstairs. We walk back down and see Katniss and Madge whispering something in the kitchen. Gale looks at me and raises his eyebrows slightly. We walk to the kitchen and stop right in front of the door. The door is slightly opened, so we can hear them whisper if we listen close.

"He told me he loved me! He's never done that before in real live! He's told me on the phone before, but not face to face!" Madge whispers. I elbow Gale and grin. He rolls his eyes and smiles slightly. Katniss chuckles. "That's great Madge. I'm happy for you. Now let's go back." She says. We hear them walk towards the door and run back into the living room. We lean against the wall casually. They walk in and Gale says something to me, pretending that we were talking all along. "So, yeah, I just said no and stuff." He says. I nod. Then I 'notice' the girls are back. I smile at Katniss and they walk over to us. "What were you talking about?" Madge asks and holds Gale's hand. Gale shrugs. "You know. Man stuff." He says. I laugh and the girls look at us with confused faces.

We get our pajamas' on and get ready for bed. Then I hold Katniss' hand and we walk over to the mattresses. She counts them silently and then raises her eyebrows at me. I grin and lie down, pulling her on top of me. She chuckles and gives me a quick kiss. I see Gale and Madge lie down as well. Finnick's snoring loudly, and Annie's half on the ground. I chuckle and Gale puts the lights off.

"Goodnight Peeta, Katniss." He says. We say goodnight to them. We hear Gale and Madge whisper for another few minutes. Then they both go to sleep. I give Katniss a small, gentle kiss. She smiles and snuggles into my chest. "Don't ever lose your memory again, Peeta. Ever." She whispers. I stroke her hair and kiss the top of her head. "I promise." I whisper as we both fall asleep.

Author's Note: Hi! I hope you don't all think I gave Peeta his memory back too soon. I wasn't planning on giving it back to him this quick but I couldn't handle writing a whole chapter in which Peeta doesn't love Katniss. But yeah. The story now has 338 reviews, holy crap. Before I uploaded the last chapter, it didn't even have 300 yet. So thank you all! The next chapter will be up by tomorrow or Sunday :)