A/N: I'm back! Alrighty, folks, so this is the first epilogue, hope you all like it and please review! I love to read all of those lovely thoughts that put a smile on my face! Oh and yesterday I told my brother that I had gotten more than 300 reviews and he was like, "No way." Haha, he just can't believe I got that many reviews. So thank you all for being so amazing and reviewing. IAmCharlieDaughterOfPoseidon is our 300th reviewer! And then I got two more after that ;)
A/N #2: The review replies are at the bottom this time since I was so eager to type the chapter first. Hehehe...
Dedication: All those who favorited. Thank you SO much! XD
Cato walked on the sand and smiled as the cool breeze ran through his hair. After the rebellion had ended, he often visited the ocean, which had once been only for the people of District 4 but was now welcome to everyone. This time, Cato felt someone's gaze on him. He ignored the feeling and watched Phoenix and Python as they ran around on the wet sand, sometimes stepping into the water and laughing as they chased each other. Cato continued walking as the sun slowly began to sink. In the back of his mind he knew he would have to return to Finnick's house soon where Annie probably had made them a large supper like she always did. Jay would probably be sitting on the sofa with his pregnant wife, and she would be laughing merrily at his stories. He had gotten married two years ago after running into a girl at the store. Her eyes were like Amethyst's, light grey surrounded by a black circle, and he had instantly known that she was the one. Max was convinced that the two brothers had a thing for grey eyes. Their personalities were similar too except Susan had an amazing sense of humor that made Cato laugh even on the worst days. She treated Cato like the younger brother she never had and no matter how much she nagged him about how weak he was getting or how he wasn't eating right, he just couldn't get mad at her. Even when she had dumped a cold tub of water on him since she was trying to 'cool' his fever down.
Cato looked at Phoenix and Python, both who were running to him now. "Daddy!" Python exclaimed and jumped into Cato's arms. Cato grinned and hugged him back as Phoenix wiggled into his arms as well. Two pairs of greyish-blue eyes looked up at him. "Can we go back to Uncle Finn's house now?" Python asked.
Cato shrugged. "Sure. Hungry, are we?"
The twins nodded their heads. Cato took their hands and they began walking back to the house. Before they had taken a few steps, Python let go of his father's hand. "Daddy, I forgot my ball." He said and quickly turned around to fetch it. Cato watched him run towards the other end of the beach and suddenly his eyes fell on something. He had left a trail of footsteps along the waves, which had not been yet washed away, and next to them was another trail of smaller feet. He tilted his head and looked at Phoenix. "Nix, you and Phee go home, I'll be there in a second."
Phoenix nodded and taking Python's hand, began running towards the brightly lit double story house. Cato watched them run up the doorsteps and he turned his attention back to the smaller footsteps. Bending down he touched one of them and smiled. "I knew you were here." He whispered. Looking up, he saw the faint outline of a white dress and dark hair. He stood up and reached out a hand at the figure. His hand met hers and he brought it to his lips, placing a kiss there. The figure leaned closer and Cato felt warm lips touch his forehead and when he blinked again, the figure was gone. Five white feathers floated down and Cato caught them in his hands. He grinned and placed a kiss on each one. Turning one last time to look at the horizon, Cato began walking back to the house.
Cato entered the house and walked into the kitchen. Everyone was present, waiting for Cato to arrive. Jay raised an eyebrow when he saw the feathers in Cato's hand. Cato handed one to Phoenix, the second to Python, the third to Max and the fourth to Jay. Phoenix gave Cato a confused look.
"Mommy sent them for you." Cato said. His sons' eyes instantly welled up as they ran to embrace their father. Max tucked his feather into one of his pockets, patting it a couple of times before extracting his hand. Jay gazed at the feather before smiling and placing it on his lap. Susan squeezed his hand before standing up and hugging Cato. The tense atmosphere lightened a bit as Susan pulled away and gave Cato a questioning look.
"Did you tell her to visit me?" She asked.
Cato shook his head. "She didn't stay for long."
Susan gave Cato a mock glare. She had always been eager to meet her sister-in-law. Cato gave her a reassuring glance. "I'll tell her tonight."
Susan nodded. "Good, I must have someone to complain to about your eating habits. I swear you're getting thinner than a pole. When was the last time you ate?"
"I ate lunch with you, remember?" Cato answered.
Susan patted his head. "I'll let you go for now," She began. "Seeing as I will complain to your lovely wife tonight."
Cato pretended to be relieved. Susan gave him another mock glare. "Oh don't get too relieved. After I have a chat with Amethyst, you will be wishing you hadn't told her about me."
Cato shuddered as Susan patted his head again and then pulled him towards the table. She pushed him into a chair and piled up his plate. Cato gulped as Susan added three pieces of roast chicken to his already brimming plate. Susan waddled to her chair and smiled in satisfaction at Cato's plate and gave him a nod. Finnick swallowed a spoonful of mashed potatoes and asked, "How was she today?"
"Good, she looked perfectly fine." Cato replied.
They continued talking about Amethyst, though never in past tense. Because to them she was alive, alive and well. And she was still a very important part of their family. And Cato's lover held them together in a bond stronger than any other.
There we have it! The first epilogue done. It wasn't too long since I'm getting right down to the next one!
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