A/N: Hey guys! First off… Merry Christmas! I hope you all get everything you wanted today! And second… PLEASE don't kill me! School was crazy and I just haven't had any time or ideas to be able to sit down and pump them out! But I'm back now and ready to make all of you happy again… My Christmas present to all of you… enjoy!

Disclaimer: If I owned the Hunger Games, then Peeta wouldn't be in love with Katniss… he'd be in love with me. Because we all know there aren't very many guys like Peeta left in the world lol :)

Peeta POV: Why was everyone looking at me that way like I was some sort of off my rocker nut job? Did I bump my head too hard or something? All I asked them was what happened to Katniss and they were all staring at me like I was the darn ghost of Christmas Past or something.

Then Madge came over and sat down in front of me slowly, as though she was approaching an injured animal. "Peeta," she said softly, sounding much like she was comforting a small child. "Before you passed out, you were fighting with Brutus. He hit you on the back of the head and then… obviously you blacked out. As soon as you hit the floor he…" she gulped. "He and Enorbaria took Katniss. They kidnapped her. We couldn't get them. We don't know where she is…. But we know she's alive, at least. The cannon hasn't sounded."

"Well yeah, the cannon hasn't sounded!" I burst angrily. "But that doesn't mean she isn't severely injured or lying left for dead in a hole somewhere! That's the way they left me!"

I saw both of my brothers cringe at the mention of my injury last year and made a mental note to ask about it later. Never once had they ever seemed concerned for my wellbeing. Of course, they did try to demolish it. Seeing as we are brothers and brothers love to wrestle and punch each other out. Usually because I was the youngest I was the target. But since I'm so strong it's hard to pin me. So I wondered why my brothers were so concerned about me.

Poor Prim looked as though she might break when I said the possibilities of what Katniss could be facing now. Well, me and Prim were in the same boat. I didn't like the idea of those situations anymore than she did.

"Look," I sighed, addressing them all. "The only thing that really matters right now is finding Katniss and saving her from what might happen. So I suggest we get going and start searching for her… agreed?"

They all nodded and we set off to find her.

Katniss POV: Finnick led me across the beach slowly and steadily, with one arm around my shoulders and his free hand holding mine. I knew he was doing this because I was injured and he had to keep me steady, but in reality, the feeling of his arms didn't feel right… it felt cold there. Like betrayal.

His arms were not warm and welcoming, nor was his hold strong and firm yet at the same time so gentle. It wasn't like the feel of Peeta's arms around me. That's what the missing piece in my heart signified. I missed the way Peeta held me. It made me feel as though I was the only girl left in the world… like I was the only one that mattered for once. He made me feel safe and protected. That was what had gotten me through these months of nightmares. It was knowing that he was really there and next to me the whole time, knowing that not one person would take him away from me. Remembering that Cato wasn't there to hurt him anymore.

But now all my worst nightmares were being relived. That certainty that Peeta would always be there and safe was not there anymore. Now all the odds stood even stronger against us. There was no being sure that any one of us would make it out.

A/N: Sorry, but I wanted to leave their reunion until the next chapter but I added in a bit of fluff so you shouldn't be upset with me! Since I'm on break I WILL update soon… if you review, of course! I love you guys!

Thanks for Reading!

-thewolfgurlgleek :) xoxoxoxoxoxo