Peetas' POV:
I'm not sure on what to think. Not only are we in danger but our child is about to be born too. "What do you mean your water just broke?" I asked in a panic like voice, "The baby isn't due for another two weeks!"
"Well tell the baby that," Katniss said.
We clearly had no time to argue. Not only was a hovercraft outside the city walls waiting for us but our child was on the way too. I picked her up and took off. Rubble from buildings were falling and explosions went off behind us. Finally I ran in the hover craft as it was closing it's doors.
"Picked off your feet again, sweet heart?" Haymitch, who was standing in the room, joked.
"She's going into labor," I explained. That certainly got everyone's attention.
The rest of the day was a blur. Katniss was taken to a private bedroom in the large hovercraft and was brought some of the best doctors in the districts. Not Kendra, which did anger her some.
I told Katniss I would not leave her side but then around 10:30 p.m. Katniss begged me that I got something to eat.
I walked down to the room we rode in on the way to the Capitol. Some of the people weren't there, but Gale was. Ever since the bombing we were some what friends.
"How is she?" asked Gale.
"Fine," I said. "The doctors present reassured us that the labor was going well for Katniss being a first time mother." I grabbed some soup, that was set out in the room, and a roll and sat down.
"Afraid?" Gale asked.
I nodded in response.
"I'm sure she'll be fine."
"I know," I said, "but our lives will never be the same. Now we'll be responsible for a living person. I just don't know if I'm ready."
I was so nerves I could only pick at my food. But because Katniss told me I should eat (and I was hungry after going that long without food) I did eat some of the food, Lamb stew.
As I tried to eat and Gale tried to talk to me the minutes ticked by. Before I knew it someone was tapping on my sholder. I quickly turned to see who it was. It was Noel.
"I was told to come get you," she said. "Katniss is getting close to having the baby."
I jumped up, almost spilling all my food, and raced out the door. When I got to Katniss' room I could hear screaming. I opened it and found the doctors crowded around Katniss. I pushed my way though the crowd to her.
Sweat poured down her face and she looked up at me and said, "You better like this baby, Peeta, because I am NOT doing this again."
I gave a little smile. Yep that was my Katniss sitting there.
"You need to push, Katniss," instructed the doctor. Katniss (for once in her like) did as she was told. "Good I can see the head," said the doctor.
Katniss's grip on my hand tightened at she attempted to bring our child into the world.
"There!" exclamed the doctor. With in a few second I heard a beautiful cry come for the doctor's arms. Katniss gave a smile of relief and looked up and me and I down at her as we awaited the gender of our child.
"It's," the doctor started.
"A girl!" another doctor finished.
A girl! I couldn't believe it. I was going to be happy with a boy or a girl, but I did wish for a little baby girl. And now Katniss and I had one. A girl born into a world where Snow and hopefully the Hunger Games no longer exist either.
The doctors cleaned our child and wrapped her in a light pink blanket.
"Would you like to see your child?" the doctor asked.
Katniss shook her head up and down like a kid wanting candy or some other treat. The doctor handed her the little pink bundle. I carfully looked over Katniss' shoulder.
Down in the blankets was are little girl. She slowly opened her eyes for the first time. They were a lovely dark gray like her mother's. Peeking from under the little light pink hat she wore were blond curles. That was our girl as beautful as could be.
Katniss:
It was hard to understand that this little baby in my arms was mine. To me she looked more like Peeta. She even had his fair skin, even if it was wrinkly, but she sure did have my eyes. I looked down at her, not even realizing I was smiling. We were all alone. Just Peeta, our little girl, and I.
"She's amazing," said Peeta softly.
"She looks like you," I said.
"No look at her nose," he protested.
I gave a little laugh. We sat there in silence admiring our baby.
"What should we name her?" I asked Peeta.
"Any ideas?" he said looking at me.
I tried to think. It was hard to concentrate on anything other then my child. Then it hit me. A flower my father use to point out to me during the spring.
"How about Belladonna Lily Mellark?" I asked.
"Bella?" he said hearing the sound of it. "I like that."
I smiled. "Hey there little Bella," I said to my child even though I'm sure she couldn't make since out of my words, "I'm your mother and here's your Daddy."
"Can I hold her?" asked Peeta.
I nodded carefully handing Peeta our child. I looked up at him. He seemed like he had been a father forever the way he looked at our daughter.
Later on that night around 12 p.m. we allowed visitors. All of the victors, plus Gale and Noel, gathered in the room.
"She's beautiful," said Gale admiring my child that he held.
"What's her name?" asked Johanna who was leaning over Gale's shoulder.
"Belladonna Lily Mellark," said Peeta.
"Belladonna Lily?" asked Haymitch, "You mean the Naked Lady flower?"
I glared at him. He had no right to make fun of my duaghter.
After much talk and cooing over our baby I grew more and more tired. I did how ever manage to eat some lamb stew. So did our friends as they left the room. Before I knew it there was only us three again.
"I'm exausted," I said with a yawn.
"Here you should sleep," he said taking Bella away form me after she had her own dinner.
"What about you?" I asked.
"I'll watch Bella. We should arrive in district 13 sometime in the morning. I'll wake you up then."
I gave another yawn and laid down staring at my husband and child. I couldn't believe it. All those years of telling myself I would never marry or have children dissolved like mist. I was happy. Ecstatic really. The Captiol defeated and my child safe, everything was perfect. Then a nightmare entered my thoughts; Coin is still alive.