Chapter 54

Annie's POV

"I don't want you to go Finnick." I cry out to him as he holds me. "I know Annie. I don't want to go either, but I am doing this so we can live safely. Safe and away from Snow. So our child can live a life away from the games. I love you Annie and I want you to trust me when I say that I will be okay." He says.

"I just can't imagine life without you." I cry out again. "We will be fine. I will come back and we will live our lives safely." He says. "The baby Finnick." I say holding the bump in my mid-section.

"I know Annie. I will come back and we will raise the baby together. Okay?" He says. All I can do is cry. I miss him already and Finnick isn't even leaving for another three hours.

Katniss's POV

I wake up to find my face covered with tears. Half mine, half of Peeta's. He is leaving today for the Capitol and I am in so much pain. I haven't been away from him for so long that I don't know how I am going to cope. Since Peeta and I had that fight, we have been inseparable, with everyone being fine with it.

If I wasn't pregnant then I would probably be able to hold myself together easier, but because I am my hormones are going crazy. With only the sad emotions threading through me.

I turn so I can see Peeta's face. My arm hold me up as my other one traces his body. I see his eyes open and his hand runs down my back.

"Hey beautiful." He says. I put my head into his chest and the arm that is holding me up gives up. "Katniss please don't cry." He say. It's too late though, I have already broken down. I eventually am stable enough to say something that he can understand.

"It's just you always greet me in the morning with a 'Good morning' or 'Morning beautiful', and for the next few days or weeks I won't wake up with that greeting. It doesn't matter who does it, it still won't be you." I say bursting into tears again.

Peeta holds me as I cry into his chest. "Katniss everything will be fine. Trust me." He whispers into my ear.

Peeta and I spend the next few minutes just holding each other. Eventually we start to move. Every move he makes I do the same. I don't want to waste any seconds away from him. Peeta gets dressed into his uniform while I get the leftovers from the baby shower ready to eat. He comes out looking very official.

"Look at you." I say passing him a plate. He takes it and places it on the counter in front of a chair. "Well thank you." He says tugging on the straps of the uniform. He sits down and then I sit next to him. We eat the assorted food left from my baby shower and then we sit on the couch as close as we can go.

"I'm going to miss you Peeta." I say. I am trying not to burst into tears but I think that all of the tears have gone for the moment. "I'm going to miss you too Katniss." He says pulling me closer to his body.

We head down to my mother and Prim's room as they wanted to see Peeta before he left. We knock on the door and my mother opens the door. "Hello Peeta and Katniss." She greets us.

"Please come in." She ushers us in. "Thank you Wendy." We walk in and Prim comes running up to us. She wraps her little arms around my huge stomach. "Hey little duck." I say. She lets go and goes to Peeta and wraps her arms around him and he does the same. "Hello Peeta." She says. "Hey Prim." He answers.

"You look very official Peeta." She says backing away. "Let me second that." I hear my mother say as she steps in front of us. I smile and push myself to Peeta.

We don't spend much time with them as we have to get to Command soon. They both give Peeta a big hug and then we then head off to Command. When we get into the elevator Peeta presses the button to Special Defence. I look at him puzzled.

"Why are we going to Special Defence?" I ask. He doesn't answer, he just smiles.

We get to Special Defence and we end up in the Hanger. "Peeta what are we doing here? Don't you have to get to Command?" I ask him. He sits down on the chair under the willow tree and I sit down next to him.

"I thought we could use these last minutes alone. Just you, me and the baby." He says cupping my face in his hands. "What a good idea." I answer pushing my head towards his. Our lips meet and the kiss is soft and passionate.

We kiss for a few minutes and then he places his hands on my stomach. "You are not to come out until I come back. You hear me?" He says to the baby.

I feel a kick and laugh. "I think they heard you Peeta." I say. "I think they did too. Let's just hope they can keep their promises." He says. "Let's hope." I answer.

He lifts up my shirt and exposes me huge stomach. His hands feel warm against my skin as he brushes his hands over my stomach. My hands grab onto his as they stop at my sides. He leans down and kisses my stomach. He stops and looks from my stomach to my face. "You are so beautiful Katniss." He whispers slowly.

I smile and put my hand onto his face. "You are beautiful Peeta." I say quietly. He pulls my shirt back down and stands up. He pulls me up and we slowly make our way out of the Hanger and to Command.

We head up to Command and it is busier than I have ever seen it before. I can see Gale and Johanna standing in the corner together with their uniforms on. Finnick is standing holding onto Annie who seems to be crying.

I don't blame her with all of this sadness around I am going to start crying. People surround Coin as she sits on the table directing orders from one person to the next. She catches sight of me and yells something to Boggs.

Boggs looks up to me and walks over to Peeta and I who stand in the corner. "Hello Katniss, Soldier Mellark." He says to us. I don't bother to smile because that is a waste of the little amount of happiness that I have left.

Boggs chats to us for a few minutes, but is all directed to Peeta. Telling him about the things that he should know before they are to get out there. He tells Peeta about something called the Holo.

I am not quite sure what it is supposed to do, but I all I got from this conversation is that it can transfer messages from Command to the Holo and vice versa. Which could come in handy.

We are there for about ten minutes after Boggs leaves to go and see the other soldiers on the other side of the room we don't know. Peeta and I just stand and hug each other. Not saying anything, just taking in the embrace of the person we love.

"Okay, Squad 451 to the landing dock." Boggs announces after a long discussion by Coin. Peeta and I walk with Finnick, Gale, Annie and Johanna to the elevator and we all get on together. It is silent the whole time to the landing dock. We get out and people are running everywhere. We walk in an orderly fashion to the hovercraft that they will be boarding.

I let go of Peeta and hug Finnick and wish him good luck and that I will see him soon. He asks me to look after Annie, and I promise him that I will. I then go to Johanna and give her a hug no matter what she says.

She surprisingly gives me a hug back. I tell her that she will always be counted as one of my friends and she says the same for me.

Next I go to Gale. Tears have now taken over my body and I can't hold them back anymore. As I give Gale a big hug they escape my eyes. "Gale, you have to come back. Okay. You are my best friend in the whole world and my brother. I don't want to lose you." I say.

He smiles and hugs me again. "I'll come back Catnip. I have to see my best friend again." He says. He lets go and flick his head in the direction of Peeta. "You should say goodbye to him now." He says.

I nod and give him a kiss on the cheek and then turn around to Peeta.

Peeta stands there looking at me. I walk straight into his arms and he wraps them around me as I wrap mine around him. Tears are now spilling out one after another.

My sobs grow louder as he holds me. He pulls away and grabs my shoulders. I look down and wipe my face, but my face becomes covered with tears as soon as I do wipe my face dry.

"Katniss. Katniss, please look at me." Peeta begs. I look up and see his beautiful blue eyes, glassy with tears about to fall. "I am going to come back sooner than you think. When I do, we will have the baby. Then go back to 12. Start to live our lives as a family. And then get married. In the meadow like we talked about. I will fight til the end for you Katniss and this baby." He says staring into my eyes.

"I love you so much." He says as a tear falls down his cheek. "Oh Peeta." I say. I push my lips against his. My arms wrap around him again as he does to me. I break away and pull him closer to me. "I love you Peeta." I manage to get out between my sobs. H

e holds me tighter. "I love you too." He says. "You are the only person I have ever loved, and the only one I will love." He announces. I really wish I could say the same, but Gale is the person I liked before him.

"I will always remember your beautiful ash coloured eyes, and your beautiful lips, and your amazing smile. I will remember everything about you, always." He says. I pull away and push my lips against his again.

"Time to go." I hear being yelled by the familiar voice of Boggs.

Peeta breaks away and wraps his arms around me again and then whispers in my ear. "I love you so much. Both of you." He says. I kiss him one last time and then he walks off.

My fingers leaving his for the last time. Annie is now next to me looking like she needs a hug. I wrap my arms around her and we both watch the people we love walk into the hovercraft. Peeta looks back as he stands in the doorway of the hovercraft. I see Finnick and Gale standing next to him. "We will see you soon." He yells. I nod.

"I love you Peeta." I call out. "I love you too Katniss." He yells back. "I love you Annie." Finnick calls out. She is way too upset to answer. The door slowly shuts and Annie and I hug each other tighter as the door closes and we have no more sight of the people we love.

I hear the hovercraft start up and I feel a hand on my back. I react quickly and I see Haymitch and my mother. "I knew that you would be an absolute mess." He says. I break away from Annie and stand in front of Haymitch while my mother starts to hug Annie, it's not as weird because they know each other really well.

"Come here sweetheart." He says opening is arms. I push myself to him and I turn my head so I can watch the hovercraft take off. It slowly moves off the ground and my head follows it as it rises into the sky. I can now see nothing. No hovercraft anymore.

My head turns into Haymitch's chest and I cry into it. "Come on sweetheart, let's go." He says breaking away from me and wrapping his arm around me to hold me up. Peeta is now gone, and I already feel bare.

Okay let me put this out there, when I wrote this chapter I was so sad! It was so hard to write because I love Peeta so much. When I read it yesterday, I burst into tears, and I don't burst into tars that often, so it as definitely a hard thing for me to write! I hope that you enjoyed the chapter and please please review! I am happy with the amount I am getting, but I would love more feedback! Baby in two chapters guys so keep reviewing for that! Love you guys! everlark4ever75 xx