"The sun was rising, fingers of glorious orange, red and yellow crawling across the sky. The window appeared as a frame around a picture, dawn's ascent bursting from the folds of a delicate skirt the color of burnt copper. I sighed, and turned back to Peeta, holding his hand against my cheek." - Katniss & Peeta discover that life can be Good Again *2013 EVERLARK SMUT AWARDS WINNER*

Katniss is in her senior year at school and life just seems to be falling into place. Slightly AU where the games have not happened but the original uprising did. THIS IS A MATURE STORY or it will be in later chapters so only read if you are an adult! I hope you enjoy the story, please read and review. I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS THEY BELONG TO THE WONDERFUL SUZANNE COLLINS

Modern AU: Katniss and Peeta make a promise to each other on the night of their high school graduation. However a tragic incident then tears them apart. Over the years they get caught in lives they do not want and struggle to keep their promise to each other

"She didn't know if it would even matter, would even make a difference. She was going to die. There would be no-one left of the Everdeen line." A modern day AU.