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Then, I see Delly Cartwright come up to Peeta and ask him something. He just shakes his head and walks away. I'm glad she made it out of District 12 safe. She always knows how to make a situation happier because she's just a generally happy person.
"Katniss?"
I'm pulled back to my therapy session with Dr. Aurelius. "Please continue on describing your Games."
"Right, so I went to the Feast and got Peeta's medicine," I say still looking out the window wondering what has gotten into Peeta Mellark.
"Peeta," Dr. Aurelius asks a little too excited.
"What? No, sorry I was distracted. I got Aaron's medicine which really saved his life." I continue to describe the Games and our bonding in the cave. I describe how Foxface and Cato died.
"Aaron was bleeding badly from the mutt's bite. I made a tourniquet because we made it this far, I was not losing him now. If he would've died I don't think I would've stayed sane, although for all I know, I'm completely insane as we speak."
"You're not insane, just confused. Being insane is irreparable."
I explain the berries and how the Capitol hates me for it. When I finish Dr. Aurelius asks me, "And the Capitol showed all of this to you?"
"Yes on a television."
"Well, I think that's enough for today, I need to go check on Annie and Johanna."
When he leaves I sit on the hospital trying to analyze everything that happened today, which is a lot. Then, I hear my door open.
"Hey Katniss, how are you holding up?"
"Good, I guess. How about you Prim? Do you like District 13?"
"It's good, I guess. I miss home, though. They're training me to be a doctor."
"Really? That's amazing. You'll be the best one they've ever seen!" I can't help but smile think of Prim, a doctor. They didn't have real doctors in District 12.
"Wanna talk?"
"No, but I would like to go on a walk."
We walk around the hospital and she shows me around. We run into Finnick and he looks nothing like the Capitol heartthrob I remember, but he looks happy.
"Katniss! I've missed you! Annie said you helped her a lot in the Capitol."
"Oh yes, we became great friends. I guess that's what happens when you only see one person you trust for 6 weeks. How is she holding up?"
"About the same as she's been since her Games, a lot better than I thought she would be. She's sleeping now. Did you see Peeta? You're all he's talked about, literally. He reallyloves you." Just as he finishes the sentence Prim is silently trying to stop him but he doesn't get the hint.
"That's what everyone is saying but it would make more sense if we had every spoken to one another" I say getting angrier throughout the sentence. Then, I storm off to find Peeta.
I run into him at the small library. He's reading about painting techniques. Painting? I didn't know he could paint.
Oh, hi Katniss," he says as he looks up from his book.
"What's your deal," I say a little too angry.
"What? What do you mean?"
"I mean everyone keeps telling me that you love me and that I love you but we've never even talked! "
"Katniss," he says as though he's speaking to a 3 year old, "The Capitol did something to your memory."
"Well, all I know is that I'm tired of having to ask everyone for answers and not getting any!"
"Calm down, it's gonna be okay." He touches my arm and something surges through me, so I move away. "Is there anything you do remember about me?"
"You're family owned the bakery. You saved my life when I was 12."
His deep blue eyes light up and I feel like I've looked into them a lot more than I think. They just seem so familiar.
"You remember that?"
"Of course, you don't forget when someone saves you and your family's lives."
"I just thought the Capitol may have taken that memory. We better get you back to the hospital, they'll freak if they thought they lost you." I follow him through the halls right to my hospital room.
"Here it is."
"Thanks. Peeta, do you love me like everyone says you do?"
"No." My stomach sinks.
"It's so much more." He kisses my cheek and leaves. I miss him already, but something seems too familiar, too familiar.
I sit on my bed waiting for a doctor to come lost in my thoughts when it hits me. "His voice!" I actually yell it out loud. I run as fast as I can to find Haymitch who is at the hospital desk asking the nurse when Dr. Aurelius can see me.
"Haymitch! Why does Peeta have Aaron's voice? I know its Aaron's." Then I lose it. I never thought I would miss Aaron this much. I guess it wasn't all for the Games, anyway. I make those horrible sobbing choking sounds. Haymitch is clearly confused but comforts me until I'm able to speak.
"Okay Sweetheart, please tell me what's going on."
"I was talking to Peeta because I'm tired of everyone telling me I love him, when I don't. How could I? Anyway, I realized his voice sounds just like Aaron's and I lost it because I miss Aaron and how he could make everything better," I say as my eyes start to water. Why did he have to die?
"Sweetheart, I'm gonna go get Aurelius and I want you to tell him what you just told me. It'll help, I promise, just go back to your room."
I do as Haymitch says and moment later he and Dr. Aurelius are back and I open up. Telling them everything.
"Okay, Katniss, this is going to help us help you immensely."
After Aurelius leaves the room, I turn to Haymitch, "I don't want to see Peeta. He reminds me too much of Aaron and it hurts."
"Alright Sweetheart," he says with the slightest amount of pain in his voice and leaves. I wonder why? He must just miss Aaron too. We were like his kids.
I hear Haymitch telling Peeta. I guess Peeta was outside my room this whole time.
"Please, no Haymitch. I can't. I waited this long for her; I'm not losing her now!"
It would help if I had ever been his.
"Sorry boy, but it'll get her back to us sooner if we listen. She does love you, or Aaron as she thinks. She lost it today when thinking about him."
"Really?"
"Really, it took me about 10 minutes to get her to be able to talk."
"Wow. Who would've thought." That's it I'm tired of everyone thinking I'm madly in love with the baker's son. I run outside to end this once and for all.
"I am not in love with you and I never want to hear people saying I am ever again!" I lunge out and slap Peeta right across the face. I've never seen that kind of pain in someone's eyes and I immediately feel horrible but before I can apologize, I'm shot with some kind of medicine and pass out, right into his arms.
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