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Peeta's POV:
The man in charge of the music announces that this will be the last dance and for every girl to ask a guy to dance. I expect Delly to ask me since we're best friends, but I wish Katniss was here to ask me. Of course she is here, but I wish the real Katniss was here to ask and we would dance just like on the victory tour. All of sudden, she is there, right in front of me asking me to dance. Of course I accept and we stand very formally, not at all like the Victory Tour where we pressed as close to each other as we could be, but with my hand on her waist and the other holding her hand, even then I can't complain. I'm the first to speak.
"I didn't think you'd ask me. I though you would've asked Gale or something."
"Gale and I aren't speaking right now." I can tell she doesn't want to talk about it .
"Well I'm really glad you asked. I missed you."
She is acting like her old self. The girl I'm so madly in love with I would die for her in a second, so I take advantage of her being so normal and pull her in close and put my hands on her hips. She wraps her arms around my neck and whispers into my ear, "I'm glad I did too."
Everything is going so well and we both just lean in and kiss, and again, and again. It just feels so much like the real her. We're making out by the end of the song.
"Wow," is all I can say.
"Yeah, wow is right."
"That was..."
"Wow. I missed you Katniss."
"I don't wanna leave you. Let's go back to your place and just talk."
"That would be great."
We get back to my place. I ask her how she is but we get bored with that and next thing I know we're on my bed and my shirt is off. I can't control myself and start to unzip her dress, but stop myself. I don't want to go any farther until I know it's really her and she remembers everything.
"Katniss we need to stop. I don't want to do anything you and I will regret."
"No don't stop, I want you."
"You have no idea how much I want you too, but we can't. Not until you're fully back and your flashbacks stop."
"I haven't had a flashback in weeks."
"We haven't talked in weeks. You'll come back to me, then we can think about this."
"Do I have to leave. Let's just sleep. You make me feel safe."
"Of course. Come on, let's sleep."I gives her one of my tshirts and we lie down on the bed. I pull her close to me and we relax.
"We've slept like this before real or not real." She really does remember something, maybe she will come back to me.
"Real."
Katniss POV
"What's going on here?"
Oh geez how am I going to explain me sleeping in Peeta's bed to Haymitch.
"Hey Haymitch. Katniss spent the night last night, but NOTHING happen."
"I just came over after the wedding and we hung out."
"So does this mean you two are... together?"
No, definitely not. I'm still too confused. Maybe after I get the whole Aaron thing figured out, but until then, we're just acquaintances."
"Yeah, I have to focus on the war."
"Alright, I believe you guys but Katniss, you're mother is worried sick."
"Crap, I have to leave. Bye Peeta, I had fun, see you later." I run to my compartment as fast as I can.
"Mother, I'm fine. I spent the night at a friend's last night." I think it's a good idea to leave out saying that friend was Peeta. I'm still only 17 and my mother doesn't even like the idea of me having a boyfriend, not that I have one now.
"What are you wearing?"
Shit, I forgot I still have Peeta's shirt on and nothing else besides underwear. Yeah the shirt goes down to my thighs, but still.
"Well you didn't expect me to sleep in my dress, did you?"
"I expected you to come home last night. Even if you did survive two Hnger Games, you're not 17 and should let me know where you are. I worry about you, even though I know you couldn't have gone anywhere."
This rubs me the wrong way so I decide to be a smart ass, "Yeah well you didn't worry about me going into the woods and having to feed the family for five years."
"Katniss, that's enough. I know you weren't at Johanna's. I'm assuming you were at Peeta's and I just don't want you to be stupid and do something you'll regret."
"Mother, I'm not going to get pregnant!"
"You never know. Are you still a virgin." Oh God, this is not happening.
"Of course! You think I'm a slut! I'm leaving"
"Put some clothes on!"
I ignore her and go to find Johanna. I need to vent. I go to her hospital room, but she's not there, she never showed up last night. Hm, that's interesting. I decide to go to the cafeteria and get some food. When I get there I see Johanna.
"So where have you been missy," I ask her.
" Spent the night in some stranger's room. I think his name was Jason, I don't know I was pretty drunk."
"Oh, a guy. Did he get lucky?" We giggle like school girls at the question.
"Hun, I honestly have no idea, but he was cute so I'll say yes. What about you? At the look of your clothes, I'll say someone else had a little too much fun."
"Ugh, you're like the third person to ask me that, no I did not sleep with someone last night. Well I did, but not in that way. I just slept, really."
"I know you wouldn't sleep with a guy after one night, Katniss, you're only 17. Chill out."
"Sorry, my mother and I just got in a big fight about that."
"Katniss, I know you get really mad at your mom sometimes, but take from someone who knows, you would miss her if she was gone. My mom and I fought all the time, but there isn't a day I don't miss her. You only get one mom, no matter what, don't take it for granted for granted. You of all people should understand, you've already lost a parent."
"I know but sometimes she just makes me so mad."
"She just cares about you."
I start to feel bad. "Ugh, I have to go apologize."
"Have fun."
I walk back to the compartment to find my mom reading a book. "I'm sorry."
"Thank you, Katniss. I'm sorry too. I shouldn't think that you're sleeping around, it's just that I feel like I'm a bad parent. I left everything up to you and I just want to make sure you turn out alright."
"I know it wasn't your fault you tuned out. Besides, I've been in two HungerGames, it will not be your fault if I don't turn out alright."
She chuckles, "I guess I'm just trying to make up for lost time. She holds out her arms and I hesitate for a moment but then walk into her arms. haven't really hugged my mom for no reason since I was little. Last time I hugged her was when we found out I was going back into the arena. I feel like a little kid again in her arms, it's nice. Then Prim walks in and joins in the hug too. If it wasn't for Prim, I doubt my mother and I would even talk.
A knock at the door breaks our hug and I go to answer it. "Soldier Everdeen, you have an appointment with Dr. Aurelius, come with me.
"Let me get dressed." I go and put on the gray shirt and pants that everyone wears. The soldier leads me down to the room that I watched the 73rd Games in.
"Good morning, Ms. Everdeen. How have you been?"
"Confused. Although I had a lot of fun at the wedding last night. It was a nice break.".
"I agree. I heard you and Mr. Mellark got awful close at the dance."
"Yes, there is just something about him that makes me less confused. It's nice, but there's nothing going on."
"Have you had any flashbacks lately?"
"Not since that one time Peeta came to visit me when I was in shock."
"That's good."
"Although, I've only seen him once since then, so who knows if he could still set me off."
"That's what I would like to test out. See if you still have venom in your system, which is what is causing you to have flashbacks, although we don't think it will ever completely escape, we believe it can be very low and only cause flashbacks once in a blue moon."
"So how are we going to test it?"
"We just want to observe how you and Peeta interact." Then Peeta walks in and Aurelius leaves.
"Hey Katniss." He reaches out and touches my hand, but I feel like he was going to hurt me. I flinch really noticeably.
"Are you alright?"
"Please don't hurt me."
"I won't hurt you."
"Yes you will, your mad that I killed Aaron."
"What? How did you get that from that. This has absolutely nothing to do with Aaron. Remember, he was in the 73rd Games, not your Games."
"You're just telling me that because your jealous of me and him. I loved him!"
"No Katniss." He reaches out to touch me but I pull away and scream, "DON'T TOUCH ME!" Then a needle goes into my arm but I turn to him before I back out and see a single tear roll down his cheek