A/N: I hope you enjoy! I don't really remember how the book described the time from when the interview was over to…well, the end of the book. And my brother is reading it, so I don't have it right now. So I'm just going to do what sounds good. Hey, this is an AU anyhow, right?

Peeta POV

The four of us headed back to the places where we had stayed the night before. It was hard for me to understand that in a matter of hours, I would be standing in front of the whole of District 12 again, and my family would be standing out there. My family…

I walked into my room and took off my jacket and shirt, then went in search for the clothes I had worn when I first came here, which Effie said "had been washed and tucked away in a drawer" in here earlier today while we were in the interview.

Suddenly I heard footsteps, and Katniss walked in.

"WHOA! HELLO…" she said, and I laughed. Her face was absolutely PRICELESS.

"Hi there. Whatcha need?" I asked, running my fingers through my hair.

"I was gonna ask if you knew which drawer Effie put our clothes in…" Katniss said, still a little bit stunned.

"No idea. As you seem to have noticed," I said, and Katniss laughed.

"Well alright then. I guess I'll keep searching…" she said. I could swear that she was eyeing my abs.

"K, you do that," I said, trying not to smile.

As Katniss walked out, I went back to searching. Finally I found the familiar pants and shirt and changed into them.

I went into the bathroom and scrubbed the gel out of my hair under the tub water and then dried my hair. I combed it, but left it still a little messy. I liked it like that.

I walked out into the living room, where Katniss stood staring out the window in her vintage-looking blue dress. Her hair was down, because Cinna had not yet come in to braid it.

I walked up behind her and put my arms around her. She gasped.

"It's just me," I said, and she relaxed. She leaned back in my arms, and we just stared silently out into the distance.

The opening of an elevator door startled us out of our "moment". We turned to see Cinna walk in.

"Alright, fire girl, have a seat," he said, patting one of the chairs in the living room behind us. Katniss gave a light laugh and sat down. Cinna began to work his magic and braid her hair.

"So how are you, Peeta?" asked Cinna, looking up only for a moment to look me in the eye.

"Great, actually. How 'bout you?" I asked.

"I'm good, I'm good…" he said. He focused back on his work.

In a matter of minutes, Katniss's hair was all done up as it was a month ago.

A strange feeling overcame me. My heart swelled, and it felt almost as though I wanted to cry as I looked at the beautiful girl who sat before me.

I think I know what it was now. It was that she was absolutely perfect in every way. Beautiful, kind, brave.

And she was mine.

"Are you ready to go home?" asked Cinna.

Both of us nodded.

We headed into the elevator and went downstairs to the main floor, where Cat, Jade, Haymitch, and Effie waited for us all.

"God, Katniss, you look beautiful," said Cat. Katniss smiled.

"You too, Cat. And you, Jade," she said.

Jade gave a smile.

"Thanks," she said.

Haymitch took a deep breath and sighed.

"Ready?" he asked.

We all nodded.

"Then home we shall go," he said. We walked out to the hovercraft that would take us all and drop us off at our home districts.

Katniss POV

We boarded the hovercraft together and sat down.

I was going to see Prim. And Gale. And my mother.

And it would only be 3 hours or so until I did.

Suddenly something hit me. We were going to go to our home districts. Cat and Jade are both from different districts.

"When will we see Cat and Jade again?" I asked, looking over at the two girls who had become my best friends.

Haymitch thought for a moment.

"Well there are houses ready for you all in the Victor's Village. So…maybe in three days?" he said. That sounded about right.

Cat was going to be dropped off at her home first, in district 3.

We talked and talked until we got there.

We landed behind their Justice Building.

"See you in three days," I said to Cat.

She got up and hugged everyone before she was led into her district by Peacekeepers.

The hovercraft took off again, and we headed to district 2.

Peeta POV – 2 Hours Later

"We're in district 12," said Cinna.

My heart skipped a beat. We were in district 12 now. Home.

The hovercraft landed behind the Justice Building, and I could see people standing out in front of it.

Cinna and Haymitch stayed on the hovercraft while Katniss, Effie, and I got off.

"When will I see you two again?" asked Katniss.

"You'll see me in three days," said Haymitch.

Cinna was silent.

"I'm not sure. Soon," he said. Something told me it would be at least a month though.

Katniss threw her arms around Cinna, and he hugged her tight.

"I'll miss you," she whispered.

"I know. I promise we will talk soon," he said. Katniss nodded and finally let go.

The hovercraft door closed, and it started up and headed off.

Katniss shook her head lightly as though to shake off the sadness, and Effie lead the two of us into the Justice Building.

We got to the doors where you would go inside at, right in front of the square.

"Alright, you two stand on either side of the doors. When I welcome you, come on out," Effie said. We nodded.

Katniss stood on the side of the doors opposite me, and Effie walked out onto the stage.

"Hello District 12! Wow…how amazing it is to be here. I couldn't be any more proud to represent the district bringing home TWO victors this year," Effie said.

The citizens of 12 roared their approval in reply.

"And I have them here with me today," said Effie.

12 went absolutely wild. I could feel my throat tightening in a good way.

I looked up at Katniss, who was crying but smiling like an idiot. She wiped away her tears and winked at me as Effie welcomed us.

"So I present to you…the victors from district 12…the star crossed lovers…Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark!"

To our surprise, the doors opened by themselves, and the two of us walked out into the open, hand in hand.

District 12 was screaming, crying, smiling, and laughing as we threw our joined hands up in the air as we had at the tribute parade.

I scanned the crowd for my family. I found them. My mother, father, and two older brothers. My mother and father had smiles on their faces, as did my brothers. They waved at me, and I waved back.

I looked around for Katniss's mom, sister, and Gale.

They stood nearby, Prim high up on Gale's shoulders.

Gale sort of glared at me, but Prim waved and smiled at me. Katniss's mother mouthed the words "thank you."

Finally everyone quieted down.

"Is there anything you'd like to say?" asked Effie.

Katniss nodded.

She stepped up to the microphone.

"Prim, I told you I would win," she said with a smile.

Prim laughed and smiled at Katniss.

The crowd went crazy again, and soon enough it was time for everyone to return home. Including us.

"I'm going to go home to my bakery, but I'll come by in a few hours," I said to Katniss as we headed down to the middle of district 12. She nodded.

"Alright see you then," she said, planting a kiss on my lips and hugging me tight.

I stroked her braided hair for a moment, and then the two of us headed to our one true home.

Prim POV

Mother, Gale, and I stood in our living room, waiting for Katniss to walk in. I know she had to do some things before she could come home.

Suddenly, I heard the door open. And for the first time in a month, I saw my sister standing in front of me.

I ran up to Katniss, and she picked me up in her arms and held me very tightly. I wrapped my arms and legs around her, and we just stayed like that for a while.

When we finally pulled away to face each other, I noticed tears in her eyes along with the smile I had always thought was beautiful.

As a tear slipped down her cheek, I wiped it away with my thumb.

"Don't cry. Everything's alright now," I said with a smile. Katniss laughed and hugged me again.

"I missed you, little duck," she said.

I smiled.

"I missed you too. I love you," I said.

"I love you too," she replied.

She set me down gently and turned to Mother and Gale.

Gale wrapped his arms around Katniss and just held onto her, his eyes closed.

When they pulled away, he said something that will stick in my head forever.

"You did it, Catnip."

Both of them laughed, and Katniss turned to our mother.

Mother pulled Katniss in for a tight hug, and Katniss for once actually hugged back.

"I love you so much. I am so sorry for pushing you away all these years," Katniss said.

My mother looked at her dead in the eye.

"I love you too, darling. Nothing has ever changed that. And don't you apologize for a thing," she said with a smile I had not seen in years.

She hugged Katniss again, and the four of us sat down at our kitchen table.

"I've got something for us," Gale said.

He held up a finger, and went to go get something from the other room. He came back with strawberries, goat cheese, a few loaves of bread, and what looked like a vat of soup from the Hob. It was a real feast.

I got up and got out 4 bowls. Mother ladled the soup into them, and we sat down to eat dinner.

Katniss POV – 1 Hour Later

I had just finished cleaning the dishes when Peeta, and Peeta alone, walked in.

I gave him a quick hug and kiss before introducing him to the family.

"Mother, Prim, Gale, I'm sure you know who this is," I said with a smile.

"Well duh," said Gale with a laugh. He extended a hand to Peeta.

"Nice to meet you," he said. Peeta shook his hand with a smile.

My mother walked up to Peeta with a serious expression.

"Thank you for everything you've done for Katniss. We really appreciate it," she said.

Peeta nodded. "I'll do anything for her."

Peeta turned his attention to little Prim, who was tucking in her blouse.

"Thank you for taking care of Katniss in the arena, Peeta," Prim said. To Peeta's surprise, she ran up to him and hugged him tight.

But Peeta didn't hesitate to hug her back.

The five of us just talked for hours it seemed like. I could tell my mother and Prim really liked Peeta. Gale liked Peeta too, but I could tell he was a little bit jealous. Nevertheless, the two of them made friends really easily and very quickly.

By the time Peeta went home, night had fallen outside. Gale decided to go home to his family, who was undoubtedly waiting for him.

Now my mother was asleep in her bed, and Prim and I lie down snuggled close together, a blanket over us.

"Did you really see Daddy?" asked Prim.

There go my emotions.

"Yeah, I did," I said. Prim sighed.

"I wish I could have gotten to talk to him," Prim said, a tear rolling down her cheek.

I wiped it away and kissed her on the forehead in an attempt to calm her down.

"He asked me to do something for you," I said, remembering his request.

Prim waited for me to do it.

"Deep in the meadow

Under the willow

A bed of grass

A soft green pillow

Lay down your head

And close your eyes

And when they open

The sun will rise," I sang to Prim as I stroked her hair. She had closed her eyes, and her breathing was slowing down. I could tell she was falling asleep.

"Here it's safe and here it's warm

Here the daisies guard you from any harm," I continued.

I sang and sang until I reached the end of the song.

"Here is the place where I love you," I sang, and the song was over. Prim was fast asleep in my arms.

I thought of when I had sung that to Rue as she died. My heart yearned for her, but I was alright, because I had Prim.

I looked up at the stars through the cracks in our ceiling. I could see a constellation; it was called the Little Dipper.

I sighed and closed my own eyes, snuggling closer to Prim.

Within moments, I was asleep.

Jade POV

I lay out in the open meadow, Clove lying next to me. We were both gazing up at the stars.

"I missed this," Clove said in a soft, tired voice.

I smiled.

"Me too," I said.

We stared up in silence, and my eyes started to droop.

I turned to Clove, who was already asleep, her arms forming sort of a pillow.

It was quite warm outside, so I figured we should be fine to sleep out here.

Before I fell asleep, I saw the constellation called the Little Dipper in the sky. I don't even know why, but for some reason it was comforting.

I fell asleep with a smile on my face.

Cat POV

My brother and I stood gazing out at the stars from inside our house.

"I am so proud of you," said Frankie, clapping me on the back. I turned to him with a smile on my face.

"I bet Mom and Dad are too," I said quietly, remembering the day we lost our parents.

Frankie nodded.

"I bet they are," he said.

We stood in silence for a while.

"It's getting late, Kitten. I think we should go to bed," Frankie suggested.

I nodded. I was getting tired already; it had been a long day.

We headed to the back room of the house, where both of our beds were.

We lie down.

"Goodnight," said Frankie.

"Goodnight," I replied.

I closed my eyes. I knew I would probably have a nightmare, but I would be ok as long as I knew it wasn't real when I woke up.

Within moments, I was asleep.

A/N: So I know this probably wasn't the best chapter. My apologies. I think I am going to leave this as the end of the story itself; it doesn't really have anything else at the end of Hunger Games. That all comes in in Catching Fire.

I will do the missing chapters from the beginning though. That will consist of the train ride to the Capitol, the interviews with Caesar BEFORE the Games, and the tribute parade.

I do hope you enjoyed this though. Please review! :D

-Brave