I'm ready in about fifteen minutes after I put my hair up in a braid and throw on some clothes. I skip down the hall and down the steps. He's waiting there for me at the door, the sun reflecting itself off his blonde hair. He reaches his hand out for mine and I grab it without hesitation. I shut the door with my other free hand and then we're off.
"Jump on." He says as he bends over. I do as I'm told and get on his back. "Now don't open your eyes until I say." He says. I close my eyes and rest my head on him and almost fall asleep because it seems like we've been walking forever.
"Katniss." I hear him say softly as he bends over to put me down. I jump off his back and see the most gorgeous thing. The pond with the waterfall where we were just a few short days ago, but there's something different. I see a bow and arrow leaning against a tree and walk over to it. Examining it carefully I realize this is where Peeta must have gone yesterday when he disappeared. I run back over to Peeta and practically tackle him.
"It's great." I say, "I love it almost as much as I love you." What I have just said must've shocked him because his eyes lit up and then his adorable boyish smile appears once again.
"I'm glad you love it." He replies after a while, probably still in shock, "But there's more." Wow, I think to myself. Peeta has made this bow and arrow for me and now there's more. The boy with the bread has really outdone himself this time. How am I ever going to repay him for all of this joy and happiness he's brought me? After a few more seconds of hard thought I realize I can't. I don't deserve him but then I feel a splash of cool water on me. I turn to see Peeta playing the same game with me as I did with him last time.
"You really think you can beat me at my own game?" I ask and then run off to the rocks and jump off. Before I can stop myself I realize I still have all my clothes on. I swim to the surface and his warm face is there to greet me.
"You look so beautiful." He says as his hand grazes over my cheek. I can't help but to blush, smile, and then blush more. He laughs and then dunks me. I come back up gasping for air and coughing.
"Katniss, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" He asks quickly hoping he can take back the damage.
"I'm alright." I retort and then start laughing. I find his eyes and see they're filled with confusion and maybe a little hurt.
"What was that about?" He finally manages to get out.
"It was a joke." I say back.
"Well it wasn't funny." He swims over to the edge and starts to get out.
"What do you mean?" I question him.
"I always have nightmares of losing you and you pretending to do that just made me realize my worst fear." He practically screams at me and his eyes fill with tears.
"Peeta… I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to." I say as I swim over to the edge and get out too. He just turns and starts to walk away when I pick up the bow and arrow and shoot at the tree he's about to walk by. He turns around his face full with anger.
"What was that about? Now that I made you a bow and arrow your going to try to kill me with it? Great Katniss, that's just great!" He yells and storms away. I stand there in hopes that he'll come back sometime soon. It's been about half and hour when I hear footsteps. I don't bother to turn around but when I feel someone sit behind me and wrap their arms around me I immediately feel myself tear up thinking of Peeta and how he'll probably never forgive me for my childish joke. I turn around to see Peeta there. His gorgeous eyes staring down at me while a tear escapes the corner of my eye. He doesn't say a word but his kiss tells me he forgives everything that I did. Before I can stop myself the words start coming out.
"Peeta I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for that to turn out the way it did. It was just suppose to be a joke! I didn't know you had nightmares about you losing me. I love you and I don't know how you could love me because I… I… I just don't deserve… you… someone as… as good as you…" I'm sobbing at this point and he kisses me. This tells me that I've passed the line of a great apology. I pull away trying to continue but he just looks at me and that smile that makes me melt inside comes out again.
"Katniss." He whispers and then picks me up while he manages to get up. He starts pulling me towards the rocks near the waterfall. The rock is hot because of the sun hitting it and that's when I realize I could dry my clothes. Yes, I know random but I'm soaking wet and the rock with the sun hitting it could dry it in about half and hour. I start to strip down while he just watches me intently.
"I'm just drying my clothes." I say to him as I pull my shirt off over my head but apparently he has other things in mind I think as my eyes travel down his body. There's a bulge in his shorts and I just can't help myself anymore. I grab his shirt and rip it off his body. I push him down onto the rock and lay on top of him while the sun hits my back. His hands manage to find their way to my bra strap and it comes loose. My one hand runs up and down his abs while the other is playing with his soft hair. I feel a tug at my shorts and help him take them off. Once they're at my ankles I kick them off and then it's his turn. I pull them as far down as I can and he does the rest. Our lips never left contact while all this happened, which comes as no surprise to me. I grab him before he knows what hits him and he's overcome with pleasure. Next it's my turn as he enters me and we go for a while. He finally pulls out and lies down next to me. We sit on the rock and watch the sunset. After a while it gets chilly so we both put our clothes back on and start the trek back. Once we get back to Peeta's were both extremely tired so we hobble up to the bed and fall into its warmth. I fall asleep just like every other night, with him around me pushing all the bad nightmares away. Before I'm fully asleep I feel Peeta get up and leave the bed. He comes back a few minutes later and comes over to my side of the bed and brushes my hair out of my face. He tells me to stand up so again I do as I'm told. Actually Peeta's the only I really do listen to. He respects me and I respect him, but then my train of thought is broken as I see him pull out a diamond ring.
"Katniss, will you marry me?" He finally manages to ask. It only took him eighteen years but without hesitation I say yes.
"Yes, Peeta." I say excitedly as he slips the ring onto my finger, "I do."