Author's Note: So, the lack of reviews is really disappointing. I am not one to hold chapters hostage but reviews make me want to write more and update faster. So please do me a favor and review; I really do appreciate it.

I wanted to switch things up a bit so this chapter is not centered around Katniss/Peeta. There will be portions in Gale's POV, Peeta's POV, and Kaylee's POV. All of which will have an impact on the story later on.

Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games, or 'Come Wake Me Up' by Rascal Flatts.

Chapter 9: Come Wake Me Up

~I can usually drink you right off of my mind

But I miss you tonight

I can normally push you right out of my heart

But I'm too tired to fight.

Yeah the whole thing begins

And I let you sink into my veins

And I feel the pain like it's new

Everything that we were,

Everything that you said,

Everything that I did and that I couldn't do

Plays through tonight.

Tonight your memory burns like a fire

With every one it grows higher and higher

And I can't get over it, I just can't put out this love

I just sit in these flames and pray that you'll come back

Close my eyes tightly, hold on and hope that I'm dreaming

Come wake me up.

Turn the TV up loud just to drown out your voice, but I can't forget

Now I'm all out of ideas and baby I'm down to my last cigarette

Yeah, you're probably asleep deep inside of your dreams while I'm sitting here crying and trying to see.

Yeah, wherever you are baby now I am sure you moved on and aren't thinking twice about me

And you tonight.

Tonight your memory burns like a fire

With every one it grows higher and higher

I can't get over it, I just can't put out this love

I just sit in these flames and pray that you'll come back

Close my eyes tightly, hold on and hope that I'm dreaming.

I know that you're movin' on

I know I should give you up

But I keep hopin' that you'll trip and fall back in love

Time's not healin' anything

Baby, this pain is worse than it ever was

I know that you can't hear me, but baby I need you to save me tonight.

Tonight your memory burns like a fire

With every one it grows higher and higher

I can't get over it, I just can't put out this love

I just sit in these flames and pray that you'll come back

Close my eyes tightly, hold on and hope that I'm dreaming

Come wake me up

Oh, I'm dreaming

Come wake me up~

Gale's POV

Fluorescent lights blind me as I wake up from a drug induced sleep. Johanna was sound asleep in a chair, one hand holding mine the other resting on her abdomen; unconsciously protecting our baby. I watch as she sleeps peacefully, taking in her beautiful body and the innocence of her face when she is asleep.

I remember when I first met Johanna in pre-school; she liked to act like one of the boys so immediately liked her. Of course as we grew up we went through different stages as we grew up together. We were friends throughout pre-school and kindergarten even though the other boys had told me that girls were yucky. To me Johanna wasn't a girl, she was my best friend. Eventually in first and second grade the boys had gotten to me and I shunned any girl who tried to come near me, fearing the cooties that everyone was so sure existed. Third grade is when I finally realized that my friendship was more important than some disease people made up, and so I rekindled my friendship with her and even let Katniss hang out with us.

When we all got to middle school things changed, Katniss was always with Peeta or Clove so it was usually just Johanna and I. Girls started to mean more to me, and I started developing a crush on my best friend. As middle school dragged on, my feelings for Johanna grew stronger but I didn't want to ruin our friendship so I tried dating someone else. That's when I went out with Madge, the sheriff's daughter. She was not my type and I disliked dating her but she was the complete opposite of Johanna so I thought she would help me get over my crush, instead I ended up with a broken arm and nose when I told Madge that I wanted to break up. Lucky for me, she moved away right before the 8th Grade Graduation Dance. I had decided to ask Jo to go with me and I didn't want anything to ruin our night. The dance was the night I had finally told her how I felt about her. The last slow song of the night I held her close as we swayed back and forth. When the song was coming to an end I bent down and whispered in her ear that I had fallen head over heels for her and I wanted us to be more than friends. I had thought for sure that she was going to slap me so I was completely surprised when she told me she felt the same way. Right as the song ended, I had leaned down and kissed her.

High School was completely different than middle school when it came to relationships. I was a little afraid that our relationship wouldn't hold in high school, I had seen three breakups in one day on my first day of school. We made it through freshman and sophomore year, relationship in tact although I was beginning to notice that as they got older, couples got closer. I knew what sex was and I knew that a lot of people were doing it but I wanted everything to happen the right way. That all went to Hell junior year when Johanna had surprised me on our two and a half year anniversary. Soon our relationship had become very physical, there weren't many days when we weren't connected in some way but unlike most couples we still held an emotional bond. That was why at the end of my Junior year I had decided to get a job so that when we were out of high school I could propose.

My friends all thought I was crazy, wanting to tie myself down to one woman. I had always been a bit of a flirt and someone who wasn't too serious but I knew that letting Johanna go would be a huge mistake, I have never loved anyone but her. I guess that's why we are where we are today…

I snap out of my trance when I feel Johanna shift beside me, jumping up from her chair to run to the bathroom. Despite the ordeal I have been through, I get up from the hospital bed, holding on to the IV pole and walk to the bathroom. I lean down beside Jo and hold her hair back as whatever she had for breakfast makes a reappearance. When she finishes she rinses her mouth out at the sink and brushes her teeth with the toothbrush she brought from home then turns to give me a quick kiss.

She gives me another kiss, this one a little longer, "I've missed being able to do that."

I sigh and wrap my arms around her waist, "and I missed you." She chuckles and then helps me back into the hospital bed. "Jo, how far along is the baby?"

She lies next to me grabbing my hand and placing it on her stomach. She turns to face me and hands me an ultrasound picture, "the doctor said I'm about three weeks."

I looked lovingly at her, "we're going to be a family. You're both okay though right, even with the alcohol and getting shot?" She nods, explaining to me everything the doctor said. We spend awhile talking about the baby until a doctor comes in letting me know that I have been released and since I'm 18 I can just sign the papers and then I'm free to go. I sign the papers and am handed all my stuff. We walk to Johanna's truck and get in, I tell her when we get to my house to stay outside because I just want to run in, run in to get your engagement ring. When we arrive I grab my stuff and bring it in then go upstairs and grab the ring box that has been sitting in a box near my bed for the last two months. My house is empty so no one questions my intentions, although my mom knows what I've been planning. I come back out of the house locking the door behind me and get back in the truck giving Johanna directions to the lake.

When we arrive, I get out of the truck and come over to open her door. I take her hand and lead her to the Gazebo that I had Katniss and Peeta set up for me. The gazebo is decorated with pictures of us from when we were little till now and filled with flowers. As she looks around I slip down onto one knee, and pull the ring out from my pocket. She gasps when she looks back at me, and all of a sudden I feel really nervous.

I slip the ring out of the box, "I have loved you since I first met you thirteen years ago, now we're starting a family together and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I never want to lose you. So, Johanna Mason, will you do me the honor of marrying me?"

Tears of happiness stream down her cheeks as she nods, "Yes!"

Peeta's POV

I hear Johanna's voice ring out across the quiet expanse of land, "Yes!"

Katniss high fives me, "Mission accomplished! Shall we celebrate?" I respond with an overly enthusiastic yes and she rolls her eyes, "not that kind of celebration, Peeta. We kind of forget to use protection every time we 'celebrate', lucky for you I got that birth control shot last month."

My mouth drops open, how could I be so forgetful? The bigger question is why isn't Katniss mad at me? She told me a long time ago that she never wanted to have kids, maybe she changed her mind. Or maybe, she just doesn't think that it is worth overreacting over. I give a defeated sigh that makes Katniss laugh before lifting her up bridal style and carrying her to my Jeep. We head towards the other end of the lake, where an abandoned lake house sits.

We spend hours at the lake skipping rocks, swimming, and chasing each other around like children. Eventually we tire and lay on the side of the lake, hand in hand talking about the past.

There is a pause in the conversation as Katniss turns to face me, "Peeta, do you ever think about our future?"

"Every day." I reply.

She props herself up onto her elbow, "It seems like everyone our age is engaged. I don't think I'm ready for something like that. I love you but I'm not even sure I want to get married."

I take a deep breath and lock eyes with her, "Katniss, no one said anything about getting married. I would love to marry you and start a family but if that's not what you want then we compromise. If you never want to get married I'm perfectly content with just spending the rest of my life with you."

She sighs defeated, "You are just too perfect." I reply with a long list of reasons I'm not perfect all of which makes her laugh like crazy. For those few seconds it's as if there are no cares in the world. Sadly that comes to an end when I remember the news my brother told us the other day.

"I forgot to tell you something earlier, we've known for a while but it's been kept a secret." I say, all laughter gone from my voice. She looks at me questioningly. I sigh, "Patrick was drafted into the Army; he leaves tomorrow for training camp."

"Your brother is going to be fighting in the war?" she questions immediately.

"Unless he is proven unfit for duty he will be but he wants to fight. He says that he wasted his whole life making mistakes and this is his chance for redemption. " I reply quietly. She wraps her arms around me trying to comfort me. I cry into her shoulder, as much as my brother annoys me the thought of him risking his life is too much to handle. As I'm crying I hear Katniss' phone going off, she pales when she sees the Caller ID, it's Patrick.

She answers the phone and my brother's voice echoes from the phone, "Peeta, Katniss. I'm going to need your help. I need a judge, a minister, a bouquet of flowers, and wedding rings."

"Should I even ask?" I question my brother.

"I plan on marrying Kaylee before I leave tomorrow. That way when I come home, I can spend the rest of my life with her." He says happily. Sometimes I really question whether or not my brother is on drugs but I have to help him. I can't deny anyone happiness.

"Have you asked her yet bro? Or are you just hoping that when you tell her that your leaving everything will fall into place?" I ask with a laugh.

"The second one, now are you going to help me or not?" He asks impatiently.

This time it's Katniss who speaks, "we'll help." She then hangs up the phone and pulls me up off the ground and drags me to the Jeep where she shoves me into the passenger seat, grabbing my keys from me. She jumps in and we drive off towards the city.

We go to store after store, in search of everything we need. Katniss says she thinks that Kaylee would want a dress so we search for something for her to wear. After an hour she finds a long lace dress that she knows will fit Kaylee and we move on. We go to the jewelers that my brother texted me about and pick up the rings he ordered. We then head to Party City and pick up decorations before going to the nearby florist and buying a bunch of flowers, and having a wedding bouquet made. We rush back to the house and start to set up, my brother left when we got here, went to get an engagement ring and ask Kaylee, the biggest question of his life.

"Peeta do we have everything?" I hear Katniss ask as she carries bag after bag of wedding decorations in. My living room has been transformed into a miniature chapel, complete with an aisle and bench seats. Flowers are spread out throughout the room and big white ribbons are tied around the end of the benches we stole from my backyard.

"Yes!" I holler back at her. Except for the last few decorations everything is set, a minister and a Judge will be here in three hours and my parents are bringing a cake from the bakery.

"Are you sure?" She asks. She has been stressing herself out since we got the call.

I give her a quick kiss, "Breathe Katniss."

Kaylee's POV

I stand in front of the mirror, the stretchy fabric of my shirt clinging to my swollen stomach. I don't know how I have managed to hide this from everyone for so long, especially Pat. I look at the pictures scattered on the counter in front of me, the last one is from today. I take a pen and write six months at the top. I rub my hands over my stomach, taking a deep breath. Today is the day I'll tell Pat I'm pregnant. I'm so focused on my thoughts I don't hear the bathroom door open. I just sense the presence and turn around. Patrick stands in front of me dressed in a formal suit with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. His eyes look from my stomach to the pictures on the counter then back to me.

Tears roll down my cheeks as I wait for him to say something. He takes a step closer and wipes the tears from my cheeks and takes my hands in his. He sets the flowers down and wraps me in his arms, whispering reassurances in my ear. He pulls back, "How far along are you?"

I give him a small smile as I pick up the latest ultrasound picture and hand it to him, "Six months…" His face lights up as he looks at the ultrasound picture, a smile forming on his lips. It gives me the confidence to tell his the rest, "I found out the sex today… we're having a boy." His smile gets bigger as he wraps me in a tight hug. I chuckle at his excitement and my stupidity at the same time for being so worried that he would want me or the baby. When we pull away from our hug, I see his face drop and I immediately worry.

He takes a deep breath, "Kaylee, I've been trying to tell you this for awhile now but I haven't been able to… I'm leaving tomorrow to go to training camp… for the Army."

I feel like the wind has been knocked out of me. He's leaving me tomorrow to risk his life. I know that he was in JROTC in high school and ROTC now, his training wouldn't be long then he would be leaving to fight in the war. I sob uncontrollably, wrapping my arms around my stomach and rocking back and forth. He keeps whispering I'm sorry and promises that he will come back. I just nod, unable to form words.

I stare down at my lap as Patrick plays with my fingers. I feel something cold slide onto my ring finger and look at my hands. A thin silver ring with a three small diamonds glisten on my hand. I look to Pat, completely dumbfounded.

"I want to get married before I leave, this is my completely fucked up way of proposing." He laughs.

"So let's get married." I say with a tentative smile. His whole face lights up as he helps me off the floor, and intertwines our fingers pulling me with him to his truck. The whole drive to his house he keeps one hand resting lightly on my stomach and talks excitedly about the baby. I don't think I have ever seen him so happy. Especially when everything seems to be falling apart.

When we get to his house, he helps me out and wraps his arm around my waist. We make our way inside and Katniss jumps up off the couch, pulling a startled Peeta up with her. She looks at our embrace and a smile breaks out on her face, "I take it you said yes!" I nod excitedly and let Katniss drag me upstairs to Peeta's room which has been transformed into a sort of salon. Katniss chuckles, "just to warn you I'm not good at this makeup and hair stuff but I'm going to do my best to make you look amazing."

When Katniss finishes getting me ready she pulls out a loose fitting lace dress and helps me into it. I turn to look at myself in the mirror, the dress is tight around the chest and then flows out accentuating my stomach, I look like a glowing angel, with my hair pinned like a halo on my head. I look at her with tears welling up in my eyes "It's perfect, absolutely perfect," then my hands move to cradle my stomach, "how did you know?"

She laughs, "Instinct; you've been acting different you haven't gotten drunk in a while and you started wearing baggy shirts and stretchy pants. A little obvious if you ask me." I stick my tongue out at her but pull her into a hug anyways. She pulls back and hands me a bouquet of flowers and then leads me out of the room, where I am surprised to see my dad standing. She hands me off to my dad and walks off towards the living room. My dad hugs me tightly and tells me how grown up I'm getting. It takes everything I have not to cry as he tells me how proud he is of me, and how proud he is of Pat for wanting to be there for me despite our relationship in the past. The hardest part though was when he told me how good of a mother I'm going to be and kissed my forehead. I wiped at my eyes when I heard the music start, Ryan's piano lessons finally came in handy, and started to walk down the stairs and towards the makeshift aisle in the living room. My mom is sitting on one of the picnic benches bawling her eyes out, and my sister is sitting on her boyfriend Ian's lap. Patrick stands by the altar with the judge and priest and his brothers by his side. When I see him, I move faster down the aisle; practically dragging my dad down with me.

When I reach the front my dad gives Pat my hand, and he stares into my eyes as we make silent promises to each other. The judge conducts the ceremony using the usual vows, the priest gives us his blessing. We say out I do's, and lean in for a kiss. As we are leaning in, the front door swings open revealing an out of breath Clove.

Her face is flushed and her eyes are red and puffy. Her voice is thick with tears, "I've been look-looking everywhere for all of y-you…there's- there's been a- an accident."

Some people might be wondering why I have decided on making both Johanna and Kaylee pregnant at the same time and engaged at the same time. Johanna's pregnancy and engagement are included to get her out of the spotlight in the story. It kinda takes her and Gale out of the story for awhile. Kaylee's on the other hand plays a big part in the story as you will see in future chapters. And as far as no one being able to really tell, she hid behind baggy clothing and as far as Pat not being able to tell… he's kind of dim and inattentive.

Again, the lack of reviews is pretty depressing. I have been trying to update more lately but sometimes things come up. So, after the next chapter there will be some time skips and next chapter will have more flashbacks. I am thinking about starting a Gale/Johanna story because my stories are usually upbeat and I want to change that up and I feel like a new story will allow that.

Anyways, please review and I look forward to posting the next chapter as soon as possible.

Love you all. –THGgoddess4ever