Katniss tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Sighing heavily, she rolled onto her back and lay staring at the ceiling. In the bed next to her she could hear Johanna's uneven breathing and twitching. She rolled onto her side and watched Johanna dream, knowing it was undoubtedly a nightmare. Within minutes, Johanna began to groan and jerk violently before suddenly screaming out, "I know nothing! I know nothing!"
Katniss sprang up as Johanna sat up in bed, sweat plastering her dark hair to her forehead. Her breathing was heavy as Katniss put out a hand and tried to calm her.
"It's okay, you were dreaming again," Katniss said softly, reaching for Johanna's hand in the dark.
Johanna took a few moments before saying, "Shit…sorry I woke you." She felt Katniss's hand encompass hers, enjoying the feeling of warmth coming from her skin.
Katniss sat on the edge of the bed in silence continuing to hold Johanna's hand. She waited patiently for Johanna's breathing to settle down, rubbing small circles on the back of her hand. Johanna finally calmed down enough to start breathing normally between sniffs. Although Katniss couldn't see her in the dark room, she knew that Johanna had been crying. She reached up Johanna's shoulder and trailed her fingertips up her neck, continuing further along her face to wipe tears from her cheeks. Johanna let out a shaky breath and slumped her head forward, tears continuing to stream down her face. Katniss waited on the edge of the bed until the tears finally stopped several minutes later. She let her hand run down the side of Johanna's face and further down her arm. She gave Johanna's hand a slight squeeze before letting go and turning around to go back to bed.
"Katniss?" Johanna's voice was still raspy from sleep.
Katniss turned to face her and asked, "Yeah?"
Johanna paused for a moment before taking a deep breath and quietly asking, "Can you stay with me?"
Katniss smiled in the dark and climbed into Johanna's bed, nudging her over to make room. She pulled the covers over the both of them as Johanna drew her back closer to Katniss. Katniss wrapped her arms around Johanna and closed her eyes, breathing in the subtle smell of her shampoo. She could Johanna softly sigh before mumbling, "Just don't take all the blankets, okay Brainless?"
She laughed quietly and put her head down on Johanna's pillow before whispering, "I promise."
They lay in silence for a few minutes before Johanna spoke again, "I'm sorry about Peeta…I never said that earlier."
Katniss shook her head and shushed Johanna before burrowing her head into the back of Johanna's neck. "I'm sorry about the way I reacted. I should've realized…" her voice trailed off in the darkness as she tried to find words.
"Shh. It's okay. Just…stay with me," Johanna yawned.
And Katniss pulled her arms tighter around Johanna before finally falling asleep.