Hey fellow humans, it's your girl everlark2004 here with another chapter, sorry this chapter took me so long to write I just started a theater camp that will last for three weeks, but that won't stop me from uploading. ok enjoy
The metallic scent of blood burns my nose.
I'm surrounded by lush green forest lit by mysterious moonlight. I know where I am. I'm back in the games. I suddenly hear the growls.
"Katniss, Katniss, Katniss".
I reach back to grab an arrow from my quiver. All I feel is emptiness.
The growls get louder, louder, and louder.
The first mutt jumps out. Big dark brown eyes, a curly black coat. Eleven weaved on its collar. It's Rue.
Then a mutt that looks like Gale jumps out along with a Finnick mutt.
Worst of all. The mutt with beautiful blue eyes that are filled with anger and hate and a ashy blond coat. Peeta. And tinier mutt that looks like prim. They all circle around me, they're eyes filled with hate. I start to feel weaker and weaker. The first attack hits me by surprise.
It's the Rue mutt. It sinks her sharp teeth into arm and blood pours out. I fill the forest with my screams of pain. Then one by one the mutts leap into attack, sinking either their teeth or claws into my flesh. I'm too weak to attack until suddenly I can't move or even scream.
I'm dying.
Blood is flowing down my head is blinding my eyes so I can only hear the mutts growling. I'm whole body is numb, not a single feeling of pain. The last thing I hear is a cannon boom and for a slight second I see a blurry picture of myself in the sky.
I wake up drenched in sweat.
"It was just a nightmare" I whisper.
I let out a deep sigh. I hear Peeta come the stairs. The moonlight illuminates his face. He has a on a worried expression. "
Are you ok?" he asks in a sleepy voice.
"I'm sorry, I just had a nightmare" I say.
"It's ok" he says.
He just stands there unsure of what to do. I gather all my courage and ask
"Peeta, will you stay with me?" I ask.
"Um, yeah" He says.
He walks over to the couch and sits beside me. I let my head rest on his shoulder. Then he pulls me in closer and wraps his strong arms around me.
"Always" He says quietly.
My eyes start to feel droopy but I don't want to go back to sleep. Not to risk another nightmare. I just want to stay here in Peeta's arms. My head falls onto his lap. I quickly glance up at him. He has a slight smile on his face.
"I hope this is not too much" I say sleeply.
"No it's ok, just go back to sleep" he whispers.
Peeta strokes my hair. It's comforting and calming. Soon I fall asleep, still with Peeta. Just one thought pops in my mind. He is back.
Morning light light seeps through the blinds. My head rests on Peeta's lap. Peeta is asleep. I lift my head and stretch. Peeta's eyelids flutter open.
"Good morning" I say.
"Morning" He says sleeply.
"Can I make you some breakfast?" Peeta asks.
"Yes please" I reply happily.
"What are you feeling? Pancakes, waffles, french toast…."
"Cheese buns?!" I chirp.
Peeta laughs, "Ok cheese buns it is".
Peeta gets all the ingredients.
"Want to help me?" Peeta asks.
"Um, I might burn the house down" I say "I am the girl who was on fire, so".
Peeta laughs. "Oh come on, you can't be that bad".
"Oh I don't know, Peeta" I say.
"Just try it" He says.
He gives me ingredients to put in the mixing bowl. Then he helps me kneed the dough. Peeta makes the rest of the cheese buns and put them in the oven.
Oh no.
I totally forgot about buttercup.
"Hey Peeta I'm going to run over to my house, I need to feed Buttercup" I tell him.
"Ok" he says with a nod "The cheese buns with be done soon".
When I get to my house I'm greeted by a grumpy Buttercup.
"Meowr" He mews.
"I know, my bad "
I say. I grab some leftover turkey from Sae's and put it on a bowl. I set the bowl in front of the scraggly old cat. He meows and dashes off. I follow him up stairs.
He is nowhere to be found.
"I don't feel like playing your stupid little games, cat" I snap.
I turn to go down stairs when he dashes out and trips me. I fall into my bedroom.
"Dammit you stupid cat!" I yell.
I glance around my room. But this is not my room. It's Prim's. I lift myself up getting a better view of my surroundings. This is how she left it before….everything that happened. My cheeks start to burn and my eyes tear up. My poor perfect Prim. Why did she have to go. I fall to my knees as tears pour down my cheeks.
I start to make those awful choking noises. This is all my fault. Prim is dead and it's because of me. I tears flow in rivers down my face and pour onto my knees.
I want her here with me, so bad. I would give anything.
I hear the front door open.
"Katniss? Are you ok?" He asks walking up the stairs.
"No. I'm not ok, I'm never ok" I cry.
"What's wrong?" he asks.
"You know what's wrong" I snap between cries.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Katniss" He says with sympathy in his voice.
"I miss her, so, so much" I cry.
"I know, I know" He sooths.
He takes me in his strong arms and embraces me. I frantically wrap my arms around his neck and cry into his shoulder.
"She is dead because of me" I say into his shoulder.
"No, it's not your fault" Peeta tells me calmly.
I shake my head."No…."
"Katniss listen to me you need to stop blaming yourself for what happened, Panem is now free because of you" He says firmly.
"All those deaths are because me, and you were tortured and Hijacked because of me" I cry.
"Katniss Everdeen listen to me, if it wasent for you twently three kids would die every year, people would starve, and be killed, you are a hero that freed all of panem" Peeta says. "Prim's death was super unfortunate and she did not to deserve to die, but she would not you to sit around and blame yourself for everything, Ok?".
I nod.
"We will get through it together, I promise"
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