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Chapter 12: This Is Just A Dream

I awake up the next day to see Prim not there. I look out the window and realize it is late. I get up and dress into some clean pants and a green shirt. Lacing up my boots, a knock at the door brings my attention. I look up to see Prim standing there, cookie in hand. I tear up from seeing Peeta's beautiful cookies. I can't get over this. Prim sees me and says, "It's gonna be fine. Katniss, you just need to give thanks that he gave you a good time in life." I nod and she says, 'Let's go to the kitchen to have breakfast." I follow her and see that she has cleaned the house.

My mother stands at the sink, cleaning her hands. She hears us and turns around. I ignore her and I sit at the table. She comes to us with a warm porridge and she takes a seat next to me. She opens her mouth to say, "Katniss, I-" I stop her and answer her truthfully, "I'll marry Gale, Mother." She sighs of relief. And says, "I'll see Hazelle to tell her to bring her family to dinner." I nod and try so hard not to cry. She sees this and says, "Honey, I'm sorry I didn't know about you and Peeta." I shake my head, "It's done. Just gone. Please don't bring it up." She nods and her and Prim dig in to breakfast. I have lost my appetite, and my mother says nothing. She announces that she will leave to buy certain items for tonight and will talk to Hazelle. I nod and she takes Prim with her. Prim hugs me before she goes whispering in my ears, "Don't do anything stupid."

They leave and then I decide I have to go hunting. I gather my belongings, and began walking towards the woods. I cross the electrified fence. I begin walking towards my destination, making it to the rock where Gale and I meet on Sundays. I take a seat and breathe in the refreshing air. I look out into the vast forest and see a blue bird with its babies in its nest. Innocent that they can live free. The thought of this makes me cry once again. I can´t be free. I´ll never be with him. I actually thought this could work out.

Sitting there, I hear a crunching of leaves. I pick up my bow and arrow, loading the deadly weapon. I turn slowly, knowing it can't be Gale. He´s working at the mines right now. I turn and prepare to launch when I see him. He says, ¨Would you really shoot me, Love?" I let go of my possessions, and throw myself at him, running into his open arms. He holds me tight spinning me around, and then stops us to kiss me. I kiss him deeply, and then cry tears of joy. I thought he left me. I tell him, "I thought you really left me, Peeta." He shakes his head and kisses my nose. He says, "Oh no, I just needed you to believe that I couldn't be with you. Have you agreed to marry Gale yet?" I nod and he sighs, "You know I love you." I nod and kiss him briefly.

He says, "I needed to be with you. So when I was working in the bakery, I sau you make your way towards the woods. I told my father I needed time alone and I ran out following you. I was walking in this place and I heard you crying I had to come quickly. And now I'm here." I laugh, "I'm glad." He says, "I can't let you go." I whisper, "Me neither." He kisses me again. He then lets go and says, "I want to spend all the time with you." I decide he is the one I want to take him to the lake. I say, "Why don't I take you to my father's lake?" He raises his eyebrows, "Reall.y?" I nod and he follows my lead.

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We arrive at the lake with Peeta all sweaty, but alive. He says,"Wow." I look at his reaction and I know it's the same reaction when I came to this place for the first time too. I show him around and we look at the cabin. I begin towards it and Peeta says, "Wait! Somebody can live here, Kat!" I shake my head and say, "No, Peeta. This is mine and my father's cabin. Enter." I walk into the cabin, a little dusty because I haven't been here in some time. It's still as we left it. A bed of needles covered with a soft blanket and a pillow. The wide fireplace, a table, and the small rocking chair my father made. Peeta seems marbleized by all of this. He says, "This is nice." I nod and he takes my hand. He looks at the fireplace, "Can I build a fire?" I nod and he takes his baker skills and start a fire with sticks and rocks. I sit on the bed of needles, watching him and he turns to me when the fire is created. He grins at me, "I did it." I laugh at him, for he looks like a little boy. He smiles and comes next to me lying, and pulling me into his arms. I lay next to him, and he says, "I feel like this is a dream. Just an awful dream." I say, "Let me make it better."

I lean into kiss him. He pulls me closer kissing me deeply. Our kisses intensify and he lets go abruptly. I open my eyes and see him crying. He sobs, "I can't do this, Katniss. I can't let him have you. I love you, and only you." I speak something I never thought I would say, "Peeta, I'm yours." He shakes his head, "No! Tomorrow you will be his. And I can't do anything!" I kiss him to stop his rant. He kisses me, then says, "Katniss. I can't-" The words leave my mouth before I can stop them, "Make love to me, Peeta." And honestly ever since Peeta came into my life I felt like he was the one, the one my father helped put before me. He says, "Are you sure we should do this? Do you want this?" I nod and ask, "Do you?" He chuckles, "I've wanted you for so long, Katniss." He pulls me closer, his nose caressing mine, I say, "Kiss me."

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So this was Chapter 12. This is crazy everyone is like, "She needs to stay with Peeta!" Well guess what...I won't be a spoiler and you'll have to find out. Muahaha. Review, Follow, and Favorite! Take your time if you like to read my other story please, "You've Always Had My Heart." "Then they handed her a folded up flag. And she held on to all she had left of him. Oh, and what could have been. And then the guns rang one last shot. And it felt like a bullet in her heart." Just A Dream by Carrie Underwood.