Twenty Years Later

by Fate's Second Apprentice

Time changes people and places. Twenty years after the revolution Panem is a different place. Watching Peeta and Katniss as they raise their kids as well as Gale in district 2. I'm planning for them to have kids so a bit of teenage romance as well as couple time with Peeta and Katniss because I like to think that even twenty years on they still need each other. Long story!

6. Chapter 6

Chapter 6

"Mackenzie! Cake!" Mackenzie's head came from out of his legs. He wiped his eyes forgetting his tears almost as soon as they had appeared. He ran down the stairs. The wait had been almost too unbearable, but it had been worth it he decided as he stared at the mega-huge-big-brown-mud-fudge-cake. Chocolate icing whipped into swirls. His mouth broke into a huge smile. He grabbed the cake from Mummy's hands. Picked up a fork, stabbed the cake and opened his mouth as big as it would go.

One of the strangers opened their mouth's too but Mackenzie thought that maybe they were going to say something. He ate the extra-specially-big piece in three bites and held up his plate to Mummy. "More please." Mummy tossed another piece on to the plate and Mackenzie sat down on the couch next to Daddy. He ate the cake quicker than any of the other people and had fourzies and would have had fifthzies but the last little piece was taken by the man Daddy had called Uncle Rory.

He glared at the man as the adults talked. The girl next to him was still eating her first piece. He looked at it keenly. "If you're not going to have it, can I?" Mackenzie held out his hand at the girl. She looked up from the cake looking a bit sick. "The cake can I have it?" The girl looked down at the cake and shook her head. Mackenzie frowned and slipped off the couch. "But you don't want it."

"No, no. I'll eat it. It's a bit rich for me." Mackenzie looked at the girl for a second. His little fists curled up. Suddenly Mummy grabbed him and pulled him back to the couch. "Aah!" He gasped. She put her mouth right to his lips and whispered, "Remember what we said before Zee-zee. You have to be respectful. Now if you really want some more cake, the cook still has the one you ate before. But aren't you feeling a bit full? Maybe you want some other snacks instead, ok?"

"Ok." Mackenzie said, feeling too tired to argue. When the people left he snugged in Mummy's lap and nibbled at a sugar stick. "I think that went well." He said to her as she flipped through the channels on the TV. Mummy smiled and nodded. "Yes, I think it did too."