AU in which witches and wizards exist and the Hunger Games do not.
Everlark Week
Day 5: One Last Day
"No, no…Peeta, come on, you need to stay with me here." Sweat rolls down the side of Katniss's face, joining the stream of tears. She keeps a firm grasp on Peeta's hand with one of her hands, while her other hand brushes stray blonde hairs from Peeta's eyes. Bitterly, she looks down at the wound from the hooded archer's arrow. The one day she decided to take Peeta to the woods…this is what happened.
"Peeta, please—"
It's the sound of footsteps behind her that make Katniss tense up. She turns slowly and finds the hooded archer standing over her. She grabs her own bow and hesitantly points an arrow up. The attempt is futile – she knows it – because this guy doesn't seem to be afraid of anything. The two stare for a long time before Katniss catches sight of the faint purple aura around the bow and quiver and arrows.
"I can give it to you," the hooded archer says, voice low.
"You've already taken him—"
"I know what you want. You long for one last day with him. To tell him all of the things you've never before said to him. You realize now what you want to say. Thoughts you haven't realized have been brought up because he's dead. You want one last day with him, to tell him everything. I can give you one last day."
Katniss realizes then that the hooded archer isn't your typical outlaw. This is someone who practices witchcraft. Wizardry. This is a wizard before her.
"What's the catch?" Katniss asks quietly.
"If you receive your one last day with this boy, it will not be him who dies. It, instead, will be you who loses your life. If you choose so, I will grant you your one wish, and today will be completely redone from nine o'clock this morning. It will go on for twenty-four hours. At nine o'clock in the morning tomorrow, you will die, and your wish will be over."
Katniss turns the options over in her head. No wish, and Peeta is dead forever. Wish, and the day will be redone, but Katniss will die in twenty-four hours.
"Will either of us have any recollection of today…as in today, today?"
"Only you shall."
"What happens if I tell him about the deal?"
"Nothing, only that he knows."
Katniss hesitates. He's dead…but if I make this wish…strike the deal…he'll be alive. But then I'll die.
"Alright. I wish I could do this entire day over."
"Your wish shall be granted."