Hi y'all. Thanks to all of my favorite readers and reviewers! You wouldn't believe how many reviews and stuff I got! You people are my favorite people in the world. Even the ones I hate. :D just kidding. Anyways, here is the chapter thirty-one. I hope you guys like it. I know for a fact somewhere around chapter 32 or 33 is going to be VERY crucial and important and awesome. I am going to have tons of fun writing it, and it very well may be one of the most important chapters. One of them. Well, I suppose I should get on with typing. Enjoy!
It was 6:30 in the morning when Primrose woke me up for breakfast. We showered and I changed into a pair of clothing from the stack Mother gave me. As a favor, Prim took two locks of hair from behind my ear and braided them back.
When we headed out, my little sister surprised me by heading not to the cafeteria, but to the sector 2 sleeping quarters.
"Where are we going?" I asked Prim.
She smiled. "I thought you might want Peeta to come to breakfast with us."
I couldn't help but laugh. I didn't know why I found it so funny. Maybe it was the determination in Prim's voice or the fact that she could read me so well. I wondered if she could read Peeta that well, too.
We got to Peeta's room and I knocked softly on his door. When there came no reply from inside of his room, I opened the door a crack and peeked my head inside. On his bed, Peeta was snoring quietly in his sleep, his head lolled over to one side.
"Should we wake him up, or should we just go back and let him sleep?" Prim whispered.
"I can wake him up. He is normally up by now, so I'm sure he won't mind." I said in an undertone back. Prim nodded to me and I tip-toed inside.
In the small amount of light available from the hallway, I walked over to his bed and sat next to Peeta. He murmured something in his sleep.
"Peeta? Peeta, wake up," I said in a quiet, slightly sing-song voice. With a hand, I brushed away a piece of hair that had fallen into his face and had been tickling his nose.
He twitched.
"Wake up now, Peeta." I nudged his shoulder and Peeta's eyes flew open wide.
"Katniss, what's wrong?"He sat up frantically and grabbed my arm. "Is something wrong? Have—"
"Its okay, Peeta. Nothing's wrong." I said reassuringly.
Peeta relaxed his grip on my arm and sighed. "Sorry." Then he saw my sister standing in the doorway. "Oh. Hey, Prim."
"Hello, Peeta." Unlike me, Prim was absolutely fine with situating herself wherever, even if it is someone else's bed.
She crawled up onto the bed next to me and put her hands in her lap. "Do you want to have breakfast with us?"
Peeta laughed. "Um… sure. Thank you for the invitation."
I smiled at him and motioned for Prim to get off the bed. "Come on, Prim. He can't get up with us sitting on his legs."
Once Peeta was done showering, we set off towards the cafeteria for breakfast. Peeta discreetly took my hand. "So I take it everything went okay yesterday?"
I shrugged. "Yeah. I tried to get the head Hunter to let me go outside but he didn't let me."
"I should hope not!" Peeta scowled. "It's too dangerous with you being pregnant."
"That's what he said to me." I mimicked the Hunters' deep tone. "'According to the rules, those who are underage or pregnant are not to be allowed to go outside'."
Prim laughed. "It makes sense, Katniss. You could accidentally get your stomach shot or something."
I snorted. "Like that would happen. 'Whoopsie-daisies. I just shot myself in the stomach. My bad.'"
The conversation was dropped after that.
At breakfast, I sat by Prim and Peeta. Gale wasn't there, but my mother sat in front of us and chatted lightly.
"Katniss, are you okay?" my mother asked me.
The anxiety of the test results had been weighing down on me and just now showed up apparently because I couldn't eat anything. It felt as though all of my organs had been emptied out and refilled with noodles.
"Yeah. I am just nervous, that's all."
"Nervous?"My mother frowned. "Why would you be nervous?"
Oops. I had forgotten my mother didn't know about my tests or in fact I needed them at all.
"Just, um…some tests I had done. The doctors think something funny is going on with me so I am waiting for the results…"
"'Something funny'?" her voice changed from curious into her 'accusing mother' voice. "Define 'funny'."
Peeta and I exchanged glances.
I cleared my throat uneasily. "Well, they think I am… further in than I'm supposed to be." I could feel my cheeks growing hot. "The thing is, eight months ago I was in the Capitol. Peeta and I think the Capitol people messed with me."
My mothers' eyes grew wide. "Oh, really?"
I sighed and looked down at my hands. "I am waiting for the doctors to come and get me."
Prim took her small hand in mine and rested her head against my arm (since she couldn't reach my shoulder).
"I want all three of you to come with me." I took a deep breath and looked my mother square in the eye. Her bright blue gaze was somewhat intimidating, but I held it as steady as I could.
"Why?" Prim looked up at me. I'm glad her eyes are much softer than Mothers'.
"Just in case I pass out, or something. It wouldn't be as hard to drag me if all three of you do it." I tried to smile at my joke, but all I managed to do was grimace.
"Katniss Everdeen?" said a voice from behind me.
I twisted around and saw Dr. Longarden standing behind me.
"I need to see you in my office."
In response to a few of the reviews I got saying who want the baby to be who's, I got all of that figured out. It is totally unexpected and I think you people are going to freak out. xD It is going to be sooo awesome!