You Belong with Me
Author's note: Hey Guys! I am back. Sorry if I took longer than a week to update. I was just really busy and I was having a hard time thinking of ideas. And you may notice that I change the format of my writing since some of you guys commented it was hard to read. Hope you guys enjoy this and review please!
Chapter 5: Marry me
Previously:
"Katniss do you love me?" he asks. "I do Peeta. I certainly do." He then takes my hand and kisses it. He then kneels down and holds out this red velvet box and opens it a beautiful ring with a diamond on it shines. "Katniss" he starts slowly "would you spend the rest of my life with me?" I am stunned in surprise. "Peeta I don't know what to say." I tell him. "Would you marry me Katniss?" he asks anticipating my answer. "Peeta, I-I-I"
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"Peeta I-I-I" I stutter. I look into his blue, sapphire like eyes. "Are you sure about this?"
"This is the surest I have been." He replied with a look that radiates the things he gives me, love, hope and someone to rely on and to trust.
I feel a shot of nervousness rush to my veins. I love Peeta I certainly do. But what if this will all just end in heartbreak? But Peeta and I have protected and been through things together. He will always be mine and I will always be his.
I take a deep breath and take Peeta's hands in mine and tell him the one answer he has been waiting for.
"Yes Peeta. I will marry you." Tears of happiness start to flow down my face. But Peeta wipes them away with his thumb.
He then takes the ring from the box and slips it on my left ring finger. I kiss him lovingly and I give all the emotions I felt now, happiness. I am going to get married to Peeta, my boy with the bread.
"Katniss I promise to keep you safe and be there for you." He tells me with lots of commitment and trust in his voice. "I love you Katniss."
I bring my body closer to his and I hug him. I rest my head on his shoulder and whisper to his ear "I love you too. And nothing will change that."
We then both go back down, hand in hand. We go straight into the car and we head straight to the hotel. We get into the elevator and we go up to our floor. I unlock our hotel room and head straight into the bathroom. I unclasp my heels and set them aside, feeling the cold marble against my feet. I give them a quick rub with some foot lotion and wipe the excess with a towel. I unzip my dress and fold it neatly. I then place it in my bag. I put on my soft nightgown which I haven't been bothering to use. Usually at District 12 I would just sleep in the first clothes I grab in my closet. I then undo my hair-do slowly. Twisting it one at a time making sure not to hurt my hair, I brush my teeth and go back to the bedroom. Peeta is sitting down on the bed. I let him go to the bathroom and sit on the bed this time. I grab my hairbrush and comb my hair, smoothing those parts of hair that are tangled. I have done a few strokes when Peeta gets out of the bathroom. He sits next to me and grabs my hairbrush. He then starts brushing my hair.
"I love your hair Katniss. It has this effect on me I don't understand." he tells me taking a strand of my hair in between his fingers.
He finishes combing my hair and sets the brush on the nightstand. We both climb to bed. I rest my body in between his arms, feeling his warmth radiating from his body. Peeta then shuts the light on the nightstand and kisses my forehead, sending warmth to my body.
"I love you Katniss. I have waited five years for your love. And I knew that was the right choice."
"I love you too Peeta. I knew I made the right choice too." I give his lips a peck. "And by the way, I love your hands."
I then close my eyes and drift to a dreamless sleep.
I wake up the next morning with a snoring Peeta's arms wrapped around me. I check the clock, it is 8:00. I carefully detached myself from Peeta's wrap. And go into the bathroom. I take a shower and change into clean clothes. I tap Peeta on the shoulder lightly and he flutters his eyes open, responsive to my touch.
"Peeta you better get changed. The breakfast buffet will end at 10. It is 8:30 get dressed."
He just nods and heads to the bathroom.
While waiting I tidy the room a bit. Even though there are not a lot of things to clean.
And after a few minutes, Peeta and I go down to the loft to eat some breakfast. We check in our names with the receptionist and we enter the buffet. I grab some muffins, scones and some oranges in the buffet. I find a table and sit down with Peeta. I bite into my muffin, it was good but Peeta's was better. The scones were the same. The only thing that tastes different is the orange juice, it tastes balanced. Not too sweet, not too sour. I finish everything on my plate and wait for Peeta so that we can leave. He shortly finishes after me and we leave. Once we are upstairs we pack our bags. We then head down to the lobby where we checked out. Haymitch will be going back to District 12 tomorrow. We call a taxi and we head to the train station. We board the train back to District 12. I stared at my ring, while Peeta sketched me. We then head to the dining compartment to eat some dinner. They served the little birds stuffed with orange sauce and this raspberry crème pie. Peeta then orders a bottle of champagne to one of the capitol attendants. He then heads to the kitchen to get our champagne. He comes back and unscrews the bottle and gives us both a glass. I take a sip of the champagne little by little. Ever since my drinking experience with Haymitch I don't drink alcohol on a regular day. After dinner I feel tired and go to the compartment and sleep.
But my nightmares don't leave me alone tonight. I am in the square right in front of a giant screen. I see they are telecasting a hunger games. I see Cato and the careers. I am watching the 74th annual hunger games. I see a 12 year old girl run from the careers. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. I look at her more to realize it is Prim. She is running from the careers they are about to kill her. I scream her name. Even though it is just a screen I try to reach out for her but I can't. Eventually she gets tired and rests. The night seeps in and she is freezing cold. I could see she desperately wants to light a fire but she knows that she will be in danger if she does. As the morning comes the sun is scorching hot. The game makers are playing with the climate today. Her lips are dry and cracked. I can see true pain and suffering in her eyes. I don't like seeing her like this. I am almost losing myself. As she sits down and takes a break she puts down her weapons and sits on a log. She calms down a bit and looks better. But then Cato comes up behind her. She stumbles to the ground. Cato kicks her weapons away so she is unarmed. She crawls backwards away from Cato until she hits a tree. Then suddenly Cato brings up his sword and swings it at her. The last thing I hear is her scream before I go back to reality.
I wake up in cold sweat and my eyes are covered with dried tears. I open the light and wipe my eyes. I check the clock and see I only slept for 3 hours. I go out of my room and look for Peeta. He was just sitting down in one of the chairs out looking the vast view. I inch closer to him.
"Peeta" I gently say. He turns around and looks at me.
"What's wrong Katniss?" he asks worriedly. "Did you have a nightmare?"
I nod and hug him. "She is in my dreams again Peeta. This time she was in the hunger games instead of me. And Cato killed her." I just noticed the tears in my eyes when Peeta wipes them away.
"Katniss she was never in the hunger games." He tells me as he cups my face. "She never was"
"But" I start my eyes teary. "She is dead. She is gone. She left me. I don't have a family anymore." I finish telling him in between sobs.
"Katniss, I am your family you are not alone." he takes a hold of my hand. "We will get through this together. I will never leave you."
"How long will you stay with me?" I ask him still unsure.
"Always, Katniss, always." He kisses my forehead and sends warmth though out my body.
"Do you promise?" I ask almost convinced.
"I do Katniss. I promise you that."
I kiss him send him my love through the kiss. I then lead him to our bedroom and we go to sleep.
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