A/N: Thanks for reading that last chapter! I know you all have been waiting for this and here it is! I love you all and I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: I own nothing and direct quotes, characters, or explanations come for Suzanne Collins.

Katniss's POV – Back

I woke up on the cold ground of a room, I sat up slowly and remembering last night. When Peeta's large warm hands latched themselves around my neck and choked me. I wasn't sure what happened after he tried to kill me but I did know that somehow I was alive.

I looked around the room and saw Peeta's body lying on the hospital bed, sleeping, and his one leg was tied up. Maybe some guards came in here and thinking I was dead, they restraint Peeta? No, I didn't think that made much sense. `

I stood up and walked over to the seat beside the bed; staring at the scarred body that was my Peeta. I didn't touch him, afraid I might wake him up, but I did look at the body. His scars were new bright red, he had bruises covered his face with a big welts on his face, also there was a long cut leading down from his forehead to his chin on the side of his face. I sighed.

"Peeta, please come back to me," I whispered, "Please stay with me. Please Peeta. I can't lose you." Tears started to fall from my eyes, "You are my dandelion in the spring, my rock, my shield, my protector, my lover, my fiancée. I know you probably hate me and I know that Snow has planted memories in your mind that will make you different, but I need you, Peeta."

In a move that surprised me, I grabbed his hand, "I need you to hold me and tell me everything is okay, I need you to love me. I need you to keep me safe and tell me everything is going to be okay, even when I know it is not. I need you to tell me that you will always be by my side. I need you to tell me that you love me even if we are in a fight. I need you to live happily ever after with me. I just, what I am trying to say is; I just need you Peeta. Please." I kissed his hand.

Then, I looked up at his face and saw that Peeta was staring at me and a tear rolled down his cheek. "I will never stop loving you, Katniss."

After that, I stared at him before throwing myself on top of him and hugging him while I cried into his chest. I felt Peeta's arms wrap around my waist and he hugged me back.

"Katniss," Peeta said and I pulled back to look at his face, "How could you ever think that I could stop loving you? I will stay with you. Always."

I placed one hand on my throat, "I thought your memories would be messed up and you would try and kill me every time you saw me."

Peeta looked down at my neck and started to rub where the bruises were, "Katniss, I cannot tell you how sorry I am for this. I honestly didn't know it was you, I just thought it was another guard coming to beat me." I flinched and he paused. "I am so sorry. If I were you I would leave and never come back."

"Peeta," I stroked his cheek gently bringing his eyes back to look into mine, "I am not going to leave you, especially not after that speech I made," we both laughed lightly, "It was my fault this happened, I should've been more careful."

"Don't put this on yourself, Katniss. I am the one that…choked you." Peeta then gasped and his eyes went cloudy. I sat up on the bed beside him, not knowing what to do. "You left me to die in the Hunger Games, real or not real?"

I was shocked, why would Peeta think that after I just told him I would never leave him? "Not real." I shook my head.

"You were trying to kill me when you came in disguised as a guard, real or not real?" Peeta asked.

"Not real." I replied, again why would Peeta think that.

Then, Peeta blinked and his eyes returned to mine, "I am sorry about that. My memories are messed up, I don't really believe you tried to kill me in any way, but Snow wants me to think you did." Peeta sat up and hugged me again.

"We need to go." I told him after holding him for a second.

The mention of Snow brought me back to reality. I stood up and grabbed the bows that I had dropped when Peeta attacked me last night. Then, I looked back at Peeta to see him struggling to get up and I looked down at his legs; one was tied up and the other, his amputated leg, was just a stump.

I bent down in front of him and cut the restraint on his tied up leg. Then, I rose back up to him and looked around for his metal leg, that was in the corner of the room; bent and bloody. I screwed it back into place and helped him up.

The new model that Doctor Wilson had given us yesterday, looked like it was years old and had gone throw the Hunger Games a few times, but Peeta could walk on it; even though it hurt him. I assisted him to the door and then I let go of him, loading a bow and walked out of the doors.

We started to walk out of the prison when Peeta stopped me, "Johanna, she is in here as well Katniss. We must save her."

"Finnick and I save Johanna yesterday." I assured him, still searching with my mind to hear thoughts around corners and through walls.

"Okay." Peeta replied, placing a hand on my shoulder as a sign of comfort or to keep him steady I was not sure. Peeta gasped. "You saved me in the cave, real or not real?"

I turned to him, "Real." Smiling fondly at the memory.

"You cut off my leg, real or not real?"

"Not real." I shook my head, disgusted.

"We made love after the Quarter Quell, real or not real?"

I blushed, "Not real."

Peeta blinked a few times, blushing as well, "Sorry about that last one." He scratched the back of his head awkwardly, looking away from me, "Snow did some weird things to my head."

I kissed his cheek lightly, "That's alright, Peeta."

Peeta seemed shocked by the physical contact and I jumped away, but then Peeta shook his head and lent forward; kissing me on the cheek as well. Then he pulled away, eyes closed, as if to secure his memory in his mind forever. I smiled at him.

"Peeta, we need to get going." I told him quietly. Peeta opened his eyes again.

"Yes ma'am." He nodded and placed a hand on my shoulder again.

After that, we kept walking as we came across some guards I knocked the both out, and Peeta gasped; but not in a 'real or not real' way but as in a shocked normal way.

"Sorry." I whispered before we reached the exit of the prison. "Come on." I smiled as we crept out into the woods.

After we walked for half an hour, Peeta moved his hand down my arm and linked our fingers together. I smiled at the gesture as we kept walking. Peeta walked silently beside me and entrusted that I knew the way; which I did, thankfully.

I didn't want to invade his thoughts but I was so curious to know what he was thinking in this moment.

"Thank you for saving me, Katniss." Peeta thanked me suddenly.

I looked at him, "Your welcome." I wondered why he thought I wouldn't save him.

Peeta grinned down at me, "I like your uniform."

I laughed, "Thanks, Cinna designed it." I paused for a second; did he remember who Cinna was?

"That man is a genius." Peeta shook his head looking forward again. I suppose that was a yes. "I can remember what you looked like before you went out to interview with…" Peeta paused thinking.

"Caesar Flickerman?" I helped.

"Yes, Caesar," Peeta nodded thankfully, "You looked so pretty and then I walked up with you to behind the curtain and I told you to act as if Caesar was me," Peeta smiled, "and then before you walked on stage," Peeta looked down at me again, "you said you loved me and you kissed me." I noticed his glance at my lips as he said this as he smiled softly. "Real or not real?"

"Real." I nodded smiling up at Peeta.

"Katniss," Peeta asked quietly, "Can I kiss you and tell you I love you?"

I laughed lightly, "Of course, Peeta." I smiled at him.

Peeta leant towards me slowly, his eyes staying locked on mine as he stopped an inch away from me, just for a second, before his lips locked with mine softly; as if as a whisper. Not knowing how far I should take it, I kissed him back softly and slowly, the arm that was not still intertwined with his fingers came up to knot in his blonde hair. I could feel Peeta smiling against my lips.

"I love you." He whispered against me.

"I love you." I whispered back.

Peeta pulled back with a smile that went from ear to ear. "Thank you for allowing me to do that." He thanked me and I laughed once again.

"Peeta Mellark, we are engaged you are allowed to kiss me." I shrugged as we started walking again.

Peeta turned to me, "And tell you 'I love you'?" He asked with a smile.

"And tell me you love me." I agreed nodding.

After that, we kept walking in silence. Until, we approached the white house. Peeta stopped, looking terrified.

"Peeta, it's okay; this house is safe." I assured him, squeezing his hand lightly.

Peeta looked from the house and back to me several times, "Okay." He finally whispered, letting me pull him into the house.

As soon as we walked in, the lights flicked on and I saw Haymitch sitting in a chair with a bottle of alcohol in his hand. Peeta jumped when the lights turned on and cowered behind me. I turned to lay his head on my shoulder and rub his back.

"Peeta, it's okay, it is just Haymitch," I told him rubbing his back, "remember Haymitch Abernathy?" I asked, Peeta nodded against my shoulder but didn't lift his head.

"You were not supposed to go of this house, sweetheart." Haymitch scolded me.

"I had to." I still did not turn back around.

"I wasn't finished," Haymitch said, "As much as I hate to admit it, you did an excellent job; because both of the prisoners were rescued and you are alive. Are you alright, Peeta?"

Peeta lifted his head off my shoulder and looked at Haymitch, "My memories are messed up and I have new bruises and scars but otherwise I am alright."

I turned my head slightly to see Haymitch nodding, before he walked out of the room without another word. That is when Cinna, Ryan, Connor, Finnick, Effie, and I was surprised to see Raiko, Jennifer, Paul, and Mother walking towards us. Where are Prim and Gale? I thought worriedly.

Jennifer ran into my arms first. I hugged her back, but one hand staid intertwined with Peeta's as he started to hug his family members.

"Where did you get these?" Jennifer asked staring at the bruises on my neck.

I glanced at Peeta before answering, "A guard, he caught me before I could get away from him." I lied.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Jennifer hugged me again and then walked over to hug Peeta.

Effie hugged me then, Ryan, Connor, Raiko, who thanked me over and over, I didn't let Paul hug me but I did shake his hand. Then, Cinna and Finnick both walked up to me at once.

"A guard did that?" Finnick asked doubtfully in my ear as he hugged me.

"Just don't tell anyone." I whispered back. Finnick winked at me before moving on to Peeta.

Cinna wrapped an arm around me, "Katniss, there has been a… accident." He pulled back and looked back at Mother who was staring at us holding a tissue to her heart.

"What has happened?" I let go of Peeta's hand and ran over to my mother; who hugged me tightly. "Where is Prim?" I asked desperately.

"Come on; let's go back to your room." Mother motioned Cinna and I to come upstairs with her. I was terrified and I tried to look at Cinna for answers but his thoughts were focused on the stairs in front of him, as were his eyes.

I followed them upstairs, Mother tried to sit me down on the bed but I refused. She shook her head at Cinna; who nodded before Mother turned back to me.

"Katniss," Mother whispered, tears formed in her eyes, looking into my eyes, "Prim is dead."

Numbness. I couldn't feel anything as my legs turned to jelly and my mind turned to mush. I realized that I had fallen on the carpeted floor and was crying, hysterically. I couldn't see anything but blackness as I gasped air in and out.

I slowly came to realize that I was hyperventilating and freezing cold. A hand was on my shoulder and a clam voice was telling me to breathe in and out normally. But how could I? My sister, the one person that meant the world to me, apart from Peeta, was gone.

"Katniss, breathe in and out." Cinna was whispering to me as I slowly came to realize that I was his hand on my shoulder. I tried, I really did try, but I didn't succeed.

"I'm so sorry, Katniss. If I could've I would have saved her." Mother was on the ground beside me, laying me down and treating me like I was one of her patients. Cinna removed his hand.

"What?" I gasped out, "Happened?"

"They were bombing the city when Gale came over to help us get out, he got me out the front door but then Prim got trapped in your bedroom Gale ran over to the window and told her to jump out but as she started to jump and bomb exploded on our house. She was gone." Mother explained between sobs.

I looked up at her, "Gale killed her." It was a question, but it was a statement.

"No, Katniss, I didn't." Gale walked into the room and I stood up anger flaring through me.

"Get out!" I ordered him.

"I am not going to take orders from you Katniss," Gale yelled at me, "I did not kill Prim!"

"Then why did you come!" I screamed.

"I just wanted to see you, to make sure you were okay!" Gale told me.

"Oh, and Peeta gone was just icing on the cake, wasn't it?" I asked harshly.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Gale demanded.

"Just get out, Gale! I never want to see you again!" I yelled.

"Don't do this, Katniss, please!" Gale started too walked towards me, "I would never kill Prim!"

Before I could think about what I was doing, my hands flexed and the next thing I knew a chair was pushing him out the door. Then the door slammed shut and locked. I fell back on the floor when he was gone, crying again.

After a few minutes of Cinna hugging me and Mother rubbing my arm, I heard a knock on the door.

"Katniss, can I come in?" Peeta's voice asked from the other side of the door, wordlessly I unlocked the door and opened it for him with my telekinesis. Peeta walked around the corner towards me and fell to his knees.

"I'm sorry, I know I am supposed to be strong for you but Prim just -"Peeta cut me off with a hug.

"I heard." That's all he said as he let me cry on his shoulder. Peeta rubbed my back while I cried and he kept telling me how much he loved me.

After Cinna and Mother left the room, I stared at Peeta; just admiring his beauty and grateful that he was here with me.

"Peeta," I whispered, "Can I kiss you?"

Peeta smiled at me, "Yes."

Then, I leant forward and kissed Peeta harder than last time; one of my hands went to the back of his head while the other stroked his cheek. Peeta kissed me back but with not that amount of urgency that I had.

"Katniss," Peeta broke away suddenly, but my lips didn't remove themselves from his skin, because I simply moved to his jaw line and neck. "Katniss," Peeta said again, but not in a moaning fashion, "Katniss stop," He whispered as I tried to take off his shirt.

I pulled away from him, "I need you Peeta."

"No you don't," Peeta shook his head and took my hands in his, "You are made a Gale, heart-broken for Prim, and happy to see me. Your emotions are crazy, Katniss. You don't need me you just think you want me."

I looked down at our hands, "Please?"

Peeta sighed, squeezing our hands, "Not tonight. Wait until our wedding night, Katniss. That way it will be more special."

I looked up at Peeta who smiled softly at me, I huffed, and then hugged him tightly again; not wanting him to go anywhere.

"Thank you." I whispered in his ear, knowing I would regret doing what I was about to do later.

"You're welcome." Peeta whispers.

Could it be minutes, or hours, or days that we spent in silence just hugging each other? I cried on and off for my sister. Peeta would just shush me and tell me everything was going to be alright; my dandelion in the spring.

Slowly, we made it to the bed and after Peeta had fallen asleep, I changed into sweatpants and a t-shirt, which Finnick had given me earlier, and walked outside into the cold night; sitting down on one of the steps that led to the house. "What is Katniss doing outside all alone? I'll go and talk to her." I heard Finnick's familiar thoughts coming towards me.

Then, he grabbed both of my shoulders as if to scare me, I shook my head.

"Finnick, your thoughts give you away every time." I almost smiled.

He sat down beside me and I searched his mind, "I feel so awful for Katniss. She has just lost a part of Peeta and all of her beloved sister. I can't imagine losing my family…" I shook my head to rid his thoughts.

"Were you in my head again?" Finnick asked watching me.

I nodded, "I'm sorry… I just… I'd rather be in anyone's thoughts but my own right now."

Finnick paused staring into the trees, "Annie wants to get married." He said suddenly, I looked at him.

"That's great." I nodded.

Finnick smiled, "I proposed after I got back with Johanna. Annie was thrilled and she said 'yes' to me." He shook his head in disbelief, "We want you to be there."

"Of course, that is fantastic Finnick, I am happy for you." I nodded, trying to smile but I failed.

Finnick grinned looking at the sky, "Thank you. I am very happy."

"That is wonderful, Finnick." I rubbed his back for a second before removing my hand. "Is she here then? I haven't seen her."

"Yes, she is here; staying in my room," Finnick winked at me, "She was sleeping when you returned with Peeta, I was about to go and get her when your Mother pulled you away…" He trailed off.

"Oh," I whispered. "Well, I am happy for you two."

"Thank you, Katniss." Finnick smiled at me.

"So, is Johanna okay then?" I asked.

Finnick nodded, "Yes, as soon as we got back she collapsed onto the couch and I carried her into an extra room. Your Mother and some other servants worked on her while she slept."

"So you think she will be alright then?" I asked hopefully.

"Yes, I do." Finnick nodded glancing at me again. I nodded happily. "She asked for you."

I looked up at him, shocked. Finnick laughed at my expression.

"She did, well in her sleep she did." He nodded, "I suppose since you saved her she likes you now."

I shook my head, "That or she wants to threaten me to keep quiet about her crying in my arms." I smiled lightly.

"That is possibility." Finnick nodded, grinning at me.

We stayed quiet for a minute before Finnick asked, "What do we do next, Katniss?"

I knew he wasn't talking about our conversation or about Prim, Annie, or Johanna.

"Next, I am going to kill President Snow." I replied.

A/N: Thanks for reading! I don't know how to feel about this chapter because Peeta back, but Prim's dead. I love you all! I hope you enjoyed it!

Awesomefanficlova You are so sweet! I read the story and I love it! I know I was mad at him for doing that too! Haha

VMars lover He didn't kill her! Yay! I hope you liked this chapter!

DuncanandGwen4ever yep he did! I hope you all know that I would never kill off a main character, unless it was some kind of Titanic stuff!

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