MILES POV

To be honest, I thought I was a goner. I thought I was going to die. Even though it wasn't a very big wound, the blood gushed out, and quickly. I thought I'd never be able to see Johanna again. I couldn't imagine not being able to see Johanna. I'd lost her years ago, but I had no intention of losing her again.

The last thing I remembered was being brought back onto the hovercraft by Peeta. I blacked out after that. I didn't dream. I didn't think. My mind was resting. I thought it would rest forever until I heard a familiar voice calling out for me.

"Miles," the voice said. "Miles, can you hear me?" The voice began sounding more desperate. "Miles, please… Please come back."

My eyes fluttered open to find Johanna at my side. Her face was buried into the sheets at my hospital bed; she'd been crying. I lifted my good arm and placed my hand on her shoulder. She immediately lifted her head up to look at me. She put her hand on top of mine, as if she were seeing if it was all just a dream.

"You're alive," she said, wiping her face with her sleeve. "I—I thought you were dead." I said nothing, but I smiled. She hugged me for a long time. When she let me go, I looked at my body. "They were able to stitch up your shoulder and remove the bullets. Luckily, your arm will be able to work normally after it heals. They gave you some morphling for the pain."

I tried moving my shoulder. It didn't hurt at all since I could hardly feel a thing. "How long have I been out for?"

"About four days," she said. "We had to delay the next phase. Coin was actually going to consider letting someone else lead the next mission if you hadn't woken up. She thinks that you should take it easy."

I didn't mind not being a part of the next phase, as long as I was able to see Johanna again. I laced my fingers in hers and stared at her for a few seconds. "Johanna," I said. "I realized that seeing tomorrow isn't guaranteed. I mean, I could have died. And there would've been so many things I never got to say and do."

"I know," she said. "I'm so glad that you're here with me."

I smiled, wider this time. "I love you, Johanna. I always have."

Her mouth opened in surprise, but she smiled and kissed me softly. "I love you too. I realized that when I saw you again."

"I never stopped thinking of you," I said. "I want to marry you. I want to give you babies. I want to buy you gifts and wake up to you every morning. I love you. Marry me. Marry me today… Right now."

"Right now?" she asked, confused. I frowned. Maybe I shouldn't have been too forward. Maybe I should've waited. She gave me a warm smile. "Where do we go to get married?" I took her hand in mine. I wasn't even sure if I could leave the hospital wing, but I didn't care. No medics stopped me on my way out, however.

We ran into Glimmer and Cato in the hallway. "You're alive!" Glimmer said, hugging me. "We were starting to think that you were in a coma. You've been knocked out for days."

"I'm fine," I said. "I feel like I can do anything! We're about to get married! Right now!"

"Are you okay?" Glimmer asked, raising her eyebrows. I nodded.

"Why is everyone asking me that?" I asked. "I've never been better. Life isn't promised, you know. Maybe you two should get married too."

"But don't you want to have a ceremony?" Cato asked. Normally, I'd probably come up with a smart ass remark, but I was in the best mood ever.

"We can celebrate after we destroy Snow," my fiancée said. "There's bound to be a big celebration afterward."

"So what do you say?" I said. "Kill two birds with one stone."

"I'm in," said Cato. Glimmer didn't object, so we continued on so that we could all get married.

CATO POV

Glimmer and I were married now, as well as Miles and Johanna. Glimmer was officially Mrs. Forth. My life was complete—well, it would be as soon as our baby was born. We were given a new housing unit, solely for me and my new wife.

I never would've thought that Johanna would be one to get married. But she proved me wrong. I didn't know that she and Miles had known each other beforehand. Glimmer filled me in. She told me that she and Miles had been friends while she was here. She also told me that Miles had apologized to her for how he'd treated her a few days ago.

I didn't get what Johanna saw in Miles. I didn't know why I was so concerned, but it bothered me. He was usually a sarcastic bastard, which I didn't appreciate. Most of the time, I wanted to attack him but that wasn't a very good idea.

Miles hadn't been a jerk to me today, so maybe he wouldn't be a jerk to me tomorrow. Maybe we'd end up getting along. Maybe Miles wasn't so bad. Maybe I should try to get to know him, before I judge him any further.

My thoughts were interrupted when an alarm sounded. Coin's voice filled the room from the loudspeakers. "Everyone, please report to the lower bunkers immediately. This is an emergency." Glimmer looked nervous from the other side of the room. I grabbed her hand and went into the hallway, the alarm blaring in my ears.

I spotted Peeta and Katniss walking our way. "Do you know what's happening?" Peeta asked.

"Keep moving!" he heard Miles' voice say. "Take the stairs!" As we made our way toward the staircase, I turned to Peeta.

"I know no more than you do," I said with a shrug. He and Katniss held hands as they walked down the staircase. Prim and Rory were in front of them. I noticed Prim take Rory's hand too.

It took about ten minutes or so for us to get down the crowded staircase. I was starting to get nervous. What was the emergency? And what reason did we have to come all the way to the bottom levels of District 13?

President Coin was in the middle of the room. A few minutes later, one of the guards whispered something in her ear. Then she started talking. "Attention, District 13!" The room fell silent. "Snow has sent hovercrafts to have us bombed. Luckily, we were able to get a heads up. The Phase will be delayed until further notice. For now, there are living quarters and bathrooms. Please make use of them."

GLIMMER POV

Before anything could be said or done, an explosion went off overhead. It sounded distant, several stories away from where we were. What if one of the explosions were able to reach where we were? What then? We'd all die.

Before I could further plague my mind with negative thoughts, Rory came up to me looking distraught. "Are you okay?" I asked him. He shook his head no. I hugged him. It was as if I was his mother. Of course, his real mother could not be replaced. But I was one of the people he'd come to if he was troubled.

I loved Rory as if he were my own son. I loved Prim too, but she didn't need me; she had Katniss. I wondered where he'd go after all of this was over—if we were able to end things. Part of me wished that he could come to live with Cato and I.

I heard another explosion come from above. "Come on," I said. "You should get some sleep." He didn't protest, instead holding onto my hand as we walked around to find some place for us to sleep. Rory walked between Cato and I. It was almost like we were a family.

We walked past different rooms. Cato pointed out an empty one that had a bunk bed and a single bed. Rory climbed up to the top of the bunk and lay down. Cato lay on the single bed, leaving the bottom of the bunk for me. "Good night," said Cato. I knew that he'd be asleep within seconds.

"Glimmer?" called Rory.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Are you excited to be a mom?"

"Yeah," I said, smiling. "I think so."

"I think you'll make a great mom," said Rory.

"Thanks Rory."

"Thanks for letting me stay with you."

"You're always welcome," I said. "We're all like a big family now." I heard another explosion.

I could almost feel Rory's smile just above me. That was something that made me happy. I loved to see children smile. They deserved to be happy and to be loved. That was something that I'd be able to provide my baby with. I just hoped that I'd live that long.

I think that this was a fairly happy chapter. What do YOU think about it? Review or PM me if you'd like to voice your opinion :)