Author's Note: Hello again dandelions. Let's have our last Everllark chapter for now and then I will start focusing on Gale's punishment. After all this is taken care of we will start some lemons, which will lead to the end of this story. Don't worry, we still have many chapters to go. Hope to read from you guys. Here is chapter 27. Enjoy

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Chapter 27

Peeta's POV

I wait for about 30 minutes until Haymitch comes back with Greasy Sae right behind him. Katniss hasn't moved or talked, it doesn't matter how much I try she doesn't react. I've never seen Katniss like this, I didn't know it could get to this point. I'm completely helpless.

"Peeta, what happened to her?" Greasy Sae asks.

"I don't know to be honest. I woke up this morning to make her breakfast and when I came up she was like this, emotionless. Do you know anything about this?" I ask, hopefully Greasy Sae can help her.

"I only know what the old doctor told me, boy. She was just like that when she first came back with Haytmich and you were still in the Capitol. I remember he saying something about her mind shutting down to escape emotional pain. I think the best thing you would do is call him again and ask."

I know how much Katniss hates doctors, especially the Capitol ones, but I don't think I have another choice. I look down at my little Mockingjay, lying lifeless on my arm and I know that I won't be able to help her by myself.

"I will call Dr. Aurelius." I say. Both Haytmich and Greasy Sae nod their approval.

"I will bring you guys some stew for lunch and maybe we can try to feed her some." Greasy Sae says before leaving. For a brief moment I forget about Haytmich's presence and focus on Katniss. I bring my hand up and caress her soft cheek.

"Come back to me. Please baby, I need you." I whisper in her ear. I'm taken by surprise when I look straight into her silver eyes, staring back at me.

"Hey, It's okay. You are going to be fine. I'm right here with you."

"P-pee…t-aa" she tries to say. She is trying to come

back.

"Shhh, it's okay. I need to go downstairs and call Dr. Aurelius, he is going to help you get over this." I say. Katniss shakes her head and there are tears forming in her eyes.

"N-n-no. d-d-doon't…..l-l-lee..ave…m-me" she cries.

"I'm not leaving you. I promise I will back in a couple minutes. Please baby, I'm not going to let you suffer alone." I kiss her head softly. Katniss hold to my arm tightly, or at least as tight as her body would let her right now. "hey, hey don't worry. It's okay baby, please let me help you" I beg. Slowly I get up leaving her lying in there, eyes wide open and tears streaming down her face.

"Please look after her for a couple minutes." I ask Haytmich as I make my way to the door. He nods slowly and I know that she is in good hands. Maybe he doesn't show it, but Haytmich truly cares about Katniss, she is like the daughter he never had and I know that he is suffering as much as I am seeing her like this.

I decide to use the kitchen phone to call . I have his office's number memorized since I used to call him almost everyday when I first came back to district 12. He picks up on the second ring.

"Hello, good afternoon. This is Aurelius speaking."

"Dr. Aurelius. This is Peeta" I say.

"Oh Peeta, what a surprise. How is everything? Are you alright?" he asks.

"Well I'm fine, but Katniss isn't."

"What is wrong with Katniss?" The tone of his voice changed completely. He sounds truly worried.

"I'm not sure. She has a tough night and this morning when she woke up, I mean, if feels like she actually didn't wake up. She was completely lifeless, like her body was here but her mind was far away. I just got her to say some words a couple minutes ago but she is not okay." I explain. Dr. Aurelius takes a couple minutes and I can hear him writing something over the phone.

"This is not new news for me to be completely honesty with you. Greasy Sae, if I remember her name correct, called me about the same situation a couple days after I send Katniss back. Like I said to her, this is a way that Katniss's mind finds to escape severe emotional pain. It shuts down like a computer blocking all the emotions, even the good ones. I sent a bottle of pills and recommended her to take one everyday, by the look of it I don't think she followed my advice."

Of course she didn't take those pills, Katniss hates capitol medicine as much as she hates their doctors. He should've known better than to trust her when it comes to take care of herself. Katniss was always a stubborn person and she thinks she doesn't need help.

"Peeta? Are you still there?" I hear Dr. Aurelius asking me over the phone. I completely forgot he was there.

"Yes, I am here. Do you think those pills could still help her?" I ask

"Yes, that's exactly what I was about to say. If I know Katniss well enough she may have those pills hidden somewhere. If you can find them make sure she takes 4 pills a day, two after lunch and two after dinner. Be careful, she must not take those pills before eating; they would have some side effects. If you can't find them don't hesitate to call me and I will send another bottle as soon as possible."

"Thank you doc. is there anything else I can do to help her?" Hopefully I will be able to wake Katniss's mind up without causing more damage.

"Just make sure she feels safe. Peeta, I don't know anything about the two of you, but I know enough to say that you love each other. If there is something she needs, it's you. Just make sure you take care of her." He says. Of course I will take care of her, that's what I live for.

"Okay, thanks Dr. Aurelius."

"You are welcome. Please keep me informed. Call me as soon as this is all over; we need to talk about your progress. How are you dealing with the hijacking?" he asks. I haven't thought about that for a long time, my episodes are nothing to worry about anymore. I can easily control them just by taking deep breaths, Katniss doesn't even notice.

"Can we talk about that another time? I left Katniss with Haymitch and I feel like she needs me right now."

"Sure Peeta, we will talk another time. Take care of yourself and Katniss."

"Bye Doctor." We hang up and I run upstairs back to my bedroom. The scene in front of me breaks my heart; Haytmich is sitting on my bed with Katniss curled against his chest. I can hear her crying and whispering something that I can't understand. Haytmich notices my presence and brings his finger to his mouth, making the "silence" sign. I walk slowly towards them and sit next to him.

"P-p-p-ee…taaa" she cries. Haymitch nods and I extend my arms slowly to pick her up, making sure not to scare her.

"Hey baby, I'm back. I told you I would never leave you, didn't I?" I whisper in her ear once she is safe on my lap.

"How as she?" I ask Haytmich

"Begging for you." He says "She wouldn't stop calling for you. I was starting to get worried that 'Peeta' is the only work she remember how to say." I glare at him. This is definitely not the right time for Haymitch to be his usual self.

"I talked to Aurelius"

"And what did he say about this? Can we help her?" he asks.

"Yes, I mean, probably. He said that he sent her a bottle of pills just to make sure she can control these kind of breakdowns, but or course, she didn't take them." I say. Haytmich glances down at Katniss. "Don't you dare get mad at her. You know exactly that your experience with capitol medicine only brought us more headache." Haymitch is person I thought would understand, but it seems like I was wrong.

"Whatever. Come on Sweetheart spill it out, where did you hide the pills?" Haymitch asks Katniss. What the hell is wrong with this old drunk?

"Haytmich if you are not going to help, you may as well leave." I say, he is really starting to get on my nerves.

"I just don't understand why she would do this again. Katniss knows that she needs help and even then she is still extremely stubborn."

I completely ignore Haytmich's accusations. I don't have time for this, I need to take care of Katniss. She is looking at Haytmich and me, her eyes wide and full of tears. Oh Haytmich, you are dead if you make her cry.

"Why don't you rest for a little while? I promise that I will be by your side the entire time." I whisper. Sometimes I feel like I'm taking care of baby, she is so tiny and fragile. She only looks at me, her expression blank, but I can see that she is struggling to keep her eyes open. I bring my hand up and caress her hair until she falls asleep.

"Maybe we should try to find those pills." Haytmich says.

"Yes we should. I'm not leaving her side though, so be my guest to start without me." Haytmich glares at me but makes his way to the bathroom and start looking for the pills. I take my time to think about the many places Katniss could've hidden them, that is, if she didn't throw them away already. There is no way I could ask her, since she would never accept to take them if she knew. I will have to find a way for her to take them without knowing what they are, and that makes me feel extremely guilty.

"FOUND IT!" I hear Haytmich yell from the bathroom. He walks back to the bedroom and hands me the bottle. Now I'm completely sure that Katniss didn't even look at them, the bottle hasn't been opened.

Suddenly we hear the front door opening; it must be Greasy Sae bringing our lunch. Haytmich takes the pills from me and leaves the room. I'm left alone with a sleeping Katniss. She looks so peaceful, so innocent and fragile. Those are the moments when I stop to think about how much I love this girl. I wonder if someday I will see my Mockingjay again. The girl who fought to save her own life and mine, the strongest person I knew. We have been broken so many times but I know that we are going to glue our pieces back together.

"P-p-peeta?" I hear a small voice whispering. I was so deep in thoughts that I didn't realize that Katniss was awake and looking up at me with those silver gray eyes.

"Hey, How are you feeling?" I ask her. She looks a little healthier and some color returned to her face, but her eyes still look lost and distant.

"I-I-I d-d-don't…k-know." Her voice is still hoarse and trembling.

"Greasy Sae brought us some lunch. Do you want to go downstairs and eat some?" I ask. She slowly shakes her head.

"Come on Katniss. You just had a breakdown, you need to take care of yourself." I try to convince her but I know there is no use.

"I t-t-thought y-y-you l-left me…..I-I c-c-couldn't reach y-you." She says, tears filling her eyes.

"I was here the entire time baby. I was so worried; you wouldn't move or speak. Please don't do that to me never again. " I plead. "I can handle losing you too. I already lost too much." I'm taken back when Katniss's throw her arms around my neck. She seems to be recovering.

"I-I-I d-d-don't know what happened."

"I know it was not the first time. Greasy Sae told me that the this happened when you came back to district 12." I think about mentioning the pills but maybe that would cause an argument between us, and I really don't want to fight with her.

"I-It w-w-was just so p-painful. But I-I c-can b-bring m-myself o-out o-of it." She says. Oh Katniss, always so stubborn.

"I called Dr. Aurelius." I notice her flinch. "She told me that this episodes are how your mind escapes emotional pain. Why didn't you talk to me about this?" I say. I don't want to push her into talking about this. I feel that she hates this subject as much as I hate talking about my episodes and flashbacks.

"I-I'm s-s-sorry. I-I didn't w-w-want t-to worry you."

"I know baby. I just want you to trust me." I can't take it anymore, it feels like we are thousands of miles apart, so I lean in and capture her top lip between my own. Our kiss starts slowly and passionate but grown into something deeper in a couple seconds. Oh, how I want this girl. I bring my hands to her hips and start caressing it, she is wearing one of her mother's old nightgowns so my hand brushes against her bare skin. I wonder if this is too much for her, it needs to remind myself to take it slow. I remove my hand and place it on her hair, but without breaking the kiss Katniss grabs my hand and places it back on her hip. Her soft hands are gently caressing my hair and for a moment it's just us in this cruel world; just me and the girl I love. Her skin is soft and warm, I could caress her for the rest of my life but I know that we are not ready to take this next step just yet, even if we were Haymitch and Greasy Sae are downstairs and I don't think they should know about this. So I slowly pull away and rest my forehead against hers and take a couple of deep breaths. This girl is going to be the death of me.

"We should go downstairs." I whisper, still out of breath. I stand up and pick her up bridal style. I give her a peck on the lips and carry her to the kitchen. Things are starting to get better…or maybe I'm wrong.

There we go again. I think it's time to move on from all this drama, so let's get Katniss back to being a fighter and Gale punished. Next chapter we are back to action. Hope you guys liked it. Please Review. Until next time.