I decide since it's my birthday, I will post another chapter for all of you. I just want to thank ForeverEverdeen for all her help on my story. You should totally check out her story. I hope you enjoy chapter 9!

DISCLAAMER: Not the genius behind The Hunger Games

Katniss's POV

I woke up to the sound of beeping. I guess I should have seen that coming since I'm at the hospital. I looked around and noticed I have been asleep on Peeta's shoulder. My sister has been in the hospital for three days. It had been a long weekend so I haven't missed any school spending the whole day at the hospital. Peeta has been coming with me every day. He's been so supportive. I think I'm almost ready to tell Peeta that I'm ready for a relationship. I'm not quite sure if I'm ready, but I think I am.

Prim was still unconscious. The doctors said there is a chance she could fall into a coma. They are doing everything they can. My mom could do better than these doctors, but there is a stupid law that says a doctor can't treat their family.

"Katniss…" Peeta said. I looked over at him, but he was still asleep. Was he dreaming about me? "I love you," he said. Peeta loves me? I thought he just liked me. He loves me too. YAY!

The doctor walked in. "Miss Everdeen, I have news on your sister. Would you like to hear it or wait for your mother?" he said.

"I would like to hear it now," I said. I felt Peeta move next to mean saw that he was awake.

"We have discovered three more broken bones, found that she has a severe concussion, and noticed she has a case of appendicitis. The appendicitis is new; it wasn't there two days ago. We will have to operate on her soon. If this gets serious enough, it could interfere with her recovery process," he said.

"So, how many broken bones are there in all?" I asked.

"15. 3 broken ribs. 2 broken bones in each arm. 5 broken bones in her right leg and 3 in her left."

"How long will she have to be here?"

"About six weeks. We want all broken bones to heal for the most part. Also, she needs to recover from the surgery. But we need your mother's permission," he replied. With that, the doctor walked out.

"Are you okay?" Peeta asked.

"No. I wouldn't be able to handle losing someone I love again. I already lost my dad when I was younger. I'm might lose Prim. I don't know if I would be able to handle motherhood with the risk of losing them," I said. Peeta put his arm around me.

"You will make an amazing mother when the time comes. But you don't have to worry about that now. You're fifteen. You turn sixteen in two weeks. You have time to worry about that," he said.

"I guess you're right. Thank you, Peeta," I said.

"No problem. Since we have time, do you want to talk about the history project?"

"Yeah, sure. What should we do? I mean, you're the artist," I said.

"Well, I was reading ahead in the textbook when I was trying to figure out what to do, and I saw this lesson on the leader of the rebellion. She was called the Mockingjay. We could recreate her uniform. It was incredibly made," he suggested.

"That's a good idea," I said.

"Thanks," he said. We noticed he still had his arm around me. We smiled. He went to take his arm away, but I touched his arm.

"You don't have to. I don't mind," I said. He rested his arm on my shoulders again and I snuggled into his shoulder.

Peeta's POV

"You don't have to. I don't mind," she said. I readjusted my arm and she snuggled into my shoulder. I'm holding Katniss Everdeen. I've dreamed about this for years and it's finally happening. I hope her mind is changing on relationships.

"Katniss, can we talk about us again?"

"Sure. I'm almost ready. I swear," she replied.

"Okay, so what are we now?" I asked.

"Uh, I don't know."

"Should we just say friends until we start dating?" I asked.

"Yeah, I guess. Is that okay with you?"

"Yes, as long as I know there is a chance we will be together, I'm good."

"We will. I promise."

"I know. I love you, Katniss," I said.

"I love you, too," she replied. "Peeta, I think I'm ready for a relationship."

Well, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Please review! I love reading the reviews. I will try to update soon because I have a snow day tomorrow, but I'm having trouble typing because I burned a few fingers last night. I will try my best to update.