AN: You didn't really think I was going to kill off Mr. Everdeen did you? I'm not that mean! :)

Chapter Four- Peeta

I watch, as Katniss stands there wide-eyed and staring at her father. His shirt has been ripped off and thrown to the side and his back is covered with blood and whip marks. I'm too busy staring at him to notice Katniss running at the Peacekeeper. I notice just in time and catch her wrist just before her fist connects with his face. "No!" she screams at me and tries to pull away but I put my arms around her waist and pull her to me.

She punches my chest; trying to make me release her but I just hold her tighter. "Let me go! He killed my father! H-he k-killed h-him," she stutters and then as if she has no energy left she stops fighting. She sobs into my chest and I kiss her forehead.

"I'm sorry," I whisper. "I'm so, so sorry."

Her tears soak through my shirt but I don't care. She sobs and hiccups and I'd do anything to take the pain away. I glance over at her father and find Prim and Mrs. Everdeen crying and holding a hand each. I swear I see his fingers move. I see Mrs. Everdeen's eyes widen and she puts her fingers to his wrist to feel his pulse.

A moan fills my ear and I feel Katniss freeze. She stares at me and at the same time we look at her father. His eyes open and in an instant Katniss is running to his side. "Dad!" she yells.

"Katniss," he whispers back and she starts crying happy tears.

"I-I thought you were gone. You didn't move and- and," she stops, unable to speak.

"Daddy," Prim sobs. "You're going to be okay."

Mrs. Everdeen stands up and talks to a woman before the lady runs off and comes back with a long board. "Do you need help?" I ask and Mrs. Everdeen nods.

"Yes please," she says, and I can tell she's trying not to panic and hold in her tears.

I help a few other men lay Mr. Everdeen onto the board and we carry him back to their house in the Victors Village. I open the un-locked door and we rush into the house. Katniss throws all the items off the table and we lift Mr. Everdeen onto the wooden surface. Prim and Mrs. Everdeen comes into the kitchen carrying a handful of snow. They place it on his back and he moans in pain.

"We are not going," Katniss mutters, pacing back and forth. She stops pacing and takes her fathers hand in hers. "You hear that?" she whispers. "We're going to stay here and we are going to cause a lot of trouble." Mr. Everdeen nods slightly. I watch as Prim and Mrs. Everdeen rush around the kitchen, grabbing this and then that.

Mr. Everdeen soon falls asleep while we all watch him silently. "Maybe you should all go rest," I say and they all look at me. "I'll watch him." Prim and Mrs. Everdeen nod reluctantly but Katniss shakes her head.

"I'm not leaving him," she whispers and I sigh.

"I'll be here. He'll be fine, I promise," I reply and she stares at me for about a minute.

"Okay," she finally says. "But if he wakes up I want you to come get me."

I nod and they all leave the room.

I sit down in a chair next to the table and watch Mr. Everdeen's chest rise and fall. I think about what Katniss said. "We are going to cause a lot of trouble." And there's not one part of me that thinks she's lying. She's going to do something- and I don't think it's going to be good.

I watch Mr. Everdeen drift in and out of sleep for two hours until he wakes properly. "Umf," he moans and I feel panic rise inside of me. What should I do? I'm not a doctor! I get up to wake Katniss. "No," he whispers and I stop.

"What?" I ask.

"Don't wake them I'm fine," he says and starts coughing. I fill a glass with water and hold it to his lips. He takes a huge gulp. "Thanks."

I nod and sit back down. "How are you feeling?" Despite his current situation I see amusement in his eyes. "Don't answer that," I say and he curls his lips slightly.

"I see why Katniss likes you," he whispers and I furrow my brow. Do they talk about me together? "She has mentioned you a few times," he says, as if reading my mind.

"Has she?" I reply, trying not to sound curious.

"Yeah," he stops and closes his eyes.

I grab his hand and he squeezes it for a while until the pain seems to go. He takes deep breaths and starts talking again. "She dreams about you. I hear her wake up screaming and calling your name," he says through gritted teeth.

"I know how she feels. All of my dreams are about her. As soon as I wake up and see that we're home I know she's safe," I reply.

"She loves you," he says and I shake my head.

"She doesn't," I deny.

"She does, trust me, I know. She looks at you like you look at her. You just don't see it. Give her time and she'll realise you're perfect for her. She's just a little confused. She never wanted this, you see. Never wanted to marry because it leads to having kids," he replies.

"She did mention that," I say. "I hate that she has no choice but to marry me."

"I said to her earlier that she could do worse. You want to know what she said?" he asks and I nod. "She said 'I don't think there's anyone better,' and this conversation was today. She's just confused about her feelings." I nod in understanding and we sit in a comfortable silence for a while.

"Who'd have thought we'd ever be sorry to see old Cray go?" Mr. Everdeen says.

"I bet no one was expecting it," I reply and he nods. "Do you know what Katniss meant when she said she's staying to cause trouble?" I ask and he nods again. He says four words and that's all it takes to make dread spread through my whole body.

"She's planning an uprising."

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