Katniss

We stay wrapped up in that hug for so long. I cannot believe he's here. His face is resting on my shoulder. I am on my tiptoes with my arms around his neck. I am still bawling, Peeta is rubbing my back. 

We stay like this for who knows how long. It doesn't matter. He's here.

"I'm so glad your safe. I've been so worried. I missed you." He says into my hair. 

"I missed you more."

"No you didn't. He pulls out away from the hug and tilts my chin up so I'm looking at him. "Theres no way." I start crying again, but he wipes my tears with his thumb. "No, Katniss. Don't cry, Please, don't cry."  

"I'm so happy." I smile at him. 

"Good. Me too." He pulls me in for another hug. We sit on my bed and talk until around 10:00 at night, until Peeta's dad calls him to come home. I walk him to the door. 

"See you soon."  He grasps ahold of hand and gives it a quick squeeze 

"Bye." I wave. I shut the door. I can't believe he was here! How did he know where I was? I turn around to see Haymitch looking at me. I realize Haymitch is the one that got him here. "You did this?!" He nods and smiles. Run up to him and give him the tightest hug I can possibly give him. "Thank you. Thank you so much." 

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I wake up to someone rubbing my back.  I turn over and come face to face with Peeta.

"I made cheese buns. They're in the kitchen." With that, I'm out of bed and in the kitchen in a matter of seconds. Peeta runs down the stairs not far behind me. I pick up one of the rolls and shove half of it in my mouth. I turn around and smile at Peeta. 

"You remembered." 

"What? That these are your favorite?" I nod. Peeta closes the space between us and pulls me into a hug. "I would never forget." 

Peeta stays with us for the next couple of days. He wishes to make up for the lost time we had missed with each other. His Dad allows this, because he liked me a lot, and missed me while I was here too. Its now Friday. My last day of bed rest. Peeta and I decide to play board games and watch movies just like any other day. I tried to suggest a picnic in the meadow, but Peeta was totally against it. 

"you're on bed rest. You should not walk further than to the bathroom." 

Okay, Peeta. 

So I sit doing the same old thing as I've been doing for the past three weeks. 

Sorry, Monopoly, checkers, and Uno were a few games on the list of them we played. I was just about to ask Peeta If he wanted to play go fish, but Haymitch must've heard my question as he was walking in after work, because he did not keep quiet about it. 

"PEETA DON'T DO IT! Please, it's for your own good! She's going to beat you! Save yourself now!" Peeta glances between Haymitch and I, studying the looks on each of our faces, trying to decide if He should agree to my offer or obey a pleading Haymitch.

"Challenge accepted." He grabs the cards and begins to shuffle. 

He ended up beating me. By a lot. Haymitch was appalled. He stood there, staring and pointing like a total idiot at Peeta. He just returns the stare with a quick wink. 

That night we watched a movie called Safe Haven. At around 11:00 as the movie is just finishing, we see flashlights in the front yard. You can only see blurs of light, because the curtains are covering the windows, but you can totally tell what they are. 

"Katniss." I advert my glance to Peeta."Go get Haymitch."

"Okay. Please don't go outside." He shakes his head and murmurs a soft 'I won't'. I sprint up of the stairs and bursts into Haymitch's room.

"There are people with flashlights on the front lawn." I don't need to say anymore about the situation, because Haymitch is up and pulling a shirt over his head in the next three seconds. 

When Haymitch gets downstairs, Peeta shows him the lights. 

"It looks like they're throwing toilet paper." I say peeking out of the window.

"It looks like they'll be cleaning it up.  Come on kids. come watch my moment of glory that I will get for ruining these kid's fun!" Peeta and I smile and follow Haymitch on the porch. We stand behind him as he yells at these punks. They all shamefully walk up to him. 

'They' Is Finnick, Annie, Gale, and Madge.  Haymitch laughs. "Finnick Odair. Have you come to Ponder life with Katniss, Peeta and I" Peeta and I both crack up in hysteric laughter.  Haymitch comes home daily with complaints about Mr. Finnick Odair pondering life with him. 

At the mention of our names and the sound of our voices, our friends look around the side of Haymitch and see us standing there trying to quiet down our laughter so we don't wake our neighbors. When I calm down, I immediately go into telling them why I have been gone for almost two months straight. 

"I hope you feel better Katniss, See you guys later!" the response we get  what we get as they leave. Finally.  Is not one Haymitch wanted. 

"Hey. When will you be back to clean his up?" Gale sighs. 

"See you tomorrow at 10 am." 

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That night, I have a terrible nightmare. Peeta is running from a mutt, but it is so close to catching him, and when it does, it pulls him to the ground and rips him apart. I shoot up screaming. Peeta is on my bed in an Instant. He's been sleeping on the floor for the past few days. 

Peeta pulls me into his arms and whispers soothing things into my ears as he rocks me back and forth. 

"Everything will be okay, Katniss." 

This is super short because I won't be able to write for the week so heres a short 1000 word, 1 am update. 

What was your favorite part?

~Becca