Everlark Fanfiction

Chapter 8

I run over to Peeta but I am stopped by some sort of forcefield. "Peeta! Peeta no!" I scream as I watch life slowly slip out of him. I'm banging at the wall, exhausting myself so that I don't lose Peeta. I watch Peeta slump down against the wall. He lays motionless. That's it. He's gone. I scoot as close as I can to Peeta, but all I can do is bang my head against the forcefield. I bury my face into my knees and let countless warm tears roll over my cheeks.

I am awoken by a series of shakes and sobs. I gasp for air every now and then, until I realize that I am still on my velvet couch, rolling the Pearl between my fingers. My eyes widen. I never realized how much I would miss him until I lost him. Just like with Prim and Rue. I let my face dry out and then walk over to the kitchen sink and wash it. I throw on some form of clothes and step out the door. I sit on the step of my home and comb through my hair.

I have forgotten completely why I even wanted to come outside. The blizzard is not helping. All it does is cloud my thoughts. I sit here, frozen for half an hour until I remember why I came out here. Peeta. He's the only reason I'm ever out here. I stand up and brush off the remaining snow that I have collected on my body. I walk through the snow, and watch my tracks dent the fresh coat of snow on the ground.

I arrive at Peeta's door and check the window. He's inside. He waves me in but gives me a worried look when I close the door behind me. I know what he's thinking before he says it. "Are you crazy? You'll surely catch Pneumonia." he says. I must be shivering, but I can't tell because I am so numbed by the cold. I jump into Peeta's arms and cry on his shoulder. He hugs me and asks what's wrong. It take several attempts until I can finally get the words out. "I had a night terror. I lost you Peeta. You were gone. Dead. And there was a forcefield separating us, so I had to watch you die. Right there, you were gone, forever. And I couldn't save you, just like I couldn't save Rue."

"Katniss, I am here now. And I'm not going anywhere without you." We are locked in each others arms for a while until he lets go. We sit on his couch and just stare into the distance. I must have drifted off on his arm, because when I wake up he is tucking my hair behind my ear. "You're awake." He smiles. I nod in response and rub my eyes. He starts to make tea for the two of us, but I finish. I search his cabinets for tea cups and frown when the only ones he has are the ones from the Capitol. "What's wrong?" Peeta asks.

"Oh, nothing it's just that these cups are from the Capitol." I respond. The cup has an almost invisible mockingjay sign. But this is not the thing that makes me drop and shatter the cup. Its the painted note at the bottom that reads, "the mockingjay lives."