Everlark

Nightmares Again.

Peeta P.O.V.

It's three months after Haley was born. Riley and Haley are staying with Haymitch for the entire week so that Katniss and I could get a week to ourselves.

We had just finished dinner and we put our pajamas on. Katniss falls asleep quickly, while I just hold her in my arms. It's been a half hour, or so, and Katniss starts squirming.

"NO!" she screams.

"Katniss, baby, calm down. It's just a dream," I say while holding her close to me.

"Get off me," she yells and pushes me away.

I am shocked because never in a nightmare before has she pushed me away.

"Katniss! It's me, Peeta."

She must be in a deep sleep because that still doesn't wake her up.

"Leave me alone. GET AWAY FROM ME!!"

"KATNI--" I get cut off.

"HELP!! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!" she yells.

Katniss has successfully gotten out of my arms and is now lying on her stomach, screaming into the pillow.

I grab onto her again, and pull her up into my chest. I rub her back and whisper in her ear.

"Shhhh. It was only a dream."

She calms down and whimpers silently.

"You're safe now. I'm here. I'll protect you."

"Always?" she asks.

"Always," I reply back to her.

The next morning, I don't think Katniss had any recollection at all about her nightmare.

"Katniss?" I asked while making breakfast.

"Yea, babe?"

"Are you okay from last night?"

She looks at me with a puzzled face.

"Last night? What happened?"

"You don't remember," I mutter under my breath.

"Peeta? Are you okay?"

"Am I okay? Kat, you were screaming for a half hour last night. I think the question is, 'Are you okay?'"

"What?" she says and rubs her head.

I walk over to her and sit her down on the couch.

"What was I saying?"

"You were screaming things like, 'Get away from me,' and 'Leave me alone!' You told me to get off you and you were screaming for help," I say not realizing I had tears rolling down my face.

Katniss grabs my hand.

"P-Peeta, I had no clue. I'm sorry."

Just then I remember the incident we had when Riley was a baby. Katniss hadn't been taking her pills that Dr. Aurelius had prescribed for her.

I walked upstairs and found the bottle of pills that she has to take in her night stand drawer.

I walk back downstairs with tears strolling down my face. I just want her to be safe and she isn't taking the pills that will prevent harm.

"You promised."

"Promised what?"

"Don't play that game. You promised that you would take the pills, Katniss."

"I haven't had a nightmare that bad since Riley was born. I didn't think I was going to need them."

"Well, you do."

"Pe-"

"Take the pills, Katniss. Now."

"But Peeta, I don't ne---" she starts, trying to deny the pills.

"Yes, you do. Gosh, Katniss take the damn pills! I hate seeing you like this. I hate seeing you in pain and torture. Can you please just do both of us a favor and take the pills?"

This shuts her up and she takes the bottle from me. I get her a glass of water and watch her swallow one of the pills.

"You can take the other one either tonight or tomorrow. What would you prefer?"

"Tomorrow."

"Okay. But I'm going to watch you," I warn her.

"Okay."

I sit down on the couch and hold my head in my hands.

"Peeta, I'm so so sorry."

"I know. I just wish you would listen to me sometimes."

"Me too. You know that I love you, right?"

"Yes. But, I love you more."

"Not possible," she says.

"Then why is it true?"