Continuing On

Ch.29

Katniss's Pov

Peeta and I walk back into the house where his family is standing there shocked. They have no clue what in the world just happened here.

"I just had a flashback." Peeta states.

"Do those happen often?" Asks Spencer.

He looks to me. I just shrug my shoulders saying I don't know. "They come and go. We haven't had many." I say

I start to smell burning. It smells like burning squirrel! I run into the kitchen and turn off the stove. It has started to get a little smokey in here so a grab a towel and start to wave it around. I manage to get all of the smoke out if the kitchen.

I turn to see Peeta standing in the doorway smirking. "did you try and cook again?" He asks

"Maybe." I say.

"Just leave the cooking to me and you can just hunt for the food." He says

"Okay." I say. He opens his arms and I immediately walk into them. They are strong and loving and they just make me feel so safe. We walk back out to the loving room where Peeta's family is sitting.

"What would you all like for dinner?" Peeta asks

"That depends on what you have. We have been living off of berries for a while now." Peeta's father chuckles.

Peeta looks at me. "All that I got today was squirrel ad bird."

"Okay then we are having squirrel and bird stew." He announces smiling and drags me to the kitchen. He starts to prepare the food. Then he puts it in the pot to cook. I just sit on the counter and watch him.

Once the stew is done we all sit at the table. Peeta and I pass out the the stew.

"Do when did you come home Peeta?" Rye asks

"I came home eight and a half months after the war." Peeta replies.

They all just catch up in things from the past year. But, weirdly enough, Peeta didn't bring up our engagement at all. I decide that I won't bring it up. If he wants then to know then he can tell them.

Soon enough everyone finishes their dinner. "we better go find a hotel for the night. Goodnight Peeta. Goodnight Katniss." Mr.Mellark says standing up.

"Oh no you can just say here. In the guest bedrooms." I say quickly.

"Thank you Katniss." Says, surprisingly, Mrs.Mellark.

"Follow me." I say walking up the stairs. I show them all of the guest rooms. Mr. and Mrs.Mellark share a room and the boys get their own each.

I walk up to Peeta and I's room. "Your family is very nice." I say.

"Yeah but my brothers can be a handful. That's for sure." he laughs.

"Let's get some sleep." I suggest.

"Okay." he replies.

We get into bed and I snuggle into him. I soon am swept into darkness filled with nightmares.
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A couple days later

I wake up a lot later than I did yesterday. I look at the clock and notice that it reads ten thirty in the morning. I get up and take a shower. I put on a sunset orange shirt and black pants.

I walk down stairs and see Peeta and his family watching the projector. I grab an apple and begin eating it.

There is a knock on the door and I go answer it. I open it to a very frantic Effie ad Haymitch. They burst through the door and tell us to put on the news.