After the rebellion

Growing back together

*Katniss Pov*

I wake up around noon because I got almost no sleep last night. I am used to it though because I usually have lots of nightmares. 

Peeta is downstairs making me some breakfast and I promised I would try to eat. 

He walks in the room with a plate of cheese buns and bags under his eyes because he was trying to take care of me last night.  

He sets the plate down on my nightstand with a glass of water next to it. 

"Thank you". I say. 

No problem, I am going to clean up downstairs. He says. 

Okay. I stare at my plate of food when he leaves and don't touch it. 

I feel the more I eat the longer i'll be here, but I know she would want me to live and he is doing all he can to keep me here. 

He walks back in the room about 10 minutes later seeing I have not touched my food.

Katniss you have to eat. He says. 

I know, but I feel guilty eating knowing all the things I have done am I supposed to just forget about it all and eat while they're all dead. 

Your not supposed to forget, your supposed to forgive.

"Forgive yourself"

You are also supposed to live the life that everyone fought for, and even though some lost their lives, they lost it so the world could be a better place. He says. 

Tears fill my eyes and he embraces me. 

If the world is a better place than why does it hurt so bad Peeta, why does it feel like everyday I wish to be gone. 

Because moving on from the games and the war takes time, and we can't just forget. He says

Than how come your so strong. I ask. 

I am strong not because I don't care about what happened, but because I want to be the bigger person for you. 

"I love you Katniss Everdeen" 

If you don't feel the same way it is okay and I underst- 

I stop his lips with a soft kiss. 

We both stare at each other and kiss again but with more force this time. 

I run my hands through his wavy hair and his arms are wrapped around my waist. 

We both end the kiss and there is a silence not an awkward one though, a comfortable silence.

He asks me to eat again and this time I do taking a bite of the cheese bun that he has made for me. I have always loved his cheese buns. 

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*Peeta Pov*

Today me and Katniss are going to the meadow, and today I am going to ask her to be my girlfriend. 

I bought her a heart locket with a k+p on it and when you open the necklace it shows a picture of us in the 75th hunger games when we had our first real kiss. 

That is when I was sure I would die soon and never see her again. In that moment she told me she needed me, but then I was tortured. 

I never thought we would both be here today. 

I walk home with the jewlerey bag in my hand and I take the white box out and put it in my pocket for tonight. 

I make some more cheese buns and some lamb stew because those are both of her favorite meals. 

I put tiny bottles of water in the bag and I get dressed in some jeans and a black shirt. 

I walk over to Katniss's house and I put the bag on the counter. 

She walks downstairs in an emerald green sundress  and I am taken back about how gorgeous she is. 

You look beautiful. I say. 

Really? She asks. 

Absolutely, never doubt that I say.

She puts two white blankets into the bag and we walk hand in hand to the meadow. 

We put the blanket on the grass and I drink some water. 

Peeta? 

Yes. I say. 

Do you think I'll ever be normal again She asks. 

Like not have any nightmares and not be so fragile. She says. 

Unfortunately Katniss I think that a piece of the rebellion will always stick with you, like your nightmares. 

 I am sure you will get them much less, but they'll still be there, and that is unfortunate but its apart of war. I say. 

She smiles and we both eat some food. 

She eats a very little amount of food, but it is something and better than how she was eating 3 days ago. 

We both finnish our meals and watch the sun start to set. 

I know when the sun is setting it is the perfect time to ask her. 

I have something to ask. I say. 

I stand up and pull out the white box with the locket inside. 

"Katniss Everdeen will you be my girlfriend?" 

She stares at me shocked for a second. 

I immediately think its a bad idea and she probably thinks I am rushing things. 

Then she hugs me and says yes. 

Yes Peeta! I will. She says cheerfully.

She kisses me on the lips and I kiss her back and I snake my arms around her waist. 

I put the locket on her and she looks at the picture and smiles at it. 

Thank you Peeta. She says. 

No problem. I smile. 

We both walk hand in hand back to her house and she asks me to stay the night with her and I agree. 

"She is officially my girl on fire."