*Katniss Pov*
I woke up from the cries of Willow for the 7th time tonight. I did not know having a baby would be this hard.
I'll take care of it. Peeta mumbles.
No Peeta you went to go help her throughout the whole night. I'll get it. I say getting up out of bed.
No Kat its fine I don't mind. He says.
I'm already out of bed. I say.
I walk over to his side of the bed and give him a peck on the lips. I walk to Willow's nursery and find her crying in her crib.
I pick her up in my arms and rock her back and fourth.
Shh its alright sweetheart. I whisper to her ear. She stares at me with her big blue watery eyes and starts to calm down.
I continue to rock her in my arms till she falls back asleep.
Her eyes close shut and I set her back down into her crib. I walk back to my bedroom in hop back into bed for the night.
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I wake up and I realize that Peeta's side of the bed is empty. I walk downstairs to see where he is at.
Good Morning beautiful, breakfast is almost ready. He tells me.
Morning, where is Willow. I ask him.
She is right here he says walking to the living room with her in his arms. She has a little bit of flour on her cute little nose.
She cooked her very first meal, she is going to be a baker just like her daddy. He says to me.
I knew you would be the best father. I tell him.
Well I always knew you'd be an amazing mother. He tells me bringing me my breakfast.
Thank you. I tell him.
I turn on the TV and decide to watch the news. I then see a face I have not seen in a while, and a face I did not expect to see ever again
Caesar Fickerman.
I gasp and put down my eggs and bacon on the table in front of me.
"The star crossed lovers were found at a hospital in district 12 with a new baby! Take a look at these videos." He says.
A clip of me yelling at everyone after someone says that the baby was not Peeta's appears on the screen.
Our Mockingjay appears to be mad. He says laughing.
Then a clip of Peeta yelling at reporters appears on the screen.
Peeta Mellark does not seem to be very happy either. He says into the mic.
There you have it folks, the star crossed lovers lives seem to have dramatically change with the new baby in the house.
I turn off the TV, and start to cry.
How could they do this?
I just want my baby girl to have a normal life with no cameras, paparazzi, interviews, and no reporters.
What's wrong sweetheart? Peeta asks while setting Willow down in her high chair. He scoops me up into his lap and lifts my head wiping my tears away.
The news, they got everything on camera from last week. I tell him crying into his t-shirt.
I turn on the TV and rewind the time, and Peeta watches the clips.He turns off the TV and begins to strokes my hair.
Darling, Its going to be alright. I know it seems bad, but eventually they will get over it and leave us alone. He tells me.
You and I both know they won't Peeta, the capital will never leave us alone because we are the star crossed lovers of district 12. I say to him.
Kat, I am so sorry that we are in this situation, but we should be thankful that we are even here today.
Of course we are both still scarred, and our lives aren't exactly perfect, but we still have each other and Willow. He says to me sweetly.
How do you always know what to say. I say while crying.
Come here Kat. He says embracing me.
I love you Peeta. I mumble.
I love you too darling. He says while stroking my long dark hair.
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About an hour later we decided to go to the meadow for the first time with Willow. It is a really special place to me and Peeta, and we hope it will be special for her too.
I wake Willow from her nap and get her dressed in an adorable winter coat with some brown pants, and I also decide to feed her before we leave for the meadow.
Kat are you ready! Peeta shouts from downstairs.
Yes, I'll be down in a second! I shout back.
I put on my coat and head down the stairs. I put on my boots and I grabbed Willow from her high chair.
He opens the door for me and I walk outside in the cold air.
We walk about five minutes towards the meadow, and when we arrive Willow looks very curious.
I sit down on the blanket we set up and Peeta starts to get out some food. We eat for a moment while Willow takes another nap.
She really loves to sleep. I smile.
Just like her mother. He laughs.
I smile back and I look at my beautiful baby girl. I never thought I could love such a little thing so much.
I hear a snapping sound and I flinch. There are about 20 reporters behind us.
I put Willow in Peeta's arms and I run away fast while crying. Peeta calls for me, but I don't come. He can't follow me because he has Willow.
Reporters run with me, but they arne't nearly as fast as me.
I run to the house and I hide in the woods far away, so Peeta can't find me.
"Why is this happening to me?"
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After the rebellion
Non-FictionWe all know and love the beautifully written novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games. This dystopian series had quite a time to jump in the epilogue. Katniss and Peeta are in the meadow with their two children, but what happened before that? Read...
