I'll carry you home (Everlark)

Chapter 32: Blood

Chapter 32

Peeta's P.O.V.

It feels like I've come a long way since I was a teenager. And really it wasn't that long ago I was a teenager. Only like four years, that's not very long ago. But I mean it's like it has happened so much since I first met Katniss on that plane. And a lot has happened since I first got my heart broken.

When I met Katniss on the plane, I admit that I was flirting with her, but it was only for funs sake, and she did the same, but how could we know that we'd end up teaching at the same high school years after that? Would we have done something differently at the plane?

I've never believed in things called faith and destiny, and I'm not sure if I do now either, maybe a little, but I don't know. The two things I do believe in though is true love and soul mates. I know that Katniss is my soul mate and she's my one true love. But I don't think that destiny brought us together. Our passion for teaching did. And a little Haymitch I guess, since he's the one who hired us, in a way you can say that he got us together, like a matchmaker. But not faith, not destiny.

Katniss is making me happier than I ever thought I could be. Like I couldn't even imagine being lucky enough to get a girl like her. Or no. My mistake. Not a girl like Katniss. Just, Katniss. She so damn wonderful and it feels like I don't tell her enough how special she is or how happy she makes me.

I've got to say, I was feeling very nervous when I asked her to marry me. I had this plan to take her outside the house, where I had lit candles and under the stars and the moon. I'd go down on one knee and ask her. But Prim wouldn't let me, she told me to stay inside and everyone started to look at us and I knew I had to do it there. If Katniss would've said no that would've been really embarrassing, but it would've hurt more.

Right now I don't even know why ever thought she would say no. For one thing I know that she loves me and for another, she's the one who's blurted out things about marriage and kids and stuff when yelling at her mom. I know she hasn't done it on purpose, that it's her inner thoughts, that's clear when her face becomes really red and she looks like she's said one or two things too much. I've not told her anything about it, I know that she would've felt too embarrassed. But I've felt really good when she's said that, even if she didn't do it on purpose. That meant she saw a future with me, a future I wanted as much as her.

"Katniss Mellark", Katniss mumbles.

I turn my eyes from the tv and down to look at Katniss. She's lying in the couch with her head onto my lap. I'm lying with her hair, caressing her temples, her forehead. Tracing my fingers along her jaw and her cheekbones. Slowly tickling her cheek with my fingers.

"What?" I ask her.

"I'm trying it out", she smiles looking up at me. "Katniss Mellark, I like the sound of that".

"Katniss Mellark", I say and a big smile spreads across my lips. "I like it too, and I can't wait for it to happen".

"Me either", Katniss says and sits up in my lap. "We should do it soon! Not wait like one or two years like some people do, we should be married soon, like in a few months or something, two maybe, I mean I'm not that kind of girl who needs tons of preparations and I don't want this big ass wedding who costs a fortune, I want our families and friends and family friends there, and that's it".

I can't show Katniss how happy this makes me, as much as I want to laugh at her excitement. It's funny how excited she is. But I love it. And I love that she's my girl.

"Because of the baby? You want to be married before the baby comes?" I ask.

"No not all I don't care about that", Katniss says. "I just, I know that marriage is just a paper and stuff but I want to be bound to you in every way possible, I love you that much and there's no better way of showing the world how much we love each other, no better way to show our baby and in the future babies how much their parents love each other".

My smile becomes wider when she says this. I love this girl so much I can't even try to imagine what would've happened if she hasn't forgiven me after our fight, which by the way I take on full responsibility for. I think I might of actually gone totally crazy without her, lost my path completely. I'm so lucky to have her.

Suddenly Katniss whines in pain. She falls down onto her side in the couch.

My eyes widen.

"Katniss what's wrong?" I ask her, putting my hand onto her hip.

"Ow", she whines. "Damn it hurts".

"Where does it hurt Katniss?" I ask worried.

I turn her around so she's lying on her back. She's pale. This pain has to be really intense for her to go from her happy mood to this.

"My stomach and ow", she says, breathing out deeply in pain. "My back".

"Your back?" I ask.

"Yes", she gasps.

That's when I see it. Katniss is wearing a fluttering short skirt, that has now been slightly pulled up and I see the blood stain between her legs.

My heart takes a terrifying leap and I get a lump in my throat.

"I'm gonna take you to the hospital right now Katniss", I say.

She notices the blood and starts panicking.

"Noooo!" She lets out a death hearing scream.

"Come on I'm gonna take you to the hospital", I say, trying to swallow through the big lump in my throat.

"No no no no no!" She screams, slamming her fists onto the couch, trashing around.

"Katniss calm down", I say. "We need to get you to the hospital".

The front door opens, but I don't bother to check, I'm trying to calm down Katniss.

"What's happening?"

Eddie. Right. I almost forgot that he's living next door with mrs Cotton.

I turn around.

"Call Prim and tell her to take her parents and meet us at the hospital", I say and scoop Katniss up in my arms.

She's stopped trashing around, but is crying violently against my chest. Blood is dripping on my arm and down onto the floor.

Eddie looks shocked at blood dripping down onto the floor. He gets a terrified look.

"I'm coming with you, my gran is not home, she's on her knitting course", Eddie says and follows me as I rush out of the living room.

"Fine but call Prim now Eddie", I say.

Please please please please.

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