Always and Forever (Everlark Fanfiction)

Chapter 5

Katniss's POV:

After I was released from the hospital, they had to keep an eye on my head wound, I still dont remember what happened, we took our three little angels home. The nursery Peeta made wouldn't be empty anymore. The nursery was amazingly perfect for these three. The room was a big masterpiece Peeta made. The three cribs were made of mahogany and had room to engrave their names into them, the wood floor had a pastel yellow rug so they could play on it, and the walls were one big mural Peeta painted. It had owls, the way I told him I was pregnant, and each of their symbols, rue, a mockingjay, and a primrose. There was even a big happy family painted on there, the children playing in the meadow as the sun is setting. It's truly a masterpiece. And now our children can enjoy it just as much as us. They are the most precious thing in the world to me.

As soon as we got home, I put the triplets in their swings in the living room and cuddled with Peeta. When they fell asleep, we got up to start dinner. All of our friends and family were coming over to meet the triplets and we only had a few hours to prepare. Peeta made some of those cheesy buns I love and I made some pasta. After about an hour, Amber woke up. Soon after, Lucus and Willow woke up also. "I'm going to get them cleaned up a bit before everyone arives," I said to Peeta before walking into the living room. I carried the triplets upstairs and gave them a bath. After they were all clean I got them dressed in nicer clothes. For Amber, a bubblegum pink sundress with a matching flower headband. For Lucus, a pastel green polo shirt with black trousers. And finally for little Willow, a lavender sundress, a white headband with a bow on it, and a little locket, inside a picture of Prim. She wore this outfit when she was a newborn and I thought it would be perfect on little Willow. After they were dressed I changed into a white sundress and put my hair into a braid. As I carried the kids downstairs, my mother walked in. "Hello Peeta. Hello Katniss." She looked right at Willow and tears came to her eyes. "S..She looks just like Primrose." "Hello Mother. I would like to introduce you to Amber Rue, Lucus Jay, and Willow Primrose." She stood there with tears threatening to escape her eyes but, she blinked them back. She smiled a bit. "They're beautiful." Before I could even respond, the door flung open and everyone came in at once. Annie, Johanna, Haymitch, Effie. They all stood there looking at Willow. "They are beautiful," Effie said, breaking the silence. We all sat down and ate dinner together talking about the triplets, their names, personalities,etc. They were perfect angels all night, playing with Finn, who is now 5 months old. I can tell already that Lucus and him will be best friends, just like me and Annie. They were lying down together in the playpen. They can't do much else as only being a couple weeks old. Later that evening, when everyone was gone and the kids were put to sleep, Peeta walked in right as I was climbing into bed. "Hey Beautiful." "Hey." I say back. He climbs into bed with me and we just cuddle for until sleep starts to come over me and at first I resist it but I eventually just stop.

I woke up the next morning not in his arms like I remembered falling asleep. I got up and went to the nursery. Nothing. The babies were gone too. I went downstairs to find Peeta in the kitchen feeding the triplets their breakfast. He had a big stack of pancakes next to him. "I thought you would like to sleep in a little. I made pancakes and eggs." "Thank you." I say to him as I sit down next to him and eat some breakfast. After we were done eating, Peeta insisted on doing the dishes while I got the kids ready, we went out to the meadow. We put down a couple blankets and just played with the kids. It was fantastic. At about 1:00, we had a picnic lunch and just sat for a bit. Amber and Lucus took naps with Peeta but, little Willow would not sleep. Every time she would start to fall asleep in my arms, she would start to stir and just wake up. "Its ok. Its ok. Its just a nightmare. I get them too. One day I'll tell you why I have them and why they won't ever go away. But I will tell you how I get rid of them. I think of every good thing I've seen someone do. Its like a game. It gets a little tedious after all these years, but there are much worse games to play."