He cries silently as I speak 'I love you' into his ear. He can't leave me. I don't want him too.
"Katniss I don't want to leave you, but I have to. I don't want to hurt you, and I will. I love you so much," he said.
"Are you leaving because everyone says that if you really love somebody, you have to set them free?" I ask, holding back my tears.
He nods, "And if they really love you, They'll come back."
"I'll miss you so much, lover boy," I say now that my tears have found a way out of my eyes.
"And I'll miss you, girl on fire," He kisses my cheek.
I can't help but start crying hard, falling into Peeta's arms. It's like saying he's gone. Forever. And he's not coming back.
"You love me, Katniss. Real or not real?"
"Real," I whisper.
"Then you have to set me free," He strokes my hair.
"But then you won't come back and I'll be lonely forever. I can't- I just can't stand losing you, Peeta. You make me feel like a completely different person, and without you, I won't get through the night."
"Kat, I will come back," He picks me up and carries me home.
"I'm sorry," I say.
He looks at me confused, "Sorry for what, baby?"
"For calling you a mutt. I'm sorry," I cry again.
I think he will come back, but I'm not sure. I know he loves me, and we're a happy couple now, I get that. But it still hurts.
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Are Mutts Real?
FanfictionPeeta and Katniss have been living a perfect life ever since Coin, and Snow have died, but not until Gale becomes president, and helps create mutts to destory the world. Peeta always gets set off by what's going on around him, and tries hurting Katn...
