Pregnant?

Chapter 1

It was nearing the end of the victory tour, we were in the Capitol. Peeta was knelt down in front of me, pouring his heart out; he then asked me to marry him, and I of course accepted.
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As the train pulled into the District 12 station Peeta walked over to me.

"Hey Katniss."

"Yeah, Peeta?"

"So I guess it's going to go back to how it was before the tour."

"Are you kidding? I don't want it to go back to that... Not talking until we actually need to."

"Really?"

"Yes really Peeta."

The train slowly pulled to a stop. Peeta and I stared at each other a moment and laughed. I hugged him and he kissed me.

"After the Harvest Festival do you want to maybe come over?"

"Sure."

As the doors opened all cameras were on us and we both smiled at them as we held hands. I could not wait for these damn cameras to pack up, and go the hell back to the Capital.
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Peeta was walking over to Madge and I. Madge punched my arm playfully.

"Looks like you're fiancé is headed our way."

I laughed. "yeah I see."

"Hey Katniss."

I looked up at Peeta.

"Hey Peeta, what's up?" He just shrugged.

"Nothing much." I got up and hugged him and he picked me up and spun me around.

Later that night, Peeta and I were walking back from mayor Undersee's house together. Peeta lived alone in his house in the victors village unlike me, I lived with my mom and little sister Prim.

I looked up at him, he looked down at me and smiled. He wrapped an arm around my shoulders then suddenly picked me up bridal style.

When we arrived at his house he was still carrying me. He walked through the front door with me and up the stairs, it wasn't until we got to his room where he put me down on the bed.
The next day I decided to bring him to the woods. I wanted to share the spot with him. I went hunting and left him at the lake. He didn't want to hunt and I can't fault him for it. It's not everyones thing. It was peaceful and the sun was shining. A perfect afternoon if you were to have asked me.

After a while I stopped to watch him, he looked so perfect in the glow of the afternoon sun. The smile on his face never once faltered no matter if he was lost in thought or not.

I sat beside him and laid my head on his shoulder. His smile coudln't have been bigger. We were content and happy. But how long would the happiness last?

About a month later and severe nausea I caved in and took a test. It was the longest 3 minutes of my life.

I stared down at the small white and purple pregnancy test in my hands, two pinkish purple lines were on the screen... Pregnant? This had all happened so fast.

At the time I regretted my choice of going to Peeta's after the Harvest Festival instead of just going home. But I couldn't change that. I was having Peeta Mellark's child...

What was I going to do? I couldn't let anyone find out...I'd hide it until I no longer could.

I headed back into my bedroom and hid the test in one of my dresser drawers. The test's box was then hidden under my bed.

Later that day I went downstairs as Prim arrived home from school.

"Hey Little duck. How was school?"

"Good,how was your day Katniss?"

"Very uneventful."

"Sounds fun."

"It was so fun." we both laughed at our sarcasm, and I hoped she didn't find out about me being pregnant.

A few weeks later I was heading over to Peeta's house. I was hoping and praying he didn't suspect anything. I'd deny it if he asked me if I'm pregnant.

I walked in the front door and as soon as he saw me he walked over to me.

"You're pregnant aren't you Katniss?"

"What? No I'm not pregnant." I was and still am a terrible liar so I know he saw right through the lie.

"You're pregnant."

"...yes," I mumbled.

"Our mom's are going to kill us if and when they find out Peeta."

"I realize that now, Katniss."

"What do we do?"

"Anything we can to make sure they don't find out."

A few nights later I was over at Peeta's again because the Quarter Quell was being announced and he was the only person I wanted to be with at that very moment in time. No one else just him. I remembered before the last games in the woods, I told Gale I never wanted kids, but look at me now. I'm pregnant.

Snow's announcement of the previous victors having to return to the games came as a shock, it was painful to hear.

...I was going back to the Games. Being the only female victor from District Twelve. The male victors were between Peeta and Haymitch, and I know that if Haymitch's name was called Peeta would no doubt volunteer to take his place. I didn't want him to do that. There was no way they'd make the same mistake of letting two tributes win again. He needed to stay here and I'd try my best to win the Games so I could come home and he'd be here when I get back. He'd be there for our baby as well.

I already knew he had his own plan to protect me in the Games and being a mentor wouldn't be it. I know I couldn't reason with him so why would I try.

"Peeta you can't go back in."

"Why's that?"

"Because they wont let two victors be crowned again. Snow would never allow it. Think about our baby, he or she will need both of us, and I will need you too. So you can't go back in. You just can't"

"Katniss if I don't go back in I can't protect you as well as I could if I was with you."