Peeta's Baby - Everlark

Chapter 14: Cries, act and.. Katniss?

Peeta's pov:

2 hours earlier.

"Finn... why can't you go and buy it for me? You know that I can't go out in public.. please.. Best friends are suppose to help each other." I remind Finnick by yelling it over the screaming from Willow. She has been screaming none stop for hours and I have no idea why. Every time I try to feed her, she refuse to eat. When I try to change her diaper, she moves and kicks her feet to make it impossible for me to do so. Annie thinks she may be sick because she isn't getting real breast milk from her mother. When a child is born, the mother produces milk made for giving the baby all it needs. Including some hormonal vitamins which does that the kid isn't easy to be sick. A disadvantage the milk powder has is that it doesn't contain those specific vitamins. Which leads to us now. I need to go buy the vitamins for her down town, but I can't leave the house without getting recognized. Simple as that.

Finnick has the day off work today, but as it is his "free time" he just wanna chill out on the couch and watch tv. Just like any weekend, really. I have begged him but I have gotten to the point where I give up. It's useless to keep trying. He keep using the "undercover, dressing up" situation against me whenever I say the thing about helping. And he really is right. Finn has helped me with basically anything since I told him about Willow. Well.. even before that. He has been there from the beginning. He got to the Capitol to help me out. He was there for my daughter when I was selfish enough to sneak into Katniss' apartment. He went undercover with me. He let us into his home and told us to stay here for as long as necessary, though he knows that it could be very long. He has been and is really the best of friend I could ever wish for and its time I take this into my own hands and not letting people do it all for me. Even if it can be dangerous.

The little wonder I am holding has slowly calmed herself down and is trying her hardest not to close her beautiful eyes. I am careful when I walk pass the living room where a Baseball game is rolling on the tv and a intensely watching Finnick is yelling up whenever the right team is doing good. I get to the kitchen and place the sleeping baby in the old car seat I borrow from Annie. I strap her in so she can't fall out and I grab the handle so I can lift her into our room. I slowly place it down on the ground beside the bed and leave her there while I get ready to go out.

I searches through all the cabinets in the bathroom to try and maybe find some kind of makeup, or something good enough to get me covered up. A smirk finds my lips when I takes out a small box of brown hair colour. Annie must have bought it and forgotten all about or something cuz the box hasn't been open and is all new. I turn the box to read the instructions. It says that I should wash my hair, add the colour, let it set in 20 minutes, wash it out and then my hair will be brown. Easy peacy. I do it all and turn off the water in the shower before grabbing a towel to dry myself off. When I towel dry my bit longer hair, I almost get a shock. I have never colored my hair until now.. never. Though I must say.. it looks not bad at all.

When I am dressed and ready to go I grab my Ricks cap and sunglasses on and walks to the front door with my baby in the car seat. I look into the living room after I take the car keys for Finns old Ford Focus and I try to get his attention.

"Finn, I am going now. Is it okay that I take your Ford into down town?" I asks him very much over innocently. He looks up for a seconds and I watch his eyes widen before he looks back at the television.

"Yeah sure. Man, what have you done to your hair? You look horrible as brunette." He laughs. I just roll my eyes at him and opens the door so I can get out. I don't have the energy to yell goodbye to him as I know he will just keep laughing no matter what I say or do. Maybe I do look horrible or funny, but it's necessary. I get the car seat in the old rusty, dented car and gets ready to drive down town D12 to get what I need. I just hope this turns out okay.