We're Still On Fire (Katniss and Peeta)

Chapter 4

Katniss' POV

"Peeta! Peeta please, it's not real!" I screamed

"What's going on?" Peeta says, jumping back.

"Peeta, please, it's not real. I promise! It's not real"

Peeta starts to shake.

"What's happening" he asks with fear in his voice.

"It's okay, Peeta. It's not real. It's okay, everything's fine"

And then his fear turned into disgust.

"You're a mutt" he whispered

"You're a mutt!" He said, yelling this time.

I see his hands forming to wrap around my neck, I manage to duck out of the way.

He turns, expecting me to run away.

But I find myself running into his arms.

Too quick for him to get his hands around my throat. I crush my lips onto his, with such force I knock us both into the wall.

I feel his shaking slow down, I bring my hand up to the back of his neck.

"Stay with me!" I demand, pulling away.

"Always" he murmurs.

And then his face, which was just inches away from mine turned to alarm.

"Peeta, what's wron-"

"Did I hurt you?" He asks, cutting me off. "Please tell me I didn't hurt you"

"Peeta, you didn't hurt me. You didn't."

He seems unconvinced. "Did I hurt you?" He asks again "real or not real?"

"Not real" I answer.

He accepts this, wrapping his arms tightly around my naked body.

"I'm sorry" he mutters.

"It's okay, I'm fine" I told him

"No it's not that" he says. "You must be tired of living with someone that loves you one minute, and wants to kill you the next."

"Peeta, it doesn't matter to me" I whisper. "I love you. No matter what. Forever and always."

He buries his head in my hair. "Forever and always" he murmurs.