Beauty and the Brute||Catoniss Fanfic

Chapter 26

I wake up screaming, sweat dripping down my body, tangled in my sheets. I was overcome by yet another nightmare which have been mentally destroying me since getting out of the arena.The sound of my heavy breathing fills my ears and―footsteps? The thud of feet colliding with the wooden steps breaks through the sound of my breathing.

I worry that is was my mother or sister that are coming up. My nightmares have recently been waking them up and I don't like that I'm disturbing they're sleep. They try to tell me that it's okay but I know they don't like waking in the middle of the night anymore then I do.

My door creaks open and in pops in a mop of blond hair. The unruly locks are covering a pair of blue eyes.

Cato.

The door opens a little more, enough for him to slip in. Once he's all the way in, he softly closes the door before walking across the padded carpet towards my bed.

"Hi beautiful," he whispers, crawling towards me and stopping in front of me on his knees. He brings his hands up and cups my cheeks bring his thumbs up and wiping under his eyes. It's only then do I realize I was crying.

"It's okay, it's okay," he whispers over and over again. Only it's not and he knows it. I―we saw kids die. Some we even killed.

He pulls me into his lap, wrapping his arms around my waist. His lips come in contact with my temple. He brings his head and nuzzles it into the crook of my neck, kissing it.

"It will be okay," he mumbles against me neck. I sigh, reveling in the feel of his lips pressed on my neck. It gives me a sense of comfort knowing Cato's there, with me.

He pulls me down on the bed so my back is pressed against his chest, moving his arm so one is under my head and the other is lying across my stomach holding me to him.

"I'll make it okay," is the last thing I hear before the sound of his breathing lulls me to sleep.

A/N: First off, I'm so sorry that I haven't updated. I just got back to school and have been so distracted.

Second off, I want to dedicate this chapter to @giggle_darling because her comment on my last chapter made my day.

Lastly, I want to ask who's reading my story, "The True Story of James Blake." If your not please go and read it. Feedback would be nice too and I want to see if it's worth continuing.

Thanks!