(HG) The Only Friend in the World

Dandelion

Clove's POV

Katniss and Peeta come home, soaking wet from the storm. I rush Katniss up for some clothes and my adoptive father gets Peeta some clothes.

I notice that Katniss as her scarf in a bundle in her hands.

"Katniss... what is that?", I ask fearing its a rat or a cat or a mouse.

"Its a puppy. It would have died in the cold rain if I didn't bring it with me.", she says setting the bundle on the floor, carefully.

"Okay. Lets get you dry. Then we'll deal with the pup.", I say walking into the closet.

I give Katniss a pair of PJ pants and a big shirt.

First we unbundle the pup. Its fur is wet and dirty. We couldn't give it a bath, or else it would be drained of the only warmth it has. So we dried the puppy off. Its fur stuck up like spikes. Then I took an old blanket and bundled it like a baby. I put it in Katniss' arms.

"I'll go prepare some warm milk. To see if he'll drink.", I say walking out.

Peeta is on his way upstairs wearing clothing that is to big for him.

I laugh quietly as he passes by. He just shoots me a playful glare.

Peeta's POV

I open the door to Katniss' room. She has the pup in her arms.

"Hey Kat.", I say sitting next to her.

"Hey", she answers.

"How's the pup?", I ask looking at the puppy in a blanket.

"Cold. Probably hungry.", she says as the puppy's eyes open and it smuggles into the blanket.

I take the puppy in a blanket and sit next to her. It squirms to get comfy then settles in my arms.

Clove walks in with a bottle filled with milk. I put it to the puppy's mouth and it soon sucks at the bottle for the warm milk.

"Will you keep the pup?", I ask.

"If its okay with Uncle Haymich. I don't see why not.", Katniss said finding a pillow from her bed.

"I already asked him. He said its fine.", Clove said leaving and closing the door behind her.

The pup squirms a paw out of the blanket and tries to get out.

I let her and she  slowly walks around the blanket that I set down on Katniss' bed. Her fur was dry and fluffy. A golden yellow color. She's a golden retriever. Its settles between Katniss' and mine's legs and falls asleep.

"What will you name her?", I ask.

"Well what color is she?", Katniss says leaning on to my shoulder.

"She's light golden yellow color.", I say.

"Like a dandelion during a rain storm. Pale in color but strong. So her name will be Dandelion.", she said with hesitation.

Dandelion.