My eyes open to a world painted with pastels as the sun begins to set. Peeta grins at the subtlety and simplicity of my happiness, a joy that comes not from doing something, but from a state of being. A joy that comes from just being here in the tranquility of a timeless meadow. He gets to his feet and extends his hand to me. "May I please have this dance?"
I smile, lacing my fingers with his, "Only because you said please."
We dance, not to any audible melody, but to the music of our breathing, our hearts that thrum in tandem.
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Those months trapped in the Capitol prison weigh heavily on Katniss, the waves of grief drown her. But slowly, she learns to be happy again. The loss never leaves, but with Peeta at her side, it lessens until eventually, the two are content.
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A bonus epilogue containing little snippets of Katniss and Peeta's life as they learn to be happy again.
Peeta's and Katniss' life after the uprising. Do they get their happily ever after?
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"You don't see it do you?" He pauses and brushes some of my hair over my shoulder, "You really are the most beautiful woman i have ever seen." He says it so softly that I barely hear him. I find my breath getting stuck in my throat as I stare up at him, his eyes so full of love and yearning. I don't think anyone has ever looked at me like that, like I was everything.
*Everlark**Complete* *Mature*