peeta and katniss after the night

peeta and katniss after the night(samantha) The games took a toll on both katniss and peeta, they were barely over when they had to start the victory tour. Katniss still struggling with her feelings for peeta and Gale wandered awkwardly from here to there trying to occupy her mind away from Gale and peeta and loving who and what. Most of her time was spent in the woods hunting, checking gales traps and snares and giving it all to his mother to feed her family. Gale worked the mines now so he had no time for the woods. It came time for the quarter quell and already katniss was dreading it, "I don't want to have to coach some kid on how to die for entertainment or become a monster" she told peeta as they sat under a tree eating lunch. "Katniss, we really don't have a choice, maybe it won't be a little kid this year, we might actually get a couple good teenagers we can give a chance to." katniss looked at peeta with disgust. "I don't wanna train anyone to be a killer peeta, everyone here means something to me and they should to you too!" Peeta looked at katniss and after a moment said slowly "katniss, what choice do we have?". He was right, and she knew it, but she didn't like it, the rest of their lunch was ate in silence. Later that day the quarter quell was announced, and the shock was felt thru the entire everdeen home. harness thought, "I'm going back, back into the arena." She ran to haymitchs house and found him drunk and laughing, "so you figured it out did ya sweetheart? Well i guess peeta is not going to let me go in with you, not safe to really, me and you" he gestured between then "we couldn't pull off star crossed lovers even for our lives" he guffawed sending white liquor fumes in her direction. She sat down in the chair next to him, grabbed the bottle and took two big chugs before setting it back down. She looked him in the eyes and said to him "its my turn to keep him alive, and you're going to help me." Haymitch, slowly pulling the liquor bottle in his direction, looked her in the eyes for a good minute before responding, "ok, but this time we do it my way, or not at all." He looked her right in the eyes as he took his own swig of the liquor. Katniss looked at him with suspicion, "your way better keep him alive haymitch." she snatched the bottle from him and chugged two more swigs before setting it down again, already feeling foggy and on the verge of puking. Haymitch laughed, "you can't handle the liquor." he grabbed a small bottle used to hold other things and poured some of the liquor into it and handed it to katniss. "that's yours, it's all you need. this-" he held up the bigger bottle "-is mine". Katniss stumbled her way out of haymitchs home, as she walked along the path back to her own home she ran into peeta. "Well hello there pee-ta" she said laughing. "Katniss, are you drunk?" Smiling at him she replied "yea-pa". Peeta laughed "haymitch is becoming a bad influence on you, come on let's get you home." "No no no peeta let's walk" she said grabbing his arm and turning towards the woods. As they crossed over the fence and into the trees katniss began to feel like she wanted to run away with him more than she did Gale. "Peeta, i think i do love you and i'm just afraid to tell you because i'm afraid i will lose you." Peeta turned to katniss and smiled "that's enough drink for you." he reached to take it but katniss moved too quickly, "why don't you, drink some with me? Come on Mr. innocent" peeta smirked, grabbed the bottle and downed the rest in one long swallow, "there" he said tossing the bottle, "now you have no more" he said smiling. "Katniss looked at him a second then said "not bad Mr. mellark, if i didn't know any better i would say you have drank before." peeta shrugged his shoulders. They found a place on soft vine to rest a bit and look up at the stars, and as peeta spoke about cakes and breads katniss felt the urge to kiss him. "Peeta shut up and kiss me," and before he could protest or push her away she found herself in his lap kissing him passionately. Instead of pushing her away he pulled her in closer, and as the night got longer they both found themselves naked, laying in one another's arms. When katniss woke up it was hot, the sun had been up a while and peeta was still gently snoring. "Peeta, wake up, we have to go our families will be worried" peeta stirred and sat up, looked at katniss and kissed her. "Good morning beautiful." she smiled "afternoon handsome." both laughed, "yeah i guess it is afternoon huh" sighed peeta. That's when she heard it, footsteps, and coming fast. "Peacekeepers!" She thought "we went missing and now they are looking for us!" Peeta too heard the footsteps and stood up, katniss too, both naked ready to defend the other, but the shock was when Gale and haymitch rushed through the trees to find them. Everyone stared at each other a second before haymitch finally spoke, "well put your clothes on." both peeta and katniss jumped and began hurriedly dressing, a quick glance at Gales face told katniss how deep the hurt was.