An Undying Love

Chapter 6

❣ The sunlight wakes me up the next morning. I find myself resting my head on Peeta's, and my arms wrapped around it. At first, I don't know why, but then I realize that it was because Peeta had a nightmare, and we must have fallen asleep like this. I kiss his head, and he wakes up. "Hey", I whisper. "Hey", he says opening his eyes. He stops hugging me, and looks into my eyes. "What time is it?", I ask. "10 am", he answers looking at the clock. "10 am?!", I say standing up quickly. "What happened?", Peeta asks confused. "We are supposed to eat breakfast with Annie!". Peeta doesn't say anything, he just stands up and starts changing. We change and get ready really fast, and then we head to the lobby. Peeta rents a car, and drives to Annie's house. We arrive, and I take Peeta's hand. I knock on the door, and then Annie answers it. "Katniss! Peeta!", she says giving us each a hug. "Hi Annie", Peeta and I say. "It's been so long since..." "I know, we've missed you too", I tell her. She smiles, and lets us in. A small kid walks from the kitchen, and holds her hand. "Hi Finn!", I say kneeling down. Finn looks at Annie confused. "Say hello to Aunt Katniss, and Uncle Peeta", Annie tells him. Peeta kneels down, as Finn walks toward us. He gives us a hug, and runs back to Annie. I smile, and Peeta helps me up. "Last time I saw you, you were a baby, Finn", I tell him, touching his nose. He lauhgs, and takes Annie's hand. The almost two year old Finn looks at me, and then I feel it. The punch of guilt. Finn is a younger version of Finnick. Finnick. I should've saved him; I knew I could. I stare at Finn's eyes, getting lost in them. I get a flashback of Finnick's death. I give my head a slight shake, and stand up. "Mmmhh...", I say, "What smells so good?" "Oh, breakfast must be ready", Annie says smiling, "Please seat down". Peeta and I sit down, and Annie brings the breakfast. Eggs with bacon, a slice of bread, and tea. We eat and talk a little. Annie now and then closes her eyes, and whispers to something hearself so quietly I can't here. Then she opens them, and continues eating. I look at Peeta, and I know we both know what she's thinking of. We finish, and I help Annie wash the dishes, while Peeta talks to Finn. "So, how have you been?", I ask Annie, and continue washing the dishes. "Good...", she answers quietly. "Look, I'm so sorry", I say, and she looks at me. "Don't be. You did all you could..", she says. "But that wasn't enough... I'm sorry, Annie. I'm sorry I didn't save him. I'm sorry Finnick brought my love back to life, but I couldn't bring yours. I'm sorry you have to wake up every morning alone. I'm sorry Finnick didn't get to see Finn. I'm sorry you have to raise Finn by yourself. I'm so sorry. But I want you to know that I'm here for you, and so is Peeta. If you ever need any help, I'll always be there for you; that's a promise", I say with tears rolling down my cheeks. "Thank you", she whispers with tears on her eyes too, "And that's the bad thing. Sometimes, you can't save everyone you love". I close my eyes, and images fly of all the people I loved, and couldn't save. Annie gives me a hug, and I hug her back. I take her hands and smile. We both laugh, with tears still in our eyes. I take a napkin, and dry Annie's away, and do the same to me. We go into the living room, and find Peeta playing with Finn. Peeta stands up, and clears his throat. "Well we better get going", Peeta says. He nods, and Annie nods back with a smile. We head to the door, and thank Annie. "You're welcome. Please visit here more often", Annie says with a smile. I give Finn a hug and head to the car. Peeta drives to the hotel, and tells me to wear something fancy. I put on a purple dress, and let my hair down. Peeta puts on something pretty fancy too, and we head to the lobby. I hear a lot of noises that become louder as the elevator goes down. I take Peeta's hand and the elevator opens. And I see just what I expected. A bunch of people start taking pictues of us, and I start to get nervous. Everyone starts asking us a bunch of questions, but Peeta doesn't let go of my hand. Everyone is getting closer, and I start to fell clastrophobic. Peeta and I start running to the car, and we leave right away. I stare out the window, letting a small tear roll down my cheek. Some of the questions were personal, which make me pretty upset. I remove the tear from my cheek, and try to make my brain focus on something else. "What restaraunt are we heading to?", I ask Peeta, who's been silent since we left the hotel. "Blue moon", he answrers, "Annie recommended it". I smile, and hold Peeta's hand tighter. We arrive, and I start to relax once I see there's not too many people. They give us a table, and we sit down. I look at the decorations; they are beautiful. Peeta and I order our food, and eat. We eat some seafood, and drink a few fancy drinks. Peeta and I talk for a while, and then we pay. This restaurant is in front of the beach, we go to balcony. I hold Peeta's hand, and look at the peaceful ocean. I rest my head on Peeta's shoulder, and he kisses my head. We stay like this for a few minutes. Beautiful music playing, peaceful ocean, delicious food, and the one person I'm in love with. I can't ask for anything more romantic evening. I turn my head to Peeta, and realize he's been staring at me for a while now. I put my other hand on Peeta's, and we look at each other for moments. I lift up my hand, showing Peeta the golden bracelet with a pink heart he gave me for our 1 year anniversary. He wanted me to wear it when we came to District 4, so I put it on. We both smile, and I let out a small laugh. I keep staring at Peeta, then slowly close my eyes, and lean towards Peeta. I start getting lost in the moment, that I don't realize Peeta kisses me. Without hesitating, I kiss him back, closing my eyes completely. The soft wind blows, and I start getting that feeling I get everytime I kiss Peeta. When the kiss is real. Electricity runs trough my body, and I start forgetting about the world. I slowly open my eyes, and stop kissing Peeta. He does the same thing, and we stare at each other one more time. We both smile, and I give Peeta's hand a squeeze. "Would you like to walk in the sand?", he asks me. "Sure", I answer softly. We walk in the beach, hand in hand. I let my feet get wet by the warm water, and so does Peeta. Since my purple dress is short, I don't have to worry if it gets wet or not. Peeta and I start running around the beach and play. Peeta turns around, and I try to jump in his back. But he figures out my plan, and catches me in his arms. He spins me around, and I start laughing. He puts me down, and locks his hands on mine. I lean foward and start kissing him, and he kisses me back. We start kissing passionately, as the soft wind blows. I put my arms around Peeta's neck, and he puts his hands in my waist. We kiss for a while, and then slowly pull away. We smile at the same time, and I hug Peeta. "Katniss, I have to ask you something important", he says taking both of my hands. Peeta slowly kneels down, and I don't know what's going on. Until he pulls out a small box, revealing a ring. ❣