Test rp for catnip_katniss

[frostingdefense]

Peeta had awoken early, unable to sleep. He glanced to the body beside him and smiled seeing Katniss actually resting peacefully. Not having the heart to wake her he slipped out of bed and went into the kitchen, gathering the ingredients he needed he began to mix together a batch of his cheese bread.

He figured that she'd enjoy it when she woke up later, hopefully it was later. He had flour dusted all over him. There was a moment when he noticed his hands began to shake and he gripped the kitchen counter hard enough his knuckles began to turn white. He closed his eyes waiting for it to pass.

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[catnip_katniss]

Peeta wasn't gone from the bed for very long when Katniss woke up. There was a moment when she felt panic, worried that she had been dreaming that they were together and safe again. However, when she reached to his side of the bed, it was still warm and she felt some of the tightness in her chest easing.

She pulled on the first clothes she could find and headed to the one place she knew he would probably be this early.

She hesitated in the doorway. His back was to her and she could see him shaking.

"Peeta?"

[frostingdefense]

Peeta while he usually didn't, this time as the shakes were passing he literally jumped. He turned then and smiled a little. "Hey, did I wake you? I'm making cheese bread."

[catnip_katniss]

Katniss saw him jump and had an idea why she had startled him.

She shook her head, stepping further into the kitchen. "No, you didn't wake me," she assured him. "I just woke up on my own." And panicked at first when she found herself alone.

"My favorite," she said, giving him a soft smile.

[frostingdefense]

Peeta really couldn't help the smile that always came when he saw Katniss smiling. Clearly ignoring the fact he'd had an episode, actually hoping she hadn't seen that part. He'd try and chalk up the jump to being engrossed in his baking. "I know why I'm always making it."

[catnip_katniss]

She made her way over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist gently, laying her head against him.

"You're too good to me, Peeta."

[frostingdefense]

He smiled gently and wrapped his arms around her. He kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back. "You treat me really good too Katniss."

[catnip_katniss]

"It's easy to treat you well, you know," she said with a smile. "You deserve it."

[frostingdefense]

"I don't know if that's true. Not after what I tried to do when I was rescued." He looked down a moment at that.

[catnip_katniss]

Katniss shook her head and pulled away from him only enough so that she could reach up to hold his face in her hands.

"No. None of that was your fault. It was the fault of the Capitol and Snow. Never you. That was not the real you, Peeta."

[frostingdefense]

"I should have been stronger. I let them make me a piece in their games." Yet he can't look away from her, instead a hand comes up and cups her cheek, his thumb stroking the skin gently.

[catnip_katniss]

She leaned her face into that touch. "And I wasn't strong enough or smart enough to stop Coin from making me a piece in their games, either, Peeta. You are not at fault for what Snow did to you. Never."

[frostingdefense]

"You mean that?" He couldn't help the smile at her leaning into his touch. He brushed his lips over hers gently.

[catnip_katniss]

Katniss nodded, not taking her eyes off of his. "I do. I mean that with everything that I am, Peeta. I have never been upset at you for what happened -- even if I acted like it for a time. I didn't realize how I was acting and when Haymitch told me, I felt like I was the worst person in the world. This had happened to you because of me and I wasn't doing enough to help you."

She would have said more, but she was distracted by the gently brush of his lips.

[frostingdefense]

"It happened because of the Capitol, not you. They had me believing all of that, but it's not real." He smiled gently and pressed his lips to hers for a proper kiss.