Lost Love Chapter 12 pt 3 (FINAL CHAPTER!), a hunger games fanfic

Sorry for the delay. This is the LAST and FINAL CHAPTER of Lost Love. Then I'll start writing out the Healing Process. Plus I have a storyline in mind of [yes everyone's doing it also] Katniss and Peeta won the seventy-fourth Hunger Games but with a twist leading to the Quarter Quell. That's all I'm going to leave at and you'll have to wait.

Here's Chapter 12 part 3.

Last time on Lost Love…

Peeta.

I'm heading to 498 Victory Village and I think there's a few things that can help me out. I'll be back soon; I promise.

-Katniss

I placed the pen down and lightly walking over to his nightstand and placed the sticky note on his iPhone screen. I gently walked backwards leaving the bedroom and started heading towards down stairs. I grabbed my dark navy trench coat and going over to the door putting on my boots. I scan around and trying to remember where we would keep extra money for a rainy day. 'The small piggybank on top of the fireplace!' I answered my own question and lightly jogging to the fireplace and remembering that my husband is still asleep upstairs. I grabbed the piggybank and turning the bottom up, getting the plastic plug out, and used my right index and middle finger to fish out a couple of bills seeing a hundred dollar bill. I pull the hundred into my jean pocket and I shoved the rest of the bills back into the piggybank. I quickly ran into the kitchen going into a cabinet grabbing a cereal bar and walked back to the front door. I walk back to the front door and grabbing an extra set of house keys from the small bowl. I grabbed unlock the knobs then open the door as I stepped outside and closing the door behind me locking it. I walked down the small stairs and walking towards the right side of the sidewalk.

I walk a few yards into the neighborhood and seeing a cab van coming up. I put my right hand up in mid-air opening and closing my hand for a signal. Ten seconds later the cab van pulls up to my feet, I opened the van door opening it taking a seat inside then closing the door behind me. "Where to ma'am?" A Spanish male asked turning his head to face me. "498 Victory Village Street please." I answered him and button up my jacket as he took me somewhere I use to know.

Now…

Katniss's P.O.V.

Oh my god, I'm starving to death and quickly opened a cereal bar and start eating it. 'Dear god, this is what I needed! So hungry.' I thought to myself as I closed my eyes then placing a hand on my stomach. 'Our baby is going to make me big as a hippo but I don't care; as long as I have Peeta by my side everything will be alright minus having PTSD.' I talked to myself in my mind and taking a couple of more bites out of my bar. 'I'm glad that I got a little bit of my life back. I'm sure Peeta things as me as a stranger, having a wife with short term memory loss. What did I do to deserve being involved in that land mined?' I mentally ask myself as I felt something wet on the bottom of my chin and waking myself up back to reality with my eyes open and wiping it. I felt a stop van stopping and looked at the golden number reading four nine eight on the right side of the gray townhouse with a white front door.

"We're here ma'am, price is fifty-five dollars." The Spanish driver said as he turned his whole right side to face the backseat to face his customer.

I fish out a hundred dollar bill from my pocket and handing it to him. "Give me change and keep a five for yourself." I replied being firm as I looked into the driver's eyes.

The Spanish driver pulls out a small zipper bag putting the hundred into the bag and getting out some changing. He looks up at her and handing her change.

"Thank you so much." I reached my left hand to grab the inside of the van handle and opening the door then looking back seeing my correct house keys and putting them into my right front jean pocket. I quickly get out of the van and lightly jogging towards the steps of the house that I "shared" with Gale. "Just in case you lose your key to the house, remember it's underneath the welcome mat on the back with black tape covering it completely." Gales voice rings a memory to me as I bend down picking up the welcome mat and seeing the black duct tape covering the key then I ripped the tap getting the key out. I placed the key on the top lock turning it to the left hearing a click. I then placed the key on the bottom key lock turning it to the right and had my left hand on the door knob turning it as I walked inside.

I closed the front door behind me as my eyes look around the surroundings of this place and walked more into the living room. I turned towards the staircase feeling a memory coming as I closed my eyes in pain.

Flashback

"Whose there? Show yourself?" I yelled stepping a few feet back.

"Katniss, it's just me, your husband." Gale assures me as I felt my legs falling towards the ground and felt two strong arms holding me. "It's alright Katniss, it's alright. You were just having a nightmare, that's all." He said being clam and felt him rubbing small circles down my back.

"It feels so real, the pain felt so real just like the right side of my body does." I spoke the truth as I cried on his shoulder.

Flashback Ends

I open my eyes and unbutton my trench coat then pulling up my shirt turning to my right side seeing burn marks. I trace my hand over it very gently and dropping my top. "I was in a fire? But how?" I asked out loud to myself and walking over to the staircase going up the wooden furniture framework. "Gale, are you sure should we doing this? While she's around?" A female voice asked whispering. "Yes I'm sure, I gave her some sleep syrup. She had night terrors for the past couple of days and couldn't sleep. Don't worry she'll wake up in the next eight hours. Promise." Gale replied husky. 'Gale made me take sleep syrup because I had night terrors and he was with someone else?' I asked myself in my mind as I reached to the top of the staircase.

I walk to the right of the hallway and seeing a door partly open. I then placed my right hand on the door with a gentle push opening it and seeing it's a small office. I folded my arms in front of my chest as I walked in. "Hey Catnip, everything alright?" My husband asked with a small smile seeing some paperwork in his hands. "Yeah um, just thought to check in on you. Haven't heard a peep out of you in a good while and just checking to see that you're breathing some air." I answered Gale's question with a small laugh as he laughs with me. It's an inside joke that no one else will ever understand. "Yeah, I'm still breathing lungs in my air and just been busy just organizing my old paper work from the army days and who know being in the army that you have A LOT of paper work of when you started including everything else that came with it." He laughed a little as he kept his sliver eyes on me. "I like to organize things by date and events. Don't worry I'll be done in a couple of minutes to make dinner." My husband assured me as I leaned against the door frame. "Ordered pizza about three minutes ago, should be here in twenty minutes." I smiled again. "You're always thinking ahead of time, don't you?" Gale winked at me. "Try to." I answered back again.

I blinked my eyes twice and waking up from a trance or a memory I should say the least. Time? Memory? That's it! I quickly turn around running away from the office room and start heading towards the main master bedroom. I lightly jogged into what liked my side of a bed and lightly getting on my knees. I placed my right hand underneath the nightstand searching for something and felt my fingers tapping to something small and smooth. "It's just tape." I said being confused as I ripped the tape off and having whatever it is in my hand. I pulled my hand up and turning it the other way seeing a small sliver key. 'Why a key?' I asked myself being clueless and looking at the small key hole to the nightstand. 'Never mind then.' I answered my own question and placing the key inside the lock then turning it to the right. I then opened the draw to see a folded up paper and opening it.

Hello me, if you're reading this note. This means that you've solved one of the biggest riddles that I've been trying to recall for the past five or six years. There's five journals; first year is labeled pink, second year is orange, third year is yellow, fourth year is blue and fifth year is green. The one journal is purple that has the most important information that sparks an interest and memory if we can recall. I hope with all this information you can put Gale in jail for the rest of his life.

Also, go to the closet over to Gale's side. There's a loosen broad on the floor and he has a shoebox of something. Maybe that can help out.

Good luck to ourselves

-Katniss

I folded the note in my hands and felt some kind of relief and something to help me out in this case. I see a tear drop on the note, I dropped it, and placed my knees to my flat stomach. I cried for being in frustration on the memories that've been playing in my head, I cried for the pain of being away from my husband for six years, I cried for being lost because I felt like I was another person like a mindless zombie. I breathed out as I placed my legs back on the ground and placed a hand on my stomach where my unborn child will be in eight months.

"Maybe after dealing with this whole monstrous nightmare, I can be the mother you deserve; you truly deserve. I promise I will love you until the end of time." I vowed a promise to my baby and breathed out forcing myself to calm down. "I hope I can be the wife Peeta deserves and get through this PTSD." I said to myself and reaching inside the draw for the journals.

I got up from the floor and sat on the bed as I leaned over with both of my hands grabbing the journal and placing them on my right side. I spot the purple journal and started reading from the first page.

March 8, 20XX

Most of every night, I keep having dreams about a blonde man. I think his name is Peeta. I remember him being nice and shy around me growing up in District Twelve. I remember after hearing or should I say seeing Gale kissing Madge Undersee in the hallway at Panem High. I ran from District Twelve as I ran to Central Park in New York. I just wanted to crawl into a rock and forget about love. I practically grew up with Gale and I trusted him with everything; I trusted him with my heart and in return I get a broken heart. The afternoon I won't forget that is that Peeta ran to Central Park just to look for me! I think any man is crazy to go after a girl who's been running for miles just to get away from society or not in the mood to say anything but he did.

Peeta said he felt sorry for me on how Gale broke my heart and that's when he confessed his feelings for me. At first I thought he was bullshitting on how can a guy like him, fall in love with a girl who lives in the Seams? Why? When he told me about my singing back to grade school to disappearing in the shadows because of my father's death and promise to be a better man then Gale is. He [Peeta] kept his word, dated through high school then after graduation we got married, and joined the army.

March 27. 20XX

I keep having dreaming the same dream that's been haunting me on what seems to be like a couple of years. This felt moment felt so real, like no joke. It was dark and hot. I was riding in a back of a truck, what looks like a covered army truck. I was wearing a uniform that weight at least twenty pounds and I said to a group of soldiers 'When is this war going to end?' and someone answered back saying 'When the world ends?' Suddenly I felt a powerful force jolting me out of my seat then blacking out. –

I quickly closed the journal as tears running down my face as I placed my hands to cover my face and cried. I remember that night very clearly now. My squad and I were assigned to keep fighting and killing some of the Taliban groups who have killed their own citizens for pride and selfishness. They bombed a hospital were unarmed full of man, woman, family, and children were killed and we couldn't have helped them. We were killing those bastards outside the building then we saw a dozen of the Taliban group running into the building ranting about 'Dear god, let these people be our great purpose.' Gale forcedly dragged me away along with our squad as we all run for cover but we felt a strong force pushing us a few feet away from the hospital. My best friend used his body to cover me and I quickly pulled away and saw a sight that I wish I could erase. Those bastards just murdered innocent man, woman, and children.

"We have to go back! We have to go back, at least to save some of them!" I raised my voice a little with the words rolling off my tongue. I placed my hands back on the journal. "Why? Why did they do that to those innocent people? They were victims of this hideous crime; they didn't deserved to be murdered. They had so much to live for." I breathed out remembering that and wiped my face. I re-open the journal again and going through the pages quickly page by page.

Burned. Coma. Rehab. Marriage. Dizzy. Love. Secrets. Questionable about Gale. Glimmer & Rue. Peeta. Mom. Prim. My father. Finnick. Boggs. Paylor. Training days. Headache memories. Nightmares. Army. Haymitch. A baby with Gale. New Years. Re-connecting with Peeta again. Justice.

"KATNISS! KAT!" I heard Peeta yelling from the outside as he came into Gale and I's home. I can hear him running around downstairs.

"I'M UP HERE IN THE MASTER BEDROOM!" I yelled back responding to him on my whereabouts. I laid out the journals in order on the bed and looked at the doorway to see my husband.

"Katniss you scared me to death, I was afraid something happened to you!" Peeta said being concern yet serious as he runs towards me with his lips meeting mine and I kissed him back twice then pulled away. "Are you okay? How's the baby?" He replied keeping his blue eyes on me being thoughtful.

"I'm okay, a breakfast bar helped me settled my stomach and I needed the sleep." I answered as I kept my focus on him. "The baby's fine, nothing to worry." I assured him.

"What made you come all the way out here Kat?" He asked wanting to know.

"I was dreaming and these flashbacks came to me; most of them was Gale from being with him for so long, our upbringing, including having complete Déjà vu. Look." I tapped on the journal and I could see Peeta's reaction on seeing these six journals. "What's with all these journals? I'm a little clueless." He asked as he picked up a journal.

"Remember what the doctor said about my brain having two things going on; one side has the memory to the past and the other is trying to remember current times?" Peeta nodded his head remembering the day in court. "Apparently while I was with Gale, I have had these journals to help me recall some memories. Every time I would get a flashback I will always be confused and ask myself 'Something isn't right and this rings a bell to me.' Here's a note that I wrote to myself even though I don't remember it." I handed him the folded letter to him and seeing my husband lightly taking the note in my hand then opening it.

Peeta clears his throat and reads my words of my note.

Also, go to the closet over to Gale's side. There's a loosen broad on the floor and he has a shoebox of something. Maybe that can help out.

Good luck to ourselves

-Katniss

His blue eyes looked at me as he felt someone just hit him in the back of his head with tears falling down from his eyes. My husband cleared his throat again then looks at me. "Remember your subconscious took over for those number of years. You may have written this just in case something like this would happened now or later on down the road." Peeta spoke with a broken but strong voice. "I thought I could never hated anyone so much, but Gale is the person I HATE the most right now. He caused both of us pain and I pray to god that he'll rot in that jail cell of his." He replied being serious with anger in his tone of voice.

I get up from the bed standing up. "I'm going to the closet and see if I can find that loosen wooden broad. Scan these and I don't want to know what I wrote in all THOSE journals." I said collecting myself and walking over to the closet over to Gale's side. I drop to my knees lightly and grabbed a wire hanger. I lightly grazed the floorboard with my fingers and trying to find that loose broad. "It has to be here somewhere, it has to be." I said to myself and closed my eyes silently praying to find that board. Then opened my eyes with my hands feeling something loose and smiled in relieved. I remove the wooden board and grabbed the wire hanger.

"Did you find it Katniss?" My husband asked wanting to know.

"I think I might have." I bend the wire hanger and held the hanger on my right hand then going into the small space for a trap and heard one snap then another. I can hear the movement of Peeta's prosthetic leg walking towards me and taking a seat by my right side. "What was that?" He asked.

"Gale is smart on hiding things away, he's anything but stupid." I stated a fact about my now former best friend and pulling out the wire hanger to show two mouse traps that's snapped into the metal. I placed the bended hanger to my left side. "Just in case he would think that one of us or someone wouldn't notice it." I answered my husband questions and grabbed the shoebox then placing it on my lap. I breathed out of fear and finally solving this mystery and opened the top of the shoebox.

Inside of it was paperwork, a couple of envelopes, folded up documents, a tape recorder, and my wedding bands from Peeta. "My engagement and wedding ring you gave me, I was wondering what happened to them?" I placed the simple pearl gold band ring that Peeta gave me when he asked me to marry him on my left ring finger and followed by a single gold band ring on top of it. "I was wondering the same thing too, when Commander Paylor told me that you died in action and I asked for your rings; the medical team said 'they were gone' I knew they were full of it." My husband comment back regarding my rings. Peeta grabbed a voice recorder and pressed play.

Gale: Day One, I know I shouldn't be doing this; keeping Katniss away from Mellark but now I can make it for lost time. [Sights] This would be the perfect time and I hope one day that Katniss will forgive me for this. I'm not ready to talk to any therapist just yet and this will do for now. When I first saw her lying in that hospital bed with burn marks and half of her body was in a cast; I thought I was going to lose it. The doctor told me that she was in a coma and if she didn't wake up, they would pull the plug on her. I broke down crying that night and wished I could trade places with her.

I blinked my eyes with tears covering my sight and felt my breath was taken from me. I can feel Peeta becoming tense with anger. I wipe my tears and seeing two folded papers then opening both of them. Death certificates; two copies of my Death certificates. Stating.

Death certificate

Name: Katniss Everdeen

DOB: May 16, 1990

DOD: June 9, 2010

Cause of Death: KIA in Afghanistan with Star Squad 451 heading back to camp was attacked by a landmine of the Taliban army, thirty-degree burn on deceased right side of body.

I look to my left seeing the Death certificate stating the same thing and felt my husband taking the certificate into his hand. 'I can't believe this. I can't believe him!' I thought in my mind being disgusted.

"This is the same one that the army officials sent me, the second day you were killed. I'm sure they sent the same thing to your mother." Peeta started.

My mother? I hope Peeta stayed in touched with her and Prim while I was being kept away. "Did you ever stay in touch with my mother or Prim?" I asked him as I looked into his blue eyes. "They didn't want to talk to me anymore, I tried everything but I found out that last year when we met again; Gale told them that 'I was too upset to talk to them and didn't want to talk or anything to do with them.' You know I would NEVER ignore your only family you have left." My husband answered my question.

Gale kept my own family away from Peeta and double crossed all three of them, that bastard! I can't wait to go to court and give him my words on how betrayed I feel right now. I can hear my husband fast forwarding the tape recorder for about twenty seconds then stops and hits play.

Gale: Day 104, I've been Katniss to therapy every day to see Effie Trinket; New York's psychiatrist and so far it's been helping me out or so Kat tells me. I've been stress always keeping an eye on Katniss on where she goes, who she's friends, or run into. I had my investigators telling me a few months ago that Mellark was in New York City and didn't think about that when I decided to move us here. I either go with her while being out in the city or telling her where to go.

Hits fast forward for ten seconds then presses play.

Gale: Day 125, I just got back home from a bar and Katniss is spending the night at Glimmer's place. I've been drinking [laughs] and I met this sweet beautiful blonde her name is Del or Delly Cartwright. I wanted to bring her back here so badly BUT I was afraid to get caught if Katniss ever walks in.

Gale: Day 126, I just got done giving Katniss some sleep syrup and gave her about two teaspoons and a half. It's because of the night terrors and to have some alone time with Delly. Speaking of which, she should be here in about thirty minutes.

Peeta forwards the tape recorder for five seconds then playing play.

Gale: Day 145, Two and a half years here in the city. Just a side note. Delly asked me if anyone is hiring her and told her what place is; Connor's Bakery Corner. I told her I would give her a strong reference and we talked, one thing led to another and guess you can say the rest is history after that.

I honestly don't know how much more I can take of listening to all of Gale's confessions and everything he's done. I feel like I want to throw up right now and this is sickening. A second later my husband plays the recorder and praying to god this will be it.

Gale: Day 147, Delly got the job at Connor's Bakery Corner as a cashier and I told her to seduce Peeta Mellark. Word got around that he's been wanting to get more paper work on Katniss and every detail of her being 'killed in action' including her draft day. She agreed even though Del has told me Peeta is a good guy and telling her to distract him.

I covered my ears being in complete shock and shaking my head. I felt Peeta wrapped in arm around me then lightly shakes arm.

"I turned off the recorder Kat, you don't have to hear it anymore." My husband tells me as I uncovered my ears and look into his eyes. "It's okay." He says to me in a gentle tone.

I turned my head straight forward then reaching over into a shoebox and grabbing a slight handful of what felt like pictures. I bought them close to me and flipping them over. There's a woman's profile with third degree burn marks and a wrap around her head. I quickly put the first picture to the bottom and my jaw dropped in fear seeing this woman body in a hospital bed with more burn marks, a cast, and more wraps. And a life support. I felt tears escaping my eyes and I felt so bad for this woman being in this condition. I flipped over the pictures multiple times and identifying who the woman is in these photos. My eyes widen in fear and dropping them from my hands.

"Katniss, what's wrong?" Peeta's concern voice sounds distant to me right now.

The woman in the picture with those burns marks and on life support. She's me. It's me. I was on deaths door and somehow manage to be alive right now.

"By god, that bastard! I knew in my heart that you weren't dead and I never believed it for a second. All of this is evidence and we have to take this to court, the sooner the better. I can't believe Gale used Delly to convince her to hit on me and she never decided to say anything." My husband voice begin to anger in his tone.

"You can't blame her for this." I said in a low voice. "She was just a pond in his game and this is beyond crossing the line; married or not you don't cheat on your spouse. Before we go to the court house there's another place I need to stop by." I got up from the floor and standing up again with my arms folded in front of me.

"Where's the other place you have to go?" Peeta asked as I looked down seeing him collecting everything we just discovered and putting them back into the shoebox and putting the top on. I held my hand to help him from the floor and took a step back as I lifted his arm to stand on his feet with the shoebox in his right hand.

"Arrow Archer, I need to pay a visit to a few people. If you don't mind?" I kept my attention and my eyes on him.

He nodded his head then with a small smile. "No, not at all." My husband answered.

I lead us out of the main closet and back to the bedroom. I walked over to the bed and collected all the spirals. "Let's get out here, Arrow Archer then to the courthouse." I replied buttoning my jacket and seeing Peeta by my side. "Lead the way my girl on fire." He suggested.

Fifth teen minutes later at Arrow Archer

I breathed out and pushing the door open seeing a group of kids practicing archery. I see a blonde woman instructing them to aim an object that's ten feet from them.

"Alright everybody; have a clear mind, focus, breathe, and aim." Glimmer or I think that's her name is being professional telling her students on what to do. The blonde woman turns around to see Peeta and I being in her building with her jaw being a dropped a little then giving a small smile walking over to us. "Hi, I mean Hello Katniss, it's good to see you again." She said being polite holding her hand out to greet me.

"I remember you Glimmer and it's good to see you too." I shook her hand with a smile.

"I heard what's been going on in your case; you know how word gets around." I nodded my head remembering how gossip is traveled here in New York. "Gale's a son of a bitch I'll tell you that." She whispered not wanting to her the students to hear her swear. "I can't believe he tricked for all the years I've known you and I knew there was something very odd about Gale. He's a hell of an actor I'll give it that." Glimmer expressed herself as she folded her arms in front of her chest.

"You're right, he is a bastard for it. He'll go to jail without a doubt with new information Peeta and I found it." I stated as I looked at her.

"Peeta's your husband?" She asked. I nodded her head answering her question. "He seems like a nice guy when I called him to come pick you up in December because of the bad weather." Glimmer said being genuine to her word. "I hope Peeta will treat you right and I'll be right back to get your purse from the office." She lightly jogs into the office.

"Katniss? Katniss! Mrs. Hawthorne! Mrs. H!" I slightly turn to the right seeing several kids running towards me with a smile.

"Katniss. You're back!" I look to see an African-American girl with small curl afro wearing a dark green shirt, black jeans, and black tennis shoes.

I bend down to all their eye level and being in front of Rue. "Thank you for welcoming me back everybody. It's really sweet of you all to greet someone that's been away for a bit." I said being sincere not trying to hurt anybody's feeling. I don't remember anyone else but Rue and Glimmer.

"Everybody, kiddos! Katniss had experience a life changing moment and it's hard to explain. Please give Mrs. Mellark some space." Glimmer comes running in with a brown purse in her hands coming towards my direction.

Her students or should I say my students too also followed her directions seeing the kids backing a few steps away. "Mrs. Mellark?" "Mrs. Hawthorne?" Boys and girls said being confused.

The blonde woman handed a brown purse that's mine (I think) and placed the purse strap across my torso. "Thank you Glimmer." I said being polite and seeing her nodding her head.

I turn to face the kids again. "I'll come back to visit soon, I promise. I'm going to have a baby and I'll come by when I can; if that's alright with Ms. Glimmer." I stand up on my feet again and turned my head to face Glimmer. "Yes, yes of course. Come whenever you want and congrats on the news!" The blonde woman said being chipper and hugged me. I hugged her back and felt the kids hugging our legs. I pulled away gentle signaling the kids know to be careful and turning around to see my protégé; Rue. "I won't ever forget you my little shadow and you have a promising career as an archer." A smile rose on my face then hers and hugged her again. "I have to get going and be back soon." I made a promise and lightly running back outside in the cab where my husband is waiting on me.

At the Courthouse… on the stand.

"Yes, I got the report of Star Squad 451 was killed coming back to base. But I didn't know that three of them survived and was paid off by Doctor Richard Benson. I heard about this ordeal when I received a notice court filed by former soldiers Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen-Mellark. I take full responsibly on this error of trouble that my former protégé Gale Hawthorne has caused while being under my jurisdiction." Lita Paylor replied being profession and yet serious at the same time.

"As of now Richard Benson's medical license has been removed pertinently and never will practice medicine throughout his life. You, Commander Lita Paylor will not be charged of this crime; you were misinformed of the matter." Judge Snow replied as he looked at his former protégé then back to everyone in the courtroom.

"I was informed first by the Army about my daughter's KIA and getting a death certificate. At first I didn't want to believe it because I lost my husband in a mining accident and was in complete shock. Then Gale told me from his view and I believed him. I can't believe that he has kept my daughter, Primrose's sister, and my son-in-law's wife away from us." Mrs. Everdeen said being disappointed.

"The same statement with my mother. I never knew that Gale could manipulate anyone and I looked up to him as a brother figure." Prim replied giving a cold glare to a former family friend with her arms in front of her chest.

"Don't worry Gale, stay strong!" Delly whispered being confident placed a hand on Gale's shoulder.

The court doors burst open seeing Katniss holding six spirals in her hands marching towards Judge Snow with Peeta following behind her holding a tape recorder in his right hand and the shoebox in his left hand.

"Sweetheart, what are you doing here?" "Katniss, I thought you were under the weather?" "Katniss, you're really alive?" Haymitch, Effie, and Mrs. Everdeen asked being in complete shock.

"What's the meaning of this Mrs. Mellark?" The white haired eighty year old man asked wanting to know.

"Sorry for interrupting your court Judge Snow, I had another memory moment and long story short; I went to the house where I lived with Gale and found these spirals that I wrote for the past six years, a note that I wrote to myself on solving a clue." I replied being serious and catching my breath.

"Including a shoebox that Gale had all of Katniss's paperwork, copies of her death certificate that was sent out to the Everdeen's and myself, photos of my wife in a hospital bed, and a tape of his confessions instead of going to therapy. He conned Delly Cartwright to work at Connor's Bakery Corner which he did and instructed her to date me so I could forget about my wife's 'death' so I could date her." Peeta finished the last of her words holding the shoebox.

The Mellark's walked over to their Lawyer with Johanna being shocked of this new evidence. Plutarch Heavensbee and half of the courtrooms jaw dropped with this bombshell.

"Please hand the evidence to my court reader; Madison." Judge Snow replied with his hand gesturing showing a blonde young woman with pale complexion, dark pink blouse, black pencil skirt, and black high heels walking over to Katniss.

Katniss hands her the spiral with Peeta placing the shoebox on top with the tape recorder topping it.

"Five minute recess and I'll reach a verdict." The eight year old man hit his gable and getting up from his seat stepping down going towards the court reader taking the shoebox and tape recorder then going into his office.

The star crossed lovers walk back over to Johanna and telling them what they discovered.

"I'm just shocked and talk about blowing him out of the water. I'm glad that you're getting your memory back. Great work to yourself on bringing this evidence out." The brunette lawyer folded her arms in front of her.

"How did you find my shoebox?" Gale asked being serious as he walked over to his best friend with blonde man standing in front of Katniss.

"Had a dream of a memory that I wrote a letter to myself and saw you but something in the wooden floor of the closet. I knew something wasn't right when I was with you and you had Delly over while I was knocked out from medicine or going away to a person's house? Some faithful husband you are." Katniss folded her arms in front of her chest as she kept her eyes on her former best friend. "You did everything in your power to make sure I didn't go anywhere Peeta went to or keeping me away from certain areas. How could you lie to my own family? My mother and Prim. They're the only family I have left besides having a new addition in nine months. But still, we had each other's back when it came to family and you stabbed all three of us in the back for lying." She stated a couple of facts mixing in with the truth. "I remember on New Years that I asked you to contact my family and your response was 'Let me see what I can do.' Does that ring a bell to you?" The brunette woman used air quotes at the end and placed her hands on her hips then seeing Gale putting his head down and sighting. "Thought so." She walks off running over to her mother and sister.

"Oh my god, you're alive!" Prim breaks down as she hugs her big sister and Katniss hugs her back with tears running down her face. "That makes two of us little duck; I miss you so much and mom too." Katniss kissed Prim's head. "Oh Kat, I have no words to say right now but-""I know and just so glad to see you again." The brunette woman hugs her mother.

In front of the court room…

"Peeta, I'm so very sorry about tricking you on going on a date with me." Delly said being apologetic as she stands in front of Peeta.

The blonde man backed up a few steps. "You're sorry about that?! Yet you couldn't have any decency to tell me that you were being set up and you knew about Katniss living with Gale and didn't tell me? What kind of human being does that? I hope you get fined for what you did." Peeta spoke with anger in his voice and walking away going over to Haymitch and Effie.

"Talk about shaking up the courtroom bread boy and all I can say is… damn. You guys will win, no doubt." The fifty-four blonde man said getting his flask out of his jacket pocket opening the lid and taking a drink.

"I knew right from the beginning that Delly and Gale were sleeping together. The girl seems innocent but wow. I will love to be your therapist now till whenever if that's alright with you and Katniss." Effie replied offering her services to the Mellarks.

Peeta nodded his head with a smile. "Yeah, we will like that very much. Thank you Miss Trinket."

"Miss Trinket was my mother, just Effie will simply do." The white hair woman replied opening herself up. "Where's Finnick Odair at? I thought he would be here about now." She asked wanting to know.

"Finnick's in the hospital with his wife, they have a daughter." Haymitch closes his flask then putting it back inside his jacket.

"Oh that's so wonderful to hear!" Effie cheered as she claps her hands with joy. "What did they name their daughter? I bet she's beautiful."

"Finnick told us yesterday that Annie and he already picked a name. They named her Melody Katniss Odiar and Kat's the godmother." The baker boy replied with a small smile on her face.

"That's really great to hear kid and don't worry you'll get your share of dirty diapers pretty soon." Haymitch added a comment laughing a little bit. Then Effie and Peeta joining the laughter a little bit.

"Soldier Mellark and Commander Abernathy." Lita Paylor addresses her former army crew. Effie walks away going over to Johanna and the two man salute their higher authority. All three officials put their right hand down. "I hope that you two have been doing alright and Soldier Mellark, I sincerely do apologize for the error on that part of the report on Katniss. I'm sorry for the pain that I've cost you six years ago. On the behalf to the army and myself; we would like to donate thirty-five thousand dollars in damages not only from the medical error but from our fault and hope you and Soldier Everdeen-Mellark. Even though you two are retired and will be taken care of for the rest of your lives." The African American woman pulled out an envelope check and holding it out to him.

The twenty-four year old man jaw dropped in shock and stunned for words. "Thank you Commander Paylor but this is too much, there's no way we can accept this. I-we don't blame the army, we blame the medical reports and Gale Hawthorne for the damage that struck Katniss and I." Peeta replied being truly sincere and honest.

"We insist and consider this as a token of the Army's appreciation for the two of you fighting in battle and fighting for this country. In a couple of weeks, accept our invitation for an honoring service and we will be awarding you and Mrs. Mellark for your courage." Paylor places the envelope check into his hand. "Good luck in life soldiers and we'll see you soon." She bided her farewell and walking away leaving the court room.

A security guard comes out from doors and clears his throat. "All rise!" He raised his voice and as with everyone going back to their places in the court room. Judge Cornelius Snow comes from his office and walking up to his seat. "Be seated." Taking a seat behind with everyone seating down. "Given the circumstances from this new evidence that Soldier Katniss Mellark has bought forward and going over everything including the tape recordings of Soldier Gale Hawthorne's confessions and having Mrs. Mellark under his care with no contacting with her spouse or family members." His snake cold eyes turn his head to the left and grabbed his gable. "Gale Hawthorne you are guilty violating and paying off army doctors for Soldier Mellark's condition of declaring dead to her family. Taking advantage of Katniss Mellark's condition. The sentence for prison is twenty years to life." Judge Snow hits his gable. "As for Delly Cartwright, you were an assessor to Gale Hawthorne and you'll be fine of two years' probation." He hits his gable again. "As for damages from Mister Hawthorne, you (the Mellarks) will receive forty thousand dollars in damages." Judge Snow hits his gable and getting up from his seat stepping down back to his office.

"We won, holy shit we won!" Johanna cheered doing a mid-air punch then smiled.

Katniss and Peeta hug each other tightly with small tears coming down their faces. "I can't believe it, he's going away. The nightmare is finally over." She replied looking into his blue eyes and kissing him. The blonde man rubbed her back to confront her. "We can finally be at peace again."

Six months later….

"So tell me Katniss and Peeta, what's been going on with you two lately since last month?" Effie asked being cheerful.

The blonde man had his arm wrapped around his wife shoulder blade as she leans into the sofa. The brunette woman placed both hands on her growing bump then smiles.

"Well yesterday, we found out the sex of the baby and-""It's a girl!" Peeta said with excitement cutting Katniss off.

"Oh congrats you two and I know she's going to be beautiful." The blonde with orange tips therapist started to become happy then settles down. Then looking at Katniss. "Is everything alright Katniss? What's wrong?" Effie leans forward into her chair.

To be continued… On the start of The Healing Process

The END!

Fifth teen pages can you believe it! Holy crap! I'M BEYOND SORRY for the late update and just got done with finals last week and needed some sleep. Thank you for everyone that has loved this fanfiction as much as I love writing it. Sorry for being bad at math (I'm dyslexic with numbers and tried to make sure everything was right). I will begin to write ideas down to start The Healing Process and yes still writing for The Steps of Becoming A Father (wouldn't forget that). Since I have school this coming Monday and last semester at college before transferring to my dream university; I'll try to write as much as I can.

Love you guys and have a great night.

-Honeylove90