So much thanks to @otrascosasseries for the above banner! I love that you took my jumbled ideas and made such a beautiful image!
Thanks a ton to @lvfics for being a supportive and constructive beta. You helped me make sense of my original idea and focus it into something that I am really proud of.
I posted two chapters and an epilogue.
If you were waiting for the story to be finished to read the story, now is your chance! You can read from the start here: AO3 or FFN
I finished my final edit of the last two chapters and the epilogue of Worry Is Calling. All will be posted this afternoon. I have to get some lunch and do some house work before it gets too late.
I wanted to start editing this, but I decided to do some work around the house and now it’s 9PM and I go to bed at 10, so no real time to dive in like I want. So as a consolation for all of us, how about a preview of the first part of the chapter? Please note it still needs some work, so there may be a few mistakes.
One lazy Sunday morning a little over a month later, they were all shocked out of their comfort by the sound of gunfire. With barely any discussion, Peeta and Finnick ran down the beach to retrieve Prim and Mags from the old woman’s house.
They returned to say that they could see the smoke from the cannons firing only a few miles from Mags’s home. It wouldn’t be long before it was much closer to town.
They spent a nervous day around the house. Katniss sat in a corner going over all her arrows, sharpening and repairing as needed. Johanna and Finnick took turns watching out the window. Peeta, Mags, and Prim cooked. Annie held Adam to comfort both of them.
Later that night, as Johanna napped and Mags and Prim slept, Peeta, Annie, Katniss, and Finnick met to talk.
Finnick announced, “Katniss and I are going to join the fight in the morning.”
Annie slammed her palm on the table. “No, you won’t.”
Adam started crying again and Peeta quickly scooped him up from the floor to sooth him.
Finnick placed a hand on Annie’s arm. “The war is getting closer, Ann. You know Katniss and I have been planning to go for a while. We need to keep you all safe.”
Peeta looked between the others gathered and turned to Katniss. “You only know the bow. I don’t think that’s safe. Maybe you should stay behind. Let me and Finnick do this.”
“And how are you going to fight, Peeta?” Katniss demanded. “Throw spoons at them?”
Peeta sighed. “I’ve been practicing with the gun, same as Finnick.”
Everything was suddenly too loud. Annie covered her ears and shook her head. “Everyone always leaves me.”
Finnick’s hand fell on Annie’s arm again and she heard him whispering in her ear. It was several breaths before she made out the words, “It’s okay, Ann. I’m here. Peeta’s holding Adam on the other side of you. You’re okay. No one’s going anywhere just yet.”
Annie slowly raised her head and saw Katniss watching anxiously from the other side of the room. “You know what? Just leave. All three of you.” She lifted Adam out of Peeta’s arms and left the room.
Guys I am really planning on editing and posting the rest of WIC over the next few days. I have some stuff to do around my house, so I can't sit down and just edit across the final chapters quite yet, but I will get to them ASAP and then publish them all at once! Sound good?
Much thanks to the amazingly talented @otrascosasseries for the beautiful banner!
A million billion trillion thanks to @lvfics (AKA LavenderVanilla) for being such a great critic and help all around for this fic!
Katniss sighed and leaned against the empty counter. "Feels good to get some work in. I was starting to feel useless."
Peeta grinned as he finished wiping down the cabinet. "You're far from useless. You've been a great help with Adam."
"I love that little man. I'm sorry he got so fussy and Annie had to bring him home." Katniss said as she walked over to lock the front door.
"He's really grown attached to you. It's sweet." Peeta reached under the counter. "Before we head out, I want to give you something." He handed over something small wrapped in cloth.
She knew what it was before she started to unwrap it. "Cheese bun?"
He shrugged. "They were going pretty quick today and I wanted to make sure you had one."
"Thank you." She tore it in half and offered part of it to him.
"Thank you." He said as he took it.
They both picked at their bread in silence for several minutes before Katniss moved toward the back door. "Prim and Annie probably have supper on."
