Ok, so, first time I write a Hunger Games fanfiction, let me know if it's good enough to continue. Or what can make it better. I love reviews, comments, suggestions. Thank you!
"We can't keep doing this Katniss, we can't keep hiding from everyone." Peeta tells me, and I slump my shoulders forward in agreement.
"I know Peeta, but I don't know what to do or what to say, how do we start telling people?" I ask Peeta.
"We don't have to tell people, we can just show them, walk out one day holding hands or something." He tells me.
I chew my inner right lip, I'm thinking the reaping is tomorrow. "Ok, I agree, but let's do it after the reaping." I tell him.
"Really?! You agree to become public?!" he tells me with such great joy radiating through him that I can't deny it now. He picks me up and twirls me around.
I laugh, "Ok, ok, put me down! Peeta, you are strong, no wonder you were second place."
I tease him, and he leans down and kisses me softly on the mouth, he pulls back, places his forehead on mine, and says "I've been waiting to do that for such a long time now. Nothing beats the first kiss." He bends down again, and the kiss this time is a little longer, not really passionate but not tame either.
"I stand corrected, the second one was much better." He laughs and we sit down and keep talking with our hands intertwined.
That night I'm lying in my bed with Prim with me. I look at her asleep and can see by the way she's reacting that she's having a nightmare. It won't be long before she goes with mom.
I wonder how they'll react when they find out about Peeta, I think Prim will like him, but I don't know about my mom, not that I care much what she thinks, but deep down I kind of do.
All I want to do right now is think there's no Hunger Games, but it won't leave my thoughts.
Around 5am I wake up and Prim is already with mom, so I decide to go to the woods and have something to do because I can't stand it, just waiting, I'm not the waiting kind.
I'm in the woods and do my regular routine, but all I have in my head are those kisses I had with Peeta last night, I touch my lips with my fingers, and I wish I could feel his lips upon mine again, when I hear a noise behind me. I turn, and it's Gale.
"Hello Catnip, I caught something." He tells me grinning, with a loaf of bread in his hand, with an arrow stuck in it.
We eat and talk, make fun of the situation, it's the only thing that helps us avoid the real situation.
"We can live in the woods you know." Gale suddenly tells me.
"What?" I ask him, I don't understand his comment.
"If we decide to just leave right now, we can totally survive in the woods, and that way, we won't have to suffer all of this." He tells me, and waits for my response.
"But we do live her Gale." I tell him perplexed.
"I know Katniss, but we can survive out here" he tells me.
"Do you think our whole family and our moms will be able to survive this?" I ask him, because I don't understand his form of thinking, I try not to think on things that won't benefit me in any way, or that I know will hurt me.
"Forget it." He tells me, he just keeps telling me about the uncertainty he feels, he's in 42 times!
"Gale, you're in for too many times." I tell him worryingly.
"You're in it 21 times, Katniss, I'm not the only one." He informs me.
"I know Gale, you're right, we need to get home." I remind him.
"Wear something pretty." He tells me, and I just smile.
I arrive home and prim is already dressed, but the clothes look rather large.
"Hey little duck." I tell her, she just quacks back.
I go and take a bath, I change into a dress of my mom's that she brought from her younger years.
"Are you sure mom?" I ask her because she loves her things from her youth.
"Of course Katniss, put it on." She helps me and does my hair, "you look beautiful." She tells me.
Prim and I get to the reaping and there are already a lot of children. Everything is set up until Effie goes upstage and calls out the girls name first, and I don't have to worry because it's not my name, it's PRIMROSE EVERDEEN!
I can't react, I feel stuck, I can't move, then I see her tuck in her tail and I am able to move and scream, "PRIM, PRIM!" I run forward and she turns around, and I hug her.
"I VOLUNTEER! I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!" I scream, and calm down by the second statement.
"Go with mom Prim, go!" I whisper in her ear, "don't embarrass me." At the same time Gale arrive and picks her up and tells me, "Go ahead Catnip." I can tell he's wearing his mask of indifference, but his eyes are full of fire, hurt, anger, all emotions.
I see Peeta when I turn to go up the stairs, it looks like he's about to cry, but I can't acknowledge that, I need to go up the stairs.
"Come on up, tell me, what is your name?" Effie asks me when I arrive at her side.
"Katniss Everdeen" I tell her.
"I bet my button that was your sister wasn't it?" She asks me.
"Yes, she is." I answer.
"All right, wait here on the side. I'm going to call the boys." She places her hand in the bowl and an unexpected name comes up, PEETA MELLARK!
I can't believe it, I'm not having the best luck. It can't be, faith must be playing a trick, not him, why him.
He's in shock, all of the boys move out of his way so he can go forward. He slowly regains consciousness and starts moving, he goes up the stairs to the other side of Effie.
"District 12, I present your tributes, KATNISS EVERDEEN AND PEETA MELARK" nobody claps, they just stare, she tells us, "Shake hands now."
We look at each other, with sadness in our face, he gives me a little grin and a shrug, saying, 'might as well' grabs my hand and gives it a little kiss.
Everybody gasps and Effie can't believe it and tells us to go inside.
We don't let go of our hands.