Ok so I wrote half of this story up on the computer ages ago and I found it today, but in my opinion it was pretty crappy.

I like the idea though so I am attempting to write it again and I'm posting it on here :)

I may not update to often but I'll try.

Katniss Everdeen came back from the Games only to be swamped by the knowledge that Spies from the Capitol are following her and Peeta's every move and reporting back to their city. Snow has given her a warning and it has now become more important than ever that she stay at Peeta's side. She hated it. Hated that the Capitol forced her into this hated that she kept breaking Peeta's heart by not returning his feelings. Gale is the boy she had known almost her whole life, the boy she loved! That's all she kept telling herself. Peeta was the stupid boy with the bread who she had to keep acting in love with for fear of her life. When jealous angry best friends, obnoxious older brothers, annoying younger sisters and clueless mothers start to interfere Katniss struggles to make the right decision. Of course this is made even Harder by a president ready to kill her if she makes one wrong move.

Ch1

I sit on the cold decaying log staring into space, I hear footsteps but I know its gale so I don't turn around.

"Katniss" he whispers

"Gale" I reply my throat is scratchy and dry, there is an ache in my chest that I am trying to make go away, nothing happens no amount of wishing will ever remove it. Gale sits down beside me and rests a hand on my knee. I don't look at him even when he places a kiss on my neck and sweeps the hair out of my eyes. This is the thing; about a month ago me and Gale started a secret relationship at first I felt like a big weight had been lifted, like I had freedom. Then this feeling started to slowly creep up on me, this relationship with Gale was starting to feel a lot like the public one I had with Peeta. I was starting to feel trapped again; everything felt like an act, it was a little different though. Being with Gale like this made me feel like I was in a play, a play that was written long ago, by our parents maybe? Everything was expected or had expectations. For instance ever since being with him even though I had never properly said 'I love you' to his face in a romantic way, he just assumed I did, assumed our feelings were the same. I suppose I assumed they were to.

He cups my face and I shift slightly but don't deflect the kiss. He is warm and reliable but that's all I feel when he kisses me now, he felt like that when we were friends. All the excitement I had felt at the start of the month was slowly fading.

"What's wrong" He whispers

"I don't feel well" I say which was pretty much the truth "and I have to go meet Peeta soon"

"No wonder you feel sick" Gale Jokes, he has also taken it into his head that I hate Peeta that Peeta has forced my will and I think he is a monster. I don't hate Peeta I like Peeta a lot, but I don't love him. I know I don't, I DO NOT love Peeta Malak.

I smile at Gale and get up flexing my stiff muscles preparing for the walk back to civilization, Gale takes my hand most of the way but when we reach the fence I pull away.

"I'll go first" I say "Then you wait half an hour and-"

"Katniss I know"

I breathed in "Right" I mumble then hesitate he wants me to kiss him good bye, I look away.

"Bye" I say quickly sliding under the fence and jogging away.

I'm going to have to explain that later I thought sourly.

I quickly realize I'm early and instead of heading to my place to wait for Peeta I head straight to his house, I pray that it's not his mother that answers the door, oh god what if it's his mother. I sigh in relief as someone tall and muscular opens the door. I hoped it was Peeta but at the same time I realised it wasn't and my face fell. It was his brother Paul.

"Hey Katniss" He smirks "Come for my brother have you?"

"No I came for the dog" I say sarcastically "Where is he?"

"The dog?"

"No Peeta you idiot"

"I thought you were here for the dog" He retorts, Smart ass.

"Paul" I say through gritted teeth

"Ok ok, PEETA"

"WHAT" a voice calls back"

"THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE IS WAITING EVER SO KINDLY AT THE DOOR FOR YOU TO GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE"

He turns back to me

"You know I don't know why you bother with him, I'm stronger"

"That's nice"

"I beat him in an arm wrestling match last week; you should have seen his face"

Peeta appeared in the door way

"You're such a dick" he muttered, Peeta didn't swear often.

Peeta's point of view:

Crap she's early; I chuck a clean shirt on and run down the stairs two at a time jumping the last four. Act cool I thought. I spent two minutes catching my breath. Then I walk to the door and glared at Paul.

"You're such a dick" I growled hoping Katniss hadn't heard then turned to her and smiled

"Sorry" I said to her then glanced at Paul

"You can leave" I told him

"Oh I get it you want to be alone"

I gritted my teeth

"Come on Peeta" Katniss said and held out her hand

My breath caught in my throat and I placed my hand in hers wrapping it around her cold fingers.

Paul wolf whistled and I swallowed my anger resolving to let him have it later. I shut the door in his face and Katniss laughed.

"You sure he is not adopted?" She grinned

"Sadly no I checked about a hundred times"

We walked in silence to the square

"So how do you want to do this?" I asked awkwardly

"I don't know" She admitted "Just walk around for a bit maybe kiss a little?"

Katniss Point of View

God I felt like an idiot but he accepted the idea well enough we walked we talked we held hands now we stood in the middle of the square and I looked up at him nervously asking him to make the first move. He placed one hand on my neck and the other on my waist and pressed his lips to mine I placed my hands on his chest and rested them there. Ok here is the deal, Snow had spies placed all around district 12 because he was suspicious of me and Peeta's supposed great love for each other. So we tended to flaunt ourselves in very public places hoping to get the message across. Of course I wasn't helping matters by sneaking off with Gale.

When we ran out of breath I stepped back ignoring that little spark inside my chest that made me want more of him. I never had that spark with Gale.

Urgh everything is backwards.

He grinned and tucked a loose strand of hair out of my face, I grabbed his hand again.

"So uhh Paul beat you in an arm wrestling match huh?" I begin casually

Peeta Point of view

"Hey that was ONE time he won't shut up about it"

"How many times have you won?"

"What? I don't keep track" I lied she raised her eyebrows

"Fine a lot"

Katniss nudged me "How many?"

"I don't know 11"

"That's all?" She giggles

"In a week" I blurt out before I can stop myself

She turns to me "Oh well excuse me Mr Superior"

"Shut up" I blushed

She wrapped her arm around my waist "make me"

"Oh well aren't you mature"

"I like to think so"

I got caught up in the movement of her lips they looked so...soft so I kind of lent in and...She met me half way which surprised me.

Katniss point of view:

I had no idea why we were kissing again it caught me off guard I didn't mean to lean in just like I didn't mean to stop us in our tracks deepen the kiss and move my hands up to his hair. God his hair.

I stopped suddenly freezing up WHAT THE HELL!

"Where did that come from? I wondered out loud distancing myself and catching my breath

"Um" was his very original reply

"It's getting late" I said lamely to save us from the awkwardness "I better get home"

"Ok" He whispers spinning us around to the way we had come.

The walk back to the Victors Village was silent we held hands and looked anywhere but eachother. He dropped me at my door and began to walk away,

"Peeta" I said shyly

"Yes he said turning around eagerly

"Um well" I chickened out "See you tomorrow"

He sighed and walked back up the stairs to look me in the eye

"What?"

I half smiled half smirked before placing a peck on his lips

"Night Melark" I whispered turning on my heel to leave but he grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me back smashing his lips against mine and pulling me flush against his body. I didn't pull away, I should have pulled away.

"MUM says DINNER is ready so could you kindly stop making out and GET YOUR ASS IN HERE"

Prim Yelled Appearing out of thin air in the doorway, I jumped out of my skin in shock and landed awkwardly on my ankle. Peeta Jumped too and we bashed heads. I yelped trying to grab my ankle and my head at the same time and somehow falling on my ass. I looked up to see Peeta rubbing his head and his eyes twinkling in amusement.

"Night Everdeen" He said and walked across the road to his own house.

"Its okay" I yell sarcastically across the road "I don't need help getting up or anything"

I could see him opening the door to his own house and I could hear him laughing from all the way over here

"That's what I figured" He yelled back

I started to smile but felt Prim watching my face and stopped.

"What" I accused her roughly getting up off the ground and dusting myself off

"I didn't say anything" She shot back

"Didn't have to" I Huff getting all defensive

"Come on its obvious you like him" Prim said simply

"What, I do NOT that was acting, you, you idiot"

"Hmm acting you say? Well the audience were awfully quite just then, why's that?" Prim asked in a sarcastic voice "Oh yeah" She continued slapping her on her head in mock realisation "because there WAS no audience the street was DESERTED!" She rolled her eyes thinking she was all smart and superior.

"I, the, you never know"

Prim snorted, I may love my sister but she has driven me crazy these past couple of weeks, ever since she has turned 13 she thinks she is soo mature.

"Well mum is certainly convinced" She replied "though you may want to lay off the physical affection around her for a while she was getting pretty edgy just then when you were outside the door I had to interrupt before it got to heated"

""I TOLD YOU ITS ACTING" I yelled and she shushed me laughing her ass off in the process and my mum's head popped out from the kitchen.

"What is acting?" she asked eyebrows raised

"Nothing" I mumbled "Prim is being an idiot"

Prim looked mock hurt I poked her and she stuck out her tongue I messed up her hair and she returned with a kidney jab. Mum rolled her eyes at us and continued serving dinner.

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