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To my new readers, here's a few things you might need to know (who gets the reference ?) : I'm a french 18 years old guy. I usually write Peeta/Cato fanfics, so this is totally new for me. I'm a young author.

I don't write smut. I honestly can't see how I could, however. There are a lot of fanfics with smut out there that don't have any plot. So you read it, and you're like, okay, I enjoy it, but... that's it. I mean, if I want to fap I use my imagination and that's it. However, there are some exceptions, if only it means something in the fiction.

As I am french I don't have an excellent grammar. Forgive my mistakes. If you're a grammar nazi, move along. Yet I think I'm not that bad either. You judge. :)

I always answer to the reviews. :)

To my old readers : thanks for supporting me and liking the way I write so far so you're interested in this one.

The characters from my old fanfictions whose names aren't said in the books will keep the old names I gave them, as for :

- The District 3 boy : Anary

- Foxface : Leera

- Usually I keep Lethe and Cahier for Peeta's brothers.

Summary : After having been outed in his highschool against his will, Peeta Mellark decides to move to a new city, Panem. Panem High is a big highschool, where the students that live far away can sleep at night. Peeta thought that it would be the occasion for him to study away from other people's judgmental looks. Will it be ?

There probably will be a love triangle involving Peeta, Cato and Marvel.

Main characters : Peeta Mellark, Anary Havel, Leera Harsian, Marvel Altman, Cato Snow, Glimmer Jason, Clove Snow.

Warnings :

Rated T but some scenes might be M in the next chapters. Not smut, only because it's a mature subject, that's all.

This is slash, a.k.a M/M. If you have problems with male/male romance, don't read.

I do not own the Hunger Games

There will be one or two flashbacks in this story. It's necessary. I hope it won't be annoying, it really is necessary to settle the plot.

As I'm french - I know I know I repeat it too much - I don't know how the school system works in the US. So I pictured a highschool where the students can sleep in a dormitory next to the building where they have classes.

Rumor has it

Peeta's P.O.V

Chapter 1

Have you ever thought that you could start you life over ? That, by moving to a new city, you could become someone else, because no one does know you yet ?

Well, I have. I thought that moving to Panem, away from my old highschool and from the persons I used to know would allow me to be happier, to finally like the person that I am.

But I was wrong. Panem High wasn't the school I was thinking it was. Actually, what was I expecting ? People being nice to the new boy, at least. Well, the least of my expectations did not happen.

When I entered in the classroom for the first time, I introduced myself. All I have bee responded to was giggles from most people. Seneca Crane, the french teacher, told me to sit next to some girl, named Clove.

What a weird name, I told myself, before a little voice in my head remembered me that my own name was Peeta.

I sat down. Clove stared at me with a weird look her face, as if I was some kind of alien.

"Hi" I mumbled.

She raised an eyebrow and shook her head with a smirk. "Weirdo." she said, making the whole room laugh.

That's how my day started. Now, I find myself walking towards the cafeteria. It's noon, but I'm not hungry. Yet, I walk towards the people waiting to take their trail.

Then, coming from God knows where, a tall, blond and muscular guy pushes everyone so he and his crew can go first. I frown to the fact that no one stands up against him. Maybe they're too scared.

In his group, I recognize Clove. Note to myself : definitely find another seat for class, because for sure, I'm not sitting next to her again.

Behind them, there's a couple holding hands. The girl, whose name is Glimmer if I understand well, is really, really, pretty. Her constant smile is lighting up the whole cafeteria. She moves her hand through her beautiful blond hair.

The guy next to her is wearing a green jacket and brown pants with vans shoes. That guy sure has got class. I don't see his face, though, and soon, I lose interest in them.

It's my turn. I sigh heavily as I take a plate and fill it with what I need for the lunch. I sit by myself on a table near the end of the room, next to the windows.

Where I am currently, I can see them. Now I'm able to see that guy's face. He's in my class ! It is weird, because even though he seems nice, he's still hanging with that group full of pricks. I sigh. I suppose he's a prick like them. Whatever.

A girl walks next to their table. The tall guy straighten his leg, and the poor girl falls on the ground, her trail upside down so she has her own food on her face.

Everyone at the table laughs and congratulates the guy. "Well done, Cato !" Even the boy who I thought was nice puts his hand on his shoulder and cheers him happily. I roll my eyes and stand up to go help the girl getting up.

"Thanks", she blushes. She's hurt, it's obvious.

"Now who's that dude ?" that Cato guy asks harshly.

"Something like Peter." Clove tells him. "He's in Marvel and I's class."

Cato turns to face me and asks : "Well, Peter, can I ask you why you just helped her ?"

"Because obviously I'm the only decent person in this cafeteria." I say. Everyone around us shuts up, they're all listening to us. The poor redhead girl is shaking between my arms.

The four of them giggle, as if what I just said was the funniest joke ever.

I roll my eyes and help the girl walking out.

"My name is Peeta." I say to the four, who are starting another giggle session as we get out of the cafeteria.

The girl is crying. We head silently towards the bathroom. We go into the first we find, the ladies' - I honestly have no idea where the boys' room is yet. I find her some tissue and help her drying her tears.

"Thank you." she says, looking down.

"There's no big deal." I tell her.

She looks up at me. "There is ! You're new, aren't you ?" I nod. "Cato is the principal's nephew. He does what he wants in this school. When you cross his path, you'd better keep your head down."

I don't know what to say. "I... I had no idea..."

She shares another tear.

"I didn't want to get anyone involved in this..."

I put my hand on her cheek and dry the tear rolling down. "Hey.. Hey. It's' okay. He's not going to kill me."

She backs off and chuckles. "That's true."

I move forward and tell her "I'm Peeta Mellark. And as you had guessed, I'm new. This is my first day."

She smiles and holds my hand. " Nice to meet you, Peeta. I'm Leera. Most people here, especially Cato and his clique, call me Foxface, though."

I smile. "Cato doesn't know he's complimenting you. Foxface suits you so well !" She smiles back. "Ready to go out ? I don't really feel at ease here."

"Yeah, I guess that the girls' room isn't a perfect place for you.

We spend the rest of the lunch break together. Leera is 16 years old, just like me. She is also an intern. She sleeps in the dormitory in front of mine.

I don't really know where we are now, and the alarm rings.

She helps me finding my new classroom then leaves to go into hers.

As soon as I enter, I hear people laughing. It starts again...

I find an empty seat in the middle left of the room, next to the wall.

I start putting my stuff on the table, under everyone's laugh. What do they want, for god's sake ?

Clove says out loud : "So, Peter, first day here, and you're already hitting on Foxface ? What a loser, no one is interested in you." My desperate look goes from the left to the right of the classroom. Everyone is laughing... Except the guy I saw at lunch. He gives me a sympathic look and a sorry smile It surprises me. If he and Clove are in the same group, why aren't they sitting next to one another ?

I look down and sits. The teacher, who I think is Mr. Crane, gets in the class room. His entrance makes all the giggles stop, and I sigh in relief.

The class starts. Time goes by. After all the classes, I start heading towards the dorms.

It's the only place I kind of know yet. Because this week end I have been here, to move into my new room. I haven't met my roommate yet because he gets back home for the week ends.

I suppose he might be here. I knock. No answer. I open the door with my own key. I throw my bag on the floor and jump on the bed. God, I want to stay here forever.

I think I felt asleep because when i open my eyes again, the place is darker.

"Hello there." a voice says and I turn my head. A guy is standing right above me. He just woke me up, I guess. He must be my roommate.

"Hey dude." he says. I blink.

"Hey, erm."

"I'm Anary." he tells me.

"I'm Peeta" I answer as I shake the hand he's giving me.

"I thought you'd want to wake up. It's time for dinner, it's almost eight."

"Oh, erm, thanks. Have you eaten yet ?"

He shakes his head. "I wanted to wait for you, if we're going to share the room we might as well get to know each other."

I nod. "Yeah, okay. Give me one sec, and I'll be ready."

In a hurry, I grab my wallet. I quickly change my shirt because the one I'm currently wearing is definitely dirty.

"Are you ready yet ?" Anary asks me. I nod, and I follow him out of the room... When we turn at the corner, we run into someone. Quickly glancing at the person we just ran into, we open our eyes wide in fear.

"Well, well, well. If it's not our new boy Peter ?" Cato smirks, acompanied by Marvel who is standing right behind him.

"Peeta." I say annoyed by his tone.

"Whatever. I see that you're befriending all the nerds of Panem High. Foxface, now Anary... Are you collecting them ?"

"How about you just let me go where I want ?" I tell him.

"Sure, where were you heading towards ?"

"It's a place called "none of your business" but you probably never heard of it." I answer.

He seems surprised by my tone because he doesn't answer right away. I also am surprised because this is not me. Usually I'm shy and I don't dare to be mean. I'm never the one looking for the fight but there's something abut this boy that I just can't bear.

"Whatever." he just says.

"Yeah, whatever." Marvel says in approbation.

I look at him now. That's so weird. It's like he wants to show that he's on the same side as Cato and at the same time, he doesn't want to get too involved in this. Now that I think about it, it's right that when Clove made fun of me earlier, he didn't laugh. Yet his girlfriend and himself are in Cato's group.

Eventually, the two of them walk away. Anary and I share a quick, wordless glance before heading towards the stairs. We get down. Then, I notice Leera, eating alone at a table.

"Do you mind if we sit with her ?" I ask Anary, showing the girl with a small move with my chin.

"I don't mind." he smiles. "She's in my class."

We sit with her. She seems surprised.

"Why hello there." she smiles. "So you're friends with Anary ? Are you collecting all the school's sidekicks from your first day ? You're totally building an army."

"That's pretty much what Cato just said to me." I tell her as I start eating my dinner. "Anary is my roommate."

He gives her a nod to confirm what I just said.

"So you just saw Cato ?" she asks without taking care about what I just answered. She takes a bite in her bread. "I hope you didn't say something harsh again." I smile and Anary laughs. "Oh no, tell me you didn't !" she squeals.

I let a smirk light up my face for a few seconds before answering. "Sorry, Foxface."

She pouts before taking another bite. "Chu gonna be in big trobble." she barely says, her mouth fully filled with food.

I shrug. "What do you guys know about his group ?"

"Well, as you might or might not know", Anary starts because Leera can't answer currently, "Cato Snow is the principal's nephew. He does whatever he likes here, and never gets blamed for anything. He sleeps here, as you might have guessed, in the same dormitory as us. Marvel Altman is not much better. He follows him everywhere, like a puppy. He's dating that... Glimmer girl."

"You totally have a crush on her." Leera laughs, and I turn my head to see Anary blushing.

"Not true ! I don't... have a crush on her." he mumbles.

"Her name is Glimmer Jason. She's been dating Marvel for two years now. They're known as the unbreakable couple. You'd better stay away from them anyway. Clove Snow is not better than her. She's Cato step sister and the way he overprotects her, despite he's only one year older than her, makes her a spoiled child. Everyone here fears Cato... so everyone fears Clove too.

"I... I'm not afraid of him." I say.

"Well, you should. They're gonna make a hell of your life if you already stand up against them. Don't get any closer to the four of them."

"I sat next to Clove today." I say casually.

Foxface shakes her head. "Your case is desperate."

I sigh. "Maybe you're right. Maybe I shouldn't stand up. I mean, I'm the new guy..."

"Actually, why did you change of highschool in the middle of the year anyway ?" Anary asks me.

His question brings back so many bad memories.

I walk towards my class. Everything seems to be fine today, so far.

I enter in the classroom. Everyone is here already, and as soon as I step in, they all chuckle. I frown and look at Gale who I usually sit next to. He's giggling, and my seat is taken by Katniss, who is also giggling.

I don't know what's happening... but I find it out once I sit in the back of the classroom. Someone wrote : "Peeta Mellark is a cock sucker." My heart misses a beat. What ? I, I, this can't be happening ! I look at Gale, the boy I once loved, but who I never told my secret to. He's laughing at me, making fun of me with all the others. Katniss... Madge... they're all mocking at me.

They must have seen my face because they laugh even harder. I don't know who found out. Yet, someone did, and that person announced it publicly, my reaction confirming the rumor.

Actually, I never had any sexual relationship with anyone, boy or girl. But the way I reacted made everyone believe I had. Gale... the look on his face. He knew. He's the one who wrote that, I can recognize the handwriting.

I feel the tears coming. Fuck, I thought that I was more masculine, yet I cry like a little girl. I grab my bag and run away, under everyone's laughs.

At noon, the whole school knows. Eventually, I decide to get home. My father knows what it is about. My mother doesn't, so we decide to make something up as an excuse for her to understand that I can't go back at this school. That I need to go somewhere else. Eventually, they found this school, in the town of Panem. The city is far from my home. No one will know me there. It can only go well.

Back to the present, I realize that I can't tell anyone why I'm here. "I got expelled from my old school and my parents sent me to the other half of the country as a punishment." I lie.

"What did you do ?" Anary asks.

Amazing. I have to make something up again. More lies. But it's better than telling the truth. "I just answered something to a stupid teacher. She was playing with on my nerves, I told her I wasn't here to listen to her bullshit and that's it."

"Oddly, I'm not surprised." Foxface says, making Anary chuckle.

I allow myself to laugh too. We eat, talk about pointless things like the weather, then we go back to the dorm. I take Foxface's phone number. She really seems like a great girl.

"So, you have what you wanted ?" I ask Anary.

"What do you mean ?" he gives me a confused look as he sits on his bed on the other side of the room.

"You know. Learning to know each other, and stuff."

"Yeah. True." he smiles.

We talk about anything for more than one hour before going to bed. It's great to have Anary as my roommate. He's nice. And cute, but obviously straight. But on the other hand, I don't look gay myself so it doesn't mean anything. Yet, I prefer to have Anary as a friend. Friendships are stable, unlike love relationships.

And I want our relationship to be stable, because... well, because we share a room ! That's also the reason why I can't tell him anything about me. He would be afraid or laugh at me.

Like Gale. Gale Hawthorne was my friend back home, until I started to feel something else for him. Yet I must have been too obvious and annoying. Sure thing : I'll be careful from now. I don't want to be betrayed by the person I trusted the most again.

But, as I slowly fall into sleep, my thoughts take Marvel as their subject. His weird behavior questions me. But before I can wonder any longer, I fall asleep.

So erm yeah. That was the first chapter. I know it's weird. I'm sorry. *cries*

Tell me what you think... More to come, soon.