Hi! This is my first story...EVER! Its a High school AU about Peeta's first year. (how original right?) But I thought I should give writing a story here a try. Because I've read quite some stories so I thought I should contribute to the lovely community here. So be as mean or as supportive as you would like. Just be sure to review and let me know what you think!
Ok I can do this...It's just like middle school. Right? Nothing to worry about it's only high school. Ok these little self pep-talks are not working. My heart is racing out control and the adrenaline is coursing through my veins. As soon as the school comes into sight my heart beats even faster. Next thing I know the bus stops and the kids start to get off. I feel like I'm going to faint before I even get out of my seat. Once I step off the bus I start walking to where I will be spending the next 4 years of my life at. I wouldn't be so terrified if I had a few friends. The only two I had left the country for the foreign exchange student program.
The white bricked building is getting closer so I reach in my pocket to take out my schedule to see where I have to go first. I look down at it. Next thing I know I hit something!
"Oh my god! I am so sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going!" Great first day of school and I run into the most muscular guy I see.
"Hey, it's alright Don't worry"
Oh my. The boy turns around and I can see his facial features, His gorgeous gray eyes, his messy brown hair. Leave it to me to lust after a guy I just ran into on the first day of school.
"I-I-I'm sorry." I can feel my face turning red as I stutter. "I-I was just looking at my schedule and I didn't see you there."
"It's all good I said. You must be new here right?" The boy guesses.
"Y-Yes." I avoid his eyes.
"So... Do you have a name? I'm Gale Hawthorn by the way."
"P-Peeta Mellark."
"like the bread? Well Peeta you still look nervous. So how about I guide you to your first class and we can talk some more. Where are you headed to?"
This guy just won't leave me alone. I guess he can't be that bad since he wants to take me to my first class.
"Oh! Um I have to check my schedule real quick." I look at my schedule and find I'm going to room 212 with Mrs. Trinket. "Room 212"
"Oh good you're on the second floor. I'm on that floor too. lets get going, don't want to be late." He says as we start to walk.
"Do you know what class that is?" Im just trying to make conversation. I honestly couldn't care. I like how Gale's voice sounds.
"Well it's in the English side of the building, so probably English. I see you're starting to warm up to me."
He looks over and give a half smile. I laugh. If all the boys at this school look as half as good as Gale I think I might like coming here.
"So Peeta bread, What does the rest of your schedule look like?"
Peeta bread? What an original name. I just ignore it, it could be worse I suppose. I look back at my schedule again and see I have math, gym class,then art.
"Math, gym, and art. The only good class I seem to have is art." I answer.
"Hey we have gym class together! Also we have 4th period lunch together since gym class is 3rd period. You should come sit with me at lunch and I can introduce you to all my friends."
"Sure sounds nice." Actually sounds awful. I'd rather sit by myself than sit with a group of people I don't even know. Why do I get myself into these situations.
"Ok! It's a date! and your class is down this hall. See you later Peeta bread!"
"Wait!" Before those words even come out he is already gone. He didn't really mean it was a date right? He just said it...right?
I walk down to the end of the hall and see the door labeled 212. I take a deep breath before I walk in. I hate walking into a room full of people. I open the door and take a step in.
"AH! HELLO THERE! WHAT'S YOUR NAME!"
Well that's one way to wake up in the morning.
"Peeta Mellark." This must be Mrs. Trinket. She has white hair, but she doesn't look old at all. I can't be natural. She has a little too much makeup on just for school. And her outfit she's wearing is an obnoxiously bright pink. Come to think of it her whole room is pink, but not as bright thankfully.
"Peeta." She looks down at her desk. "Ah yes you sit in back next to Nick. The student with the white hair."
What's up with people having white hair. They will grow it when they get older why do they want it now? I find my seat next to Nick.
"Hi I'm Nick. Might as well get acquainted now."
The girl I'm sitting next to is wearing a lot of makeup also. Her voice sounds different from what she looks like. She must be sick.
"Hi I'm Peeta. Is Mrs. Trinket always like this?"
"Haha! Yup she is always bright, fun, and loud. It's a nice change from the other boring teachers we have here." Nick says
"Oh good I thought it was just me."
"Hahaha! You're funny Peeta, I like you."
I wasn't trying to be funny but whatever and how am I suppose to respond to that.
"Me to." I say. Oh god why do conversations always have to be awkward.
"HAHAHA! Stop you're killing me!"
How did she even find that funny?
"So Peeta what does your schedule look like?"
I hand her my schedule and she takes a quick glance at it.
"We have this class, gym, lunch, and art together. This is shaping up to be a pretty good first semiester for me!"
"Alright class quiet down! Welcome back to another school year! I think today should be an easy day for all the students so I think we should watch a movie! Since I haven't taught anything yet the movie will have to be miscellaneous." I hear Mrs. Trinket say
This day is going very well so far. I made two new friends and I'm watching a movie first period.
"Alright A show of hands who wants to watch Pirates of the Caribbean?"
only a few kids raise their hands. It's not a bad movie. I just don't want to watch it right now.
"Ok what about Harry Potter?" The rest of the class raises their hands. "Harry Potter it is!"
The rest of English class flies by. Watching Harry Potter can never get old, even if it is the first movie. The bell rings math is next. Nick showed me where to go and she told me to have fun staying awake. I walk into Class and I take a seat in the back. I don't like having assigned seats and it's a good thing there are none in this class. Nick was right Mr. Beetee is quite boring. I miss Mrs. trinket already. The class goes by very slowly. We reviewed something about order of operations? I should probably pay attention, but gym class is on my mind and I am very nervous about it. The working out part is fine I kind of like that, but the games we play during class are horrible. Well that was middle school. It can't be the same as now.
The bell rings again and now it's time for gym class. How am I going to find it I don't have anyone to help me. My schedule says room 101 So its definitely on the first floor. I get to the first floor and I start wondering around.
"Hey Peeta bread!"
Whose booming voice was that? I turn around and see Gale down the hall waving me over. I suppose that is where the gym is, so I walk down and catch up with Gale.
"Hey Gale. Good thing you were there or else I would have been lost."
"No problem. Anyways have you made any new friends?" He asks.
"Yeah Nick." I answer.
"Nick who?"
"Uh good point. I don't know she was in my English class, but I don't know her last name. She has white hair. I don't know if that helps or not."
"Oh Nick Chance!"
"Yup, She's in out gym class right now"
"That's cool. So Peeta are you ready for baseball in gym today?"
UGH! I hate sports, but it could be worse baseball isn't that bad compared to the others.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Gym class isn't that long but the sooner it's over the better. Then I can relax In art class.
"Don't get to excited." Gale says.
"Trust me, I won't"
"Hahaha! Ok well lets go get our gym clothes"
Me and Gale head into the gym and we receive our gym clothes from the teacher. After that we head into the locker room then I notice something. The locker room is just a big area with small lockers for our clothes. No place to change in privacy. My heart starts beating fast again. I'm not self conscious, I'm just afraid I might get aroused being half naked around other half naked boys. And the last thing I want is for everyone to be making fun of me for getting a boner while changing in front of them. Gale starts to take his shirt off next to me. I have to fight all my urges to look over at him. I reluctantly take my shirt off as well. Gale then takes off his jeans and I loose control of my eyes. I look at Gale's body for a split second. Woah. He's got a six pack! Those are the most defined abs I have seen. I quickly get back to changing. When I go to take my pants off Gale is all done changing and he leaves. I put on my gray gym shirt. Then I go to put on my navy blue shorts and the second I lift my leg to put my foot in I loose balance. Next thing I know I fall on top of some guy!
"WHAT THE HELL GET OFF OF ME FAGGOT!"
The boy pushes me off and I see everyone looking and they start laughing. I feel my face getting redder by the minute. Great. I knew something was going to happen to me. I finish getting dressed and head back out into the gym. I look for Gale and see he is talking with a group of people. Probably his friends. I start to walk over there when the dirty blonde haired kid runs into me and keep going over to Gale.
"Watch where you're going faggot!"
I stop walking towards Gale. I don't want to be near that other kid. I guess I could spend gym class with Nick. I just have to find her first. I see her in the corner of the gym texting on her phone. I start to walk over to her.
"Hey Peeta!"
"Hi Nick."
"My, my don't you look dashing in those shorts."
It takes me a second to figure out what she is talking about. I look down at my shorts and see my bulge. The one thing I hate about these shorts are even if I'm not excited you can still see everything. Then again the other guys have the same problem also so that can benefit me.
"Well That's just a little preview of the main event." I don't know why I said that, but I can't take it back now.
"HAHAHA! Peeta! You never stop making me laugh!"
"ALRIGHT CLASS LET START OUR WARM UPS!" I hear the gym teacher yell to everyone. I think Nick called him Mr. Abernathy. He is unshaved and has dark blonde hair. He is wearing a black track suit, but I can imagine that is pretty physically fit since he does this all day.
The warm ups consist of us running for five minutes. Then we have to do squats, sit-ups, and push-ups. Once the warm ups are all done everyone goes outside to the baseball field. Everyone was put on two teams. Luckily I was on the same team as Nick. Instead of participating in baseball me and Nick just talked and got to know each other a little better. Gym class went by fairly quickly and now it's time for lunch. Thank god because I'm hungry. After I changed I headed straight for the cafeteria. It was the only place I didn't need help getting to. Once I got there it was filled with kids. I looked for a table that no one was sitting at and started to walk over to it.
"HEY PEETA BREAD OVER HERE!" I look for the source of my name and I see Gale waving me over again. Damn. I thought he would forget. I walk over to his table and sit next to him. The only other person besides us is only the dirty blonde from gym class.
"What the hell Gale. Why did you invite this fag to sit with us. He tried to rape me!"
"Shut the fuck up Gloss. You think people try to rape you when you get tackled in football." Gale retorts. So that's why he is so muscular, he's an athlete. Then the rest of the people I assume to be his friends sit down with us.
"Hi guys!" Gale shouts
"Hey Gale. Who is this? Is he your new friend?" The blonde boy with the most blue eyes I've seen asks. My heart stops from the second I make eye contact with him.
"Yup. Peeta this is Cato, Cato this is Peeta." As Gale introduces us my heart starts beating fast and my stomach feels weird. I think I might throw-up.
"Peeta this is Glimmer and that is Clove." Gale introduces me to the two girls sitting on both sides of Cato
"Hi everyone." I don't break eye contact with Cato while I say hi.
"So Peeta, tell us about yourself. Do you like anyone at school yet?" Clove asks.
"Um." I can't tell them I'm gay. especially with Gloss sitting right there. "No one." I look at Cato. He's eating, but I still blush for some reason.
"You're blushing! You do like someone! Come on Peeta you can tell me." Clove insists.
What do I say? Do I just tell her someone?
"Nick Chance." Oh god. I instantly regret those words.
Everyone at the table looks at me surprised. except for Gloss his look is more disgusted than surprised.
"Oh...That's cool. We won't tell anyone." Clove reassures me.
The rest of lunch goes by and no one else talks to me. Gale walks me to the art room. There is a substitute teacher there today. I don't know why there would be a substitute on the first day. He said his name was Mr. Odair. He let us do whatever we wanted. I just wanted to draw so I didn't bother to talk with Nick. Before class was over I finished the rough sketch of an open field. Maybe I'll work on it tomorrow in class. The end of the day announcements came on. I don't pay any attention I just want to go home.
I get off the bus and walk in my house. My no one is home so I go up stairs and take a long hot bath and relax. When I get out my father came home and made dinner so I go down to eat. He asks about my day. I tell him it was pretty boring. I finish my dinner and go up stair to go to bed. I lay down and think about my day.
Gale seems like a really nice guy, but when Cato gives me a different feeling when I look at him. I don't even know how I have feelings at all for them I just met them today. I close my eyes and the second I do I hear my phone vibrate. I look at it.
"I know your secret. You can't hide it from me."
What the hell? I didn't give my number out to anyone so who could this be?
