DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Hunger games.
The story I told Katniss how I first fell in love with her was a lie- I was actually sick that day. I fell in love with her when I was going around the district with my dad, buying ingredients, when I was around 7.
There I saw her. Sitting on the grass wearing an orange dress- but not the luminous kind, the calm type, like a sunset. Seeing her there made my heart go wild. I wondered what she was doing there then I heard faint shouts inside a small house not that far away. I realized that I was staring then I ran back to my dad who was buying some soup by an old lady.
We went back to our bakery. Since that day I would do almost anything to go back to the Hob.
" Hey Peets. Why do you like gong to Hob a lot? Hmm?" Rye, my older brother, said while rubbing his fist on the top of my hair. My dad and I are going back to the Hob. Today I finally have enough courage to talk to Katniss. I tried fixing my hair back. Apparently that means that I'm going to see a girl to Rye.
" I think Peeta has a little crush on a girl from the Seam. Ohhh wait 'till mom finds out."
" I don't have a crush on a girl." I started to blush at this. I did in fact have a crush on a girl. But mom would kill me if I fell in love with a Seam girl and the daughter of a miner.
" You have a crush on a guy?"
" What? No, what the hell? Hey, Rye can you keep a secret, I can't tell dad nor mom and we haven't seen El since I was 5." El is our eldest brother he is already married to someone here in the merchants' area.
" Sure. What is it buddy?" We sit down on my bed. Rye and I aren't really this close but Rye has a weak spots for secrets.
" Well I do have a crush on a girl for the Seam. I've seen her around the school. I can't talk to her in school so I want to talk to her in her house but I can't with dad around."
Rye stands up and goes down stairs. A few minutes later he comes back and throws me my jacket.
" Come on Peeta, we're going to see that girl you like. Oh yeah, what's her name?"
" Katniss Everdeen."
" Oh, her. I saw her when I was going to register for your class. I thought that she would be perfect for you. Dad told me about her, I bet that she has her fathers voice."
I started to get nervous as we walk to her house. I really thought that she had a mans voice, not as in the singing voice.
" You ready?"
" Yeah, I think."
I go towards the house of Katniss then I stop in front of their door.
" Why the hell would you teach them that song?"
I move towards the window to see whats happening. I saw Katniss' mom holding two necklaces made of rope. I saw Prim cryingin the arms of Katniss.
Katniss and Prim start to move towards the door, I start to run like a maniac to Rye.
But I'm glad I didn't tell Katniss the true story. Rye told me what she looked like, too. Then I asked some of my friends what they did on the first day. They were even able to record her singing. That's when I knew I was a goner. Then the day I saw her in the sunset orange dress made me realize that my favorite color was on my favorite girl.
