Hi! This is my first fan-fic.. And I'm really nervous! I plan to update at least once or twice a week and each chapter is around 1,000 words so they are decent size! Please enjoy and give a review whether it is bad or good!
CH1- Sorry I Have a Better Love Life!
Katniss POV
I watched as Ms. Coin scribbles a list onto the board. It's our final year of school and as a celebration our teacher has organised what she calls a 'vacation' up north. I don't go to one of the richest schools so I can't say I'm excited about it. We will probably end up in a cheap camp site where they serve shit food and they make you participate in boring activities, but 2 weeks off of school is good no matter where you are.
There is a 12 hour bus trip to get to the place we are staying at. Apparently they have really good beaches and that the camp we are staying at is right on the water. It sounds good but its easy for teachers to exaggerate things. The beaches are most probably crap and I bet the camp is a hour drive away from them anyway.
"Katniss!" Ms. Coin shouts, breaking me from my thought. Her grey eyes burn into mine and I can see she is angry.
"Um, yeah, what?" I reply startled. The whole class starts laughing and I look around confused as I can feel the heat begin to pool in my cheeks.
"I asked you if you have paid for the trip yet!" she yells at me impatiently.
"Oh right, um… no I- no I haven't. But I'm paying it tomorrow!" I stutter trying to think of a good excuse but failing.
"It better be because we are leaving tomorrow" she says firmly, still eyeing me down with her steely grey eyes. Ms. Coin doesn't really like me... Probably because I'm so unorganised and I daydream a lot. Ms. Coin on the other hand is really organised. She likes to stick to a schedule and is never late. "The tent arrangements along with a list of things what should be brought along with you on the trip are placed on the notice board outside the gym. Have a good day and remember 5am tomorrow, in this class room to leave! Don't be late or you will be left behind!" she says before dismissing the class.
I stand up sluggishly and slowly make my way out the door. I'm so tired today and I don't know why, I just want to fall asleep right here and now. I spot Annie and Gale waiting for me across the other side of the hall. Annie and I have been friends since the beginning of high school but Gale and me have known each other for almost all our lives. I feel a small smile creep onto my face and the sight of them. I speed up my walking and start heading towards them. Suddenly Cato slides in front of me blocking my path way to my friends and forcefully kissed me on the lips.
"Katniss, maybe if you spent more time organising yourself and less time thinking of whom you're going to be kissing, you would have your money in by now!" Ms. Coin says flatly as she passes me and Cato. I can feel the anger build up inside me and her statement that implied I run around making out with boys all the time. She practically called me a slut!
"Sorry, my love life is better than yours, Ms. Coin" I blurt out to her before I could stop myself. She continues walking ignoring my statement "bitch" I say under my breath, still staring at the corner to see if she will come back.
"Hey, babe" Cato says in his deep voice.
"Hey, Cato" I reply searching the crowds of people who have gathered because of my little conversation with Ms. Coin. God, do these people have anything better to do?
"Are you coming to mine before the party tonight?" he asked pulling my attention back to him.
"Party?" I say, confused
"Glimmers, tonight at 9" he answers raising an eyebrow. Glimmer. The number one bitch in our school. I bet the only reason I'm invited is because I'm going out with Cato; the most popular boy in our school. Don't ask me how I got him; we just sort of came together. We went to primary school together and he used to bully me all the time but he got over that and yeah. That's all I can really say.
"Oh right. Glimmers. Um, no. I can't, I'm spending time with my sister tonight" I murmur as I lean against the cold, yellow locker I'm standing next to.
"Just ditch her! You can spend time with her some other time, they're saying that Glimmer stashed some of her parent's alcohol, we can have some fun" he says, leaning in towards me. I shove my hands against his chest and push him back. He stumbles before gaining his balancing and staring at me with his deep blue eyes.
"I'm not ditching my 11 year old sister for some party! I don't even want to fucking go! Glimmer is a bitch and to be honest you being a dick at the moment!" I shout at him, waving my arms around to exaggerate. I push past him and continue walking over to Annie and Gale. How could be so rude? I know he isn't the kindest person in the world, but he usually isn't that bad!
"What was that about?" Gale asks looking shocked.
"A party." Is all I reply because I really don't want to explain.
"Am I still coming to yours and hanging with Prim?" Annie asks; worry shining through her green eyes. I frown; confused at why she thought I would ditch her so easily! I would never ditch her or my sister for a party!
"Of course Annie!" I reply forcing a smile onto my lips. "Have you guys checked the notice board to find out whose tent you're in?" I ask trying to change the topic off the stupid party and my big-headed boyfriend.
"yeah, you're with me, that quiet girl; Madge Undersee and a girl I don't know called Johanna Mason" Annie answers and a stupid grin spreads across my face. Yes! I'm with Annie! At least that will make this trip bearable!
"Yeah, and I'm with Finnick Odair" gale continues, saying Finnick's name in the most seductive voice he can manage "Peeta Mellark; I'm pretty sure he is the guy that works at the bakery down the road from your house, Katniss. And a guy called Mark Tosken" he finishes.
"Well we better get moving before we miss our next class!" Annie says in her small sweet voice. I begin to rummage through my bag looking for my timetable to find out what class I have next. After a few moment of searching, I give up and zip my bag back up. Annie rolls her eyes at how unorganised I am.
"You have Phys Ed. with Gale" she sighs. The moment she says it I realise I haven't got my cheerleading stuff yet and that it is still in my locker. At the beginning of the year we have a choice between fitness, cheerleading, volley ball and tennis for Phys Ed. I was going to choose fitness because that's what Gale was doing and I don't mind running but the teacher put me in cheerleading because apparently I'm petite enough to be thrown but still strong enough to do the flips. I don't mind cheerleading, it isn't too bad. It gets you a lot of attention from the guys if I am to tell the truth.
"Shit! I have to get my cheerleading stuff! I'll see you at lunch!" I shout as I sprint down the hall in the direction of my locker.
