Chapter 1: Shale Brimline and the Dare
The school building is rollicking at the end of another long day. I am leaning against the wall by the restrooms, laughing with some friends. Just then, I see her and my pants quickly tighten. Katniss Everdeen, a miner's daughter and famed huntress. She is depositing some books back into her locker. The skirt of her blue dress ripples as her backside and muscles flex. Man, she is one hot piece of ass. I wonder if she would like it up against the wall. They say most Seam girls are slutty for that sort of stuff...
My best pal, Cyber, smirks. He seems to notice my fixations. "Hey, Shale: truth or dare?"
"Dare," I pick without even turning my head. No way am I falling into a Truth trap and being forced to admit who I have a crush on. That's all anyone demands for Truth these days, especially in high school.
I should know better. Cyber's grin broadens. "I dare you to walk right up to Katniss Everdeen and kiss her!"
I whip back to him in horror. Cyber looks positively triumphant. "Well, go on!"
I square my shoulders and march right up to the locker bay. Katniss is just closing the door of her locker. I tap her on the shoulder. She has scarcely turned around, her mesmerizing gray eyes filled with confusion, before I am pushing her up against the metal and kissing her full on the mouth.
Katniss utters a choked, startled squeak into my mouth. I press my lips firmly into hers a moment more before I spring away. Katniss stumbles backwards into the lockers. "Had to do it for a Dare," I shrug. Then I run away, leaving a stunned Katniss Everdeen with her flushed mouth hanging slack.