Hi guys! This is the first chapter in "A Lover's Story" fanfic of Peeta/Cato. This is also my first fanfiction I've written. I didn't really know how long this would be, but giving that it's my first one, I didn't mind that it was fairly shorter than I expected.

Please give me feedback and reviews! I like to start of slow and give a setting before more dialogue and interaction occurs. I think I did a good job :]

I've rated this M because at some point, I would like to introduce mature scenes.

Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1

"It doesn't make sense!" shouted a kid from the back. At this point, I was just annoyed and wanted to leave. AP chemistry just happened to be a strength of mine. So, I tend to get annoyed when people ask "stupid" questions.

"What doesn't make sense, Thresh?" asked Ms. Everdeen.

I looked back at him and he just gave her a look and just ignored her.

The bell rang. I was pretty hungry. Thank god it was lunchtime. Walking over to my locker, I forgot to stop by Clove's asking her for my calc homework. She's always asking for it because she claims she couldn't get to it last night. Whatever. She's my stepsister and I really didn't want to deal with her bullshit at home.

I arrive at our usual lunch table, and I can see Glimmer and Marvel already sat down with their lunch trays and began eating. I sit my books down, and get in line. I glance down at my phone to check the time, and I hear Mr. Abernathy yell "Put it away, Cato."

Seriously? I just checked the time. I'm so getting over this damn school. I am lucky though. Being ranked 1st in my class has its privileges. I usually get away with things much easier than other students.

Walking back to the table, I notice a kid walking in by himself, wearing a backpack. I've never seen him before. He must be new. Which made sense because usually new students are assigned lockers after their first week. I get to the table and right away, I get bombarded with questions like always.

"Cato, explain what you did here?" asked Clove.

"It says find the slope of the equation. Remember, derivative equals slope!" I yell. "Were you paying attention at all yesterday?"

"No," she laughs.

I give her the face, and she knows to shut up. I check my emails on my phone and I look up and gaze around the lunchroom, and I see the kid who walked in trying to find a seat. It must suck transferring to a school 2 weeks into the school year. Most students would have found their new friends and would've called dibs on tables in the lunchroom.

I see he sits down at the table near the emergency exit where Mr. Abernathy and Mr. Snow stand and supervise the lunchroom. I'm not the asshole type. I'm the kind of person who would ask the new kid to sit down and get to know him. It's the others who would probably just give me the stare down. Glimmer and Marvel have the typical asshole personalities, while Clove just speaks her mind. Usually Katniss and her boyfriend Gale sit with us today, but I think they ditched lunch to go to McDonalds.

The bell rings and I walk into AP Literature and Composition. I sit next to Clove because she demands my presence just in case she has questions. That kid from the lunchroom comes in late but he has an excuse, as he was lost trying to find the room. He enters, and Ms. Mason has him seat next to Glimmer who sits right in front of me.

As he walks, I couldn't help but notice his bright blue eyes, ashy blonde hair, and strong bone structure.

I'm sure he noticed me looking so I immediately looked down at the cover of the book we're reading this week.

Before we start the lesson, Ms. Mason has him introduce himself being that he's a new student and all.

"H-Hi. I'm Peeta Mellark. Um, I'm a sophomore and I just moved into town from the Capitol," he spoke shyly and softly.

A sophomore in a senior English class? Impressive.

I keep thinking in my mind ways of introducing myself unexpectedly. I don't know why I want to meet him. These thoughts were involuntary and I ended up not paying attention at all during class.

The bell rings, and I pack my books at Peeta's pace hoping we'll leave at the same time. Maybe I can bump into him and I can say I'm sorry and say my name? Wow, this is pathetic. Why don't I just introduce myself. This is so dumb. Why do I even care? I grab my stuff right away get up I walk out to my locker.

"Uh, excuse me?"

I turn around and I'm caught by surprise by his bright blue eyes.

"You dropped your book on your away out of class. Thought I'd return it to you," spoke Peeta softly.

"Uhhh-uh. Thanks! I appreciate it," I stutter.

He smiles. "No problem!"

He walks away. I stare for a second and turn back to my locker and embarrassingly; I hit my head with my locker. I catch a glimpse of him turning around, and he smiles and laughs.

I stare at him, letting out a giggle, and wave at him. He smiles as he walks away.

And for a split second, I feel my heart skip and speed up. I blush, I close my locker and walk in his direction, smiling.