PEETAS POV
I look into those gray eyes as anger turn into recognition and, is that, longing no that's impossible it disappeared as soon as it came.
"Oh um I-I'm s-sorry I should've um been looking." She stutters out," I'm just in a rush to get home." That's when I see her red puffy eyes, bruised lips, and new formed tears on her cheeks.
" Katniss are you ok you?"
"Y-yeah w-why do you a-ask?"
"Katniss you're a terrible liar and I can tell you've been crying. You can tell me. But, first let's get you inside my house is right over there." She nods. And, with that we head towards my house. I can tell she's scared that my mother also known as the witch is home." My mother's not home Katniss she's in district 9 for her family."I can see her calm down as we enter the bakery doors.
"Peeta is that you!"I heard my father yell from the back.
"Yeah it's me dad." I can see the shock on his face as he see's Katniss's tear stained face next to me.
"Why hello Katniss." His shock replaced with his usual sincere smile."How have you been?"
Katniss is shocked for a moment at his sincerity its rare that a merchant shows kindness towards a child from the Seam." I've been good thank you for asking how about you ?"
"Same old, same old running bakery is tiring, but I always get my energy back after eating some of those delicious squirrels you give me," Katniss is the one who gives us the squirrels? Who knew?"Thank you by the way. How's Primrose been?"
At the mention of her sister's name I actually see Katniss Everdeen smile." She's been wonderful peppy and adorable as ever." Primrose is 12 years old and is always smiling instead of the Seam look she has the Merchant look to her like her mother has. When her mother was younger she lived in the Merchant Area.
"That's great. I better go finish in the back see you two later."
"Bye "
"Please call me Rye."
"Will do Mr- I mean Rye." And with that he smiles and leaves us alone I walk her upstairs and into my room so no one will hear her tell me her story.
"Now Katniss tell me what's wrong I want to help."
She takes a deep breath then starts," I was out in the woods hunting with Gale," This doesn't surprise me she's always hunting with him to feed her family and his after her dad died and her mom checked out that's the only way Prim could eat," and we were just leaving when h-he stopped and then he," A fresh wave of tears come over her and it makes my heart break. I've never seen her so upset before I want o tell her its ok to stop but she continues." he kissed me!" Now her bruised lips make me more infuriated knowing it was because he kissed her like that but I keep calm for her.
"Katniss why does that make you cry?"
She blushes and says," I wanted my first kiss to be with you." Wait did I hear her right I have no time to ask because her soft lips are on mine. She tastes like sugar on my lips. Then she says something I didn't expect something I've only dreampt," I love you Peeta Mellark."
" I love you too Katniss Everdeen."
