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BECOMING FRIENDS OR MORE THAN THAT

PEETA POV:

Today I'm supposed to tutor Katniss. I wake up to the sound of my father and mother fighting again. I roll my eyes and jump out of bed. The memory of Katniss' conversation makes a smile appear on my face. Does she really like me? I've got to get her out of my head, but I just can't. I think I'm obsessed with the girl. Every time I get to Social Studies class, my eyes always find her first. I catch her staring at me a couple of times, and it makes me chuckle. When I catch her, she rolls her eyes and smiles. She's been getting in trouble for a while, and I've been here for two weeks and I'm already on Coach Higgins' "bad" list. I get ready and before I know it, I got five minutes to get there. My eyes widen and I leave straight for school. I hop into my car, avoiding my bickering parents and my annoying big brother who should have left home already.

When I get to school, there are a bunch of girls chatting and giggling as my car pulls up. I ignore them because I don't know how they don't see how pathetic they are. That's the difference between Katniss and those girls. Katniss doesn't give a damn about that type of gossip, clothing, and makeup. She wears whatever and always bees her herself. I like that about her. She's different. She isn't just a girl, she's the girl. I walk into the school and to my locker. My first class is Social Studies so I'm happy that I'll see Katniss. It's late and it's no shocker when I see Katniss run to her locker that is right next to mine. She smiles and says, "Huh, you're late, troublemaker."

I smile and say, "Well, I'm not the only one."

She rolls her eyes and smiles, "Well, do you want to get to class or what?"

We get our things and get to social studies before the teacher starts to close the door. He takes one good look at us. The class "OOO's" in a teasing way. What do they think we were doing? The teacher finally lets us pass and we sit on our desks. Katniss doesn't sit very near to me, but I can still steal looks from her. Gale punches my arm jokingly and says, "Dude, moving too fast?"

I turn and glare at him. "We weren't doing anything."

"I think you're lying. You did it with Katniss behind the school, right?"

I'm so furious that I knock my books of my desk and yell, "Shut up, Gale!"

Everyone looks at us, the teacher turns around and glares at me. She says, "Mr. Mellark, haven't I've given you detention about five times since you've come here."

Mrs. Cora doesn't like me because my brother used to be one of her students. And he was a very bad student. I prepare myself to talk back because I don't like being glared at. "I guess so."

She raises an eyebrow and says, "So, would you like another."

I roll my eyes and mutter, "No, but it doesn't mean that you have to hate because my brother was one of your bad students."

Her eyes widen in anger as she says, "What was that, Mr. Mellark?"

Everyone's eyes are on me, even Katniss'. Her expression is sort of…amused. I smile kindly at the teacher, but what I'm going to say isn't so nice. "I said…why are you such a hater?"

The class laughs and Mrs. Cora says, "That's it Mr. Mellark! You've earned yourself detention, today!"

I shrug and in a bored tone, I say, "Why are your classes so boring? They should hire someone better."

The class burst out laughing again. Katniss decides to join in and says, "Yeah, I mean, there isn't anything interesting about whatever you're teaching us. I don't even know because I wasn't paying attention."

The class is laughing as Mrs. Cora turns to Katniss and glares at her. "You'll join him, Ms. Everdeen!"

Katniss shrugs and says, "Like I said, it isn't a punishment, it's a reward," she smiles at me and I smile back."

Gale laughs and says, "Mrs. Cora, you shouldn't call Katniss Ms. Everdeen. She's soon to be Mrs. Mellark," at that, everyone bursts out laughing. Katniss and I glare at Gale. After that, Gale is sent to detention with us. I smile evilly at him. He smiles back and passes me a note. I read it:

Dude, so when are you going to propose to Katniss? I'm sure she'll be so happy.

I roll my eyes and reply:

Shut up! You're an ass.

I hear him laugh softly. He passes me the note again.

Are you going to be a father?

This one makes me laugh. I don't know why, but it just does.

No, but I bet you will. All the girls you've slept with.

He doesn't laugh; he punches me hard on the arm. I let out a very loud laugh as he passes back the note. Unfortunately, Mrs. Cora sees it and her eyes widen, making the class turns to us. "Read the note, Mr. Mellark."

I laugh at Gale and he laughs with me. I don't think I'd be happy to read the first part. But I do, and when I'm done, the class is holding in the laughter as well as they can, and Katniss looks as red as cherry. I've embarrassed her and I know I need to apologize. Mrs. Cora sends us out of her room. We're walking down the hallway, cursing at each other, playfully. Then we hear someone run behind us, Katniss. "You guys thought I wouldn't get in trouble either? My record is five seconds to get as much trouble as possible."

Gale grins at me and says, "Well, I'll leave you and your girlfriend alone."

I look at him for a while, pissed off. But when I see the Katniss, that anger fades away. "We'll see if I can beat that score," I say, breaking the silence.

She laughs and says, "No you can't."

I raise an eyebrow and say, "Oh really?" She nods and I pick her up and throw her over my shoulder. She screams and laughs as I run down the hallways and out the door of the school. When we are on the streets of New York, I drop her and she looks at me, smiling. I smile back and I say, "Then, if you're so bad, skip school with me."

She smiles wider, looks into my eyes, and says, "Okay."

We've been driving for a while until she gasps as she looks around. We're in New York City Times Square. I look at her and smile. Her stormy gray eyes are shiny in the lights of New York City. Her hair glows and I feel like I'm staring at an angel. She looks back at me, with a smile and she says, "Thanks, Peeta."

I smile and nod. I take her to 'Subway' to eat. She's smiling the whole time and it makes my heart burst into happiness. I don't think Katniss is the girl anymore. I think she's soon to be my girl.

As we eat, I get to know her. She talks about her sister, Primrose, her mother and father, and her love for music. When she talks, I can't help but feel like she's been my friend forever. I hope she feels the same way. I tell her to sing and she blushes and immediately refuses. I pout, playfully and she rolls her eyes. I tell her about myself and she seems to listen to every word. After that, we head out to the park. We're walking down a path and I see a beautiful flower, the first in spring. I pick it out of the soil and hand it to Katniss. She blushes and smiles. I help her fix into her hair and before I know it, I'm looking straight into her eyes as she looks into mine. We snap out of it and we look away. I'm tempted to hold her hand. But, I think about it. My hand has other plans. I grab her hand and she doesn't pull away. She entwines her fingers with mine. We sit on a bench, still holding hands.

I take a deep breath."Katniss?"

She's looking straight ahead and it takes her a few seconds to realize that I've spoken. She slightly smiles, "Yes?"

I lean in and kiss her. Her soft lips touch mine and it feels like electricity. When I feel her arms wrap around my neck, is when I know she doesn't mind. I pull her closer and she kisses me back. I think of what I just did.

I kissed Katniss Everdeen. And she kissed me back.