After the introduction to her brother, Glimmer took me to the other rooms for more introductions with her friends. Johanna stood out to me the most, and the absence of Clove, her room mate. Johanna looked very strong, and scared me slightly. She huffed at how Clove was steering in the wrong direction, and that a she could've gone for Marvel, who apparently was much more decent than Glimmer's strange brother. Glimmer agreed and blushed. I had the impression that Marvel was taken.

We spent a few hours at Johanna's room, and Clove stumbled in just before we were about to leave. She was giggling.

"Oh my gosh, Glim, your brother!" She pointed to her neck, where a dark love bite had formed. I gasped. "I got marked!"

Glimmer huffed and crossed her arms. "That boy needs to learn how to settle down."

"He can settle down with me, I wouldn't mind." Clove sighed and sat on the bed I was on. "Who's the new girl?"

"Katniss, she's my roomie. I had to tell Finnick she had a boyfriend to get him off her ass."

"Do you have one?" Clove looked at me. I shook my head.

"Finnick is a player, he and I won't go well." I shook my head again.

We went to bed after that, and when we had just switched the lights off I asked Glimmer a question.

"Glim, you know your brother?"

"Yes..." Her voice was suspicious but knowing what I was going to ask.

"How many girlfriends has he had?"

Glimmer sighed. "Well none of the girl's he's fooled around with have been classed to him as 'girlfriend's, but he's had about 3. 2 were just teen things, then one big one, that hit almost a year. She cheated on him and broke his heart, and so ever since he's been the way he is now. That ex moved to 7 to marry some guy, and I haven't heard of her since." She turned around to face me. "She was two years older than him, and that was 2 years ago."

"How old is Finnick?"

"Almost 18. Do you like him?"

"I know what he is. I'm not going to fall for it, don't worry."

"I'm glad you have a brain, unlike Clove. I'd be impressed if Finnick actually changes his ways, but you never know." She laughed. "I could help, you know."

I shook my head. "I... I don't know him. I don't want to lead a guy on to make him different like that."

"Don't worry about it then. Just take each day as it comes. And don't fool around in this room." She giggled. I scoffed.

"Goodnight, Glim."

"Night Lover Girl!"

Oh dear...the next day didn't start off well. I was in the shower and had come back into the room in just a towel, only to find Glimmer having a tense conversation with her brother.

"Stop it, Finnick Odair. You know she's way out of your league."

"Glimmer Odair, and that's what I like about her. She's hot. And new."

"Fuck off Finnick." Glimmer groaned, shoving him. I decided to enter at this time.

"Hi." I mumbled, grabbing my clothes.

"Why hello, Katniss." Finnick grinned and I looked away to grab my change of clothes for today. "Looking good." I heard Glimmer slap his chest.

"Get out!"

"I'm sure Katniss's brother or sister doesn't treat her like that, now would they. Dear sister, learn some manners." I rolled my eyes, and walked back into the bathroom to get changed.

"Finnick, if you don't leave this room right now, I will get security on your ass and you can't come here again."

When I got back he was gone. Glimmer groaned.

"My idiotic brother.." She yelled into the pillow. "Sorry about that."

"And I have to take these swimming lessons."

"Good luck with that."

Breakfast was tasty, and Glimmer showed me around the college. Clove and Johanna tagged along.

"You'd never guess who turned up at our door this morning." Johanna groaned and Clove giggled.

"Who?"

"Finnick. He was very charming, and even asked about Katniss, to see if she was settling down alright."

I rolled my eyes. "Great. What did he say."

"He was saying how you must miss your boyfriend, and Clove the idiot blurted out that you didn't have one, and he left like straight after."

I laughed. "Dammit. No wonder he was checking me out."

"He what?" Clove gasped.

Glimmer nodded. "I had to threaten him out of the room."

"So...he didn't say anything about me?" Clover whispered. Glimmer shook her head.

"Sorry. You know he's a player."

Clove sighed then nodded. "I know, it's just...he's so hot."

"HEADS UP!" We heard a yell and a ball came flying at our heads. Instinctively I lifted my arms and caught the ball, whilst the other girls screamed and ducked. A blonde boy with deep blue eyes came jogging up to us, apology in his eyes.

"Sorry girls, some idiot doesn't know how to throw right." He rolled his eyes and pointed a thumb to another blonde boy. "But you have a good catch, girl. My name's Peeta."

I gave him back his ball. "No problem, and I'm Katniss."

"You look new."

I nodded. "Yeah, God help me." He grinned.

"Well I hope to see you around in class." He laughed and ran off back to his friend. The girls screeched and grabbed my arm, laughing.

"Peeta Mellark likes you!"

"No, he does not, Glimmer. And nor does your brother, he just wants a good fuck."

"But you're different than those girls. You know what you want." Johanna smirked, crossing her arms. "I like you. You don't cut corners."

I scoffed. "Yeah, well I'm not interested in being another knob on a guys bedpost." I rolled my eyes. "Even the guys at 12 weren't this forward with girls. I had it lucky."

"Was there any other guy back there?" Glimmer linked her arms with mine, and I frowned. "There is!"

"No, well. One guy, like my best friend. And...before I came here he tells me he loves me."

"No way!" The girls chorused.

I nodded. "I couldn't possibly turn this opportunity down, so I left. He hasn't written to me yet, as I hoped."

"Written?"

"District 12 can't afford computers like here, and its rare for a family to have a telephone."

"Oh God! That sounds awful!" Glimmer gasped. "How did you cope, you poor thing. Let's go get a hot chocolate to make ourselves feel better." We headed for the cafeteria.

The next day it felt as if life decided to give me a great opportunity to come here, then throw it back in my face. I had my first swimming lesson today. I wasn't looking forward to it, but Glimmer assured me that a good kick in the nuts and he'll be out of my hair. I could pull it off as awkward swimming techniques.

I wrapped a towel around me as I came out of the changing room with some of the other girls. Clove came with me, strangely. I thought she was from 2 as well. She shook her head.

"I'm from 5, the power district." She smiled. "We got by quite well, just not as well as two, of course. But I'm glad we don't have compulsory swimming lessons there, cause we get a hottie teaching us, even though he's now after you."

I raised an eyebrow. "So you're not upset?"

She shook her head. "I know where I stand, but it doesn't stop me checking him out too, seeing as you don't have the same ideas as him."

I laughed. "Meaning, fucking?"

"Hey, I didn't sleep with him, only fooled around. He is gifted..." She grinned wickedly, and I felt my eyes widen like saucers. "Oh come on, don't be such a prude. It's not like you haven't gone past first base yet." She waited expectantly for my laughter, but when it didn't come her eyes mimicked mine. "Oh my gosh! You've never?! How far have you gone with a guy?"

"Er, a kiss?"

"What sort of kiss?"

"Peck?"

Clove didn't even reply, she was so stunned.

"Er, Clove? Are you still with me?" I looked around and people had started hanging up their towels and climbing into the pool.

"You two girls over there, in the pool..." I heard Finnick's voice and groaned silently. "...Katniss? Clove? Oh hey."

I pulled Clove to the hangers and hung up my towel. I didn't have to see it but imagine Finnick looking all over me, and grinning his little socks off. I growled.

"Clove! Snap outta it!"

She blinked, and took her towel off. "How? How come a girl who looks like you have never gotten...anywhere?"

"I don't tend to make many friends..." I sighed, then walked to the pool.

"Well things are already beginning to change..." She mumbled, before stepping into the shallow side of the pool.

We all grouped in front of Finnick, who was facing the deeper side of the pool. He smirked at me, before his eyes drifted down my body. I ducked in so the top half of my body was submerged in water. He didn't stop grinning.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to swimming training. We'll soon have you at the best of your abilities."

Dammit, world. You had to have me put in this situation, didn't you?

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