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Chapter 2:
KPOV:
I get into Home Ec and who's in my class? Clove and Cato; I was kind of disappointed that Peeta wasn't in this class but I willed that thought away and I sat next to Cato and Clove.
"So you are one of the cheerleaders right Clovey?" WTF?
"Yeah Cato. Haven't you noticed me in the line while you're playing football?" Clove is asking Cato. Well, obviously if he's that oblivious why would you still be interested in him?
"No. Uh- I've been too busy focusing on my football so I can get a football scholarship; my family ain't as rich as Katniss'." Cato says.
"Uh right here idiot!" I add. Cato turns around and is surprised.
"Katniss! I'm sorry if you took that as an insult but I was trying to make it into a compliment." Cato sounds scared. He should be; I can get pretty vicious when I am insulted. I won't let people walk on me like I'm a doormat.
"Um it's fine." I reply and listen to them flirt with each other for the next 15 minutes, until the teacher came in.
"Hello class. My name is Portia, and I will be your home economics teacher. Now I'm going to split you into 2 groups; 1 group will do cooking this semester and the other group will do sewing this semester." Just then someone barges into the room. A boy with ashen blond hair and blue eyes. I'll give you 3 guesses to guess who it is.
"Sorry I'm late miss; I had to take someone to the nurses office." Peeta says. I bet you guessed it in one guess.
"That's alright Peeta. Go sit at a table and listen for your group." Peeta sits down at the table Cato, Clove and I were occupying (he was sitting next to me). "Now class, I will read you your groups." Portia started reading the names but I tuned out until I heard "Katniss Everdeen- Cooking." I'm worried cause I'm exactly the best at baking; I might be able to manage a B? I hope Cato, Clove or Peeta are with me. I thought to myself. Suddenly, everyone got out of their seats except for the people who are in cooking; they stay in their seats. 2 people leave my table and 1 stays; Peeta.
"Hey we're supposed to get a partner so partner?" Peeta asks me.
"Yeah sure." I reply grinning. Someone comes up behind us and talks to Peeta.
"Hey Peetie. Do you want to partner up with me?" It's Delly Cartwright; Delly thinks of herself important as she is the only junior in history who's ever been allowed to sit and the popular senior's table. Delly and Peeta went out for a year last year; that is until she dumped him for Cato (and that only lasted 3 months). I guess she's trying to get Peeta back.
"Sorry Delly but I'm partners with Katniss." Peeta replies gesturing to me. Delly's smile falters and says.
"Ok. Katniss can I talk to you for a second privately? It's about girl stuff." I'm not scared of Delly; mainly because she's on the cheerleading team and for the next 2 years I can control what happens to her when needed for cheerleading. We walk to the other side of the room before Delly threatens me.
"Listen Katpiss. I can make your life hell, especially on the cheerleading team. So back off my Peeta!"
"Firstly, It's Katniss. Secondly, Peeta isn't yours anymore; and thirdly, be careful what you say to me, cause I'm head cheerleader. I choose how your cheerleading goes. Whether you're at the bottom of the pyramid or if you're on the team at all." I tell Delly and boy doesn't the colour from her face drain. I tilt my head down so Delly can see the ribbon. I smirk and go back to Peeta. Apparently we are making a dozen red velvet cupcakes. While working on the red velvet cupcakes Peeta and I strike up a conversation.
"So Peeta. You're a wrestler and a baker? Anything else?"
"Uh yeah I do soccer and track and field."
"That's cool."
"Katniss, can I ask you a question?"
"Shoot."
"You're more than a cheerleader aren't you?" I wonder if I can trust him; I think I can.
"Yeah; I do relay's for track and field, gymnastics and dancing." I reply.
"Wow, so how come no-one else knows but you and I hm?"
"I just want to be known as the head cheerleader right now." I add.
"Okay. It'll be our little secret." Peeta says. We're done with the cupcakes and I'm the first one to throw the ingredients at Peeta. This goes on till the end of the lesson and we are forced to clean this mess; it goes through lunch which is okay because I don't really want to go into the cafeteria and have everyone staring at me cause they find out I'm the new head cheerleader. We finish and we are cleaning ourselves off. As I'm about to exit the room Peeta stops me.
"Hang on Katniss. You still have some flour on your face. Here." Peeta gets his hand and wipes some flour off my face. He finishes and we stare at each other for a while. He starts to lean in and so do I; and someone comes barging into the room saying "Peetie! All your group is wondering where you are!" Jeez Delly! You choose now? Of course she chose now. Peeta said goodbye and left; Delly smirked and followed Peeta. Stuff the stupid tradition! I thought and headed over to lunch. I strided to my usual table; the girls' eyes stare at me and when I sit down, Clove ferociously says
"Why aren't you in your uniform?"
"Cause I need to talk to you guys."
"Shoot." Annie says.
"Well I nearly kissed Peeta." I admit going deep shade of red.
"YOU WHAT?" They all say in unison.
"Hold up. You said almost. What happened?" Foxface asks me.
"Delly walked in and pretty much ordered Peeta to leave." I add.
"THAT BITCH!"" Glimmer says
"Well you can back at her by not letting her be a cheerleader!" Cashmere adds. Everyone keeps on talking about how Delly doing that only makes her life one step closer to hell but I was focused on Peeta. He was talking to Cato; I kept of reliving the moment when he brushed the flour off my face. It was such a sweet moment. The bell rang and we all went down to the oval. We watched the 'it' boys play basketball; in study the rest of the girls stayed there to watch them some more while I left. I go down to the music room where I know what I want will be there. I open the music room and I go to the piano and I start to tap out the tune of the first song that comes to my head; and I sing as well:
Too much light in this window, don't wake me up
Only coffee no sugar, inside my cup
If I wake and you're here still, give me a kiss
I wasn't finished dreaming, about your lips
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me..
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me..
So much life in the city, you won't believe
Been awake for some days now, no time to sleep
If your heart is a pillow, this love's the bed
Tell me what is the music, inside my head
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me..
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me..
I don't wanna fall, fall, fall, fall asleep no,
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you
I don't wanna fall, fall, fall, fall asleep no,
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you
I don't wanna fall, fall, fall, fall asleep no,
I don't wanna fall unless I'm falling for you
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me..
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me up, up, up, up, up, up
Don't wake me up
Don't wake me..
Someone claps behind me and I spin around. It's Cato.
"I never knew you sung." He speaks up.
"Yeah. No-one knew, except now you."
"Well you're really good." He plops down next to me on the piano stool.
"Thanks."
"Play something else please Katniss." Wow I've never heard the dude say please before.
"Can't."
"Why not?"
"Cause the bell is about to go in 3… 2… 1…" the bell goes just like I predicted. I shut the piano and head down the hall without the second glance back. I get my bag and head down to my sports car; and race down to the gym for a workout.
"Hey Katniss!"
"Hey Enobaria. Mind if I use a room."
"Room 3 is all spare."
"Thanks!" I enter the room and start to do some dancing. Today, I do some slow modern. I do this until it's 8:00pm; then I race home in my sport car. When I reach the house, I jump out of the car and race up the stairs and get some sleep. Today has been an eventful day, and I don't know what tomorrow will bring.
So that was Chapter 2! Ok, so I'm going to leave it up to you guys... Should this a Katniss and Cato fanfic or a Katniss and Peeta fanfic? I'll try to update this soon but I have my other story to update as well. So I'll put up Chapter 3 once I've finished it and the next chapter of my other story.
Until next time.
-Normal Girl123
xoxo