I'm going to be updating this story and a couple of my other ones as often as possible, I'm leaving for school in two months and I want to get them finished by then, we'll see how that goes... enjoy this chapter, please drop a review!

MONDAY

"Hey, Katniss, hurry up, what are you even doing in there?" Peeta knocked on the bathroom door.

"Shaving my legs, leave me alone." She yelled back.

"Ah, must keep them silky smooth at all times." He joked. Katniss scoffed, then thought for a second.

"Wait, did you just flirt at me?" She stopped what she was doing and stared at the door, practically able see his smirk through the wood.

"Have been for the past 5 years but thanks for noticing." Her scowl came back to her face.

"Well, stop it." She ordered.

"You said you liked how I was at the Christmas party, you liked when I was happy." He reasoned.

"But I don't like you randomly complimenting me very seductively, it makes me uneasy."

"But that's the fun part!" He shoots back. Katniss rolled her eyes. "Katniss," he began, seriously. "I wish you would let loose a little too."

"I don't let loose, when I let loose, bad things happen."

"Something good would happen if you let yourself go this week."

"What good would come?" She asked, opening the door to face him.

"You and me, it would be better than good."

"I told you-" she began again.

"Bullshit. I don't believe you. Listen, we have 6 days left before the crew get back, that's today, tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Give me 6 days to convince you that you're in love with me. If I fail, I'll stop flirting with you." He vows.

"You-"

"If that's what you want at the end of 6 days. I will be just your friend again. I'll stop trying."

"You promise? 6 days?"

"I promise. Saturday midnight." He promised, and she shook his hand. He didn't let her take it back, instead his face breaking into a giant grin and he started singing off-key.

"You know you love me! You wanna kiss me! You wanna hug me!" He stopped, with his dimpled smile on his lips. He walked over and leaned in close, Katniss found herself unable to suck in a breath.

Peeta brought his hand up to her face and squirted shaving foam onto her nose making her squeal.

"I hate you!"

"I know you do." He said with that smile that could get away with just about anything.

"I'll get you back, don't worry. When you least expect it, too." Katniss grinned, wiping her nose off on Peeta'a tshirt. He smiled back.

"You do that, sugah, I'll be waiting." He disappeared inside the bathroom and she went back to her own to finish getting ready for the day.

Then an idea struck her. She opened the window on the side just around the corner from the door outside, then hurriedly went out. She screwed the hose onto the faucet and started the water running. Then, she made it look like she'd knocked over one of the plants, careful to not damage the roots. She heard Peeta open the bathroom door.

"Peeta?" She called, holding the hose out of sight.

"What is it, Katniss? Are you about to sneak attack me?" He teased.

"No, be serious for a sec. I knocked this thing over with the hose when I was trying to water it."

"You water the plants?" She shrugs.

"It's really hot and dry for this time of year, I figured it couldn't hurt. Well."

"Yeah, sure, I'll be right there." He left the window, and a minute later Katniss heard him leave the apartment. When he came around the corner, she readied herself.

"See that one - Don't you point that hose at me, don't you fucking dare-" she threatened, noticing the other hose in Peeta's hand, kinked tightly in his fist to hold off the water.

"Well, now we have a stand off. Who will shoot first? Or will both lower their weapons? We shall see, we shall see." He narrated enthusiastically. Then, in one lightning movement, Katniss jumped forward and stomped on the hanging part of his hose, jerking it out of his hand. But he had years of reflex work on the wrestling team and quickly had her hose out of her hand as well, so once again each was armed.

"Why?" She groaned. "Bite me!"

"Where?" Peeta smirked. She let out a tiny squeak and sprayed him, making him yelp and turn his hose on her.

"Don't say things like that!" She demanded while blocking his spray with her arm.

"I'm allowed to! You shook hands!"

"Not cool, Mellark!"

"Does that make it hot?" He smirked again. She let out a frustrated growl and dropped her hose to leap on him.

"You are so annoying!" She screeched.

"That's why you love me!"

"I barely LIKE you!" She exclaimed, batting at his hands.

"So you do like me?" He concluded, making her growl again to his amusement. She dodged his grasp and ducked under his arm to jump on his back, latching on.

"Okay, you asked for it!" Peeta hollers and starts running with her attached. She jolts up and down but can't let go.

"P-Peeta-" she squeaks and he slows the tiniest bit. "St-stop!" But he doesn't, just grabs behind him for her upper thighs to keep her on.

"Nope! Next stop isn't for a mile."

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"Katniss... are you okay?" Peeta grinned at her. Katniss had tears streaming down her face and was sniffling beyond control.

"Shut up."

"Well, I only ask because my hand is numb." He held up their joined hands, and she noticed she'd been squeezing his tightly.

"Sorry!" She let go.

"It's okay, I don't mind, my little cheese puff." He wrapped his arm around her and drew her close. She liked it. He loved it.

"Wanna watch another movie?" He suggested in a whisper. She nodded. He leaned forward and queued up the next on their list.

"Katniss, it says it's low on battery." She got up to rummage around the room for her charger, mumbling curses as she searched. Finally, she found it just as the last warning popped up. She plugged one end into the charging port.

Katniss fumbled with the cord, trying to get it untangled to plug it into the wall before her computer died.

"Oh fuck me." She muttered as the screen went black.

Peeta smirked and leaned closer.

"That wasn't an invitation!" She said hastily, leaning back as Peeta got closer and closer.

"What would you do if I kissed you?" He asked.

"Um..."

"Would you kiss me back?"

"Ummmm..."

"Would you slap my face?"

"No?"

"Do you want me to kiss you?"

"Don't ask me that-"

"Do you want to kiss me?"

"Shut up!"

"Make me."

Katniss was panting and Peeta's lips were inches away. She put her hands on his shoulders and shoved him back onto the couch, climbing over the arm to mount him.

"Stop it, Peeta."

"Why. Am I making you feel something? Are you scared I'm right?"

She leaned down and angled her lips over his, letting her breath brush his face. His cheeks got pink.

"You've always made me feel something. Usually it's irritation." Peeta rolled his eyes.

"Not what I was asking."

"Don't care." The tension between them was simmering, and Katniss made the mistake of moving her hips, which were situated right over his crotch. Peeta moaned and his eyes slammed shut as he tried to control himself.

"Peeta?"

"Kiss me." He demanded. "Kiss me now." He nearly growled, looking up at her suddenly, making her jump.

"Peeta, I-"

"Kiss me."

"Friends don't kiss each other."

"We're more than friends, Katniss," he drew out her name like the caress of a lover, and she shivered. "We're in love." She squirmed again, uneasy.

"Not helping-" he groaned deeply, placing his hands on her hips to keep her still.

"Let's play Questions." She suggested. He rolled his eyes but agreed.

"What's one thing you've been too embarrassed to tell me?"

"Um..." He thought. "Too embarrassed? You already know pretty much all of my embarrassing secrets. Oh wait, here's one you'll laugh at. When I first met her, I had a baby crush on Jo."

"What?" Katniss snorted.

"I know, obviously I didn't know her at all. If there's one thing you'd want to change about me, what is it?" He asked her.

"You stop too soon. You second guess yourself a lot." She said almost immediately. He raised his eyebrows.

"You've thought about that before, huh?" Katniss shrugged.

"Everyone has something they want to change about the people they're closest to. You probably have something about me in mind. My turn, have you ever indulged in PDA in front of someone else just to make them jealous?" She asked. Peeta blushed furiously. "I'm guessing that's a yes."

"Yeahhhhhh... I uh... I used to flirt with several other girls to try to get to you."

"I know. It did, it always really annoyed me." She admitted, laying down on him. "I used to wonder if you wanted more friends other than our group but you never said anything or invited anyone else so I didn't know what to think."

"I never needed more than our group. Uh... who was your first kiss?"

Katniss turned her head down so he couldn't see her face.

"It's bad, it's really bad." She laughed. "Johanna and I were each other's firsts so we could get it out of the way." Peeta choked.

"You would kiss Jo before you would kiss me?" Katniss laughed.

"Is someone jealous?"

"What? No... it was a long time ago, right? Like when you were 12?"

"I was 13 I think."

"Was it... good?"

"Wouldn't you like to know," she grinned. "Can you imagine, me and Johanna Mason in my room on my bed. Her lips were so puffy after, it was so hot, especially when her tongue did this thing, like-"

"You're shitting me. You made out with Jo?" Peeta asked hoarsely.

"No, you dumbass. It was a 3 second kiss and Prim walked in 10 seconds after, it was the most awkward thing ever." She said honestly. Peeta sighed in relief.

"And here I'm thinking I might have some competition from her..."

"Admit it, you're jealous I kissed Jo."

"Yeah of course I am!" He threw his hand up and ran his fingers through his hair. "Why did you have to make me imagine you and Jo making out in your bedroom." He groaned. She grinned.

"Because tormenting you is fun. If I called you a horny pervert, how would you react?"

"I'm not that horny all the time... it's just that you're always so damn sexy." He shot back.

"You got aroused when I was playing pool with you at Fin's house." She accused. Peeta smiled at the memory.

"No apologies for that."

"You don't think that's a little bit weird?"

"No, I don't. You looked damn good bent over the table. It was worth losing to you."

"You always lose to me."

"Yeah but that time, I really lost bad."

"Yes, you did." Katniss yawned.

"Are you tired?"

"No, I'm yawning for fun." Katniss replied sarcastically.

"Smartass."

"You know you love me." She said automatically. Peeta sighed, hugging her to him.

"I do know that." She suddenly felt bad.

"I'm sorry, Peeta, I didn't think."

"It's fine, Katniss. I still have 5 days left." He smiled wanly. He closed his eyes, images of him and Katniss together rushed over him bringing a wistful expression to his face.

"I do really care about you, Peeta. I would be sad if you died." She mumbled quietly.

"I'm touched, Everdeen."

"You know what I mean."

"Yeah, I do."

"I'm gonna fall asleep on you."

"Okay, Katniss." He made himself comfortable and Katniss snuggled her way under his arms. They both fell asleep smiling faintly.