A 100 word drabble written on and for the fourth day of the Caesar's Palace shipping week, using the Caesar's Palace prompt 'buffoon'.

Tentatively titled: Yes, the sentence with all the 'half's was intentional.


He loved to make her laugh, even if it sounded forced. Peeta discovered soon that, while it wasn't entirely beneficial to them, she'd never fail to laugh when he stumbled over a tree root or tiptoed exaggeratedly in his sock feet as they hunted.

With a half exasperated, half amused glance, she'd halfheartedly tell him that it was not a good time to fool around. They could be heard by Cato or Foxface, and then they'd be dead for sure.

Peeta didn't think it'd matter too much. If he died, at least he would get to hear Katniss's beautiful laugh.