KATNISS POV
I slam my hand down onto my alarm clock and let out a deep sigh. The day I've been looking forward to for the past 7 weeks is finally here, but I'm not as excited as I was last night. The memory of yesterday afternoon with Peeta runs through my mind, making me smile as I prop myself up on one elbow. Pushing my hair out of my face I pick up my phone, shielding my eyes from the bright light. I flick the light on and groan, remembering the pile of clothes that I blatantly ignored last night still sitting on the floor next to my suitcase. Gale says that the weather at lake is normally warm during the days, but the nights get a little cool; which really didn't help me with my packing crisis. So I just decided to pack a bit of everything and even thought I'd probably run out of clothes after the first week, I didn't really care. I reluctantly get up and made an attempt to cram all of the clothes into the bag, not before taking out a pair of shorts, a jumper and my converse.
I head to the bathroom, turn on the shower, and step under the warm rain pouring from the shower-head Washing my hair would be a smart idea considering I don't know how often I'd get the chance once we're gone, but I decided against it. I'm already running late as it is. I sigh, turn of the warm water, step out of the shower and get dressed. Pulling my hair back into a braid I leave the bathroom and add a few extra things into my suitcase. I really don't know what to expect from the next few weeks and to be honest I think that's the most exciting thing about it. The consistency and stability around my school life, as good and reliable as it is, is draining and unexciting. Different and new would be good, at least for a little while.
There's a small knock on my door and I look up to find Prim sticking her head around the door.
"Delly and Madge are here." Prim says with small smile.
"Ok, I'll be down in a couple of minutes." I tell her with a smile. She looks at me with a quite look on her face, she looks worried.
"Come here, Little Duck." I say sitting back down on my bed, patting the spot next to me. She walks in slowly and takes a seat beside me.
"You know if you need me I'm only a phone call away, right?" I ask her. She replies with a small nod.
"Even if it's the middle of the night, ok?"
"I know, Katniss. I'll be fine, I'm just nervous for Camp tomorrow." She says quietly, a nervous smile lingering on her face.
"You're going to have a great time, I promise. You'll meet lots of nice friends, too." I tell her tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"I know" she smiles looking a little more confident now.
"Never know, maybe there'll even be some cute boys." I laugh, playfully nudging her with my arm.
"Katniss!" She laughs.
"Just a phone call away, ok? " I tell her pulling her up into a hug. "I'll miss you, Little Duck"
"I'll miss you, too" she says quietly.
I pick up my suitcase and lug it down the stairs, greeting Delly and Madge outside. Delly is practically bouncing off the walls at this point; it'll be hard to imagine what she'll be like when we get there. I take a seat in the back of Delly's car for the few minutes it takes to get to Gales house. By the time we've arrived everyone else is already there, scattered around Gales front yard, their excitement hard to miss. I notice Peeta sitting against the bonnet of the car, talking to Thom, and my heart skips a beat, creating butterflies in my stomach.
The group converge on the driveway to listen to Gale go over the plan for the one hundredth time since yesterday. We're taking two cars, Gale and Delly are each driving, which leaves the rest of us to pick who we want to drive with. To be honest, I plan on just trying to sleep most of the way there, so I'm not fussed who I go with. While the others right about who they're going with, I head back over to Dellys car and dig through my bag to find my headphones. Finnick, Annie, Thom and Johanna decided to go with Delly, leaving Madge, Peeta and I with Gale.
Gale leads the way, with me riding Shotgun, Peeta and Madge in the back. The traffic is heavy throughout the city and it isn't until we reach the countryside that it opens up. The first hour passes with the four of us playing a game of I Spy.
" I Spy with my little eye something that begins with A" Gale announces with a smile across his face.
"Is it inside or outside of the car?" Madge asks
"Both" Gale replies causing Peeta, Madge and I to exchange confused looks.
"What? How can it be both? Peeta laughs
"It just is! Obviously you guys aren't looking very hard!" Gale says shaking his head in disappointment.
"Ok, we give up, what is it?" Madge ask throwing her hands in the air in defeat.
"Air." Gale laughs, obviously happy with himself and his victory.
"You can't see air, Gale!" I tell him, raising my eyebrows.
"Yeah, so?" he says
"I Spy. You have to actually see it. That's the whole point of the game!" Peeta laughs
"You guys couldn't have told me that before?" He asks laughing.
The car erupts in laughter, causing Gale to turn a little red. The rest of the car ride there is pretty much the same, that is, until I fall asleep, because the next thing I know, Gale shaking me awake.
"Wake up, Katniss! We're here!" he shrieks with excitement, running off down the path.
I climb out of the car with a yawn, only to stand there in awe of our home for the next few weeks. The lake seems to be at the centre of the park, surrounded by small cabins and eating areas. There's a dock down by the lake and a sandbar about 100 meters down from it. There's a soccer pitch, a volleyball court and a basketball court. I can't believe Gale kept this place a secret until now.
"Not bad, hey?" Peeta says from beside me
"To say the least" I reply, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.
"You missed it, it took Gale about an hour to grasp I Spy properly." Peeta laughs
"Of course it did" I laugh rolling my eyes "How long was I asleep for?"
"About two and a half hours" Peeta says as he takes some bags from the back of Gale's car.
"Where are all the others?" I ask as I pull my hair from its braid
"Gales signing in, the others have gone somewhere to start cooking, I think" Peeta tells me
"So they just, what, left you to unpack?" I laugh, pulling my hair over my shoulder
"Looks like it" he laughs as he pulls off his jumper. I can't help notice his stomach as his t-shirt lifts up; his muscles are hard to miss, as is the small trail of blonde hair that runs below his belly button. The memory of yesterday afternoon comes flooding back to me as I avert my gaze to the lake, feeling my face turn red.
"Your hair looks pretty down, by the way." he says quietly giving me a shy smile.
I pull at the ends of my hair and feel my face turn increasingly red. I smile in return looking down at the ground. Compliments were never something I'd dealt with well. Not that I got them often. I look back up, finding Peetas eyes on me. He's smiling at me and something about it sends the butterflies in my stomach into overdrive. These feelings are so foreign to me, so much so that I don't know how to act, or what to say. It's like I've completely forgotten how to function properly. It takes a few moments to bring myself back to reality, back to Peetas piercing blue eyes looking down at me.
"C'mon." He says "Let's go find the others. I can finish this off later."
Peeta takes off down the dirt path that leads away from the two cabins. I smile to myself and follow him down. The butterflies are taking over and these are feelings I can't just suppress now, despite how hard I might try. I wouldn't have the slightest clue about how to begin deciphering them and I think part of this excitement is not knowing how I feel, what to do or how to act. The next few weeks I know will be interesting and I'm finding myself, more than ever, anticipating the unexpected and unpredictable possibilities of this vacation.
Hey guys! I'm so sorry that this took so long, I've just been really busy with School because of exams, and work too. But, i've got something cute planned for the next chapter, sort of. So please, please let me know what you think, i really like getting reviews and ideas and it's cool seeing what you guys want to happen/think will happen. Are there any particular POV you wanna see? or any two that you want to see end up together? Please let me know! :D