(A/N): Warning: Some mild profanities. This ends Chapter 1 with four parts. Hope you guys like it. Here is Chapter 1 Part 4.


Third person POV

The lunch bell rang and it's time for Katniss' next class. She still hasn't told Foxface and Clove of her encounter with Peeta. She was thinking on how they would think she's stupid for saying no. Peeta was one of the most sought after guys in the school, or so she heard from the mindless gossips and chatters she hears on her way to her next class. She was on her way to her next class when she sees a familiar face. With his black hair and dark eyes, it wasn't difficult to distinguish him from the others. It was Gale. Katniss looked away to her next class only to be called by Gale.

"Katniss!" Gale says with a huge grin. Katniss stopped on her tracks and turned around. "How's it so far?" Gale asked.

"It's great." She says sarcastically. Gale must've noticed the sarcasm in her voice because he immediately dropped the smile to a worried look.

"Why? What's wrong?" Gale asked. "And where's Foxface and Clove?"

"They're on their classes. I have second to the last period with them though." Katniss said, avoiding the talk about her problems.

"Yeah but you still haven't answered my first question. What's wrong?" Gale insisted. Katniss looked to her side and spoke up.

"Everything. I've only had like four classes, two breaks, and a day here, and I already have someone who hates me, and someone who asked me out. It's so weird!" Katniss said with a poker face. Gale looked confused.

"What? Who hates you? And who will ask you out on the first day? No offenses but you're kinda new here, not a lot of people know you." Gale asked with another worried look.

"I know! It's that Glimmer girl. She was mad because I spilled—"The bell rang and Katniss trailed off.

"What's your locker number?" Gale asked.

"129"

"Great! Meet me there ten minutes after the final bell" Gale continued. Katniss was about to protest when Gale took off and went to his class.


Katniss' POV

Why does he want to talk about it? Yes, we've been friends for a while ever since we practiced for the grand showcase, but we're not good enough friends to actually talk about this kind of problem. I shrug the entire thing off and walked to my next class which is Biology. Wow. The first normal class I've had in a while. I walked and walked until I reached nearly the edge of the school. Why would a classroom be here? Are they separated, normal to not normal classes? I walked until I see small door that says Biology.

When I entered the biology room, a butterfly immediately flew onto my foot. When I looked up, I saw the most not normal classroom I've seen yet. The room was a huge forest with a small pathway leading up to a small clatter of noises. I walked and saw some huge trees with some animals I've never seen. Squirrels? Rats? Rabbits? I can't tell. I walked up to the clatter of noises and much to my dismay, Glimmer was there with no Peeta in sight. The moment Glimmer saw Katniss, she immediately walked up to her with a huge angry face messing up her pretty features. Even I had to admit, she was pretty.

"You!" she pointed at me. "You're the reason Peeta broke up with me!" Glimmer continued. I was shocked. First, that she's blaming me that she's a bitch. Second because I may not be an old student here, but I know that he doesn't like me. Or does he? He did try to ask me out awhile ago at Home Eco. I wonder.

"Wake up, I'm talking to you!" Glimmer continued. "You little whore"

"I'm not the reason that boy broke up with you! It's because you're slimy little bottom feeder who can't stand it when some other girl talks to her boyfriend!" I say. I can feel anger rising in my body. I can't believe she just called me a whore!

"No one talks to me like that!" Glimmer said in an unusually calm voice.

"Obviously someone should" I mocked. She opened her mouth in disbelief, and before she can talk again, she looks up and I turned around. I saw that the teacher overheard our entire conversation because of the angry look on his face.

"Principal. Now!" The teacher shouted.

I immediately walk towards the door hearing protests from Glimmer until she was shut up by the teacher. I walk all the way back to decorated lockers and tiles and walked up the steps, barely missing the trap step again. I go to the bright pink office of Effie Trinket who had a worried look on her face. Great! Another person I worried.

"What's wrong? Shouldn't you be at class?" Effie said in her unusually shrill voice. I showed her the note the teacher wrote and a slight look of disappointment flashed on her face. "You got in trouble with Glimmer?" She asked.

"Yes but she provoked me! She called me a whore, I wasn't just going to stand by and let her call me that" I said with and angry voice.

"Okay okay. Just that the note said and I quote 'Called Glimmer some foul names'". Effie continued.

"She provoked me!" I say. I'm getting angrier and angrier by the second.

"I understand. But there's no need to see the principal. It's a first offense. I'll let it slide. He always does anyway." Effie said. I felt a relief flood my body until I hear the door opened and it can only be the toad face herself. She walked up to Effie who escorted her to the principal's office.

"How about her? She's in trouble too!" Glimmer said. It took all I had not to pounce on her right now.

"She's a first time offender and she said she was provoked." Effie explained.

"I didn't provoke her!" Glimmer protested.

"What about this note from Mr. Carnaval that said and I quote 'Called a student a whore and wrongly accused another student'"? Effie asked and Glimmer's face fell as she was escorted to the principal's office.

"This ain't over" Glimmer said before she went through the door. When she was gone, Effie spoke up.

"That girl always gets in trouble. The total opposite of her ex." Effie said. I can't believe my mouth. Even the secretary of the principal know of a rumour spread only a few hours ago. "You can go now Katniss, but don't get yourself in trouble. You already got one minor offense. Two more and you get a detention." Katniss said. I walked out the door only to hear Effie say.

"I can't believe Glimmer. Her third detention in two months. I can't believe it" I can't help but smile when she says that.


I walk back to class after I got sent to the principal's office. The walk back wasn't that long compared to my last walks. Maybe it's because I was so happy that I was able to do that to Glimmer. I can't stop smiling when I entered the classroom where the teacher immediately introduced himself and partnered me up with a brown-haired, green-eyed boy. I took a seat next to the boy, who I'm sure I've seen before, and saw three slides and a microscope.

"Hey, my name's Finnick" he reached out his hand for me to shake and I did.

"Katniss" I introduce myself. He just smiled. Why do people keep on smiling at me?

"I know who you are." He chuckled. "We had drama class together a while ago"

Now I remember. He was the boy acting on the third acting exercise with that girl.

"Oh yeah I remember you" I say enthusiastically.

"So how do you like the classroom? Not normal isn't it?" He says, smiling.

"It's great. I'd definitely enjoy it more if there's a bow and arrow to hunt the animals" I say as a joke and he laughs. We pause for a few minutes until he spoke up.

"So, what's up between you and Glimmer? She seemed pissed awhile ago." Finnick says.

"Yeah no duh" I say sarcastically and roll my eyes. "She accused me of stealing Peeta from her. It's my first day! How can I get someone in a day?" He just chuckles again.

"Well, Peeta's my best friend, and I can tell that he really likes you. Plus, he wasn't really happy with Glimmer. It's like he was forced." He says smiling. "Now close your mouth, you'll catch flies" He continued as he looked at the first slide.

"Wait, what? How can he like me? It's only been like what, five hours?" I ask, confused.

"Let's put it this way, he's never acted like that when I talk about girls with him. If I didn't know any better, it's like he knew you before." He says eating a sugar cube.

"We're not allowed to eat in class you know"

"I know, but c'mon, not everyone follows that rule. Here have some" Finnick said with a grin.

"No thanks. We really need to do this" I say. We really need to finish this work. How can he be so calm?

"Done" Finnick says.

"Done?" I say, shocked. How can anyone finish in like ten minutes?

"Biology's my best subject." Finnick adds, smiling again. What is it with these people and smiles? I decide to ask him about it.

"Why do you guys like to smile a lot?" I ask.

"It helps make your day better. If you smile, it's like everything will be better." He says. "For example, if you believe that you're happy even if you aren't, the world will find a way of making it so that you're happy. That's why we smile a lot; though I can say that you put a sad face on Peeta, quite well." Finnick finished, eating a sugar cube.

"How did I put a sad face on Peeta?" I ask. I mean, yes I turned him down, but that's nothing to be upset about.

"You rejected him. I told you, it's like he really likes you." Finnick says. "Now I can't get him to smile even once. Every time I try, he just glares at me. And Glimmer bugging him doesn't help one bit. But maybe he'll smile again later, just need time to take a breather" Finnick finishes and took a deep breath.


We waited for the bell to ring in silence. I still can't help it. How can he like me? We've never really talked a normal conversation. I walk away from class to talk to Clove and Foxface when I remember that I'm supposed to meet up with Gale. I walk over to my locker only to see him with his hand on his chin which is resting on his other hand, looking at my locker with deep interest. I walk over to him and decided to ask what's wrong.

"What's wrong?" I ask Gale knocking him out of his trance.

"Oh it's just that you're locker's not yet decorated. It's a school tradition that you decorate your locker to match your personality." Gale says. I roll my eyes.

"Do I have to?" I ask and got a nod as a reply.

"Then, what did you do for yours?" I ask with interest. I want to see a sample. I only really noticed two and that's Clove's and Foxface's.

Foxface has this red fur on her that looks like carpeting. The red fur will change colour depending on the way you stroke it. From dark red to pink, it has all the shade of red.

Clove's locker was totally different. There are these knives placed on the locker door. She told me that it's made just for her in a way that you need to arrange the knives in a combo to unlock it.

Gale led me to a locker where I saw a simple dark green door with a small rope in a small box hole.

"You have to make a snare to open it. I snare design that only I know" Gale says while fiddling with the rope. It's an intricate design I noticed so it must be safe. He placed it in a metal tongs inside and pulled and the knot disappeared as the locker opened. And the moment he closed it, a rope went out. While he was fiddling with his locker, I was thinking. How will I decorate mine? How will I make it look great? How will I make it match my personality? I sigh and Gale speaks up.

"Okay, so what's up with Glimmer and Peeta?" Gale asked.

"How did you know about Peeta?" I ask.

"You know, even if it's only your first day, you should know that rumours will fly as fast as smoke around here." Gale says with a smile. Again with the smile. I roll my eyes.

"Glimmer's mad because she thinks that I stole Peeta from her." I say while he listens intently. "I mean I only really talked to the guy once."

"Well what did he say?" Gale asks.

"He asked me to go out with him and watch a movie." I say while his face straightens up.

"Oh. Just don't mess with Glimmer anymore and stay away from the boy." He says as he whispers in my ear. "I've heard rumours that he'll try to ask you out again. Anyway. I need to run. I might be late for my shift at the store" He says as he hurries off. I walk towards my locker.

"What am I gonna do to you" I say to my locker as I think.

"You know it's not gonna help to talk to it" A cool voice says. I don't really need to turn around to see who it is.

"Plus, you shouldn't really talk to it with people listening. They might think you're crazy" He says. I turn around to see the cerulean-eyes of Peeta Mellark. I scoff and start to walk away when I was stopped.

"Oh yeah smartass, then what did you do with yours?" I ask not really caring. He gestures me to follow him onto a clear locker.

"Clear?" I ask.

"Transparent" He corrected. "I'm an open book. What you see is what you get" He explained.

"So you're an arrogant self-centred jerk?" I joke while he just smiles.

"No but give me a chance to show you that I'm not" He suggested.

"And how will you do that?" I smile.

"Go out with me Friday night. I'll show you that I'm not a jerk"

"What about Glimmer?" He just laughs.

"I don't care about Glimmer anymore. She became such a bitch after I clapped and threw a rose at your performance. She was mad because you upstaged her." He says. I smile remembering my performance. How the rose gave me confidence, I can't help but smile. I realize, he's the main reason I'm at this school.

"Is that smile a yes?" He says hopefully

"It's a maybe." I say as I walk away smiling.


(A/N): That concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter will be about what happens and of course, the reactions of other characters. More characters coming up like Cato, Rue, Marvel, etc. I also plan on making different storylines for every character while they're all connected someway somehow. Comments,? Suggestions,? Violent Reactions,? about the story. Review please :) They help me write faster.

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