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Chapter Three

Katniss is sprawled out on her bed with a text-book, her legs crossed at the ends and her hair in a messy ponytail. She was beyond exhausted and felt sleep pulling at her, but she shook herself a bit and leaned over to grab her mug off of the beside table. She read over the same paragraph again before she heard a soft knock at the front door.

She moved to sit upright, throwing her long legs off the side of the bed and running into the living room, not even bothering to check her appearance in the mirror. She wraps her hand around the cool doorknob and pulls it opened, her eyes widening in shock when she sees who is standing in front of her. "Oh shit!" she yelps, slamming the door and running back into her room to look in the mirror. The knocking starts again and she frowns at herself in the mirror.

She realizes that she is wearing the tiny booty shorts that Johanna made her buy and a too-tight tank top. Her hair looks like a rat's nest and her eyes have mascara smeared at the bottom. "Katniss, can you open up?" she hears Peeta yell from outside the door. "I want to talk to you."

Pulling her hair into a bun and wiping at her black eyes, she lets out a sigh of defeat before walking back towards the door and opening it back up. Peeta smiles at her, holding two cups of coffee in one hand and a text-book in the other. "Mind if we study together?" he asks her, holding out the coffee.

She stares at the cup in his hand and then raises her eyes to look at him, he is dressed in a tight white t-shirt and large sweatpants that hang off his hips. She has to fight not to lick her lips at the sight. "Yeah, sure," she says, swiping the cup from his grasp and gesturing inside the apartment. "Come on in."

Peeta brushes past her, studying the apartment before him with a slight smile. He sets his coffee and text-book on the kitchen counter, moving to sit on one of the stools in front of him. Katniss watches him do so with her eyes wide, her teeth clamping down lightly on her bottom lip. "So," Peeta starts, looking at her over his shoulder. "I obviously caught you at a bad time." He smirks and she watches as his eyes sweep down her bare legs, making her face flame.

She quickly clears her throat and looks away from him. "Um, kinda," she says, walking to her room to retrieve her textbook. "But its fine, I honestly don't mind having a study partner." She yells to him from the hallway. She grabs her book off of her bed and reaches in her drawer, pulling out a pair of long sweats to replace her tiny shorts.

She is slipping off her shorts when she hears Peeta yelling for her. "Hey, um, I actually wanted to ask you something," He calls out to her, and she can hear him moving around in the kitchen.

"Yeah?" She questions, checking out her hair in the mirror before going back to join him, her text book tucked under her arm.

He smiles at her when she enters the room, taking a sip of his coffee before continuing, "Me and a few friends are going to the bar downtown to, uh, study?" He chuckles. "Its actually just to cool off before the exam tomorrow, I wanted to know if you'd like to join?"

Katniss bites her thumb nail, she knows she should be studying, she needed to pass this exam. But she really wanted to hang out with Peeta and she is absolutely sure any girl would drop everything to even get the chance to talk to Peeta, let alone have a drink with him. Without really thinking, the words slip out of her mouth, "Yes, I'd love to join."


After changing into about a hundred different outfits, Katniss finally makes her way down the stairs of the apartment building to a waiting Peeta Mellark. Before opening the door to meet him out there, she watches as he moves from foot to foot, smiling when someone walks past or checking on his phone every now and again.

She brings her bottom lip between her teeth and pushes open the glass door, seeing Peeta's eyes shoot towards her, a smile overtaking his features. "Hey," he says, stuffing his hands in his jean pockets. "You look, uh, great." She sees the tops of his ears turn red and she smirks. She is dressed in a cut off top that has her favorite band written on it and shorts, just a tad bit longer than the ones she was wearing earlier.

"Thanks, so do you," She motions at him, smiling.

He smiles again, moving to stand beside her and laying his hand on the small of her back. "Thanks."

They don't have to walk far to get to the bar called "The Hob". Its a Monday so the place is practically empty, except for a few college kids in the corner and an old man that sits on one of the stools watching the nightly news. The college kids all stand up and call Peeta over, smiles covering all of their drunken faces. Peeta holds up a finger, telling them he will be there in a second before turning towards Katniss.

"Come with me to the bar, I'll by you a drink," he leads her to the bar, his warm hand burning a hole through her thin shirt and his thumb rubbing at the bare skin of her back. He slides onto a stool, his eyes slowly going over the food specials on the board. "What would you like?"

"Uh, a cocktail," She explains her order to the bartender who, in return, shoots her a small wink before turning to fix her drink. She signs and slips onto one of the stools, playing with a coaster.

Peeta loudly clears his throat, shooting the bartender a tight smile before asking for a beer. The bartender with a tag that reads 'Marvel' places their drinks in front of them, not even bothering to ask for identification.

Katniss' wraps her hand around the base of her glass, taking a large gulp and licking away the droplets that land on her pink lips. She hears Peeta swallow and bites her tongue to keep from laughing and instead stands. "Want to introduce me to your friends?" She nods her head at the table, every eye fixed on her. Peeta's eye land on his friends and he waves, grabbing his beer and walking over.

The first person Katniss' notices is a tall blonde girl with her tongue halfway down some guys throat. She lifts her drink to her mouth and looks away, waiting for Peeta to introduce her. "Hey Peet, long time no see," A dark skinned man says, lifting a beer to his lips while looking Katniss over.

"I saw you this morning," Peeta points out with a laugh, reaching behind him to take Katniss' hand in his. "Guys, this is Katniss Everdeen, she lives in the same hall as me. She's really cool."

They all nod at her in greeting, the boys eyes filter over her legs while the girls glare at her. "I'm Thresh," The man explains before pointing to the blonde girl beside him. "This is Delly." Delly simply nods her head, sending Katniss a small smile. "Oh, and Katniss?" She lifts an eyebrow at him, waiting to hear what he has to say.

"You're gonna be so fucked up tonight."


"Damn, the apartment is fucked up!"

Katniss opens her tired eyes, rubbing them with her hands as she listens to her roommate scream curse words. She can feel her head pounding and Johanna's loud voice isn't helping her at all. She can hear her friends heels as they click across the marble floor, headed towards her room. Her door is thrown open and her angry roommate stands in the doorway, her hands on her hips.

"Katniss, why is the ap-" Suddenly her voice cuts off and her eyes grow huge, throwing her hand over her mouth, she starts laughing loudly. "Holy shit! What the hell happened last night, Everdeen?"

Katniss sleepily sits up, pressing her hand to her temple to calm her headache a bit. "What are you talking about?"

Johanna laughs again. "Okay, for one the apartment looks like total shit," She holds up a finger at Katniss and smirks. "And two, some guy is in your bed, and he doesn't look clothed." Johanna taps her chin. "And for that matter, neither do you."

Katniss' eyes grow wide and she looks behind her. "Holy shit!" She screams, gathering the blankets around her naked body. The person beside her pops up, running a hand through his hair and rubbing a hand over his face.

"What the hell.." he moans, opening his eyes. They grow wide when he sees Katniss and his mouth drops open.

Katniss gulps, piling more blankets on top of her. "Peeta..why are you in my bed?"


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Sorry for the like year-long wait, I just now got my computer fixed and am so sorry for the delay. Thanks to those who stuck with me on this story, i love you all! Hope you enjoyed this chapter. :)

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