(A/N): This is the second to the last part of chapter two. Uhh.. other than that, thanks for those who are reading and please read the A/N after you read. Thanks :)
Third Person POV
"So... should we get Forever Green or Pine Teal for the spray can?" said Clove holding out two spray cans with their respective titles.
"I think..." Katniss paused for a second. "Forever Green," she said, reading the title. "It says that it'll last longer"
"So that settles the paint for it..." said Foxface, reading from the checklist in her apple pad. An apple pad is like a small tablet shaped like an apple. It has a lot of different variations, from colors, to apps, to the hardware of your choice. "Now," she continues. "How about the material we should use for the vines?" asked Foxface, looking up at Katniss and Clove.
"Twine or copper?" asked Clove. Katniss thought for a moment and said. "Twine"
Katniss, Clove, and Foxface are looking for materials for Katniss' custom locker; for it is a Panem school tradition. So far, they've gathered the usual stuff meaning duct tape, a very sticky adhesive, paint, and so far, they've gathered twine. Foxface looked at the list on her apple pad and saw that the only thing they currently need is some paint for the design of the 'forest' that they're aiming for.
"I'll ask someone for where the paints are." Katniss volunteered as she walked towards a tall guy with black hair; wearing a uniform of black shirt and pants, with a stupid bright blue vest.
"Excuse me; do you know where we can find paint?" Katniss asked the guy. The man turned around and the man was Gale.
"Hey Katniss!" Gale beam.
"Oh. Hi Gale," Said Katniss emphatically.
"Listen, about awhile ago. I was so sorry – " Gale was interrupted by Katniss.
"It's okay, I don't want to hear it." Katniss said coldly.
"No I mean it. I'm sorry. Umm the paints are in aisle fifteen" Gale says apologetically.
"Thanks" said Katniss walking away. The walk slowly turned into a run as Katniss went to Clove and Foxface who were fiddling with an app on her apple pad.
"Hey you will not believe who works here." Katniss said mischievously.
"Gale" Clove and Foxface said after they exchanged glances.
"Uhh I'm tired of how you guys set me up" Katniss snapped.
"We didn't, honestly. Why would we want you to talk to Gale? We're mad at him too for yelling at us." Foxface paused. "Besides, this is the only hardware store in town," she smiles.
"Never mind, let's go get some shades and get out of here," said Katniss exasperatedly.
When they got to Katniss' home, they started to work immediately. Apparently, Foxface is a whiz with these kinds of things so she knew how to work it and make it. They finished at about seven-thirty in which they have done at least three-quarters of the entire thing, Katniss invited them for dinner and was served with some white-sauced, angel-hair pasta with some greens and some beef. When dinner was done, Katniss walked them to the door and Katniss, exhausted immediately walked into her bed.
Katniss was woken up by the usual shout coming from none other than Prim, who hates being late. Katniss immediately did her morning routine, grabbed a piece of toast, and in the duration of five minutes, she's on her way to school. When Katniss got to school, the bell was already ringing and it's time for Power-Vocals. Katniss ran in the room, without delay, and took a seat on the sofa next to Clove.
"Why are you late?" Clove asked with a worried tone.
"Car troubles" Katniss said. Clove immediately gave her a look of disbelief which turned into an 'I-know-you're-lying' look.
Katniss POV
"So, what are you going to wear on Friday?" Clove asked.
"I don't know. I haven't really thought about it yet. To be frank, I don't really care." I say confidently. Who cares what I wear? "If he really likes me, he'll like me even if I just go there wearing a tee shirt"
"Hmm... Well have you thought about what you're gonna do for Friday night jam?" she asks.
"Uh" I paused. "Peeta asked me to be his duet partner" I utter. Clove's face widened with a grin.
"What! Why didn't you tell us? Tell me the details" She exclaimed.
"It's nothing. He just wanted me to be his partner," I say.
"See! I told you. He likes you!" Clove exclaimed. "See! We were right."
"Yeah yeah yeah" I shrug off. I already know that he likes me. Or so I think. I haven't really thought about it. Why would he like me? I'm so rude and stubborn. I'm not really the type to be liked. And I'm certainly not the type to have a boyfriend. Last time I had one... Well, it didn't end well. I had to cry for at least three weeks before I got over it.
"Enough about me, Clove. How about you, tell me about your love life," I say with a tone of interest.
"Me, Clove Flair? You think I have a love life?" said Clove and huffed. "I've never even been remotely interested in a guy before."
"Really? Not even those guys on the teams?" I say. I clearly remember her saying something about the wrestling team on my first day.
"Well, I have to say I was attracted but not interested, Katniss" Clove said in annoyingly sweet voice.
"Why?" I manage to blurt out. Why wouldn't she like? I mean I've never liked anyone too before, but someone like Clove. The Clove with confidence, arrogance and grace? How can she have not have a boyfriend?
"I've just never really been interested. So have other guys." Clove's face became grim. "There's a lot of things you don't know about me." I wonder. What things?
"What do you mean?" I say as I bring her chin up to look at me and I notice that she was trying hard to suppress a tear. As a stray teardrop fell from her face she spoke up.
"Have you ever wondered why Foxface and I hate Glimmer so much?" she asked. I have wondered about that, but I never really thought about it.
"Why?" I ask.
"Because, a few years back, she spread a rumour that I'm a lesbian, and everyone except Foxface, believed her. So I was bullied." She said as she started tearing. I looked around and it's a good thing only a few people are here.
"Why would she do that? I know she's mean but, she scarred your reputation. Why would people even believe her" as Katniss said this, Clove's face looked up.
"Because just like any other high school, this school has a popularity food pyramid; the popular people are on top, and anything below them is under their control," said Clove as she wiped her tears. "She got mad because I beat her in the talent show by singing a medley of boy and girl songs. She got mad because she got upstaged, badly," she says wiping another tear. All this time I though Clove just never really like anyone. Turns out, the reason she's like that is because of Glimmer; that mean, obnoxious, self-absorbed little she-whore.
"I'm sorry for asking you," is all I can manage to say.
"Don't worry," she said wiping a tear. "I'm okay, just don't tell anyone that I cried" She says managing a smile.
"I won't, but there are people here who already saw" I say.
"Don't worry about them," she says rather loudly. "They're just a piece of furniture" she laughs and I laugh too. She's back. The sweet side of her is gone, for now.
Cinna's class ended as usual, as fun as ever, and just as taxing. Taxing because I needed to avoid the usual glares from Glimmer as I worked with Peeta on our song. We chose the song of "Rolling in the Deep" sang by Adele, and we promised to rehearse on Monday next week. After the bell rang, I literally ran out the room unto a staircase where I tripped in the trap step. I nearly fall if it wasn't for someone who held me as I nearly fell. I look up to see the blond hair and blue eyes of Peeta Mellark. How did he even get here this fast?
"Hey," he smiles.
"Thanks for catching me,"
"Well, wouldn't want you to get hurt, especially before Friday" he beamed as he let go. So he's really excited. I thought.
"Yeah, thanks for helping me again. I need to get to class" He was about to interject when I stop him. "You need to get to class, you'll might be late"
"How'd you know I was late?" He said as he walked away in the opposite direction. Actually, I had no idea he was late. I was just guessing. Just then, I feel some grey eyes boring a hole in my back and I turned around to see Gale, who immediately went back to looking at his locker. I was about to glare at him when my elbows were scurried off by two figures into a utility closet.
"Is this gonna be a regular thing with you two?" I ask as they let me down.
"No, it's just urgent" said Foxface.
"Why?" I retort.
"Glimmer's gonna try to hurt you. We don't know when and how, we only overheard her talking about it with those mean witches," said Clove urgently.
"Well, thanks for the heads up, we need to get to class" I say as they sigh and walk away towards our next class.
The next few classes were just really boring and taxing on a person. Haymitch was drunk. Is that even legal? Mr. Carnaval gave us a paper to write with a font size of eleven on three sheets of paper. Mr. Bradstein, the long-faced algebra teacher, made us study for a hundred-item quiz on Monday next week. Argh! Too much work! When the day was done, I immediately slumped on my bed for an hour before I start on my work. It took me about three hours to work on that stupid paper on Genetics, and another two hours, quizzing myself on my math quiz. After I finished studying I fall on my chair and logged into the internet until I got tired. When I lied down in my bed I fell asleep right away.
When I woke up, I immediately ran down the stairs, after I did my usual morning routine, unto the car and we went to school almost immediately, instead of the usual stop-over at places to snag breakfast.
"Hey look it's Katniss" Foxface said as I walked to them.
"Hey" said Clove.
"Hey, can you guys help me to fix my locker, I've already finished it, I just need to rewire it so it works with the lockers." I say. They nod and we walked to my a gray locker, until Foxface rewired it and turned it into a beautiful locker with vines and such. I put my combination and it opened! And now I feel complete.
The day was a blur as usual. We worked in Cinna's class. Acted in Haymitch's class. Calculated in Bradstein's class. The usual. It wasn't until I was about to walk out until I was snagged yet again by the two.
"Can't you two just call me?" I exclaimed.
"Sorry! It's faster this way" said Clove apologetically.
"So what're you gonna wear tomorrow?" Foxface asked.
"I was actually thinking of just wearing a tee shirt and pants." I say and laugh at their shocked expressions.
"You need to wear something better!" said Foxface.
"Why? Besides, I'm not into dre—" I was cut off by Clove.
"You know what, screw that, Foxface take her arm. We're going to the mall," said Clove as they dragged me to Clove's Toyota. The drive there was hard for us, they say because I was resisting. When we got there, they manage to make me stop resisting and we went to buy a new outfit. The outfit was beautiful. It was colour blue shirt with some light orange compliments which makes the stones practically pop out, and an above the knee skirt. [(A/N): Sorry about my description, I don't really know how to describe it, just use your imagination. J] After we bought the outfit, we ate pizza and Clove drove me home. When I got home I literally sprinted my room thinking of how a long day tomorrow will be.
School today was practically tiring. I don't know if I'm even gonna be able to go later. It's four-thirty and Peeta's going to pick me up at six. Foxface and Clove are in my room preparing me for my small date. Why do they even make a fuss about this?
"Eek. Your nails are so... jagged" Foxface shrieked as she took out a nail cutter and a polish.
"Katniss! Stop moving you hands! I might get some nail polish in your skin" Clove complained.
"You know, I don't really see the point in all this. It's just a small date" I say not caringly.
"Still Katniss. It's a date. You need to look more presentable than you already are." Clove says. I now know better than to complain because when it came to my skin, they had to wax the hair from all the parts of my body. They even took hair out of my eyebrows! How stupid is that! They worked on me, for what feels like weeks until I was presentable enough for a date. They immediately made me wear the outfit we bought, and they looked at me for at least five minutes.
"Beautiful" said Prim with adorning eyes.
"Amazing" said Foxface.
"You look like a girl!" said Clove. I glare at her and she just says. "Oh c'mon, you know that's a compliment"
"Thanks" I say. Just then, the doorbell rang and Prim went down to get it.
"Who is it?" Prim asks loudly. The door opens to reveal Peeta. "Oh, you must be Peeta, she's in the living room."
"Hey Katniss! Are you ready? Wow. You look beautiful" Peeta said as he offered his hand. I took it and we walked onto his Jaguar. Wow.
"It's actually my dad's car. I borrowed it from him for tonight" said Peeta as he looks and smiles.
"It's nice" I say as sweetly as I can. Peeta lead me to the car, opened the door and then asked me to sit beside him. I take the seat and we drive off to the movie houses.
"So, what do you want to watch?" Peeta asks as he looks at me.
"Anything's great actually," I had no idea on what I wanted to watch actually. We decide, well Peeta decided on watching a horror movie. It's like one of those usual creepy movies we see on t.v. every October, only this movie really freaked me out. Halfway through the movie, I was shivering. I knew I shouldn't have worn a skirt, and just have worn pants. Peeta yawned, and placed his arm around me, the usual guy stuff. He lifted the counter separating us and I don't really mind. It's cold and he's warm. No biggie.
When we finished the movie, Peeta escorted me to Mario's pizzeria where we ate a lot and I mean a lot of pizza.
"I have a question for you" I say as he takes a bite.
"Shoot" he says.
"Why did you ask me out? I mean we've never really talked and stuff. Why?" I question him.
"Well, I should've known that you didn't remember me. " He laughed. Remember him?
"What do you mean?" I say.
"You might've forgotten this. We were in the same school until seventh grade." I was shocked.
"We were?" he just laughs.
"Uh yeah. We did even pre-school." he laughs. "I remember when I was like five years old, my dad pointed at you across the hallway. He said that he loved your mother when they were young, but she chose to go with a biologist instead of a businessman. I was mad" he paused. "I said, 'why did she go with a biologist instead of you?' and he said that, because even the birds stop to listen when he sings... I was shocked. How can anyone sing so beautifully." He paused.
"Then...?" I ask.
"Then... later that day at the music assembly, they asked who knew the valley song and the girl in front with a red plaid dress, two braids, and piercing gray eyes shot her hand straight up. When I heard her sing, I knew I wasn't someone you would want to go out with. Then when you went to the school, I immediately broke up with Glimmer just so I can ask you out. It's no big deal. I was never happy with her anyway." He paused. "You have no idea, how many things I did for you to notice me. I joined the wrestling team so you would think that I'm athletic. I became the president of the student council so that you'll think I'm cool under pressure. I became the leader of the scholastic decathlon team so you'd maybe, just maybe, ask me to help you with lessons." He looks at me and laughs. "I know... it's stupid" He shakes his head.
"It's not stupid" I pause and he looks at me. "How did you remember all of those?" is all I can manage to continue.
"How can you forget your first love?" he smiles. I smile too and we ate in a comfortable silence.
When the bill came, I saw it.
"Two-hundred dollars?" I exclaimed. Peeta just laughed. He took the bill and placed some money on the bill.
"No biggie, Katniss. And no, don't pay for half." Peeta says as he saw me taking some money out of my wallet.
"No! I ate most of it!" I say defensively. We argue in his car about it. When we got to my house I brought it up again until he said.
"It's okay. The gentleman always pays for the first date." He said as he walked to my porch.
"And who says it's a date" I joke, sneakily
"I-I Ju-ju-just assumed, you know" He stuttered out and I just smiled.
"I was just joking" I say as we drove off.
When we got to the porch, my heart was racing. I've never felt like this about anyone before. He leans in, he puts his hands on my waist and ,without hesitation, I kissed him. It felt great. It made me want for more. I didn't want it to end. I had to though when the door swung open and I saw Prim smiling. We broke off and he talked.
"See you tomorrow" he says and smiles.
"Thank you for the night. I had a lot of fun" I smiled as he left.
"You have to tell me everything!" Prim said.
"Tomorrow," is all I can manage to say until I go up to my room window, to watch as he drives away.
Peeta's POV
I kissed Katniss Everdeen. Best night of my life! Ever! I drive off with the same goofy smile of mine. I take a u-turn and drove off until I was disrupted by a girl in the middle of the street. I get off of my car to see Glimmer's blond locks in the moonlight.
"Glimmer, get off the street," I say as I get off of my car. She looks at her northern-right side and smiled. She walked up to me and kissed me against my will. She breaks off, smiles and walks away. I looked to see where she looked, and saw Katniss in her window, with a hurt expression. Oh no.
(A/N):Thank you for reading and please review.
Question: Which pair of characters do you want me to focus on next? Finnick& Annie? Or Cato& someone?
-Lee