Chapter 8
A/N: I got a request for chapter 6 from Madge's point of view. Please bear with me I know this is going to be weird. Mellarkfan121 this is for you! Hope it's as good as you hoped! :)
~Madge POV~
Peeta and I were making our way to our friends when he pulled me aside.
"Um, Madge... After school, could... could you come see me? I've got something important to ask you." He stumbled with his words, making me giggle.
"Of course, Peeta!" I said, kissing his cheek, and continued skipping to Kitten's locker, only to see her in the arms of her boyfriend.
"Happy Valentine's Day!" I squealed as we approached the cute couple know as Finnick and Katniss- or, as I call them, Katnick or Finniss.
"Hey, you too!" Kat said and I smiled, glancing over at Peeta, who was already smiling at me.
"So, we all got Biology first period today, right?" Peeta said, still looking at me. I wasn't sure if he was directing the question towards me and only me, or if he was addressing everyone- secretly, I wished he was only talking to me- but I grinned slightly and nodded. Although, I'm pretty sure I was only grinning because he was looking at me... Not because of Bio. If we have to sit through one more of Mr. A's hormone speeches, I think I might barf.
"Ugh, don't remind me! I do not feel like listening to another one of Abernathy's sex talks..." Kat groaned. I laughed at how much we think alike. Peeta spoke up, thankfully giving me a reason to stare at those beautiful blue eyes.
"Yeah, they can get pretty awkward. Especially when he makes someone talk about their sexuality..." Peeta said and we all nodded our heads vigorously in agreement. I remember the last time he did that to me... God, it was humiliating! That man knows how to embarrass you. I blushed slightly, remembering it all too well, but shook my head.
"Let's go people! Might as well get it out of the way..." I announced, walking towards our Bio class with them on my heels.
"Good morning, hormonal young ones!" Mr. Abernathy sang as he walked into the classroom. We hoped he would forget- obviously he hasn't.
"Cross your fingers and hope he doesn't pick us!" Kat whispered from the seat next to me and I snickered. I crossed them, though, and even my toes, too.
"Let's get started! Let's see... who shall be our victim today?" He said before looking around the class. His gaze landed on Finnick.
"Finnick Odair!" I heard everyone else in the class but Finn and Kat let out a huge sigh that they weren't selected. "Tell me: Who are you dating at the moment?"
"Katniss Everdeen," Finn answered proudly while Kat subtly hid her face behind her hands. It was a very Katniss thing to do, not wanting all the attention, that is.
"Really?" Mr. A asked, shocked. He turned to Kat for confirmation and she nodded. I couldn't help but wonder how he didn't know... doesn't everyone? Maybe he just didn't believe it, shaking it off as just a silly rumor. "Very well, then. Tell me, Odair, have you had sex with miss Everdeen?"
I gasped and I swear Kat was as bright as a tomato as she blushed furiously.
Finn started choking on his spit and I almost got up and gave him the Heimlich, but then he got over it and responded.
"No, sir! Haven't even tried because I'm scared she'll put an arrow through me!" Everyone laughed, knowing about Kat's talent with a bow.
"And are you planning to?"
"No, sir. Not till she's ready." Finn answered quietly with a small reassuring smile sent Kat's way. I giggled a little bit, though, because I'm sure if you asked him that a couple weeks ago he would've said something cocky about her pants or something. What a difference she can make.
"How about you, sweetheart? Have you thought about sleeping with this playboy? Any hot and heavy dreams? No fantasies? Nothing?" He asked, grinning. He knew that calling her Sweetheart always grates on her nerves; that's why he does it. He's pretty ballsy.
"No, Mr. A, I haven't. I haven't thought about sleeping with someone since-" She stopped before continuing, the look in her eyes showed that she was debating whether or not to tell him, the whole class, and initially the whole school the rest of the story. Rumors at this school spread like wildfires in a forest that hasn't seen rain in a hundred years. I sent her a comforting smile. "-since I was raped by my ex-boyfriend." The whole room went still. There wasn't a rustle of paper. The gross boy in the back of the class wasn't even sniffling or picking at his pimples. Again: what a difference. "I don't have dreams, I have nightmares of it. I don't have fantasies," She said.
I grabbed her hand that was starting to dig into the desk, not only to stop her from injuring herself, but to comfort her, too.
"I'm sorry, sweetheart... I didn't know." Haymitch said, looking at her sadly. I glared at the teacher. She doesn't want his sympathy.
Kat just bravely squared her shoulders and responded in a confident voice:
"Its fine, Mr. A. I'm battling my demons, now."
"So, I heard what happened in Biology..." Cato said, sitting down next to Kat and me. The guys had disappeared as soon as the bell rang for lunch, we didn't know where they went off to.
"And?" Kat asked as I sipped on my apple juice.
"I knew you were strong, but- Look, the thing is, the girls feel threatened." Oh, crap. Brace yourself for the girl-drama. "Pretty much... they're going to try and make your life a living hell." Pretty much is right. "All I came to say was that you should watch out and be careful with who you trust. Also... I'm sorry you had to go through that." He frowned. I hope she knows that she can always trust me.
"Thanks for the heads-up. And it's okay, I'm learning to live with it." Kat smiled at him.
Cato kissed her cheek, stood up, and left. Hehe... looks like our little Kitten has got herself a little fan club! I laughed to myself just as Finnick joined us.
"Hey, babe!" Finn said, plopping down in the seat right where Cato just was.
"Where were you guys?" I asked as Peeta sat next to me. He'd been acting weird all day! What was up with him? I mean... yeah, I didn't known him long, but those past few days since Kitten and Finn got together we'd gotten a lot closer. That's the first time I'd seen him so jumpy and nervous... I turned my attention away from Peeta and towards Finn to listen to what he had to say.
"Well, I went to get my Valentine's gift for Kat from my locker, but I don't know about Peeta." Finn said looking at Peeta, who blushed. Finn turned back to Kat and exclaimed, "Happy Valentine's Day, beautiful!"
They did their usual couple-y things, but I continued to stare at Peeta.
As the day went on, I just got more and more nervous for what he might say. By the time the bell rang, marking the end of the school day, the butterflies in my stomach got so bad I had to stop at the nurse for some painkillers. "Cramps," I told them...
As I walked outside, I saw him leaning up against his car, staring at his hands. I waited until I was a couple yards away from him to talk.
"Hey, Peeta." He glanced up at me, still fiddling with his hands.
"Hey, Madge..." Peeta said, as calmly as he possibly could. It hard started to scare me, to be honest. Peeta was never nervous! After a few moments of silence, I decided to get it over with.
"So... what did you want?" He took a deep breath, dropped his hands and stood up straight, more like the Peeta I know.
"I was wondering if you... um... would like to go out with me Saturday night? So... will you be my Valentine?"
I blinked a couple times to absorb it.
Then I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.
I stared at him for a bit, until I realized that he was probably scared that I was taking too long. I smiled.
"Yes, yes, and yes!" I shouted before hugging him. Peeta just laughed before crushing me to his chest.
"I was so worried you would laugh and say no..." He said and I giggled.
"Why? You're amazing... Is this why you were so jittery today?" I asked and he nodded. "You were nervous about asking me out?" This time he blushed.
"Well, yeah..."
"Aw, that's so cute!" I said before pressing a kiss to his cheek. I pretended to read a text on my phone, then reply, before looking back up at him. "Hey, I've got to go, but I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?" I said as calmly as I could, even though inside I was jumping up, beaming so much that I'd put the Cheshire cat to shame. Peeta nodded.
"Yeah, sure... Bye." He said, pressing a soft kiss to my lips... I was stunned. He smelled kind of like freshly baked bread, and tasted like sugar. When we drew apart I had a goofy smile on my face and I think he thought I was high. Maybe I was!
High off of Peeta...
Kill me now so I can die a happy woman!
Once I was out of his range of vision, I immediately phoned Kat. As soon as she answered I screamed down the phone out of pure happiness, not giving a damn if I hurt her ears.
"He asked me out! He asked me out, he asked me out, he asked me out!"
"Who? And don't shout, I need my ears!" She replied calmly. Nothing could get me off of Cloud 9.
"Peeta! Peeta asked me out! He asked me to meet him after school and so I said 'Sure!' and then when I did, he just went and asked me out!" I continued to shout down the phone. And the kiss, oh Lord Jesus,the kiss...
"Madge, that's great! You said 'yeah,' right?" She asked.
Was she serious? Of course I said yes!
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!" I replied nodding my head with my eyes squeezed shut, giggling out of happiness. What a fangirl. "Can I come over?" I asked, calming down slightly. I can't wait to tell her about the kissand how cute he is when he's nervous!
She said it was okay and we hung up. After I got there we ordered Chinese and watched some cheesy romance movies with a bunch of shirtless hunks and rain. We spent the whole night chatting about our men and just plain having a blast.
Best Valentine's Day ever!
