Unplanned Surprises - A Hunger Games Fanfic -

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Hello! Sorry for not updating! I've been really busy what with my birthday and such. Anyway, as I said, I am back at school so the updates will be more infrequent, like this one, but not anymore that 5 days at the most! I actually finished writting the chapter a few days ago but the internets been on and off and its hard to get a time where the internet is on for longer than 5 minutes before it switches itself off... I will really try to update as much as I can! And thanks for all your amazing reviews! Hehe I looove them! :) enjoy the chapter! X

Katniss POV

9. Chapter 9

"Fancy a surf?"

I growl "No." at the exact same time Prim squeals. "Hell yes!" her face lights up and her eyes widen along with her smile. She grins like a crazy person as Peeta smiles at her warmly and turns to me.

"Sure?" he asks with pleading eyes and a cheeky smile.

"Nooooo." I whine.

Prim turns to me with her big puppy eyes and lets her bottom lip quiver a little.

I huff. "Prim. I'll probably die." I state.

She smiles slightly. "Fine I'll go and you can watch as I have fun, you'll get jealous and beg to have a go, but we won't let you. HA!" she says and grabs Peeta and gets on his board.

I stifle a laugh as they high five and turn to stick there tongues out mockingly at me. I see Peeta wink at me and I feel my face heat up. I look down an here them laugh again. I turn and swim back to shore before sitting on the sand and settling down to watch as Prim and Peeta paddle on the board out to the bigger waves.

It's scary how alike they are. Same eyes and hair, he even has the same tone of skin as Prim, even though they grew up in completely different climates and Peeta should be tanned. As they swim out together on the board you really could mistake them as brother and sister.

I laugh as a big wave approaches and Peeta stands up, he pulls Prim up and she instantly clamps onto him. I can tell he laughs and the board starts to weave across the surf, riding the wave shakily as Peeta try's to balance with Prim's arms locked around his waist.

Soon the wave rounds in on itself and Peeta and Prim disappear. But before I can even start to think about worrying Peeta pulls Prim to the surface and lugs her onto the board. They laugh and I can tell by her face that Prim asks to go again. Peeta smiles and looks over at me. I grin and nod so he hops on the board behind Prim and starts to paddle them back to the big waves.

They go again and Prim let's go of Peeta and goes herself. I laugh as she's about to fall off and Peeta grabs ahold of her and they both go off.

They then go one more time and in the middle, Prim shoves Peeta off the board and surfs on her own! She smiles and waves at me and I even manage to snap a picture with my phone before she tumbles off.

They both get back on the board and Peeta paddles back to me. "Katniss!" Prim squeals. "IT'S SOO MUCH FUN!"

I laugh. "Good."

"Go on! Have a go!" Prim laughs coming up to me and plonking down next to me and grabbing my arm. "Pleeeeease." she says batting her eyes at me.

"Do I have to?" I moan.

"Oh come on." Peeta laughs. "It'll be fun."

"Fine. Once." I grumble and get up. I bat the sand off my thighs and legs before hopping on the front of the board.

"Ready?" Peeta laughs as he gets on behind me. I cling to the board and smirk.

"Ready as I'll ever be."

"Then here we go." he pushes off of the beach and begins to paddle us out. "So, just stand when I tell you okay?"

"Yup." I say crouching down. I watch as a huge wave approach he's and feel a gurgle in my stomach as it approaches, getting bigger and bigger as it gets near. Just as its so close to my right that i could touch it, it begins to break.

"NOW!" Peeta says, hardly audible over the crashing wave. But I hear and jump up, immediately thrown off balance by the water under the board. I'm a land hunter. Water, not good for me. My arms flare out as I try to steady myself but I feel hands around my waist. I turn to see Peeta smiling at me. I instantly find my footing and even warm glow starts to emanate from the places Peeta skin touches mine. I cling to him as he steadies us on the thin board and I hold him closer.

I laugh as the wind blows through my hair and I can see the beach and Prim approaching fast. I smile. Okay, this is pretty awesome.

As I claw into Peeta I notice his chest. Even though my back is pressed to it I can feel the hardness of it. The lumps of his ab muscles. I smile at the thought of Peetas muscles but soon banish the thought from my mind thinking of college and that.

I soon see the wave curling over me and I can't help but release a small scream. I feel Peetas grip tighten as the wave crashes into a circle and for a split second we're in a beautiful blue tube and I can't help but awe at it. But it's gone soon and we plunge into the crystalline water.

Peeta keeps his grip on me and we both splash into the water laughing. I suck in a breath and we submerge. I open my eyes and see the slightly blurry Image of an underwater Peeta. I smile and wave at him. He swims closer and waves back when he right in front of my face. I suddenly forget about the limited air in my lungs and get lost yet again in the beautiful eyes that have locked onto mine. They match the ocean around us and I expect to see a little fish swim by in one any second now because of how alike they are with the water.

I'm about to look away after a few seconds and go up for ever so important air when I feel his hand slink around my back. In the split second he does this my brain frazzles slightly. But before I know what's going on, he leans in and ever so softly kisses me. My body feels like its just been engulfed by fire. The water around me seems to boil. My heart pounds into my throat and from my knees down I feel nothing.

My first kiss...

And after a second he's gone. The amazing feeling with him. I open my eyes and see him swimming up to the surface. I soon recognise the lack off air in my lungs and start to jet up before I gag and allow water into my lungs.

My face breaks the surface and I flip my hair back because it was all over my face. I instantly search for Peeta and see him on the board, a hand extended for me. I reach forward and take it.

Fresh memories erupt in my mind at this simple contact and my brain shimmers some more. Peeta gently sets me on the tip of the board and paddles us to shore.

I don't talk, partly cause if I open my mouth to speak I don't think I could form any words, and secondly I have to sort through my thoughts.

He kissed me. Peeta kissed me. The shaggy blond haired surfer just kissed me on the lips. And I liked it. A lot.

But I shouldn't. I should be focussing! Working hard for tips and extra money so I can scrape enough together to actually go to college and get qualifications for a good job.

But... I can't focus. When I try Peeta pops up into my head and makes me drift away from what I should be doing, from what I planned. Ive never felt this before. I've never felt so... Obsessed about someone that they find their away to the centre of my thoughts and attention every ten minutes. I've need had a boyfriend before. I never had the time. Plus I never found someone I really longed to be with every moment of the day. And I don't want Peeta to leave. To go back to his house and leave me here with Prim.

I have no idea what's going on and I haven't figured out whether I want to or not. But theres nothing I can do. The harder I try to focus and get on, the more he pops up. What's up with me?

I feel a bump as the board hits the shallow sand and I see Peeta get up. He helps me up, off the board, holding onto me for a second longer before stepping back.

"You guys were amazing!" Prim exclaims.

"Probably not as good as you were!" I laugh.

"Yeah, we were pretty awesome weren't we prim." Peeta laughs and they high five. I love the way Peeta and Prim get along so well. They could be best friends.

I suddenly hear a woman's screechy voice vibrate the air around us. She's yelling Peetas name.

Peetas face pales and he moistens his lips. "I... Err..." he looks at me. "I better be off." he mumbles, rubbing his neck.

"O-okay." I mumble.

"See ya Prim." he laughs and smiles at her. "Get well soon." he says, turning to me.

I just then remember the ugly bump on my head. My hand reflexively shoots up to cover the bump. I small smile breaks through my straight face. "Thanks..." I say.

He grins at me and turns to walk away. I find the smile drops off my face as I watch him walk slowly away. Even my heart starts to feel like its deflating slightly. But I shake the feeling away and turn back to Prim.

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The next couple of days went really quickly. Peeta acted like nothing had happened in the water after the surf. But he still gazes at me, holds my gaze from time to time. And I even catch a strange glint in his eyes yesterday when I was laughing so hard I snorted.

Right now I'm sitting in the living room watching the morning news with Prim. I hear Haymitch stumbling down the stairs and automatically get up to go and put the kettle on to make him coffee.

"Mornin' sweetheart." he says.

"Morning." I say, pouring the boiling water into the mug full of coffee grounds. "Coffee?" I ask, even though I know the answer already.

"Yeah."

I hear my phone ring and instantly turn to pick it up off the side. I press the pick-up button and hold the phone to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Hey Katniss, it's Cinna."

I smile. I pick up the mug of coffee and set it in frog of him before leaning on the table. "Hi Cinna, what's up?"

"Can you come for a dress fitting today? And maybe a shot?"

"Sure, when?" I ask.

"Well, now?"

"Okay, sure, I'll be there soon." I say.

"Okay, see ya soon."

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I approach Cinna's large house for the fourth time since ive been here and knock on the door.

"Hello?" the door opens and a really pretty blond girl with piercing green eyes stands there. "What?" she snaps.

I flinch at her tone, but tentatively take a step forward. "I'm Katniss Everdeen, I'm here to model for Cinna."

She narrows her eyes and me and scans my body before looking back into my eyes. "you're the new model Cinna hired?" she asks with a cynical, unpleasant tone that doesn't match here face or tinkering voice.

"Err... Yes?" I say.

She curls her bottom lip slightly and wrinkles her nose. She says no more and just walks away, leaving the door open which, I suppose, means I can come in.

Who was that? Is that a new secretary? No, she has to be a model, she's so pretty. I huff and step through the door, shutting it gently behind me. I walk through the corridor and to the dressing room. Inside I see Cinna, Portia, Gok, the blond girl and a pretty girl with mousy hair stand in the room. Cinna is standing over the blond girl, Portia is working on the mousy girls hair and Gok is leaning against the table, grinning at me.

I smile and walk over to him. "Hey Kitty Kat!" he squeals and I laugh again.

"Hey Gok." I laugh.

Ready for the fitting?" he laughs.

"Yup. Beautify me!" I laugh.

He dresses me up and does my hair and make up before he hands me over to Cinna and he takes me, the blond girl and the mousy brown girl into another room.

"Okay girls, we're gonna take some pictures of you to show the designer of the clothes you are wearing to show her how they look on models. Cool?" he asks.

"Cool" the mousy brown haired girl and I say.

"Whatever." the blond girl says.

"Okay, Glimmer, you first." He says.

The mousy brown girl and I shuffle off to the side as the blond girl stays in her place and puts her hand on her hip before pouting and staring meaningfully into the camera. She's good.

"Hello." a small voice says next to me.

I turn and see the mousy brown girl staring at me. "Hey." I smile.

"Hello."

"Err... Hey?"

"Hello."

"Um, yeah. I'm Katniss Everdeen." I smile.

"My name is Annie Cresta." she says, holding her gaze.

Something about her makes me think that she is a genuinely kind person. Her eyes are soft and she has naturally joyful features. "It's nice to meet you."

"It's lovely to meet you to Katniss." she smiles.

"Who's that?" I ask, pointing at blond.

"Oh, that's Glimmer. She's beautiful." she says sweetly. "You're really pretty too."

I snort. "You are much prettier than me."

"I dont know about that." she says.

"Annie, you next." Cinna says and Annie smiles at me before tiptoeing over to the plinth where she starts to pose.

Glimmer struts over to me and stands next to me, silently. I can feel her eyes on the side of my face. It unnerves me.

But soon it's my turn and it whizzes past. As Cinna tells me I can go I notice that only Annie is standing to the side. Where's Glimmer?

I walk over to Annie and she smiles. "You were really good."

"Thanks... Where's Glimmer?"

"Um... I think she went back to the prep room." she mumbles.

"oh... Okay." I say. I have a bad feeling about that girl. Something about her makes me want to get away from her before she pounces.

Annie and I walk back to the prep room and push through the door. Glimmers on the other side of the room, on her phone. I cross the room to the place where shes standing because that's where my stuff is. As I walk over, Glimmer takes no notice. But I notice something. My phone.

She's on my phone.

My jaw gapes and I slowly reach forward and take the phone out of her hands. "Why were you on my phone?" I question.

"You got a new text." she growls, glaring daggers at me. Why?

"Why should you look at that text?" I say, glaring back at her.

"Cause it's from my ex" she growls.

"What?"

"What have you got to do with Peeta?" she says, looking like she wants to hit me.

"He's my friend?" I say, confused by what's she's going on about.

"Good. Lets make it stay that way." she says. She glares at me once more and stalks out.

Okay, what just happened?

They had their first kiss! Haha there's more where that came from! Please review on what you liked, disliked, confused you, made you laugh, made you cry! Anything! :)