Wow! Over 100 reviews and not even 10 chapters! Well here is another chapter I hope all of you like. Just so y'all know, I am a very religious person, and try to include something church or Christ related in every story. This is the chapter, but I wrote it to where if you aren't religious you shouldn't hate me. I'm not trying to shove my religion down y'all's throats, so please respect my beliefs :) You all are so nice, so I don't expect this to be a problem! I love you guys :D
***Remember this chapter is a few days after our last one. It is Sunday this chapter and the last one was on Thursday, so we have had an entire weekend for the characters to get over the fainting spell. It isn't brought up this chapter, but it will be brought up again in later chapters. This chapter is purely filler and light hearted***
MiaBelles: I'm glad you liked the name! I thought Fish of Steel was the funniest too...
TheWomanWhoCodesAndWrites: I'm glad you like Jo! We get to see her and Katniss' POV next chapter, so I may consider adding some Johale... maybe... The cake made me laugh! Mind if I put in an actual camo cake in the story? I thought it was time for it to be brought to attention, but I don't think that means it is the end of that problem. It is harder to stop than start I feel like. I honestly couldn't figure out who it was until after I published it. I think I'm going to add more on him, and I believe it will eventually shape to be Marvel or an OC... probably the latter. I forgot to think through it could be when I wrote this. I thought the Espeon would be a cute gift. Honestly, I think I disappoint with this Peeta chapter. I was having a little writers block when I wrote this chapter today. It isn't my best, but I hope it gets better to make up for it.
Y.O.L.O So do it right: I KNOW RIGHT! More in this chapter... :)
Cinna's Bird: Yay! Glad you like. Finnick and Annie are my favorite
MahoganyMagic12: I love silly string so much... Yay! Another reader for my first full out Hunger Games story (my other one I don't really count because there was a poem, a one-shot and a story with six chapters...) I love good guy Gale! He is one of my favorites and makes my favorite couples list, twice. (Jo and Katniss...) I'm glad you like :)
TARDISRose: Yeah, it was so sad. I'm glad you liked the prank. I've always wanted to do that to someone... Finnick will always take care of Annie... :3
pumpkinking5: Finn knows Annie better than anyone... I have an idea for something Finnick will do for Annie in later chapters... Jo is so cool! I love Cato and Clove a ton and hate making them mean :(
Kris: Lol they shall (hopefully) EVERLARK!
Alexandra Jackson rocks Hades: She was kind of starting, but she is now so it isn't too awful... if that makes sense? Thanks! I'm glad you like Cato and Clove :)
MewWinx96: Aww! That means you are a kind person :) I tried to pick two words, but it didn't work out very well and was like, "what are the best words from the Hunger Games that I can think of that will be funny?" Thus Camouflage Cakes was born! I assume random 3's are hearts, no worries :) Nothing mean this chapter... it's pretty much filler, cute and sweet. Not saying there wont be anything in later chapters...
StarBright18: I'm glad you liked it :D *awkward moment when you have to go back and look at your own story to remember what is being complimented...*
ItsAllInYourHeadMyDear: Glad you like it :D
MeaganOneDirection: Well then you shouldn't be disappointed this chapter :) Glad you liked the names :)
axes tridents and snares: Alright! Thanks for the tips! I think I'll add Katniss getting into stuff next chapter. Any ideas?
SparksFly'SkyHigh: Glad you liked the names! Honestly, I've never passed out either and neither have any of my friends, so I was kind of guessing... Alright! I'll add that in for you when I get to that part :) I love that date idea so much! I may tweak it up a little, but I hope you won't be disappointed. I love that idea! I was also sticking to the three basic eeveelutions, but I agree with that totally. Jo is certainly a Jolteon XD
Chapter 8- Sunday Mornings
Peeta
Sunday morning we all have to wake up early for church. We go pretty much every week. The only reason we didn't last week is because we were expecting the Hawthornes and wanted to be here when they got here. We go there are split into our different classes. All the twelve year olds are to go to the junior high room, everyone younger to the cradle roll, preschool, first through third grade or fourth and fifth grade. The six of us all go to the High School Youth Room at our church.
It isn't too bad. We get to sleep in compared to a normal school week, but we still have to wake up at eight to be able to get ready. The first Sunday I have to wake Gale up is an adventure. "Hey man, get up."Gale responds by throwing a pillow in my general direction. I try to wake him up again but I have no luck.
Then I decide getting Finnick would be the best option. He is a pro at waking people up. I go into his room where he is standing shirtless in a pair of blue jeans. Our church isn't too formal, so it is normal for people to show up in jeans, especially if they are in High School or Junior High. "Hey, Finn, Gale isn't getting up."
Finnick shakes his head and smiles. "How bad is he? Won't even respond, or yelling?"
I shrug. "He threw a pillow at me." Finn smiles and has me following him. He puts one finger over his lips and motions for me to get by the bed with him.
Gale, for some weird reason, sleeps on top of his covers. He has a thin blanket he will cover himself with when he sleeps but he won't use the comforter. That makes it so much easier for Finn and I to pick it up and roll it out from under him. We are cracking up while he is picking himself up off the floor. "What was that for? It's Sunday! Sleep in on Sundays, remember?"
Finnick shakes his head. "Church on Sundays, remember?"
Gale looks at us like we've lost our minds. "We go to church?"
I smile and nod. "Come on, it is a ton of fun. Effie is going to make you go anyway."
Gale looks at us, incredibly ticked off. Finnick goes back to his room to put a white button up shirt on and a pair of nice looking Converse. He comes back into our room after he is ready. I am pulling a pair of blue jeans over my fake leg, massaging the stump as I go.
I will sometimes get flashes of memory from the night I was taken from my mother, from the night I lost my leg. I remember seeing a knife, an oven door, mother coming at me, seeing blood… Asher and Ryan saw the whole thing but they refuse to tell me what happened. I guess they don't think I am strong enough to handle it. I'm sixteen now though. I should be able to handle the truth. Maybe they aren't sure how to put it into words. All I know is every time they look at my leg, they look haunted.
"Peeta, you alright?" Finnick and Gale are staring at me, like I have just gone crazy.
I shrug. "Yeah, just zoned out a bit. No worries." I finish putting my pants on and find a plaid blue button up. Gale is searching through his closet for something that isn't filled with holes or a t-shirt. I'm sure sometime soon Effie and Haymitch will take us all to get new clothes, the Hawthornes especially. I take pity on him and throw him a green plaid shirt I own. "Wear that and some nicer tennis shoes and you'll be fine."
Gale looks kind of awkward accepting the shirt, but eventually shrugs it on. "Thanks."
"No problem."
There are three huge thuds on the door and we jump out of our skin. "Hurry up guys! I mean, you all are taking longer than girls to get ready."
Gale is the one who retaliates first. "Shut up, Jo! We're coming." He opens the door and the girls are standing there.
Jo is standing at the door, with Katniss and Annie flanking her on both sides. She takes a look at Gale, who has still yet to button up the shirt. "Nice abs." He looks down and actually blushes, buttoning up his shirt as quickly as he can manage.
Jo is wearing a loose green and brown blouse tucked into some high rise brown slacks. She has her short red hair spiked up and has brown flats on her feet. She looks very Jo. Annie is wearing a one shouldered blue dress that tightens midway and continues down, looking very flowy. The one sleeve the dress has is long and loose. Her hair is in waves, meaning she probably had Katniss do some sort of braid to is last night. She is wearing a pair of black and brown wedges on her feet. Katniss looks amazing, with her dark brown hair pulled up into a high pony tail and wearing a long strapless red dress. It is very simple, yet she looks amazing.
I try not to let her notice I am staring though. Gale and I slip on our shoes and we all head downstairs. Effie is waiting for us at the bottom of the stairs. We always take the longest, so she always has to rush us out the door. "Hurry, hurry! We don't want to be late."
I roll my eyes because class doesn't start until fifteen minutes after it is supposed to on a good day. Out of all of us in the High School group, Annie and I are the ones who get most excited for church. Finnick likes it a lot because we do a lot of stupid stuff, like planned karaoke night and impromptu karaoke night, as well as volunteer work, like delivering meals to the elderly. I think he likes it so much because it gives him a sense of being somewhat normal, instead of an abused kid. Jo can tolerate it because they give us free food and she likes watching Finnick act dumb. Katniss goes because she knows she can't get out of it and it is Prim's favorite place to go. I have no idea about Gale.
I just can't wait to get there because then I'll feel that there is someone looking out for me. I'm sure he is the reason I didn't die, and just lost a leg instead.
Annie
We arrive to the red brick building and enter the Youth Center, a section just off the normal section of the church. I let Finnick lead me up the black stairs that lead to a small gathering space with two comfortable couches and a big fluffy rug, surrounded by two additional chairs and two benches. The four small round tables are crowded with people.
Everyone looks up when Finnick comes in. Most of the people at our church go to private school, so not very many of them know Finnick and I are dating. Cato and Clove, as well as Glimmer and Marvel, are among the happy few who do know.
A very flirty, but very kind girl named Jamie comes up to us. She has a thing for Finnick, but the feelings aren't returned. The girl is my height, with my bone structure, but has five to ten pounds on me so she has a bit of a belly. She also has blonde hair she just keeps bleaching so it is blonder and blonder and light brown eyes that she thinks are the coolest things. Julia is sort of bouncing when she comes up to us. "Hi Annie! Hi Finnick!"
He is the first to respond out of the two of us. "Hey, Jamie."
She twirls a strand of blonde hair around her finger and looks at us, not realizing our fingers are brushing. I was to grab his hand and kiss him, but I know that would be tacky at church. It would also be mean to Jamie. We are the best, and pretty much only, friends here, besides another girl named Julia, who will join us when she gets here. "So, Finnick, and Annie, if you want to but I know you don't like to go out much and stuff but-"
Finnick smirks. "Anyway, what is it you are wanting to do?"
Her face lights up like she just gave him a Christmas present. "Oh, would you two like to go get Starbucks after church? I mean I know you take that bus back to that place and stuff but I drove my car here today and we could all go in it or something."
Finnick gives me a look and I smile. She'll figure out we are dating sooner or later. Maybe Starbucks will be where she finds out. "Sounds good, Jamie."
"Really?" She squeaks.
Finnick nods and pulls out his phone. "I'll just tell Effie and Haymitch real quick."
I look around and see Gale standing around awkwardly by himself. Johanna is with Katniss and Prim, talking to some sweet junior high girls, and Peeta is playing a football game on the X-Box in the corner of the room with a couple of other high school boys. "Gale, come here!" Gale looks up and makes his way over here. Jamie's eye light up once again when she sees him. The girl can fall for pretty much any boy who looks good. "Gale, this is Jamie. She is a senior at one of the private schools in the town. Jamie, this is Gale. He's new to Graceland."
Jamie lets her eyes feed on the sight in front of her and she finally lets out a sweet, kind of innocent looking smile. "Well, would he like to join us at Starbucks?"
Before Gale can refuse Finnick smiles and answers for him, "He would love to!"
Gale looks sort of pained and panicked. "Thanks…" He says hesitantly.
Jamie starts to talk about something that involves her school. The girl talks at an incredible pace and I can't keep up with her. I just smile and nod and let Finnick keep up the conversation.
Julia walks up the stairs making her way towards the four of us. She has similar blonde hair to Jamie that has been bleached several times. She is the same height as Jamie and I, but her bone structure and lack of anything means she is probably only ninety-six pounds. I think she is single this week, but she changes boyfriends so often, it is hard to keep up with. I just smile and nod at each one. "Hey, Finnick, Annie, Jamie!" She pauses and looks at Gale. "Who is this?"
Gale looks awkward again, so Finnick introduces him to the girl. Jamie invites her to Starbucks and she agrees to come with us.
Our Youth Minister announces class is going to start and we shuffle into class. There are a series of tables set out. Finnick, Gale and I claim a table closer to the back. Jamie and Julia flank Finnick and Gale, with me sitting between the two. Gale looks really pleased when Johanna, Peeta and Katniss join our table. He looked the most pleased when Jo sat down though, whether it was because she sat down first or because he likes her, I have no idea.
Gale is introduced as a new member to the rest of the class and said he moved in with the rest of us at Graceland and everyone applauds. We then dive into the lesson. Under the table, Finnick reaches for my hand and squeezes it when it is about how all of us are beautiful exactly the way we are.
We move into a small prayer time and Finnick pulls me aside, to a corner and prays for me so no one else can hear what he is praying about to me. He prays about my eating habits and to let me know I am made the way God wanted me made. I smile and hug him when the prayer is done. After we all finish praying we are dismissed.
Gale, Finnick and I start to go out, following the two other girls, when Jo calls out. "Hey, where are you all going?"
Finnick answers for the rest of us. "Starbucks."
I know it wouldn't be any use inviting Katniss or Johanna because neither of them like Jamie much because of how much energy and flirtiness she has. "Oh, well, alright! Pick the rest of us up something." She adds.
"Can do, Jo!"
Johanna turns away with a playful wink. "Thanks, sexy."
We get in the car and start to drive to the Starbucks. Jamie offers Finnick shotgun, but when he says no, she offers it to Gale. When he declines, I say Julia can have it and I sit between Finnick and Gale on our way to Starbucks.
The girls up front talk about Julia's last boyfriend and how I haven't had a real relationship with a guy who wasn't a jerk. Gale looks at Finnick and me questioningly. I pull out my phone and text him on group text with Finnick included.
Annie: We're having fun with it.
Gale: Why drag it out? They're just going to flirt w/ him.
Finn: They always flirt. They'll get over it. That's why we brought you along ;)
Gale: You suck '-.-
Annie: Oh! That isn't the reason at all! You looked lonely earlier and I thought it would be fun for you to get into the groove of things.
Gale: Correction; Finnick sucks. Annie, we're cool
Finnick: Ouch dude. You hurt me, in here.
We look at Finnick and he is pointing to his heart, his face feigning sadness. Gale and I start laughing. "What's so funny, guys?" Julia asks.
Finnick answers for us. "We saw this thing out the window that is an insider at Graceland."
I pull out my phone and let my thumbs rapidly type the letters to close the conversation.
Annie: Gale, I promise they're sweet girls.
Gale: Alright.
We pull into the Starbucks and parking lot and I start to go stand in line with Finnick, fishing a little bit of money out of my pocket, when he puts his hand over mine. "I've got it. I've got a little surprise for you, drink wise. Go sit down." I start to pass him my money when he shakes his head. "It's on me."
I open my mouth to protest when he stops me and turns to Gale too. "I'm covering you too, Gale." He whispers something in Gale's ear that somehow convinces him to let him cover his drink.
When Gale and I get to our seats I look at him with a questioningly look. "What did he say to you?"
Gale smiles but shakes his head. "Can't tell you. You'll find out sooner or later."
When we all get back down, Finnick passes a venti coffee with whip cream and caramel to Gale and gives him a cake pop. He then takes a bite of another cake pop and passes it to me. I shake my head. "No thank you, Finn."
He puts on his begging face which I am long immune too. "Please Annie? For me?"
I laugh and still decline. "Nope."
Jamie and Julia have noticed something was going on, so they stop taking sips of their passion fruit teas to watch us. I don't care. It'll be funny when they realize Finnick is finally taken. Finnick puts the stick of the cake pop in his teeth and squishes my cheeks together, forcing my lips to open, and somehow gets the remainder of the cake pop in my mouth. "Yummy?"
I smile. "Yes. Very."
Finnick puts the stick on the table and kisses me lightly on the lips, in a sweet way. Jamie and Julia squeal. "You guys are dating!" "When did you guys start going out?" They squeak at the same time.
Gale is laughing at them because Jamie managed to spill passion fruit tea all over herself and Julia did a spit take across the table. Finnick then dives into the story about how we started dating, letting Gale interrupt every once in a while to add in information about the pranks and Jo's side of the story. Pretty much, a perfect Sunday morning, even more so when Finnick passes me my hot chocolate.
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