I'm a particularly happy today! I bought a guitar and I just love it, so I decided to put on a new chapter! I am so happy today, a review would make me much happier!
Peeta said that we were going to meet after school at the tree where we sometimes meet. I still can't believe that the Mockingjay's quarterback wants to be friends with the lonely girl at school, who's only friend is the nerd king.
So here I am waiting, where he said that we would meet for his "surprise plans".
"Hi Kat! Sorry if I'm late." He says, running towards me.
"No, you aren't. It's just that I'm excessively punctual." I let put a small smile.
"So… are you ready?"
"Sure, so what are the plans?"
"You'll just have to wait and see."
…
We walk beside each other talking about random things. Every time he says something, a smile escapes my lips. It is involuntary; it's just so easy to be me when I'm with him. When I'm with Gale, I smile too, but he works harder to make me smile. Instead everything Peeta says or does make me smile or laugh.
We reach his house and I look confused at him. "Why are we here?"
"Well, the surprise starts here, well not actually here 'here' I mean…"
"I get it" I say cutting him off.
We enter his house and he leads me to the kitchen. I scan the place around and I finally get it.
"We are going to bake!" I whisper with happiness.
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"Well everyone who has talked about knowing how to bake yesterday and then going to a kitchen for 'special surprise plans' would think that. Don't you think?"
"Actually yes, but you don't know what we're going to bake." He says with a mischievous look.
"So Mr. Baker Master, what are we going to bake?"
"It's a surprise but before we start, please put on this apron."
I try to put it on, but I can't reach the back so I can't tie it. I begin to lose my patience and then I feel someone behind me. Peeta comes and ties the apron for me.
"There you are!" He says with his charming smile.
"Thanks…" I reply in a weak voice as I try not to blush, I can't even tie an apron.
"So Miss Everdeen first we have to get the ingredients."
"But what ingredients are we going to use if I don't know what are we going to back?" I ask trying to get him said what we are going to bake.
"There are… wait, you almost got me to tell you Miss Everdeen, but not right now" he says and heads toward the fridge. He takes some eggs, butter and on the counter beside, he takes the flour.
I stay silent and try not to smile.
"So first, can you hand me that big bowl over there," he says pointing over the counter behind him. I walk there and take it; when I pass it to him, our fingers touch and I take away my hand.
"So what do we do now?" I ask trying to keep away the weird feeling of touching Peeta's hand.
"We add the butter, milk, eggs and flour." I open the milk and spill some on the floor.
"Sorry…" I'm such a klutz.
"Don't worry, we clean it later."
He adds the butter and the eggs, and begins to knead it, his hands are magical. They are strong and so careful at the same time. He tells me to continue mixing while he heads for some other ingredient.
"Can you open the flour? We are going to mix them and…" I take the bag and when I open it, I rip the top part and the flour spread everywhere.
I'm covered all in flour and but hands are sticky because of the cookies dough. Peeta and I are laughing and I trip on the milk that I dropped just a few minutes ago.
When I'm about to fall, Peeta catches me and I place my closed hands on his strong chest. I'm forced to look up and I see his blue beautiful eyes. They are deep as the ocean and bright as the sky. He has both of his hands on the small of my back so I don't fall again. I absentmindedly take a step forward, and I open my hands so they are extended over his chest. I lose my mind as soon as I find that relaxing feeling his eyes show and he leans in. I place on of my hands behind his neck as I pull myself closer. My eyes begin to close and so do his. I can feel his scent all over me and I feel his warm but at the same time fresh breath. I haven't kissed anyone before so this is strangely exciting. By the time I feel his lips on mine I sigh in pleasure and I get closer by the urge of wanting more. It's such a luck that my hand is behind his neck so I can get him closer. I feel his lips on mine, so gentle and wanting at the same time.
I'm forced to pull apart because I need air. I look at his eyes, they're full with happiness and he smiles. I smile too and he leans in for a quick kiss.
"Katniss, I want to tell you that I love making nut cookies, is it okay if we make those?" Peeta asks me.
My eyes flutter open and I nod. I was daydreaming…
Everything was a dream, just a dream? I'm disappointed about that. Wait, am I actually disappointed that Peeta and I didn't kiss? What's wrong with me, we are just friends! I can't let get this anymore further. I can't fall in love as my mom did, because sooner or later he will die or maybe just go, and I will fall apart.
I can't let anything like that happen. I just can't.
But he is just hypnotizing, he makes me laugh all the time and even smile in my dreams.
After we finish making the cookies Peeta puts them in the oven and says that they will be done within half an hour.
"So what do you want to do now Kat?" He asks while cleaning himself up.
"I don't know; maybe we can clean all the mess I've made, don't you think?"
"I was going to clean it later, I wanted to spent time with you doing other things…"
"But if I don't, I will feel guilty and useless." I pout, he can't clean this all on his own.
"Okay, if is that what you want…"
We begin washing all the dishes and after that we wait.
"So what do you want to do in the 10 minutes left?" He asks while taking off his apron.
"I don't know." I can't untie my apron, what will he think of me?
"I'll help you." He rushes behind me and unties it and takes it off.
"Thank you, so what do we do now?" I can't help but think of his family. "Peeta, where is your family anyway?"
"They were to something of my brothers', I think, they won't come for about two hours, so we can do anything."
"Let's just talk…"
"Ok"
We walk to his living room and I sit on the floor. I've always found relaxing the cool feeling of the floor. He sits beside me and we begin talking. After a few minutes I absentmindedly lay my head on his shoulder and close my eyes. I can feel him tense under my touch, but he doesn't flinch so I stay there.
"K-Katniss, the cookies must be done by now." I take my head off his shoulder.
"Okay, let's go to check them".
At the kitchen, he opens the oven and takes them out. I get hungry just by smelling the cookies. I can taste the chocolate on my lips just as sweet as Peeta's lips on mine… WHAT DID I JUST THIINK?
"Kat, are you okay? You look like shocked."
"I-I am alright, I was just thinking…"
"About what?" He asks. I turn around so he can't notice the red on my cheeks.
"About… I was shocked that I actually made the cookies, and that they aren't burned." I fake a laugh. "Well, you did most of the work though."
"Thanks, but since you did a lot too, I that this belongs to you." He says and gives me a bag. I open it and found cookies in it. I look at the table and find out that almost all of the cookies are gone; they are inside my bag now.
"But… Peeta, they're too much. Are you sure?"
"100% sure, I can bake more anytime I want."
"Thanks" I look at the clock and find that it's late. "I should really get going home."
"Uh, sure, see you tomorrow Kat."
…
I get home with my bag of chocolate chips cookies and I take them to my room. Maybe tomorrow I will give some to Mom, Prim and Rue. I'm sure they'd like them. I liked them before tasting them, just because I knew Peeta made them.
That night I lay on my bed thinking of what's wrong with me, I daydreamed of kissing him. And it wasn't a small kiss; it was pretty long and deep. The thought of it makes my stomach flutter. So that night I dream of Peeta again…
I love this chapter a lot, one of my favorites I must say. Just because there is a lot of Everlark!
