Am I lying on a cloud? Because I feel like I'm floating, elavated with happiness. I can't remember why so I just snuggle deeper into my warm, safe bed. It feels more delicious then ever and I never want to leave.
"Good morning, beautiful." A voice whispers into my ear, it tickles the side of my face. I rub it, brushing the feeling away because it's waking me. The only thing I that I know I want is staying here, asleep on my cloud. I sink deeper into the bed wanting to get deeper and deeper into sleep. And I realise that this night I had no nightmares. I want the moment to last.
"It's time to get up."
No. It's not. I groan and turn around, curling up in a ball laying my head on a soft pillow. The voice laughs and it warms me more then any duvet so I try to get closer to it. The clear sound of the laughter makes me open my eyelids. It takes a second for my eyes to adjust from the light streaming in from the window, but when a see Peeta's face shining, sparkling in the morning light, I'm glad I woke up.
I sigh dramatically and flick his ear.
"You didn't have to wake me up so early." I try to maintain a stern look, but I fail miserably. So I give up and lay my head on his chest.
"It's twelve." Peeta says. I jump up as reality hits me again.
"We're meant to be in class."
"Not if we're sick." he laughs as he kisses the frown creases off my forehead. I give in to his protests and lie back down.
"I hope you realise that I'm never letting you go." I say.
"Please don't." he whispers into my hair.
I am so blissfully happy, I don't think I will ever be able to stop smiling. Even when I think of Gale my constant grin doesn't falter.
I need to tell Peeta, he deserves to know the dilemma.
"Peeta I need to tell you something," he just stays silent, urging me to continue. "You know Gale?" he shakes his head. This is going to take longer then I thought. "Me and Gale have been friends for as long as I can remember. When my father died…" I feel a twinge, longing for my father. Peeta senses my discomfort and holds me tighter, lifting me up so we sit upright, me practically on his lap. "When he died he helped me through it all, but when he was walking me to school he kissed me," I feel Peeta stiffen with.. jealousy? I plant a kiss on the side of his mouth to assure him that Gale's kiss meant nothing compared to him. "But I rejected him. When you left I couldn't love anyone like I loved you, so when I forced myself to forget I subconciously forced myself to never have feelings for anyone like that. He knew it and I got mad. We made up and we're friends now but when he finds out that we're together I don't know how he'll react. That's why I hesitated last night." I suddenly feel guilty all over agin, but not about Gale. About last night. So I wrap my arms around him again and crash into him, this time not hesitant. I get goosebumps all over. Peeta pulls back and looks me in the eye. He gently takes my face in his hands.
"Katniss Everdeen, I love you with every inch of my heart." The permanent smile grows wider. And before I can react the door flings open. I jerk around to see Thresh stomping in. He hasn't noticed me yet. On reflex, I leap from the bed and roll underneath it. I didn't make a sound.
"You're still in bed?" I hear Thresh ask inquisitivly.
"Yeah I… erm… slept in." I hear him move his feet so they are placed on the ground beside my head. I'm tempted to tickle them, but I resist.
" will be so pissed off if he finds out." I hear Thresh slump on his bed. "Do you know Katniss?" My ears prick up at the sound of my name. I feel Peeta stiffen and shuffle about nervously.
"Yeah, why?"
"Because she's under your bed." Thresh begins to laugh a throuty laugh. I roll out from underneath my hiding place. And I feel my cheeks burn. Peeta and I look at eachother in defeat and sigh in unison. Peeta lifts me effortlessly from the ground and places me beside him.
"It's not what it looks like." I say to Thresh when he has stopped laughing. "We just fe-"
"You don't need to explain," Thresh says interrupting me while beginning to stand up. "I just needed to grab something, I'll leave you two lovebirds alone."
Thresh leaves and me and Peeta stay like statues, cheeks flaming. Once he shut the door behind him I put my heads in my hands and groan. When I look up Peeta's laughing, his laugh is so infectious, like music to my ear so I can't help but join him.
"I have to go now, Madge will be fuming." I say when I realise the time.
"Okay," Peeta says as he grabs my coat from the floor and puts it on my small shoulders, I lean into him as he unnescessarily secures the buttons. "Will this be a secret?" I tilt my head up to him. I don't care what people think, but I owe it to Gale to tell him first.
"No, but Gale deserves to hear it from me not from my friends, friend." Peeta nods understandable. I need to go but I can't bring myself to leave the warmth of his touch. I'm about to force myself to leave when he lifts my chin up and leans down pressing his lips briefly on mine.
He's making it harder and harder to go.
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"Where in the world were you Katniss Everdeen." Madge snaps as I walk in the door.
"I'll tell you when you calm down." I say nonchantlantly, slipping my coat off. Madge looks me up and down.
"You're in your pyjamas." She scowls.
"I am." I slump down on the bed, should I tell her? Yes. "Okay, I'll explain everything if you promise not to say this to anyone, not even Delly."
"Okay, fine." She sits infront of me on the opposite bed.
"Me and Peeta are together." I see her frown turn into a huge grin, her mouth wide open eyebrows half way up her forhead. She jumps up and squeals so loudly I wonder if they can hear her in the other building.
"Oh my gosh," she gushes "I knew you two would get together! The way he looks at you and… oh my gosh." She sits down and grabs my hand, she has a proud smile on her face, tears in her eyes? Oh god. "I'm so happy for you." I can almost see the cogs turning in her brain when she jerks up and gapes. "You spent the night with him so you-"
'Madge. No, you know I'm not that type of girl." I say quickly. "We just fell asleep." I smile remembering last night and this morning. I miss him. I suddenly feel quite sad.
Pull yourself together, you saw him 5 minutes ago.
I blank out when Madge begins getting overexcited again. I just nod and laugh.
"I really need to get dressed." I say stoppong Madge in mid sentence. I grab a baggy, cream jumper and put on some skinnny jeans. I braid my hair down my back and pull on my grey converse.
Madge walks towards class with me and we part ways at the corridor.
"Say hi to Peeta for me." She says a little too loudly. I get a few looks but not anybody that I know.
I walk down the corridor. People flood in and I have to twist from side to side. Then I see his clear, blue eyes locking with mine. We brush past eachother and he grabs my hand and squeezes it slightly.
Ignoring him is going to be harder then I thought.