Hello there! I am sorry that last chapter sucked! I didn't even send it to my beta. I was being lazy. Sorry Im home sick with the flu so I figured it would be the perfect time to write a really long chapter! I hope you guys like it! I also decided that I'm not doing the whole " one review = 100 words" because I don't really like the idea. I would rather write until my hands hurt! Here's chapter 10!
Chapter 10
Katniss' POV
Peeta and I started walking to Madge's house eating our cheese buns. They were really good! I finished mine before he was done with his so I was the first to speak.
"Wow, you are a slow eater." I said.
He shoved the rest of the cheese bun into his mouth and tried to talk, but I couldn't understand him.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you. I only saw the food in your mouth." I smiled.
He swallowed. "I said, at least I take the time to taste it instead of shoving the whole thing in my mouth."
"But you just did." I said.
"Shut up." He said and took my hand into his. "So, how far away does Madge live?"
"She lives a couple streets behind you. In the Mayors house."
He looked over at me, confused. "Why does she live at the Mayors' house? Is she the mayor's daughter?"
I laughed. "Yup. I guess you have to apologize for making fun of her before she tells her dad."
He looked down at his feet and mumbled something unintelligent.
We continued walking to Madge's house in a comfortable silence.
When we got to the gate, I pressed the button on the intercom and waited for Madge or Madge's dad to answer.
"Hello?" Madge's groggy voice cracked from the speaker.
"Hey Madge." I said mimicking her.
"Shut up, Everdeen." She said and opened the gate.
Peeta and I walked up the cobble stone path that leads to the door. I went to knock on the door, but Madge opened it before I could, causing me to hit her in the face.
"Ow! Katniss!"
"Madge! I'm sorry! I wasn't paying attention! I didn't mean-"
"It's fine," she growled, she obviously in a bad mood. "Just come in. Peeta, can you stay in the living room? We will be down in a couple minutes." She grabbed my arm and pulled me inside. I looked over my arm as she pulled me up the stairs and silently apologized to Peeta.
"Come on, Katniss!" she said.
"I'm coming! My god Madge what is your problem?" I whispered as she pushed me into her room and closed her door and locked it.
I saw her mood change right away. She went from being grumpy to happy in a second.
"I had the best night last night!" she said. Oh god, not liking the road this is heading down.
"Um, why?" I asked cautiously.
"Let's just say you weren't the only one going over someone's house last night." She said and jumped on her bed.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, seeing as through you are wearing Peeta's clothes, I suggest you were pretty busy last night." She said.
"Ew! Madge, no!" I yelled. "We didn't do anything! I just stayed in his extra bedroom!"
"Did he sleep next to you?" she asked.
"Madge!" I groaned.
"I Knew it! You guys shared the same bed! Were his parents home?"
"Is this 20 questions? Look I have to get changed." She threw me my bag that was next to her desk.
"Here, Leave his clothes here and I will have one of the maids wash them." She said and went into her closet to find her outfit for school.
"Madge, I don't want to know everything about what you and Gale did last night but I do have a question."
"Shoot." She said pulling out a pair of jeans.
"What time did you come home last night?" I asked.
"I didn't come home last night. I stayed the night and then we both woke up early and he dropped me off at my house. Oh, and sorry about the whole grumpy thing, I didn't really get much sleep, if you know what I mean."
"Ew, Madge you didn't."
She smiled at me. "Yes, I did."
I looked through my bag to look for something to wear. It was still chilly out so I grabbed a pair of skinny jeans and a black tank top. I put them on and grabbed my sweatshirt, put it on and zipped it up half way.
I turned to Madge. "What do you think?"
She looked over and nodded. "Much better then what you came here in. Are you and Peeta dating?"
"Ya." I said softly, blushed and looked down at my feet.
"Aw! Now we both have boyfriends!" she said excitedly. "And yours is super cute." She said and made me blush even more.
"Speaking of, hurry up cause he's waiting down stairs."
"Okay, done." She said and we went down the stairs.
I saw Peeta still standing by the door and smiled at him, he smiled back.
"You look better in your own clothes." He said.
"Thanks, I agree." I said. I heard Madge mumble something and turned and glared daggers at her. She put her hands up defensivly.
"Let's go, maybe we can catch up to Prim. I haven't seen her in awhile." I said. We all grabbed our back backs and walked out the door.
I walked inbetween Madge and Peeta, and we started walking to school.
We walked through town and we were about a block away from the school when I saw blonde hair in two braids.
"Prim!" I yelled and ran to her. She turned around to the sound of her name.
"Katniss? Katniss!" she started running towards me and when we finally got to eachother, we hugged eachother.
"I missed you so much, little duck." I said into her hair.
"I missed you too!" she replied.
We pulled apart just as Madge, Peeta and Rue caught up to us.
"Hey, Prim!" Peeta said.
"Hi, Peeta! Did you bring me something from the bakery?"
He opened his back pack and pulled out a box. "As a matter of fact, I did." He said and handed her the box.
"Peeta, you shouldn't have." I said and hugged his arm.
"It was no big deal." He replied.
Prim opened the small box and her face lit up. She turned the box around to show me, Madge and Rue. Inside, there were four cupcakes. One was a Primrose, the one next to it was a butterfly, the one underneath it was a tulip, and the one next to that one was a mockingjay.
"Peeta, they're beautiful!" Madge said.
"Thanks. The hardest one was the mockingjay. I saw one outside of the bakery window and just thought it was the most beautiful bird. And it sings the best songs."
"Katniss sings really well! She used to go into the woods behind our house with our dad before he died. When either of them sang, the mockingjays would stop to listen." Prim said.
"Prim, I'm not that good." I said, embarrassed.
"Yes, you are, Katniss." Madge said.
"I can't wait until I hear you sing, myself." Peeta smiled and wrapped his arm around my waist.
"Peeta, do you mind if I share? I am never going to eat all of these myself." Prim said.
"Sure," he replied. "They are yours."
"Okay!" prim gave Rue the one with the butterfly, Madge the one with the tulip, and she gave me the one with the Mockingjay.
"Prim, you can keep it." I said, trying to give it back.
"No, I want you to have it." She said and with that, her and rue turned around and started handing off to school.
"Prim! Wait!" I called after her.
She turned around. "What?"
"Meet me by the big oak tree, like we used to. We are staying at Peeta's from now until I find us somewhere to live.
"Okay! Bye Katniss, Peeta, Madge!"
"Bye!" all three of us said and started up the street to the high school.
"I don't want to go to school!" I whined.
"At least you have classes with your boyfriend!" Madge said. Peeta looked at me questionably and I looked at him and smiled.
"Ya, I guess I do." I said and he smiled at me.
"I hope your happy about that." He said jokingly.
"Ya, I guess." I sighed, messing with him.
"Hey!" he said and me and Madge started laughing.
"See you guys later!" Madge said and she went into a side door into the school.
Peeta and I walked til we got to the main entrence of the building.
"This is going to be a long day." I sighed.
"Not necessarily!" Peeta said as we walked to our homeroom.
"I hate school, and school hates me." I said.
"School isn't the only thing that hates you." A girls voice said behind us. Crap, not her!
Who do you think it is? Remember to review! The more reviews I get the faster I update! And sorry about the cliffy I just wanted to end it there cause my hands hurt :/ mehh anyway hope you liked it!
Thanks to my beta HungerGamesForevuh!
