Hello Narwhal Tribe! Yep, it's official. We're a tribe. Oh my god I am such a bad person, I haven't updated in a year! *BA DUM SS* But seriously, I haven't updated since Christmas _ I've been caught up in New Years, presents, and my birthday (January 15th yay) lately, so I'm REAAALLLLLLLYYYYYY SORRRRRRRRYYYYYYYY!

I've decided on a date I'll be uploading a new chapter every week on...

*epic music* DOOOOO WEEEEE OOOOOO

Sundays!

Mainly because Sundays are the only time I get at least 3 hours alone, with no annoying little brotherly distractions. Love you Narwhals!

~Katniss' POV~

It turns out that shopping with Isabelle AND Alec is absolute hell. Isabelle tugs at the sleeve of my shirt, dragging me to a dozen different cosmetics and fashion stores. Alec, it turns out, is actually interested in fashion. Okay, that's new.

Gale and I communicate through sighs and eye-rolling. This is going to be a long trip.

I don't hate fashion; on the contrary, I actually really like it. However, I'm not completely obsessed like Isabelle or Alec, hunting down the 'absolutely per-fect costume'.

"Hey, Kat! What do you think of this?" Isabelle struts out of the changing for the hundredth time in this store, this time wearing a short purple dress that shows off her amazing legs.

"Kat?" I say, bewildered at the new name.

"Yeah, Kat. I thought it could maybe be a cool nickname for you. Is it too weird?"

I consider this for a moment. It does sound pretty edgy, like a real Dauntless name instead of an Amity one that means a plant.

"Okay. And the dress looks really nice, it shows off your legs." I shrug

"Catnip, want to grab something to eat?" says Gale.

"Definitely!" I reply.

"Alec, Isabelle, want to join us?"

"Mmm... alright. After I buy this one dress." Isabelle tells us from behind a rack.

Alec puts down a jet black leather jacket he was admiring and yells from the other side of the aisle, "I'll be there soon!"

Gale and I have a little jog around the Pit to pass time waiting for the siblings to finish shopping. We even have a race around the entire cave, and we both tie.

My heart is beating hard and I am sweating whilst adrenaline is pumping through my veins.

I spot Peeta outside of the store, and he waves shyly at me. I wave back without hesitation, grinning like a maniac.

Gale furrows his brows and says, "Catnip, are you okay? You've been a little strange around Peeta lately."

"Huh? Oh, nothing. I like him. Ohmigosh! Did I just say that? Wait, what?" I cover my mouth in surprise. It's as if my body said that without me thinking it.

"Catnip is there anything wrong?" Gale says worriedly.

"Peeta's cute. I want to marry him. Eek!" I clamp my mouth shut again.

Isabelle comes out of the store with a bag full of three dresses, her expression changing when she sees me with my mouth purposely held closed.

"Kat, is there something wrong with you today?"

"I-I don't know, I'm just... I'm just blurting out stuff about Peeta! Oh em gee he's soo adorable!"

Alec joins us, wearing the edgy leather jacket from inside the shop. "What's wrong with her?"

I start to tremble and shake uncontrollably, the world swooping up and down around me.

"Katniss! Can you hear me?" Gale's voice is distant and faraway.

Suddenly, the walls start breathing and sounds become echoes, ringing loudly in my ears.

"KATNISS! Katniss stay with me!" pleads Gale, shaking me by the shoulders.

I lose my grip on reality, and everything fades into darkness.

"Catnip?" someone whispers from my side. Groaning, I turn my throbbing head to the direction of the voice, smiling when I see Gale's face come into view.

"Peeta. I mean Gale!" I correct myself.

Gale bites his lip nervously, and says, "The effects still haven't worn off yet."

"What effects? Why am I in the infirmary?"

"Nurse Christina found this in your blood." Gale holds up a small tube of magenta liquid with swirling mist inside.

"Wha-?"

"It's peace serum. Only, altered. Manipulated. I makes you have different feelings towards others and-"

"It's love serum. Isn't it?" I say, quivering with fear.

"Exactly. Only, it's been designed to be targeted at a specific person."

"Peeta." I whisper, taking in the horror of this.

Gale told me all about a guy named Will, who was a former Erudite, came in, took some blood tests, and analyzed the serum.

It turns out it is literally being pumped straight from my heart, where it has learned to create more and more of the reddish-pink substance. At first, it was okay. It didn't affect me at all.

However, after I had raced around the Pit with Gale, it started pumping more and more love serum into my body, causing me to start saying lovey-dovey things and black out. I couldn't handle the "love overload".

No wonder I had been thinking about Peeta for the past few days.

"Why would anybody do this?" I whisper.

Gale shook his head, and left without a word.

Sorry the chapter is so short! School really gets in the way of things.

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