I know! I know! It's been a while... Oh well! better late than never right? right? ...no? well... here it is anyway. If I get 5 reviews I'll post another chapter! Enjoy!

Chapter 10

Peeta has iced a Katniss flower. With its soft, white petals with a thin, purple rim around them. They splay outwards and rest on the pale green iced cake. I look from the cake to Peeta my mouth wide open.

"When you told me your name was Katniss I was curious to what it meant, so I searched it up." He says smiling slightly at me.

"Wow…" Is all I manage. The cake is breathtaking. I look around at all the other groups and their failed cakes. Each a simple chocolate cake or burned to a crisp, but Peeta's… is amazing.

The bell rings and we head to our usual table I sit next to Johanna and Peeta sits on my right.

Johanna keeps shooting us questioning glances and when I glare at her she turns away a smug smile on her face.

"Can we get out of here?" I whisper to Peeta when everyone looks away and he nods in response. The next time everyone turns away we quickly jump up and run out of the cafeteria. "Race you!" I yell to Peeta and run off ahead.

It's not long before he catches up to me. "No you don't!" he yells and he grabs me around the waist from behind. I squeal and he spins me around and puts me over his shoulder.

"Peeta! Put me down!" I yell banging my fists on his back, but he doesn't stop, he continues running to the clearing. When he nears the clearing he trips on a tree root and I go down with him. We end up rolling for a bit before we come to a stop me on top of Peeta.

I sit up and rest my elbows on Peeta's chest. He looks up at me and I raise an eyebrow. He wraps his arms around me and kisses me on my nose. I stand up and hold a hand out for Peeta. He takes it and I help him up. He sighs and pulls me closer to him.

"I wish I could freeze this moment… right here… right now…and live in it forever." He says

I sigh. It's these things that Peeta says that I love. "Sometimes I'm not sure whether you're an old man or not," I start and his eyebrows furrow. "Cause you're so damn wise." I finish and he laughs.

I don't know how long we stay like that, his arms wrapped around my waist and mine wrapped around his neck, my head resting on his chest. Encased in his warm, protective arms I feel safe. This is where I want to be… with Peeta… I don't want to have to hide it.

I look up at Peeta his strong features glisten in the sunlight. "Peeta…" I start "I don't wanna hide anymore…" He looks down at me seriously, no doubt questioning whether or not to consider it. "I don't care what people think, I'm just sick of having to watch all those girls throw themselves at you. I want people to know that we're together." I finish still looking into his bright blue eyes.

"Katniss… I-" Peeta starts hesitantly "That was… beautiful…" he says his hands moving up to my face. I blush and look down. "Is that what you really want? Are you sure?" He asks me seriously, making my gaze meet his. I nod and he pulls me in for a hug. "Come on we still have time." He says dragging me back the way we came.

Wait! What! We're telling them now!? I think, my brain kicking into overdrive. Oh my God! We're actually going to tell everyone! What will they think? Will they care? No it doesn't matter remember? Phew calm down Katniss calm down. I stumble after Peeta and almost fall flat on my face.

"Peeta! Slow down!" I yell after him. He chuckles and slows down.

"Here, I'll give you a piggy back ride." He says turning around and crouching low so I can jump on his back. I jump on his back and he takes off running.

"Peeta! I'm going to fall off!" he chuckles and tells me to hold on tighter. I wrap my arms around his neck and scream as he goes round a corner.

We run along the dirt trail, Peeta stumbling over roots and branches hitting him in the face. All of a sudden we burst out into the open lawns. People are looking at us curiously but I honestly couldn't care, this is the happiest I've been in a long time.

Peeta turns onto the oval where the cheerleaders are practicing. They are standing in a pyramid formation and when Peeta runs past their jaws drop and their eyes follow us in disbelief. I turn my eyes back to the front. Then I hear a scream. I turn back and see one girl slipping from the top of the tower. What follows is chaos. Cheerleaders at the top of the pyramid fall on those at the bottom, in the end the pile of cheerleaders groans in pain as they try to stand up.

Peeta keeps running to the front of the main building and we run down the hallways. Students dive out of the way and as we pass Mr. Heavensbee he falls back dropping a very large stack of sheet music.

Peeta turns the corner and we're now heading towards the cafeteria. But a figure steps in the way. Peeta screeches to a halt in front of none other than the principal, Mr. Snow.

I felt like we needed a cliffy. What did you think? Good? Bad? Review please. I don't even care if it's a one word review. Hopefully I can get the next chapter up soon.