Authors Note!
Dah Dah Daaaah! Here it is my little tributes! Chapter 13! Sorry for the bit of a wait! I've been fairly busy with school! But all my spare time has been going into writing this story! Thanks for all of your reviews! Each and every one of them are greatly appreciated! Please keep reviewing it make my day! Please read the Authors note at the bottom! Warning- Awesomely cute Everlark in the chapter! So get excited tributes!
OK now ONWARD to chapter 13! Enjoy!
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Peeta P.O.V
After much push and shove we finally make it through the doors and into the set. Katniss is still gripping onto my hand, he face looks white, as if all colour has been drained from her skin. I'm worried about her, she isn't used to this kind of lifestyle and I don't want it to affect her too much.
Hand in hand we walk away from the doors leaving the paparazzi behind once we are out of sight she drops my hand and sighs. "Peeta," she says softly.
"No, there is no need, I already know," I say.
"No Peeta I've got to-" she starts.
"I already know Katniss," I insist. "I'm sorry for getting you into this."
I turn and walk off, leaving her behind. I feel bad for getting her into this lifestyle but there is nothing that I can do. Everything is out of my hands, everything is out of my power.
"Peeta!" Katniss shouts from behind me. I turn and look at her, she looks beautiful in that yellow dress, although she looks beautiful in anything.
She slowly walks up to me, her eyes trained on mine. And she stops, jut centimetres away from me. Her hands move to my collar and she pulls me closer. "Peeta, I'm not blaming you for anything. I don't want to fake anything we have between us. I just want you to be you and me to be me. Who cares about what Haymitch and the public think anyway? I don't want them to change me. You understand that, don't you?"
I nod, because I can't speak. She is so close to me.
She looks down for a moment before letting me go. "Peeta, I do- I do like you. I like you a lot. And-" she cuts herself off. "And I just thought I would let you know."
She turns away, not looking at me at all. And I watch her as she disappears into the set.
My heart beats a mile a minute. Katniss might just love me. I might just have a chance.
"Peeta!" Haymitch calls.
I whip around.
"Get on set, come on boy, their waiting for you," he says.
I nod and jog up to the set where they do my make up, get me into my costume and then place me in front of the camera. The whole time I think about her. We have to have a few takes because I keep stuffing up my lines. I know them off by heart, it's just that I'm distracted by her. I can't focus.
"Peeta," Haymitch says in between a take. "Come on, focus."
"I can't, Haymitch," I say.
"Why not?" he asks.
"Because of Katniss," I say.
Haymitch smiles, "that's my boy, I'm proud that you have finally found someone. But, seriously Peeta, you are being paid to get these lines right. You have spent hours upon hours practising, so can you get them right. So get them right, okay?"
I nod and go back to the set, although it's hard I push Katniss out of my mind temporarily and finally get my lines right. But every now and then I look up at her sitting on a plush royal blue because I can't help it.
Katniss P.O.V
My mind is blank, it don't think of anything. I don't do anything. I just sit. And wait. For someone to tell me what to do. And it's about midday when my phone rings.
A name that I recognise appears on my screen and I'm so happy to see that name that I almost shout with joy. "Annie!" I exclaim. "Hey Annie! How are you?"
"I'm great Katniss," she says. "It's so great to hear your voice. I haven't seen you in a whole week."
"I know," I sigh. "I'm sorry but I really do want to see you."
"Same, so does Gale and Madge, there here with me now actually," she says.
My stomach drops at the mention of Gales name. I do not love him. I do not want to see him. But… he is one of my best friends.
"Where are you?" I ask.
"In the Main Square," Annie says.
"Could I come and see you guys?" I ask.
"Sure! I wanted to talk to you! Are you sure you're not busy though?" she asks.
I look around the set, everything seems to be moving slowly. "I'm sure," I say.
"Where do we meet you?" Annie asks.
"At my house, in an hour," I say.
"Alright," she says. "See you then!"
"Looking forward to it!" I say before hanging up the phone. I grab my hand bag and without telling anyone, not even Haymitch, I sneak out of the building. The paparazzi are out the front and I quickly catch a cab, it takes me directly to my place where Annie and Madge are waiting.
I jump out of the cab, pay the driver and walk over to the two of them and give them a huge and long hug. "Where's Gale?" I ask.
Madge and Annie exchange a look before Madge says, "he left. Let's just say the he doesn't support you and Peeta. He is jealous."
A shot of disappointment goes through me before I say, "oh well. It's probably for the best that he isn't here. There is so much I need to tell you. Come on." I usher them inside and make them both a cup of coffee before we sit down at the table.
"So," Annie says with a smile as her green eyes fix on mine. "Give us the details, I want to know everything."
So I do. I tell them everything. I tell them how I got the job, I tell them about the premier, I tell them about his house, I tell them about the after party, I tell them about the swim and the kiss. But most of all I tell them about Peeta and my possible feelings for him.
"I'm just not sure what to do," I say as I swallow a mouthful of the bitter liquid. "I've never felt like this before and I do like him, I might even love him." I place my head in my hands and let out an angry sigh, "I just don't know what to do."
"I think, if you really love him, you should just tell him how you feel," Madge says. "But you've got to consider what you could be getting yourself into, fame, fortune, attention. Do you want to live that kind of lifestyle? That is the true question."
I shrug, "that is part of the reason that I'm confused."
"Well if you love him then I think you should just forget about everything else," Annie says. "Love over rules all, as they say."
I nod and take the last mouthful of my coffee. We sit and discuss other elements of our lives before deciding that we have to go. I hug them both tightly and tell them both that they should come over some time and meet Peeta in person. They both eagerly agree and they tell me they are excited. I say my final goodbye before hoping into a taxi and driving back to Peeta's house. I'm not sure what I'm going to say, or do, but I'm just going to let him do the talking, for now anyway.
Peeta P.O.V
It's about eight o'clock when I hear a taxi cab pull up at the front of my house and when it does I notice Prim stand. She turns to me and looks at me sternly, "as I said Peeta. Be honest. Tell her how you feel. I'm going to go and ring Rue so you know I won't be eaves dropping."
"Thanks Prim," I say as she turns and heads up the stairs.
"You're welcome!" she calls over her shoulder before she enters her room.
I hear the front door open and I brace myself. I try and control the feeling of anxiousness inside of me, but I can't. It's so difficult. And then she is there, in front of me. She moves swiftly across the room, her steps are full of purpose. She stops right in front of me. Her grey eyes are glistening in the evening light as they shift over to me.
"Peeta," she says.
"Katniss, I've got to say something, if I don't do it now I'm not sure if I ever will," I say. She looks up at me, prompting me to continue.
"I know that you probably think this is crazy, and if you do I don't blame you at all. But Katniss, I- I lo- I think I might… love you," I finally say.
She freezes for a moment before her shocked expression melts into something I can only describe as passion and relief. "Peeta, I don't know what to say," she smiles.
"You don't have to say anything. Come on, it's getting late. I think we better get to bed," I say.
"Are you going to stay with me?" she asks.
"Only if you want me to," I say.
"Always" she says softly.
So I follow her to her room where I get straight into bed and she changes in the bathroom into her night gown. She moves next to me under the covers but this time there is no space between us as her head is resting on my bare chest. I play with her hair for a while, feeling every single breath and movement that her body makes. And I keep playing with her hair long after I know she is asleep, I whisper "Always".
Authors Note-
Cliffy! Awes! So Katniss wants to confess her feeling but she's not so sure yet (typical Katniss), Peeta can't concentrate because of her which I thought was supper cute and of course typical Peeta! And now there in the house again whispering always to each other! How cute was that Everlark! Please review and let me know what you think even if it's just all reviews are appreciated! Anyways thanks so much for your support with this story!
Update coming soon I promise! Until then my little tributes!