Author's Note: Hi! I don't know, have some of you been wondering what Louis looks like? I just realized I didn't really tell you what he looks like. So, he's about as long as Peeta, has brown curly hair and green eyes like his little brother Liam, he's a bit muscly, and has a lovely big smile. So yeah, as you can see I'm not good at describing people. But anyway, here's chapter 21, enjoy! :)
Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins is the owner of this amazing trilogy. This story is mine, although the characters are not.
Chapter 21
Katniss' POV
I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. Was my mother cooking again? I would of thought she'd stop after yesterday night. I put on some clothes and walked downstairs. As I suspected, my mother was in the kitchen. "Good morning Katniss!" She said and smiled at me. Well this was also a first. She never said 'good morning' and she didn't really smile a lot either. I say good morning and walk over to her to see what she's making.
"Want some eggs and bacon?" She asks. "Yes please." I murmur and grab a plate. I still wasn't used to my mother being this friendly. She puts some on my plate and I sit down and eat. "Where's Prim?" I ask. "Oh, she's in her bedroom, trying to decide if she should braid her hair or let it loose." She says and chuckles. I nod. A few moments later Prim comes to the kitchen, and apparently she chose to let her hair loose.
"Good morning little duck." I say and give her a hug. She says good morning and smiles. She then grabs some bacon and an egg. She sits down and we all talk. "Liam is coming over today. He's bringing his cat, Nuts." Prim then says and bites her lip. "Who's Liam?" My mom asks and I tell her who Louis and Liam are. She nods. "So is Liam friendly?" I ask. Prim smiles at me and nods.
Then someone knocks on the door. I go to the front door and open it. The second I open it, I feel arms around my waist, pulling me closer. I look up and see Peeta grinning at me. "Good morning beautiful." He says and gives me a quick kiss. "Good morning." I say and smile at him. He walks in and I wash my plate. He says good morning to my mother and Prim. "Morning Peeta!" Prim says and smiles at him. "I love your dress, Prim." He says. I now notice she's wearing her favorite, the one with the primroses on it.
"Thank you. It's my favorite, you know." She says and smiles. She then walks in to the living room and looks for Buttercup. "So what do you want to do today?" I ask. "I was thinking maybe we could chill at Madge's house. I was watching a show yesterday, it was called Panem's richest. Mayor Undersee was in the top 50, and they said he had a big arcade room." He says and grins. "Why were you watching the capitol channel?" I ask and laugh. He shrugs. "But anyway, Madge probably wouldn't mind hanging out at her place for a day." He says. He had a point. I wouldn't mind seeing that big arcade room. "Okay, let's go." I say and grab his hand.
Prim's POV"We'll be at Madge's house, see you later Prim! Have fun with Liam!" Katniss yells and walks out through the front door. I sit down at the table and wonder when Liam will come. If he comes. What if he doesn't come? What if he actually-
Someone knocks on the front door. I run and clear my throat, like my mother always does. I open the door and see Liam and Louis standing there. If Liam was longer, you'd think they were twins. "Hi Prim. I'm just dropping Liam off." Louis says and smiles at me. "Is Katniss there?" He asks and looks behind me. "No, I'm sorry, Peeta and Katniss just left. I think they're going to Madge's house." I say. His eyes twinkle. "Madge's house, you say? Okay, thanks." He says. He then turns to Liam.
"Liam, I'll pick you up later. I'll probably be at Madge's house if you need me. Have fun with Prim." He says and grins. Liam gives him a high-five and we wave at Louis as he walks back to his car. Then Liam turns to me. "Hi Prim." He says and smiles at me. "Hi Liam. Come in." I say and gesture for him to walk in front of me. I notice he's holding a big box. He walks in and I close the door.
"I love your dress." He says and turns his head to grin at me. "Th-thank you." I stutter and lead him to the living room. He puts the box on the table. He then opens it and pulls out a red cat. "Prim, meet Nuts." He says and puts the cat down. Nuts looks at me and then starts running towards the wall. I stops right in front of it and then jumps against it a few times. "What is she doing?" I ask. "Who knows." He says and we laugh. Then Buttercup comes walking around the corner. He sees Liam and stops.
"Hi Buttercup." Liam says and bends down to pet him. He hisses and walks away. "Sorry about that. Buttercup doesn't like anyone." I murmur as Liam laughs. "He likes you, doesn't he?" He asks. "Well, yeah, but I don't know why. Probably because I feed it." I say and grin. Liam smiles. "Of course he like you. Who couldn't like you." He says and looks down. I feel my cheeks burn.
He then turns to Nuts. "Nuts! Come here!" He says. The cat looks at him and then lies down again. I laugh. Liam sighs. He then suddenly barks. Nuts looks up and comes running over. "Good girl." He says and pets her. He turns to me and sees my confused face. "Nuts thinks she's a dog sometimes. And she likes it if you bark at her." He says and laughs. I chuckle and bark. Nuts walks over to me and I'm able to pet her. Liam laughs. "Exactly!"
We then sit down on the sofa. "So what's wrong with her?" I ask. Liam blinks and looks confused. "What's wrong with who?" "Nuts. Remember, that's why you came here." I say and raise my eyebrows. He blushes. "Oh, yeah, sorry. Um, I think there's something with her back paw. She keeps limping and never puts it on the ground. It's been like that for three days now." He says. I nod and examine her two back paws. They both look fine.
I then gently pick one of her paws up. "This one?" I ask and he nods. I look closer. I suddenly see a big splinter in her paw. I try and grab it. After a few tries I succeed. I pull it out slowly, and after a few moments its out. I let her paw go and she jumps off of the table and runs around normally. Leo looks at me in shock. "How did you do that?" He asks with wide eyes. I laugh. "She had a splinter. You don't have to be a doctor to get that out." I say and show him the piece of wood. He looks down.
"Oh. Oops. Suppose I should have looked myself before I brought her here." He says. "Oh, I don't mind. It's fun hanging out with you anyway." I say and put my hand over my mouth. Why did I just say that out loud? I look up at Liam and see him smiling at me with red cheeks. "Thanks. I like hanging out with you too." He says and grins. I blush and murmur a thank you.
I then ask if he wants something to eat and drink. "Sure." He says and we walk to the kitchen. I pour us both a drink and then grab our bag with cookies. I put the cookies on the draining board and one falls out. I bend to grab it and put my hand on it. But apparently Liam was doing the same thing, so our hands touch. We both freeze and stand there like that for a moment. He then picks up the cookie and hands it to me. I look up and see his cheeks are a dark red. I reckon mine are as well. "Thanks." I whisper and put the cookie away. I then hand him his drink and we walk to the living room in silence.
We sit down and he has a cookie. "Wow, these are delicious! Did you make these?" He asks. I laugh. "I wish mine were that good. Peeta made these for me. He makes me some nearly every week." I say and smile. Liam nods. After a while I turn on the television and give Liam the remote. "Here, you choose something to watch." I say. He shrugs and changes the channel a few times. He then stops at my favorite channel, PTV.
"Do you like this channel as well?" I ask and he nods. "Yeah, Panem TeleVision is my favorite channel, I love seeing how stupid all the people in the capitol are." He says and I laugh. "Me too!" I say. "Oh, good, Capitol Shore is on." Liam says and we watch it. We also talk about how weird the capitol is. Like, seriously, who paints their skin green and wears orange and pink wigs?
After a while I realize Liam is sitting right next to me again. I look up at his face and notice he's looking at me. "What?" I ask and he blinks again. "Oh, nothing." He says and shakes his head. We then watch tv again. After a while Liam yawns and stretches his arms. His right arm then lands on the sofa, behind my shoulders. I blush and see Liam looks like he's concentrating on the television.
When the show's over, he stands up and looks at me. "Shall we go to the park?" He asks and grins. "Okay." I say and turn the television off. We then walk outside and to the park.
Katniss' POV
We knock on Madge's door. A few moments later she opens it. "Hey guys. What are you doing here?" She asks. Peeta tells her about what he saw on Panem's richest. She laughs. "So you only came here to see the arcade room? I feel used!" She says and we laugh. She then leaves us in. I've been inside a couple of times, but the place takes my breath away again each time. Peeta squeezes my hand. "This is so exciting! I've never been here before!" He whispers into my ear and I chuckle.
Madge walks us through a few hallways and then opens two big doors. She gestures for us to walk in as she turns on the lights. The lights go on and we both gasp. There was a pool table, a lot of different computer games, a dance game, a karaoke game, and even a small bowling alley. "Jezus Madge, I've been here like ten times already, but you've never shown me this." I say and put my hands up. She chuckles. "There's also a swimming pool, sauna and jacuzzi." She then says.
"Why do you even hang out with us if you have all this?" Peeta exclaims and walks over to the dance game. Madge laughs and hits his arm playfully. "I bet I can beat both of you at this." He says and points at the dance game. "Oh, game on." Madge says and they both stand on the mats. "Are you playing too, Katniss?" She asks. I shake my head. "Uhm, no thanks, I don't dance." I say. The big screen goes on and Madge selects 'two players'. She then chooses a random song and arrows show up that you have to step on on the mat. It was very cool.
Madge and Peeta start dancing and jumping and I laugh. Madge was relaxed and swiftly moving her legs, while Peeta was sweating and jumping around frantically. The song soon ended and the points showed up. Peeta had 62.300 points, and Madge had 347.000 points. "That's not fair! You cheated, you cheater!" Peeta yells and points at Madge. We laugh. "Sorry Peeta, but I've been practicing since I was five." She says. Peeta pouts and walks over to the bowling alley.
We bowl for a while, and in the end I win. "Can we go in the jacuzzi?" Peeta then asks. "Peeta, we don't have any swimsuits with us." I remind him. "Oh, that doesn't matter, we've got a wardrobe full of swimsuits for men and women. They're for the staff or if guests forget their stuff. So you can lend something." Madge says and smiles. Peeta nearly runs to the other room. I follow him and gasp.
There was a gigantic swimming pool, and a little door which probably leaded to the sauna. And in the corner there was a big jacuzzi. Madge walked us to the wardrobe and I chose a green bikini. Peeta chose blue shorts. Madge put on her own pink bikini. Peeta then ran to the jacuzzi and jumped in. We laughed and jumped in as well. It was heavenly. It was really warm and bubbly. Peeta sat next to me and put his arm around me. Madge sat opposite us and put her head back.
We sat there for fifteen minutes and talked. Suddenly the door bell went. Madge sighs. "I'll be back in a minute." She says and grabs a towel to put around her. She walks out and closes the door. The second the door's closed, Peeta pulls me on top of him and kisses me. I sit on his lap and put my legs around his waist. He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me close. We kiss for a while. He leans back. "I love you, Katniss." He whispers into my ear. He then kisses my ear softly. He kisses my neck, and my jaw, and then he's back at my mouth.
Madge's POV
I grab a towel and close the door behind me. I walk to the front door and open it. I see Louis standing in front of me and close my door again, so he can only see my head. "Hi Madge. Shall we hang out?" He asks and grins. "Ugh, Louis, not now. I'm with Katniss and Peeta. And anyway, I don't trust you after what you did yesterday." I say. His smile vanishes. "Madge, please, I'm sorry I kissed you. I promise I won't kiss you again. I just wanna hang out with you and Katniss and Peeta." He says and pouts.
I sigh. "But, we're in the jacuzzi at the moment. And you probably don't have your swimsuit with you.." I say. "Oh, surely I can lend one? I heard the mayor has a wardrobe full of swimsuits and clothes for if guests come." He says and grins. How did everyone suddenly know what my house was like? I sigh again. "Okay, I suppose you can hang out with us for a while." I murmur. He grins again and walks in. "Thanks Madge, I really appre-" He stops and looks at what I'm wearing. He looks me up and down and I blush. "Love the towel." He grins and walks on again.
I slam the door shut and walk towards the jacuzzi with him behind me. Ugh, I could nearly feel him staring at my butt. We walk around a few corners, and then into the swimming pool area.
Katniss' POV
I suddenly hear the door open. Peeta pushes me off of his lap gently and I sit next to him casually, like nothing happened. We look at the door and see an irritated Madge. "What's wrong?" I ask. I then see someone standing behind her. "Hi guys!" Louis says and walks in. Peeta and I start laughing as Madge glares at us. "So is this the wardrobe?" Louis asks and opens a door. Madge nods and he walks in. He closes the door behind him.
Madge runs over to us. "He won't leave me alone!" She whispers and I chuckle. "No, Katniss, it's not funny. I could practically feel him staring at my butt when we walked over here!" She whispers and Peeta laughs. She turns to him and glares at him. Peeta stops laughing and looks down. Then the door opens and Louis walks out with gray shorts. He puts his clothes down and jumps into the jacuzzi, splashing us all. He then sits down opposite us. "Are you coming?" He says and grins at Madge. Madge rolls her eyes and sits down next to him, as that's nearly the only space left.
Louis yawns and puts his arm on Madge's shoulder. "Get off of me!" She yells and pushes him away. We laugh and he makes some space between himself and Madge. "Sorry, sorry, just tired.." he murmurs. I then remember something.
"Madge, have you told Gale yet?" I ask. Madge looks at me with a confused look. "Told him what?" She asks. I glance at Louis and she follows my glaze. "Oh." She says and blushes. "Madge, please tell me you've told him." I say. She looks up at me. "How am I suppose to tell him another boy kissed me?" She says. Louis looks at her. "Who kissed you?" He asks seriously. "You, you dumbass!" She says and pushes him softly. He just chuckles. "Oh, that handsome guy called Louis." He says and grins. Madge rolls her eyes again.
"Madge, you're going to have to tell him today. He's going to find out one way or another." I say. She nods and looks at the clock. "Oh, it's my turn to call him today. Shall I call him now?" She says. I nod. "Yeah, get it over with." I say. She stand up and grabs a phone. She then dials a number. Louis just sits there looking at us all.
The phone rings a few times. I then faintly hear someone speak. "Hello?" "Hi Gale." Madge says. "Hi Madge! How are you?" "I'm fine thanks, you?" "I'm fine." He says. Madge bites her lip and looks at me. I hold her hand and squeeze it. She sighs. "Gale, I have to tell you something." She says. It's silent for a moment. "What's wrong?" I hear Gale ask with a worried voice.
"Well, Peeta, Katniss and I were hanging out in the park. Then this stupid boy, Louis came up to us. He started flirting with me, but I just ignored him. I know I should have told him to stop, but I was scared and I didn't want to hurt him, I thought he'd stop soon enough. But then yesterday, he kissed me." She whispers the last part. "Well I enjoyed it." Louis mutters.
"Shut up Louis!" Madge yells and hits his face again. "Madge, calm down." Peeta says. "Madge? Who are you with at the moment? Are you with Peeta, Katniss and Louis?" His voice sounds strange. "Yeah." "Can you put me on speaker for a second so I can talk with Louis?" He asks. Madge frowns. "Um, okay." She says and clicks on a button. "You're now on speaker."
"Hi Gale!" Peeta says and I laugh. We hear Gale laugh as well. "Hi Peeta, Katniss. How are you doing?" His voice is louder, and very clear, so it nearly sounds like he's right next to us. "Fine, you?" I ask. "I'm doing okay. Louis?" Louis smiles. "Yes?" "Did you kiss Madge?" His voice sounds sweet. Too sweet. "Yep." Louis says and smiles again. "Well I'd like to ask you, TO NEVER DO THAT AGAIN, OR I WILL COME AND BREAK YOUR NECK. I COULD BE THERE IN FOUR HOURS IF I GET THE TRAIN. REMEMBER THAT NEXT TIME YOU TRY AND KISS HER, OKAY?" He screams. Louis nods. "Fine."
"Okay then." Gale says, with a normal voice now again. "Peeta, Katniss, nice to talk to you. Can you put me off speaker again please, Madge?" He asks. Madge picks up the phone and presses on a button. "Uhu.. Yeah. I don't know.. Katniss and Peeta like him.. No, are you crazy? I think he's an annoying douche. Yeah.. Okay. I'll tell him that.. I'll call you later. Love you too. Bye!" She says. "Bye Gale!" I yell and Peeta does the same. Madge laughs. "Gale says bye." She says to us. She then says bye again and puts away the phone.
She walks back and sits in the jacuzzi again. "Louis, he also said that if you ever even touch his girlfriend again, he'll kill you." She blushes and looks at me with a shy smile on her face.
Prim's POVWe walked around the park for a bit, got an ice cream, sat on the grass, and then decided to go back home. We were walking back to my house slowly, when his hand brushed mine. His hand froze and he looked up at me with red cheeks. I blushed as well and smiled at him. He took that as some sort of confirmation, cause he then suddenly held my hand. I nearly gasped. His hand was warm and tingling my skin where he touched it. We walked back home in silence.
When we got home, it was already starting to get dark outside. We went inside and sat on the sofa. "When is your brother coming to pick you up?" I ask. He shrugs. "I don't know. Could be now, could be in three days." He says and chuckles. I laugh. "You know," he says, "I don't even know your last name." "It's Everdeen. Primrose Everdeen." I say and he nods. "That's lovely." He says and I feel my cheeks get a bit warmer. "What about yours?" I ask. "Bond. Liam Bond." He says and we laugh.
"No, I'm only kidding, my last name is Finch." He says and smiles. I nod. "Liam Finch." I say and he nods. "It suddenly sounds like a beautiful name when you say it.." he murmurs and looks down. My cheeks burn like someone's holding a hot pan against it. Before I can mutter a weird thank you, Katniss, Peeta and Louis walk in.
Katniss' POV
"Hi Prim and Liam, have a good time?" I ask. I notice they're sitting quite close to each other, and Prim's cheeks are red. "Yeah, we had great fun." Prim says and smiles. "Okay, good, cause we have to go now." Louis says. Liam stands up. "I had a load of fun hanging out with you." Liam says and smiles at Prim. Prim nods. "How about we hang out again on Saturday?" He then asks and rubs the back of his neck a bit shyly. "Yeah, sure, sounds like fun." Prim says and smiles. "Great! Um, I'll pick you up on Saturday then. Bye!" Liam says and turns around.
"Bye Liam, see you Saturday." I say and smile at him. He was adorable, he was only thirteen years old. He smiles at me. "Bye Katniss, Peeta." He says and walks outside, into the car. Louis says goodbye to us and then they drive away. I turn to Prim. "He was sitting quite close to you, wasn't he?" I ask. She just stares at the wall behind me. "Prim?" I ask and wave my hands in front of her face. She blinks and looks up at me. "I'm sorry, what?" She says and blushes.
I chuckle. "Nothing." I say. She nods and goes upstairs. Then Peeta grabs my hand. "Do you have five minutes?" I ask. "For you? Always." He says and grins. I drag him upstairs and he closes the door behind us. I sit on the bed and tell him to sit next to me. "What are we going to do if our parents start dating?" I ask. He pouts. "I thought we went up here to make out." He says.
I laugh. "No, Peeta, seriously. Wouldn't it be weird?" I ask. He nods and frowns for a moment. "Imagine if they get married, then your mother would be called Mrs. Mellark, and you'd be dating me, Peeta Mellark, and if we ever get married our whole bloody family will be called Mellark." He says. I laugh and blush. "I was thinking the same thing, well, except for the us getting married part." I say. He suddenly looks at me seriously.
"Don't you want to get married and have kids when your older?" He asks. I sigh. "I don't know Peeta. I'm just afraid that if I lose the one I love, I'll turn into my mother and ignore my child. I don't want to do that to anyone." I say. He frowns for a moment. "But I was already designing our wedding cake!" He jokes and grins. I laugh and playfully hit his arm. I also hope he really is joking.
I then give him a small, short kiss. When I lean back he frowns at me. "What was that?" He asks. "What was what?" I ask, confused. "The little thing you did there." He says. "That was a kiss." I say and start getting worried he's forgotten how to kiss. He then grins mischievously. "No it wasn't. This is a kiss." He slowly leans towards me and kisses me passionately. When he leans back a few minutes later, I have to admit, that really was a kiss.
"Wow." I breathe and he grins. I can't believe I'm out of breath. He only kissed me for five minutes. How did he do this? He then stands up. "I better get going. Have to help my dad make dinner." He says and stretches. I get up and stand on my tiptoes. I lean towards him and give him a lingering kiss on the jaw. "Do you have to go?" I say. He glares at me. "That's unfair, you know I have to." He whispers as I kiss down his jaw and onto his neck. He leans his head back. 'Katniss.." He moans.
I kiss his neck and his chin. I then kiss around his mouth. I put my tongue out, and let the tip slide over his lips. He groans. "Please, Katniss, I really have to go.." He murmurs. I sigh. "Alright then." I step back and put my arms over my chest. I didn't want him to leave. He opens his eyes again and looks at me. I notice his eyes are darker than usually. "I suppose Dad wouldn't mind if I came ten minutes late." He whispers huskily. He then steps forwards and puts his hands on my cheeks. He leans in and gives me one of his passionate kisses. I feel my knees buckle. I think it's just me, but then I realize it's Peeta sweeping me off my feet.
He carries me over to the bed and lies me down. He then lies down next to me, kissing me the whole time. His hands squeeze my butt and my hands tangle in his hair. After ten minutes he stands up again and I nearly pout. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" He asks and holds up my chin with his thumb. I nod and smile at him. He smiles back at me and gives me one last short kiss.
He then looks at the clock. "Shit, I really have to go." He says and strokes my hair once. "See you tomorrow!" He opens the door and walks down the stairs. I watch him walk over to his house and then close my curtains. I put my pajamas on and go straight to bed. It's only seven o'clock, but I'm knackered. I put off the lights and fall asleep, dreaming of a wedding.
Author's Note: Hellooo! I hope you all liked the chapter. I know I changed POV's a lot, but I couldn't explain what was happening correctly otherwise. Anyway, next chapter will be up by tomorrow or Thursday-evening. 'Till then, have a nice day, and don't forget to review! :)