Hello my readers! I know I haven't been updating lately but I have been busy. God, I hate saying that lame excuse, but it's true. Well here is chapter 21. ENJOY!
Chapter 21: Peeta POV
Get up, Peeta.
A soft voice swirled in my brain as I slowly woke up this morning. I just moaned and put a pillow over my head.
Come on, Peeta. I have a surprise for you if you get up.
I felt a soft hand stroke the side of my face. I also felt my face give away a grin. I grabbed the hand and kissed it. But instead of feeling a tiny hand against my lips, I felt a large, calloused hand. I opened my eyes to find a large boy standing next to the bed. In shock, I threw the hand away from me and yelped. I also scrambled away from the edge of the bed, sitting up in the process. Taftan falls into a fit of laughter, while Katniss just stands there with her hand over her mouth. I could tell she definitely was trying not to copy Taftan's current actions.
"What are you doing touching my face, Taftan!" I yelled, still in shock of the whole situation.
"The real question is why are you kissing my hand?!" Taftan started laughing again.
I rolled my eyes and wiped my tongue on the neck line of my shirt. Taftan just starts laughing again once he saw me doing this. Katniss finally falls on the bed in a fit of laughter as well, no longer able to hold it in anymore. Once they finally stopped laughing, which wasn't until five minutes later, they faced me again.
"Ok," I started, pulling the covers off of me. "now that y'all are done laughing, what's my surprise?"
Taftan grabbed a cupcake from the nightstand on the side of the bed and stuck a candle in it. Katniss took a match from a matchbook and lit it. She lit the candle and put out the match. They placed the cupcake in front of my face and yelled "Happy Birthday!" Was today my birthday? I could never keep track of dates.
"Is my birthday here already? What's today?" I asked
"The 26 of November, your birthday," Katniss responded calmly. "Come on, blow out your candle and make a wish."
I closed my eyes and made a wish. I then blew out the candle and took the desert. I peeled off the covering at the bottom and bit into it. It was a lot better than I expected, since I know Taftan made this. Katniss said that she couldn't cook to save her life.
"Thanks you guys," I mumbled, my mouth still full. I looked at Katniss, who was eyeing my nose. I gave her a weird look back.
"You have something on your face," she answered my silent question.
"Where?"
"Right here." She then put her finger on my nose, successfully smearing it with icing. She smirked at me before laughing. I wonder how I even fall for that, or how she even got the icing off of my cupcake without me noticing. But she wasn't going to get away with that.
I took the rest of the icing off of my sweet desert and smeared it all over my lips and around my mouth. I smirked at Katniss' eyes went wide as she stopped laughing. She was going to get it now.
"That was funny, babe," I slowly stepped towards her. "but you hurt my feelings. And the only way for me to forgive you is to get a kiss from you"
I stuck my arms out in front of me and puckered my lips, chasing after her. Katniss was able to dodge me and jumped over the bed, dashing out of the door. I chased her out of the door and down the hallway. We ran down the stairs and down a hallway. Katniss was met with a dead-end, her back against the wall. She screeched as I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close into me. I gave her a kiss as she squirmed in my grasp. There was no chance of escaping, which I knew she came to after a few seconds. She soon stopped moving my arms and put her arms around my neck. She started to kiss me back, not minding the icing getting all over her face at this point. Once we pulled away, Katniss' face was covered with icing. I kissed both of her cheeks and smiled.
"Gotcha," I whispered. She laughed and kissed me again. She took my hand and we walked into the kitchen. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis looked at us weird while Taftan smiled.
"Well, well, looks like someone got caught," Taftan concluded.
Mrs. Lewis gave us a weird look. "I'm not even going to ask."
I swiped my tongue around my mouth in attempt to get all the icing. Katniss and I washed our faces off and sat at the table. For my birthday, they made my favorites, chocolate chip pancakes and tons of bacon. They also put some tarts on the table. Mrs. Lewis then put a pitcher of orange juice on the table.
"Happy Birthday, Peeta," Mrs. Lewis said and gave me a kiss on the top of my head. Mr. Lewis came around the table and pats my back.
"Happy birthday son," he announced. I thanked everyone for everything and loaded my plate. With all of my favorites on the table, I made sure I stuffed myself to the core, which I successfully did.
"So how old are you turning today, Peeta?" Mr. Lewis asked.
"Fifteen, sir," I responded. He nodded and took another sip of coffee.
"At least he's not older than me. I turned sixteen in the summer," Taftan added, rubbing his distended abdomen.
"I may not be older, but I'm the better bread boy," I smirked at him before the table erupted into laughter. Taftan frowned, which made me laugh. Katniss then took my hand from under the table to get my attention.
"We still have one more surprise to show you," Katniss informed me. I raised an eyebrow.
"What is that?" I questioned. Katniss got up from her seat next to me and slid her hand from my neck down to my chest.
"You have to get dressed to find out," she whispered into my ear before kissing it. Taftan and I got up from the table and washed all the dishes. I then got dressed into what Katniss said was her favorite outfit to see me in, which was a pair of dark tan cargo shorts and a tight maroon colored Abercrombie shirt. When I met Taftan and Katniss at the front door, I saw that Katniss also wore what my favorite outfit on her, which showed off her legs and all the curves of her torso. Man how this girl can torture.
"So, where are we going?" I looked between the both of them. Both of them just returned smirks.
"You have to get into the car to find out," Katniss told me. I blinked at her.
"Now you could be driving me to my death for all I know. Why should I trust you and Taftan and get into the car?" I questioned Katniss. She came up to me and put her had on my chest, her body flushed against mine.
"do I look like the girl who would make you do something you don't want to do?" Katniss asked seductively, drawing circles over my chest. "Well while you think this through, I'll be waiting in the car."
She made sure that when she removed her hand, that it dragged all the way down my stomach first before she actually removed it. Then when she walked away, she made sure to add extra sway to her hips. I had a really hard time keeping my composure when Katniss "accidentally" dropped something and decided to bend down to pick it up. She finally walked out of the door after her little performance. The door clicked behind her and I was frozen in place. I knew she was going to use that outfit against me at one point or another. Taftan looked at me and spoke up.
"Well, are you going to follow her?" he asked me.
I nodded. "Hell to the yeah! You have to be a dumbass not to follow her after seeing that."
We left the house and all piled into Taftan's car. I slid into the back seat where I sat next to Katniss. I took her hand into mine and interlocked out fingers.
"That was a cruel trick that you played on me in there, Everdeen," I imitated her seductive voice.
"Well, that's just a huge benefit of being a girl," she countered. I laughed as I buckled my seat belt in.
"And what a benefit it is."
We went to go pick up Johanna and headed out onto the highway. We drove for about fifteen minutes before we arrived in front of a huge building. We all got out of the car and went inside. Finnick and Annie were already there waiting for us. They inform us that everything was paid for and that we were all set to go. I must have gave off a confused look because Finnick started to explain.
"We are doing a few rounds of laser tag for your birthday. This is Annie and I's gift to you."
I smiled and thanked them for everything. We soon geared up with the vest and the laser guns. We then broke up into teams, boys versus girls. We them entered the arena and split up. The buzzard sounded and the game started.
I slowly crept around corners and up onto different levels of the arena, on the lookout for the girls. I soon saw Annie in a corner, her back to me. I shot my laser gun at her and hid behind a pillar. I heard her vest go out for five seconds before coming back to life. I took that chance to get her again, but before I could, I was shot from behind. I turned around to find Johanna behind me. I ran as far as I could away from Johanna. I caught up with Finnick and we stuck together for the rest of the round. The guys came out on top that round.
The other two rounds we did different teams. The second time we paired up with our boyfriends and girlfriends. Katniss and I came up on top that round. The third one was a free for all, which Johanna dominated. After the laser tag, we went back to Taftan's house, where his parents made chocolate cake, my favorite. We sliced the cake and laughed over the events that took place today. After my fourth piece of cake, Katniss insisted that we give the gifts now. I was surprised that I still had gifts, I mean, they already did so much already.
Taftan was first handing me a bag. I pulled out the stuffing and pulled out a flex hat. It is just like the DC hat I have but it said something on the front. Bread Boy. Everybody laughed at the hat at how what it said fit me so well.
All that was left was Katniss' gift. She handed me a very small gift bag as well. I reached down all the way to the bottom of the bag and pulled out something cold. In my hand was a chain like bracelet. It pretty much looked like those man bracelets, or a men's watch without the clock. It had that same pattern except for two rectangles on opposite sides of the chain. 'Katniss' Guy' it read on one of the rectangles. On the other one it said 'I Love You. Always'. I looked back up at Katniss, my mouth open slightly.
"This is great, Katniss. I absolutely love it. I'll wear it every day," I told her as I put it on. "Now all we need is one for you that says 'Peeta's Girl'," I told her
"How do you know you don't already have it?" she smirked.
I raised an eyebrow and dug into the bag. I pulled out a second bracelet that said 'Peeta's Girl'. The other side also said 'I Love You. Always.'. Everybody "awed" at our interaction as I put the bracelet onto her wrist.
After the gifts, Finnick and Annie went home and Taftan went to drive Johanna home as well. Katniss and I went into my room and snuggled into bed, with her in my arms.
"You know," I started, breaking the silence. "you are too good for me. This is the best gift I have ever gotten."
"Well I'm glad you like it, because I do love you," she kissed me on my jaw line. I tightened my arms around her and kissed her neck.
"Best girlfriend ever. Couldn't ask for anyone better. And I love you, too."
She turned around in my arms and swung one leg around me, so she was straddling me.
"Well, I know no one has ever celebrated your birthday before. So I wanted to make sure that this one was a good one."
"Well I can tell you that you sure did succeed," I smiled, before bringing her lips to mine again.
That's another chapter done and another one to start. I will update soon. Until next time….
Jessica