Was so close to not getting this up tonight! Was at the beach with friends for ages and only got back now to find out my nana has been sent to the hospital because she is sick. Anyway…writing this helped me get my mind off of things so here it is chapter 25! Hope you enjoy reading… little drama in this chapter! Please leave a review! :)

CH25 – Invasion Of Privacy

Katniss POV

I dive onto the board and look out to the crashing waves ahead of me, a sense of fear running through me. I gulp and look at Peeta who is standing in the waist depth water beside the board.

"Peeta, I can't surf" I tell him and look back at the large waves as they crash into the water like galloping horses making their way to shore. Peeta chuckles a little and my eyes dart to him in a scowl.

"Don't fucking laugh! I haven't been surfing for ages!" I say to him and he quietens his laugh.

"Okay… um I can come out with you?" he asks cautiously with a glint of hope shining in his perfectly blue eyes. I look out to roaring waves once again. It would be great to go surfing with Peeta but am I ready for it? "Only if you want" Peeta adds quickly, pulling me back to reality. I look back to him and see him smiling lightly at me. What the fuck. Let's do it.

"Yeah, okay" I say and smile up at him. His face breaks out into a huge smile and he laughs a little.

"Okay, so you want to go at the front or back of the board?" he asks me and I look down at the thin fibre glass board that I'm laying at.

"I'll go front" I say, sliding further up the front of the board. Peeta climbs onto the board behind me; lying down between my legs. I must admit it is a little awkward but whatever. I turn back and give him a small smile before looking back out to the horizon of smashing waves and beginning to paddle.

Once we are out past the break, Peeta sits up on the board so I do the same. My back is flush against his bare chest and I can feel his abs.

"You ready to catch a wave?" Peeta says from behind me and I turn to face him.

"As ready as I'll ever be" I say and he laughs a little before lying back down and paddling us around so we are facing the shore.

"Okay, so just paddle when I say so and then jump up or stay lying down" Peeta tells me and I decide now that I'm going to stay lying down. I turn my head to look back out to the horizon and see that Peeta is doing the same, concentration contorting his face. He looks back and smiles.

"Okay, paddle" he says and I look back to the shore and begin to paddle. I feel the wave push us, the force becoming stronger and stronger. Before I can register what is happening, Peeta is pushing up on his arms and jumping up onto his feet causing the board to wobble a little. I grip down on the sides of the fibre glass. Peeta applies weight onto his right leg and we turn a little, riding along the side of the wave. I feel a smile creep onto my face and my grip on the board weakens. This isn't that bad. Peeta bends over quickly and grabs my waist but before I can stop him, he pulls me up so I'm standing on the fibre glass, my legs positioned in a wide stance between his and my his body against mine; my back against his bare chest once again. After the shock of me surfing overwhelms me, I begin to feel excited. My smile lights up even further, making my cheeks hurt slightly.

"whoooooh!" I shout and Peeta chuckles from behind me. The wave begins to even out into the level of the water and the speed of our board slows down. I begin to become unsteady even with Peeta holding me still behind me. As the board slows I begin to wobble and I feel the board fling out from underneath me. I fall back, along with Peeta, into the water. I feel his arms wrap around me waist as we fall and I land on top of him into the cooling ocean. Peeta's arms unwrap from me and I resurface laughing loudly as I find me footing in the water. Peeta's head emerges from the water and he has a stupid grin on his face.

"Did you like it?" He asks me and I bob my head in a nod. He laughs and then pulls the leg rope, causing the board to tug towards us. "Wanna go for another?" Peeta asks me and I can see the excitement that he is trying to hide. I smirk

"Yes, come on" I say, jumping onto the board and waiting for him to get on himself.

Time lapse

"You're pretty good, you know!" Peeta says as he carries the board in. "you could probably go out by yourself now". I smile and my eyes connect with his blue ones, I drop my gaze quickly and blush.

"I like surfing with you" I mumble quietly and then hate myself for saying it. I can feel my blush darken and Peeta chuckles. I look up at him and scowl.

"I like surfing with you too" He says happily and smirks. "You're blushing a little" He points out and I punch his arm.

"So are you" I say and pick up my towel that is sitting amongst our other belongings and look up to him. His gaze drops quickly and I smirk.

"Don't worry, Peety. I won't bite" I joke in a baby's voice, pinching his cheeks lightly. He slaps my hand lightly and laughs.

"Shut up" he mutters, grabbing his towel and drying his hair with it. My phone rings and I ravage through my bag for it. I turn it on and it says 'one new message'. I swipe my finger and open up the messaging app.

Prim: Katniss! I just got back from the beach with Rory and he kissed me goodbye! OMG! Hav u kissed Peeta yet? Miss u xx

I stare at my phone, my mouth gaping. Prim had her first kiss with Rory Hawthorne! I begin to feel pissed, then angry, then scared, and then I just find it extremely funny. I begin laughing hysterically and Peeta looks at me with a 'what the hell is wrong with you' face and I laugh even harder. Once my laughing has calmed down enough I begin typing into my phone.

Me: HAHAHAHA! YAY! U 2 better not get up 2 anything stupid. R u going out now? And no. I hav not kissed Peeta. I went surfing with him tho :) on the same board! But I think I like him Prim… miss u 2 xx

I click send and look up at Peeta who still has his eyebrows raised at me. I giggle and tighten the grip on my phone.

"Who are you talking to?" He asks me, stepping closer. I step back and giggle some more.

"No one" I say and he smirks.

"No one, hey? What are you talking to no one about" he says, stepping closer to me again and I step back once more.

"About nothing" I say and he laughs.

"You're talking to no one about nothing" he says and then quickly lunges for my phone. He easily gets it because I was so shocked that I couldn't react quickly enough.

"No, no, no, no!" I say to him, he begins to run away with my phone and I chase him desperately

"No! You're not allowed to do that! Peeta! Give me my phone back!" I shout at him as he laughs. He stops suddenly and I think he is about to give my phone back.

"Okay you can have it back, I didn't read it, don't worry" he says giving me a wink. I go to snatch my phone from his hands but he quickly pulls it back and puts it high in the air. Him being around 3 or 4 inches taller than me makes it too high for me to be able to reach.

"Peeta! Give me my phone! You're not allowed to do this! It is invasion of my privacy!" I whine to him, crossing my arms over my chest and staring at him. He pouts out his bottom lip and pretends to be sad.

"Aww, poor Katniss!" he teases and I punch his arm softly.

"Peeta! Please!" I beg, looking into his beautiful blue eyes. They glisten in the sun and let out a sort of diamond looking colour, they looked so crystal clear that you could delve into his soul. The gold flecks shimmer; casting off like stardust and creating a look of fire smouldering in his eyes. His eyes have a certain undefinable spark to them. Alluring and mysterious. The mixture of colour makes his eyes look like deep mazes that someone could get so easily lost is; trapped in his gaze forever.

"If you want it, you have to get it" Peeta says, breaking me from the trance of his eyes. I huff and jump for the phone that he is dangling in the air. My fingers skim along it but I don't get a grasp on it. I land into the sand again and frown. If he reads that message; I'm fucked. I go to jump again but I'm quickly cut off by someone's soft lips on mine, I'm in shock at first. This was not what I expected but I can feel a smile form on my lips as I begin to kiss Peeta back. My eyes flutter shut and a ravaging feeling begins to build low in my stomach. My mouth moulds to his easily and I bite his bottom lip; asking for permission into his mouth. He opens it up acceptingly and I let my tongue run wild through his mouth. The feeling in my lower stomach grows; turning into more of a fire whereas earlier, it was just glowing embers. I explore his mouth and our tongues meet in the middle, twirling and spinning around each other as the kiss becomes more heated. Peeta twines his strong arm around my waist and pulls my in towards him; he still isn't wearing a shirt so I run my hand down his bare chest and wrapping the other through the short hair at the back of his neck. I pull away needing air and my eyes open. I look at Peeta who is smiling but panting loudly. I laugh a little but out of the corner of my eye I see something move behind Peeta. I focus on it and notice that it is gale. He is standing on the beach just staring at me and Peeta.

I want to say something to him but the words aren't forming. My mouth goes dry; like a dessert in the evening sun. I begin to make coughing and spluttering noises as my throat begins to close up. Peeta turns around to see what has startled me so much and he sees Gale, he looks back at me; his expression blank. I look over to Gale and I can see the anger, confusion and fire burning through his eyes, his posture is stiff.

"Gale!" I shout and I begin to walk to him but he quickly turns around and runs back into the tropics; disappearing into the darkness of the trees that hold so many dangers.

"GALE!" I shout again, running towards where he was standing just 2 seconds ago. "Gale!" I say quieter this time as I fall into the sand, tears streaming down my face.