Author's Note: Hi! I'm going on holiday next Wednesday, and I'll be gone for 16 days. I wont have a laptop there so I wont be updating either. I'm really sorry! :( Tuesday will be my last update before I leave. I'll be back on the 3rd of August or something, so I'll start updating again then. Anyway, here's chapter 37!
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 37
Katniss' POV
Wednesday and Thursday go by in a haze. Nothing special happens. Then it's Friday. My alarm clock goes off, and I open my eyes. It was still quite dark outside, and you couldn't really see the sun. I put my alarm clock off and have a quick shower. Then I put on a shirt and some long jeans and get ready. After ten minutes I go downstairs and say good morning to Prim and my mother. I have some breakfast, and after a few minutes I hear Peeta's car. I grab my bag and give Prim a kiss on the top of the head. "Have fun at school." I say. "Have fun with Peeta." She says and grins.
"Not too much fun.." My mother murmurs. I roll my eyes and go outside. There are big, gray clouds, with only tiny bits of blue sky between them. I step into Peeta's car and give him a quick kiss. "Morning." I say and smile. "Good morning." He says and starts the car. After a few minutes we're there. Everyone at school looked so depressed. Must be the weather. Madge walks over to us and smiles slightly. "Hey." She says and puts up her hand for a second. We say hello and walk to our class.
I sit down next to Madge, and Peeta sits in front of me again. Madge looks at me and smirks. I raise my eyebrows and she puts a hand on her neck. I remember my hickey and blush. She laughs and I roll my eyes. I poke Peeta's back and he turns around. "The hickey's still not gone." I whisper and glare at him. He chuckles and grins. I roll my eyes and push him softly. He turns around again and the teacher starts talking.
"Attention, please. There will be a big project again soon. You will have to work in groups of three or four." He starts saying. Then he explains what we have to do. Peeta turns around and looks at Madge and I. "Us three?" He asks. Madge and I nod and smile. Then we all listen to the teacher until the bell rings. We walk to the canteen and sit down. "So, shall we start working on it Sunday? We can work on it at my house." Peeta says. "Sure." Madge says. We have our lunch, and Madge tells us that her dad wants Gale to come for dinner.
"I can imagine Gale and your dad sitting on the sofa, all alone in some room, and it's dark and your dad will be like: 'Do you love my daughter?' And Gale will say: 'Yes sir.' And your dad will turn around and go: 'When is the wedding then?'" Peeta says. Madge nearly chokes on her bread again and we laugh. "I'm not getting married before I'm 25." Madge then says. "But what if you both knew you loved each other, and that you want to be with the other person, in this case Gale, forever?" I ask and raises his eyebrows.
Madge shrugs. "I just don't want to get married before I'm 25. Gale can wait if he loves me that much." She says. We chuckle and finish our sandwiches. Then the bell rings and we go to our next class. The classes go by quickly, until we have art again. Peeta and I walk in and sit down. A few moments later Mrs. Berry and Aaron walk in. They say hello and Mrs. Berry tells us we have to draw an inanimate object, like a chair, a vase, or something like that. Peeta and I sit down and grab one of the vases that were piled up in front of the class. Peeta puts it down and starts drawing immediately. I start drawing the shape. The first half works, only the second half looks crooked. I sigh and rub it out. Peeta looks at me and frowns.
"It wont work." I say and start drawing again. He grins and stands up. He puts his stool right behind mine and sits down again. "Peeta, we're in class." I whisper. He chuckles and shrugs. "No one's looking anyway." He says. He puts his left arm around my waist, and his right hand rests on mine. We pick up the pencil and he moves my hand, drawing the perfect vase. After a few moments he's done and he puts down my hand. I turn my head and give him a kiss on the cheek.
"You know, I think that deserved a kiss on the lips at least." He says. I chuckle and kiss him on the lips. His hands rest on my waist and I forget to lean back. My hands rest on his chest and I feel him smile into our kiss. After a few moments I hear someone clear their throat. I blink and pull back. I see Aaron standing in front of us, with one raised eyebrows and a slight grin on his face. I push Peeta's chest and he laughs and puts the stool next to me again.
"Um, hi. What have you drawn so far?" Aaron asks and stands behind us. I look at Peeta's sheet and notice he filled the whole page. Not only did he draw the vase, he also drew an eraser next to it, the table, and people that were walking in the background. You could also see a little bit of my elbow at the side. "Well done." Aaron says and smiles at Peeta. Peeta says thank you and Aaron turns to me. "That's a very good vase." He says and nods approvingly. Peeta grins and says thank you again. Aaron looks at both of us and laughs. "You do know I'm supposed to tell Mrs. Berry about this, as it is cheating?" He says.
Our eyes widen. He laughs again. "Don't worry, I'm only messing. Great job." He says and walks away. We chuckle and shake our heads. Then Peeta turns to me and slides both hands into mine. I smile and he gives me a small kiss. "Wanna go to the park after this?" He asks. I look out of the window and frown. "I don't know Peeta, it looks like it's gonna rain." I murmur. He leans in, and I think he's going to whisper something. Instead, he kisses my cheek once. "Please?" He then asks and looks at me with sad eyes. I sigh. "Fine." I say. He grins and the bell rings. We stand up and say goodbye to Aaron. Then we walk to my locker.
"We'll see you Sunday, Madge!" Peeta says as she walks away. Then we get into his car and drive home. We put down our bags and then walk outside. He swings our entwined hands a bit, and after about ten minutes, we're at the park. We sit down on the grass and I look around. There was literally nobody. Peeta leans back a bit and I rest my head on his shoulder. His finger tilts my head up and he looks at my neck. He grins and looks away again. I roll my eyes and put my hand on my hickey.
"If you want I can make another one at the other side, then it will be an even number." He says and grins mischievously. I chuckle. "No thanks." I say and give him a kiss on the cheek. He puts his hands on my waist and pulls me on top of him. I put my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck. He leans in and gives me a long kiss. When he pulls back a few minutes later, he smiles at me. Suddenly I feel a drop on my cheek. And then another. And another. We both look up and see it's starting to rain.
"Shit." Peeta says and helps me up. Suddenly it's raining really heavy. We're both getting soaked. I grab his hand and we run out of the park, towards Peeta's house. After less than a minute we're both so drenched, it looks like we just fell into a lake. After three minutes of running as fast as we can, we're at Peeta's house. He unlocks the door and we get in. He closes the door and leans against it. We were both breathing really heavy. He grins and I chuckle.
After a few moments he gets up and walks over to me. He brushes the wet hair from my cheek and smiles. Then he gives me a kiss. "Better get you dried, otherwise you'll be sick and we can't go dancing." He says as he drags me up to his bedroom. He grabs two towels and then closes his door. He takes his shirt off and I smile involuntarily. I just can't help it. He chuckles and start drying his hair. My shirt was plastered to my body. I tug at the bottom of it and then get it off. I put it on the heating and start taking off my pants as well. Peeta takes off his pants too and we put them on the heating. Then Peeta looks me up and down and grins mischievously.
"If you want, you can put your underwear on the heating as well." He says. I laugh and roll my eyes. "You wish." I say and dry my hair. "Yes, yes I do." He says and grabs some dry clothes. I blush and he chuckles. He puts them on the chair and then walks over to me. He puts his arms around my waist and grins down at me. I roll my eyes and smile. He leans in and kisses me. I put one arm around his neck, and the other hand rests on his right shoulder. He hitches my legs up and I put them around his waist. He walks us over to the bed and lies down, with me on top of him.
"Your bra's wet, better take it off..." He murmurs and starts tugging at my bra straps. I laugh as he throws it onto the ground a few seconds later. His hands slide down my back and rest on my butt. Before he can start tugging at that too, we hear someone walk up the stairs. We both freeze and jump off of the bed. Peeta throws me a blanket and I put on my bra. Then we don't have time to put on clothes, so we both sit on the bed, under the blanket. Rye knocks on the door once and then walks in. He smiles. "Hey. Can I lend your black shirt?" He asks.
Then he looks at the clothes on the heating. He looks back at us and raises his eyebrows. "I hope you're wearing something under that blanket, you dirty little teenagers." He says and grins. I start blushing and Peeta just throws a pillow at him. Rye dodges it and then laughs. "Okay, okay, I'll just grab the t-shirt and go." He says. He walks over to the closet. He grabs a t-shirt and then slams the closet door. The little blue box that was on top falls down and everything falls out. Rye chuckles and bends down to pick it all up again. "Sorry." He says and start putting them in the box again.
After a few seconds he freezes. His eyes go over every condom, as if he's counting them. Then he looks up at us with wide eyes. He looks at the box again, and then back at us. I feel my cheeks go a dark red and Peeta's got his hands over his face. "Rye, get out." Peeta murmurs. "Dude, there's nine in here, you always get an even number, you two-" Rye says loudly, but Peeta interrupts him. "Just go away!" Peeta says even louder. Rye grins slightly and puts the box on top of the closet. He picks up the t-shirt again and walks over to the door. He walks out, but before he closes it again, he says something. "At least you're using protection, that's good." He says. Peeta groans and rolls his eyes. Rye laughs and closes the door.
Peeta puts his head back and looks at me with sorry eyes. "I'm so sorry, he's just a dick." He says. I chuckle and brush his cheek. "It's okay." I say and give him a quick kiss. He touches my arm and looks at me. "You're freezing." He says and stands up. He grabs a big sweatshirt and hands it over to me. "Thanks." I say and put it on. It was nice and big, so I pulled my knees up to my belly under the sweatshirt as well. The sweatshirt smelt like cinnamon, and the aftershave Peeta always uses. I take a deep sniff and smile. It smelt just like Peeta. He raises an eyebrow and I laugh.
"It smells like you." I explain. He raises both eyebrows. "What do I smell like?" He asks. I take a sniff again. "A bit like cinnamon, and your aftershave. It's a lovely smell. Very sweet." I say. He nods slightly. Then he frowns. "I smell like cinnamon? That's girly.." He says. I chuckle and roll my eyes. He stands up and puts on some pants and a shirt. Then he gives me a kiss on the cheek. "Give me one second." He says and walks out. A few moments later he walks back in with the phone in his hand.
He sits down and dials a number. I hear it ring a few times, and then someone picks up. "Hello?" I hear Prim say. I raise my eyebrows at Peeta and he just winks. "Hey, Prim? It's me, Peeta. I'm just calling to say Katniss is staying for dinner tonight. See you tomorrow." He says and puts the phone down. I laugh and he grins. "What if I don't want to stay?" I ask. He rolls his eyes and gives me a short kiss. Then he grins mischievously. "Wanna call Gale?" He asks. I nod and grin.
He dials Gale's number and puts it on speaker. After a few seconds Gale picks up. "Hello?" He says. Peeta clears his throat once. "Yes, hello. This is doctor... Feelgud. I'm calling to inform you that I have the ointment for your rash down under." Peeta says with a low voice. I put my hands on my mouth and through my head back. "Doctor Feelgud? I never went to a doctor.. and what rash down under?" Gale says after a few moments. "Yes, your mother visited me this morning and told me about your rash. But don't worry, you wont die." Peeta says seriously.
"My mother what? I don't have a rash!" Gale says with a panicked voice. Peeta and I are both shaking with laughter. "Mr. Hawthorne, there is no need to panic." Peeta says and gives me a thumbs up. "But I don't have a rash." Gale says. Peeta starts laughing silently. "Um, I'm sorry, give me a moment, I'll let my assistant explain." He says and hands the phone to me. I pinch my nose shut. "Hello Mr. Hawthorne, how can I help?" I ask with a high voice. Peeta nods and I hear Gale sigh.
"Can you please tell me why some doctor is telling me to collect my ointment for my rash that I don't have?" He asks. "Well, in my files it says you have a rash at your private parts. It might be a STD." I say and bite my bottom lip to keep myself from laughing. I hear Gale gasp. "But- I'm a- I've never- what?" He says loudly. "A STD is a-" I start to say, but he interrupts me. "I know what a STD is, but I can't have one." He says. "Oh? Why not?" I ask.
"You're confidential, right? Nobody will get to know this except for you and doctor Feelgud?" He asks. "Yes." I say. Gale sighs. "I- I'm a virgin. I can't have a STD." He murmurs. Peeta and I both but our hands over our mouths again and try not to laugh. "How old are you?" Peeta asks. "That's none of your business, doctor." Gale spits. "Sounds like someone is a bit touchy. The ointment might help." I say. Peeta gives me a high five and bites his lip. "I don't want any-"
"But Mr. Hawthorne, we might have to castrate you if you don't use it." Peeta then says. I put both hands on my face and laugh silently. "What? You- You can't do that! I-" Peeta and I both start laughing out loud, we just can't help it. Gale sighs. "Really, guys? Really?" He says. "Yep." Peeta says in his normal voice. We both laugh for a while. Then Gale speaks again. "I can't believe I fell for that- doctor Feelgud, my god." He murmurs. "I can't believe you'd tell a doctor and his assistant, who you've never met, that you're a virgin." I say. Peeta nods and gives me a high-five.
"Very funny, guys. Anyway, I gotta go. I'll speak to you tomorrow." Gale says. We say goodbye and hang up. I rest my head on Peeta's shoulder and put a hand on his chest. "That was so funny." I say. He grins and nods. "Your low voice actually sounded just like Gale's." I say. Peeta nods slightly and then looks at me with mischievous eyes. "Let's see if Madge notices the difference." He says and dials in Madge's number. I chuckle and he puts it on speaker. He clears his throat once and winks.
"Hello?" Madge asks. "Hey Madge, it's me." Peeta says with a low voice. Madge is silent for a moment. "Gale? What's wrong with your voice?" She then asks after a few moments. Peeta gives me a thumbs up. "Oh, I'm not feeling so good, and my throat hurts." He says. "Oh, okay." Madge says. "Anyway, what are you doing?" She asks. "Just thinking 'bout you." Peeta says. I put my hand on my mouth again and look down. Peeta grins. "Aw." Madge says. I start laughing silently.
"So.. what are you wearing?" Peeta then asks seductively. I nearly burst out laughing, and Madge is silent for a few moments. "Uhm, I'm wearing a- a blue shirt and jeans." She stutters. "Nice, and under that?" He asks. I slap his arm and bite my bottom lip. "Wha- Gale? What's wrong?" Madge asks. Peeta winks. "I was actually just wondering if you were wearing that tight, pink shirt and sexy skirt you were wearing Monday." He says. She's silent again. "How do you know I was.." She whispers. Then she gasps. "Peeta! This is NOT funny!" She yells. Peeta and I burst out laughing and give each other a high-five. "And Katniss is their too? Jesus you two are so immature." She murmurs. We grin. "Yes, we are. How are you?" I say.
She chuckles. "Fine, you?" "We're fine. Pranking people. We were telling Gale we were doctors and that he had a STD." Peeta says. Madge laughs. "You are so silly." She says. Then she has to go, so we say goodbye. Peeta puts down the phone and sighs. "We're weird." He says. I nod. "Yep, we are." I say and grin. He chuckles and puts his arm around my waist. He pulls me closer and kisses me. After a few moments I get up and walk over to the heating. I turn my head and see Peeta looking at me, biting on his lip. "What?" I ask. He blinks and looks in my eyes. He blushes and grins mischievously. "Just admiring your legs." He says. I look down and blush. Then I check to see if my clothes are dry yet. They're dry enough, so I put on my pants and my shirt. I hand Peeta the sweatshirt but he shakes his head.
"It's cold. Keep it on." He says and smiles. I smile and put it back on. Then we walk downstairs and find Rye and Mr. Mellark making dinner. We both sit down and they turn around. Mr. Mellark looks at Rye once and then back at us with wide eyes and raised eyebrows. Rye smirks. "Oh my god, you told dad?" Peeta whispers and glares at Rye. "He told me, Peeta. I can't believe you two." Mr. Mellark says. We both look down and I blush. "You could get sick you know." He says after a while. We both look up and look at him in confusion.
"Being out while it's raining isn't good for you." He then says and turns around again. I look at Peeta and put my hand over my mouth. He bites his lip and looks down. Rye walks over to us and whispers something. "I could tell him any time though. Remember that." He whispers and makes dinner again. Peeta swallows and I sigh. Then Leo walks in with a hand on his head. "I still have that bloody hangover." He murmurs as he grabs a glass of water. Rye chuckles and slaps his back. Leo rolls his eyes and walks back out again.
"Dad, can Katniss stay for dinner?" Peeta then asks. "Sure." Mr. Mellark says and grabs another plate. I smile and offer to help make dinner. They say no and tell us to watch some tv or something. We laugh and go into the living room. I sit on Peeta's lap and his arms wrap around me. I lay my head on his chest and we talk for a while. Then dinner's ready. So we all get up and sit down at the table. They had made some pasta. "Dig in." Mr. Mellark says and grins. We start eating and I sigh. Mr. Mellark's cooking was so much better than my mothers.
Rye looks at us and smirks. Oh no. "So, Peeta, what have you done with your frosting?" Rye then asks. Peeta nearly chokes on his pasta and starts coughing. "What?" He says after a few moments. Rye grins. "You know, that orange frosting you bought on Prim's birthday. Have you used that yet?" He asks. Peeta closes his eyes and pinches his nose. "Yes, Rye. I have." He says and picks up his knife and fork again. Rye nods slightly and grins. Mr. Mellark just looks at both of them in confusion. Then he looks at me and raises his eyebrows. I shrug and he looks down again.
"So, Katniss. Have you lost anything lately?" Rye then asks. I feel my cheeks blush and shake my head. "No, why?" I ask as seriously as I can. Rye just chuckles and shakes his head. "Just wondering." He says. I kick him under the table and he jumps. He glares at me and I smirk. "Okay, I don't know what's going on here, but can everyone please just eat before the pasta goes cold?" Mr. Mellark says. We all nod and finish our pasta. Then we clear the table and wash up. When we're done, Rye wants to go upstairs, but Peeta grabs his arm. "Rye, can I talk to you for a second?" He asks.
He doesn't wait for an answer and drags him into the living room. He closes the door and then turns around. "I hate you!" He yells. Rye laughs. "Love you too, brother." He says and grins. Peeta sighs and rubs his forehead. "Don't tell dad. Dad will tell Katniss' mom and they might get angry." He says. Rye looks at me and then sighs. "Fine. But if I ever need something and you say no.." He says. Peeta rolls his eyes and pushes him out of the living room. He closes the door and puts his arms around my waist. He kisses my nose once and I smile.
"I better get home." I say. He pouts and I drag him out. We stop on my porch. "Thanks for letting me stay for dinner." I say and put my arms around his neck. "It was my pleasure." He says and grins. Then he leans in and gives me a long kiss. Then he pulls back and kisses my cheek once. "See you tomorrow." He says and walks away. I wave at him and then go inside. Prim looks up and smiles at me. "What are you wearing?" She asks. I look down and realize I still have Peeta's sweatshirt. I'd give it back to him tomorrow.
"Peeta's sweatshirt." I say. She nods slightly and then looks away again. I go upstairs and comb my hair. Then I just put on my warm pajamas and go to bed. This weather was killing me. I lie down and nearly fall asleep instantly, thinking of our conversations with Gale and Madge.
Author's Note: Hey guys, hope you liked the chapter. I don't have time to reread it again, so I'm sorry if there are a load of mistakes. Oh and I'm sorry it's kinda short, but I'll make it up to you in the next chapter :) It will be up by tomorrow or Sunday. Don't forget to review!