Author's Note: Hi guys! Sorry I didn't update yesterday. Here's chapter 38, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins is the owner of this amazing trilogy. This story is mine, although most characters are not.
Chapter 38
Katniss' POV
I wake up and see it's still dark outside. Ugh. I look at my alarm clock and see it's 11 o'clock already. I get up and have a nice, warm shower. Then I put on some sweatpants and a t-shirt and braid my hair. I go downstairs and see Prim's on the phone. I raise my eyebrows for a second and she just puts up her hand and looks away. "Yeah." She says and laughs. I roll my eyes and grab some breakfast. Then I sit down and watch Prim. She really was growing up. "I know, it's so weird. Uhu... Okay. I'll see you later. Bye Liam!" She says and puts down the phone. Then she turns around and looks at the clock. Her eyes widen and I chuckle.
"How long were you on the phone for?" I ask. She looks down and murmurs "Nearly an hour". I chuckle and roll my eyes. "It's not my fault, I just-" She says. "Forget about the time when you're talking to him?" I say. She looks up at me and nods after a few moments, with a small smile on her face. I smile and finish my breakfast. Then I sit down on the sofa and stretch my arms. I didn't feel like doing anything today. I turn on the tv and grab a blanket that was on the back of the sofa. I snuggle up in the corner. I could be so lazy. After a few minutes the doorbell rings and Prim goes to answer it. A few moments later Prim and Peeta walk in. Peeta looks at me and chuckles.
He takes off his shoes and sits down next to me. I put the blanket over both of us and he puts his arms around my waist. I snuggle into his chest a bit and he kisses the top of my head. "Good morning." He says. I chuckle and say good morning. He looks under the blanket and rolls his eyes playfully. "You should have told me it's Sweatpants-Saturday, now I'm overdressed." He says. I laugh and pull up my legs. We watch some tv for a while. Then Prim leaves and goes to Rue's house. My mother walks in and looks at us. She looks at the blanket and raises her eyebrows slightly, but quickly lowers them again.
"Good morning Mrs. Everdeen." Peeta says and grins. She smiles slightly. "Morning Peeta, Katniss." She says. "I'm going to town, so I'll see you later." She says and grabs her wallet. "My father said he was going to town too, what a coincidence." Peeta says. My mother freezes and swallows once. Then she turns her head. "Oh. Is he?" She then says and nearly runs out of the room. She closes the door and I sigh. Peeta strokes my hair softly and I smile. "Why are you always so nice to my mother, anyway? 'Good morning Mrs. Everdeen'. Even I don't say 'morning' to her." I say.
He looks down and grins. "Well, I have to make her like her possible-son-in-law." He says and looks up again. I blush and lay my head on his chest again. He chuckles and brushes my cheek once. Then he grabs the remote and changes the channel a few times, until he stops on a show called 'Panem's richest'. "Isn't this where you found out about Madge's house?" I ask. He nods and turns the volume up a bit.
"...and he lives in District 4 with his soon-to-be wife, and her four children. They live right next to the beach, and we have to say we think this is the best house we've seen so far!" The commentator says. Suddenly I see a very familiar house. They show the insides and I gasp. "Isn't that.." I whisper. "Gale's house." Peeta says and nods. "We were allowed to interview one of his stepsons, Rory Hawthorne." The commentator then says. Suddenly we see Rory on the sofa with a big grin, and an interviewer.
"So, Rory, what is it like to live in one of the most beautiful houses in Panem?" The interviewer asks. "It's amazing. It's so much bigger than my old house in District 12. Plus, it's right next to the beach, so that's very nice." He says and grins. The interviewer smiles and nods. "And tell me, what is your stepfather like? We've seen him in the media, but what is he like at home?" The interviewer then asks. Rory's grin vanishes and his eyes focus on the wall behind the interviewer. "He's nice." Rory says after a few moments. "That doesn't sound very convincing." The interviewer says.
Rory looks up and swallows once. Then he puts on a small smile. "No, really. He's- he's lovely." He says. The interviewer nods slightly and then asks some other questions, about the house, and how much pocketmoney he gets. After a few minutes the interview's over and the interviewer shakes his hand and thanks him. Then they go to one of the next houses. Peeta turns the volume down and frowns slightly. "Well, Rory's a terrible liar." He then murmurs. I frown as well. Why didn't they like their stepfather? Gale had said it was because they didn't really get on well, but Rory was very loving and accepting. He usually trusted people straight away. So why did he dislike him? Something didn't seem right. And apparently Peeta was thinking the same thing, because when I looked up at him, he was frowning slightly, thinking.
"They're fine. He can't be that bad if Hazelle's going to marry him." I remind Peeta. He looks down at me and nods slightly. I give him a kiss and he smiles. "So, are we going to do anything today?" He then asks. I shrug. I was fine with staying at home, really. He chuckles and grabs my hand. "Lunch time." He says and starts grabbing some bread. Then he makes us both some hot chocolate. We sit down on the sofa, next to each other, and I sip at my hot chocolate. There really was nothing better than some hot chocolate on a cold, lazy day. When we're done Peeta pulls me onto his lap and wraps his arms around me. "We should have days like this more often." He murmurs as he kisses my neck. I chuckle and nod, turning my head to kiss him. I put my hands on his neck and play with the curly pieces of hair behind.
"You need a haircut." I murmur in between kisses. He chuckles and tugs at my waist, pulling me closer. After a while I lean back and smile at him. I give him one last kiss on the cheek and then start getting up. "What are you doing?" Peeta asks as he pulls the blanket over himself again. "Call Finnick, I haven't talked to him for a while." I say and grab the phone. Then I sit next to Peeta under the blanket. I dial his number and after a few moments he answers. "Hello?" I hear him say. "Hey Finnick." I say. "Hi Katniss. How are you?" He says. "I'm fine. Just having a lazy day with Peeta, you?" I ask.
"I'm just about to go to the beach. It's really warm and sunny over here, with no clouds, a blue sky, and no wind. Jealous?" He says and laughs. I roll my eyes and Peeta chuckles. "Say hi to Finnick for me." He then whispers. "Peeta says hi." I say. "Oh, say hi back. How is he?" Finnick says. "He's fine. As happy and silly as always." I say and grin. Peeta rolls his eyes and I stick out my tongue. He chuckles and pokes my belly. Finnick and I talk for a while, and then he hangs up. I put down the phone and turn to Peeta. He raises his eyebrows.
"Silly? You think I'm silly?" He says. I chuckle and nod. He rolls his eyes and grabs the blanket off of my lap. I grab it back and put it on my lap. He grabs it again. Then I grab it and we both start pulling. I don't let go, but Peeta's stronger, so he pulls the blanket and I closer and closer, until he's close enough to kiss me. He leans in and gives me a small kiss. I roll my eyes and he chuckles, pulling the blanket one last time, so it slips out of my hands. "I win." He says and grins. I roll my eyes again and smile.
I give him a small kiss and he smiles. "So what do I get for winning?" He asks. I shrug. "Oh, I know.." He then says. "How about you stay at my house tonight?" He says and grins mischievously. I chuckle and lay my head on his shoulder. "Well you did win..." I say. He grins and gives me a kiss on the cheek. "Great." He says. After a few minutes Prim walks in again. She sees us and chuckles. "Did you just sit there all day?" She asks. "Well we also made some lunch." Peeta says. Prim laughs and walks into the kitchen. "Did you have fun with Rue?" I ask when she comes back.
She sits down and nods. "We played with her little brother, he's adorable." She says. Peeta smiles slightly and looks down. "She's bringing him to play here some time next week." Prim then says. Peeta's head snaps up and he grins. "Can I play too?" He asks. I laugh and he looks at me. "What? I love little children." He says and grins. "Sure." Prim says and chuckles. Then the bell rings and Prim jumps up and runs to the door.
Prim's POV
I run to the door and clear my throat. Then I open it and see Liam leaning against the wall. He looks up at me and smiles. He puts his hands on my waist and gives me a quick kiss. "Hi." He then says and smiles again. I smile and say hello. We walk in and he raises his eyebrows at Peeta and Katniss. "You two are really lazy." He then says. I laugh and they both roll their eyes at the same time. "Shut up Liam." Katniss says and smiles. He chuckles and we walk up to my room. He closes the door and slides his fingers into mine. "Exactly one week ago I told you I liked you." He then says and drags me over to my bed. I nod and smile at the memory.
We sit down and he draws little patterns on the back of my hand. "How's Louis?" I ask. "He's finally realized that Madge doesn't like him. He went to District 10 with a few friends this week. He came back yesterday. I think he even went on a date with some Isabel or something." He says. I nod slightly and smile. We talk for a while, and I notice I love listening to Liam's voice. "So how is Rue, anyway?" He asks. "She's fine. Still teasing me." I say and chuckle. He chuckles as well and gives me a small kiss on the cheek.
Then someone knocks on the door. The door opens and I see my mother's head peek through the crack. She smiles and then notices Liam. Her smile vanishes and she looks at our entwined hands. Liam gently releases my hand and stands up. My mother straightens herself and walks in. Liam walks over to her and puts out his hand. "Hi. I'm Liam." He says and smiles slightly. My mother looks him up and down once and then shakes his hand. "I'm Prim's mother. Nice to meet you, Liam." She says and smiles slightly.
Then my mother looks at me and raises her eyebrows slightly. I blush and look down. "Um, Liam, would you like to stay for dinner? Then I could get to know you better. And Peeta's staying as well, anyway." My mother then says. My head snaps up and I see Liam turn his head to look at me. I nod slightly and Liam turns to my mother again. "I'd love to." He says and smiles. My mother smiles and walks out again, closing the door behind her. Liam walks back over to me and sits down. He sighs and puts his head back. "I nearly died when your mom walked in, I was so nervous. It's a wonder I was able to stand up and say something." He says. I laugh and squeeze his hand.
"Why were you nervous?" I ask. He shrugs. "I just wanted to make a good first impression. I didn't want her to hate me or something." He says. I chuckle and give him a kiss on the cheek. "How could anybody hate you?" I say softly. He smiles and leans in for a kiss. I put a hand on his cheek and his right hand rests one of my legs. After a while he pulls back and smiles with red cheeks. Then we hear Katniss yell that it's time for dinner. I hold his hand and we walk downstairs. Peeta and Katniss are already sitting down, and my mother's just bringing in the plates. I see her glance at our hands with a slight disapproving look on her face.
We sit down opposite Katniss and Peeta, and my mother sits down as well. I notice my mother made fries and fish. We dig in. "So, Liam." My mother says. Liam looks up and smiles at her. "How long have you and Prim been.. dating?" She asks. Liam looks at me once and smiles slightly. "A week." He says. My mother nods slightly. "Okay. Tell me something about yourself." She then says. Liam swallows once.
"Well, my name is Liam Finch. I have one brother, Louis, and two little sisters. I'm 13 years old, and I like going to the park with friends. Or Prim." He says and grins at me. I chuckle and look down. Peeta whispers something into Katniss' ears and she nods. "That sounds so cool!" She says softly. "What sounds cool?" I ask. Peeta and Katniss look at me and grin. "Nothing." Peeta says. "Mom.." I moan and pout. My mother tells them it isn't nice to whisper at the table and I grin. Liam laughs as Katniss tells us what Peeta said.
She narrows her eyes for a moment and grins mischievously. "Prim Finch." She then says. I nearly choke on my food and my mother mutters "Oh my god..". Liam's just staring at the wall behind Katniss with red cheeks, wide eyes and his fork mid-air. Peeta and Katniss start laughing and I blush. Prim Finch. To be fair it did sound cool, but what? I'm 13! Liam looks at me and chuckles. "You're whole face is dark red." He whispers. I put my hands on my face and look down. "Thanks Peeta." I murmur and kick him under the table. He laughs and I start eating again.
My mother's looking at Liam and I with a slight frown. I raise my eyebrows at her and she just looks away. "By the way, I'm staying at Peeta's tonight." Katniss then says. My mother raises her eyebrows. "Why?" She asks. Katniss raises one eyebrow. "Because Peeta asked me to and I said yes?" Katniss then says. My mother sighs. Then Peeta start talking. "Mrs. Everdeen, we'll be very responsible. My father, mother and both brothers will be at home with us the whole time." He says. This seems to relax my mother, cause she looks up and nods approvingly. "Okay then." She says and smiles slightly. Katniss smiles at Peeta and he grins.
After a while everyone's finished and we all help wash up. Then I drag Liam into the living room. We sit on the sofa and I give him a long kiss. When I lean back he smiles and brushes my cheek softly. Then the doorbell rings and he sighs. "That's Louis." He says. We both stand up and walk to the door. I open it and Louis smiles at me. "Hi Prim. Liam, it's time to go." He says. Liam looks at me once and then just closes the door, like I did when I was at his house. I laugh as he wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me in for a kiss. When he leans back he grins and opens the door again. "Hi again." Louis says and glares at Liam. I chuckle and let go of Liam's hand. "I'll call you tomorrow." I say. He smiles and waves at me as they get into the car. A few seconds later he's gone and I close the door.
I turn around and see Peeta and Katniss' heads peeking at me around the corner. I walk past them to go up to my room, but they stop me. "So that was what you two were doing when you closed the door when we picked you up." Peeta says and grins. I roll my eyes and feel myself blush. Peeta and Katniss laugh as I go up to my room and close the door.
Katniss' POV
"I can't believe they already make out. I mean, we didn't even make out that soon." I say. Peeta snorts. "Yes we did. The first time we made out was the day after I told you I liked you." He says. Oh yeah. I remember now. Leo walked in on us. I chuckle and grab Peeta's hand. Then I drag him upstairs. He sits down on my bed and glances at one of my bra's that was hanging around. His cheeks go a light pink and I laugh. I pick up the bra and throw it over at him. He gasps and his cheeks go a dark red. "I don't understand you. Like, you've seen me in my bra and stuff and then you barely blush, but a bra on it's own and your cheeks go a dark red?" I say. He rolls his eyes and throws the bra back on to the ground. I chuckle and grab my dress. I take off my shirt and Peeta just stares at me, biting on his bottom lip and with a playful grin.
I take off my pants as well and put on my dress. It felt so weird to be all dressed up after having such a lazy day in sweatpants. I take my hair out of its braid and comb it quickly. Then I put on my mother's high heels and look at myself in the mirror. This would do. Peeta walks over to me and gives me a kiss. "You look wonderful." He says and smiles. I smile and thank him. Then I slide my hand into his as we walk downstairs. "Have fun tonight." My mother says as we walk out of the door. We go to Peeta's house and walk up to his room.
I sit on his bed, like he did at my house, and watch him as he takes off his shirt. He blushes when he sees I'm watching him. I loved it when he blushed. He looked so adorable. I grin and he chuckles. He puts on his dancing-clothes and after five minutes, we're ready to go. I give him a kiss and he smiles. Then we walk downstairs. We say goodbye to Rye and Leo, who wish us a good time. Then we go outside and step into Peeta's car. I notice it's starting to rain. Ugh. After a few minutes in the car, we're at the town hall. Peeta parks the car and grabs my hand. We step out and run inside, as the rain was starting to get heavier.
We find the right room and walk in. Then I see Sophia and groan. We walk over to the side of the room and Peeta puts his hands on my cheeks. "Katniss, just never mind Sophia, okay? Whatever she says, or does, just ignore it." He says. I roll my eyes. "I'll try." I murmur. He smiles and gives me a quick kiss. Then we walk over to the middle of the room, where Sophia and Justin are just about to start class. Sophia sees me and smirks. I glare at her and then try to focus on Justin.
"Welcome back, everyone. I'm happy to see everyone who was here last week, came this time as well. And we have some new faces, which is also great!" Justin says and smiles. "Anyway, let's start. We'll just warm up a bit first." Sophia says with her annoying voice. Sophia and Justin start bending over, and stretching their arms. Then they jump a bit and stretch their legs as well. We all do the same, and after a few minutes we're all ready to dance. Sophia says some things, but I don't listen. Suddenly everybody starts finding their partners, and Peeta grabs my hand.
The music starts and Peeta moves his feet. I copy him and he twirls me around. Sophia walks over to us and smirks at me. Then she turns to Peeta. "No, Peeta, you have to move your hips a bit more." She says and stands behind him. She puts her hands on his waist and nearly pushes her body against his. She smirks at me again. "Like this." She says and moves his hips a bit. He swallows and nods once. She brushes his cheek and then walks away. I can feel my nails digging into my palms and Peeta wraps his arms around my waist and gives me small, short kisses. I sigh and relax again. I hated Sophia. I hated her so much.
We dance for a while, Sophia walking over to us and making mean comments on my dancing or flirting with Peeta. Then I give Peeta a kiss on the cheek. "I'm going to the bathroom. I'll be back in a minute." I say. He smiles and releases my hands. I walk over to the bathroom and go to the toilet. Then I look at myself in the mirror. I had to stop being so jealous. It wasn't fair on Peeta. I splash some water in my face and sigh. Then I walk back out and freeze.
Peeta was kissing Sophia. They were kissing. Kissing. After a second Sophia pulls away and smirks at me again. Peeta looks at me and gasps. "Katniss, this is not-" He yells. I turn around and run. I run out of the door and towards my house. How could Peeta do this? I felt so angry and sad. My heart hurt and my stomach was twisting. "Katniss, wait! Please!" Peeta yells behind me. I hear some thunder and realize it's raining heavily. I feel tears stream down my face and just run as quick as I can. I then feel one of my heels break and nearly fall. I take off my heels and run home on bare feet.
After five minutes I get home and open the door. "Katniss, you're home early, what's wrong?" Prim asks. Then she sees me and gasps. I run up to my bedroom and slam the door shut and lock it. I throw down my heels and lean against the door. I slide down and sit on the floor. I pull up my knees and try to calm myself. But I can't. My heart is beating too quick and my chest is heaving. My sobs are loud and irregular, and my stomach hurts. I hear Prim knock on the door. "Katniss! Katniss, open up! What happened?" I hear her yell with a panicked voice. I just shake my head slightly and roll up on the floor. This must have been what Leo felt like when Isabel broke up with him. A broken heart.
After a few minutes I hear the doorbell, and then Peeta storming in. I can faintly hear him yell my name, and then Prim calms him down. A few moments later he's knocking on my door. "Katniss?" I hear him say with a trembling, weak voice. "Katniss, please let me explain." He says, and his voice cracks halfway. "Just go away." I try and yell, but barely anything comes out of my mouth. He hears it though. I hear him sigh and walk downstairs again slowly. I stand up and walk over to my bed. I see his sweatshirt on my bed and feel like screaming. How could he kiss Sophia?
I snatch his sweatshirt and throw it into the corner of the room. Then I fall onto my bed and bury my face in my pillow.
Peeta's POV
I walk downstairs and Prim gives me a hug. She drags me over to the table and makes me sit down. Then she hands me a glass of water. I realize I'm crying a bit. I sniff once and wipe away my tears. Prim sits down next to me and grabs one of my hands. "What happened?" She asks softly, just like a mother would. "Sophia kissed me. She was just talking to me, and then she pushed her lips against mine. I froze, I was just so shocked. Then she pulled back and smirked at someone behind me, and then I saw Katniss stare at us and she ran away and-" I close my eyes and throw my head back.
Prim sighs and squeezes my hand softly. "You didn't want to kiss Sophia or anything though, did you?" She asks. I gasp and shake my head. "No! I just froze, and I- I-" I feel my eyes water again and my stomach's turning. Prim looks down as well and shakes her head slightly. After a while she looks up at me and brushes one tear away. "Go home, Peeta. Get some sleep. Try and talk to her again tomorrow, okay?" She says softly. I nod as Prim walks me to the door. I say goodbye and walk to my own home, as bit unsteadily. I open the door and my father frowns at me. "What's wrong?" He asks.
Then I can't hold it in anymore. I start sobbing violently. My father runs over to me and pulls me into his arms. "Katniss hates me." I whisper into his shoulder. He sighs and strokes my hair. I explain what happened and he sighs again. "That's not good." He whispers and squeezes me a bit. Then he lets go and looks at me with sad eyes. "It'll be okay. Go to bed, you look exhausted." He says and rubs my arm. I nod and walk up the stairs. I walk in and close my door. I don't put on my pajamas, or even take off my shoes. I just fall onto my bed and try to get to sleep.
Author's Note: Okay, so the ending isn't that.. pleasant. I hope you liked the chapter though. I'm really sorry, but I didn't have time to reread it again. I seriously have to start writing the chapters earlier so I have enough time. The next chapter will be up by tomorrow or Tuesday! Oh, and some people are suggesting I should bring Rory into Prim's love life, but I don't think that could happen. I mean, Rory's only 13 as well, he can't go with the train to visit her. Plus, I don't think Prim liked Rory before they left. Sure, they were great friends, but she was only 12. Anyway, don't forget to review, and thanks for reading :)