Author's Note: I'm so sorry it took so long for me to update! Life's just being a bitch right now, and I literally had no free time at all, till right now. Thanks for waiting, here's chapter 51, and to make up for how long it took me to update, it's a bit longer than usual! :)

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 51

Katniss' POV

"Gale, could you.. help me in the kitchen?" She whispers.

I open my left eye slightly and see Gale nodding with a mischievous grin. Madge grins as well and they sneak out of the room, into the kitchen. I wonder what they're going to do. I hear the kitchen door close and then silence. I smile and shake my head slightly.

"Oh, you saw them sneak out too?" Peeta asks. I look up and smile at him.

"Yeah. They aren't exactly quiet." I say, resting my chin on his chest. He smiles and gives me a kiss on the cheek. I look around and see Annie and Finnick are still fast asleep, as always. Peeta tightens his arms around my waist for a second and then gently pushes me off, standing up and stretching his back. I stretch my arms and gesture for him to help me up. He bends down and pulls me up forcefully. I fly off of the ground and fall into his arms. He wraps both arms around me and grins down at me. I smile and stand on my tiptoes to give him a kiss.

"Uuuugh, I wake up and the first thing I see is you two making out." Finnick groans. We both lean back and roll our eyes at him. He pulls the quilt over his head and turns around. We both chuckle and walk into the kitchen. When we open the door, Madge and Gale are making out passionately.

"Well, no surprise there." Peeta murmurs as he walks past them, grabbing two cups. Gale and Madge lean back and glare at him.

"Peeta, I'm only here for four or five days. Let me enjoy Madge's lips." He grins cheekily. Madge blushes and I laugh. Peeta makes some tea for the two of us, as Gale and Madge don't like tea. After a few minutes Annie walks in.

"Isn't Finnick up yet?" Gale asks.

"Oh he's awake, he's just too lazy to get out of bed." Annie smiles, sitting next to us. We all chuckle as Finnick drags himself into the kitchen about ten minutes later.

"Good morning, Finnick!" Madge says happily. He looks up at her and nods once before looking at his water again. "Sleep well?" She asks. He nods again and his eyes droop a bit.

"Finnick, wake up." I say, waving my hand in front of his face. He blinks once.

"I am, I am... awake." He mumbles, his elbow sliding until his head is resting on the table.

"Don't make me throw cold water on you again." I smirk. His eyes shoot open and he sits up straight.

"I'm fine. Stay away from me." He says quickly, rubbing his eyes. Everyone laughs and I ruffle Finnick's hair. He rolls his eyes and smiles.

After a while Prim and my mother come downstairs as well, and we all have breakfast together.

"By the way, Rue asked about you." Prim says after a while, smirking sideways at Finnick. He sighs and rolls his eyes.

"Shut it, rosy cheeks." He murmurs.

"Rosy cheeks?" Madge says. Finnick looks up at her and nods.

"Primrose. Rosy cheeks. Because her cheeks were redder than a tomato when Liam held her hand." He says, smirking back at Prim. Her smile fades and she blushes. Finnick laughs and points at her. "Ya see? Rosy cheeks!" He exclaims. We all laugh and Prim rolls her eyes slightly, looking down. After a while we're all done with breakfast and we get dressed. I put some long pants on and a blue t-shirt. I also put a gray cardigan on, because it looked like it was going to be a cold day again. When I walk downstairs, everyone's waiting for me.

"So what are we gonna do today?" Peeta asks. Everybody just turns to me. I sigh and shrug.

"I don't know, what do you want to do?" I ask, looking at Gale, Finnick and Annie.

"Can we go shopping? I need new shoes, pants and a pair of tights." Annie says. I snort.

"You need new shoes?" I ask in disbelief. She nods.

"I need green ones. My old green ones aren't the right shade of green to match my new green dress I bought a few days ago."

I see the three boys roll their eyes behind her, and feel like doing the same. Annie had at least 30 pairs of shoes already. I sigh and shrug slightly.

"Alright then. Let's go." I say, grabbing my coat. Madge and Annie grin and the boys groan. Everyone grabs their coats and puts their shoes on. Finnick even grabs a big, woolly scarf.

"Finnick, you're in District 12, not some winter wonderland." Peeta says. We all laugh as Finnick shrugs and wraps it around his neck.

"It's freezing out there. I don't want to get sick." He says. When we're all ready, we go outside and walk to town. Annie drags us into the first shoe shop she sees. She tries on ten different shoes, then decides none of them are what she wants. We go to about five shoe shops before she finally finds a pair she likes.

"Finnie, what do you think?" She asks, twirling around. I turn my head and see the three boys leaning against the wall, looking bored.

"Lovely." Finnick says.

"You said that about all of the other shoes too." Annie says, biting her bottom lip.

"No, no, these are really lovely. I think you should buy them." He smiles. She sighs and nods.

"Alright. Thanks sweetie!" She says, walking up to him and giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before taking the high heels off and going to pay for them. Meanwhile Madge is trying on a pair of pink high heels. She twirls once and then walks over to us.

"I really like these high heels. Do you like them?" She asks to no one in particular.

"They're nice," I offer. I didn't really see any difference between this pair and the pair of pink high heels she already has at home, but she seems to like them.

"What do you think, Gale?" She says after smiling at me. He looks at them for a moment before shrugging slightly.

"They're... nice, I suppose." He says. Madge frowns.

"'Nice, you suppose'. What does that mean?"

"They're nice. I just don't understand why you'd want to wear them." He says.

"Why, because you don't like them?"

"No, Madge, I told you already: I like them. They're nice. Really. I just don't understand why you'd want to wear those high heels. They look really painful." He says. She sighs and smiles.

"Oh, okay. Thanks." She turns around and walks over to Annie. Gale sighs.

"My god, I thought she was going to rip my head off. Why do girls get so sensitive if it's about shoes?" He murmurs, eyes wide. Peeta puts an arm around my waist and grins.

"Well my girlfriend isn't like that." He says, grinning smugly. I chuckle and Gale rolls his eyes again. Then I walk over to the shoes and pick a pair of black high heels up.

"Peeta, do you like these? I'm not sure. I might just have to try another twenty pairs. What do you think?" I joke. He chuckles and walks over to me. He puts both hands on my cheeks and looks me in the eye.

"You could wear the ugliest shoes in the world and I wouldn't even care. You're beautiful." He whispers. I drop the shoes and wrap both arms around his neck, pushing my lips against his roughly.

Finnick's POV

"Ugh, that's what we should have said." I say, pointing at Peeta and Katniss. Katniss had just dropped the shoes on jumped on Peeta. Now they were having a heavy make-out session, in the middle of the shop. An elderly woman walks past with a shocked expression on her face.

"I'm sorry ma'am, they just couldn't help their selves. Teenagers these days, right?" I grin. She just shakes her head disapprovingly and walks out. Gale laughs. Then Annie and Madge walk over to us, each with a bag in their hands.

"Where are Peeta and... oh." Madge says, rolling her eyes their way. She hands Gale her bag and then walks over to them and slaps Peeta's arm. He leans back and gasps, rubbing his arm.

"Madge, that hurt!" He says, staring at her with wide eyes.

"Come on, we still have shops to go to." She says, walking away. We all laugh and walk out of the shop. Annie and Madge immediately drag us into a gigantic clothes shop. Oh my god.

"We'll be.. over there." I say, dragging Peeta and Gale with me to some seats in the corner. The three of us sit down and sigh. After a while Gale groans.

"How long have we been waiting for?" He asks. Peeta looks at the clock and frowns.

"Five minutes."

Gale groans again and leans his head back. Peeta and I chuckle and watch as Annie and Madge zoom around the shop, picking up clothes and putting it in their basket, or giving it to the other, or even to Katniss sometimes.

"So Gale, you never told us. How was your cheesy 'picnic-in-a-tree' date?" I ask. He rolls his eyes and smiles.

"It was amazing. I think she liked it."

"Oh, she did. I haven't seen her smile so happily in ages." Peeta says, nudging Gale with his elbow. Gale smiles and leans his head back again.

We talk for ages, about everything we can think of. It takes half an hour before they're back, but it feels like hours. I hold Annie's bags for her, and Gale does the same for Madge. Then Peeta stands up and raises both eyebrows, staring at a bag in Katniss' hand. Katniss blushes slightly and shrugs.

"According to Madge and Annie I needed new clothes..." She says, raising her bag a bit. Peeta grabs her bag and gives her a kiss on the cheek. Then we all walk out.

"Well, I think it's time for lunch." I say, looking for a place that sells fries.

"You always think it's time for lunch." Gale murmurs. I punch his shoulder softly and laugh. We find a place that sells fries and hamburgers, my favorite, and walk in.

"Why don't you find a table, and we'll order." Peeta says to the girls. They nod and walk away. We stand in line and wait till it's our turn.

"Hi, can I.. oh, hello." The girl behind the counter says. She smiles seductively and twirls her hair around her finger.

"Hi. Um, can I have two hamburgers and two large fries please?" I ask. She nods and grins.

"Sure. Give me a minute." She winks and then walks to the back. Peeta snorts and I roll my eyes.

"Did you see the way she was smiling? I think she was mentally undressing you." Gale whispers. I freeze and subconsciously rest my hands in front of my bits. Peeta laughs and nudges my side. I look up and see she's walking over to me again, a tray in one hand, and a milkshake in the other. She puts them down in front of me and I give her the money.

"Um, I didn't order a milkshake.." I say. She smiles.

"Oh, I know. See it as a gift. Maybe you can do something for me in the future as well..." She says and winks again. I gulp and pick it up.

"Uh, thanks. Bye!" I say and walk over to the table the girls are seated at. I put the tray down and give the milkshake to Annie.

"Aw, Finn! Thank you! You always know exactly what I want." She says and gives me a kiss. I chuckle and shrug slightly.

"Yeah.." I say and pick up my hamburger. A few minutes later Peeta and Gale sit down as well. They hand Katniss and Madge what they wanted and then turn to me.

"So did she give you her number?" Peeta jokes. Annie freezes and narrows her eyes at me.

"Who is Peeta talking about, Finnick?" She says. I swallow hard and glare at Peeta for a moment before turning to Annie.

"No one." I say.

"That girl behind the counter was throwing herself at him. She even gave him a free milkshake." Gale says. Annie puts her milkshake down and stares at me. I run a hand through my hair and bite on my bottom lip.

"Annie, it was nothing. I totally ignored her. Really. You can ask Peeta." I say quickly. Annie turns to Peeta and raises an eyebrow. He glances at me and then nods. Annie sighs and picks up her milkshake again.

"Alright then." She murmurs. I smile and give her a kiss on the cheek. We eat the rest of our lunch in a comfortable silence. Next to me Peeta and Katniss are giggling softly and feeding each other fries. I roll my eyes and finish my fries. I see Gale talking to Madge. He still has half a hamburger left. I pick it up without him noticing and take a gigantic bite. Then I put it back. He laughs at something Madge says and then picks up his hamburger again. He frowns and then looks at me. I grin and he glares.

"Finnick!" He groans. I swallow the big bite and laugh.

"That's for that time you took my crisps." I say. He frowns again and then rolls his eyes.

"That was weeks ago."

"I never forgot." I grin. Everyone laughs and I pick up one of the napkins. When I wipe my hands off of it, I notice something. There's something scribbled on the back. I turn it around and look at the writing.

Call me sometime? -Jess

Under that she had written her phone number. Peeta leans over and looks at the napkin. He snorts and then starts laughing. Everyone stares at us and I throw the napkin down.

"What are you laughing about?" Katniss asks. Peeta picks up the napkin and hands it to her. She reads it and then laughs as well. The napkin goes round the table until everyone's read it. Annie rolls her eyes.

"That Jess doesn't really think you're going to call her, does she?" She scoffs. I chuckle and shrug. Annie grabs the napkin and shakes her head slightly. "Unbelievable. Who writes their number on a napkin, and then gives it to some random stranger?" She says.

"Well, I'm not just a random stranger. I'm a hot, random stranger." I say. Everyone laughs again and Annie puts the napkin down. We finish and I walk to the bin to throw away our trash. I turn around and nearly gasp. The girl from behind the counter, Jess, was standing in front of me.

"Oh, hi! I think you just threw your napkin away." She says. I glance at the bin and nod.

"Yeah, I did."

"Oh, silly you! I'll give you another one." She says, grabbing a pen and napkin from her pocket. What?!

"That won't be necessary." I say quickly, walking around her. She steps in front of me again and rests a hand on my arm.

"Oh, someone works out a lot." She mutters, running her hand up and down my arm. I step backwards and shake my head.

"I'm sorry, Jess?" I say. She nods and twists her hair around her finger again.

"I have a girlfriend, and-" I get interrupted by two arms wrapping around my left arm. I look down and see Annie smiling up at me sweetly. Jess glares at her and then shoves the napkin into my hand.

"Just think about it, okay?" She says before turning around and walking back to the counter. I wrap an arm around Annie's waist and give her a kiss on the cheek.

"Thanks for coming to the rescue. I don't think she would have left me alone otherwise." I whisper. Annie smiles and grabs the napkin from my hand. She walks over to the bin but then freezes. She looks back at me and grins mischievously before walking over to a bunch of boys. She taps one of them on the shoulder and he turns around.

"Hi, my friend over there," she points at Jess, "wanted me to give you this." With that she puts down the napkin and turns around. She drags me out, and all I can see is one of the other boys giving the boy a high five. I chuckle and follow the others home. After about half an hour we're in Katniss' living room again. Prim walks in and sits down on the sofa.

"Have a good time?" She asks.

"Oh, amazing! Wanna see my new clothes?" Annie says enthusiastically. Prim nods happily and follows her out of the room. Then Madge nudges Katniss' arm.

"Why don't you try on your new stuff, see if they fit?" She says. I think I notice a small, cheeky grin, but after a few seconds it's gone and I wonder if I just imagined it. Katniss nods and picks up her bag, walking out of the room.

Katniss' POV

I walk upstairs and empty the bag over my bed. Suddenly I notice something lacy. I pick it up and gasp. Someone knocks on the door and then comes in. Madge walks in with an amused grin.

"Oh, you found it." She says.

"What the hell is this?!" I exclaim, holding up the red, lacy bra. She chuckles and walks over to the pile of clothes on my bed.

"That, Katniss, is called a bra. You wear it to-"

"I know what a bra is, Madge. How did it end up in my bag?"

"Oh, I might have bought it for you. There's matching panties as well."

"...What? Why?" I raise an eyebrow. She grins.

"Because I was looking for socks in your underwear drawer this morning and noticed you only have plain, black bra's. So, I thought I'd get you something nicer. Plus, I thought it would be a nice present for Peeta." She whispers the last bit. My jaw drops and I feel my cheeks blush.

"Out." I say, pointing at the door.

"Katniss-"

"Get out."

"Alright. Try on those clothes, okay?" She winks before walking out and closing the door behind her. I roll my eyes and try on my new clothes. Luckily, they all fit perfectly. Except for the skinny jeans. They're so.. skinny. I close the button and then walk downstairs.

"Annie, these feel really tight." I murmur, turning slightly to see the back. She rolls her eyes.

"They're skinny jeans for a reason, Katniss. They look amazing on you though, you really have a nice figure." Annie says. I smile and turn around. I see Peeta staring at me. He's leaning against the door frame, biting on his bottom lip.

"Peeta, are you alright?" I ask, walking over to him. He blinks and then smiles.

"Oh, I'm fine. And so are you." He says, grinning cheekily. I laugh and slap his arm.

"Shut up, Peeta, you're starting to sound like Louis or Roger." I say. He laughs and twirls me around slowly.

"Are they skinny jeans?" He asks. I nod. He lets go and walks over to Annie. Suddenly he gives her a hug.

"Thank you." He says. Both of us laugh and I blush slightly. Then Finnick walks in and whistles.

"Whoa Katpiss, I didn't know you had amazing legs." He says, smirking at me. I roll my eyes and slap his arm. Then we all sit down in the living room. Madge and Gale come back in as well.

"Where did you go?" Peeta asks. Then his eyes widen slightly. "Never mind, I don't want to know." We all laugh and Madge blushes slightly. Then we decide to watch a movie.

"Horror movie! Let's watch a horror!" Gale says loudly. I raise my eyebrows at him.

"We watched a horror movie last time you came.." Madge says. Gale shrugs.

"So?" He says, putting the movie on. Peeta closes the curtains and turns the lights off. Then I see why Gale wanted to watch a horror movie. Madge sits on his lap and buries her head in his chest a bit, so she can only see with her right eye. Gale wraps his arms around her and grins smugly. I roll my eyes and sit next to Peeta. He wraps an arm around my shoulders and pulls me close.

The movie starts and Annie quickly runs out to grab a gigantic bowl of popcorn. Then she sits down again. It's a good movie, and very scary. After an hour it's the scariest scene so far. The girl in the movie is walking around the empty hospital. Everyone was quiet, tensed, and watching with wide eyes.

"Don't go around the corner.." Madge whispers. Suddenly the girl sees something in the window. Annie yells and Peeta jumps. I squeeze his hand and swallow hard. The girl walks into an empty, dark room and sits down, staring at the door.

Suddenly the living room door swings open. Annie, Madge and Finnick scream, and Gale jumps, making the bowl of popcorn fly into the air. We all get covered in popcorn and Prim just stares at us.

"Uh, I didn't mean to scare you.." She says. We all burst out laughing.

"Finnick, you just screamed like a girl!" Peeta says, tightening his grip around my waist a bit. Finnick blushes and shakes his head slightly.

"Prim scared me, okay?" He murmurs.

"A small 13-year-old girl scared you?" Madge teases. We all laugh again and turn the movie off. It was going to be time for dinner soon anyway. As if on cue, my mother walks in, telling us dinner is ready. We stand up and walk over to the table. Peeta puts one hand on my cheek, while the other picks popcorn out of my hair. I do the same for him and then give him a quick kiss. We all sit down.

"This looks delicious, Suzanne. You really outdid yourself." Finnick says, bringing his fork to his mouth again. My mother smiles and thanks him. We eat dinner quickly, and after that wash up. Then Gale says the boys better get ready. Peeta and Finnick nod and walk out of the room. Annie, Madge and I watch tv for fifteen minutes, until the three boys walk in again. I stand up and walk into Peeta's arms.

"You look nice." I say softly, straightening his shirt for him. He smiles and thanks me. I straighten his hair a bit too, and then leave my hand on his cheek.

"Do you want to come with us?" Peeta asks. Before I can even open my mouth, Finnick's at our side, pulling Peeta away from me.

"What the hell Peeta, don't you remember me telling you the one rule of a boys' night out?" He says. Peeta rolls his eyes.

"I do remember. 'Never invite a girl.' It's a stupid rule." He says. Finnick scoffs and turns to me.

"You're not coming." He says.

"Love you too, Finnick." I murmur. He laughs.

"Oh come on, you understand, don't you?" He says. I nod.

"Yeah, yeah. I don't want to go, anyway." I say honestly. He smiles and pats my head once.

"Good girl. Now say goodbye to your boyfriend, cause we're leaving." He says, walking over to Annie. I walk back over to Peeta and smile.

"Have a great time, okay? And don't get too drunk. And don't talk to drunk, random strangers. And don't hurt yourself." I say. He laughs.

"Alright, mom." He rolls his eyes dramatically. I chuckle and he smiles. "I'm only kidding. Don't worry, I'll be fine. Have fun with the girls!" He says as Gale starts dragging him away. We all yell goodbye. Then the front door closes and they're gone.

"Alright, girl time!" Annie squeals.

Peeta's POV

"So where are we going, anyway?" I ask.

"There's this little pub in town. I used to go there with friends sometimes before I moved to four." Gale says.

"Badass." Finnick murmurs teasingly. I laugh and follow Gale around town. After a few minutes we're standing in front of a small building. We walk in and I notice it's much bigger than it looks. And it looks really fancy inside, a bit like a nightclub. It's quite dark, there's loud music playing, and people are sitting on the chairs and sofa's next to the wall. We walk over to three comfy chairs. Gale gets us all a beer. Then he sits down and hands me one.

"Is this gonna be the first time you're drinking alcohol?" He asks. I blush slightly and nod. He smiles and pats my shoulder once. Then Finnick and Gale both stare at me as I raise the glass up to my mouth. I take a sip and my face scrunches up. It didn't taste amazing. To be fair, I had expected it to be much nicer. I swallow it and Finnick raises his eyebrows.

"It's.. okay." I say. Finnick laughs and takes a big gulp of his own glass. I look around and see a group of girls in the middle of the room, dancing. They looked really drunk, and it wasn't even 10 o'clock yet. I shake my head slightly and take another sip of my beer.

"Dude, they're totally checking us out." Finnick murmurs, looking over at a few girls sitting at the bar. Gale turns around as well and looks at them.

"Oh, shit." Gale hisses. He turns around again quickly and slides down in his seat.

"What?" I ask. He looks around once and curses. Then I see someone standing next to us. It was one of the girls.

"Oh, hi Gale! Didn't think I'd see you here." She says with a high voice. Her cheeks are red and she looks like she's already had a drink.. or five.

"Hi Gabriela," Gale murmurs, looking away. Finnick raises an eyebrow at me and I shrug.

"So, wanna dance or something?" She asks, resting a hand on his shoulder.

"No thanks," Gale answers. Gabriela frowns slightly but quickly smiles again.

"Maybe later, then." She says before turning around and walking back to her friends.

"Who was she?" Finnick asks. Gale groans.

"This girl I know. I was drunk once and.. well, we kinda made out. But she thinks I like her or something. Whenever she sees me, she doesn't leave me alone." He says softly, an irritated look on his face.

"Alright, let's get you drunk and wipe that frown off your face," Finnick says. He turns his head and puts up a hand. "Hey, bartender? Three shots please!" He yells, grinning. The bartender nods, and two minutes later the three of us are holding small glasses.

"Cheers!" Gale says before knocking it back. Finnick and I do the same, and I immediately feel a soft, burning sensation in my throat and chest. I didn't know what that drink was, but it was making my head feel a bit fuzzy.

About half an hour later, Gabriela walks over to us again.

"Wanna dance now?" She asks, practically pulling Gale out of his seat. He pulls his arm out of her hands and shakes his head.

"Gabriela, I have a girlfriend." He says seriously, his cheeks slightly flushed.

"Oh. Is it that Katniss girl?" Gabriela asks. Gale and I both glare at her and Finnick bursts out laughing.

"No, it's not that Katniss girl. It's Madge." Gale says. Gabriela frowns.

"Undersee?"

"Yeah."

She just blinks a few times and then turns around and walks away without looking back.

"Bye to you too!" Finnick yells. She turns around and glares at him once before stomping away again. We burst out laughing and Gale gets us all another drink. I gulp that down quickly as well. I blink once and notice the room's swaying a little bit.

"Are you okay?" Finnick asks. A giggle escapes my mouth and I nod. He laughs and nudges Gale once before handing Gale and I another glass.

Katniss' POV

"But I think she should leave him. He cheated on her twice, she can't trust him anymore." Madge says matter-of-factually. Annie nods. We had been watching one of Annie's favorite tv show for the past twenty minutes. It was a show from the capitol, and it was all about love, drama and friendship. It was actually really unrealistic. But for some strange reason, I liked it.

"Oh my god!" Annie yells when one of the main characters kisses her best friends' boyfriend. Ugh, the drama. Then the screen goes black and the show's over. Annie puts the tv off and then hugs a pillow to her stomach. We were sitting on the floor in a circle, in our pajamas', with face masks on. According to Madge they 'do wonders for your skin'.

"So, time for dirty secrets." Annie says, smirking slightly. "Katniss, how many times have you seen Peeta naked?" She asks. Madge laughs and I roll my eyes.

"You're such a perv, Annie." I say, throwing a pillow at her. She laughs and shrugs slightly.

"I know. Now answer me."

"Um..," I say, "about twenty times, maybe? I'm not sure." Madge and Annie go 'Ooooh!' and smirk at me. I laugh and roll my eyes. Then I turn to Annie again.

"Can you believe Madge bought me underwear?" I say in disbelief. Annie nods.

"Yeah. I helped her choose." She says, grinning. My jaw drops and Madge laughs and gives her a high-five.

"Ugh. You two are evil little brats." I murmur. Madge laughs again.

"Oh, yeah, we're so evil. We bought you underwear. Can you imagine it?" She says sarcastically. We laugh and I slap her arm softly. We talk for another while. Prim was at Rue's again, and my mother was visiting one of her friends that works at the hospital with her. So we were all alone. Suddenly the phone rings. I frown and pick it up.

"Hello?" I say. I hear some background music and people talking, and laughing. "Um, hellooo?" I try again.

"Oh, hey Katnissssss!" Finnick says happily.

"Finnick? Why are you calling?" I say.

"Oh, because.. well, you only live once. Whatcha doin'?" He says.

"Uh, we're-"

"Oh, I have to go, Gale won."

"Gale won what?" I ask. What the hell was Finnick talking about?

"You know. Anywaaay, I'll see you later!" Finnick says. Then he hangs up and I'm left standing there, completely confused. I put the phone down and walk back to Madge and Annie. I tell them what Finnick said and Annie chuckles.

"He's drunk. Peeta and Gale probably are too by now. They've been gone for three hours already." She says. I gasp- the time had gone by so quickly. We talk again, and watch some more television. Then Madge bursts out laughing.

"What?" I ask. She shows me a text message she just got.

hiiIi maged peta says hello, we will b home alsjihlak2q45soonsalkfjlsdgn s asf2 xqw

"Well isn't that sweet." I say, laughing. Annie and Madge nod and laugh. Then we grab some cookies and sit on the sofa for a while. Around 1 o'clock someone knocks on the door. I open it and nearly laugh.

"Hiiiii Catnip!" Gale slurs, stumbling past me. Behind him Finnick's staring at his fingers with an interested look on his face. I grab his hand and drag him in. Then I look at Peeta. His cheeks are dark red and he's got a big, goofy grin.

"Hi Peeta, have a good night?" I ask, gently pulling him inside. He nearly trips but then steadies himself.

"Yeah, it was greeeat." He says slowly, stumbling into the living room. I walk behind them and stand next to Madge and Annie.

"Are you drunk?" Madge asks, an amused look on her face.

"I just thought of the funniest joke." Gale says, totally ignoring her. He clears his throat once. "Where's Finnick? Odair he is!" He says loudly. Then him and Peeta burst out laughing. I roll my eyes and Finnick chuckles.

"That's so oooold, Hawthorne." He slurs.

"More like Hotthorne, right?" Gale says. We all burst out laughing. Then Annie steps closer to Finnick and takes a sniff.

"Ugh, you stink. I'll get your pajamas, stay here." She says, walking out of the room. Then Madge says she'll get them all a glass of water. I'm alone in the room with the three boys, when they decide to sit down at the table. They start talking and joking like I'm not even in the room.

"Did you get me drunk?" Peeta asks happily, still grinning like a fool. Finnick nods and Gale laughs again. Okay, so Gale was a bit of a happy-drunk. Peeta puts a hand on Finnick's arm.

"You're amazing, Finnick. You're one of my best friends and I love you like a brother." He says. Finnick smiles and thanks him. Then Madge walks into the room and gives them each a glass of water.

"Thanks, Madgywadgypadgymadgy!" Gale says. Madge walks back over to me and laughs. Finnick picks the glass up and then tries to take a sip, but somehow, misses his mouth. The water runs down his shirt and Gale laughs again. Then Finnick tries to take off his shirt. It gets stuck around his head and Peeta leans over the table to get it off. He pulls hard, until the shirt flies off and Peeta flies backwards, toppling his chair backwards and falling on his back.

I gasp and watch as Peeta just frowns for a second and then laughs. Gale and Finnick start laughing as well and I watch in amazement.

"This is so amusing." Madge whispers. I chuckle and nod.

Annie walks back in with Finnick's fresh pajamas. He half walks, half stumbles over to her and then wraps his arms around her waist. Her face scrunches up and she pushes him away gently, handing him his pajamas. He takes his pants off in the middle of the room and we all laugh. He looks over at us with a confused face and then shrugs. He puts his pajamas on and sits down on the sofa.

Peeta walks over to me. "What's you doin'?" He slurs. Great grammar, Peeta. I smile and tell him to take his shirt off because there's a stain on it. He just stares at me. Madge walks over to Gale and starts talking to him.

I take Peeta's shirt off for him and he grins at me again, like he has been all night.

"Have I ever told youuu, that your ass is really perfect? It's, like, really nice." He then says. Annie and Gale burst out laughing, as Finnick is passed out on the sofa and Madge is getting something in the bathroom. I blush and grab Peeta's pajamas. He giggles a bit girly and then wraps his arms around my waist. I notice he smells like the heavy liquor they sold at some pubs.

"Peeta, just.. be quiet, and let me get you into bed, okay?" I say. His grip around my waist tightens and he pulls me against him. He buries his face in my hair.

"I love you." He murmurs. I smile and stroke his cheek once. I hear Madge murmuring something like 'even in his drunken state he's a hopeless romantic'.

"I love you too." I say. He grins even bigger and moves left and right slowly, like we're dancing. I grab his hand and pull him over to sit on one of the chairs. His legs go up and down a bit and he looks around the room with a grin. I pull his fresh pajama shirt over his head and then pull his arms through the holes. He doesn't try to help at all. It was like looking after a baby.

"Okay, Peeta, let's go into the bathroom so I can take your pants off, alright?" I say. Gale whistles.

"Sounds like you're gonna have fun, Mellark!" He yells. Peeta giggles again and follows me into the bathroom. I put down the toilet seat and make him sit on it. He stares at me for a while as I pull his pants off and help him put his pajama pants on. Then he suddenly says something again.

"You're really hot."

Peeta's never called me hot before, because he thinks 'beautiful' is nicer. And he thinks it's a little bit rude to tell a girl they look hot. So I'm a bit stunned when he says this. I wonder if he'll remember it all by tomorrow. I decide to just play along.

"Oh, am I?" I say. He nods and grins.

"Verrrry, miss Everdeen."

"Well thank you. You're quite hot as well." I say, smirking a bit. He giggles and runs a hand through his hair.

"I know. Dani said the same."

I freeze and look at him with big eyes. He's still just grinning and staring at me.

"Who- who's Dani?" I stutter.

"This girl who came up to us tonight. First she flirted with Finnick and he was all like 'I have a girlfriend' and then she came up to me and was like 'you're really hot' and I was like 'well thanks but I have a girlfriend too' and then she went up to Gale and before she could say anything he put up a hand and said 'girlfriend' and she just walked away." He says, without stopping. I nod slightly.

"Is that all she said to you?"

"It ssssuuure is."

"Alright then. Can you brush your teeth?" I say. He stares at me blankly for a moment and then picks up a random toothbrush which was probably Annie's or something. Then he picks up the shampoo. I jump up and stop him just in time.

"Yeah, you know what, never mind. You can brush your teeth tomorrow. Let's go." I say, dragging him out of the bathroom. He walks out a bit wobbly and then wraps his arms around Madge.

"You're an amaaazing friend, you know that? I love you, Madge." He says, grinning. Madge laughs and gives him a quick hug.

"Love you too, Peeta, now get into bed." She says, pushing him towards the mattresses. He trips over a pillow and lands on one of the mattresses. I notice Gale was lying down on one of the other mattresses, and Finnick was fast asleep on the last one.

"Hey, Peety?" Gale says. Peeta nods.

"Uhu?"

"You're name begins with a P. You know what else begins with a P?" He says, smirking.

"Shut up." Peeta says, trying to throw a pillow at his head but missing terribly.

"What, I was only going to say pencilllll."

I snort and Madge puts a hand on her mouth to stop herself from laughing.

"Madgywadgy, can you come here? I'm lonely." Gale pouts, his arms open. Madge chuckles and walks over to him. She lies down next to him and whispers some things to him. Then Annie and I lie next to Finnick and Peeta as well. Peeta wraps an arm around my waist and then looks to his right, where Gale is staring at us.

"You're a greeeeat friend, Gale, I love you." He says happily. Gale bursts out laughing and then smiles lazily.

"Thanks Peety. I love.."

There's a silence for a few seconds. Then I turn my head and see Gale's fallen asleep. I laugh softly and smile at Madge before turning around again and laying a hand on Peeta's chest. He was still awake.

"I had fun tonight." He whispers. I smile.

"Good. Me too."

"Me three." He whispers. Then he starts snickering and turning around a bit. "Night night, Katniss Mellark." He mumbles before falling asleep.

Author's Note: Can I just say: It was fun to write about a drunk Peeta, Gale and Finnick. Might do that more often. Anyway, I can't tell you when my next update will be. I'll try and update before Monday again. But if I don't make it by then (that sounds so dark) it could take a while, because life is reaaaally busy right now with school and stuff. But I'll try and update quicker than this time anyway! :)