"Primrose Everdeen." This can't be happening, Katniss thought. She desperately pushed through the crowd. I volunteer!, she wanted to scream. I volunteer as tribute! But she couldn't, because she wasn't eligible for the reaping anymore. There was nothing she could do. Peeta/Katniss and other pairings, AU.

With the death of her father, Katniss Everdeen struggles to keep a roof over her family's head and food in their bellies. But when she finds a job at a local Chicago gym, she meets a blonde haired boxer who's past is as dark as hers. Will their pasts pull them together? Will the things they have in common lead them to grow closer than they ever thought was possible? AU.

What would happen if there were no games, and Katniss, who is a lonely girl in Panem high school, is afraid to love, but Peeta, the quarterback, is in love with her. AU and some OOC.

Katniss gets bumped from an oversold flight and is forced to spend the night in the airport. She meets Peeta, a fellow stranded passenger, and they decide to keep each other company. When their airport stay ends abruptly, Peeta and Katniss reluctantly part and return to their respective hometowns. Will the connection they forged turn into something more?