Disclaimer: I don't own The Hunger Games, but if I did... I'D BE SITTIN' ON TOP A GOLD MINE.

I pull away almost immediately, feeling as if I made a fool of myself. Peeta looks at me expectantly, searching my face for emotion.

"I have to go," I turn quickly before he can reply and run as fast as I can, ruining the dress shoes Madge lent to me. I'm 20 feet from my house when I look back to make sure he's still not following me. I don't know if what I feel is relief, or disappointment to see that he's not there.

I bolt into my house and run straight up the stairs into my room, ignoring the calls from my sister and mother.

"Katniss, it's time to wake up. I don't care if you're angry or tired. Get up," Prim won't stop tugging at my blankets.I comply with her demand.

"Why do I need to be awake right now? There isn't school today."

"Trust me, if it was up to me, I'd let you sleep all you'd like, but you've got yourself a letter. It's from your... fiance." She puts extra emphasis on fiance, and holds a small envelope in front of her. I snatch from her hands and tear it open,

"Dear Katniss,

I hope you're having a good morning by the time you're reading this. I just wanted to let you know that I respect all of the choices you make and that I would never force you into anything you wouldn't like. I understand that you need your space, so I wrote this letter for you instead of coming over uninvited. I feel there is a lot we need to discuss, and I would like if you'd come over for dinner tonight with your family, so our parents could discuss things and introduce each other If you do not wish to come, I understand. But please come in and tell us if you do not plan to come tonight. Until then,

Peeta Mellark"

I fold up the letter and attempt to put it back into the envelope, but get frustrated when I can't. I toss it onto my dresser with force, that's when I notice the cash that I had thrown onto the table last night flutter onto the floor, each bill flattened nicely.

Prim stares at me for a minute then says something along the lines of, "Well spit it out!? What did the letter say?"

"He...he wants us to come over for dinner."

"Well are we?"

"No." I say blankly.

"Why not Katniss? He's a nice boy! Give him a chance! You really don't have any other options."

"You know what his mother thinks about seam kids, Prim."

"Oh c'mon, she'll get over it. I mean who could say no to a face like mine?" She tilts her head and flutters her eyelashes like a puppy. "Whatever. We'll go."

She lets out a yelp of satisfaction, when I interrupt her, "BUT! You need to go the bakery and tell them that we plan on... attending," she agrees to do so, and tells me she'll ask what time we are to be there. She goes immediately. I look at my clock, it's 10 am. I figure thats enough time to meet up with Annie and talk or something.

I knock quietly on the florists door, and it slowly swings about a couple of minutes later, "Oh hello Katniss! You look mighty pretty today, did you do something different with your hair?" Mrs. Talf, Annie's adopted mother, squints her eyes at me, I assume to try to get a better look. The florist is very old, so I'm not surprised when she doesn't notice I wear my hair in a braid every single day.

"Yes ma'am," I say politely, not wanting to disrespect her, "thank you." She smiles at me then calls out for Annie. "She'll be down in just a second, would you like to come-"

Annie interrupts her as she walks out the door, "Nope sorry Mom, we're gonna head out, I'll be back in an hour or two. Love you." She kisses her on both cheeks then we head out on a walk.

"So, what happened after you and Peeta left?" Annie doesn't beat around the bush like she did when we were younger much anymore.

"Nothing worth talking about, honest." I try keep myself from scowling, but I was never good at my poker face, and she sees right through me.

"You kissed didn't you! I knew you had feelings for him! I knew it! Finnick owes me a secret!"

I try to look mad and make a face, but the square is crowded, and I run face first into the chest of someone I wasn't prepared to see until tonight.

"Oh, uh hey Katniss..."

HEY. Okay, so I'm sorry for not updating this, for like... 6 months, but I don't know. I completely forgot about it until the day before yesterday, and just had time to start writing today. Please forgive me D:

I have not abandoned this story, don't worry :)

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