You Are The Only Exception
(Chapter 4)
After school Peeta and I are going to hang out. He never said where we're going and it doesn't look like we're going to his house. He's driving and he has country music on. He's singing along, real into it, with the music blasting. I'm laughing of how ridiculous he is. He's so funny and cute. I'm dying here.
"Shake it for the birds, shake it for the bees!
Shake it for the catfish swimming down deep in the creek!
For the crickets and the critters and the squirrels!
Shake it to the moon, shake it for me girl!"
He sings loud and clear, looking at me now and then. Once the song is over he wiggles his eyebrows at me as we drive down a long dirt road.
"I should be a country singer.." He says, laughing. His laugh is like music to my ears. I just laugh with him.
"Where are we going anyways?" I ask, looking out the window.
"I wanna take you to the woods over here.. We'll have to walk a bit though." He says, with a smile plastered on his face. I'll never get tired of that smile.
My phone rings and I pick it up, looking at a text message I recived.
"Prim told me you made a friend, Peter? Well I'm glad Catnip, but please, be catious. I don't want you to get hurt. Oh and call Madge, she is dying to hear all about whoever he is. Love, Gale(:"
I smile and text back, "Thanks, Gale. Peeta. He is really cool, like my new best friend. We've known eachother for a few weeks now, and he lives next door, where Tripp used to. I'll talk to you later, I'm going to the woods with him. :) ~Kat"
I smile at my phone as Peeta parks the car. He pulls something from the back and I climb out, stuffing my phone is my pocket.
I breath in the smell of pines. I love the woods, always have. My dad used to take me here when I was younger. I don't go much anymore, but I'll always have those fine memories to look back on. Those memories are the only real ones I hold on to.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" He says, bringing me back to reality. I smile and nod at him. "Come on, follow me."
This action I will never forget. This feeling I will never forget. He reaches his hand out, I'm about to smack it away but he takes my hand in his. His hand is big and warm, but soft and gentle. He pulls me along with him like nothing even happened, when I'm not even sure if this is real. The feeling of his hand in mine is amazing. I feel like I've lost all air and my heart is pounding. I smile as we walked through the woods, hand in hand. It's like the whole world disapeared and it was just me and him in a never ending forest. Just walking through life, together. And this moment, I want to freeze, capture, and never forget.
We finally stop at a big rock, and we sit on it together. Our hands are still intwined as we watch the lake below us.
"My dad used to take me here when I was little. He would always sing to me, and tell me things were going to be fine, even if he knew they weren't." I say, finally breaking the silence that has fallen over the beautiful woods and the area around us.
"That's wonderful.." He starts with a big smile, "My dad used to teach me how to bake in the summer. We would spend all day baking, until we couldn't bake anymore. I would frost when I had things on my mind. I know, manly right? But I mean, it's always calmed me down. Whenever things happened, I would bake and paint. Or I would play guitar." He says, with a small grin. I gasp. He plays guitar? I look down and just notice he has a guitar case with him, how did I not notice?
"Will you play, for me?" I ask, looking at him. He looks back and smiles.
"If you'll sing along.." he says, raising eyebrows. I hesitate for a moment, then nod slowly. He releases my hand and pulls out the guitar from the case. This moment I'll never forget either. He pulls a pick from the case and sets the guitar on his knee. He is sitting criss-crossed, looking right at me. He fumbles with his fingers a moment then starts to play a song I know off the top of my head.
I swallow and begin to sing along with his guitar, looking right into his eyes.
"When I was younger I saw my daddy cry, and curse at the wind. He broke his own heart and I watched and he tried to re-assemble it. And my momma swore that she, would never let herself forget. And that was the day that I promised, I'd never sing of love, if it does not exist, but darlin..."
Just then he joins me as I sing the harmony and he sings the melody. Or voices fit together like a puzzle piece and I'll always remember the sound of our voices together.
"You are the only Exception.
You are, the only Exception.
You are the only Exception.
You, are the only Exception."
We both stop, just staring into eachothers eyes. I smile slightly as he does too. I feel the rest of the world drown out as he leans in slowly. I freeze and have no idea whether to pull back or to lean in as well. His eyes fall as his lips meet mine for the first time. My lips move together with his as my eyes fall closed as well. Our lips move together like they were made for eachother, just like our voices. He brings his hand up and softly holds my cheek as we are held together by fate. My mind goes blank and nothing else matters except the boy in front of me. Butterflies fly around in my stomach as my heart is beating a million times a minute. We both pull away for air and he smiles ever so softly that it makes my heart soar. The only thing I know right now is..
I'm in love with Peeta Mellark, and I can see it in his eyes, that he loves me too.
A/N: This chapter is my favorite so far. I love all your reviews, thank you so much! You guys are awesome! I have some great ideas, so stick around. :) (Sorry for the mistakes if any) Please review and I love you guys! xoxoxo ~Bekylou4jc
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