A/N.

We have progress! Yaaaaaay! Still spending all of my free time at my piano but my neck started to hurt so I used that as an excuse to take a little break, just for you guys hehe! So do you guys think Katniss will let Peeta in or will she regret the whole date decision? Let's find out!

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Chapter 10 - October (Katniss' POV)

"HOLY SHIT!" Prim squealed, waking Katniss up from the sleep she had apparently slipped into while she was sitting beside Prim and Peeta on the couch, watching Skyfall.

"Prim! Don't say that!" Katniss scowled at her.

"Katniss! Haymitch and Effie set a date! The wedding's in two weeks!" Prim looked like she was about to burst with excitement. Katniss swore she could even feel Peeta grinning beside her. It seemed that she was the only one who wasn't looking forward to this wedding. Having to buy some dress that she would probably only ever wear once, having to wear make-up, and having to smile and pose for pictures. And then there was the date issue.

Katniss had increasingly regretted accepting Peea's date offer since the day it had happened, but not for the usual reasons. She really liked Peeta. He was even funnier and more charming than he was two years ago, something that Katniss had thought would be impossible. He was the perfect man, really. But there were still two voices nagging her in the back of her mind; One reminded her every second that she and Peeta were together that Katniss didn't deserve love. That she was incapable of anything outside of family love, like the kind she had for Prim and Finnick. And the second voice was Cato's. It was a voice that told her that Cato would always be there, not in body but in her mind, to scare her off from any kind of love or romance.

Katniss still hadn't told Peeta what had happened her before he came to America, and it made her feel incredibly guilty. He hadn't pushed her to talk about anything, and that made her want to tell him more. But every time she opened her mouth, the right words just stuck in her throat, refusing to come out.

"Oh wow, that's great Prim! We need to get you a dress!" Katniss smiled as convincingly as she could manage, but it was poor at best.

"About that, Rory got me a dress for my birthday already. I didn't show it to you because I thought you might not like it." Prim looked almost embarrassed, and Katniss didn't understand why Prim wouldn't want her to see it.

"Well, let me see it! Go put it on and show us." Katniss ordered with a more genuine smile.

Prim relaxed. "Ok, be right back."

Prim ran out of the room in the direction of her bedroom, and Peeta got up to get a glass of water.

"So, are you sure you still want me to be your date? I mean there's absolutely no pressure at all." Peeta shouted from the kitchen.

Kantiss hesitated. She could back out now and please the little nagging voice in her head, or she could just go for it; the latter seemed lie a better idea for some reason. Peeta, sensing her hesitation, reappeared in the living room.

"Look, Katniss, don't worry about me. Seriously, if you don't want to go with me just say the word and I'll stay at home." Katniss smiled at how sweet he was being.

"No, Peeta, I still want you to go. I'm gonna get Prim to take me shopping tomorrow, so can you and Finnick go and rent a tux or something? Haymitch told me yesterday that he was invited to the wedding too."

"Yeah, no problem." Peeta smiled at her, and once again Katniss found herself lost in his amazing eyes. Just then, prim re-entered the room, looking more grown up than Katniss had ever thought possible. Katniss felt her jaw go slack. She was wearing a fitted, grey-pink embellished dress that stopped just a few inches above her knee. The embellishments were silver and blue, forming ornate curves and curls, which had to be hand sown. It had elbow length sleeves, and Prim had a pair of high heeled shoes on that were exactly the same colour as the dress.

"Wow, Prim, that dress is beautiful!" Katniss exclaimed.

Prim blushed red. "Are you sure it's not too much? And the shoes? I got them on sale a couple of weeks ago, right after Rory gave me the dress."

"Yes, I love it." Katniss smiled warmly at her, and then realised that all of the focus would be on her when they were dress shopping, now that Prim already had a dress. "That reminds me, will you come dress shopping with me tomorrow?"

Prim squealed happily. "Of course, Katniss! Ohh I can't wait!"

Prim and Katniss entered the tiny mall early on Saturday morning. Katniss wanted to go early so that she wouldn't run in to anyone she knew before they got the dress.

"Ok, over there. The middle one." Prim was pointing to a yellow, knee length dress in the window of the only dress shop in the mall.

"Definitely not. No chance. Nothing yellow." Prim sighed and gave an exaggerated fine. "Let's go in and look at the others."

They walked in to the shop, and Katniss was met with a bright array of colours. There were dresses of every style, shape, length and colour. Her eyes immediately fell on a forest green, silk floor length dress. But Prim had other ideas.

"Here, try this one on!" Prim shoved a dress at her. It was a very light, muted, sunset orange, and Katniss instantly recognised the colour. It was Peeta's favourite.

Katniss smiled at Prim and told her to go get some shoes for her to try on, an when her back was turned she also grabbed the green dress that she had first spotted. It was worth a try, at least. She entered the empty dressing rooms and hung the two dresses up on the rack. Now that she had gotten a good look at it, Katniss thought the orange one was a beautiful dress. The dress was very elegant, but in a good way. The band sat right above Katniss' waist, and fitted beautifully on her upper body. The neck of the dress was tied high up and sats on her shoulders neatly, and there is a small triangle shaped slit right above the waistband.

Katniss decided to try that one on first. She took off her clothes as quickly as possible, and slipped into the dress. It fitted perfectly, and hung down to a few inches above her knees. Katniss turned around and looked in the long mirror, and decided that this was the dress. There was no need to try on the other one. This was the one, for sure.

"Prim?" Katniss poked her head around the curtain and spotted Prim coming towards her with two pairs of shoes in hand. One pair was the same colour as the dress Katniss had on, And one pair was green, meaning Prim must have seen her pick up the green dress. "What do you think?"

Katniss stepped out, and Prim gasped. "Katniss! You look so beautiful!" Prim looked as if she might cry. She handed her the orange shoes, which looked a little higher than Katniss could have handled. The shoes were the perfect colour, had a peep-toe and a platform, with a thin heel. Katnis slipped them on, and had to admit that they were a lot more comfortable than they looked.

Prim gave her a huge smile; a look pf pride on her face. "This is going to be so amazing! You look stunning. Peeta's not going to be able to stay away from you."

Prim and Katniss got back to their apartment, and Prim went straight to her room to try on the new clothes that she had bought. Katniss started towards the kitchen, but could hear voices coming from inside it. She instantly made them out to belong to Finnick and Peeta.

"I don't know what's going on, to be totally honest. One minute she's completely in to me, and the next she's freaking out and pushing me away. I want her so much, you have no idea. This is killing me." Katniss knew that the voice belonged to Peeta, and she felt her heart drop. It was all true. Katniss had been giving him mixed signals for the past month.

Sometimes, when Prim was in bed, They would be sitting on the couch, and Katniss would end up in Peeta's arms. There had been no kiss, but it scared Katniss how safe and right she felt in his arms. She hadn't felt anything like that since before her father had died. When this thought crept in to her head, Katniss would abruptly get up and leave the room.

"Give her time, that's all she needs. I know it's frustrating but please don't let this go. She's been so happy since you arrived, I've never seen her like this." Finnick replied, and Katniss smiled. That was also true. Katniss found that the cloud that had constantly been hanging over her head since her father died had cleared away.

"Yeah, I know. Maybe she might open up to me at the wedding."

Katniss decided that she would. She would explain to Peeta, at the wedding, why she was so broken.

A/N.

Soooo there you go! The next chapter will be the wedding, and we might get to see a little more of what's been going on inside Katniss' head recently. Keep reviewing! They make me happy! Ohh and my exams officially started today, so updates may be a little slow, but I'll try my best. I promise!

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