Author's Note: Thank you to everyone who read, favorited, followed, and reviewed this story so far. I really do appreciate it. In the last chapter I forgot to mention that sadly I do not own 'Switched at Birth' or 'Jane by Design'. This chapter has some time skips and as mentioned in the last chapter, there are a lot of scenes that do not revolve around Katniss/Peeta but they're pretty funny. And there is quite a bit of swearing in this chapter and some heated scenes so beware although not in great detail. The flashback is also Katniss' dream.

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Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games, 4-H, the state of Texas, or the song 'Remind Me' by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. Diaryofamonster owns Ravius. I do however own Kaylee, Volt, Patrick's personality and pretty much everything he does, and of course Gemma.

Chapter 6: Remind Me

~ We didn't care if people stared; we'd make out in a crowd somewhere. Somebody'd tell us to get a room; it's hard to believe that was me and you. Now we keep saying we keep saying that were okay, but I don't want to settle for good not great. I miss the way that it felt back then; I wanna feel that way again. Been so long that you'd forget the way I used to kiss your neck. Remind me, remind me. So on fire and so in love; way back when we couldn't get enough. Remind me, remind me. Remember the airport dropping me off; we were kissing goodbye and we couldn't stop. I felt bad 'cause you missed your flight, but that meant we had one more night. Do you remember how it used to be; we'd turn out the lights and we didn't just sleep. Remind me, baby, remind me. Oh, so on fire so in love; that look in your eyes that I miss so much. Remind me, baby, remind me. I wanna feel that way; yeah, I wanna hold you close. Oh, if you still love me; don't just assume I know. Baby, remind me, remind me. Do you remember the way it felt? You mean back when we couldn't control ourselves. Remind me. Yeah, remind me. All those things that you used to do; that made me fall in love with you. Remind me, oh baby, remind me. ~

When I was eight years old, I made a promise to myself that I would never fall in love with anyone. I thought that if I loved someone it would automatically end in me getting hurt. I realize now that you can't control who you fall in love with. I remember my ninth birthday, the first time Peeta told me he loved me. At the time I had thought he meant as a friend or even a sister of course I'm aware now that was not the case. The day of my ninth birthday I had planned to go to the aquatic center with Peeta. We both loved swimming and I was determined to pass the swim tests to go on the diving boards. When we arrived I quickly made my way over to the pool that did the swim tests and told the life guard I was ready to swim. He looked at me like I was insane but he still let me go for it. I pushed off from the wall and swam to the other side of the pool and back. The lifeguard looked awestruck and Peeta stood there clapping for me with a big smile on his face. The lifeguard gave me my wristband and then I dragged Peeta over to the diving boards and told him to wait and watch.

I went to one of the low boards and bounced a few times before launching myself in the water in a perfect dive. When I swam back up cheers erupted from people around me and I quickly swam over to the ladder and got out. I'm met with a hug from both my mother and Peeta's mother. Peeta stood behind them, skimming his toes across the water on the ground.

I'll never forget the words that came out of Peeta's mouth when he stepped forward and pulled me into a bear hug, "I thought you weren't going to come back up."

"Peeta I'm a good swimmer." I had said cockily.

"I know, I just I love you and I was worried." Peeta said as he played with the hem of his swim trunks. I never told him I loved him back that day, I still had it in my head that any kind of love would lead to pain. I learned it's not love that causes the pain, it's ignorance.

The last week has passed by slowly. It was filled with the funerals of those killed and hospital visits to check up on Thresh, Johanna, and Gale. Thresh was released a few days after I was, but Gale and Johanna are still in the Intensive Care Unit. Johanna was able to be taken of the life support machines and is now breathing on her own. Gale on the other hand has not improved much and the doctors still aren't sure if he's going to make it. Every time I go to visit him I end up breaking down, I know he is strong and he can make it but it's hard to see your cousin laying practically lifeless in a hospital bed. When I'm not attending a funeral or visiting the hospital I have been spending a little bit of time with Clove. Although most of the time I spend with her is spent looking at wedding venues and wedding dresses online. Naturally she would choose now to turn into a complete girly- girl. She doesn't even plan on having the wedding for another 4 years but she still insists on figuring everything out now. So I end up spending most of my time with Peeta or Kaylee. Nothing against Kaylee, but I prefer to spend time with Peeta. Peeta was with me through all the funerals, holding me tight and wiping away my tears. All the funerals were set one after the other so that everyone could easily attend all four. That was one of the hardest days of my life; losing one person is hard enough, losing four is enough to make you go insane. That's why my parents have overlooked the fact that I spend every night at Peeta's house even while his parents away. Of course, we don't take advantage of our parent's trust. Although Peeta is very good at helping distract me from all the bad things going on.

In exactly four days, Peeta and I will be in sunny San Diego. I try and focus on that to make it through the rest of the week. Johanna made an amazing recovery and is supposed to be released from the hospital today. Gale was starting to get a little bit better and his chances for survival have increased quite a bit. The doctors think that they should be able to take him off life support by tomorrow. Peeta and I have plans to go to the country fair in two days with Ryan, Kaylee and Patrick. My mom was ecstatic when she found out I was hanging out with some friends. Apparently I need a social life and something to distract me from the 'tragic events that have plagued my life recently.' I only agreed because a certain someone is showing her goats that day and Kaylee told me that she has a good feeling something amazing will happen while were there. Why do I have a feeling that Kaylee has something up her sleeve?

The day of the fair, everyone but Patrick loads into Ryan's Chevy Silverado. When we finally get to the fairgrounds we make our way back to the barn that the 4-H is showing their animals in. Patrick is already sitting on the bleachers and so we all sit around him. Gemma is the first one to come out, Kaylee leans forward in anticipation. As Gemma is walking the goat around, the goat decides that now is the perfect time to go to the bathroom. Gemma continues to strut around, swaying her hips way more than necessary. She is in the middle of winking at Patrick when the goat becomes frantic and tries to run off, causing the lead rope Gemma is using to wrap around her legs. We all watch as she falls, mouth open into the pile of shit her goat left earlier. Kaylee doubles over in laughter as Gemma gets up crying, spitting goat pellets out of her mouth and screaming about someone sanitizing her mouth.

Gemma finally looks over at us and then she stalks over to us and points a finger right at Kaylee, "this is all your fault, you jealous bitch."

Kaylee just laughs harder and says very innocently, "I have no idea what you're talking about, Gemma. I did absolutely nothing."

Gemma glares at her, " I think you're just jealous because it was love at first sight between Patty and I."

Kaylee smirks, "and I think you're full of shit… pun intended. Besides last time I checked love at first sight would imply that you both love each other and I think we both know he doesn't love you."

"You disgusting hoe, he loves me. He loves me more than he will ever love you. Yourjust jealous because you're not having sex with him." Gemma screams back at Kaylee. This causes everyone around us to turn and face us. Patrick has already spit his soda across the bleachers and is now trying unsuccessfully to hide from his screaming girl friend. Peeta and I laugh quietly as does Ryan.

Kaylee keeps a straight face, "oh, but I am. Tell me if he really loved you, would he be sleeping with me? "

Gemma's jaw drops as she looks to the middle Mellark brother, "is what she said true? I thought we had something special!"

Patrick's hands clench into fists and his jaw is tight, "If what we had was special you wouldn't have felt the need to go behind my back with that guy from the dock. And yeah what she said is true, and honestly I should have broken up with you a long time ago. I only stayed with you because you were easy; if anything you're the hoe. And Gemma?"

Gemma comes closer, "Yeah?"

The middle Mellark brother takes a step away from Gemma and puts an arm around Kaylee, "I always have and always will love Kaylee more than I ever thought I loved you."

Gemma's face is red with anger as she storms off flipping us all off. The minute she rounds the corner we start laughing and claps are heard from random people around the room. We all get up and leave the barn area, so that no more issues arise and the show can go on.

Patrick rubs that back of his neck nervously, "Kaylee, can I uh- talk to you… alone." Kaylee nods nervously and they walk off , leaving the three of us to our own devices. Being the people we are, we decide to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"What was that back there? If you still loved me; you shouldn't have just assumed I knew." Kaylee states.

"I know, when I said I loved you two years ago; I meant it and I still mean it." Pat says, and for once he is acting serious.

"Do you remember the way it felt?" Kaylee asks.

"You mean back when we couldn't control ourselves. Of course I do." Pat replies.

"All those things that you used to do; that made me fall in love with you." Kaylee says quietly, looking down.

Patrick steps closer, and lifts Kaylee's chin to make her look at him, "Remind me."

They lean in at the same time and kiss, the kiss is short but full of passion. I can't help but let out a loud 'aww'. That is enough to make them both glare at me, and I chuckle before grabbing Peeta's hand and running off towards the rides.

After a fight the whole way home from the fair, Kaylee cancelled her date with Obsidian and decided to spend the night at the Mellark's house. When we got home from the fair, Peeta and I decided to camp out by the lake. It was a beautiful night so we decided on sleeping beneath the stars, or without a tent at least. The hike to the lake in the dark was harder than during the day but well worth the hassle. We went to the cave that sat near the lake and laid out the blankets and pillows.

Once the makeshift bed was made, Peeta pulled me in for a long kiss. I kissed back with as much fervor and pulled Peeta's body closer to mine. His hands slid down my sides and wrapped around my waist. My body felt as if it were on fire, and at that moment I wanted nothing more than to be with Peeta in every way. I deepened our kiss as I tugged at the hem of Peeta's shirt. He pulled back for a second and quickly shed his shirt before gripping the bottom of my shirt and silently asking for permission. In response I pulled my own shirt over my head before untying the bathing suit top I had been wearing and threw both on the ground beside Peeta's shirt. I had always thought that when I eventually did this I would feel more self –conscious but instead I feel more confident than usual as Peeta stares at me with lust in his eyes. I take a step closer to him and run a hand down his torso to stop at the belt holding up his jeans. That is all it takes for Peeta to step forward and regain dominance. He plants kisses all the way down my torso, and then back up until he reaches my lips. When our lips meet again things quickly become heated as we both try and shed off our clothes. When we are both completely unclothed and Peeta is hovering over me on the blankets I realize what we are about to do but I don't try to stop it. Instead I revel in the moments we spend together, exploring each other's bodies in ways we never have before and connecting in ways we never have.

Eventually we tire and end up wrapped in each other's arms. The same line from the song 'Remind Me' keep replaying in my head as I try and drift off to sleep, So on fire and so in love. I'm happy to say that I'm in love with Peeta. He has always been there when I needed him and I know he will never leave me; I'm lucky to have someone like him to share this moment with. So after when Peeta kisses my forehead and asks me, "You love me, real or not real?"

I tell him, "real."

That's chapter six, hope you all liked it. To answer any questions that might be asked… yes they had sex; I'm not big on going into detail because I prefer to not have my story taken down. So yeah this is now my longest chapter so far… I think. Next chapter will have at least one flashback, but the main focus will be on Katniss and Peeta's trip to San Diego.

Also… go read Diaryofamonster's story, it's called 'Last Chance for Happiness'(/s/7994446) and it is the sequel to my completed Clato story, 'True Love, Never Forgotten' but you don't have to really read mine to understand hers. So go read people. :)

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