Chapter 3: Best Friends and Hunting

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Katniss's pov:

So, Peeta and I have been friends for about two weeks. I won't lie if I said I thought he was really cute. We got to know each other for the past week. I know a lot of things about him. Like his favorite color is orange like the sunset color. He has to sleep with the window open. Also, he always double knots his shoes.

Prim loves Peeta. I think that reason is because he always brings her some sweet treat from the bakery every time he sees her. She also said I look happy every time I'm around him. I also found out that his mother hates me. The only reason she hates me is because I'm from the seam. But, Peeta says there's another reason she hates me, but he can't tell me for some reason.

Every day after school we meet at the meadow to hang out. Yesterday, I decide to take him hunting with me. So we walk to the meadow and relax for 15 minutes. Then we sneak under the electric fence. First I teach Peeta how to walk really quietly. Then, I decide to teach him how to tie snares. He's really good at it. "How are you so good at snares?" I asked.

"At the bakery, when I was younger, I had to rap the pastries and we tie strings around the package to hold it together. And I sometimes played around with it." He answered.

I also found out that he's good at throwing knives. Which comes in handy for killing animals up close and fast? But, it annoys me that he always has bruises and hit marks on him. He never tells me why. But, I know that his mother beats him and his brothers. In fact the whole district knows. He also always gives me the left over game. Today we're doing the snare line that Peeta made. When I see someone with dark brown hair and a big build checking our snares line out. I tell Peeta to be to be quite and for us to hide behind a tree. But, instead he stands out in the open and gets his knife while I hide behind a tree.

"Can I help you with something?" Peeta asked the strange man

"Come down I'm not going to steal your game. Hey, aren't you from district 12 bakery" the man said. That's when I decide to come out in the open. Now I can see this man better. He has gray eyes like me. He looks like he's from the seam. Wait, I saw him at the ceremony were you receive the money and metal after the mining accident.

"Then why are you looking at our snare line?" I ask annoyed.

"Slow your horses. How about I introduce myself. I'm, Gale." He said.

"I'm Peeta and this is Katniss." Peeta says to the strange man. I glare at Gale.

"Katniss be nice" he whispers in my ear. The only reason I'm glaring at this strange man is because he almost stole my only source of food and trade.

"No, I don't trust him. I'm pretty sure he wanted to steal the fat rabbit in the snares." I whisper in his ear.

When I look where Gale was standing he's gone! Good. So, then we continue our snare line. After we're finished Peeta and I go to the lake. This is the first time I'm showing someone the lake beside my dad. It's kind of like my safe haven. "So do you have a safe haven?" I ask.

"Yay, I have a hidden room in my house that I like to draw and do other stuff in." he responds.

"Do you know how to swim?" I ask. He shakes his head no. Its late May so I think its good weather to swim.

"Do you want me to teach you?" He nods yes.

"What do we swim in?" He asked. I blush thinking about what he'll look like for swimming.

"Well… I usually swim in my… "I hope he doesn't see my blush" bra and underwear" I say in almost a whisper.

Peeta's pov:

"Well… I usually swim in my… "Katniss says ducking her head because she's clearly blushing" bra and underwear" she whispers.

Oh. Did I hear her correctly? "Okay" I say breaking the silent. I start undressing. So does she. My body is healthy and well-built from all the flour bag lifting. I see her watching me unchanged until I'm down to my underwear. She looks better that she did a month ago. She looks really pretty and now she's taking her braid out.

"Okay, let's start this swimming lesson." So, I go in till it's up to my chest. Then Katniss teaches me some simple strokes. She also teaches me how to dive and go underwater. The whole time I can't stop thinking how sexy she looks.

She does a dive in the water. "Your turn". So, I do a caning ball. When I don't come up for 5 seconds she starts to freak out. Then I come up to scare her. But when I came up I'm inches away from her face. My breath hitches. Should I lean in for a kiss or not? But, then something unexpected happens. She kisses me. I'm surprised at first but then I kiss her back. The only time we pull away is for air. I take in her. She's in her bra and underwear, her lips are now puffy from the kiss and her eyes are sparkling.

"Sorry" she says.

"Don't be I liked it" I said.

"We should go home." She added

"Yay"

When I get home my brothers could I'm too happy when I take offer my shift. "What's with you Mr. Perky pants?" Rye asks. "Nothing" I respond. Starting to knead the dough. By the time Rye ask me the next question I already have a batch of bread. "You kissed someone didn't you?" I blush. "You did. Didn't"

"I thought you had a date tonight" I said

"Oh yay almost forgot. Thanks little bro. I know who it is it's your friend of you. What's her name Katniss?"

Then he left. I think I was too happy today. I would think that if my mother came down here she would smack me across the Face for it.

Finally I got chapter three written. Please review.