Disclaimer: I don't own the hunger games or deep in the meadow. Just borrowing.

One beep signals that the hallways are off limits. Two symbolize a fire drill. Three mean there's a fire. And four mean there's an intruder in the school. I gape at Liam as the final beep goes off. There's an intruder in the school.

"Quick." I whisper. "Find an unlocked room." I'm already moving. After 3 tries, I find an unlocked door and motion for Lian. We both practically climb over each other to get in.

Bad idea.

The room I found is the Janitor's closet. Not to mention, a small one. Then, I notice that Lian is having a nervous breakdown. "Uhh, you okay?" I ask him.

"Yes! Everything's perfect! It's a good thing that I don't have claustrophobia, right?" he snaps at me. Ouch.

"Oh. Um, sorry." I mutter. His eyes soften when he realizes what he just said.

"Sorry." he murmurs. "Enclosed spaces make me a bit snippy."

"A bit?"

"Okay. A lot."

"Yup." I say as I flash a smile. "So. What were you going to say before the beeps interrupted you?"

"Nothing." I shoot him a really? look, and he gives in. "I was hoping you'd say yes. I mean, the only time you actually get attention where you pay attention is on Everdeen day. And that's once a year."

"Who said I liked the attention." I shoot back. Then his words sink in. "Wait. Where I pay attention?"

"Yeah," begins Lian with a surprised look. "A lot of my friends like you. I mean on the prettiness scale. Every—"

"Prettiness scale?"

"Yeah. Now, back to my explanation. Every boy in the grade has checked you out at least once in their life. I was just the first to approach you." he says.

"Really? Because I always find your eyes. Not another guy's."

"Yeah. My eyes stand out because their electric blue-ness. Now, back to my point. I was the first one to approach you. Many of my friends tried to, but they chickened out at the end."

"Why? Because I'm not approachable?" I ask sarcastically. But when I see his expression, I see that my sarcastic comment is true. "What? Really?"

"Well, what do you expect? You never tried making friends, and other people never tried becoming friends with you. I think it's true." he said reluctantly. As if I bite. Of corse I won't bite. I'm just really pissed off.

"Okay. I admit I'm unapproachable. There." I say. Then curiosity strikes me. "Hey, Liam. You said every boy in the grade has checked me out at least once in my life. When did you begin doing so?"

"Uhh… it was a long time ago. I think back in first or second grade. It was on Everdeen Day. You were talking about your mother in your presentation, and you asked your teacher if you could sing a song that your mother says that it reminds her of your aunt. They said yes, and you began to sing. I swear, every kid stopped talking, and every bird outside the windows stopped so they could listen too. It was beautiful. It sort of went like deep in the meadow, under the willow, a bed of grass, a soft green pillow…"

"Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes, and when again they open, the sun will rise." I recite with him, surprised he still remembers the lullaby.

"Here it's safe…"

"Here it's warm,"

"Here the daisies guard you from every harm."

"Here your dreams are sweet, and tomorrow brings them true,"

"Here is the place where I love you."

He murmurs the last words of the song. Suddenly, I'm not in a tiny janitor's closet. I'm up high in the sky, flying freely with the mockingjays. But I don't stop there. I float up through the clouds, counting them as I go. I eventually reach cloud 9, and rest there for a minute. Meanwhile, my body is still in the janitor's closet leaning forwards to Lian, while he begins to fill in the gap himself. After one second, we're not just two human beings. We're one whole being who feels all fluttery and happy. Warm and curious. But the kiss is only a light one. I retreat quickly, and retrieve myself from the clouds. I feel a little… violated. I open up on a kid that I barely know, and let him kiss me. I should know better. But, a little voice in me says: no! You do know him! And it's okay. It's only a kiss. Nothing major! And he's right. If you were more approachable, maybe you would know him better, and you wouldn't feel so violated.

I give in to the little voice.

"That was… interesting." says Liam.

"Shut up." I say playfully.

"…And that's when I started crushing on you. I was a prisoner to your voice. But, you stopped singing in fourth grade. That was quiet tragic." jokes Lian. I roll my eyes.

"Hey. I think it's over."

"It's?"

"The intruder thing."

"Thing?"

"Whatever. My point is that I think the coast is clear. I'm going outside."

Bad idea. When I open the door, instead of seeing a clear coast like I expected, I see a giant, beefy man standing 1 meter away.

Soo? What do you think? Sorry if it's bad, and sorry if you expected Rose to react another way. And also, sorry I didn't post yesterday. Didn't have the time. I actually shouldn't have time now, since I'm supposed to be studying for a test now. : ) So: who is that giant man? What will he do? Find out in the next chapter!