NEW GAL: PEETA'S POINT OF VIEW. THIS ONE WAS FUN TO WRITE AS WELL. :) TWO NEW COUPLES ARE INTRODUCED! HOPE YOU ALL LIKE IT. ENJOY! XXXX
(Peeta POV)
Holding Katniss' hand, we walk back into the school and through the halls. Her hand is so soft and feels so natural in mine. I desperately want to intertwine our fingers, but that might be going a little too far. I'm surprised she is actually letting me even touch her hand in the first place, let alone hold it. These thoughts make a small grin appear on my face, one that I can't erase no matter how hard I try.
With her hand still held in mine I open the door to enter the classroom. Everyone, and I mean everyone including Mrs. Trinket, stares at us. I can tell that she doesn't like the attention because I feel her grip tighten. Despite all the people focused on us, I lead her to two open desks that are right next to my best friend, Finnick. As we sit down he starts wiggling his eyebrows and gesturing to Katniss. I give him a look that says, "If you say anything I'll kill you". He sighs and raises his hands in defeat. The old Finnick would have probably said something for the entire class to joke and laugh about, but ever since he started dating Annie, he is a lot better about that kind of stuff. Yeah, even though Fin and I have been best buds since 4th grade, he would still love to embarrass me like that.
Just then his girlfriend walks in and sits in front of him. He scoots his chair back a little to semi-stand up and plants a kiss on the top of her head. Annie blushes and then he smirks at me. I roll my eyes and then remember something. How could I forget? I have to introduce Katniss to my friends!
"Ahem, Katniss I would like you to meet my friends Annie and Finnick. Annie and Finnick, I would like you to meet Katniss"
"Hello, Katniss. I'm Annie" she says calmly. I don't know why, but she is always just so calm and soothing no matter what the occasion. That's probably one of the reasons why Fin is oh so very madly in love with her.
"Hi Annie" she greets shyly with a small smile
"Oh, so this is Katniss. I've heard some very nice things about you from my friend Peeta over here. I'm Finnick by the way, but you can just call me Fin" he tells her and dares to take a glance at me. Her checks become a light shade of pink as the information sinks in and I stare daggers at Finnick. Before class starts, we all compare our schedules and I'm glad to find out that I have a lot of classes with her. We chat for about 5 minutes and then the second bell rings. Class begins with a bubbly Mrs. Trinket babbling on about herself and her summer in the Capitol. She thinks that it is very important to know about who your teacher really is so this goes on for almost the entire class period. Throughout her 'life story' I was constantly distracted by Katniss and her effortless beauty so by the end of class I doubt I will remember much that Effie has said. However, in the last 4 minutes remaining I heard Mrs. Trinket explain to us about our homework assignment. The assignment is to write an essay about our first day as juniors at Panem Prep.
Finally, the bell has rung so we all get up and sling our backpacks over our shoulders. Annie, Katniss, and I all head to our next class. The next class is Science with Beetee. Yeah, I know it's odd to call a teacher by their first name but, believe or not, most of the teachers here prefer it that way. The three of us have to rush to get there on time because it's on the opposite side of the campus and once there our eyes are the unfortunate victims to another one of Cato and Cloves make-out sessions. And of course, they are standing right at the door. Cato and Clove really are perfect for each other but, I wish they would just tone it down a bit while at school. I mean seriously, nobody wants to turn the corner and see them roughly sucking face.
Despite this, we manage to squeeze past the two and take our seats in the science lab. I see Annie and Katniss talking and laughing. They are becoming great friends. It makes me happy to see that my possible future girlfriend (if I can build up enough courage to ask her and she if were to except) is starting to get along with my friends. "If only she were my girlfriend" I think to myself. If only.
****I HAD FUN WRITING THIS CHAPTER! WILL KATNISS EVER BE HIS GIRLFRIEND? WILL PEETA BUILD UP THE COURAGE TO ASK HER OUT? WHAT WILL THEY WRITE ABOUT THEIR FIRST DAY AS JUNIORS AT PANEM PREP? COMMENT AND REVIEW! OH, AND BTW IVE ALREADY TAKEN THE TOP TWO COUPLES FROM THE POLL AND ADDED THEM TO THE STORY: FINNICK/ANNIE, CATO/CLOVE. WHO ELSE WILL BE ADDED? CONTINUE TO VOTE AND REVIEW! THANKS ILY XXXX****