****New Gal: HEY EVERYONE THANKS FOR THE RVIEWS IT REALLY MEANS A LOT! :) SO, I'M GOING TO START MAKING THESE CHAPTERS A BIT LONGER BY HAVING MORE THAN ONE POINT OF VIEW. I HOPE THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU ALL! THANKS AGAIN FOR THE COMMENTS, ENJOY CHAPT. 9 XXXX****

(Katniss POV)

Behind the door isn't Peeta. Instead I am met with one of his brothers, Rye, who has a grin across his face and was now leaning on the doorway.

"Well, who is this pretty little lady we have here?" Rye asks trying to sound seductive.

"Hi, I'm Katniss,"

After hearing this he turns around and yells, "Oh Peeta! Your girlfriend is here," I am embarrassed by this and he tries hard to stifle his laughs. A few seconds later Peeta appears with a slightly red face clearly a little embarrassed by his brother's words too. I hear Rye whisper in his ear, "Nice one Peety," but I pretend like I didn't hear it. Finally, after making a few more jokes he heads upstairs leaving Peeta and I very uncomfortable and red-faced. He invites me inside and we both sit on their light blue sofa. He offers me something to drink and I choose some Orange Juice. With our cups of Orange Juice we sit back down and begin to work on our project.

About an hour later we decide to take a break. He suggests baking some cookies and I agree. We get out all the ingredients, bowls, trays, spoons, and plates. Before we begin mixing the ingredients, I say "Wait, Peeta I think you have something on your face," He looks confused while wiping his cheek with the back of his hand until I tell him "No, not there. Here". Quickly I scoop up a handful of flour and blow it all over his face. I start laughing so he takes this chance to toss some flour on my face as well.

"Oh, haha bring it on Mellark!" I challenge.

"It's on Everdeen!" he says in reply. We run around the kitchen throwing flour at each other when we get the chance and eventually tire and collapse in a heap of laughter on the floor.

"Well there go the cookies," I joke.

"It was totally worth it though," he says looking at me and smiling. I giggle and remember the last few moments of our 'Flour War'. Wait a minute, did I really giggle just now? I push the thought aside and focus my attention back to Peeta who still hasn't taken his eyes from me. I feel my cheeks getting hot so I sigh and rest my head on his shoulder and observe the mess we made. He seems tense beneath my head but quickly relaxes. This is nice, sitting here in the midst of our 'Flour War' and resting my head on his shoulder. It's just so, so..natural, as if it belongs there. After a few minutes of sitting there with him, Rye walks in and sees us. Oh, shit. This is another perfect opportunity for him to laugh about and embarrass about us.

Once he sees us he sees us and wiggles his eyebrows and asks, "Ooh wee! What have you two been doing in this kitchen? Baking a batch of love," I can see that he is about to burst into a fit of laughter, but barely manages to keep it in. Peeta and I give each other a glance and both know exactly what to do. "Oh, Rye," I say sweetly in a sing-song kind of voice.

"What?"

"Oh, nothing Katniss and I just want to give you a hug, that's all" Peeta answers him with such an innocent look in his eyes.

Rye's eyes grow wide and he attempts to make a run for it, but we are faster so we catch him and give him a big bear hug. Peeta and I high-five each other and laugh even harder when Rye's face grows red with anger. He exits claiming that he'll get us back but we just shrug it off. Taking a good look at the mess we made, we start cleaning it up. This was really fun. I hope he thinks so too. It only takes us 25 minutes to clean up the kitchen and get most of the flour off of our clothes and I check my phone to see that it is 9:15. It's getting late so I tell him that I should probably go home. He looks a little sad that I'm leaving and insists on walking with me. It's not like I can't walk home by myself because I can, but Peeta walking me home isn't such a bad thing. He tells Rye that he is walking me home and then we exit his house and start walking down the street to my house where I know Prim will be waiting.

It's surprisingly cold outside and I forgot to bring my jacket so I start to shiver. Peeta notices this right away and offers me his jacket. I gratefully accept and give him a small smile. He returns my smile and takes my hand in his just like he had before on my first day after he had shown me his, or should I say our, secret spot. We continue to walk hand in hand for another 7 minutes until we arrive at my house. I grab the key from under the mat and unlock the door. I give Peeta his jacket back and thank him telling him I had fun today. He then says goodnight, turns around, and begins to walk down the driveway.

(Peeta POV)

I was walking down her driveway but stop dead in my tracks. Peeta what are you doing? This is your only chance! Go back now. Ask her out already! I think to myself. Quickly I turn around and run back up to her as she is opening the door.

"Katniss, I want to ask you something," I blurt out.

"Yes Peeta?"

Ok Peeta, come on. You can do this, just ask her. "Katniss Everdeen, will you go out with me?" I ask.

Katniss is clearly shocked as her brain registers what I have just asked her. But, to my surprise, that shock soon turns into lips turn up at the sides and she begins to smile while replying with a yes. Oh my God! Is this all really happening? Did she actually say yes? I am the luckiest man alive! Who would have thought that I get a girl like her? Katniss Everdeen, you have absolutely made my day.While I think these thoughts and realize that she has actually agreed to go out with me, the biggest smile I have ever given spreads wide across my face. I bet that I won't be able to stop smiling for weeks now.

Once again we each say goodnight and she closes the door. I stand there for a moment letting all that has happened sink in. Eventually I begin to walk down the driveway again and head home the happiest I've ever been. As I go I find myself repeating "Peeta, you finally did it. You are going out with Katniss Everdeen," in my mind over and over. I let out a sigh and continue up the road happy that I can see her again tomorrow.

****YAY HE FINALLY DID IT! IM SO PROUD OF PEETA AND IM SUPER HAPPY THAT HE FINALLY ASKED HER OUT! :) AND HERE YOU MET ONE OF PEETA'S BROTHERS RYE. WHAT SHOULD THE OTHER BROTHER'S NAME BE? DID YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPTER? SHOULD I DO MORE CHAPTERS LONGER LIKE THIS ONE? DID YOU LIKE HAVING MORE THAN ONE POINT OF VIEW IN ONE CHAPTER? PLEASE COMMENT AND REVIEW TO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK! ILYA XXXX****