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This was originally a oneshot, but I got such a good reaction from it so I decided to try making it a multi-chapter story! There's probably gonna be more lemons and a little drama thrown in but there's also gonna be a little fluff here and there. This chapter is kinda like the calm before the storm and it shows why their families hate each other. Enjoy!

I can't help but feel a little nervous as I walk into school on Monday. I haven't been able to see Peeta since Friday when he decided that we should tell our parents about us. A smile sneaks onto my face as I remember that amazing day, wishing I could go back, but I shake it off. I have to focus. There's no telling how today will go. I don't know if I'm supposed to ignore Peeta- like I usually do- or if we're supposed to start openly talking to each other or maybe even kissing in public. Who knows? Certainly not me.

"Hey!" Madge smiles when I reach her locker. "How was your weekend?"

"It was all right," I lie. "How was yours?"

"Great! I got to spend some time with Gale: After he dropped me off, I invited him in and-"

"Had sex!"

"Katniss!"

"What?" She shakes her head as I stand there laughing at her. "I'm sorry! Go ahead."

"Thank you." She rolls her eyes. "I was gonna say, we had dinner together! I think he might actually like me."

"Well that's great. Time to make your move, I guess?"

"What? No! I couldn't do that." She shuts her locker and looks at me for a moment. "Could I?"

"Why not?"

I start to walk down the hallway and Madge follows me, still looking like she is deep in thought. The halls are packed now since there's only about five minutes until the first bell rings so it's pretty difficult to get through everyone. Still I manage. And still I manage to catch those blue eyes staring at me from across the hallway. When I look back at him he gives me a heartwarming smile, but I freeze not knowing if I should just keep walking or go over to him.

"Katniss?" Madge says as she waves her hand in front of my face. "What are you doing?"

"Oh um..." I look down and start walking again. "I thought I forgot something, but I didn't. I'm good."

"Are you feeling okay? You look a little..." She shrugs. "You know."

"I'm fine. I guess I am a little tired though."

Madge nods and we continue into our classroom. We both sit down next to each other and place our books on our desks. I kick my bag under my chair and sit back with a heavy sigh. The bell rings, and the rest of the groggy- some probably hungover- students shuffle into the room and take their seats while the teacher greets us. She starts talking about today's lesson plan but I stop paying attention seconds into her lecture. Thoughts of Peeta are still racing through my mind so much that I'm unable to think of anything else. I fold my arms and rest my head on the desk, knowing that my teacher won't even look twice.

My daydreams begin as soon as I close my eyes. First, I imagine Prim cheering and squealing when I tell her that Peeta and I are together, then my mother giving me a look that borders between disbelief and disapproval. Second, I imagine Peeta's mother gasping and yelling as soon as he breaks the news to her.

My mind flashes back to the horrible day that Mrs. Mellark confronted my mother in the street, months after my father died.

My mother held Prim in her arms and held onto my hand to walk through the town together. I cannot remember what we were going to buy, but I remember Mrs. Mellark storming over to us, pulling her son along behind her.

"You!" She pointed a bony finger at my mother. "You little slut!"

"Etta!" My mother took a step back and tightened her grip on both Prim and me. "What are you-"

"Don't play dumb with me, Genevieve!" At this point a small crowd had formed a few feet away and Peeta looked about as scared as I felt. "I know what you did. I know that you were screwing him! You were just waiting for your husband to die, weren't you, so you could-"

"Etta." My mother glanced down at me with tears in her eyes. "I never did anything with your husband. I loved Malcolm, I would never disrespect him like that. Believe me when I-"

She was cut off when Mrs. Mellark slapped her so hard across the face that I winced at the noise. Peeta screamed for his mother to stop and Prim- who my mother was still clutching onto- began to cry. My blood was boiling as I watched her take another step toward my mother. Before I could do or say anything, one of the spectators stepped in between them and Mrs. Mellark yelled that she didn't even want to look at my mother anyway. She stormed off, practically dragging Peeta behind her. Our eyes met for only a moment before his mother started yelling at him most likely to relieve her anger towards my mother. I looked up at my mother and saw the red mark on her cheek and the tears in her eyes.

"Come on." She grabbed my hand. "We're going home."

"Katniss?" I open my eyes to find Madge standing over me. "Kat, class is over."

I look around to see that the classroom is almost completely empty. I must have fallen asleep at some point to miss the bell. I thank Madge and get up from my seat. We part from each other in the hallway to go to our next classes. The day goes by so painfully slow, probably because I'm so nervous to find out what Peeta has decided. Although I see him when I get to lunch, I know that I cannot possibly approach him while he is sitting at his usual table with all of his friends. So I sit down at my usual table with Madge and wait until she comes back from buying lunch. I take out my notebook since I'll probably have to copy the notes that I missed when I fell asleep this morning. I hear a tray touch the table, and someone sits down next to me. I open up my notebook and turn to face her.

"Madge, can you-"

I look up only to realize that it was not Madge. Peeta is sitting right in front of me, smiling at me, raising an eyebrow at me.

"You're not Madge," I say slowly. He chuckles. "What are you doing?"

"I thought if we're going to let everyone know about us, then I should at least be able to sit with you at lunch."

"Okay," I say nervously as I close my notebook and look around. I knew that Peeta was popular but I didn't quite realize how popular he was until now when I see how many people are watching us. "Peeta, people are looking."

"Let them." He grins as he grabs my hand. I can tell from the corner of my eye that he is confused when I look down and blush. I'm not exactly used to this kind of attention. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah. It's just freaking me out a little." He squeezes my hand as he starts to pick at his food with his free hand. "So, when do you think you're going to tell your mom?"

"Katniss." He sighs. "You know I can't tell her right now."

"Why not? You told me you would, and now you're taking it back?"

"I'm not taking it back-"

"Yes you are." I shake my head, feeling a little disappointment. "You always do. You say that you'll tell them one day, and you never do. You've been trying to tell your mother for four years, Peeta. If you don't want to tell her, that's fine. But don't keep getting my hopes up and letting me down."

I regret the words as soon as I look at the pained expression on his face but I say nothing else. Unfortunately, he doesn't say anything either. He just stares at me just like at least half of the people in this room. Without him talking, I start to become extremely aware of all the eyes on me.

"I gotta get out of here," I mutter nervously.

He calls after me as I pick up my bag and head for the cafeteria entrance. But I barely hear him because I'm still aware of their eyes following me all the way to the glass doors and down the halls. Once I finally turn into the next hallway, I take a breath of relief, glad that none of them can see me anymore. I look both ways to make sure there are no teachers walking around before I lean against one of the lockers and close my eyes.

"God, you're fast." My eyes shoot open and I gasp louder than I meant to. Peeta smiles at me sheepishly and reaches out to play with the ends of my hair. "What happened?"

"Nothing. I'm sorry. It freaked me out to have all those people looking at me."

I close my eyes and let a small smile form on my face as he kisses my cheek gently.

"We're gonna have to get used to it. It's gonna be like that for a while. You know that, right?"

"I know." I nod reluctantly. "But I still wish we could just be together without worrying about our parents finding out or having random people staring at us."

"Well we have some time right now." He smirks but I shake my head at him. "Kat, I know this isn't ideal." He runs his fingers through my hair for a moment before resting his hand on my cheek, and I think I might melt into him right then and there. "I promise, I'll do whatever it takes to fix this and make you happy. Everything's gonna be okay. Do you trust me?"

"Of course."

He smiles and leans down to rest his forehead against mine. I wrap my arms around his neck as he wraps his around my waist and pulls me up against him. His lips just barely graze mine when-

"No PDA's in the hallway!" a teacher passing by yells at us. "Get to class!"

"I think she's jealous," Peeta whispers. I giggle as I watch her turn the corner.

"Well she's gone now."

"And?" He smirks at me but I scowl to show him that I am not in the mood for his teasing today.

"Just kiss me," I mutter as I pull him into me again.

Our lips meet and he smiles against me as I run my fingers through his hair. He gently licks my bottom lip- like he always does when we kiss- and easily slides his tongue into my mouth. I moan softly into his mouth to show him how much I love it when he does this.

"What is going on here?"

We both break apart abruptly to see a green-eyed, bronze-haired guy smirking at us with his arms folded over his chest.

"Dammit Finnick!" Peeta groans.

"Finnick?"

Of course I have seen this guy and Peeta hanging out together in school and around town but I never really took the time to figure out his name.

"And I assume you are the lovely Katniss Everdeen that Peeta has been talking about?" He bows and clasps his hands together in mock-excitement. "It is wonderful to finally meet you!

"You told him?" I look at Peeta who is still glaring at Finnick.

"Finnick, can't you see that we're... talking?"

"She must be a close talker, eh?" He chuckles and throws his hands up. "Fine, fine. I'll leave you guys alone, but I better hear about this later!"

Peeta groans again as Finnick strolls back to the cafeteria. Finally, he gives me an apologetic look.

"Believe it or not, the guy's my best friend and he's pretty nice when you get to know him, kinda." I fold my arms and stare at him. "I had to tell someone, Katniss. It was killing me to keep it to myself. I wanted someone to know, and I knew I could trust him to keep it a secret. I'm sure you've told someone too. Maybe Prim or Madge?" I shake my head and he makes a confused face at me. "Nobody? How?"

"It's pretty easy. I never tell anyone anything."

"Except me?" he asks hopefully.

"Except you." I finally cave and give him a small smile and he grins back at me. "We should probably get back to the cafeteria soon."

He drops his head on my shoulder and groans.

"I'd rather stay out here with you." I grin and pull away from him so that he'll follow me. "One more kiss?"

I look over my shoulder at him and nod, making him smile like a little kid on Christmas morning. He moves over to me and kisses me slowly like he has all the time in the world.

"I'll tell them today," he says into my lips. "I promise."

I smile against him as my stomach fills with butterflies. Of course I am excited for our parents to find out but at the same time I am afraid for Peeta. I've always been worried about how my mother will react, but I know that his mother will be at least ten times worse.

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