Authors Note: i have a question for you guys "do you think i should put Katniss and Peeta in the hunger games". if i do it will be different to the original hunger games.
Disclaimer: i do not own the hunger games.
I went to Katniss' house the next day and when I arrived there I was surprised of the news Katniss told me.
When I came through the door Katniss came running at me and she threw her arms around my neck and hugged me "Peeta! Guess what? You'll never guess it!" she exclaims happily.
"What?" I ask
"Gale's my boyfriend!" she screams putting her hands in the air nearly dropping her cookie.
My eyes nearly fell out of my sockets when she said that I must have heard wrongly "wh-what did you say?" I ask
She sighs and tells me again "I said Gale is my boyfriend"
Ok I hadn't heard wrongly "I um have something to tell you to"
"Ok what is it?" she says
I take a deep breath then I say "Madge is my girlfriend"
Katniss stops eating her cookie and looks at me "Madge Undersee?" she asks
"Um yeah" I say avoiding her eyes.
"Cool" she says and she makes her way to the couch
I follow Katniss to the couch and sit next to her "you aren't mad" I ask gently
"No of course not" she says.
Katniss stands up waves at me and says "bye Peeta I gotta go hunting, see you later"
"Ok sure bye, I'll be here waiting" I reply but she's already out the door.
For the next 5 minutes for so I watch TV. I was too busy with the TV I didn't notice Prim come out of her room.
"Hi Peeta" she says
I turned around and I saw a little blonde haired girl "oh hey prim"
Prim comes to me and sits on the spot where no one was sitting she stares at me for a while the she opens her mouth "I know your secret Peeta"
I was shocked at what she said "What did you say?" I ask
"I said I know your secret" Prim says.
I looked at her and say "what secret?"
Prim looked at me like I had no idea what was going on which was actually true right now. "About Katniss, I know that you like her. It's so obvious" she says
How did she know that! Is it really that obvious? If it is does everybody know? "oh um does any-anyone else know?" I ask
Prim thinks for a while then says "not that I know of"
Phew I thought silently
"Peeta are you going to tell her how you feel?" Prim asks me
I look at her as if the answer is obvious "No"
"Why not"
"Because we both have boyfriends and girlfriends" I say
"well i think Gale and Katniss are not going to last long" she says with a sigh
"why not?"
"Well one time Gale dated a girl then he dumped her for another girl one week later" Prim explains
"Gale better not do that to Katniss" I say
"Prim Katniss is still out hunting so do you want to come with me to the bakery?" i ask her
Prim's face broke into a big smile. I knew Prim loved visiting the bakery and seeing all the delicious cakes and cookies. One time she helped me make cookies for Katniss because she was sick and Prim absolutely loved making them. so once a week or so she helps me out in the bakery and in return we give her some bread rolls.
we make our way to the bakery walking on the path which leads straight into town. we pass the square where the reaping is held every year and we pass some merchants houses and while we were walking i smelt freshly baked bread and Prim knew that we were close to the bakery. she starts walking faster in the direction of the smell of fresh bread. Finally she comes to a stop and opens the door. she immediately runs to the cakes and stares in awe.
"some day i will buy one of these" she whispers.
"come one Prim" i say as i gesture to the back door
she follows me in the room and rushes to put on an apron. I smile a little because i know she's eager to start baking. i get out the flour and we start baking a cake. i put it in the oven for it to bake and when it was finished i got out the icing stuff. i was about to frost the cake when i see Prim's sad face i hold out the bag and say "here you frost it"
Prim takes the bag and smiles then she starts frosting. When she was finished she moves out of the way so i can see her work. I was amazed it was Katniss, me, Gale and Prim.
"that is very good" i tell her truthfully
'oh thank you" she replies.
Prim and I walk around town talking and having fun. then someone taps my back and i turn around surprised to seethe person. "oh hey Madge"
"Hi i was wondering if we could go to my place" she says to me
i look at Prim about to say something but she interrupts me by saying "oh that's ok i was about to head home, Bye Peeta" then she walks off.
i turn back to Madge and say with a nervous laugh "so i guess I'm coming over to your place"
"Yeah come on" she says
Madge's house was really big. bigger than the other houses in town. Her room was on the second level near the drawing room. I though we were going to her room but instead she heads to the painting room. I'm surprised to see that all of the canvases are blank.
"You can paint if you want, i was going to the fitting room to have my reaping dress ready even though it's months away" she says then leaves the room.
i stand there looking at all the blank canvases and the expensive paint. i walk slowly to one of the canvases and i pick up a paintbrush and start painting.
i was just adding the final touch when someone knocks at the door. "Your a really good painter" Madge says.
"Thanks" i reply
"Can i see it?" she asks
"yeah sure". i step out of the way so she can see.
Madge lets out a little shock and says "It's beautiful"
it was a painting of the lake that Katniss showed me.
Madge takes it off the stand and gives it to me "Here you keep it"
I was about to protest but i didn't happy that i can actually keep the painting. usually when i paint at home my mum throws them away or sells them because she doesn't want me painting.
When Madge says i can leave i rush out of the room not because i wanted to get away from her but because i really wanted to see Katniss. I run on the path leading to the Seam clutching my painting as though it's the most valuable thing. When i reach her house I'm out of breath and I'm panting. I knock on the door hard. I was about to knock again when Katniss opens the door. "Peeta are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm just tired because i was running" i tell her
Katniss pulls me arm and makes me sit on the couch and she goes and gets me a drink of water. When she returns I'm back to normal. sort of. But i still take the glass of water she was offering me.
"What's that?" Katniss asks pointing to the canvas
"a painting i did at Madge's house" i reply
"Why were you at Madge's house?" she asks
"Because I'm her boyfriend" i say feeling my face turn red as i say this.
"oh right. can i see it"
i give her the canvas and wait for her reaction "Peeta it's beautiful. it's the lake i showed you isn't it?" she says amazed.
"Thanks. You have it" i say
Katniss looks at me to see if i was lying "Oh no Peeta i couldn't" she says giving me the canvas back.
i don't take it "no. i want you to have it" i say in a serious voice.
Katniss looks at me then she smiles and hugs me "Thank you so much Peeta!"
"No problem" i say happily.
I make my way back home and i go home.
"Hey Peeta you excited for the reaping?" my older brother Alex asks
"no. and anyways it's in a few months" i say
"i know, I'm just asking. because it's my last year to enter. I'm so happy" he says.
"Peeta come here!" i here my mum shout
i walk to the bakery and say " do you need help?"
"Yes i do could you get those loaves of bread and put them here" mum says
i do what she says but i was distracted by what Alex said and i didn't notice i was holding the bread into the coal. i was about to get a different loaf of bread but it was too late.
"Peeta you never learn do you. how many times to i have to tell you to watch what your doing. now look you burnt the bread now we have to make another one!" shouts mum and she hits me. i remember the first time she hit me.
i was only 10 years old i was looking through the drawers and i found a glass thing that looked very valuable i was examining it when Alex goes behind me and screams in my ear. i was so shocked i dropped the thing i was holding. it made a loud shatter as it fell to the floor. i was on the floor picking up the pieces when i heard someone come in.
"Peeta what happened?" mum asks. i was looking at this thing but then Alex comes and screams in my ear the i dropped the thing" i say pointing to the broken glass on the floor. My mum looks at it then her face turns red with anger. "Peeta do you know how much this thing is! it's the only thing left i have of my mum!" she screamed. then she did something i never imagined her doing. she hit me very hard and i remember very clearly that it stung and hurt.
"will you do this again!" mum asks me interrupting my thoughts
"no" i answer.
"good. you better not cause if you do i don't know know what i will do" she says
I walk up the stairs annoyed and i threw myself on my bed. I get my drawing book and start to sketch. I didn't know i fell asleep because one minute I'm sketching then the next Alex is waking me up "Peeta get up someone wants to see you".
"Fine I'm up" i said grumpily. i walk down the stairs and into the living room. I was expecting a friend from school but instead it was Gale.
"hi Peeta long time no see" says Gale when he sees me
"Yeah hi"
"So i was wondering if you wanted to come and hunt with Katniss and I tomorrow?" Gale asks
i though about what Prim had said to me earlier "Um yeah sure" i reply
Gale smiled "ok meet us at Katniss' house tomorrow at 9:00am"
"yep"
"ok bye see you tomorrow" Gale says as he walks out.
argh Alex woke me up because of this i thought. i walk up the stairs and lie down again falling asleep as my head hits the pillow.
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