AN: Hey guys, hope you have enjoyed the start of the story with the basics and everything. There has been a mix-up. It was said that Gale and Madge were going out in the first one and then Madge has just been described as a bystander in the second, so Gale is single and Madge is at the moment a no-one basically. Anyway, please review this chapter and follow us. Here are the pairings if you were interested: Katniss/Peeta Jo/Gale Annie/Finnick Cato/Clove. Please PM or review tips and improvements that you think we should make. Thanks R&R ;)
Summary: Katniss is now attending the college of her dreams after graduating from high school. She is only going to college to learn because she thinks that love is just another emotion. What happens when she meets the blue eyed boy who changes her mind on the first day? And what happens when the gang all go out to Peeta's Family Cottage for summer and forgotten memories occur? EVERLARK OCC!
Disclaimer: We do not own the Hunger Games or any of the characters that are included in this story...if we did there would be so much more of Katniss and Peeta and Jo and Gale would get together. And Finn wouldn't die and would actually meet his baby and then he and Annie would be happily married and a proper family. Oh and Prim wouldn't die :D
Chapter 3
Katniss' POV
'So when are you planning to do the assignment?' Annie asks me, as her, Jo and I walk away from the Art room and towards the lounge where we are meeting Clove.
'Tonight in our dorm, what about you?' I ask her.
She nods as if to say 'same'. I smile and turn to face forwards, catching my first glimpse of the lounge.
It is a large room, with many tables and chairs and sofas in. There is a TV screen on the left that is playing soundless music at the moment. And there is also a pool table in the right corner where a few guys are surrounding it, teasing each other on their insolence.
I smile when I realise that this so going to be the best few years ever.
'Over here,' I hear Clove shout from a couch in the corner.
We walk towards her and greet her with warm smiles.
'So, how was English?' I ask her with a smirk as I jump down into a seat beside Annie, sitting opposite Jo and Clove who are slung across the seat that circles us.
She groans and tugs at the hair on her head.
'Can we please talk about anything but English? I've thought enough of 'Romeo, oh Romeo, how art thaugh Romeo'.' She mimics, making us laugh.
I slump further into the couch and let my bag slip onto the floor.
'Well, I learnt that Katniss has a crush on our little Peetie.' Jo tells them, making me blush and look down.
'Um...not really.' I retort.
They all snort and scoff. 'You can so tell.' Annie says.
I sulk. 'I like him as a friend...' I say emphasising the word 'friend'.
They all nod. 'Sure...' Clove says sarcastically.
I glare at her. 'So, how are you 'beautiful'?' I tease, using Cato's term.
She blushes and throws her pen at me.
'Shut up, he was just trying to annoy me,' she reassures us.
I nod. 'Oh okay, I just thought I saw you blush when he said that.' I say, pretending to think.
She throws another pen at me. 'Anyway, I found out that Gale is single,' she says as we all turn to look at Jo.
She blushes and glares at us. 'What?'
We all wink at her. 'You know what.' We reply getting a darker blush.
'We are friends. Nothing more.' She exclaims, studying her fingernails.
We all laugh.
'Well, I did warn you all that Finn's friends were hot,' Annie teases, awarding three death glares from Jo, Clove and I.
She laughs. 'I'm joking. But seriously...you all have some humungous crushes on them, it's so obvious.'
I blush at the thought of Peeta. His smile...his eyes, his hair, the way it flows over his forehead and down in front of his entrenchers of eyes. His dimples on the side of his luscious, kissable, lips...
'Katniss!' someone shouts.
I shake my head a blink repeatedly, knocking myself back to reality.
'Yes, hi.' I say and look around my friends to see they have humorous looks on them.
'What?' I ask them.
Jo turns to Clove. 'She has it bad...'
This makes me blush as I know they are talking about Peeta. I throw the two pens Clove threw at me, at Jo and watch as she turns to me.
'What, it's the truth?
'Let's play a game,' Annie says.
Clove claps her hands and sits up, crossing her legs. 'I love games.'
I laugh and sit up as well and watch as Annie thinks of a game.
'Would you rather.' Annie decides, turning to each of us to see us all nod.
She smiles gleefully.
'I'll start.' She then looks around us and smiles mischievously at Jo.
'Jo,' Jo sighs and sits up, listening eagerly, 'would you rather...shag Gale or Peeta?' Annie asks, finishing the question with a giggle.
I stare at her contently and watch as she looks down and blushes a shade crimson.
'Gale.' She whispers, barely audible.
We all laugh and Clove nudges her and winks.
'Right, my go.' Jo says and claps her hands together and looks around all of us, choosing her victim. Her eyes land on me...shit!
'Kat,' I roll my eyes, 'would you rather...make out with Peeta or Finn?' she asks, emphasising Peeta's name.
I try to make it out like it's not a big deal. 'Peeta.' I say simply and watch as Jo winks at me and I break down and blush.
They all laugh, 'so indenile.' Jo says through laughs.
I scowl at her and listen as we go through many other questions on the guys ending up with Clove having said Cato most of the time, Jo having said Gale all the time, and Annie of course sticking with Finn.
'So, I see Katniss has chosen Peeta for every question so far...coincidence?' Annie asks the others with a smirk in her voice.
I glare at her and sit as I watch the others laugh and wink at me.
'Fine, one more question. Would you rather...do the deed with Cato or Peeta?' I look down and know I have been caught out here.
'Sorry, I didn't hear your answer,' Clove says sarcastically, leaning closer.
I sigh. 'Peeta.' I say soundlessly.
And I swear...I die inside when I hear movement behind me.
'Hey guys,' I hear a voice say, which makes my heart beat faster than it already was.
I clench my eyes shut and hope he didn't hear what I had just said.
'Are you okay?' I hear him ask from next to me.
I open my eyes to see the others are red form holding in their laughs and that I am crossing my legs and holding my face in my hands.
I cough and sit up straight and see that he is standing by the edge of my sofa, watching us as if we are mad.
'Yeah, just...tired.' I answer nervously.
I see that he looks concerned so I add a small smile at the end.
His face finally softens slightly and he gives me a smile back that makes me glad that I'm sitting down because it weakens my knees.
'Um...Clove, will you come and help me find my earring, I lost it in Art?' Annie asks, holding one of her ears.
Clove turns to her with a confused expression, but Annie gives her wide eyes and she agrees. They stand and scuttle off in the complete wrong way of the Art room.
I look back to Peeta who looks extremely confused at what is going on.
He looks so cute when he is confused, his forehead has these mini creases on that-
I feel someone nudge me and look up to see it was Jo.
'What?' I ask her.
'You were staring at him.' She says and smirks.
I look down and blush, then look up and see Peeta has a ghost of a smile on his face, making him look even hotter.
'Anyway...I should get going. Things to do, people to see.' Jo says jumping up, giving me a wink. Peeta catches it.
'Where? Who?' I ask cockily, perking my eyebrows up.
She glares at me and pokes her head in Peeta's direction with wide eyes.
'Oh...you know...' she trails and then runs off.
I watch her and feel Peeta's eyes burning into the side of my face.
'What was all that about?' he asks laughing lightly, throwing himself into the seat next to me.
I shrug and laugh.
'Guess I just got the weirdest roommates.' I tell him with a small smile.
He laughs again and sighs.
'So...you knew Gale before?' He asks, with a kind of unsteady tone.
I nod and swallow, trying to get the lump out of my throat.
'Yeah, I met him when I was 12, we were in History Class and he saved my arse.' I tell him, going back to the day that Gale and I met.
I walk into my new history room and search the seats for a free one. I spot one and head towards it, savouring it as it is in the back where I prefer to be.
When I am about to slide into the seat a girl with blonde hair and way too much make-up for a 12 year old, comes and pushes my stuff onto the floor and sits in my seat.
I stare at her and watch as she looks down at my things.
'You going to pick them up?' she asks me.
I scowl at her and am about to pick them up when two hands do it for me.
I look up and see a boy my age, with tanned skin and grey eyes placing the books on the table opposite.
I smile. 'Thanks.'
He smiles back, and then it wipes off his face when he turns to the girl in my seat.
'Sophie, move.' He says sternly.
She looks up at him in surprise and narrows her eyes.
'Why should I? This little girl needs to learn that this is my seat.' She says, turning to me with an evil grin.
He sighs.
'Move or I'll make you.' He says, stepping closer to her.
She panics and stands up.
'Why are you defending her Gale?' Sophie says to 'Gale'.
Gale turns to me and smiles. 'She didn't do anything to you and she seems...alright.' he says and gestures for me to sit where Sophie just was.
I smile at him nervously and take a seat, hoping there isn't a catch to this.
Sophie grunts and storms to the front of the class and takes a seat next to the school nerd.
I turn back to Gale.
'Thanks, you didn't have to. I would have been fine sitting next to Jake.' I tell him.
He shakes his head. 'It's OK, someone needed to stand up to her and her schemish ways.' He chuckles.
I laugh and put my hand out.
'I'm Katniss, and I'm guessing your Gale.' I say to him as he shakes my hand firmly.
He nods.
'I think we will get along just fine...' he grins and takes the seat next to me.
'Katniss?' Peeta says in a raised voice. I shake my head a blink. I then notice how close we are and blush.
He blushes as well and leans back.
'Sorry,' he murmurs.
I shake my head and try to get what could have happened out of my system.
You don't like him...do you? You can't. But you can...
'So...' I say awkwardly.
'I want to know more about you Katniss.' He suddenly says to me.
I lean back and give him a scared look. He laughs.
'I am not a stalker; I just want to know...who is Katniss Everdeen?'
I laugh and lean forwards again.
'Well, the first thing you should know is...my full name is Katniss Joy Everdeen and my family mean the world to me.' I tell him and watch as he smiles sweetly, causing my heart rate too quicken its pace again.
I breathe out slowly, trying to calm down. 'I have my Mum and my Dad at home with my sister Prim who is 13.' I watch as a pained expression crosses his face when I talk about them, but ignore it.
'I also love hunting.' I tell him and now it's his turn to lean back and look scared.
I laugh and shake my head, 'I mean animals, not humans' I tell him.
He leans back closer again and laughs. 'Knew that,' he points out.
'I am handy with a bow. I love the outside. I am 19 and my birthday is on 18th July. I guess you could say that I love coffee more than you probably should,' I add with a chuckle, 'and I'm single.' I drop in and mentally scowl myself for it.
I watch as his eyes light up just that bit lighter when I say this.
I must have imagined this...
'What about you Peeta Mellark, who are you?' I ask him, trying t push the subject away from me.
He looks down and thinks for a moment before joining our eyes again in that beautiful chain.
'Well...my name is Peeta Aaron Mellark. I am 19; my birthday is on 22nd of February. I always sleep with my window half-open because I think the sound of the wind and nature sends me to sleep. I always double-knot my shoe-laces just to be on the safe-side. I don't have any sugars in my tea or coffee because I find that it tastes nicer that way,' I stick my tongue out and make sick noises.
He laughs and nudges me. The sudden touch makes a spark rise in my belly and my skin tingle and heat up. I blush and look down, not daring to think what I must look like.
'Are you OK?' he asks and I look up through my eyelashes to see he is also blushing, but has moved back a bit, thinking he has made me uncomfortable.
I look up fully and nod. 'Yeah,' I reply and shuffle closer to him, causing him to stare at me abruptedly.
'Carry on.' I say, as if what just happened never did.
He shakes his head lightly and breathes out.
'Tell me about your family.' I prolong him.
He shoulders suddenly drop and his eyes glaze over, causing my heart to twist and crack lightly in my chest.
'You-you don't have to.' I manage out, through the large lump in my throat.
He looks down at his hands that are strung together in his lap. I watch as his head softly shakes back and forth as I to say 'no'.
'I-I...it was hard.' He whispers. I lean closer to him.
'What was hard, Peeta?' I ask him slowly so that he can process.
He sighs and looks up. I catch as small tear that rolls down his left cheek and reach out to wipe it away but he beats me to it.
'I...when I was younger, around 10, my Mother...she used to get very depressed and when me or my brothers did something wrong we used to s-set her off. She used to-to...' he trails.
'Used to what, Peeta?' I ask, urging him to carry on.
He looks up and into my eyes that are now very close to his and licks his lips making them moist. His breathe tickles my cheeks and I watch as his eyes flicker down to my lips many times before he looks back into my eyes.
Peeta starts to lean closer to me on the sofa, so our knees are touching, when we hear a cough.
I jump back and see that Annie and Finn are standing behind the sofa, holding hands, with humour on their faces.
'Um...Annie forgot her bag.' Finn states awkwardly.
I look down to Peeta who is watching me with intense eyes, which have gone dark blue.
Wow...they turn me on...
'Katniss!' I hear someone shout. I look up to see Annie is shouting at me.
'Yeah?' I ask confused.
'You're sitting on my bag...' she says disguising her laugh with a cough.
I look down and, in fact, see a backpack under me.
I stand up and let her receive it before pulling Finn away from us.
I turn back to Peeta to see he is raking his hands through his hair that now looks sexy with his worried face.
'Katniss...I-...' he says and doesn't finish. 'I-...' he starts again but doesn't finish. He stares at me for a few minutes before rushing out the door Annie and Finn did a minute ago.
I stare after him and try to work out what just happened.
Peeta was telling me about him...something happened with his mother...we almost kissed...Annie and Finn interrupted...he ran off. WE ALMOST KISSED!
I can't help but do a little dance around the couch towards my bag that is by the opposite sofa, on the floor.
I then stop when I realise that Peeta ran out all flustered.
I turn back towards the door.
I wonder what happened?!
I should find out...and see what that moment even meant...
AN: Hey guys, I wrote this chapter pretty late at night so I'm sorry for spelling mistakes and wrong word terms. I am so tired but I finished it. What did you think of this chapter? Good? Bad? OK? REVIEW! Please follow and PM us for more information on the story. Thanks R&R ;) xxx