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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!

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Chapter 6

Peeta's POV

I really hope Annie is going to be okay with Delly here after everything she has been through…and I hope Katniss is okay. I don't want her to worry too much about Annie or her safety…

'Sorry,' someone mumbles as they nudge into my shoulder, as I jog down the courtyard stairs. I decided that as I have a lot on my mind and it's a lovely day, I would go for a stroll around campus just to look around, as I haven't really seen a lot here yet.

I walk down a cobble-stoned path and admire the large outset that has been uncovered as I turn the corner. There is a large fountain, spraying water every-which-way, in the centre of the landscape. I see some benches in the corner, bubbly people chatting and laughing away as they sit on them. There are palm trees planted in a line along the edge of the grass which is located on the left, giving shade and good sun spots. I see another set of dorms in a large building up ahead and a few blocks that seem to be classrooms.

I am about venture further when I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn and see a small, smiling Annie behind me.

'Hey there, Peet! What ya' doing?' she asks, rocking back and forth on her heels. I smile back at her.

'Hey Ann, just walking around to get my bearings of the place.' I explain. She nods.

'Do you want to come and grab a coffee and a bite to eat with Finn, Kat and I?' she asks me, and I perk up at the mention of Katniss' name. I try to play it cool.

'Um…yeah, whatever.' I say, trying to sound casual. God, way to play it cool Peeta. I watch Annie smirk and give her a confused look.

'Come on, you know you really do care.' Annie pushes, laughing. I blush but keep it in. Calmmm…..

I shake my head. 'Anyway, are we going to go or what?' I ask, shrugging my shoulders. She just laughs once more before turning on her heel and walking back the way we came.

I follow her and run through in my head what I will say to Katniss. Maybe a 'hi', no no, to distant. Maybe a 'hey', to everydayish. Or maybe a simple 'hello', no no-one says that anymore. Maybe-

'Peeta!' someone shouts, bringing me back to reality. I look up and see Katniss, waving a hand in front of my face, trying to hold in a laugh. I blush and look down. WHAT DO I SAY?!

'Um…hi.' I say quietly. NO, I wasn't going to say that one. TOO DISTANT!

'Hi,' she laughs. 'Are you ok there?'

I just nod and try to get myself together. I finally look up and see that Annie and Finn are standing behind Katniss cracking up. I glare at them and turn back to Katniss.

'Um…shall we go then?' I ask her.

She nods but looks at me suspiciously. I let her walk ahead with Annie whilst I pull Finn aside.

'I could've used some help back there.' I whisper harshly.

'Way to play it smooth, all you had to do was say 'wassup'.' He says, smirking. I hit him and watch as he stumbles close to Katniss, screeching as he knocks into her. I hold my breath to stop the laughter as he tumbles onto the floor, grabbing a random guy with him.

'Oi! Watch it, what are you doing?' the guy moans as he gets up and pushes Finn off him. Finn gets up and dusts himself off.

'Sorry Jason, wasn't looking where I was going.' Finn apologises.

'My name is Sanjay.' He states, stomping his foot, before walking off, grumbling stuff to himself.

'Awkward,' I sing in a high-pitched voice and watch as Annie and Katniss laugh.

'Yeah, thanks. I guess my Sociology partner doesn't like me anymore.' He says as he walks over to the rest of us.

'Guys I'm thirsty,' Annie moans, agitated. We all turn back to the path and carry on walking.

'Look there it is,' Annie says pointing to the stall up ahead, 'since Peeta pushed Finn, him and I will go get the drinks, you guys go take a spot on the grass.' Annie says, looking between Katniss and Finn. They nod and turn before walking off towards the spot underneath a willow tree.

I turn to Annie. 'Right, do you want to go halves?' I ask her. She nods and we walk towards the stall that stands a couple of metres in front.

'Hi, what can I get you guys today?' the guy behind the counter says in a forced, happy expression. I grin.

'Hi there, can I get one latte. One cappuccino. One Americano…' I start then turn to Annie. She thinks. 'And a hot chocolate please,' she says smiling.

'Anything else, snacks at all?' He asks.

'Um…I guess we'll take a packet of those.' I say, pointing to one of the many packets of crisps that sit behind the counter. He nods and gets to work, setting out the take-away cups.

'So, how did you get stuck working here?' I ask. He turns and lets the fake smile drop.

'Urgh…half-way through your first semester you get appointed a job here. I guess I got stuck behind this shitty counter. I guess it's better than some of the jobs,' he says turning back to the machine in front of him. I nod.

I turn to where Finn and Katniss are sitting and see they are laughing. She looks beautiful when she is laughing, and I didn't even notice the dress she is wearing. She looks so-

'-admit it.' Annie states, jolting me.

'Huh?' I say and turn to her, shaking the picture of Katniss out of my head.

She smirks. 'Katniss. Admit that you like her.' She says, looking at me with that…'look'.

I sigh, she broke me down. 'Fine, I may like Katniss…just a little bit.' I say gesturing a tiny measurement with my fingers. She squeals and starts doing a little dance. I hold her shoulders. 'You can't tell anyone, especially Katniss.' I demand, knowing what Annie can do. She nods and smiles brightly at me.

'Do you know how happy I am at the moment? Both my best friends have admitted to liking each-'she suddenly stops. My head shoots up in her direction and I move closer.

'What?' I ask. She just keeps her eyes wide and turns back to the counter.

'Oh look, the drinks are ready. Here you go,' she says slapping down a dollar bill before grabbing two drinks and literally scuttling away towards the grass.

I watch as she passes the others their drinks then look up at me cautiously. I give her and look but she pretends not to see it. What did she mean? What was she about to say? Urgh….

'Um…that will be $7.80 please, mate.' He says, looking at me expectantly. I dig through the change in my pocket then add it to Annie's bill.

'Keep the change,' I say distantly as I grab the last two drinks and walk to the grass myself.

As I get further I hear him call, 'yeah thanks, I can totally get something worth my while with 20 cents.' He says, his words dripping with sarcasm. I smirk to myself.

I see them look up as the grass crunches under my feet. 'God you took long,' Finn says, reaching for his drink.

'Yeah, you're welcome.' I say and hand him his drink.

'Oh yeah, thanks.' He says quickly before gulping down half of it.

I place the drink on the floor, and sit next to it, placing my backpack next to me. Katniss turns to me.

'Yeah, thanks Peeta.' She says smiling sweetly at me, making me lose myself in her eyes.

'Hey, I bought that!' Annie argues.

I look up. 'No, you contributed. I paid most of it.' I retort.

She gasps. 'You were to busy checking out Kat here to care.' She spills then immediately looks down. I blush and don't dare look at her. ANNIE! How could she?!

'Woah woah, stop. Wait, what?' Finn says, and then turns to me.

I look to him and see he is looking at me with a ghost smirk on his lips. I just look back down and absorb the awkward silence.

I hear a cough, and know it belongs to Finn. 'Well…um. If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.' He sings, trying to get us to join in. We all turn to look at him.

'Finn, sometimes I really worry about you.' I say and watch as he looks hurt. We all just laugh.

'Well, if you don't want my singing, guess I will just save it for someone who does,' he says, crossing his arms.

'Ok, you do that.' Katniss says, causing Annie to smirk. I feel the tension start to rise and disappear but I still keep my eyes off Katniss, knowing my blush is still there.

'Come on Annie, you know you love my singing.' Finn says, looking at Annie.

Annie blushes. 'Yeah, I do.' She says before leaning in to give him a kiss on the nose, when he suddenly turns and makes hers lips join onto his. They kiss passionately. I groan.

'Guys, can you not.' I say and shit in my seat, feeling the awkwardness start to reappear. I turn to Katniss and se she is watching me in humour. I turn back to them.

'Please do this in your own time.' I say, hoping they will stop. But do they. No.

What do I do? Carry on making small-talk to Katniss? Get up and leave?

'Um…we're going to go.' Katniss says, causing me to turn to her. She is watching them as if she expects them to turn back to us. They don't. By now they are lying on the ground, full on kissing.

'Yeah, let's go.' Katniss says, getting up and watching me expectantly. I stand up. I still can't really look at her…

'Um…so where exactly are we going?' I ask her as we walk in a random direction. She shrugs.

'I don't know. I just had to get away from those two.' She says, gesturing behind us. I nod. Suddenly an idea pops in my head.

'I have to finish my History Essay; we could go to the library and check it out?' I elaborate. She turns to me and nods.

'Yeah, I have to finish some Physics, might as well.' She says. I nod and we start to walk back towards the main building. I had been there once before but I haven't actually been inside.

'I think it's in there.' I say pointing to the room ahead. She nods and we walk towards it, before walking into a room of complete silence.

'Yep, this is it.' I whisper, causing her to laugh.

We sit at one of the desks that are lined up against many bookshelves in the far corner. I turn and see computers in the right corner and crème couches in the middle of the floor with a bean bag sitting next to it. There are only a few people in here, a few teachers on the computers and then I freeze when I see Delly walk through the same doors we did a minute ago.

I spin around and beg that she doesn't see me. I look up and see Katniss looking at me weirdly.

'What are you doing?' she whispers, as she fishes out papers from her bag.

I put a finger on my lip and point behind me but freeze again when I hear footsteps behind me and Katniss' eyes turn to slits.

'Peeta, great to see you!' I hear someone whisper loudly.

I turn slowly and put on a fake smile. 'Hi Delly.'

She smiles brightly. I take in what she is wearing. She is in a short, tight dress that is luminous pink and has 5-inch heels on. God…

'Who's that?' she asks, as if disgusted. I turn and see Katniss watching her with no emotion.

'This is Katniss, my friend. Katniss this is Delly.' I inform them. Delly looks back to Katniss and her eyes turn evil.

'Why are you hanging out with this bitch?' she says, looking her up and down. Katniss is about to stand up but I do before her.

'Don't talk to Katniss like that; she is one of the nicest people I know.' I state and watch as Delly's face looks even more deluded.

'But…look at her.' She says. I step forward, closer to Delly.

'Delly, seriously piss off. I am not going to have you torment another one of my friends,' I tell her calmly. She steps back and looks me in the eyes.

She grunts then stomps off without saying a word.

I breathe out and turn around to see Katniss looking at me in awe. I smile at her. 'What?' I ask, walking back to the table.

'Thanks.' She says. I shake my head. She smiles at me and blushes.

'No-one has ever stuck up or me before.' She says, looking down at her feet. I look at her in surprise.

'Really? Well, I guess you are going to have to get used to it then.' I say shrugging and watch as something flashes through her eyes. She shakes her head, but keeps the smile there.

She then suddenly looks at her watch. 'Oh, I think I should be heading back, it's getting late and we have early classes in the morning.'

I nod and start to pack my stuff p. 'I'll walk you back.' She smiles and grabs her bag.

We start to walk back across campus in the dusk, creating a magical atmosphere. Too quickly we get back to her dorm and she stops, before turning to me.

'Thanks again for today. That was really kind of you.' She says and blushes. I smile and shake my head.

'It was nothing. Anyone would have done it.' I shrug. She smiles once more before leaning in. My heart starts to beat faster, and adrenaline pumps through my veins. Is this the moment I have been waiting for?

I am frozen and can't move. But I watch as she gets closer then softly place her lips against my cheek. The skin there tingles and fizzes with energy. I can feel myself getting hot in the face. She leans back to quickly and smiles, a blush on her cheeks as well.

'Well…night.' She says awkwardly.

I still can't speak my feet but raise my hand and wave her goodbye. She opens the door ands gives me one last, before closing it and leaving me in the dim, empty hallway.

I sigh and bring my hand up to where her lips had been a second ago. I smile and trudge back to my dorm with one thought going through my head.

Katniss had just kissed me….sort of!

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