a/n: T_T I KNOW I KNOW. THIS IS SO LATE I'M SORRY!

disclaimer: If I owned the Hunger Games, I'd be so happy.

HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY GUYS! MAY BUNNYMUND SEE TO IT THAT YOUR NEED FOR CHOCOLATE HAS BEEN FULFILLED.

so, things are really kicking in for Katniss and Peeta right now, and next chapter will be most probably meeting Snow and errthing about the record deal and all that jazz.

quote for upcoming chapters is... UNKNOWN !
"Your girlfriend is really hot, I mean, I'd tap that."

AND CUE HOT GRUMPY PEETY.

4 years ago.

I flop down onto the smooth blanket of grass in the backyard as Katniss approaches me, piled under a mountain of blankets and pillows. I can't help but chuckle at her disheveled form as she plops down beside me, smiling brightly under the light of the moon. She hands me a flashlight and a blanket and I smile brightly at her. Pulling out a pile of snacks behind me I hand her the jar of cookies. Her bright eyes light up cutely and she laughs, pulling me into a hug.

"Thanks Peeta!" she exclaims, after pulling away, digging her hand into the jar and grasping a cookie, shoving it into her mouth.

"Mmmm," she moans.

"Well, be careful, I don't want you to choke." I laugh, reaching for a cookie. She swats my hand away and hides the jar from my sight.

"They're mine!" she declares stubbornly. Raising my hands in surrender, I give up on snatching another cookie and lay back on the blanket, staring up at the pink and orange sunset sky.

A moment of silence washes over us, and the only sounds we hear are chewing noises from Katniss' mouth.

"Why do you chew really loudly?" I wonder aloud, the moment of wonder already long broken. OUt of the corner of my eye I see Katniss shrug and continue to reach into the glass jar for a third cookie.

"By the time we're eighteen, you're gonna be fat." I remark. She shrugs and continues to munch loudly on her cookies.

"Where do you think we're gonna be four years?" Katniss asks suddenly, her chewing becoming quieter as she swallows. Sitting up, I take a moment to think about it.

Where will we be in four years?

"I don't know," I decide after a minute's silence. Blinking against the yellow sky, I turn my gaze to Katniss.

"All I know is that wherever we'll be, I want to be with you." I say honestly. Uncalled for tears spring into Katniss' eyes and her bottom lip trembles.

"Promise?" she asks. I nod.

"Promise."

We spend the rest of the night pointing out fake constellations to each other, and by the time we fall asleep, the moon is high in the sky, and the jar of cookies is empty.

"I still can't believe this is happening Peeta," Katniss says, walking into the college dorm and grasping my hand with her hand and her small luggage rolling beside her.

"Yeah.." I absently agree, noticing the earthy colours and theme of the entire campus. I feel a squeeze in my hand and I look down to see Katniss smiling up at me. I smile back at her and pull her in tightly against me, kissing her forehead.

We make our way down to the dorm where Katniss has been assigned, and we pass a peaceful courtyard area. Everything is earthy and green here it seems.

That is what upsets me.

This place is perfect for Katniss. She absolutely loves the outdoors and this campus seems to have enough green but still look fresh and elegant. I'm afraid that this place might be too perfect for me to let Katniss leave behind.

This place will cultivate her talent, and I couldn't hold her back from something as beautiful as that.

"Peeta," Katniss breathes.

"Hmm?" I ask. Katniss loosens her grip on my hand lets go, moving closer to a colourful wall. My eyes shift upward and a giant mural of a forest is painted in the courtyard area. In the middle is a large oak tree, beautifully painted and I am in awe.

"It's so beautiful." Katniss remarks.

"It sure is." I say. "Whoever did this must be really talented."

Katniss' gaze shifts up to me and her hand falls back into mine.

"I bet you could do better."

We walk down a few hallways until we reach a front desk and Katniss approaches the lady sitting behind the counter.

"Hi, I'm here for the Orientation Program?" she asks politely, smiling at the lady. The lady pulls a pair of dainty glasses on and rolls her chair towards a computer, her ponytail swinging.

"Come over here sweetie," she says, motioning with her hands to walk over to the other side of the desk. Katniss walks around to the side with her luggage and I wander off to examine the campus further. It seems like this place is some sort of lobby or lounge or check in. The wall opposite the desk is a floor to ceiling glass wall. It looks into another courtyard. This one is more feminine looking, with pale pink cherry blossom trees billowing in the wind and sending tiny little buds onto the floor.

Someone slides up next to me, and he is an tall gray-hard man with stubble speckling his face. An awkward moment of silence passes before he speaks.

"Are you ah," he rubs the back of his neck. "here for the orientation program?" he asks.

"Oh no, my girlfriend is here for the program." I say.

"Ah."

Is he a pedophile? I wonder. Maybe he is. Aw no, what is a college doing letting pedophiles get inside?

Another awkward moment of silence washes over us again.

"You should very proud of your girlfriend. Only the top-notch students get in for that." he says knowledgeably.

"Yeah, I am proud of her." I say smiling.

"Do you know what courses she plans on taking?" he asks, his raspy voice echoing in the empty lobby.

"I think she's taking up some sort of animal nursing or something," I say unsurely. The man nods and sticks out his hand.

"I'm Mr. Heavensbee, I'm one of the professors here." he says, his hand still stuck out for me to shake.

"I'm Peeta Mellark," I say, shaking his hand firmly. He smiles politely at me.

"Do you mind if I get your autogaph?" his question puzzles me.

"M-my autograph?" why in the world would he want an autograph from me?

"My grand-daughter is a huge fan of you and Katniss Everdeen on YouTube.. I wanted an autograph for her, would that be alright with you?"

I am positively floored and am scared that my hand will be trembling too much to write straight.

"Of course! I'd be absolutely wonderful to!" Mr. Heavensbee smiles and pulls out a thick piece of paper from his briefcase.

The paper is quite plain itself so I am already wondering what I could do with it.

"If you don't mind Mr. Heavensbee, the paper is kind of plain, and I'd like to do something special with it, do you mind if I give it back to you maybe tomorrow morning?" I ask awkwardly. Mr. Heavensbee smiles broadly and looks ecstatic.

"Oh of course! Thank you, young man!" he exclaims patting me on the back. "My grand-daughter's name is Iris." he says. "I like you." he declares before walking towards the lobby doors.

"Just give it to the front desk once you're ready, and someone will hand it to me!" he calls over his shoulder.

"Will do!"

I smile, knowing that this will be one of the very first things I will do for a fan personally.

It's gonna be something special.

"So this will be your dormitory," the front desk lady named Wiress tells us nicely, and gestures to a door with the sign 'FD12' in steel lettering.

"This stands for Female Dorm 12 and you can opt for a room-mate or a single room, assuming you choose this school, but if all the dorms are full we may need to place another girl along with you in the room, would that be alright?" she asks.

"That'll be alright, Wiress, thank you." Katniss responds politely. Wiress pulls a silver key out from her pocket and hands it to Katniss.

"This'll be your room key, and there is a key-pad with a four-digit lock combo that you will use instead of the key. The key is just in case there's any troubles with the key-pad, and we ask not to share your combo with anyone other than a room-mate and we also ask that only you or someone else trusted and nearby to have the key." she explains.

"Alright."

"And is this your boyfriend? Or friend?" Wiress asks, gesturing to me.

"This is my boyfriend, Peeta." Katniss says, smiling at me.

"Nice to meet you, Wiress," I smile. Wiress smiles politely back at me in return.

"Now this is the female wing, and no boys are allowed in here past 7 o' clock whether they are from the school or not. And we ask that if you do bring in a guest from outside the school, that no more than four come at a time and that they pick up a visitor's pass on the way inside the school, m'kay?" Wiress explains.

Katniss nods in understanding. Wiress smiles and her a card-stock folder.

"This is everything else you'll need to know, about the school and the program and if you have any other questions or concerns don't be afraid to come ask me, alright?"

"Of course, thank you, Wiress." Katniss smiles.

Wiress smiles and nods and retreats back to the front door. Katniss struggles with balancing everything so I grab her luggage and pull behind me.

"Thanks," she grunts, fitting the key into the groove. The door swings open and the room is magnificent. A strip of glass is the window that looks into the courtyard and two queen beds are situated or either side of the room. The walls are a pale blue and a large mahogany desk is beside both beds. A large closet are on each side of the room and a TV is already mounted on the wall along with a mini-fridge on the floor beside it. All in all, it's a breathtaking room.

"Wow, this is awesome!" Katniss exclaims, running up to the bed and flopping down onto it and laughing.

"Oh Peeta the bed is comfy!" Katniss laughs. I smile and set her luggage down beside the bed and close the door quietly.

She giggles girlishly for a little bit wrapping the fluffy pillow around her head.

"What's the paper for?" Katniss asks, only just noticing the paper in my hands.

"Oh you're never gonna believe this," I explain what happened with Mr. Heavensbee and she looks so excited.

"No way!" she yells.

"Yes way!" I yell back, throwing a pillow onto her face.

"It's the first real thing we're gonna do for a fan, and I wanna make it special." I blush. Katniss smiles and grabs my face softly.

"Even if you sign it, it would be enough. But I think it's cute that you're doing this. And it's special for the both of us." Katniss says softly.

"I know." I sigh happily. "This place looks perfect for you, Kat. I don't know if I can let you give this thing up." I say worriedly.

"Hey," she soothes. "we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Right now, I wanna explore the campus and then crash into my new bed!" she giggles, bolting out of the door. I shake my head and set the paper down on her new desk and follow her to wherever she's gone.

wooooh.. okay so in summary, a flashback to a cutie pair of 14 year olds sweaty kids exchanging cookies and being innocent, Katniss meeting Wiress: the front desk lady, Peeta meets a nice slightly pedophilish man who turns out to be a professor and grand-father to a cute fan, Peeta wishes the college wasn't so cool and Katniss runs off to explore her new school.