I'm so so sorry for not updating earlier i've just had a a problem with my emails trying to get my edited version of this chapter from my editor but it's all fixed now so on with the story...

Peeta POV

Yesterday I had the day off to help my parents in the bakery. We had a big order for Mayor Undersee. He was having some kind of banquet of different breads and cheeses. I had to leave Katniss at school by herself, which I feel so bad about doing, but my parents wouldn't let me out of the house until the order was complete. The next day at school I walk up the hallway towards my next class, English. As soon as I walk into the classroom I notice Katniss' hair is out today and she never has it out. She normally has it in her normal braid and she looks even more beautiful than before.

"Hey beautiful, I like your hair down." I say sitting down at the desk next to her.

"Thanks." she says blushing and I reach over to put her hair behind her ear so I can see more of her blushing cheeks which makes her smile. "Have you done any more of the assignment?" shit I totally forgot about that, I'm going to have to sacrifice tonight to do some of this damn assignment.

"Yeah, but I left the work at home. Sorry."

"Oh ok, well we'll just work on from where you finished."

For the rest of the lesson we get most of our assignment done thank god, but I can't let her down by not doing my part of this. I would never think of letting her down. After class we head into the lunch room and we sit down at Katniss' table.

"So, guess who I had a talk with yesterday?" she says.

"Who?"

"Your old fuck buddy, Orchid."

"Really? What did you guys talk about?"

"You."

"Me? Why was she talking to you… about me?"

"Well, she started to act all nice which made me think she wanted something and she did.

She told me to stay away from you because you are hers."

"What! Why would she do that? We didn't even date. I didn't even know she had feelings for me."

"Neither did I. I thought you guys were just fuck buddies. But she came over to me and said to stay away from her man and to not take you away from her and to stay out of her way from making you hers."

"Don't worry about her, I don't want her and I'll tell her to stay away from you. Just stick with me and I'll keep you safe from anyone."

"Ok, but I don't need you to keep me safe I can keep myself perfectly safe especially from her."

"I know, but I still want to keep you safe from people threatening you."

"Alright I'll let you be my hero." she says nudging my shoulder with hers.

"Now I'm going to go and find her and have a chat with her. You stay here and I'll probably be back in 5 minutes."

"Ok don't be too long."

I head over to Orchids lunch table and spot her all over some guy. Why is she all over someone else if she wants me? I guess she is still the same old slut of the school.

"Orchid can I talk to you… privately." I say standing behind her and taping on her shoulder.

"Ah sure… I'll be right back." she says to the guy and I walk out of the lunch room so we are well away from her group of friends with her following behind me.

"So have you decided you want me now?" she says pushing me up against a wall and starting to stroke her hand up and down my chest.

"No, I came over here to tell you that Katniss told me what you two were talking about yesterday. I wanted to tell you I don't want you so leave Katniss alone… ok?" I say as she leans up to my ear.

"Oh baby, you know you want me deep… deep down you know you do" she says seductively in my ear while her hand starts sliding down to my dick.

"No… I-I can't" I say closing my eyes and I start to imagine all the times we had sex. Then I start to think of Katniss and how I love her and I will never hurt her. "No stop" I say pushing her hand away from me and she stands back. "Look Orchid I don't want us to have casual sex anymore. I'm done with that"

"Baby, you know we were always meant for each other. I want us to start dating."

"Are you not hearing what I'm saying? Orchid… I don't want to be with you, I don't want to date you and I don't want to have sex with you. I'm sorry if I sound mean but there will never be me and you together."

"I'm not giving up on you Peeta." she says walking back into the lunch room. Great now she is going to be after me. I hope she doesn't get in the way of me and Katniss. I start to walk back to mine and Katniss' lunch table and I see her sitting there waiting for me when Madge Undersee coming towards me as if she wants to talk to me.

"Hey Peeta, how have you been?"

"Fine thanks, but I have to get back to my table." I say as I start to walk back towards Katniss but she grabs my arm and turns me around, so she is looking straight at Katniss. Is she trying to make Katniss jealous or something?

"No, I want to talk to you for a while."

"Uhm ok… why?"

"Because you're such a nice guy and I just want to see how you have been and what you have been up to." she says sliding her hand up and down my arm squeezing my muscles. This is just getting a bit weird.

"Oh thanks, well I haven't done much. I've mostly just been at home helping in the bakery."

"That's nice, I like how you always help your parents out." she says getting closer to me. I roam around the room to see if anyone if watching us and I see someone in the back of the room giving me the dirtiest look. It's Gale and he obviously still has feelings for Madge.

"Yeah well I really have to go now. Uh… I have to go see a teacher… urgently." I say pulling away but this time she has a grip on both of my arms and pulls me towards her face, pushing our lips together. My eyes stay open in shock and I can see her looking over my shoulder, probably staring at Katniss and over Madge's shoulder I can see Gale crushing something in his hands.

"Hey, get away from my man!" Orchid says pushing Madge and my face away from one another's.

"Since when was he your man?"

"He has been for a long time. So get your filthy hands off him." Orchid says pushing Madge's hands off me.

"Don't talk to me like that slut." she says very loud which a teacher overhears.

"Girls, girls you have no reason to be fighting. Go back to your tables or you can come with me to the principal's office." he says as both girls walk back to their tables giving each other a dirty look. "That means you too buddy." he says to me and I walk back towards Katniss, still in shock over what Madge did and what just happened between her and Orchid.

"Did you see?"

"Yep, I sure did."

"You know it was only to make you jealous since she thinks you got with her boyfriend. Maybe she thinks we have a thing so she thought of hurting you back by kissing me."

"But we don't have a thing, and I'm not jealous." I can tell she is jealous.

"Well even though we aren't, you know she forced herself on me and I didn't push myself away from her because I was in shock and she was griping onto my arms so tight."

"Don't worry, you don't need to explain it." she says just as the bell rings. "Come on let's get to class." she says getting up and so do I then we walk to our next classes.

Ooooh Madge is getting payback! What did you guys think? Next chapter will be up in 3 - 4 days I promise! And I want to thank LaccrosePunk1 for her review I love that you love my story and I feel awesome when people give me awesome reviews like that not that anyone else didnt give me awesome reviews I just wanted to thank her and her kind words and for writing all that with a broken hand :) xxx I have also come up with another story which is exciting so it means after this story is finished I am going to continue writing because I think Katniss & Peeta need more stories about them and I love writing about them. But I'm only going to tell you about it at the end of this story so keep reading to find out because I could be putting hints up on the next chapters :)