Ahh! I'm sorry :( When I said that Annie kissed Finnick and Katniss got jealous it wasn't because she likes Finnick. Remember that quote in the book that said she was jealous of what Finnick and Annie have? That's what I was trying to do! Sorry if we wrote it wrong! :O I'm also sorry that I haven't written anything in a long time. I guess I just haven't really been feeling it lately. So Azalea wrote this one! :P Review please!
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It's finally third period, which means that I'll get to see Katniss again. I can't explain why I'm always so excited to see her, but honestly, I'm not complaining either. It's almost like my mood goes up just from being around her. I can literally feel my eyes light up when I walk into English and see her sitting at her desk. I walk right up to her and kneel down next to her desk.
"Hey," she says, scooting over to the right side of the chair. "Wanna sit?"
"Sure," I say, squeezing in next to her. "So, what happened with Madge and Gale?"
"I don't know," she says, shrugging. "It was a fun surprise, though. One minute, I was washing my hands, and the next, Hurricane Madge was attacking me."
"An analogy and personification. Fantastic." She gives me a look. "What? We are in English class!"
"Wow," she says, chuckling. "Anyway..."
"I just hope Madge and Gale fix this quickly."
"Me, too," she sighs. "I hate drama. And crying. And Madge had both of those things going this morning."
"You know I've always loved that about you."
"What?"
"You're so obvious about how much you care about people," I say sarcastically.
"Oh, shut it." She laughs.
I watch her as she opens her books, still smiling. After a few seconds, she looks up, which makes me look away.
"What?" she asks. "Is there something on my face?"
"No," I say.
"Then, what?"
I stay quiet for a few seconds, trying to come up with an answer.
"Oh, Peeta," she says, leaning toward me. "Are you entranced by my beauty? Am I just that beautiful?"
I stare at her for a moment, my mouth hanging open. I have absolutely no idea what to say. But then, she starts laughing to show that she was joking, so I follow her lead.
"Obviously," I reply, still laughing with her.
But the worst part is, I actually mean it.
Katniss POV
"Get it!" Gale yells. "Katniss, get it!"
"What?"
Bang!
The volleyball hits me right in the head, sending me to the floor. I let out a yell and bring my hand to my forehead. Maybe I should actually pay attention next time.
"Are you okay?" he asks, kneeling down next to me. I nod, and he turns to a girl who is watching us from the other side of the net. "What the hell, Johanna?"
"Oops, my bad," she says, still snickering.
"Dammit, Johanna," Gale mutters.
"I'm fine, Gale."
"Katniss, you have a huge bump on your head. You need an ice pack."
He turns around looking for Boggs, one of the coaches. Boggs sighs and gestures for us to go. And with that, Gale helps me up and walks with me to the nurse's office.
"Sorry I missed it," I mutter.
"Doesn't really matter."
I wait until we reach the empty hallways to ask him what I've been waiting to ask all day.
"So, what happened with Madge?"
"Nothing." He sighs.
"Oh, come on. Something happened."
"Nothing happened," he says exasperatedly. "We're still just friends."
"No offense, but seriously, Gale?"
"I know... I just wanna think about it a little first."
"You better think about it fast," I mutter. "That girl was a wreck this morning."
"Well, what about you?"
"What about me?" I give him a confused look, which makes him smirk.
"You're not fooling me with any of that 'best friend' crap." He chuckles. "Frankly, you guys aren't fooling any of us."
"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask defensively.
"It means..." He laughs again. "Never mind. Just forget it."
Peeta POV
"We're still just friends." Madge sighs quietly. "He said he needs time to think."
"Don't worry," I say. "I'm sure he'll come around."
"Thanks." She smiles slightly. Her eyes light up as if she's just come up with an idea, and her smile widens. "I'm sure she will, too."
"Who?" I ask.
She gives me a knowing look and raises her eyebrows, and suddenly, I know who she's talking about. I feel my face heating up, but I force out a laugh.
"We're just friends."
"Mhm, sure," she says, returning her attention to her Latin book. "Are you sure it's not... amare?"
Unfortunately, I don't have time to respond because the teacher begins to talk. The entire class becomes quiet, and I just sit there, trying not to let Madge's words get to me.
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I sit waiting at the lunch table. I'm always here first. Madge always has to go to her locker, Gale and Katniss still have to change because they were just in Gym, Delly is sitting with a group of giggling freshman girls, and Annie and Finnick are probably at Annie's locker, seeing how far they can go before it's considered a PDA. I shudder slightly at the thought. At least, they don't do it in front of us anymore. That was just awkward.
"Hey."
I turn at the sound of her voice and smile as she sits next to me.
"Hey..." My smile fades as I look at her forehead. "What happened?"
"Oh, nothing. Just a little volleyball massacre," she says sarcastically.
"Does it hurt?" I ask, reaching up to touch her face.
"No, not there. But if you go up a little bit, it probably will." She chuckles. "Anyway, you'll be happy to know that Gale avenged me while I was in the nurse's office."
"Damn straight," Gale mutters as he comes up behind us.
I pull my hand away from Katniss's face quickly, as if I had just been caught at the scene of a crime. Gale raises his eyebrow while Katniss laughs. I try to play it off like I was just surprised because I didn't know Gale was there. But he just keeps giving me that knowing look. He just has to keep making it difficult for me.
"Um, how did you avenge her?" I ask, trying to get myself out of the spotlight.
"It was pretty awesome," he says, taking the hint. "I got Johanna right in the back of her head when she wasn't looking. You should have seen her, it was great."
I roll my eyes, but I can't help but laugh with them. When I look up, I see Gale look down with an uncomfortable look in his eyes. I don't understand why until Madge sits down next to him.
"Hey, Madge," Katniss says, trying to break the awkward silence.
"Hey," she says, smiling a little.
"New record!"
I almost fall out of my chair as Annie practically yells in my ear. She giggles and sits down, closely followed by Finnick.
"New record!" she repeats. "There were so many teachers walking by, but not one of them yelled at us until Finnick-"
"Oh god, no, Annie," Madge cuts in, making a disgusted face.
"No, I swear!" she continues. "It was so funny! He-"
"Stop," I say, chuckling.
"You're just jealous." Finnick smirks as he pulls his lunch out of his book bag. "You just wish your sex life was this good."
"Oh, yeah. Making out in front of lockers and being yelled at by teachers," Katniss retorts. "So jealous."
Gale and I laugh in spite of the annoyed look on Annie's face. She scrunches her nose and looks from Katniss, to Gale, to me, as if she's trying to figure out who she should attack. And I just keep praying that it's not me.
"And what about you?" she says, deciding on Gale.
Madge looks down, obviously uncomfortable, and Gale suddenly becomes angry.
"Don't start with that," he mutters.
"What? I'm just wondering why you wouldn't want to be with such a pretty-"
"Just mind your own business," he snaps.
The entire table goes quiet for a few seconds. Uncomfortable and angry looks are on everybody's face. That is, until Katniss decides to lighten the mood.
"So, Annie," she says. "How far did you guys get? Did you get to take your shirt off?"
And for some strange reason, I start laughing. Madge smiles, and within seconds, she's laughing, too. Finally, Finnick joins in, then Annie, and even Gale. I smile and give Katniss a grateful look. In response, she smirks and winks at me.