A/N: This chapter is pretty much all romance, so if that's not your cup of tea, then skip this chapter and wait for the next one. The next chapter will be more school/Hunger Games plot, but this chapter has two important plot points in it that will be used later. Sorry if you don't like romance. I haven't used this anywhere, but I don't own the Hunger Games, only the plot of this fanfiction. Oh! By the Way, check out my newest fic, I'll Never forget you, which takes place in Nazi Germany. R&R, see ya later!
Meeting the Family
Peeta P.O.V.
I was going to meet Cato's family that day. He was holding my hand, as I was anxious to meet them. I really wanted too, and Cato said his parents and little sister were okay with the whole "gay" thing. When we got to his house, my jaw dropped. It was huge! His parents were standing there, smiling. "Hello, you must be Peeta." His father says.
"Yes. It's nice to meet you." I barely got it out.
I was flustered. "No need to be embarrassed, honey, we're just his parents." Says his mother.
When we get inside, a little girl comes running up. Cato lifts her up, and she's laughing. "Cato stop!" she says through giggles.
He swings her around a little before putting her down. She smiles at me. "Who's he? Another boyfriend?"
I cock my eyebrow at him, and his face goes red. His parents laugh at him. "I'm sorry, where are my manners. I'm Cato's mother, but you can call me Helen."
"I'm Cato's father, but you may call me Cassius."
"Hello, Cassius, Helen, it's good to meet you."
"You too, honey. Tell us a little bit about yourself."
"Well, I'm, uh… I'm 14, I go to school with Cato, and uh… we almost died in December, uh… I'm good at math, but I hate it, I love baking and cooking, I like to paint and draw, I have a puppy named Glimmer and my favorite movie of all time is Silver Linings Playbook."
"Well, that's a start." Says his dad.
"How did you two meet?"
"We had Sex Ed together." I spit out my water.
"And gym class. He would watch me change."
I started to go a shade of red where no one could come back from.
His parents laugh at me, but a nice laugh. His little sister just smiles at me innocently. I smile back at her. "That's Kaylie." He says to me.
She comes up and bites my hand. "Ow!"
"Aw, she likes you!" he says, laughing at me.
I smile weakly at her. "Do you like to read, Peeta?" asks his father.
"Yes." I answer.
"What kinds of books?"
"All kinds of books."
"War and Peace?"
"Read it in 4th grade."
"The odyssey?"
"5th grade."
"Romeo and Juliet?"
"I was Romeo in our 8th grade production."
"The scarlet letter?"
"3rd grade."
"The Great Gatsby?"
"6th grade for fun, then this year in English again."
"See Cato, people do read these books!"
"Dad!" he complains.
I laugh at him for a change. I haven't really laughed since… before the Survival Course. "Peeta, which team are you on honey?"
"Team 12, Helen."
"I thought Sex Ed was in 11th grade?"
"Not necessarily, you take it when you take your first trimester of Advanced Algebra. Most people take it in 11th grade, but I took t in 9th grade."
"Your parents?"
I freeze. "I can tell them if you want." Cato says.
I nod and lay my head on his shoulder, holding his and.
Katniss P.O.V.
Marvel invited me to meet his "parents". They were a nice couple. His "dad" was short and plump, his "mom" tall and lean. "Moira, Peter, this is Katniss, my girlfriend."
"Oh, does she-"
"I know everything."
"Oh, alright. Well, please, sit down."
"So, Katniss. I must warn you, marvel can be a little self-conscious sometimes, about… well, you know, little Marvel."
"Moira!" he yells embarrassed, his face bright red.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about honey. It's normal to have a-"
"Moira!"
I am laughing at him. He looks at me, pleading me to stop, so I kiss him. "Okay." He says.
"So, Katniss, dear, tell us a little bit about yourself."
Peeta P.O.V.
"Peeta's mother abused him early every day for most of his life. His father left, believing he was protecting Peeta. He was wrong, but they have made up. His mother beat him nearly to death a while ago, now she's in jail. I patched things up between Peeta and his dad, now he lives with him in his large house."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"That's okay."
Dinner was delicious. Afterwards, Cato took me to his room.
Katniss P.O.V.
Marvel and I went to his room. I'd been here once before, after we saw Carrie. I didn't really see it, it was dark and we were making out. Now that I see it, I love him more. Its blood red on the walls, a very pretty color if I must say so myself. I see an Evanescence poster on the wall, and give him a questioning look. "I got it after we listened to those songs, I'm hooked now."
He started singing one of their songs, Anywhere. I join in at the chorus. We just sang the whole song, each of us listening to each other's voices. His voice was so beautiful. Afterwards he sat me down. "When your done with high school, how'd you like to run off with me, just like the song said?"
I thought about it for a second. "Okay."
Peeta P.O.V.
"You're going to laugh at me, but my favorite movie is Frozen."
"You mean like the Disney movie?" I asked.
"Yeah, I don't know, it's just… really good."
"Wanna watch it?"
"Sure."
Frozen had just come out on Blu-Ray. He popped it in, and we sat down on his bed and watched, cuddling the whole time. This was our song now, Let It Go.
Katniss P.O.V.
He read me his favorite book, The Fault In Our Stars. I cried twice. We fell asleep, with the book open on his chest. When I woke up, I saw him I his boxers, brushing his teeth. He winked at me. I had one of his shirts on; it was a little big for me. I stood there, admiring his body, when the song came on. I dragged him out of the bathroom, and we danced; him in his boxers, and me in his t-shirt. This was our song now, Anywhere.