Hunger Games Fanfiction

First chapter in Peeta's point of view. I know this is really confusing and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere but I do have ideas to where I want this story to go.

I do not own The Hunger Games.

Please review so I know if I'm doing ok. Thank You.

Chapter 4

(Peeta's POV)

Why am I here? This is pointless. She is going to freak out when she see's me. I've never talked to any of her other friends and here I am walking over to the little park, where Finn told me to meet them.

It was two weeks ago when Katniss and Finn came to the bakery. Katniss tries to come once every week and sometimes Finn comes too. They are the highlight of my weeks.

Since that horrible day two years ago, when I found a half dead Katniss out back, we have met up every week. We don't talk about family or friends, school or life in general. We talk in the present, the way she likes it. Katniss is my best friend. I may be popular at my school and have a loving family (except Mum) but when I'm not with her I feel alone. She makes me happy with her strange mood swings and harsh personality. We usually either stay at the bakery if I'm working. Her sitting on the counter-top at the far side of the shop and me behind the till talking to strangers. I love it when she is at the bakery, makes it feel like we are brother and sister. I would love to have a sister and she fills that blank. We may look and act nothing alike but we are the same.

About a year ago she told me everything. About her mother in a mental asylum, her Dad dead, her uncle never sober enough to care and a boyfriend she doesn't want to be with. She sobbed into my shoulder. We were in the meadow that day. Our meadow. I comforted her till she calmed down and I admit that a couple of tears leaked over my eyes. Katniss got a lot better after that. A lot more cheery and didn't scowl as much. She had let it go, a weight of her shoulders and she said all these things to me. Finn told me once that Katniss had never spoken about the past properly to anyone, even him. I felt honoured that she would trust me enough to tell and explain the horrible traumas she has been through. That day I knew I would look after her forever. She was tough and could fight her own battles but she needed someone she could trust fully that wasn't Finn and I would quite happily fill that role.

For weeks she was the happiest I had seen her and came to the bakery most days, even if it was just for an hour. We kept our friendship a secret from everyone except Finn, as it meant that people would ask how we met and my Mum would flip out if she knew that the girl I secretly liked was from The Seam. This partly went out the window on my sixteenth birthday, almost a year ago.

I didn't tell her because I knew she would try to get or do something for me and she needs to concentrate on herself. Yes, she is no were near as skinny or unhealthy as when I first met her but she is still very thin and emotionally scared. I think this guy Gale is getting to her. Friends from school always ask where and who I go out with at weekends and random evenings, to which my reply is always "I just have a walk to clear my head."

Some think I'm a lunatic and some I have a secret lover. My friend Madge knows Katniss, Finn and Gale but I have never said that I know them. My closest guy friend Mitch thinks, quote "banging a cheap slut for a release."

He always gets a punch in the arm every time, even if he is only joking.

My brothers Rye and Fenton think that Katniss is my lab partner from school and we always have projects we have to do. They know I'm lying but never bring it up. Whenever Katniss is in the bakery, Rye is always really kind and jokes with her a lot… sometimes I get the feeling that he likes her a bit too much but I let it go on my sixteenth birthday… one of the best days of my life so far.

(Flashback)

"Sure thing Mrs Crane."

I pack up three cheese buns and hand them over. This is one of the worst birthdays ever. No one has even remembered. Dad, Fenton, Rye and Mum have gone on a special delivery and left early this morning, they'll be back late tonight, so I have to man the till.

I've been alone all day and the only time I've spoken is to Mrs Crane and that was under eighteen words. This is the sort've time I would feel sorry for myself but knowing about how bad Katniss gets it, I will never think I have a bad life. I'm very lucky.

I'm at the back of the bakery, drawing; the bakery is empty, when there is whispered voices coming from outside. I strain my ears to hear. "Shut it Kat! This was your idea to make it a surprise." A male voice whispers.

"I know but it's so short, I'm not trying to impress him."

"Believe me, he'll appreciate it. Stop touching your face that was a lot of money and my time don't smudge it."

"You didn't have to and anyway its easier for guys, mean what have you done to yourself? Wash your hair, put on a clean shirt?"

"Aw Kat's getting nervous."

"Shut it Finn!" the female shouts.

And I now know who it is. Life is somehow much better.

The bell above the front door jingles, signalling that someone has entered. As I walk to the front of the bakery, I'm met with the most beautiful sight I've ever seen. Katniss standing in a quite short sea-blue dress that shows of her small figure perfectly. She's wearing a tad make-up illuminating her features. Her hair is down and the waves fall to mid-back. This is the first time I've seen her with her hair down and its absolutely gorgeous.

Katniss's face turns into a huge grin and starts laughing. That's when I realise I'm standing open-mouthed staring at her intently. "Wow Finn said I looked okay, I must be ugly."

My eyes rise to meet hers, I'm angry. "What?"

"Peeta I'm only joking."

"Finn said you were only okay?"

"Yeah…"

"Well he is blind, you're be-beautiful!" I stutter, blushing.

She looks down "Thanks."

"Not that I'm ecstatic to see you but what are you doing here? I thought that you go hunting on Saturdays?"

"Peeta how couldn't I visit you on your birthday?"

"You knew? How?"

I'm certain I have never mentioned it before. It was just a couple weeks before my fifteenth birthday when we met, so she wouldn't remember my birthday. "I remembered. The day we met, we played '21 questions' and I asked when your birthday was and you said it was a two weeks away and I guessed it was today. I did get it right?"

She looks worried. "Yes you did but you didn't have to make a special journey and effort for me."

She is amazing to remember such a little detail. "Peeta." She comes and hugs me, "I wanted to, you are the most specialist person in my life! You are never a burden and go get dressed smart-ish."

"Sorry but I can't, I have to man the shop."

She laughs. "You think I wouldn't have sorted that?"

To my surprise Finn and Rye walk in aprons, joking. "Finn you are disgusting, you know that?"

"And you're not?"

"I would never makes those comments about my sister and tell her boyfriend's brother that. I am not talking to you today."

Wait what? They haven't seen us yet and they both laugh when they see both Katniss's and I's blushed and stunned faces. "Boyfriend?" We both practically shout. They now looked stunned. "We thought you would be together by now, you both talk about each other all the time and come on Peeta you are the boy with the bread." Rye says.

I'm fuming now and so is Katniss. "How the hell do you know about Peeta saving me?!" She shouts.

When Katniss is sad she always refers to me as 'the boy with the bread'. Rye smirks. "I don't actually but I see I've struck a cord, now you're going to have to tell me the truth about how you met."

He sits staring at us, waiting. "How did you know about the bread then?" She asks.

"Last time you came over, you were snoozing in the back and you kept whispering 'Peeta' and 'boy with the bread' and I thought might as well give it a go and freak you out."

He looks pleased, but when Katniss sits down on the counter and starts silently crying, his smirk becomes instantly sad. I'm furious and so is Finnick. I'm about to hit him but Finn gets there first. "You bastard! You should off come to me first about this, you don't know what they've been through!"

This is the first time I've seen Finnick angry and it's terrifying.

He's still shouting when I go over to Katniss. She grabs me and falls into my arms, crying. I stroke her hair and whisper, "Shh, it's okay. He doesn't have to know."

"Y-ye-yes h-he does" She mutters.

"Only if you want him to know"

She sobs, "Later."

"Let's go then"

I wipe her tears with my fingers. "Come on lets see that scowl."

She scowls, making me laugh and her chuckle. "Let's go."

I touch my lips to her forehead without thinking about and I feel her freeze but I ignore, as I know how stupid that was.

"Thank you Peeta." She says then kisses my cheek, making me turn the colour of a tomato.

I hear laughter behind us as we leave the bakery.

(End of Flashback)

That was a good day. We went to a carnival and had great fun. Rye was told when we got back and was stunned and started apologising quickly. He never teases me or Katniss now.

Anyway Finn told that I should be incorporated into her everyday life, by surprising her at the park, with her friends. I don't know how she is going to react. The past couple of months, she's been acted weird and looks sad. I'm going crazy about it and she never says anything about it.

I see Finn coming over to me. "Hey Peet, you came!" Finn exclaims.

"Off course."

He now stands with a bunch of other people, who look at me strangely. I notice that Katniss is not here. "Oh sorry, Peeta Mellark, meet Madge, Annie, Cato, Clove an- wait where's Gale and Katniss?"

"What do you mean?"

"She was with him, over there just a couple of minutes ago."

He points over to the other side of the park. "I'll go check, she'll be fine." I say more to reinsure myself.

I walk to the far edge, when I hear a female's scream. I'm running to the shout before I know it. I'm in a state of panic. What if it's Katniss? What is she's hurt? Where is this Gale kid?

I run for a few minutes and I can here grunts and shouts. When I stop, I'm in a state of fury.

My vision goes red.