Snow day! I'm happy there's no school, but unfortunately, my dad is working in that snow. But at least I get to post Chapter 5.

DISCLAIMER: I am not brilliant enough to have written the Hunger Games; therefore, I do not own it.

Enjoy! :)

Peeta's P.O.V.

"What do you mean he's abusive?" I asked.

"He screams at her when she wants to talk about herself because all he does is talk about himself. He hits her when she gets stubborn. He treats her like garbage and he says he does it because he loves her," Annie replied.

"I can't believe this. The girl I love is being abused by someone who says he loves her. I feel like this is my fault," I said.

"Why?"

"Because if I had just listened to everyone and asked her out sooner, I could have protected her. But no, fear had to get in my way," I said.

Katniss's P.O.V.

I was standing in front of the mirror crying when I heard a voice outside. Peeta. He was talking to Annie.

"Because if I had just listened to everyone and asked her out sooner, I could have protected her. But no, fear had to get in my way," Peeta said. Was he talking about me? Did Peeta really like me? Does he still? Am I strong enough to depend on a boy for strength after what Jack has done? Would Peeta start acting like Jack did? Jack was so kind when he came back, I was beginning to develop feelings for him. But then he got all abusive. I'm not sure what to do anymore.

"It's not your fault, Peeta. Just a piece of advice. When I was talking to Katniss a few minutes ago, she seemed really hurt. Just give her some time before you do anything drastic. Wait until she heals a little," I heard Annie say.

"Okay, just, have you told her that I like her?"

"Yeah, I figured if the two of you knew you liked each other, maybe something would happen. But then Jack came."

"Just do me a favor. Make sure she remembers that I really care about her and would never do anything like that. I want her to be able to trust me."

"No problem, Peeta. I'll make sure she remembers you love her."

"Thanks, Annie."

"You're welcome." I heard Annie's heels clicking down the hallway. A minute later, I heard Peeta's footsteps down the hall. I walked out of the bathroom and headed home.

Peeta's P.O.V.

I walked over to my locker. Monday, my least favorite day of the week. The only thing that gets me out of bed is seeing Katniss. Gale walked over to me as I was opening my locker. "Gale, I called you after the dance to see how things went with Madge. You didn't answer."

"Oh, yeah. Madge and I went for a walk in the park. We spent a lot of time together this weekend," he replied.

"Are you two going out now?"

"Yep." I congratulated him and grabbed my math book. "So, what's the deal with Katniss?"

"What do you mean?" I asked as I closed my locker.

"News spread like wildfire. Almost the whole school knows Jack abused her," he said.

"Really?" I asked. Gale nodded.

"Are you going to ask her out?"

"I'm going to give her time to get over what Jack did before I ask her out. According to Annie, he really hurt her." Just then Finnick walked up to us.

"Hey, Gale. I heard about you and Madge. Congrats, man."

"Thanks."

"I also heard about Jack. Sorry, Peeta," Finnick said.

"It's okay. I know Katniss still likes me and I'm just going to give her some time. I know she's hurting," I said.

"Good idea," Finnick said. We started walking to Mr. Abernathy's class when I saw Katniss talking to Annie and Johanna by her locker. Finnick waved to Annie and she waved back.

We arrived to Mr. Abernathy's classroom a minute before Katniss, Clove, Madge, Annie, and Johanna. Gale waved to Madge and she returned the wave. They sat down and Mr. Abernathy began the algebra lesson.

Katniss's P.O.V.

I walked out of Mr. Abernathy's class and walked to History. Cinna, our teacher who lets us call him by his first name, was sitting at his desk when everyone walked in. "Okay, class. I graded your tests. Some of you did extremely well while others had bizarre answers. Glimmer, battle uniforms were not made out of glitter. Look in your textbook for the answer." Everyone laughed.

"Sorry, Cinna. I thought they wanted to look good while saving the country."

"They couldn't save the country and look good while doing it, they chose to save the country. The answer was in your textbook. Okay, so I want you all to partner up and make a visual presentation of the war that gave Panem its freedom. I will be assigning partners." He went down the list of students and their partners. I started to listen when I heard my friend's names. "Gale and Madge. Clove and Johanna. Finnick and Annie. Katniss and Peeta. Cato and Marvel. Glimmer and Jack." I'm with Peeta. Oh god, now I'm nervous. I'm happy for Madge and Annie for getting their boyfriends. But why did I get the boy I've been in love with for years? The bell rang and everyone started flooding out of the room. I got out before Peeta had a chance to talk to me. This is not going to be easy.

I know I've written a lot in Peeta's point of view, but I will do more in Katniss's as they plan her party. Please review. I love hearing your feedback.