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Katniss POV
I walk towards the meadow wanting to let out all my negative energy, as I was walking away from them four I heard them talking about me and Gale. We're just friends, and it just so happens that we have a lot in common, why would they be talking about being more than that? Madge and Annie know my promise to myself although they think I should give some other guys a chance. As I near the gap in the wooden fence which surrounds our school, someone grabs my arm I gasp, but try and release my arm from there strong hold. I think, this is it, he's come to get me back, the person holding my arm pulls me into a strong hug, I look up and see it's just Gale.
"Let go of me, Gale." I ask, harshly, "I want to be alone!"
"But that's my problem, Katniss," he replies which makes a puzzled look form on my face. "You've been on your own for so long! It's time you let other people in."
"They don't need to know my problems!" I answer.
"Well, just tell me then." Gale asks, "then at least I understand."
"Why would I tell you?" I ask, I only met the guy yesterday I've not even known him for 48 hours and he expects me to pour out my heart and soul to him. As I'm in deep thought, I feel lips crash into mine, and then quickly pull away.
"That's why," he answers and starts to walk away as if it never happened. "Time for Science, see you around Catnip!"
What in the world was that? Did Gale just kiss me? Why did he do that? He can't be in love with me after knowing each other for only a day, can he? Do I love him back? No Katniss of course you don't, I tell myself.
I try and push what just happened to the back of my mind by checking my timetable, it says I have double Science with Mr. Wright in room 2. I've never been in that room so I guess I'm going to be exploring the school some more, I always find myself doing this on the first week back because Capitol Academy is so huge, it's really easy to get lost. My school is made up of several departments but us pupils call them blocks, we have: the Science department, the Math department, the Languages department, the Technology department (which includes the computer rooms along with the design and technology rooms) and finally the Arts department. The Arts department, I know my way around there like the back of my hand, it has not only the music rooms but also the dance studios, the drama studios and the art studios. I love exploring it, sometimes when I have lessons I don't like I ditch them and explore the school, after being in this school for 4 years only just last year I found out some people use the school as a boarding school.
I would if it wasn't for Prim, she started here for the first time yesterday she says she loves it, I've seen her hanging around with a massive group of friends. That's the difference between me and her, she's pretty, smart and popular, but I'm stubborn, stupid and I have dull grey eyes which makes my whole look seem dull. I continue wandering around the Science department when I finally find room 2, I knock and I see everyone becoming me to enter so I do, as I do everyone in the room turns and stares, Mr. Wright is looking at me. "I got lost, sir."
"Take a seat Miss Everdeen, I guess we'll let it slide this once." Mr. Wright says, before continuing the lesson. I look around the class for an available seat, there's one next to Gale but it'd be to awkward after earlier, so reluctantly I take a seat next to Delly Cartwright, Peeta's girlfriend.
"It's interesting to finally meet you," Delly introduces herself with an evil grin spread across her face. "I'm Peeta's girlfriend, and I know you've met him. You spent all yesterday with him didn't you, well I just want you to know, you got him in serious trouble with his mom so I wouldn't do that again if I were you, otherwise you'll be in deep trouble with me."
I nod at Delly politely, and reply to her, "well at least I don't have to smother my face in make-up to get guys to like me."
"No, but it would be a good idea," she replied. "Exactly who likes you in here?"
I glance around the class, and see Finnick, Marvel, Peeta, Gale, Madge and Annie, all of whom like me but does Delly mean love me, because I bet at least half the guys in here love her flowing blonde hair, and her sea blue eyes. "Gale, likes me."
"Gale?" Delly laughs, "you mean Joe's younger brother? Do you really think he's any different to Joe? But I have to admit if he does truly love you, then you've got yourself an alright guy, but you'll never have my guy."
What does she mean? I'd ask her but Mr. Wright is explaining our assignment for the week, "I've put you all into pairs, no changes! Now, we have Madge and Marvel, Annie and Finnick, Glimmer and Clove, Cato and Johanna, Thresh's and Finch, Delly and Gale and Katniss and Peeta. That is all, talk amongst your pairs while I find something."
Delly looks like she's about to explode, but then turns into an evil grin as she gracefully gets up and walks over to Mr. Wright, she whispers something in his ear. His face looks shocked, and then says, "slight change, Delly and Peeta, Gale and Katniss will now be partners."
Delly looks glad at her result as she walks over to Peeta, she's got an evil plan, and I must find out about it, I'm interrupted in my thoughts by Gale. He sits down awkwardly in Delly's seat and we sit in silence until I speak up, "Gale, the truth is it's Cato. He was my boyfriend when I was fourteen and he was horrid to me. He abused me when he wished, he kissed me when he wished and I was basically his slave. He left school for a year and a half, until yesterday when I found out he had come back, and the truth is I'm terrified of him."
"Katniss, I'm so sorry I bugged you, I didn't know." Gale replies shocked, "I'm also sorry about earlier, I wouldn't have done it if I'd known."
"You don't have to say sorry, of course you didn't know and about earlier I kinda liked it," I answer shocked at what I just said.
"So, if asked you on a date, would you say yes?" He asks hopefully.
"I guess, I could make an arrangement."
"Yes!" Gale says, jumping up and down so much the whole class looks at him and he immediately sits down. "Oh, Finnick said that Mr. Kravitz said he wants us to play for Miss Trinket. You know, Mr. Snow's personal advisor."
The bell goes and I tell Madge and Annie I've got something to do, and I head to the music department with Gale, Finnick, Marvel and Peeta. We talk about what song we're gonna sing and by the time we've reached the door of Mr. Kravitz's office, which is in fact his own music studio, we've decided on Everything Has Changed by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran.
"Hi, Mr. Kravitz. Where's Miss Trinket?" I ask noticing her absence.
"She rescheduled for lunch, but I thought we'd take this opportunity to here the rest of you sing, I think we'll have all you guys sing with Katniss," Mr. Kravitz explains.
"Well, it's lucky we decided on a duet to sing then isn't it?" says Finnick always trying to make a laugh out of everything, "we chose Everything Has Changed by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran."
"Great!" Mr. Kravitz says, "I think since we've already heard Katniss and Peeta sing together, we'll hear Gale and Katniss sing. Whenever your ready."
I walk towards two microphones, take one off it's stand but keep the other one on it because Gale will be playing guitar as well as singing, I carry them to the centre of the studio and we all take our places and I give the guys the signal to start, and they begin playing and so I begin singing:
[Me]
All I knew this morning when I woke
Is I know something now, know something now I didn't before.
And all I've seen since eighteen hours ago
Is green eyes and freckles and your smile
In the back of my mind making me feel like
[Me]
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
[Both]
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
[Both]
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
[Gale]
And all my walls stood tall painted blue
And I'll take them down, take them down and open up the door for you
[Me]
And all I feel in my stomach is butterflies
The beautiful kind, making up for lost time,
[Album version:] Taking flight, making me feel right
[Remix version:] Taking flight, making me feel right like
[Both]
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
[Both]
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
And you'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
[Bridge]
Come back and tell me why
I'm feeling like I've missed you all this time, oh, oh, oh.
And meet me there tonight
And let me know that it's not all in my mind.
[Me]
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
[Both]
All I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
[Me]
All I know is we said, "Hello."
So dust off your highest hopes
All I know is pouring rain and everything has changed
All I know is a new found grace
All my days I'll know your face
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
As we stop singing, all of us have big smiles on our faces we sounded great together! Maybe we will be a great couple.