Katniss and the Rebels
This is the same morning from Peeta's POV. I have named Peeta's brothers Brian and Rye.
Sorry for not having this up sooner my computer broke down. Twice. But it's up and running again. Now on with the story.
Prologue
Peeta Mellark POV
My name is Peeta Mellark.
I am 17 years old.
I live in the centre of District Twelve which is a small town in the state of Panem.
I am a baker, well my father owns a bakery and I work there.
I have two older brothers, Brian and Rye.
Brian is the eldest and he is dating with his long-term girlfriend, Gwen.
Rye is in college but he doesn't really care about it. He doesn't care much for anything really. I just try to ignore him most of the time.
I am a senior in high school.
I love to paint and I am admittedly pretty good at it.
Decorating the cakes, cupcakes, biscuits and things at the bakery has been extremely helpful.
I get paid for it so all the teasing I get for it isn't that bad if I focus on the money bit.
Finnick used to make fun of me for it but I learned that he shuts up when I let him have a few of the treats I'm making.
Finnick Odair is my best friend. He has been since he moved here from District Four when we were 12.
He is funny, a great friend and a complete and utter flirt probably due to the fact that half our school drools over his true District Four brown hair and sea green eyes (well that is what I overhear the girls in our school saying anyway its not like I stare into his eyes or anything).
We are also best friends with Thresh and Delly. I hadn't known Thresh until high school but I have known Delly all my life.
My parents don't get along.
My mother is well...a bitch excuse the language but she is.
My father is kind but he can't stand up for himself at all so my mother walks all over him.
Brian, Rye and I all know that it is only a matter of time before one of them files for a divorce.
I'm pretty sure the only reason my dad hasn't filed for one already is because they are expensive and mother would take all he has including the business even though she doesn't care about it anyway.
We live in town not in the Seam.
My mother says that people who live there are poor, worthless people who will never amount to anything.
That is one reason why I have never told her that I have a crush on a girl from the Seam.
Her name is Katniss Everdeen.
She is amazing.
She has long brown hair, which she all ways ties into a braid, and grey eyes.
She has had a rough life. Her father died when she was 12 years old and from what I know her mother went into depression straight after.
So Katniss had to take care of her little sister, Primrose (Prim) on her own.
I have never properly talked to Katniss and I presume she isn't aware of my existence.
The only time she would have noticed me was when I gave her two loaves of bread a month after her father's death.
She had looked starved and on the brink of death, I had to help her. I have been in love with her since I was five years old. I know there was more I could have done and I should have tried to help her more. But at the time I had no idea what to do. So when I say her out the window, frail and broken I purposely burnt the outside of the bread so the inside was still good for eating. I knew my mother would be furious with me and make me go outside with it and so I did but I gave it to Katniss instead of the pigs
I know I should have gone over to her and given it to her but like the stupid boy I was I threw it to her in the rain. I was scared my mother would catch me and that is why I didn't go over to her.
Anyway that is the only time we ever acknowledged each other and the following day as well. I just hope that the bread helped her and her sister.
I'm sure she has forgotten it now and I don't blame her it was years ago.
I haven't exactly been open and welcoming towards her anyway, especially after that day. We had caught eyes the day after I gave her the bread but I had a bruise on my face from my mother which I was so ashamed by and I could not bare her to see it and think of me weak so I quickly looked down and walked away.
She has Hawthorne anyway.
Gale Hawthorne.
He has never done anything to me. Well not that he knows of.
We have never even spoken apart from when he comes in for trade.
He is Katniss' best friend or her boyfriend.
Everybody says that they are together. I mean she does have other guy friends and its not like they ever kiss or anything (although many people say they have seen them kissing by the slag heap) but she just acts differently around Gale.
I probably sound like a stalker but I'm not everyone can see it. District Twelve is like I said a small town. Everyone knows everybody else or knows of them.
Hopefully someday I will be able to talk to Katniss. Problem is I have been saying that for 12 years.
Maybe it will happen soon I'm not getting my hopes up though.
Chapter 2: Finnick's 'Brilliant' Plan
Peeta POV
I wake up on a dreary September Monday morning to my older brother shaking me awake.
"Peeta! Come on! Get up!" Rye yells at me
"What the hell do you want Rye?" I ask
"I need a ride to college and you have to take me."
I roll my eyes, Rye had a car then he crashed it. Then Dad paid to have it fixed but then Rye crashed it again.
Yeah he's a terrible driver. His friends (I can't believe he actually has any of them) are meant to give him rides to college (I don't even know how he managed to get in there in the first place) but it's usually me that gives him a ride when I go to school even though the college is on the outskirts of town and is a good fifteen minutes from my school.
"Rye no, I have to get ready and go to school if you leave now you can walk there it's not far away from here"
"Come on Peety it is on your way to school."
"Rye it is fifteen minutes from my school and I can't be late for Ms. Trinket's class or she will kill me."
"Pleeeeeeeeease Peeta! Come on, help your favourite brother out." He begs attempting to give me puppy dog eyes. He fails miserably
"You are not my favourite brother. I don't have a favourite brother but if I did it definitely would not be you. Now get out of my room!"
"That hurts little bro...right here." He exclaims pointing dramatically to his heart. I shake my head and push him out of my room shutting the door.
I really want to punch him but I am too tired.
"You'll pay for this Peeta!"
"I have to live with you don't I? That's punishment in itself!"
I hear him storm off and sigh.
This is going to be a long day.
"Peeta! I have decided what I am going to do with my life!"
I have just arrived at school and opened my locker when Finnick decides to yell at me from half way down the hall causing several students to turn and look at us.
Finnick changes his mind all the time about what he wants to do with his life. Everyone knows he will eventually do something involved with water.
District Four is by the sea so Finnick grew up on the beach and he is an excellent swimmer. Finnick is very firm on stating that pool water is far different from sea water I have never been to the seaside so I just take his word for it.
"That is great, Finnick so what is your future plan then?" Finnick has finally reached me and takes a deep breath,
"Wait for it... I am going to be... a detective!" I raise my eyebrows at him and I am going to say something but Thresh get there first.
"A detective? You sure about that Finnick?" Thresh has a good point, Finnick isn't exactly great at being sneaky and he is rubbish at lying and as for finding stuff well he loses his phone ever other day that'll tell you.
Finnick grins and points his finger at us, "Ah I knew you too wouldn't support me. Because I use my superb detective skills on you two all the time."
Thresh and I glance at each other attempting to hide our smirks.
"Go on then" I say "Tell us why you think you'd make a good detective."
"Well you know me Peet I can always tell when someone is lying and I'm great at reading people like you know what they are thinking and stuff. Sure remember when I first moved here! I was here two minutes and could all ready tell by the way you looked at Everdeen that you were mad about her!"
I raise my eyebrow, he may have known that but I wasn't exactly subtle about it back then.
Then again I'm not really subtle about it now. I try to be...doesn't work
Finnick came up to me the day after we first met and asked if I had a liked 'that girl who wears her hair in a braid'. Being the nervous, love-sick 12 year old I was I had blushed and nodded. Finnick then swore to me that he would help me try and go out with her. If only that day would hurry up.
"AND! I knew all the times Thresh forgot his homework or didn't do it. Then when Peeta told us that he had a surprise I said 'I bet it is a car' and I was right." Well that wasn't too hard of a guess I mean I had been twirling my car keys around my fingers right in front of him.
So I think I should put my skills to the test and I know of the perfect way to do so." I frown at Finnick's out of control smile. This can't be good.
"Well what is it?" Thresh asks, Finnick's grin grew impossibly wider and says to me slyly.
"You are going to talk to Katniss Everdeen"
I stare at him in shock, "How the hell is me talking to Katniss Everdeen going to prove that you would be a good detective?"
Finnick just smirks, "It just will! It's about time you talk to her anyway now come along lover boy we have a Home Ec. class to attend."
It was a bad idea. No scratch that it was a terrible idea. I have never spoken to her. Not once, well yeah I helped her that one time but I never tried to talk to her after that. I never even talked to her then. Not even a 'I'm sorry for you loss' or 'If there is anything I can do to help' nope neither of them.
Finnick always comes up with the worst ideas. There is no way I am going along with it. Absolutely no way.
I am sitting in the Home Economics room, doodling and waiting for the class to start.
Ms Trinket is here as usual, she is used to see me come early to classes by now.
I do like Home Ec. I mean I have had plenty of practise over the years at baking so I'm good at that. But there are some right idiots in my class unfortunately I got almost all of the Careers in my class.
The Careers and I aren't enemies, thankfully, but we don't talk much. The guys in it are jerks and all the girls care about is their appearance.
Back to Finnick's plan anyway. I flat out told him on the way here that there is no way I am doing it.
I am not bringing Katniss into his game of Sherlock Holmes.
I will talk to her when I am ready. I have the whole year left. I have plenty of time to talk to her.
Well maybe not.. ugh damn Finnick for getting these thoughts in my head.
I hear the door open and Katniss walks in. She is so beautiful.
Her bright sliver eyes are miles away and her brown hair is tied in her signature side braid. She is wearing a simple green t-shirt and black jeans with her father's old jacket and boots.
She scans the room and her eyes land on Ms. Trinket who she nods to and says, "Good morning Miss" and I can feel my lips tug up into a smile and it wasn't even me she was talking to.
Right...okay I think Finnick may be right, I am turning into a 12 year old girl. I shake my head and stare at my drawings.
Soon after Katniss arrives the bell rings. I remember that Ms. Trinket is picking our partners for
Class starts soon after Katniss comes in. Ms Trinket is picking our partners for the project today. I hope to get Katniss or if not her maybe her friend Madge she's nice though I don't talk to her that often. I just don't want to get one of the Careers.
Ms. Trinket stands as the last few people rush inside and as they take their seats she shuts the door.
"Good Morning class"
"Good Morning Ms. Trinket" Miss Trinket is very strict about manners and ever since the first class a few years back we all know to answer her politely
"Now as all of you know, I am choosing pairing you all up for your projects today. You are all aware of what it is about because you were all present last week and if you have forgotten what this project entails well that is your own fault and you should be paying more attention during my class. It is only polite students. Manners cost nothing ladies and gentlemen it is proper etiquette something you all need to learn and yes Mr. Role I am talking to you."
Every one turns to look at Marvel who has fallen asleep as usual. We all just roll our eyes and Glimmer shoves him and he nearly falls off his chair.
"Ms. Skyer we do not shove people in this classroom, if I catch you doing that again I shall be giving you a note. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes Ms. Trinket" Glimmer says
"Good and Mr. Role please try to sleep at home instead of in my classroom I will speak to you after class about this.
Right now let's choose your partners! And may the odds be ever in your favour children."
Yeah for some reason her and the principal say that a lot. Finnick always makes fun of it.
She has put two bowls on her desk. One of the bowls has all the boys names in it and the other has all the girls names in it.
I don't think it is a good idea to pair the guys with the girls but sure Ms. Trinket is not a person I would describe as 'sane'.
"Glimmer Skyer is partnered with Cato Hunter"
"Gloss and Cashmere Kale"
"Enobaria Jacobs and Brutes Brakes"
"Madge Undersee and Finnick Odair"
"Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark and Leevy Forest and Brian Greens, that is the last of it class. You will all have to work outside of class as well as inside it for this project. I want your very best work now you can sit with your partner and discuss the project for the duration of the class. Do not be loud."
I sit staring into space for a moment.
I am partnered with Katniss.
I am going to be working with Katniss Everdeen for several weeks.
I am going to be working with her inside and outside school.
Katniss, the girl I have admired from afar for years that I have never spoken to.
This can only end one of three ways:
1. During and after this project she will hate me and never speak to me after this project (and barely speak to me during it)
2. She will fall in love with me slowly but surely
or 3. We will get along well and then we will stay as friends because I would never be able to tell her how I feel because I wouldn't want to jeopardise our friendship yada yada yada.
I don't realise I am staring at her until she turns and her eyes catch mine I quickly look away. Great now she thinks I am a creep who starts at her.
I turn to look at Finnick who is grinning brightly at me and he gives me a big thumbs up.
Oh yeah that plan of his no wonder he seems so ecstatic. I look over at Katniss again and seconds after she turns and our eyes meet again.
Oh dear god yes I think the first outcome of what could happen over the next few weeks is definitely the most possible.
I see Marvel stand up from the corner of my eye and realise he was given no partner.
Ah well I have more important things to be thinking about like what the hell am I going to say to Katniss?
End of Chapter two. Please let me know what you think. I know there hasn't been any Delly, Thom or Darius but they will be here soon.
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