Katniss and the Rebels
Chapter 8: Notes
Hi everyone so this is chapter 8 and it is chapter 7 in Peeta POV and I hope you like it.
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Updated: 26/12/13
This chapter is dedicated to:Girl-On-Fire-Forever, gowdu2010 and dollyluvsya101
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Peeta POV
It is not even nine o' clock on a Thursday morning and I am already annoyed.
And why am I annoyed?
I am annoyed at my older brother. Who else?
"Rye" I yell down the stairs as I run down the stairs and I nearly trip over my undo shoelaces as I hurry into the kitchen to see my evil older brother sitting at the table eating toast with a smirk on his face.
"Yes oh dear baby brother of mine?" This is when Dad comes in, he always as good timing but in this case it might be bad because I just want to rip Ryes head off. Ah that is a beautiful picture
"Peeta why aren't you in school yet?"
"Because Rye decided to turn off my alarm so I would lie in and then he hid my school bag!" I hate my brother I really do. He acts like a 3 year old but no that isn't fair to 3 year olds. I know some may think I'm overreacting but the amount of times he's done this is not funny.
"Rye how many times have I told you to leave your brother alone?" Dad asks while I double knot my shoelaces.
"What? It was a joke! Come on it is funny! He'll be grand he will make it in time he always does. The goody two shoes" I raise an eyebrow at him while he just laughs
"Rye when are you going to grow up?" I ask him before grabbing a cheese bun and when I was about to run out the door Dad calls me.
"Peeta your mother is coming home tonight from District Six so try and be good." I frown at him. He shouldn't be telling me that he should be telling that to Rye
"And by that younger brother our father means could you not mention that you are now spending every waking moment you have with Katniss Evergreen? Or whatever your girlfriends last name is because Peeta you never shut up about her, ever and-" I launch at him and get a punch or two in but Dad stops me.
"Rye stop it" My dad says sternly but my idiot brother ignores him and carries on smirking at me. Dad glares at him before softening and turning to me
"Peeta I hate to say this but your brother has a point just don't say anything about Katniss and this project alright? For all our sakes." I nod I know he is right. I wouldn't dare tell my mother that I have even talked to somebody from the Seam outside of work let alone work with Katniss Everdeen. I did talk about Katniss when I was younger as I didn't know any better but I soon learned that my mother would hit me even if I so much as looked as somebody from the Seam.
I glare at Rye then I grab a bun from the table, my keys and my school bag and run outside, get in the car and drive to school as fast as the speed limit will allow.
I am not imagining this.
Finnick, Annie, Thresh and Delly have been acting weird around me all day. It is freaking me out.
They have barely talked to me all day and the only one who did talk to me was Thresh and he just asked me if I was going to talk to Cinna at the start of lunch even though I have been telling them all week I was doing that.
After about 10 minutes of talking with Cinna about my portfolio and after going to my locker I head to the cafeteria. When I get there I don't see Finnick and Annie (who are always together), Thresh or Delly at our usual table.
Right now I am defiantly wondering if something is up. Maybe they are pulling a prank on me or something. They might be mad that I have been working with Katniss so much and that whenever I am with them I either am talking about Katniss or thinking about her so perhaps they are avoiding me now.
I shake my head trying to get rid of my thoughts and I go and get food. After I pay and thank the lunch lady I scan the cafeteria for my so called friends. After a bit I see Finnick, Annie and Thresh sitting with…oh no…Katniss and her friend Madge Undersee. This cannot be good.
"Peeta! Over here" Finnick yells across the room.
I notice for the first time that everyone in the cafeteria is looking at them. I am not surprised though it is an unwritten rule to not hang out with anyone from the other part of the District. I don't know why but that's it. So why my friends decided to break this sacred unwritten rule and sit with the girl I have the biggest crush on (which they know!) and her friend I have no idea but I have a bad feeling about this.
As I make my way through the tables I silently yell and curse at Finnick because this was obviously all his idea. Where are Katniss's other friends, Gale, Thom and Darius? They should be here to tell my idiotic friends to leave Katniss alone. Though I wouldn't be surprised if Finnick knocked them all unconscious and stored them in a closet or something. Maybe that is where Delly is, keeping look out for him. I see Katniss try to slide down in her seat to avoid everybody's gaze and I want to kill Finnick for embarrassing her.
I reach the table and I put my tray down before sitting down beside Katniss. I glare at Finnick and Thresh silently asking them what the hell they were playing at but they just smirk at me.
"Hi guys, hi Madge, hey Katniss" I smile at Madge and Katniss but frown at the others.
Katniss smiles back at me and says "Hey" (I try not to seem too excited even though I grinning like the mad hatter on the inside)
We sit in silence with the odd sound of someone eating but nobody in the room is talking they are all just staring at us.
I guess Finnick decided that he should explain what was going on because unfortunately for me he starts talking.
"Oh Peeta you are probably wondering why we are sitting over here today with Madge and Katniss. Well here I shall explain. We were all talking this morning before you arrived and we decided that we didn't know anything about your girlfriend Katniss here. So we came up with this genius idea to sit with her and her lovely friend Madge here and get to know them." I clench my fists and my face burns red as I try to stop him but of course Finnick interrupts me.
"No no Peeta as your best friend I insist that I get to know her. Now Katniss tell me about yourself. Your name is Katniss Everdeen obviously. We are aware that Madge is one of your best friends and my best friend Peeta is your boyfriend. Oh and we also know that you cannot cook at all Peeta may have let that slip to us. Now tell us all about you. What is going on in your life right now?"
Finnick does this thing where pretends to write in an imaginary…notebook? Or something like that. I have never been good at charades but that is a different story. He starts looking at Katniss seriously. It will be a miracle if Katniss Everdeen ever speaks to me again and if she doesn't I wouldn't blame her I would just kill my ex friends here. Madge and Thresh have now started laughing and I glare at them as well. Annie is shaking her head in despair.
I swear this is the last time I ever tell Finnick anything actually never mind that I am never speaking to him again after this. I start the rub the sides of my head to calm me down while praying that the ground would open up and swallow me but it doesn't. Katniss and I make eye contact and she glares at me then she whispers.
"You told them I can't cook?" I can't help but grin
I only told Finnick that Katniss wasn't that good at cooking yesterday evening. Even then it was because I wouldn't shut up about how amazing she is and so Finnick challenged me saying that I couldn't name something bad about her or that she can't do. Obviously there is nothing bad about her (well nothing that I find bad about her) so I said that she had told me that she couldn't cook.
I shrug because I am not sure how to respond to that. I realise after that I probably shouldn't have done that as Katniss looks furious. But before I can apologize Madge decides to join in the teasing
"Katniss! You never told me that you were dating Peeta now I feel so left out." Katniss moves her glare over to Madge.
I look at Thresh and Annie who are both avoiding me but when Thresh looks up our eyes meet and I glare at him. I can't believe they have the nerve to make Katniss uncomfortable by saying that we are dating. Katniss as far as I am aware is a reserved girl and doesn't share things with many people or let people in and these guys are ruining any chances I may have had with her.
I am about to apologize to Katniss but again something interrupts me as I see Delly enter from the door that leads to the yard. Just when I think it couldn't get any worse it does. Well no that's not true Rye could show up and give Katniss my life story of how I have loved her since I was a kid.
"It's alright Magde. Peety never told us that they were dating either" says Delly when she reaches us and she sits beside Madge.
I glare at Delly partly for implying Katniss and I were dating and partly for calling me Peety. I do not like that nickname. At all.
"So do tell us why do you lot think that we are dating? If neither of us told any of you that we are." I ask them trying to find something that would shut them up. But no that doesn't work because they all just start laughing except for Katniss who glares at Madge as I glare at the others.
Thresh seems to be the one who calms down first and speaks while the rest are still laughing
"It is kind of obvious Peet you just have to look at ye"
"Yes it's the way you two look at each other." Annie says wistfully and she and Delly sigh happily. I just raise my eyebrows at them but I still blush and avoid Katniss' eyes and she does the same. None of them miss this and they grin. Then the worst possible thing happens. Finnick starts to sing,
"When I look into your eyes it's like watching the night sky or a beautiful sunrise there's so much they hold. And just like them old stars I see that you've come so far to be right where you are how old is your soul?"
I shake my head and Katniss rolls her eyes. Thankfully after what seemed like forever the bell rings. I look down at my tray and realise that I had none of my lunch and I also had no breakfast except for that one cheese bun. I am going to murder Finnick and Rye. Painfully
I take a quick few bites of my apple before leaving with the rest of them. Finnick comes up behind Katniss and I and puts an arm around our shoulders and pushes his way in between us and says
"By the way we all know that either you two are dating or you two want to date. And it has to be one of them because neither of you denied it but I shall figure of this quest because I am the great Finnick Odair!" And with that he marches ahead of us with Annie following him who Finnick eventually remembers and waits for and then they walk to their next class together.
Katniss and I have English next so we walk there together. I look at Katniss nervously I really hope she isn't mad at me or thinks that was some kind of set up to make fun of her. So I decide I should finally apologize as I have been meaning to do all lunch.
"I am so sorry about all of that. I had no idea they were planning of sitting with you." She smiles which I hope is a good sign
"It is fine really. I just don't know how you can stand being friends with the 'great' Finnick Odair. I mean it seems like he means…well?" I laugh yeah I am contemplating why I ever became friends with him in the first place
"To be honest I don't know how I stand him. I mean yeah he is annoying 99% of the time but he is a good friend as well. What about you? How are you friends with Darius Homesway?" I hope I don't seem rude when I ask her this but I am curious. Darius and Katniss don't seem that alike. She is shy where is he is outgoing and flirty and basically the District Twelve, Seam version of Finnick. Katniss shrugs
"Like you I'm not sure. Surprisingly we have a lot in common" she answers "Like Finnick he is annoying most of the time, he flirts just as much as Finnick but again like Finnick he is a good friend and he has helped me through some really tough times and of course the most important thing is that he is brilliant at playing the drums."
We are in the English classroom now but Miss Portia isn't here yet so we sit beside each other. Well I sit down and she sits on the table beside me.
I never knew Darius plays the drums so I ask her about it.
"Darius can plays the drums? Do you play any instrument?" She nods
"Yes I play guitar and the piano. My dad played them and he thought me how to play them when I was very young. I like playing both but I prefer guitar as I'm probably better at it." She looks at the ground. Wow I would love to play an instrument I bet she is great at playing them. She seems musical and she don't get me started on how well she can sing.
"That's really cool." She looks at me and I smile at her
"Totally all I learned from my dad is baking and cooking. I love painting but he paints worse than you cook." I joke and she shoves me hard but not hard enough to hurt me.
"You haven't even seen my cooking yet! I could be just modest. I might be the best cook in the world for all you know." She tells me grinning
"That is true but you already used up your secret talent of playing guitar so I'm guessing you are not the best cook in Panem." I say logically
"I could have more than one secret skill you know!"
"Yes but I would bet cooking isn't one of them." She glares at me for a bit but then she sighs in defeat.
"Yeah you're probably right." Then Miss. Portia comes in. Her last name is Longwood but she asked us all on the first day to call her Portia just like Mr Flame asked us to call him Cinna. There is a rumour around school that they are dating but I try not to believe the rumours that go around this town.
We have to write an essay on Romeo and Juliet which has never been one of my favourite plays. I glance over at Katniss and she looks just as bored as I am. I look up at the teacher who is correcting tests so I find a piece of paper and I write on it:
"Is it still ok that I come over to yours to try out your 'awesome' cooking?"
I slide it over to her before quickly looking down at my essay grinning. From the corner of my eye I can see her smiling but at the same time she tries to glare at me before she writes back
"Are you want to come? You may get poisoned you know by accident or not by accident…" Is she threatening to poison me?
"I am willing to take that risk but I'm a baker so I have very good cooking senses."
"Cooking senses?" Is she questioning my methods? Ok yeah maybe cooking senses aren't a real thing but you know they could be.
"Yeah you like to hunt right? So I am guessing that you have very good hearing to sense the animals and their movements."
"Yes I do have good hearing and you are extremely loud by the way."
"What? No I'm not!" I glare at her I am not loud! Fine I will admit that I am not the quietest person in the world but I grew up with Rye! In my house you have to be loud to even have a chance of being heard
"Yes you are Mellark! I have accepted the fact that I can't cook so you have to accept you are very very loud."
"Fine then I will accept it so when can I come over?"
"Are you free after school? I do have to work later but it isn't a long shift I am just filling in for somebody it is only from five o' clock to six. You could come over after school and practise at mine and then you could come to work with me and we could organize the folder there. If that's alright with you. I will get you free food"
I have never been to The Hob before actually I have never been to the Seam before. But Katniss has told me that The Hob is great and that they have good food there. Well I guess she does work there so she kind of has to say that but sure what the hell I would never turn down free food or give up time that I could spend with Katniss.
"Are you trying to bribe me Everdeen?"
"Maybe..." Oh she is good
"Well it worked"
When Katniss passes me the next note she immediately looks down after. I look at her confused but open the note anyway
"Yes! I knew I would win! So we can cook the starter before we have to go and then fix up the folder in The Hob. You can help me cook for Prim and I if you want? You can stay for dinner too of course I mean you might as well cook for yourself as well as us. If you don't have other plans"
I have to re-read Katniss's note several times just to make sure that I am not seeing things. That I am not misreading that Katniss has invited me to make and have dinner with her and her younger sister at their house. Right I have to calm down it is not like this is a date or anything. She is just being polite by asking me to join them. I realise that I have taken way too long thinking this over. Damn it now I have to think of what to write back. You two are friends so don't screw this up Mellark. I write back to her,
"I'd love to thanks Katniss and of course I'll help but now I have to get back to "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo" Seriously couldn't they speak normally back then? I'll meet you at your locker after school I can't wait"
"I think that was normal for them they were pretty odd during the Renaissance time thingy. Hey you're the artist not me so you should know more than me. I'll see you then and me too." I smile at the fact that she remembers how I paint and that she can't wait for later. I am just finished reading when the bell rings. I look down at my not even half finished essay that I will have to finish for homework. Ah well it was well worth it.
Katniss and I pack quickly and when we leave I see that she is smiling and that just makes my grin even bigger.
AN: So what did you think? I hoped you liked it I'll try to have the next chapter up soon and we will see Katniss' cooking skills. I wonder how they will turn out? What do you think of Rye? Hopefully he will mature in the future lets up him and Finnick doesn't ruin Peeta's chances with Katniss.
The song Finnick sang is 'I won't give up' by Jason Mraz.
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