Katniss and the Rebels
Chapter 11: A Surprise and a Jerk
AN: This chapter reveals where Gale was dun dun dun!
This chapter is in both Katniss and Peeta's POV.
I'm thinking of doing this more often having half the chapter in Katniss POV and the other half in Peeta POV
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This chapter is dedicated to: anyaandsolomon97, LondonJewel, migooner, maddie4836 and peetasmineforever3
Updated on: 15/02/2014 (Sorry it took so long)
Katniss POV
"Somebody needs to tell them teachers to lay off and I may be the one to do it"
Thom and I look up from our lunches and see Darius sit down beside me.
"Well off you go then" Thom says smirking
"I will you know, one of these days I will tell them evil teachers to stop giving us so much homework and tests. I have found out why they give us so much and I don't like it!"
""Interesting," I say sarcastically "And what is the reason?"
"To punish us! Teachers went through hell when they were in school back in the Stone Age or something so they have unanimously decided to inflict the same pain onto us!" I raise my eyebrows.
Thom and I have tried to stop Gale and Darius complaining about school and work as it could be a lot worse but even though they agree they still complain, so Thom and I just gave up.
"We just had double with Snow and then Trinkie and we have her again after lunch. That mean countless hours of homework and studying over the weekend. Just brilliant." Gale says sarcastically as he takes a seat beside Thom.
"A double with Snow? And then a class with Trinket? That would drive anyone insane" Thom says understandingly
"You, cannot say that. You do not have Ms. Trinket for anything. You do not understand the pain and torture that we go through. Every. Day" I tell him, pointing my fork at him.
"Yeah I know and I do feel for you. But I wouldn't trade places with you and anyway I still have Snow"
"True anyway more importantly," I turn to Darius and Gale "Where were you two at lunch yesterday?"
"You know Katniss, I don't have to let you know where I am every second of the day." Darius says, lifting half of his lips in a smirk, again.
"Darius you can just tell us that you were with a girl. You always are with a girl anyway" Thom shrugs and Darius looks at him annoyed,
"I wasn't with a girl actually Thom"
"Darius it's ok. You can tell us where you were. What's wrong?" I ask worriedly
"Nothing's wrong Kat…thanks though. Look my geography teacher called me back after class and I had to... talk with her"
We all stare at him in astonishment.
"No! God no, not like that! Right fine I am failing geography. I have been failing for years and she just wanted to talk to me about it. That's all"
We relax, well except for Darius who just looks uncomfortable.
"Why did she want to talk about that though? It is only September. We have ages to worry about exams and all that" As you can see Gale obviously cares about education (not).
"Gale, shush! Dare I am pretty good at geography. I'll help you with it if you want" Thom offers.
"Thanks Thom. Now onto more important conversation. Where were you yesterday Gale?" Darius asks suggestively raising his eyebrows
Gale sighs, "All right before I tell you guys, I just want to let you know that nothing in set in stone. But anyway Vick told me last week that his dance teacher's older brother was visiting her for a while and they met him at the class. She told the class that her brother worked at a record company-"
"What?" Thom, Darius and I yell.
Most of the cafeteria turn and stare at us but we don't even notice because we are staring in shock at Gale.
"Seriously?" Darius asks
"Yeah seriously. So apparently Vick's dance teacher had casually told James, that's the record company guy that I am in a band during class and had said that we are really good. So James asked Vick if I could meet him yesterday morning as that was the only available time he had.
So I went to see him yesterday and I showed him a few videos. He said that he was very impressed and that he would love to see us play. I told him that we sing almost every week in the Hob. We talked for ages and agreed that he is going to come later this week to see us perform and to talk to us afterwards. I went to see him again this morning to give him the directions to the Hob."
Thom, Darius and I look at Gale in shock. We must be staring at him for some time as he begins to get nervous under our gaze.
Then we all say simultaneously,
"Oh my God,"
Peeta POV
"You should just tell her you know" Finnick tells me, settling into a seat. I glare at him
"Finn I have told you before, it isn't that simple" I put my tray down on the table and I sit opposite him.
"How hard can it be Peet?" He asks while he leans across the table. "Hi Katniss! So do you want to go on a date with me on Saturday? See it is simple."
"No it's not, I have told you before Katniss isn't like that. I need to be friends with her before I ask her out. I don't want her thinking that I am a jerk."
"Well you better hurry up, you don't want to be stuck in the 'friend zone'" I roll my eyes
"Don't worry I won't"
We eat in silence for a while listening to the every day running and chatting of our peers.
"And anyway if you did ask her out you wouldn't sound like a jerk. Sure I asked Annie out and we had never been friends…or talked to each other really."
I smile, "Exactly my point. Annie turned you down the first time you asked her. And anyway Finnick you are a jerk so your point is invalid."
"Hey! That hurts me you know. I won her round in the end"
"Finnick you know it's true and you enjoy it. I have no clue why Annie said yes after. Or why in the world she puts up with you and your antics. Actually never mind her why do I put up with you?"
"Because you loooooove me Peety" Finnick says adoringly.
Something every person should know about Finnick is that when Finnick is hyper. He gets soppy. Very soppy.
I scoff, "Sure I do" I take a bite of my sandwich while he looks at me pretending to look devastated.
"Yeah well it is a fair trade. You put up with me and my…jerkiness and I put up with you and your rants about the great Katniss Everdeen."
And again with the teasing about Katniss. I should really be used to it by now.
"I don't rant about her Finn. I just happen to…talk about her, often. Anyway it's not like you don't talk about Annie as much as you can"
"I don't talk about her nearly as much as you talk about Katniss Peet and she's not even your girlfriend."
I am about to contradict him by saying, yes he most certainly does, when we hear several shouts from across the room.
I turn around to find that the noise had come from Katniss and her friends.
Her, Thom and Darius seemed to be staring at Gale in shock?
Finnick and I aren't the only ones who notice their sudden outburst. The whole cafeteria is staring at them though they don't seem to notice us. Their mouths are open yet they all look slightly pleased by whatever Gale said to make them shout like they did.
I realise that it is none of my business and I turn back to my lunch with the second most annoying person in the world. Finnick comes second after Rye of course.
In an effort to find a new topic of conversation I question Finnick on his love life instead of him always asking me about mine.
"How are you and Annie anyway?" Finnick looks at me confused
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing I guess I was just wondering. You used to be all over each other but now you barely kiss in public. And we are talking about you here Finnick. So did she finally realise what you are truly like and go running? That's probably why she isn't here with us now." I tease him
"Oh ha, ha," Finnick says sarcastically. "No she didn't Peeta. You know full well that her and Delly are gone doing some girly thing."
I raise my eyebrows at him and he sighs
"Well I don't know what they are doing when they explained it to me I just zoned out. You know me! When they started talking about anything girly I'm miles away. I think Annie is annoyed with me anyway but she won't tell me what is wrong with her!" I look at him for a moment in despair.
"Finnick perhaps the reason she is annoyed at you is because you don't pay attention to her when she speaks."
"Yes I do! I always pay attention to her"
"Oh really?" I ask folding my arms. "So where have her and Delly gone for lunch today?"
Finnick opens his mouth to answer before shutting it.
"That and you are always flirting with other girls in front of her-. No don't deny it Finnick you do! Remember the cinema incident. You were lucky Annie even stayed with you after that." Finnick grimaces because he knows that I am right.
"Did you even make it up to her after that?" I ask him, "You know buy her flowers or chocolates or something that she would like to apologize."
Finnick starts fidgeting "Erm..."
"Finnick!"
"Yes I know. I am a rubbish boyfriend, you don't have to tell me!" Finnick puts his face in his hand and I struggle not to roll my eyes.
Finnick Odair forever a dramatic.
"No Finnick you're not. You are just overreacting as usual. It's not like Annie broke up with you for God's sake! She is just annoyed at you. I am always annoyed at you! It isn't a big deal"
"Isn't it?" He questions, his voice is muffled by his hands.
"No it isn't look you just need to pay more attention to your girlfriend and stop flirting with other girls."
"I know"
"You have no idea how to do that do you?"
He shakes his head in his hands before looking up at me and asking,
"How do you know so much about girls Peet? I mean you what went out on one date when you were 14? And even that was because your mother forced you into it."
My mother had set me up with the daughter of one of her friends when I was about 14. Needless to say we both knew that we were forced to be there and we didn't like each other at all. Thankfully my mother hasn't tried to set me up with anyone else since.
"I guess I learn it from my brothers. I just do the complete opposite of whatever Rye does when he is in a relationship. Which is almost never."
That and the fact that I have imagined going out with Katniss since I was seven.
"So, oh Mater of Love, Who Still Can't Get a Date with the Girl That He Has Been in Love with Forever, what do I do now?"
I smirk at him, ignoring his new nickname for me as he comes up with a new one almost every day.
"Well that answer is simple Finnick"
He raises his eyebrows at me and I shake my head with laughter before looking at him again.
"Stop being a jerk."
After lunch in Home Ec.
After I go into detail of how Finnick can make his relationship better. Even though I said countless times that I never even had a relationship before he still asked me how to help him. Thankfully he is starting to realise what he has done.
I have finished explaining how not to mess up as we enter the Home Ec. Room. I never did understand why he chose Home Ec, I think that it was between him choosing Home Ec. or Art as a subject and well Finnick isn't the best at Art. Ok he is useless at it but don't tell him that. Finnick likes to think that he is the best at everything which of course he isn't.
I take a quick sweep of the room and spot Katniss standing beside Madge in deep conversation with her. She seems excited. I smile, I don't think I have ever seen Katniss this happy. Well seeing her with Prim yesterday was close enough to this.
Finnick and I make our way over to them. I wonder why Finnick is going over to them too but then I remember that he is Madge's partner for this project.
Finnick and I go over to them well I go over to them and Finnick annoyingly fallows me though I can't really blame him, he is Madge's partner.
"Good Afternoon ladies." Finnick says smirking. I turn to him and shake my head.
Why do I even bother? He apparently doesn't listen to a thing that I say.
By the look on his face I guess he realises what he has done.
"Damn it!" Finnick shouts
Madge and Katniss look startled and I, well I begin to panic. Just a bit. But yes I start to panic. Real attractive right?
"Excuse him, he is insane and has random bursts of anger that comes at any time. Just ignore him, I do, everyone does." I glare at Finnick.
How dare he swear in front of Katniss? She didn't do anything wrong and neither did Madge. But no Finnick just thinks of himself as usual.
"Yes! Peeta here is right. I am insane and just don't mind me. Thankfully I have Peeta here to shut me up most of the time anyway." Finnick stomps off to his seat where he proceeds to sit and stare at the desk, pouting. I sigh wondering how my life came to this and look at the girls who are both trying their best not to laugh.
"Madge, do you think you could shut him up for a while, please? He has been annoying me all lunch and he is driving me mad"
Madge laughs, "I'll try." Madge walks over and sits beside him.
"Katniss and I walk to our seats and sit down.
"So what is Finnick annoying you about today then?" Katniss asks
"I can't even remember he was making a big deal over nothing if I remember correctly something about him being a rubbish boyfriend and never paying attention to Annie and always flirting with other girls. He was trying to get me to fix his relationship for him anyway." She laughs
"Sounds like you had a pretty boring lunch. Do you often have to help out in his love life? He seems to think you are an expert." She asks, blushing slightly.
I smile, "Yeah I help him out a bit. I wouldn't call myself an expert and I am sure Finnick wouldn't ask but he just keeps messing up. So yeah maybe giving advice is a gift of mine but then again maybe I just pay attention unlike him. I am also not an idiot which is a bonus."
"Yeah you are not an idiot. Trust me, I spend every day with a bunch of idiots and you are defiantly not one."
It is my turn to blush this time and I pray to God that she doesn't notice. We sit in a comfortable silence for a bit and I try desperately try to think of something funny to say. But thankfully Katniss soon breaks it.
"So what did you think of our amazing, super complicated and really rare starter?
"Oh it was one of the best things I have ever tasted. I could tell that you made it."
I wink at her reminding myself of Finnick.
"Why thank you but you have to take at least some credit as you made half of it if not most of it." She says grinning.
"Don't be so modest. All I did was supervise. Soon you will be taking over my job and leave me broke."
Katniss laughs and I smile, I will never get over how beautiful her laugh is.
"Thank you but I doubt that baking will be my future. Your future maybe but not mine."
"What will be your future then? Music?" I ask curiously
"Hopefully, Gale has just told us that a guy who works in a music company is interested in seeing us preform next week."
"Wow that's amazing Katniss!" And I mean it Katniss is an amazing singer I only heard her sing when we were but even then her voice was stunning and I bet she's even better now.
"Thanks I don't want to get my hopes up or anything but I am looking forward to it. So back to this project, do you want to come over after school to work on the dinner?" She asks and as much as I would love to say yes I know that my mother would kill me if I stayed out again.
"I'm sorry I can't tonight, but how about tomorrow?" I ask hopefully
"Sure I have practice with the lads later anyway tomorrow sounds great. So what are you doing today anyway?" she asks curiously. My eyes widen and start stuttering.
"Erm nothing really I just got home late and my mother didn't like it so I don't want to make her mad- I mean upset again. I will probably have to work anyway so yeah."
Damn it Mellark shut up! I can't have Katniss finding out about my mother. She would think I was a weak loser. She looks at me weirdly for a moment before nodding.
"Oh I am sorry that I kept you out so late. I should have known that your family would be worried." My dad might have been worried and maybe Bran but defiantly not Rye or my mother but I decide to not mention this to Katniss.
"Hey don't worry about it. It isn't your fault I should have texted my dad to tell him where I was. Don't apologize I had a great time yesterday." I smile and I can feel my face going red again.
"Really? You had a great time? I mean don't get me wrong I did too. But you had half the Seam staring at you for two hours."
"Yeah I am sure. I'm not the centre of attention much so it was unusual. I'm sure you get it all the time thought. You being a big star and that and all them fans screaming your name. Let's not get started on all the boys that try to get you to notice them. Remind me again why you are sitting here talking to me?"
I don't mention that one of them boys is me.
"Ah sure that answer is easy. Finnick is too busy to talk to me now. So I am stuck with you." She sighs before her eyes catch mine and we both burst out laughing.
Even though everyone in the class turn to look at us in confusion we ignore them even Finnick who has a smirk so wide that it's threatening to break his face.
AN: That's the eleventh chapter.
I had planned the record company man coming in for a while but I didn't know where he would come in. I had a few other ideas about where Gale was but I thought this would fit in better for now.
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