Katniss and the Rebels
Chapter 13: An Explanation
This is Chapter 13 and I hope you like it. Thank you to anyone who reviewed/favourited/followed, it means a lot.
Less than a month until Catching Fire is out! Are you excited?
So the last chapter? Why would Bran tell his mother about Peeta and Katniss? What songs will The Rebels choose? Well that last one is up to all you who read this story. I have one song that a reviewer said might be a good song for them to sing. So if anybody else have any ideas let me know in a PM or a review.
Now on with Chapter 13
This Chapter is dedicated to: two-of-a-kind13313, alexisb33, BubblesForever and CuteBrunetteThatLovesHG192. Thanks guys :)
Disclaimer: Nope I don't own The Hunger Games that would be Suzanne Collins
Updated on 10/03/14 (Yes I am done editing my chapters for now! I can now get back to writing new chapters for you guys! Yay!)
Katniss POV
"We can't sing that Katniss it is too girly and stupid."
"Oi just because I wrote it doesn't mean that it's girly Darius! Since when would anyone describe me as girly?"
"I could think of a few who would-"
"Shut up the both of you" Gale yells at us and we fall silent. "Now we need to choose two songs to sing for James how many have we narrowed them down to?"
"Here I wrote down the ones we have to choose from while them two were bickering," Thom says glancing at Darius and I but we ignore him and continue to glare at each other. "We have six and we need to choose two from them."
"Good, finally somebody other than me that is listening," Gales says and Thom passes him the paper and Gale quickly looks over it.
"All right so there is six songs here and we need to pick two of them"
"Well done Caption Obvious." Darius says sarcastically
"Darius." Thom say sternly
"What?"
"Oh that's it" I shout over the two and tear out a page from Thom's notepad and start tearing it into six pieces
"Catnip what are you-?"
"Shush Hawthorne" Seriously these guys never stop talking. I grab the pen that Darius has been clicking (rather annoyingly I might add) all morning and I write down each song on each of the papers so we have six papers with the six songs on them. I fold them up and then stand up and get one of Vick's hats from the banister and put the papers in it, I copy a different song onto each scrap of paper.
I walk back into the room and give the hat to Gale.
"Right you pick one piece of paper and then Thom you pick the other one."
"Hey why can't I choose one?" moans Darius (what is with him today?)
"Because you cheat at everything Dar" Thom answers for me
Before Darius can snap back at him Gale picks his piece of paper and then passes the hat to Thom who also picks one. They look at us for a second before opening them.
Peeta POV
My mother isn't speaking to me since the argument which I am completely fine with. What I am not fine with though is my eldest brother knocking on my door for two hours and asking me to talk to him yesterday while I tried to do my homework and tried to get my mind of Katniss and also off my mother.
I woke up early this morning in an attempt to avoid Bran. I texted Finnick asking if I could have breakfast at his which isn't an irregular occurrence for one of us to go to the others for breakfast to escape our family members. He texts back 'Sure' and I quickly got ready and left for his house. I could hear Bran yell after me on my way out but again I ignored him and walked to Finnick's house.
After we eat he of course questioned me on everything and even after two hours. It seems he isn't out of questions yet.
"So let me get this straight Peet, your mother found out from Bran that Katniss was over in your house and thought you were seeing her and sleeping with her." Finnick asks with wide eyes.
"Yes and she through a fit." I tell him for the tenth time, rolling my eyes which I seem to do often when I am around him.
Finnick looks at me in shock, "And you survived?"
I laugh and nod
"Wow" he mutters in a daze
"Yeah I know"
"Are you sure it was Bran who told her? I mean it does sound like something Rye would do and if it was Rye once if he was really mad at you and I don't even think that Rye could be that cruel. I mean we all know what she could have done to you especially if Bran and your father wasn't there."
"No I am sure it was Bran. Rye was never home when Katniss was over and he has never mentioned her coming over to me so I am not sure if he knew or not. Plus Bran has been trying to apologize since the whole thing happened. He banged on my door for two hours yesterday and he tried to talk to me this morning when I left. I don't know why he did it though."
"You don't think-?"
"What" I ask
"Well that maybe he could be protecting Rye?" Truth is I had thought of that but I heard him plead with me to open the door several times last night. Telling me how sorry he was.
"Yeah I have but no he defiantly told her. It was written all over his face"
"She could have guessed it and asked him." He says doubtfully
I give him a look.
"Yeah I know that's a rather strange thing to ask if she wasn't given any hints. It doesn't make sense why he would tell her. He knows how much you like Katniss sure we all do. Also you said that your dad tried to warn you when you came home so he knew why didn't he stop Bran from telling her?"
I answer him by shrugging because I honestly don't know either but hopefully knowing Bran he has a good reason for telling her.
"So anyway how far along are you and Everdeen in this Home Ec. project thingy? Madge and I have barely done anything. Well no that's not really fair it's me that does nothing so she yells at me to help her and I ignore her so yeah we don't get a lot done." I laugh
"Yep that sounds like you. We have planned out what we are making and we cooked the starter the other day. We nearly have our folder done we just need the pictures of the food."
"Well Madge and I defiantly need to catch up then"
"Yes I think you two do. How are you plans with Annie going?"
"Good, I think she is catching on that I am up to something though."
"Of course she is, Annie Cresta knows you more than you know yourself."
"No she doesn't!" Finnick exclaims
"Yes she does"
We sit in silence for a while. Well technically I am sitting in a chair and he is lying on his bed, leaning against the wall but whatever.
"So are you bringing Annie to the game?" I ask him.
The school's first football game this year is in three weeks. Thresh is on the team and Finnick and I used to be on the team but we quit after last year's season to focus on studying this year. I also couldn't handle both wrestling and football any longer.
Now that I think about it that was how Finnick first asked Annie out. He asked her if she wanted to go and stare at him at the game that Friday. She smiled and then poured her smoothie over his head in front of the whole school. He smelt like strawberries and apples for the rest of the week no matter how many showers he took.
But then again that is how he fell in love with her (I never said that Finnick was right in the head!) Finnick is not normal at all but then again I'm not either so no wonder we are friends.
"Yeah I think so. I will ask her anyway. I don't think she understands the concept of football even after the games she came to over the past few years."
Yep even after she poured a smoothie all over Finnick's head, Annie still went to that match. She claimed that it was because Delly forced her to go with her which knowing Delly could be true.
"Do you think you will ask Katniss?" he asks me and I look at him startled.
"Ask her what?" I ask dumbly
"If she would go to the game with you."
"Nah I doubt that I will. I don't think she likes sports anyway."
"If she doesn't like or understand sports then you can explain them to her at the game. Great conversation topic."
"Oh yes because we would be able to talk over all the cheers and screaming most of them made by you probably."
"Of course you two will and don't worry I'm sure Annie will find a way to shut me up."
I raise my eyebrows at him but he doesn't give up.
"Come on Peeta this has been going on for ages you have to ask her out soon."
"Ages? It has been a week!"
"I asked Annie out within two hours of knowing her."
"Yeah and look how long it took her to agree to go out with her! I told you she doesn't like sports and I think I heard her say once that she hated football so if I asked her she would say no." Of course I never heard her say that but I tell Finnick that anyway but by the look he gives me he doesn't believe me.
"So neither does Annie or Delly but they still go" He points out.
"Still Katniss isn't like Annie or Delly look I better go lunch will be ready soon and I don't want to make mother mad if she shows up."
"Right see you later Peet but don't think I am finished with you yet."
Once I get home I make my way up to my room. But I can't enter my room as my eldest brother is sitting on the ground and leaning against the door
He looks up as soon as he hears my footsteps and I raise an eyebrow at him. He is just being dramatic now. I am glad that he didn't go into my room though. After Rye went into my room and accidentally ruined half of my paintings a year or two ago I made it a strict rule that nobody comes into my room without me being there and without knocking first.
I unwillingly realise that he won't let me into my room without talking to her and I decide to just get this conversation out of the way now.
"Hello Bran what can I do for you?" I ask him. I try to sound sarcastic but it comes out with no emotion in my voice.
Bran scrambles to get up from the floor, he looks me straight in the eyes and says, "I just want to talk to you."
Bran gets up off the floor and looks into my eyes and says, "I just wanted to talk to you"
"You could have just waited for me down stairs you know," I say raising an eyebrow "In a chair instead of sitting on the floor outside my room. I thought being dramatic was Rye's thing."
Bran shuffles his feet and I fold my arms.
"I just thought we could talk privately in your room. I don't think either of us want…her to hear us."
I stare blankly at him before pushing him out of the way slightly and opening the door to my room. I leave it open and sit on my bed. Hesitantly Bran follows me through and closes the door behind him. He sits down on my desk chair and after a minute or two he starts speaking.
"I know you are mad at me and you have every right to be. I just want you to know that I never intended to tell her." He stops for a minute as if expecting me to react but I remain emotionless.
"It was about an hour before you were meant to come home. I had gone upstairs to try and find Dad when she came out of their room and just started attacking me with questions about yesterday. I told her again that you were with Finnick. But she said that she had talked to his parents and they told her that you weren't over yesterday. I figure now that she just made that up but that didn't occur to me at the time.
I told her that you must have said you were at Thresh's but she didn't believe me. She said that if I was going to that much trouble to cover for you then you must have been with a girl. I tried to lie I swear I did but Peeta you know I am a rubbish liar and she saw straight through me."
Of course I knew what a bad liar Bran was. That was why I had to cover for him all the time because he couldn't lie to anyone, well not anyone in our family anyway. Bran is known as the sensible in our family but he just can't lie to save his life especially to our mother.
"Why would you tell her that I was with Katniss though? Why didn't you say Delly or Annie or Madge Undersee? Any other girl in the district except Katniss. Any other girl other than the one girl that our mother would kill me for dating! And so what if you told her that how did she know that she came over to our house?"
"I'm sorry but she kept pressuring me and I couldn't do anything to make her stop. She ordered me not to lie and that since I had lied so far she would be able to tell if I lied again. She said that since nobody told her it must have been someone she didn't like.
And then before I knew what I was saying I had told her. I was trying to defend Katniss though. She said that the girl must be up to no good and I told her that actually Katniss was a lovely and quiet girl.
I know it was stupid and I definitely shouldn't have said it and please believe me I regretted it the minute that I said it.
She didn't speak for about five minutes then she asked how long it had been going on. I asked her what she meant. She seemed to think you two were dating but when I tried to contradict her she just asked if she ever came over to our house. I was frozen and well I guess she took that as an affirmative. That's when you arrived home.
I really am sorry Peeta"
This whole time he has never broken eye contact with me which is admirable. His eyes look at me pleadingly even though I know there is no need. I knew that I could never stay mad at him for long.
"It's ok Bran." I tell him and he looks at me surprised.
"But-"
"No it's fine. Mum didn't do anything too bad yesterday thanks to Dad. I just have to be careful around her and hopefully she will let this go. I know that you didn't mean to tell her and I know that I probably made a big deal about it. Just make sure you or Rye or Gwen even don't mention Katniss when she is around or it will be hell for all of us.
"You didn't overreact Peeta. If something like that happened to me I would have reacted far worse than you did and God only knows what Rye would have done if it happened to him. And she shouldn't have said and done what she did to you. I know it's not the first time which makes it even worse. Even if she wasn't like she is I still shouldn't have broken your trust and told her. I know you never would have done that to me and you have covered for me loads of times over the years. If you need anything just ask."
"Thanks Bran. If you feel this bad maybe you can do my morning shift in the bakery tomorrow and maybe take Rye to school instead of him coming with me and making me late."
"Yeah sure no problem for as long as you want." I grin I could get used to this
"Right now what is for lunch? I am starving."
Katniss POV
A while after dinner Gale walks me home from his house. It is only about a ten minute walk but he still insisted, saying that it was late and he didn't want anything to happen to me. Even though he knows full well that I can take care of myself.
"How is your mum doing?" He asks me once we leave the house.
I sigh and honestly am not sure how to respond, "She's…all right I guess. To be honest I don't know if she is getting better or worse." Gale looks at me confused and I don't blame him. I know I must not be making a lot of sense."
"When I came home from school yesterday she was up and downstairs. She was weak but talking. Which is good I know but she couldn't remember who Rory is and she was even confused about who you are." I glance at Gale's expression from the corner of my eye and he looks mildly shocked. But I know that like me he isn't all that surprised. We are used to this from our mothers but my mother has never forgotten one of the Hawthornes completely, sometimes Posy confuses her but she would talk about her later. Hazelle is the same she has never forgotten Prim and I.
"Any other signs that she is getting better?" He asks
"I wouldn't count this as getting better but I told you Peeta was over the other day. She started asking questions about him. She remembered him and his father but not Rory that just makes no sense."
"Well you know her and Mr. Mellark have known each other since they were kids. But still she has known my parents since your parents got together and your mum has known me and the kids since we were born. And has for how she remembers Peeta I don't know. Maybe ask her doctor the next time you see him. Anyway she is speaking and moving around again that's good."
"Yeah I guess and I'll do that thanks. What about Hazelle how is she doing?"
Gale shrugs, "We barely ever see her. She asked Vick where dad was the other day. He just stared at her sadly before telling me that he was going to finish his homework in his room. Mum looked quite confused for a good while after but then I think she remembered and she went back to washing. She is still doing all of the chores. I try to help her even Rory and Vick try and help too but she just smiles and ignores us. I figure that she just keeps busy all the time to keep her mind off dad. She doesn't speak that much. I was really worried about her that day she hasn't mentioned dad in ages."
I nod and we walk in silence for a while both lost in our own thoughts.
Mum has forgotten about dad a good few times, more so when I was younger. Gale and I did think of getting them help when we were younger. But they started to get better so we decided that nobody would take us seriously and that we wouldn't be able to afford it anyway.
I do take mum to a doctor for a check-up every few months though. But even that's a struggle to pay for.
"How is it coming along anyway? The project? I mean we all know what you're like when it comes to cooking God help Mellar-Ow! Katniss!"
"What?" I ask innocently as if I hadn't just elbowed him in the stomach.
"I was only joking Catnip! Seriously though how is it going? I haven't gotten a project so far this year and I want to be prepared for it."
"It's going fine. Peeta is a great baker and cook so he does most of the practical work and I do the written work."
"I never understood why you took Home Ec. anyway." Gale laughs and I smile
"Don't really know there wasn't any other one I liked more than it and you get to learn how to cook and then eat the food afterwards so it's grand. Plus who else would cook the kids dinner? You would poison them for sure."
"Not true! And why do you never share anything you bake with me?" He asks putting on his pout face.
""Well you could have done Home Ec you know" I say teasing him
"Ugh no, not my thing" he shivers
"Why? Is it too girly for you?" I ask trying to challenge him it doesn't work though. He knows me too well.
"Nah I'll just get you to make me everything and pray I don't get poisoned" I smirk and elbow him again then run off into my house.
"Hey!" he yells after me but all I do is laugh and shut the door.
AN: Ah Katniss and Gale and their antics.
I hope you don't think the whole Peeta/Finnick conversation was pointless.
Isn't Peeta lovely? Forgiving his brother for telling their mother about him and Katniss. I didn't want to make it into a big thing with Peeta not forgiving his brother because I don't think Peeta is like that and I like him being close to his at least one of his brothers.
So again if anybody wants to give me ideas for songs that they can sing for James and if I don't use them for that I will try to use them later on in the story. I have a few ideas but I want to hear your thoughts on what songs they would write and sing or not write and just sing. So please let me know so I won't be stuck when I am writing my next chapter which will hopefully include more Katniss and Peeta!
Thanks for Reading I hope you liked it :)
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