Chapter 28: Chocolate

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Annie:

She was incredibly proud of Glimmer. Her cousin had done something right. Almost entirely right, there was still the small issue of Katniss running out of the ballroom. Glimmer's speech had put her on the spot and Katniss never liked having unnecessary attention. Out of the 500 Panem juniors and seniors at prom, only a handful were unaware that Katniss was the reason why Glimmer was breaking up with Peeta.

Annie spotted Glimmer near the chocolate fountain, now deserted since Katniss had ended her reign over it.

"That was really brave, Glim."

The blonde shrugged. "Didn't take any bravery. I'm used to being in the spotlight nowadays."

What with her parents, she must be.

"Not everyone is." Annie told her. "I think you might have scared Katniss away."

"Really? That's dumb, I did this so Peeta could talk to her."

"We know, but it didn't really seem that way. You, uh, sort of publicly dumped him."

Glimmer scowled. "I wasn't about to make it look like I was being dumped! Let me have this, Annie!"

Annie laughed. "Okay, understood. It was nice if you. Kind of nice, anyway."

"It was, wasn't it? I don't see why so many of you people hate me."

Annie cringed. "You made a threatened to tell their deepest darkest secrets, Glim."

Glimmer scoffed. "I don't know all of their secrets. But people talk and I listen. It can't possibly be my fault that I'm observant."

"It's not." Annie said. "You do know that some people were taking video. This is gonna be up online within the hour."

Glimmer shrugged. "So be it. Maybe I'll get famous!"

"Glitter!" Johanna stomped over to the chocolate fountain. "You made a scene. At prom."

"Johanna. You're wearing a dress." Glimmer drawled, not at all feeling threatened.

"And I look great." Johanna stated. "Why the scene?"

Glimmer rolled her eyes and bit into a cake pop. "Can you people stop asking? I did what I wanted to do."

"Yeah you did." Thresh laughed. "It was entertaining, I'll give you that."

Glimmer smiled at the tall boy. "Thank you! Someone gets it. You wanna dance?"

Thresh shrugged and offered her his arm. "Sure. Thresh."

"Glimmer. You already knew that. I'm pretty popular around here." She and Thresh went ahead and took over the dance floor.

Annie declared prom a success. She and Finnick had actually managed to arrive on time and found a good parking space. The food was great, the music even better. Johanna wore a dress and not the pants suit she swore she'd wear. And finally, Glimmer had decided to show that she was a kind person under all that evil. Katniss and Peeta were free to be together. Prom was definitely a success.

"That was...something." Finnick said as they danced.

"I know. It was fun." Annie commented.

"Fun?" He questioned. "Okay, if you say so."

Katniss:

When you really want to, you can get out of any situation. The elevator was not working, so Katniss had to run up the stairs, all the way up onto the roof. In heels. Thank goodness for willpower!

The hotel roof doubled as a garden and pool area. The pool was covered, since it wasn't in use yet. The garden, however, was breathtaking. Tulips, daisies, chrysanthemums, all types of flowers, everywhere. They even had a square full of different colored roses. A rose garden, Katniss thought it a lovely addition to the roof. And a great place to hide.

Glimmer, the evil witch, planned that speech. That's why she insisted that Katniss be there, because she wanted to humiliate her. At least she hadn't said her name. That would have made her day even better. Then again, Katniss's name wasn't necessary, almost everyone knew that Peeta liked Katniss.

"Katniss!" Peeta was tired after running up the stairs. "Why'd you leave?"

"I thought you'd go home after that!" She really wished she had picked a better hiding spot.

"Of course not. I had to look for you. Johanna said you ran out. I saw the elevator was broken, and I figured you took the stairs. Incredible, by the way. That's a lot of stairs."

"I have a lot of practice. Do you wanna go back down. Get some water?" She asked worriedly.

He shook his head, standing up straight do he could speak. "Nope. I'm good."

"You sure?" she asked. "Glimmer just dumped you in front of almost half the school. You're okay?"

"I saw it coming. I came to see if you were okay."

"She did this to humiliate me." Katniss was sure of it. "She lured me here, so that everyone would know it was my fault. She made me look like some...like some boyfriend thief!"

Oh, wow. That sounds really childish.

"Katniss, you are not a boyfriend thief." Peeta laughed. "And she didn't mean to make you look bad. She's just...a drama queen."

"That's awful. Look. I wore this ugly red dress and I look like a fire hydrant. Everyone stared at the fire hydrant when she broke up with you!" Katniss played with the skirt of her dress.

"You're a very beautiful fire hydrant."

She smiled at him. "Don't try and flatter me, Peeta Mellark."

They stood on the roof, taking advantage of the warm weather. Despite the embarrassment, Katniss was at peace.

"I really shouldn't have come. How am I going to show my face in school on Monday?" Maybe she could find some sort of disguise...

"No one's gonna make a big deal about it. I don't know too many people who want to get on Glimmer's bad side."

Katniss recalled her warning. Glimmer had secrets to spill and she wouldn't hesitate to use them if they kept bothering. Her mind was slightly more at ease, oddly enough, thanks to that girl's cruelty.

"Kat, I'm not dating Glimmer anymore." Peeta said.

"I know." She breathed.

"It means I can do whatever I want. And I would really like to ask you something."

Katniss nodded for him to go on.

"Katniss, would you do me the honor of being my girlfriend?" Peeta asked with a smile.

She grinned like a little girl. "Yes. I think I can manage that. Do feel honored in presence."

Much like the day at the park, when they first confessed their love, she kissed him first.

"Hm." Peeta looked at her oddly when they broke apart. "It was you, wasn't it?"

Katniss frowned. "What?"

"The chocolate fountain. Everyone was complaining about some girl refusing to leave. You taste like chocolate."

She was outraged. "Are you kidding me? Do they have nothing else to talk about? I was just having some strawberries, it's not a crime!"

Peeta grinned. "Wanna go back and reclaim the chocolate fountain?"

Oh, yeah, Peeta Mellark was the perfect boyfriend. So hand in hand, they walked back down the stairs.

We have Everlark! I can totally see them just hogging the chocolate fountain together.

But it's time for an announcement: there are only 2 chapters left for this story. That's the football game and graduation. That's it. I wish there was more, but I think that's a good stopping point. Thank you all for your support!

Kitkat: YAY! I tried hard to give each character a personality. Thresh and Foxface were kind of in the background, being awesome and stuff. But Thresh was here, he danced with prom queen Glimmer! And I don't think I'll have room for Lavinia, I only have 2 chapters. Sorry about that. But thanks for reviewing! :)

Guest: Glimmer keeps it classy 24/7! Thanks for reviewing!

Asdfghjkl3: Oh yes, we had some romantic Clato going all the way to the emergency room. I would never have made anyone wait that long, here's the update!