Thank You to everyone who is still with me. I appreciate all the support.

Hopefully I don't confuse everyone with my quotes/italics. Quotes are dialogue and italics are thoughts.
Bare with me. The next few chapters are about their first day because it's going to be a hell of a long day.

I intend no copyright infringement at all. The story is my own idea. Characters are owned by the awesome Suzanne Collins and all other incorporated parties.

Thanks Again.

First period. Joy. Peeta was early like usual to the first day of school. It wasn't a nerdy thing. He just liked to be able to pick where he was going to sit. First row, center, wall on the right - That was Peeta. After the first few days, people would know 'That's Peeta Mellark's seat,' aka 'Don't sit there.' Peeta was surfing through his Facebook on his phone when he saw that Katniss had accepted his friend request.

"No way!" Peeta triumphantly whispered to himself. Just like that, first period was going to be awesome. He started looking through Katniss' Facebook page. He came upon her post of her schedule he read first period - Human Anatomy with H. Abernathy Lab room 13B. Shit.

He stared at his phone comparing his schedule to Katniss'. Turns out they had two classes together, three if you counted study hall. Keep it together Mellark. Fate was sure giving him a chance to talk to her.

Through all his excitement, he didn't notice the class room was filling up fast. And that's why I got here early. The seats around him oddly stayed empty. What do I have the plague or something? As he looked around he realized he didn't know any of the people in the class. He had forgotten human anatomy was an advanced level course and his friends had chosen to coast their senior year, which excluded upper level classes.

Just then he looked up and saw Katniss walk in. His heart skipped a beat. He quickly scanned the room for the available seats left. There were two seats in the far back corner, one front center, and one right next to him. No way my luck is that good. He quickly dismissed the idea of having Katniss Everdeen sit right next to him for an entire year. He turned to look at the wall not being able to bear having Katniss sit all the way in the back, four rows away. When he turned back to his left, there sat Katniss. They didn't say anything or even look at each other. Just as Peeta gathered the courage to say something, the bell rings and in walks the teacher.

"Good Morning class. I'm Dr. Abernathy. Make sure you don't forget the Dr. because I earned it." He glared at the class and then broke into a forced smile. "First order of business. I need everyone to choose a lab partner. Two per group. No more no less."

Fuck. I don't know anyone in this class. He looked over at Katniss who seemed to be having the same dilemma. Clearing his throat. Well, here goes nothing.

"Katniss, right?" As if he didn't know. She turned to Peeta and looked at him. "I'm Peeta."

It's not that she didn't want to say anything, she was just at a loss for words. His shining blue eyes locked with her grey ones and she forgot where she was.

"I know who you are." Katniss said.

"I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing." Peeta chuckled at her. His laugh was contagious as Katniss followed with her own laugh. "Listen, any chance you would want to pair up with me? As a selling point I do sit right next to you so we would never have to shuffle around to sit together."

"I'm pretty sure we would still have to get up for the actual labs." Katniss says pointing to the back where all the lab tables were. "Why do I have the feeling you just want to be my partner because I'll do all the work?"

Peeta laughs originally thinking she was joking. When he turns to look at her, he notices a very serious face. She wasn't joking.

"Katniss. I have no intention of having you do all the work. I'll do my share." She doesn't look convinced. "You really think that I would be in this class if I wasn't up for the work load. Give me a chance." Peeta hoped that she would give him a chance in more than one way, but for now a chance as her lab partner would suffice.

"Okay."

Peeta wanted to do a happy dance, but he would save that for later.

"Does everyone have a partner?" After the stragglers get paired up, Dr. Abernathy goes on to talk about the syllabus, his expectations, and what our first assignment would be. On the outside, Peeta is calm, but in his head he's grinning like a goofball.

Right after first period, they have homeroom for twenty minutes before their next class. Dr. Abernathy stops talking finally and gives everyone a break. Morning announcements are done and they watch the sad show the news club does every morning. It's supposed to be informative as well as entertaining, but it always ends up being one guy just rambling about nothing that pertains to the school.

The TV happens to be on far corner of the room to the right of where Katniss is sitting. Katniss sits there staring at Peeta's profile. Damn, he's hot. Why is he talking to me? Why'd he friend request me?

Peeta turns to look at Katniss. Was she staring at me? Katniss turns a pretty shade of pink. She was… Wait, what was she thinking? A bunch of dirty thoughts go through his head. He shakes the thoughts.

"I wasn't staring…I just wanted to know if you want to exchange numbers this way we can keep tabs on assignments in case you don't come to school or something." Katniss says hopefully covering for her previous staring.

"Now why would I not want to show up to class when I have you for a partner?" My ass she wasn't staring. If she wants to play, I have no problem flirting with the girl of my dreams.

Her body betrayed her as she turned another shade of pink. Is he flirting with me? I like it. Damn it, I should curse him out.

Before she can snap at him he takes his phone out and asks for her number. They exchange numbers. Immediately after, the bell rings and they go to leave. Katniss leaves quickly, but Peeta manages to catch up with her at the door. He reaches for her wrist just barely touching it. Enough to get her attention.

"See you tomorrow, Katniss," The voice he uses has an underlying tone that throws Katniss off for the third time in one class. She stops suddenly and watches as he walks away meeting Finnick further down the hallway.

"What was that?" Johanna creeps up on Katniss.

"Nice," she lets the word escape her leaving Johanna to quirk her eyebrow up at her, "I mean weird." Katniss tries to recover. Is it crazy that the man barely touched her and it sent her for a loop; that just by looking at her he did the same thing?

"Oh my. I think Katniss has a crush." Johanna says

"On who?" Madge creeps up the both of them.

"No one. He's just my lab partner." Katniss says trying to walk away from both of them.

"ON WHO?" Madge yells trying to get their attention. They've both already walked away leaving her to look like a crazy person yelling in the hallway.

"Come on, crazy." Johanna yells back at Madge.