Once again, Thanks for all the support. It's definitely a confidence boost.

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.

Well if I'm going to get slapped mind as well make it worth while. Peeta's hand goes up to caress the side of her cheek. First days of school ROCK! Katniss puts her hand up to his chest. And the countdown to the slap in 3, 2, 1... But it doesn't come. Instead the hand that was laying on Peeta's chest goes higher caressing his neck and stopping on his cheek, mirroring what Peeta had done to Katniss.

At this point Katniss can only think Eat your heart out Glimmer. Katniss wanted to believe that she was kissing Peeta to piss Glimmer off. But she was enjoying the kiss. In fact, she wanted more. She was the one who pushed for more.

Did she really just flick her tongue out? Oh if I'm dreaming don't wake me up. Ever. Peeta opens his mouth slightly which is all Katniss needs to force a French kiss. As their tongues wrestle for dominance both Peeta's hands have gone up caressing both sides of her face. Meanwhile, the hand that Katniss doesn't have wrapped up in Peeta's hair is pulling on the top of his pants. No sexual implication, she was just trying to get him closer to her. He was intoxicating. His smell, how strong he was. Katniss felt safe wrapped up in him. She moaned in her pleasure. Peeta regretfully had to pull back to breathe. As he looked down at her, he would do anything to keep her standing here with him forever.

"Wow, you never kiss me like that." Rue's voice brought them back to where they were. In a packed gymnasium. Most of the gym hadn't noticed but the group of popular kids standing where Peeta left them and a small group of people immediately next to them had. Glimmer was fuming. Finnick stared at them with the biggest grin on his face. The rest of them talked amongst themselves. The rumor mill would soon let everyone who didn't see them know. Katniss went to make a run for it, but Peeta kept her in place.

"Don't. You'll make it worse." Peeta said in deep voice that even as stubborn as Katniss was, would keep her there.

"What do you expect me to do?" She asked him.

"Just sit." There was that commanding voice again. Geez that voice was sexy. She wanted to defy him just to hear him use that voice again, but chose not to. "Act natural. It's not that big of a deal."

"Not that big of a deal?! That was awesome!" Rue says next to them absolutely giddy.

They tried making small talk, but mostly it was just Rue and Peeta. Katniss sat there mortified. She shook every now and then, the only thing that calmed her was Peeta's hand on her knee or on her hand. It wasn't that the kiss had been horrible. It was actually the opposite. It really was awesome. She had enjoyed it too much. She shook because it scared the crap out of her. They hadn't talked in years. They talked for the first time just earlier that day and now they were making out in the gym. It really wasn't that big of a deal because she wasn't at the bottom of the social ladder so it was acceptable. But what she felt from just a look, then a touch, and finally a kiss, she had never felt before. She couldn't say she was in love with Peeta, but she wanted so much more than just a friendship. She needed to focus on school not boys. The bell finally releases her from thoughts and she bolts for her next class.

"Katniss" Peeta yells after her. She's lucky Finnick stops Peeta at the door giving her time to get away from him Katniss sees Delly in the hallway talking to some guy. She rudely pulls her away from the guy. Delly says a quick goodbye and then is promptly pulled through the hallway and into the girls bathroom.

Katniss quickly makes sure no one is in the stalls before she starts.

"Peeta and I kissed."

"Oh I know. It's on Facebook." Just then Johanna and Prim burst into the bathroom.

"I'm so happy for you!" Prim happily embraces Katniss in a hug. How many hugs was she going to get today? Katniss rolls her eyes and pulls away.

"How did you guys even know where we were?" Katniss looks at the intruders wondering what the hell.

"Someone tagged you," Prim shows her phone to Katniss, "said you were going for the bathroom with Delly C."

"I'm really starting to hate Facebook." Just then Madge bursts into the bathroom too.

"PEETA MELLARK! REALLY!?" Madge incredulously remarks. "Lab partner, huh…" Madge starts doing something on her phone.

"Whatever you're doing stop it right now!" Katniss yells intending the action to Madge, but the rest of them are just as guilty. They had all been on their phones probably posting something or texting.

"I don't have time for this. Not only am I going to be late for English, but this, with Peeta complicates my life." Katniss says to no one in general.

"Alright calm down. Everybody has study hall tenth period right?" all the girls shake their heads yes at Johanna, "Good, we're skipping to figure this out."

"Skipping class…on the first day, I don't know guys," Delly says skeptically.

"The social hierarchy is about to come down and you're worried about STUDY HALL!? You know they only have that class to keep us here and extra forty minutes?" Johanna starts.

"Alright, Johanna I'll go. Geez, no one wants to get you started."

"Prim, You are not skipping!" Katniss tells her sister. "I don't want you developing bad habits."

"Katniss you act like I've never skipped class." Katniss looks angry. "Because…I never have. See you later guys." Prim leaves and the rest of them follow.

Katniss just made it to English before the bell goes off. At least not doing anything that period would give her time to think.

This is what Peeta did. Girls swoon over him 24/7 and she had become one of them. Rumor had it he was a heartbreaker, a man whore, but could she believe any of it after what just happened? He seemed genuine. She was so confused by what she felt she didn't know what to believe.

Katniss would be lying if she said she didn't want another kiss with Peeta Mellark. It had felt so incredibly good to be with him in that way. Maybe her lack of boyfriends had her mind all loopy. She had boyfriends before, really short term, but boyfriends none the less. She had kissed them too. What she felt with Peeta was different though. She didn't want to fall for his tricks and then have her heart broken. But if he hadn't felt anything then why did he kiss her back? There was also that slight hesitation right before it all happened, like he was nervous. Peeta Mellark didn't get nervous. She remembered him in debate class a couple years back. He would always choose the hardest side to debate for. Every word that came out of his mouth was magic. He was ready for any curveball thrown at him. By the end of the class, Katniss was sure that he could make everyone believe that the sky was green and the grass was blue.

She liked him after that class. Who was she kidding, she liked him from the door. From the moment she met him, his beautiful eyes caught in the sun and beckoned for her. His hair was always a mess and she found she liked that. They never talked growing up after they first met, but there was always something. Smiles and smirks. Small brushes in the hallway that even now, as she recalls, left them both slightly flustered. Liking someone or falling in love was not in the equation.

She looked at her phone and saw that Peeta had texted her a few times.

Peeta: Are you mad at me?

Please text me back

Katniss?

Katniss: I'm not mad at you Peeta. Just give me time to think.