Twisted Love (Peeta Mellark x fem! reader)

1

"Prim. Katniss has a good point. Your name is just one small factor among many others. One out all of those other potential tributes! There is a low chance of you getting picked" I say in attempt to calm down my best friend's younger sister.

She looks at me with concern written all over her face.

"I hate this though! It isn't fair to us! We ourselves haven't done anything! And they just throw us onto a show like it's nothing! " she says.

"Prim. Why don't you help mom out with some dinner? You like to cook. It'll help you" Katniss says as Prim smiles weakly.

She nods as she then dashes over to her mom. Katniss and I go for a walk to try and forget about the reaping that is approaching us.

She grabs a bow and a few arrows as we head towards the woods.

The sky is extremely dull. As usual.

She aims her bow, eyes locked on a deer. She is about to hit the deer as Gale suddenly goes up behind her and startles her.

"Not funny! That's the first one I seen in ages! " she says as he shrugs with a smirk.

We sit down as he pulls our bread.

"Woah is that real? " I ask as Gale nods.

"Yup. I bought it by trading a squirrel" he says as he hands Katniss and I some bread.

As we chew on some we hear an aircraft over head. We look up at is as it passes over us.

"We better get going Kat. We gotta stop by the shops before heading home. Especially with tomorrow being a big day" I say as we all get up.

"How many times is your name entered?" Kat asks Gale as we head to town.

"42" he says coldly.

"And may those odds be ever in your favor! "

Damn. We part ways as Katniss and I stop by the shops.

She finds some sort of pin and takes a look at it.

"How much? " she asks the lady as she smiles a little.

"It's free. Keep it" she says as Katniss returns the small smile as we head home.

The next morning was just depressing.

Katniss and I get dressed as she notices what Prim is wearing.

"Duck. Tuck it in" I say as she tucks in her blouse.

"Haha sorry... " she says with a small laugh.

Once we are all dressed and ready, we head out.

We reach the selection place as Prim notices that our fingers need to get pricked.

She freaks out and Kat pulls her aside quickly.

"Hey it's alright Prim. It's a small pinch. Nothing more" she says as I walk over to them.

"It's like when you accidentally get your finger stuck on a pin. Nothing bad" I say in an attempt to help.

She slowly nods as she walks over.

She's so nervous and I get why.

After a while of this however, you start to grow numb.

I lost both of my parents to this already. Which is why I live with Kat, her mom, and Prim.

Kat and I head to the female older teen area as I notice a certain boy that I always had my eye on.

Peeta Mellark.

Of course I always just seen him around, but he is pretty attractive. The way his blonde hair has golden streaks on a good sunny day. The way he cares about others.

He's a one of a kind person.

My thoughts are suddenly wiped clean as Effie starts up the announcements.

"Hello everyone! Let's start off with a little video straight from the Capitol! " she says excitingly as a dark video plays.

It explains the reasoning as to why this happens. It gets boring as time goes on.

She then says how she loves the video and then finally starts things off.

"As you know district 12 had an outbreak fight and as punishment three tributes are happening this year! May the odds be ever in your favor! "

Mutters break out amoungst the crowd.

"Ladies first!"

She draws two names.

"Primrose Everdeen and Y/n L/n! "

"No! I volunteer! " my best friend yells into the crowd.

Katniss is obviously worried about Primrose. And would do anything to protect her.

"Well then. Our very first volunteer! Come on up! Let's give her a great round of applause! " she says as everyone just shows respect.

I'm up on stage with Kat now as I look away everywhere.

"And now for the boys! Peeta Mellark! " she says as my eyes widen.

No not him.

Anyone but him! He needs to live! I don't want him in the games!

I hate this.

All of this.