Unexpected Happiness- Hunger Games Fic

Chapter 15

The inside of locker is just as bland as it was several weeks ago when I was standing in this exact spot. The upper shelf of it was smothered in a layer of dust and the couple of my textbooks were lying against each other on the bottom shelf. I don't have any personal pictures or 'cutesy, inspirational sayings'- I don't need that sort of stuff clogging up my locker. I grab my English textbook and slam the locker door shut. Many pairs of eyes turned towards me, glaring at my stomach. I can hear snickers coming from the direction of a group of girls, all their blonde hair extensions swaying in the wind, their heads turning back and forth towards me and the other girls standing with them. That's enough, this has been happening since I first got out of Peeta's car, every head swivelled towards me as I heard people saying, "Is that Katniss Everdeen?", "The one pregnant with Gale's child?" Peeta whisked me away before I could hear anything else. The old Katniss would have just let them be and let their massive lips flap away. But, I've got to start standing up for myself if I'm going to be a Mum.

"Do you need to say something to me, like to my actual face and not to the rest of these bimbos?" I say as I swagger over to the group, their faces are all lined up in front of me and they all bear the same disgusted look.

"Ex-cuse me?!" One of the seam girls, said? I don't know she didn't talk properly. She sounded like something was stuck in her mouth.

"You heard me because if you didn't then all those fake ears that your daddy's are buying you aren't working then." I try to adopt their stance, arms crossed in front of chest area and leaning to one side of my body, but I feel stupid.

"This coming from the girl who is carrying that man's baby! Who the hell do you think you are to say that sort of stuff to us?!" She flips her hair back revealing a very noticeable difference between her foundation, and her actual skin.

"At least my child will be well-cared for and at least I didn't contract an STD after I slept with him so if you have anything else to say, you can say it right here, right now." My face is hot with anger, how dare they? How- no breathe Katniss. Stress and unnecessary anger aren't good for the baby. I decide to take the high road, for now.

"If you don't mind girls, I'll be on my way now. This has been really nice, we should totes do it again sometime! Ciao!" I giggle and flip my hair back, hopefully they get the fact that I'm mocking them but I walk the rest of my way to my locker and slam it shut.

"Hey, what did that ever do to you?" Peeta's arms are wrapped around my body and the smell of fresh bakery bread can be detected on him. I whip around to face him.

"I just shamed the crap out of those girls over there!" I gesture to the group who aren't even trying to hide the dirty looks they're giving me.

Peeta's face darkens "What do you mean? Katniss, you didn't give me anything to use against you did you?"

"No, why would I do that? I just told them to say anything they need to my face... and may have also mentioned the fact that at least I didn't get an STD when I slept with Gale..." I mumble the last part. Just when I think Peeta is going to chastise me, I hear his manly bark break the silence.

"Hahahaha! You actually said that to them! Oh god! That is brilliant, I'm proud." I breathe a sigh of relief, phew that was close. Peeta grabs my hand but I pull away.

"Are you sure you want to hold my hand? Like here? In public?" I stare at him.

"What? Am I that disgusting?" He laughs in my face but then takes my hand again, "Just come here- you have that guidance counsellor's appointment you have to attend."

And there goes my good mood.

Ah yes, the appointment that my Mum, (and Gale's Mum) decided to set up so we could work out our... issues? I walk with Peeta to the door and give me a quick peck on the cheek. I take three deep breathes and then knock. A burly old man opens the door, Mr Kinsky has been at our school for as long as I can remember, he has a thick, deep voice that is hard to understand sometimes but I've heard this man can work miracles.

Now let's see if he can cure Gale.

Ha!

When pigs fly...

He steps aside and gestures me to join him in his office. There's a small table in the centre where two chairs have been seated on either side, a large black office chair has been tucked underneath a wooden table that houses Mr Kinsky's age-old computer and student files. The room is bare other than the few inspirational quote floating around. Gale sits in one the chairs seated at the centre table, his fingers lacing between each other as he picks his nails. My legs shake beneath me as I seat myself opposite Gale, he stops picking his nails and looks up at me.

"Katniss."

"Gale." It's as short as that- we can leave it here, we're good.

Mr Kinsky wheels his chair between the two of us.

"Now you two, you're having a child together. You need to be more civil than that." He grins at both of us and I return a look of disgust.

"No, we're not actually. I'm sorry Mr Kinsky but my child will have no connection to Mr Hawthorne and that's final." I cross my arms over my body cause I know if try to leave, Mr Kinsky will pull me right back.

"Oh yeah?! And who's going to support our child, bakery boy? Like he can make a living off what he does!" Gale shouts back.

"Well at least Peeta has a solid job and a solid income. Oh and he loves me and my baby, not OURS, MINE GALE MINE, he was the first one I told about the baby. And do you know what the best part about Peeta fathering the baby is that I know he won't go around and in-pregnant all the other sluts that he decides to sleep with!!" By this point, I'm standing and shouting at him- tears are spilling down my face. "I am final in my decision Gale, I am fine with your mother and siblings coming over and seeing the baby but you are to stay the hell away from MY child. Have a good life" I throw a quick thank you to Mr Kinsky and I run out of the room.

Peeta greets me outside and he immediately notices the tears.

"What happened? What did that dickhead do to you?!" I have to hold him back as he's about to run into the room and punch Gale out.

"Nothing, I-I just wanna go home." The tears are flowing once again as Peeta leads me away from the office and into the car.

Good job me, I feel like that was an awesome way to start the new school term off.

A/N: Hey guys, I'm really sorry about the really long wait. It's awful of me- but I am going to try and update a little more but unfortunately life gets in the way :(. But here you go, enjoy :) x