[On Hold] Love Me Like You ~ Everlark

Chapter 2: King And Queen

Kat's POV

I set my pillows aside from my lap and grab my laptop which is inside the small drawer of my nightstand. I open it on my bed and immediately go to Google after opening my browser. I search up Peeta Mellark on the search bar and a short description of him from his Wikipedia page comes up. He is pretty handsome, if I do say so myself. He has brown hair but there are some blonde streaks on it so I am guessing that he is really a blondie who just dyed his hair a dark shade of brown. I click the images tab on Google and thousands of his pictures come up. Some of his pictures came from his movies though. I scroll down through his pictures and come up to one where he looks way younger.

Suddenly, my eyes close involuntarily. A very small flashback clips happens in my mind. All I see is myself in a black dress. I am dancing with my old friend, Gale Hawthorne when my head turns another way. My eyes open after that small clip though. I don't know what that flashback is trying to tell me but this made me think. Why do I feel like I have seen this Peeta Mellark before? Well obviously, I have seen him in the baseball game before but what I am talking about is another story. I don't think I have only seen him in that baseball game. I think there is another one. I just can't remember when.

My eyes involuntarily close again. Then it happens. The scene continues to happen making my body drop onto my bed and continue to watch the flashback happening before my eyes.

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My hands are placed on my best friend's shoulders while his are placed around my waist. It is our Senior prom today and since Gale and I are both single, we decided to go to prom together as friends. Last year, I had a real date though. He was my boyfriend at that time but we are through now. We continue to dance along with the music when I see Gale eyeing someone from the table where my other best friends are. Unfortunately, Gale is not really fond of my group so he doesn't know anyone from my group of friends.

I follow his gaze carefully without making him notice. My eyes land on Johanna after following his gaze. I try to read what his eyes are showing towards Johanna but I can't seem to read them. I haven't seen Gale look at someone like this before. But if I am going to guess, it shows... love? My thoughts are interrupted when someone goes up the stage and grabs everyone's attention. Gale's gaze on Johanna breaks and we all turn to Ms. Trinket who is currently standing on the stage.

"Welcome! Welcome to Panem High's Senior Prom for Batch 2008. I hope you are all enjoying this night. But we have to stop the dancing, drinking and partying for something important. We are now going to announce this year's prom King and Queen. Including this year's prom Prince and Princess. May the odds be ever in your favor." she says and opens the envelope she was holding earlier.

"Let us begin with our prom Prince and Princess. This year's prom princess is Johanna Mason." she says and everyone begins to clap and cheer.

Johanna holds up the front of her long dress and walks to the stage with her signature smirk on. She is a total badass but she still has a heart. Ms. Trinket places the sash on her and gives her a bouquet of flowers. Another teacher, known as Mr. Abernathy, places the tiny crown on her head as everyone continues to acknowledge her.

"Now, for this year's prom Prince. Let us all clap for Gale Hawthorne." she says and I clap and cheer for him.

He walks up the stage next to Johanna and he stares at her in awe. I knew he liked her. They place the sash on him and place the weird looking crown on him. The crown for guys is really weird. It's like a black cylinder that is closed above and has white fur below. Ms. Trinket hugs the two of them before going back to the microphone to announce the prom King and Queen. I am not very interested in hearing this year's King and Queen so I sit on a spare chair in my group's table. I tap Annie on her shoulder and she turns her gaze from the stage to me.