The Symbolic Hunger Games

Chapter 9 - The interviews

I woke up the next day. I'm feeling a little sore, but is works. I've felt worse pain.
Peeta is still a sleep. He sleeps so peacefully, I can't hide my smile.
I'm tired of waiting for him to wake up, so I starts to poke on him.
He opens his eyes and watch at me with tired eyes.
>> Hey.<< I say to him.
>> Hey.<< he says with his incredibly cute morning voice.
He leans in and kisses me. I kiss him back.
>> We gotta jump into the shower before Effie runs in and drags us up from bed.<< I say to him.
He nods and raises up from bed. He's still naked.
Then I realize that I'm too.
I'm starting to laugh.

I'm jumping out from the shower, Peeta's still standing in there and rinsing shampoo through his hair. He seems to be in such a great mood today. It must've been yesterday. I've no regrets at all and he's really caring and sweet. I'm not complaining.
I walk out from the bathroom and went to pick out a pair of clothes to wear before me and Peeta have to get dressed for the mentors interview that is after the interviews with the tributes. I snort at the thought.
>> Stop thinking so much.<< Peeta interrupts me in my peacefully thinking moment.
I turn around to see him in just a bath towel around his lower- part. He dries his hair with another towel.
>> How could you tell?<< I ask him.
>> What?<< he asks.
>> That I was thinking.<< I replies.
>> Uhm... You're scrunching your face and you look kind of concentrated.<< he says and laughs a little.
I smile at him sarcastically. He smiles back with his self assured smile.
He walks towards me and places a kiss on my cheek.
>> It's kind of cute.<< he says and smiles.
>> Shure.<< I answer back and pushes him away playfully.
He laughs and walks over to his suitcase.

It's the last day in the penthouse for Pearl and Rock. I don't want them to go to the games. They are such sweet people and I don't think that they deserve this. Even if I was one of the victors that voted for a final hunger game.

Peeta and I walked to the dining room where the others were eating breakfast. I jumped down on the closest chair and started to pick up everything that I wanted to eat.
Peeta watches me in the corner of his eye. He's been acting a little weird all morning. He has this very cheesy smile on his face and he's been nice even to Effie. Does every guy act like this when they, yeah you know what. Haha.
He looks like a complete idiot with that smile.

I decide to loose the tension and help Peeta back to the real world again.
>> So today is your interviews.<< I'm beginning with.
Peeta wakes up from daydreaming and helps me out with coach them.
>> Yeah, and we will separate both of you. So one of you spend two hours with me and Katniss and the other one with Effie.<< Peeta fills in and nod in the direction to Effie.
>> I'm gonna help you how to behave on stage. Katniss and Peeta will help you find a personality to charm the sponsors with.<< Effie says with a very high pitched voice. Is that her morning voice?
>> So, Rock if you go with Effie and Pearl , you can come with us.<< Peeta says.
Pearl nods.
>> So, get ready and we'll meet you in one hour.<< Peeta says.

I'm done eating, and so are Peeta.
>> Are you done?<< I ask Peeta, that's daydreaming again.
He wakes up and looks at me questionly.
>> Are you done?<< I repeat to him.
He nods and smiles weirdly at me.

We both jumps off the chairs and starts to walk to our room. Peeta keeps having the most nerdy smile in universe on his face. I stop him and pulls him in under the stairs.
>> What's wro-.<< he begins before I lean in to kiss him.
He holds onto my waist and kisses me back. We started to make out and we didn't stop until Effie came down and pulled us away from each other.
We walk to our room just so we can make out some more. We haven't done that for a while since we got here.
>>I've missed these moments.<< Peeta says while he walks towards me.
>> Mee too.<< I replied.
He smiles at me as he lean down to kiss me. I feel all my butterflies in my stomach set free and they made their way through my entire human being.