Ariabella: The Tribute Who Danced (A Hunger Games Fanfic) Book 1

23.

A/N: the rest will be in Aria's POV:)

I wake up and find that Grayson isn't there. Confused, I get up and walk downstairs. I walk into the kitchen to find that Grayson made pancakes.

"I didn't know you could make pancakes," I say and Grayson turns around and looks at me.

"Oh, good morning. Yeah, I learned how for Emilia," Grayson answers. I sit down at the table at one of the two plates.

Grayson walks over and puts a pancake on my plate and pours me some juice.

"Thank you," I say and take a sip of juice. Grayson sits down at the other plate and starts eating his pancake. I start eating mine.

We both finish in a matter of minutes.

"I'm going home to get dressed," I say.

"Ok, I'll come over once I get dressed and we can hang out," Grayson says.

I nod and head out the front door and over to my house. I put on a pair of shorts and a yellow floral tank top.

Soon enough I hear a knock on the door. I open it and let Grayson in. He's holding a picnic basket.

"Let's go for a walk," Grayson says. I nod and we head out the front door, hand in hand.

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We walk around for a while and decide to stop for lunch in the meadow. Grayson lays out a blanket and sets out sandwiches and fruit.

"Thanks Grayson," I say.

"No problem. I remember learning a song when I was little. It was an old song from America. It makes me think of you, and kind of goes along with my nightmare last night," Grayson says.

"Sing it to me," I say.

"I'm not that good at singing," Grayson says with a laugh.

"I don't care, I want to hear it," I say and laugh too.

"Ok fine," Grayson says then starts the song.

You are my sunshine,

My only sunshine,

You make me happy,

When skies are gray,

You'll never know dear,

How much I love you,

So please don't take my sunshine away.

"Aww, Grayson, that was so sweet, and you're a good singer," I say.

"I think of you every time I hear that song," Grayson says. I smile and lean over and kiss him.

"Strawberrry?" Grayson asks when we pull back.

"Sure," I say and Grayson feeds a strawberry to me, "delicious."

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After we finish eating, we lay down on the blanket and stare at the sky, holding hands.

"Sometimes I just like watching clouds," Grayson says.

We lay there for a couple minutes when we hear quiet footsteps.

"Aria, there you are," says my mother. I sit up and turn around to see my mother and Avia standing there.

"Oh, hi," I say and let go of Grayson's hand.

"We've been looking everywhere for you," my mother says.