Mockingjay High: An Everlark Story

Chapter Eighteen: Clove

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

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••Katniss's POV••

When I wake up I hear Peeta's heaving breathing beside me. I lift myself up just enough to give him a quick kiss on the lips and just as I pull away, he wakes up.

"I wish I could wake up like that every morning." he says letting out a yawn then smiling.

I feel my cheeks get hot. After a while my smiles fades and I look Peeta in the eyes. "Peeta, why do you like me?"

Pushes himself in a sitting position, facing me. "Katniss, have you forgotten about last night? That night was the best night of my life and-" I cut him off.

"No, I haven't forgotten about last night. It was the best night of my life too, it's just I can't believe it happened. I'm not pretty and I have a horrible personality when it comes to people you know that."

"No Katniss, you're beautiful. No, you're more than beautiful. You're as radiant as the sun. My nightmares are usually about losing you, but I'm okay once I realize you're here. You have a wonderful personality. You're so nice and thoughtful, when you're with your friends. I know you have a tough time trusting people, with what happened with the whole mining incident. And I get it, because I would too if I found out someone blew up the mine on purpose. Katniss, I used to watch you walk home from school everday, everyday single day. You used to wear your hair in two braids instead of one and when you sang the valley song in music class, I swear the birds stop to listen to you're voice. Katniss, you're beautiful and I love you." He explains to me, without taking his eyes off of me.

I could hear the love in his voice on every word he said and I knew he meant every single thing he said. I just didn't know how to respond. I couldn't find the words and I never can. I horrible with words.

"Well say something." Peeta says, still looking at me.

"I'm not good at saying something." I say looking back at him, straight into his eyes, My thoughts swimming around in the ocean blue color, full of love and wonder.

"Then come here." He says.

I lean forward and my lips meet his halfway. I feel the electric shock, worth one hundred bolts of lightning. My hands wrap around his neck and he runs his hands down my back, starting from my neck and moving down to my waist. He leans back and soon, he's lying on the floor with me on top of him.

He pulls away and starts kissing my neck. I don't mean to, but I let out a moan. He lets out a small laugh and moves his lips back to mine and his tongue explores my mouth. His hands move from my waist to the bottom of my jacket, and we both sit back up so that I'm sitting on his knees, carefully so that I don't hurt his broken leg, and I wrap my legs around his waist.

He unzips my jacket and pulls it off. I follow his movement and pull off his as well. I'm not aware of where this is going until his hands find the hem of my shirt.

"Peeta." I whisper while, he kisses my neck again.

"We should wait." I say, reluctantly.

He pulls away and looks me in the eye. "You're right."

I lean in and whisper in his ear. "Maybe when we get home. To be continued?"

He turns his head to whisper in my ear. "To be continued."

I kiss him on the cheek. "I love you." I say.

"I love you too." He says back.

"Peeta?" I sing.

"Yes." He answers.

Before I can say anything else, I crash my lips onto his and almost immediately his tongue enters my mouth and I let out a small moan. All of the sudden someone clears their throat behind us. I jump, startled, and Peeta wraps his arms protectively around me as we turn to face none other than Clove.

Clove makes a gagging sound and hatefully stares at us. "Ugh that was the grossest thing I've ever seen!"

Peeta opens his mouth to respond, but before he can, Clove charges at us, rips me from Peeta's grip and flings me across the cave floor. He grabs Peeta in a head lock.

"No! Don't hurt him!" I scream. "Take me instead!"

"Katniss!" Peeta screams causing Clove to give him a wicked punch in the temple.

"PEETA! NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HIM!" I cry.

"What do you think I'm doing, stupid. I'm going to get rid of him!" Clove says than laughs an evil, horrid laugh.

"NOOOOO! LEAVE HIM ALONE!" I yell.

"Umm, let me think. NO!" Clove answers.

"Katniss. Don't do this. It'll be okay." Peeta says with tears in his eyes as he gets another blow to the temple.

"CLOVE STOP! THIS IS NOT WHO YOU ARE!" I scream.

"Umm yes it is." She replies.

"Katniss. I'll be okay." Peeta says quietly, but loud enough for Clove to hear, because he fist makes contact with his temple again.

I can see that Peeta is on the edge of unconsciousness and I don't want to scream at Clove anymore, because Peeta will respond, equalling to another punch in the temple. "Want to blow lover boy one last kiss?" Clove says making a kissey face.

"Clove-" I start but, it's too late her fist goes into contact with Peeta's temple and he crumples to the floor. I hear a cannon go off and I scream. "THAT'S IT! IT'S ON CLOVE!" I yell as I tackle her, which catches her off guard. I end up on top and I just keep punching her and punching her until i hear another cannon go off marking she is out too.

I crawl over to Peeta's motionless body and hold onto his hand. I at that moment I can't be brave. I brake down and cry. I cry onto into his shirt for what seems like hours. I remember that they can't come and get Peeta and Clove when I'm still around, so O am forced to get up and leave. I grab my bow and backpack, take one last look at Peeta and Clove's motionless bodies and leave the cave in search for Cato. In search to end this thing once and for all.

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