The day I met him, Peeta Mellark

Chapter 7~Millions Of Lights

It's been 3 weeks. Nobody has come looking for us, and I'm sure nobody cares. But that's fine by us. We like this life.

Peeta and I have gotten used to this life so easily. We wake up. We go two different ways, he picks berries and I hunt. The game and berries lasts us a full ,day. Then we talk, we eat, we sleep. It was that simple. But soon. Peeta and I got bored.

"I've decided I can trust you with a secret." I said one day while talking.

"And you couldn't trust me before?" he says laughing slightly.

"I could, but this is special," I say not making eye contact.

He puts a finger to my chin and lifts it gently. "You don't have to," he says seriously.

"No, your my best friend, I can show you." I say standing up and taking his hand. He nods and we walk.

I knew the pathways like the back of my hand. My father taught me them when I was younger. I felt myself years younger.

Peeta looked excited as he took in his surroundings. Then we finally got there.

I looked at Peeta and he looked back at me. We started laughing and immediately grabbed eachother's hand and we ran, leaped into the air and landed with a splash into the lake.

We came back up and laughed. He took his hand and flicked a bit of hair from my face. "Your beautiful, you know that right." said Peeta. I blush madly.

"Oh, stop it." I laugh pushing him lightly. He shoves me back and I pretend gasp.

"You can't do that! I'm a lady." I tease crossing my arms and turning away.

He pushes me again lighty.

"But it's ok," he says.

I turn around again.

"And how is it ok?" I say smirking and raising an eyebrow.

He smirks even cute than before.

Without warning he pulls me into a large hug.

"Because your my lady." he said.

I blushed a lot and hugged him back.

"Well, then it's ok then." I smiled hugging him back.

''Katniss, I dare you to go skinny dipping." said Peeta ruining the moment.

I pretend to gasp again and laugh and push him.

"No way!"

"I was only joking!" he laughs.

He swims over to more shallow water and takes his top off. I sit there and gawk for a while. But depressingly the only thing that comes from my mouth is.

"Well at least keep your trousers on!" I shout over.

He just laughs and I sit there mentally slapping myself for the comment. He swims a bit closer.

"Katniss, don't you think the stars are lovely tonight." he says looking up. I look up.

"Wow." I breathe.

Peeta comes up to me and puts an arm around me.

"Stars are such fascinating things," I say smiling, my eye still on them.

"Because how old they are?" asks Peeta looking at me.

"No, just the simple fact that millions of lights in the sky, are looking down on us." I say looking at him.

He holds my stare for a while. Then he leans in and I'm not sure what to do next. I've never done it before. But I've seen my mother and father do it. So I lean in too until our noses are touching lightly. I feel his hand cup my cheek and our lips meet. It lasts for a beautiful moment and everything up til now seems unimportant. Just me, Peeta, and the millions of lights in the sky.