Panem High (An Everlark Fanfiction)

Chapter 4: The phone call

Finnick’s POV: 

Peeta really likes Katniss… I can just tell. He won’t stop talking about her and it would be annoying but I’m happy for him. Katniss is really pretty but I’m dating Annie and Peeta and Katniss would be such a cute couple. I can’t believe I’m saying this; I sound like such a girl! After school Peeta, Cato, Marvel and Gale came to spend the night at my place. My place is really big and it’s normally where all of the parties are held either between our group of friends or with the entire school. 

“Peeta you need to ask her out soon.” Gale urges. 

“But she probably doesn’t like me…” Peeta replies very doubtful. “Like every guy in the school likes her.” 

“True but you are the best match for her.” Cato chimes in.

“I don’t know man,” Peeta says shyly. He’s never been the most forward guy in the school, but like me and Cato and Gale, he’s one of the most popular. He could get any girl he wanted to if he tried… But he doesn’t try. He always says how he’s waiting for the perfect girl. He’s had other girlfriends but they aren’t as special as Peeta thinks Katniss is.

“Let’s call her!” I offer and as I do I have about a million questions being fired at me within an instant. 

“Dude it’s 9:30 she's probably about to go to bed!” Marvel blurts out. 

“That’s perfect!” I can see where they are confused but them my hopeless romantic side kicks in, “Then he will be the last voice she hears before she falls asleep.” All of the guys laugh and agree that we have to do it. This could be the only chance Peeta has to talk to Katniss privately because we are always around him and he wouldn’t take such a bold move without the guys pushing him for it. I grab my cell and give it to Peeta. He tries to object but I force it into his hand so he can’t say no. 

“I don’t even know her number,” He states, “so this was a failed attempt at getting me to talk to Katniss.” 

“Oh! But you know that Glimmer is Katniss’ cousin so she was happy to give me Katniss’ number, as always.” Marvel objects. “And before you argue, I have you know I had to go through a squealing fit and about 20 questions before she gave it to me.”

We dial the number and as it’s ringing I’m just praying that she will want to talk to him. If she doesn’t that will just be embarrassing for all of us. However if she doesn’t answer then no harm no foul… right? I make Peeta put the phone on speaker though just at the slight chance that she does pick up. Just as the ringing stops and we all think it’s about to go to voice mail we all hear, “Hello?” 

 Peeta’s POV:

 “Hello?” I hear Katniss’ voice ringing through the speaker. I can’t believe she actually picked up. Why do I feel like this? I never feel this way about girls. I guess it’s just the shock and the fact that I am super tired right now. There’s a long pause before she says “Hello? Who is this?” 

The guys give me a shove and I say, “Hey Katniss it’s Peeta. From School.” Gosh I am so nervous! I sound like a complete idiot and from across the room I can see the guys face palming me. 

“Oh hey! Sorry I don’t have your number in my phone.” She apologizes.

“It’s fine this is Finnick’s phone actually.” I admit.

“Oh ok haha well tell him that ill still put his number in my phone.” She laughs. God I love her laugh so much! “Is there something you needed?” Man she sounds so tired I feel bad for keeping her up.

“Well I was gonna ask if you would want to go for coffee tomorrow after school?” I suggest. 

I highly doubt she would want to hang out with me but then I glance over my shoulder and see that Finnick is giving me a thumbs up, Gale has his hands raised in the air like ‘Hallelujah!’ and Cato is punching the air looking extremely pleased. Their reactions stop when she says, “Ummm… Sure.” Then the guys jump for joy on the carpet not making a lot of noise, once again, Thank God! 

“Ok see you tomorrow then. Goodnight.” 

“Goodnight.” She responds then hangs up. The boys start screaming and then we all decide to go to bed. 

 Katniss’ POV:

 I lay in bed thinking about tomorrow. I have P.E then Photography and finally Music. I love music but I don’t sing all that often and I heard that you have to sing almost everyday so that should be pretty embarrassing. Oh well! Then after school I get to go to coffee with Peeta. I wonder why he called on Finnick’s phone. It doesn’t matter but he seemed pretty nervous to talk to me. I hope I don’t make him nervous I don’t mean to but I guess since I was talking to everyone so openly today he thinks I'm more outgoing than he is. Which is probably true he was very laid back and reserved today under that tree in the front of the school. Anyways I fall asleep dreaming of what tomorrow will bring since I had such a good day at school today.

Apparantly I woke up late because when I open my eyes Annie, Glimmer, Clove and Johanna are hovering over me which startles me quite a bit! "Oh my god!" I actually squeal. I never thought that I would but I just did. Maybe these girls are rubbing off on me. Who knows? I rub my eyes so the blurriness from my vision goes away. “What are you guys doing here so early?” 

“The boys are going to pick us up in an hour.” Johanna informs me. Why is this the first I’ve heard of it?

“What?!” I exclaim. “Why?”