(HG) The Only Friend in the World

Lollipop

January 8
Peeta POV

I sat next to Katniss in the park. She was savoring a cherry lollipop. Her lips traced the candy and stained red of cherry. I watched her lips as they moved against the lollipop. Finally she reached the gum in the middle of the sweet and chewed on it. I let go a deep breath that I was holding.

Its like her lips where calling out to me.

Seductively telling me to kiss them.

And I wish I could.

I put on my earphones and listened to the music from Katniss' iPod.

There's lots of Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. Along with Christina Perri, Sia, and Lorde.

"Hey guys!", clove brought Dandelion and strapped the leash to Katniss' hand.

"Your turn", she said drinking water.

"Okay!", Katniss said excited.

She walked Dandelion around the feild, effortlessly. Somehow avoiding the trees and rocks scattered all around the grass. I noticed Dandelion was pulling the leash away from the dangers that stood in Katniss' way.

Soon enough Katniss was on laying on her back, playing with Dandelion.

"We have to get back. Practice.", clove said picking up her bag.

"Come Kat. Time to dance,", Clove took her hand.

-At the dance studio-

We stretched. We talked about a new dance we were going to do. A dance to

Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud"

Its between Katniss and I.

"Okay Katniss do Chandelier then Peeta will do Bailando. Then I'll show you the dance.", Clove said.

Katniss did her dance beautifully. As if she was never blind and learned it with sight. I don't know how I did. But it must have been good enough.

"Okay. First Katniss and Peeta. Walk towards each other", Clove said.

"Clove where is Peeta?", Katniss asked from behind me.

"Okay. Wait.", clove pulled me across the room, so I was in front of Katniss.

"Now Peeta put your arms arou-", Clove was cut of by her phone.

"Ugh. Finnick what. Your where? Your hand is stuck in the snow?"

"Guys I have to go help Finnick get his hand out of the snow."

She left in a hurry.

Katniss was twirling in her light green dress. She bumped into me and we fell to the hard floor.

Her lips brushed against mine and her hands where on either side of my head. My hands where at her hips.

We didn't kiss. But our lips where hovering so close to each other that the one simple move and we would kiss.

"Oh. Hi Peeta.", she said, carefully. "Didn't see you there." She must of felt our lips touch to be talking so carefully.

"Hi Kat. Yea. Umm...", I said.

She got off of me and was next to me.

"Sorry. Maybe when I can see I wont bump into people as much.", she laughed.

I stayed silent, nervous. Her lips haunted me. I craved them. Maybe when she can see we can be together. We can't be together now. Because I'm afraid she'll be uncomfortable being with someone she can't see.

But someday I hope.