district high school ♞ everlark

Chapter 4

Peeta POV

Dashing up the stairs, I desperately hold an ice pack from the freezer on my head. I lock my bedroom door and curl up in my bed. I turn the TV on to Survivor on CBS and watch the newest episode.

After about two hours, I slide on some old basketball shorts and a t-shirt and brush my teeth before getting into bed. I remember Mother said I can't have dinner tonight. So I grab the secret box from under my bed and fish out a granola bar. I scarf it down and turn the light off, drifting into sleep.
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Katniss POV

I arrive at school to see Peeta walking in the parking lot. "Peeta, did you walk?" I ask.

"Yeah, why?"

"Well you could've asked me to pick you up! That's a long way," I sigh.

"It's fine. Let's go," he says. I nod and walk with him into class.
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After school is over, the group and I meet at the oak tree. "So, I was thinking that we should have a sleepover. My house?" I ask.

"Sure," they nod in agreement.

"Sounds fun. What time?" Clove asks.

"About seven o'clock?" I shrug.

"Okay."

"Peeta, let's go. I need to drive you home to get your stuff," I reach for his hand to pull him up off of the ground.

"No, I'll walk," he shakes his head.

"No, c'mon, I'm driving you home. It's what friends do," I protest. Although, I wish it was more. "Bye guys."

We drive to his house and step into the foyer. A man with light brown hair comes down the stairs. His father, I'm guessing.

"Hey, Peet. Who's this young lady?" He smiles warmly and shakes my hand.

"I'm Katniss Everdeen, one of his friends," I smile. "I was just wondering if he could come to this sleepover I'm having at my house. It's our whole group of friends."

"Sure. Peeta, do you want to get a sleeping bag and a new change of clothes?" He asks. Peeta nods and runs upstairs to retrieve his things.

"So, I'm guessing you're Mr. Mellark?" I ask.

"Yes I am. Just call me Chris," He smiles.

"Okay, sure," I chuckle. Peeta returns and I say goodbye to his dad.

"So you like my dad?" Peeta asks.

"Yeah, Chris is cool," I laugh.

"It's only 3, am I going to your house?"

"Sure, why not? Let's go," I walk out to my car with him.

Soon, we arrive at my house. I park the car and Peeta and I go inside. Mom and Plutarch appear from the kitchen.

"Mom, Plutarch, this is Peeta Mellark. He's one of my new friends. The group is coming over for a sleepover tonight," I gesture to him.

"Nice to meet you," Plutarch and Mom both shake his hand.

"Pleasure to meet you as well," Peeta smiles.

"Well, go make yourself at home, Peeta," my mom smiles. I look up to him with desire and take him to my room in the loft.

"Nice place," he nods and sits on my couch.

"Thanks. You want something to eat?"

"Sure," he shrugs.

"What do you want? I can go get it downstairs," I point to the door.

"Just a bag of chips or an apple or something would be fine," he smiles.

"Okay, I'll be right back," I go downstairs to get snacks and bring them upstairs.

"Here you go," I hand him some chips, a bottle of water, and an apple.

"Thanks," he says before biting into the fruit. We eat our food while watching Family Guy.

"Well, it's about 6:00. They'll be here in an hour. Do you want dinner?" I ask after some time had passed.

"Sure, what do you have in mind?"

"Just maybe pizza or something?" I shrug.

"Yeah I'm down," he smiles and throws away his trash.

"What kind?" I ask.

"Pepperoni, please."

"Okay, I like that too," I say while dialing Pizza Hut's number.

After I place an order for a large pepperoni pizza, I sit back on the bed. We eat dinner after it comes to the house. "I'm bored," Peeta chuckles.

"Me too. Wanna go on the trampoline?"

"Yeah, let's go."

Seven o'clock rolls around, and the group finally gets here.

When we're all lounging in my room, Finnick exclaims, "It's not a sleepover without truth odair!"

His puns makes us laugh sometimes. He gets an empty coke bottle from my kitchen and we all sit in a circle. It lands on Cato.

"Truth or dare?" Finnick smirks. He'll make up the craziest dares.

"Truth," Cato shrugs.

"How long have you loved Clove?"

"Well, I started loving her two months before we started dating," he smiles and takes Clove's hand.

Cato spins and it lands on Peeta.

"Truth or dare?"

"Dare," he smirks.

"Go have seven minutes of heaven with Katniss in her closet," he points to me and laughs. I look to Peeta and he grabs my hand. We walk into my closet and sit down with the lights off.

"I'm sorry," he apologizes.

"Me too, but it's okay," I show a small smile.

"I don't hear kissing in there!" Marvel shouts.

"Okay," Peeta takes my face and kisses me. His lips are warm, soft, and they taste like vanilla, like his scent. His hands are at my waist while mine are in his hair. As soon as it gets heated, he licks my lips, asking for entrance, and I open my mouth to let his tongue in. He lifts up my shirt and caresses my lower back. It literally feels like heaven. He slams me up against the wall while we are still making out and starts kissing my neck.

"Time's up!" Glimmer knocks on the door. We still remain kissing until Finnick opens the door.

"Jesus Christ!" He falls onto the floor. Peeta's face is beet red, and I can tell mine is too.

Peeta holds my hand under a blanket we are sharing while watching TV with the group. I cherished that gesture.

After some hours pass, we make an agreement to go to sleep. They set up sleeping bags in my room and I lay on my bed.

"Night," I turn off the lamp.

"Night," a couple people reply.

I lay flat on the bed, looking at the ceiling while my thoughts eat at my brain. Peeta. The kiss. The hand. I don't know what to do. I like him a lot.

Wrapping a warm blanket around me along the way, I go downstairs to the living room. I hear a pair of footsteps coming down, to find Peeta standing at the bottom of the staircase.

I run into his arms and hug him tightly. "I'm stuck thinking about the kiss. More like kisses. What about you?"

"I liked it. A lot. I like you, Katniss," he looks down at me. "Do you like me too?"

Instantly, I give him my answer through a passionate kiss.
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Thanks for reading!! I forgot to add a/n through the chapters but oh well
I have so many stories to write.... oh my gosh. I have like ten covers and summaries made so I'll have one on deck after I finish this one... ttyl 🍐