Panem High (ON HOLD)

Chapter 12

Peeta's POV

Me! She walks over to me! When she gets close enough, she leans down, and our lips connect.

Katniss's POV

I am so glad I chose Peeta! When our lips connected, I immediately felt sparks. The sparks turn into fireworks. We deepen the kiss, and it turns into a full make out session.

"Okay, that's enough!" a voice yells. Gale.

We break apart, both blushing like crazy.

I glare at Gale. "Was that really necessary?" I say irritably.

"Yes. Yes it was."

I stand up. "Gale, can we talk?"

"We are talking."

"I mean alone, smart ass."

He sighs. "Fine. We'll be right back guys."

Everyone nods. Gale stands up, and we both walk up the stairs, and into the bathroom.

"What is your freaking problem Gale? I'm seventeen years old, I'm not your little sister that you have to protect anymore! In fact, you never needed to protect me, I can take care of myself and make my own choices!" I exclaim.

He looks down at his feet. "I'-I'm sorry Katniss."

"Oh don't 'sorry' me, this has gone on for too long, and-" I stop when he looks up. His eyes are red and he looks like he's about to cry.

"I really am sorry. It's just, when dad died, and mom went into her depression, you were trying to be strong for Prim, we both were. You acted like you didn't care. But I could see it in your eyes every day." he says sadly.

"What?" I ask, my voice almost at a whisper. "What did you see?"

"I saw hurt. I saw hurt and betrayal. That's why I've always been so protective of you. I know that you can take care of yourself, you don't need to tell me. It's just that when it comes to emotions, and not combat and surviving, it's hard to protect yourself from heartbreak. I never wanted to see you like that ever again. I'm so sorry Katniss."

"Gale I-" I start, but he cuts me off.

"It's ok Catnip, you don't have to be sorry. If you want to be with Peeta and he makes you happy, the go ahead and do it. You can take care of yourself."

He smiles, and I hug him. "I love you Gale." I say.

He hugs me back. "I love you too Catnip."

We walk out, and join the group downstairs.

"Everything okay?" Peeta asks, looking at Gale, and a slightly scared look on his face.

I walk over and kiss him on the cheek. "Yep, everything is just fine."

He smiles, and I sit down next to him. We continue playing Truth Odair, but after about an hour we get kind of bored, so we decide to order pizza and watch a movie.

"K, so where should we order from?" Glimmer asks.

"PAPA JOHN'S!" I scream. Everyone looks at me. "What? It's my favorite pizza place. Who's with me?"

Everyone raises their hand. "Okay, that's settled. " Glimmer says. "How's two large pizzas, one plain and one pepperoni?"

We all agree to it. "Alright, I'll be right back." Glimmer says, grabbing her phone and wallet.

"So what movie should we watch." Cato asks.

"Let's watch The Starving Games!" Clove says.

"What's The Starving Games?" Johanna asks.