Hi to all, I found myself totally addicted to The Hunger Games and realized I just had to write a fic about it. It's been a while since I wrote a fic purely to get something out of my system. I just thought of it 2 weeks ago and decided to go for it.

The rating is T for now. It's an AU Modern day. I'm trying to stay as true to the characters as I can. Please review, it's worth the time.

Elmo13

Drops of Jupiter

Prologue - Wonderwall

I chew my cereals loudly as I stare at the engagement ring in front of me. It's sitting there, all round and sparkly on its green velvet bed, nagging me.

I bought it a month ago and still haven't found the perfect moment to give it to my girlfriend, Delly. I probably should have brought one of her sister with me to choose it, but I know they are all lousy secrets keepers. So, I had to settle for Annie, my brother's girlfriend. It's not that she's doesn't have good taste, it's just that she is about as different from Delly as two people can be.

Maybe I'm not finding the right moment because it's not the right ring?

I scoff at myself: "No, it's beautiful, you're just letting Finn get to you."

Finn is my brother, and has made his feelings about this engagement perfectly clear: he doesn't like it.

I look at the ring again. I have to give it to her tonight.

I'm running out of time, because she's leaving for Paris tomorrow with her parents, and I really want to give it to her before she goes. Not that I'm afraid that the two months apart will put our relationship in jeopardy if I don't, but because I want to "seal the deal" and get Finn off my back.

I clean up after myself quickly, knowing I still have to go buy everything I need for Delly's going away party. I overslept because I catered a wedding last night at the edge of town, and got home at an unmentionable hour. I still have four hours before I need to be at her place.

I shouldn't be nervous. I know she will be over-the-moon happy, it almost makes me forget the nagging voice in my brain, weirdly resembling my brother's, that tells me this is a really big decision, and that I'm still a bit young.

I know this is the next logical step. We're both 23, we've been together for three years, she finished school last month and I have a steady job. Plus, her family is really conventional, and a formal engagement is the only way for us to live together in the fall with their consent. And I really want that.

So, why can't I manage to give her the stupid ring? Why did I wait? Now, I'll have to do it during or right after supper at her place, before the party, because I know it will be filled with people and definitely not a good place to give it to her.

Plus, our new roommate is moving in this afternoon, and I offered to help Finn move his furniture downstairs before she arrives, since he is switching rooms. Annie and he are always in his bedroom doing the obvious, and so loudly I might add, sharing a wall is becoming awkward. I'm looking forward to the peace and quiet.

I groan out loud, "How will I ever manage to do all of that in four hours? The furniture, the groceries, the party setup, the getting ready for proposing..."

I decide to pick up the pace and open Finn's door widely. "Finn, get up, let's do this thing."

"God man, it's so early," he moans groggily, his head barely moving in my direction.

"It's two o'clock in the afternoon," I answer matter-of-factly.

I hear him groan in defeat, and he promises he'll be down in a couple of minutes.

Our third roommate, Haymitch, announced last week he was leaving the apartment we shared for the last two years to go live over the bar he just opened with his pals. That wasn't much of a warning, but he was never on the lease.

He is just flaky like that.

I'm trying to put money aside to move in with Delly in the fall, so when Finn told me he knew someone who needed the room for three to four months, I was relieved we could find a new roommate on such short notice.

Finn explained he used to be a good friend of her boyfriend and that she has an internship to do in Boston.

I don't know the details, but i do know it will be fun to have a girl around for a change, Finn is really sloppy and I'm tired of cleaning up after him, especially in the kitchen.

Haymitch was even worse.

I'm a caterer–slash–baker–slash–aspiring pastry chef who needs his kitchen squeaky clean.

I get dressed quickly, thinking I'll take a shower after my errands. Finn is still in his room and I'm starting to feel pissed. It's like he wants to wreck my schedule on purpose. I hear the intercom beeping and curse under my breath as I buzz in what I can only expect to be the new roommate.

"Fuck, she's already here Finn," I shout towards his room.

I make my way quickly to open the door, knowing he's probably still in bed.

"Please get your ass down here fast, I have to go in a—" I stop mid-sentence when my eyes meet a pair of stormy grey ones that have hunted my nights for many years.

She hasn't changed. Not really. She has the same olive skin that looks as soft as silk; the same dark chocolate braid that falls over her shoulder, the same full, glossy red lips that used to make me crazy.

She smiles.

My hearts skips a beat. Apparently, the effect she has on me hasn't changed either.

The girl I loved from afar for years, standing in front of me, her luggage in her hands.

"Hey, Peeta," she greets me casually.

I honestly didn't expect her to remember my name, and my heart starts beating widly.

My tongue feels rough and dry in my mouth as I say a name I haven't pronounced out loud in six years, "Hey, Katniss,"

And I'm sixteen all over again. I can't say a word. I let her in with a nod, my palms all sweaty and my breathing ragged.

Finn is standing on the mezzanine, all smiles. "Welcome, Katniss, where's Gale?"

My mind is going crazy; Finn did this on purpose, the fiend. He didn't even warn me. His "good old friend" is Gale Hawthorne, and his girlfriend, Katniss Everdeen: the girl I pinned after for longer than I cared to admit to myself.

"He's parking the car," she answers, her silky voice sending shivers down my spine and butterflies in my stomach.

Fuck my life.

And all the roads that lead you there were winding

And all the lights that light the way are blinding

There are many things that I would like to say to you

But I don't know how

I said maybe

You're gonna be the one that saves me

And after all

You're my wonderwall

Oasis. "Wonderwall"