Author's Note: Hey guys, here's the next chapter!

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Katniss POV

4 Months Later

Ever since that day Peeta and I have been best friends. He's there when I need him, he always makes me laugh, he's great. No one knows about his mom except me still, and I tend to keep that way because I made a promise. For the next three weeks Him, Madge, Delly, Clove, Thresh, Gale and I are going on vacation to District 4, and we plan on having the best time. All of my girl friends have finally gotten used to Peeta's presence and have completely moved on to whoever, so this vacation won't be filled with screaming girls. This vacation will be good because it will get Peeta away from his mother for a while and let him have some fun. I can't stand seeing him hurt. I love him so much. But just as a friend ...

I think.

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock going off. I hit the snooze button and sat up.

Today was the day I was leaving to go to District 4 with my best friends.

I got out of bed and did the usual morning routine.

I put on a pair of shorts and a blue tank top and braided my hair back.

I grabbed my suitcase I had packed the night before and dragged it down the stairs and left it by the front door.

I walked into the kitchen and I saw my mother and Prim eating breakfast.

"Good morning, Katniss," my mother said.

"Hey mom. Morning Prim."

"Hiya Katniss!" she smiled.

"Are you excited for your trip, dear?" my mother asked.

"Of course I am! How could I not be. It's going to be so much fun... Being with my best friends and going to the beach... I can't wait."

"That's great honey. Now, no funny business while you're there. I don't want you coming back pregnant or anything."

"Ew, mom! I would never, I'm nothing like that."

"I know, I know. I'm just reminding you... "

"Mom, you don't need to remind me! Don't worry!"

"I know. And I trust that you'll make the right choices. Just when you and Peeta are alone...-"

"Mom! Ew! He is my best friend nothing more! Ew. Ew. Eeeww!" I felt my cheeks burn up more than they ever have before.

I heard Prim giggle in the background at my reaction to that.

I heard a car honk outside, that was Peeta.

I got up and gave my mother and Prim a hug and kiss and I went to the front door, "Love you guys!" I shouted as I walked out.

I threw my bag into Peeta's trunk and hopped into the front seat.

"Good morning, tomato face!" Peeta exclaimed as he pulled out of my driveway and started to drive to the train station.

"Huh?" I looked in the mirror. My face was still bright red from my mothers comment at the table.

Peeta laughed.

"I was rushing around my house trying to do last minute things... So..."

"Oh," he smiled.

God I loved that smile.

"So are you excited?" he asked me.

"Of course! What's not to be excited about? Beaches, bonfires, swimming, hot guys in bathing suits...-"

"I do look pretty good in a bathing suit don't I?" he smiled.

I snorted and hit his arm, "Yeah, okay!"

He laughed, "That hurts inside Katniss, really really hurts." He pretended to look sad.

I just kept on laughing. Five minutes later we pulled into the parking lot of the train station. All of our friends were standing at the entrance waiting for us.

We got out of the car and Peeta handed me my bag, "Thanks Bread face."

"Anytime, Katpiss."

I glared at him, and he just laughed.

We walked over to our friends.

"About time! We thought you guys got lost or something!" Delly said.

"Sorry! Katniss took forever to get out of her house..." Peeta said looking at me.

I stuck my tongue out at him and we all started walking to the train.

We gave our tickets to the man at the entrance and boarded the train.

It was Delly, and I with Peeta in between us on one bench, and Madge, Cloves, Thresh and Gale on the one across from us.

We put our carry on bags in between all of us.

The train ride was supposed to be about six hours.

Great. Six hours of listening to all these people. I laughed at myself. I loved all of them so much.

"Hey Katniss? You cracking yourself up over there?" Thresh joked.

"Yup." I smiled back at him.

I put my head back and closed my eyes, and before I knew it, I was fast asleep.

Peeta POV

I looked down at Katniss. Her head was on my lap, and she was sound asleep. She looked so beautiful when she slept. I wish I could just tell her that.

"Peeta," Gale said and pulled my attention away from Katniss.

"Hmmm?" I said.

"Grow some balls, and tell her how you feel already!"

"Wha-What are you talking about? I do not like Katniss? She's my best friend."

Delly scoffed next to me. "Pa-lease Peeta, we all see the way you look at her."

I look across from me and saw everyone nodding their heads.

"I honestly don't know what you guys are talking about. Katniss is my friend, and only my friend. I like her as nothing more."

"Dude, you say her name in your sleep. Tell me you don't like her now." Thresh said.

"I .. What?" I stuttered.

Thresh just nodded. "Yeah. Whenever you and Gale would stay at my house and we'd be sleeping you'd be all like, 'Katniss..." he said with a sleepy expression on his face.

Everyone laughed silently and I could feel my cheeks get a little hot. I had, had dreams about Katniss, but not in a gross way.. Just like normal dreams.

"Whatever." I replied.

"C'mon Peeta, just tell her. She likes to too you know." Clove said with an encouraging smile.

"Oh my gosh. I don't like Katniss!" I said.

"Yeah, whatever." Gale said.

I closed my eyes and tried to sleep for the remaining forty five minutes we had but it didn't work out too well.

Katniss POV

My deep sleep was interrupted by Clove yelling, "Wake up! We're in District 4!"

I opened my eyes and I saw that my head was on Peeta's lap. Whoops.

I looked up at him and saw that he was wide awake and so was everyone else.

I can't believe I slept that whole train ride.

I sat up and smiled at everybody.

Peeta looked at me and said, "Have a good sleep?"

"Sure did." I smiled at him. "Your lap was a very comfortable pillow."

I heard Gale and Thresh snicker in the background so I turned to them and said, "Oh would you shut up you little perverts!"

They just laughed even louder at this.

I stood up and grabbed my carry-on from the ground and everyone else did the same.

We walked to the exit and as soon as we exited the cart my nose was instantly filled with the smell of salt water.

I look around and all I saw was bright blue skies, and gorgeous beaches.

"Wow, this place is amazing!" Madge squealed.

We walked out of the train station and found the car that we had rented for the vacation and we all piled in and started driving to the house.

AFter about a half an hour we finally made it to the house. And may I say, it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

It was two floors with 7 rooms, 2 on the first floor and 5 on the top floor, and there were three shared bathrooms, one on the bottom floor and two on the top floor, and one private one in the master bedroom. I can't wait to see the fight over that room.

Peeta and I ended up with the rooms on the first floor, and the rest of our friends were on the top floor, and Clove ended up getting the master bedroom.

I walked to my room and put all my stuff in the drawers that were in there. I walked into the bathroom and out the other side into Peeta's room. It looked similar to mine, but it was blue instead of green. "Hey Peeta."

"Oh, hey Katniss!"

"I'm gonna take a shower so don't come in."

He laughed. "Alright. I'm gonna start cooking dinner."

"Okay!"

I walked back into my room and grabbed my shower necessities and walked back into the bathroom, I closed both doors and hopped in.

Once I got out, I dried off and threw on a pair of soccer shorts, and a white t-shirt. I let my hair fall down to my lower back instead of putting it in it's usual braid.

I walked out of my room and into the kitchen where I saw everyone eating dinner.

"Hi Katniss!" Delly said.

"Hey guys."

I take a seat at the table next to Madge and look in front of me. Peeta made Pasta and meatballs! Yum.

I put some on my plate and dug in. It was one of the most delicious things I had ever eaten. I moaned with satisfaction. "Peeta this is amazing."

"Thanks!" he smiled at me.

Everyone else finished up there meals and we decided to go to bed since it was getting late, and we were gonna be leaving early in the morning to go to the beach.

"Night everyone!" Peeta and I said to everyone that was walking upstairs while we walked to our rooms that were around the corner from the kitchen.

Peeta and I brushed out teeth together and then said goodnight.

I laid in bed and slowly drifted off to sleep.

"Katniss!" I jumped up out of my bed to someone screaming my name. I looked over at my clock and it was only three in the morning.

I listened again and I heard screaming, it was Peeta.

I ran through the bathroom into his room and I saw him on his bed thrash around.

"Katniss!" he was sleeping.

I jumped onto his bed and sat down next to him and I tried to wake him up. "Peeta!" I lightly rubbed his shoulder.

"Peeta wake up. It's okay."

He stopped thrashing and his eyes started to flutter open. He looked up at me through his blonde hair.

"Peeta, it's okay. I'm here."

He sat up in his bed and just looked at me. I rubbed his shirtless back to try and calm him down.

He then grabbed me in his arms and hugged me. "Katniss, it was so real. They were trying to take you."

"Who was trying to take me?"

"I don't know... But they tried to take you away from me..."

"Peeta, sh, it's okay. I'm right here."

We sat in each other's arms for about ten minutes when he sighed and leaned back. He smiled at me. "You know, you're my best friend."

I smiled, "I kinda guessed. Are you okay now?"

He nodded. I started to get up and head back to my room when he grabbed my hand, I felt sparks.

I looked back at him, "Are you sure you're okay?"

"Katniss... Um.. Do you think you could... um... stay in here ... for tonight?" I could tell he was embarrassed asking this, but I honestly didn't mind staying with him one bit.

"Of course Peeta." I smiled at him and crawled back into the bed.

"Thank you." he whispered.

I laid down next to him and pulled myself under his covers. He slowly scooted himself closer to me, wrapped his arms around me, and pressed his bare chest up against my back. I smiled. I felt so warm and safe.

"Goodnight Peeta."

"Goodnight Katniss."

And with that I slowly drifted off into the most peaceful sleep I have ever had.

Alright, hey guys. I hope you enjoyed! As usual please review! (: Anyways, I have two IMPORTANT things for you guys.

1. ) I might not be able to update for the next week and a half. I'm going to be on vacation so I don't know if my laptop will work will I'm going, but I'm going to try my best and still bring my laptop, just don't expect much. Sorry ):

2.) If any of you guys know of any good like "High School Hunger Games" stories, if you know what I mean, could you please tell me them? Because I have been looking for some good ones to read, but I'm not being very successful at that. So if you know of any, please let me know!

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