User blog:LexiTheOneandtheOnly/The Hunger Games (Rewritten)

Chapter One (Katniss's POV, 18 years old, before the Epilouge)
I walk over to visit some of my new friends that've moved to District Twelve, Ana and Janice. They live down the street from me, and they moved in only two months ago. And they always like to talk to me, especially Ana, since she is just sixteen, the age that Peeta and I won our first Games.

Peeta, oh, Peeta, I haven't spoke to him in a real conversation since he moved back, we might say "Hi", if we pass each other in the street, but never have we actually talked about our lives yet. I wonder if he still loves me, if he still cares about me. Or if he doesn't care at all. I'm sure he still cares a little bit, but not as much as he did before.

When I finally reach Ana and Janice's house, I give a slight knock on the door. I see Ana open and smile, I smile back, and she waves me inside. "Janice! Katniss is here!" She yells back to Janice, and I see her walk out of her bedroom. She smiles at me and nods to the kitchen.

"Would you like some tea, Katniss? I just made it." She says and I smile.

"Sure, I'd love some, thank you." I say and she smiles and walks over to the stove. She pours me some tea into a little glass cup and hands it to me. I take a sip and let it burn down my throat. It's very hot, probably because it's fresh.

"So Katniss, have you talked to Peeta, lately?" Ana asks me as I sit down on the couch and I look down. I remember the last time we talked, was when he got back to District Twelve. He had been at least halfway cured at the time, but I'm still scared to talk to him. I'm scared he'll go after me.

"I haven't, but I plan to soon." I say and Ana smiles. The expression on her face tells me she really wants "the star-crossed lovers" to be together.

"I think you two are really cute together, you know. You deserve each other." She says and I nod and take another sip of the tea.

"Thank you." I say and she nods. I finish my tea quickly, then wave them goodbye. I start to walk over to my house when I run into someone and fall down on top of them. Peeta. He smiles up at me and I blush the color of a beet. "S-sorry, Peeta." I say and get up off of him. I brush myself off, then help him up, he still has his prothstetic leg, but can walk on very well now.

"So Katniss, what've you been up to?" He says looking over at Ana and Janice's house.

"I've just made a couple friends that moved here about two months ago." I say and he nods and takes a step closer to me. I blush again and look down. I can feel him smiling at me.

"Katniss, there isn't a minute that I stop thinking about you." He says and my head shoots up and I look at him. He's blushing, and smiling at the ground. He's still so good looking. He steps closer to me and wraps his arms around my waist and brings his lips to mine. I kiss him back and put a hand on his cheek. I feel the warmth in my chest that I've missed so much. He pulls away and looks me in the eyes.

"I missed that so much." I say and he kisses my cheek.

"I did, too. Katniss, I love you." He says, and I can feel my heart flutter. But how do I tell him I don't love him. He looks at me with those big, bright blue eyes, and I don't want to hurt him.

"Peeta, I just don't love you yet, but I want to." I say and he nods and kisses my lips again, for a short second. It's sweet and small, but I love it.