Before you read, there is SEXUAL CONTENT! Yes, I said it. Not specific words or anything though.

Peace, Love and Hunger Games,

Hannah

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CHAPTER 16

We all crowd backstage and listen to the line up of our talents. It's going oldest to youngest so I am last and Peeta follows right before me. The crowd silences as Effie speaks our talents.

"Beetee is first with the talent of repairing, Haymitch is next with the talent of .... um nevermind he doesn't have a talent. Then we have Johanna with wood carving, Annie with net making, Peeta with painting and Katniss with singing."

Everyone perks up about me singing. Oh no. Someone in the crowd asked what happened to the fashion 'passion' I had.

"Well unfortunately we couldn't find a talent for her at that time so her old stylist Cinna made the fashion clothes and gave it to her to present. Rest in peace prep teams and stylists of these victors here."

The crowd claps and falls silent imediatly. I sit on a couch while I wait. It takes a long time for just Beetee so i lay down and quietly fall asleep.

"Katniss...?" Effie shakes me awake.

"Hmmm?"

"Your turn."

"Okay."

I get up, stretch, fix up my hair and wait for my que to walk on the stage. I get it and walk confidently onto the stage. Effie gives me the mic and disapeers.

"Uh hi everyone? I'm Katniss as you know and um ... I was wondering if there was any song you wanted me to sing?"

The crowd screams out random song names.

"Woah, woah let me choose people."

I point to a girl with a bob haircut, her hair a blood red.

"Can you sing the song you sang to Rue?"

"Hmmm yeah I guess."

I sing and then choke up. Rue. Prim. They're gone. I run back stage and curse myself for looking like a coward. Effie takes the mic from me and says that she will put on the song that reminded us of the fallen tributes; If I Die Young by the Band Perry ((or something like that ;p)) . Peeta comes over to me and sits next to me on the floor.

"You alright?"

"I guess. A bit scared for singing for so many people. I haven't sang for anyone I didn't know before...."

"Katniss, you are an AMAZING singer. And you know what I think? I think that your voice turns me on. I know you can do it, alright? Just pretend you are singing for your family." He says, kissing my cheek.

"Alright, I'll try. Only cause it turns you on."

"Really?!

"You wish!" I say and stick out my tounge at him.

Peeta sticks out him tounge slightly and leans down to touch mine.

"Uncalled for!" I schriek.

He laughs evilly and I keep the part he licked out of my mouth.

"It's not like you haven't touched my tounge before!"

"Yeah .... but .... but ...."

I couldn't think of a reason.

"It was in the moment then and now you just randomly lick my tounge?"

"And you didn't enjoy it?"

"I didn't say that bu-

"Point proven. Sing good Katniss."

He sits up after kissing the top on my hand and walks off. I take a deep breath and come back onstage.

"Uh well I guess that after my somewhat motivational somewhat conversation with Peeta has given me courage sooo I guess I'm stuck singing."

The crowd laughs and i don't think anything is funny.

"What's so funny?"

The crowd bursts out talking at once and only a couple polite people raise their hands. I call on someone and everyone goes silent so that person can explain.

"Apparently the curtain behind you has a projector leaning towards it and there are hidden cameras backstage so we saw your whole "conversation" with Peeta!"

She even put the quotation marks. They knew. From behind me I hear a noise and people are arguing. I identify one of them as Peeta and another Johanna. Peeta must have lost that battle because he comes barreling through the curtain and falls on top of me in an awkward position. We look at each other realizing what it looks like we've been doing and then the crowd laughs some more. Peeta carefully takes the microphone from my hand (he's still on top of me, mind you.) and begins to speak.

"Uhh hi everyone. Yeah so um I hope Johanna is glad she put Katniss and I into this position we've never been before ..... literally. We definatley uhhh don't sleep like this."

Johanna comes out from behind the stage with another mic.

"Oh! So Katniss is the one on top?"

"No!" I screech.

I want to punch this kid so bad.

"So you guys lay on your side and wrap around each other? I get it now!"

I roll my eyes as the crowd cracks up even more. The kids don't get it. Peeta speaks first.

"Just to let you know, Johanna, we are still both virgins. So ha!"

He sticks his tounge out and I can't help but lick the end of his tounge like he did with me. Audience members almost fall on the floor laughing at our little act. Peeta imatates me saying what I said when he did that ; uncalled for!

"I do NOT sound like that!" I defend.

"Yeah, you did, sweetheart."

"No! And if I don't like Haymitch calling me sweetheart, why would I like you doing it?"

"Because we are a couple and we love each other."

I smile and start to give him a long kiss. The crowd awwhhs and then Johanna interupts.

"Excuse me lovebirds but uhhh ... 1st; GET A ROOM! 2nd; You are supposed to make me believe that you guys were just causually naked in bed?"

"1st of all Johanna; we already have one!"

The crowd cat calls and claps.

"2nd of all; Yes. I didn't see her, she didn't see me. She tested herself and it was negetive and then we had a celebration party for it. We are both happily innocent." Peeta finishes.

"If you had a party after you fond out she was negative, she's probably positive now! Do you guys sleep together?"

" Uh nope, I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant, Jo! Yeah we sleep together sometimes, it brings the nightmares away for a while."

"Point proven, Kat."

"No! We sleep together but not in a dirty way! Ugh! I swear we both have clothes on the WHOLE time except that one time. Now shhh! You want me to believe you are a virgin?"

"Never said I was!"

Oooh. I didn't see that coming.

"Well ... well I hope uhhh that .... he didn't use protection!"

What? It's the best I could think of.

"Yeah, I would still be holding the same baby I did 10 years ago when I was your age. You guys seem a lot like my old ex and I! I predict within this .... month .... Katniss will get laid by Peeta!" She says, pretending to be a mind reader.

She did not go there.

"Uh Johanna you CANNOT predict the future! And who knows? You may be right! Peeta may finally give up restraing himself from me!"

I get up and walk up to her, swaying my hips sassily and whisper in her ear;

"5 bucks he'll get me this week."

"Deal." She says quietly.

I turn on my heels and carefully touch my hand to my lips without smudging the lipstick. I hold out my hand and put my lips in a puckering position, blowing a kiss his way. I wink and I think I have him where I want him. I walk back to Johanna and say another bet.

"5 bucks he'll be drooling for me in about 5 minutes."

"I don't doubt your abilities and disabilies, but I will give you 5 if he tries making out with you in a couple of minutes."

I nod and turn back to Peeta. I crouch down in front of him, making sure he can see my black, lacey underwear under my dress. For once, I have to thank the prep team. I slide my long, painted finger along my bottom lip and wipe the lisptick I gathered on his lips. Only a smear of red shows. I look down to my dress, where he is staring, and pick up his chin. His eyes show need, love and despritality. He's mine!

"Why aren't you making your move, lover boy? Too much for you?"

He groans out of need.

"Katniss, why are you doing this to me?!"

"Because, I want to. I need to show everyone how gullable you are to me. I need to show everyone that I can be a sexy girl when I wanna." I whisper seductivly.

I could feel my voice being echoed off the speakers into the room and the crowd watches and wonders when he'll give into his temptation. I can almost see men and teens across Panem licking their TV screen right now. I giggle at the thought, making sure it was sexy.

"You do have the stuff my mother told you to use, correct? You might need them tonight."

I hear cat calls everywhere, echoing around the room. He nods and leans in quickly to hungrily kiss me. His tounge comes in without warning and we do a quick embrace. He's getting a bit fiesty and daring so fiesty that he reaches to touch my breasts. I feel his excitement down there ((if ya know what I mean ;3)) and then I break apart from it. I walk to Johanna and say loudly;

"Five bucks!"

"I have to say, great performance there, Everdeen. You deserve that 5! He was totally about to go down that shirt!"

We give each other a high five and she hands me the money. I shove it down my bra since I have no pockets.

"Who knew you could be a showgirl? I didn't. I thought you were a very innocent little girl. I guess not .... but wait until this gets to your mom. She'll freak on you."

"Didn't think of that .... eh, whatever. I don't think Peeta knew about my showgirly-ness either!"

He sits there, still stunned by my actions. He is speachless and then I look at him, wave with my fingers and blow a kiss. He slowly gets up and flicks my forhead.

"Ow!"

"I didn't know you were ever trained to be a showgirl! What else do I not know?"

I hesitate before I say;

"You don't know how gullable you are."

He glares at me. I glare at him jokingly. Effie comes barreling onto the stage and yells at me to just sing. She said she'll scold me after the songs. I excitedly being to sing Rue's song and when I end, I get a big round of applause. Then I sing the valley song ((my made up version)) , dedicating it to Peeta. After, the crowd goes beserk and they say that no wonder Peeta liked me. Phhh, it definatly wasn't from my whore-y side. I slide off stage and get trampled by Effie screaming at me.

"Effie, relax, I won't do it again. It was a bet Johanna and I had!"

Then I run off after I was requested newly written songs from fans. One wanted a love story about Peeta and I in the song. I choose that to write because he can help and he's a whiz with words. We get back to the hotel room and Peeta explodes on me, kissing my whole body. He even dares to go in the unexplored spots. I feel excited like he did and begin kissing him all over too. Our lips make sounds that echo through the hotel I think. Right now, I could care less. I rip off his shirt in an instant and begin to kiss from his neck, all the way to the waistband of his pants. His hands go everywhere on my body and his lips even try to go in places nobody has EVER been or seen before. I break away very reluctantly when he undos my bra from under my shirt.

"Peeta!" I whine.

"I promised I'd write a song with you-oh!" I begin and then get cut off when he tries to go further on and lick me in unspeakable spots, through my clothes or at the edge of the low lying neck line.

"Peeta! I love this but we need to stop NOW."

"Hmm? Alright, alright."

He stops our embrace and i immdedietly feel empty and sorrowful I let him go. He swipes himself across his body to calm himself down. He closes his eyes and then turns to face me, opening them.

"So a song I must right for you, eh? I got just the right lyrics to write now!"

He grabs a paper from the floor and a pen to begin writing.

Shot a golden arrow through my heart

And left me there to bleed

And then I realized that I need

You to save me from this major injury.

You might not have let go until today

But it was worth the wait

And your secret ways

Keep us going all the way tonight.

I may be gullable

And you may be sweet

But nothing could save us

From this love we so speak.

Fate brought us together

To a fight till the end

Until we could both won

We'd fight and defend.

Tonight was a blast

So maybe wanna continue some more?

I know you were doing it for cameras

But how about being my big score.

Let me love you tonight

And let go all your lovin

To me in our room

Or else I'll be the one coming.

What great lyrics, Peeta. So much emotion, really.

"I love you."

That definatly changed the mood. The first time he said I love you.