Black Swan.

Part 5
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(It's a long one!)

I woke up and rolled over,
"Don't mind me then." said Peeta who I was now sprawled over lazily.
"Sorry. How's your shoulder? I forgot to ask" I said, the shoulder of his t-shirt had been cut of so that his shoulder was showing, it looked much better than before it was only a red scar now.
"Yep it's fine I think. Zaya's a little star, your lucky to have her"
"I guess I am" I started to get up but Peeta pulled me back down next to him.
"What?" I glared at him,
"Your leg"
"Oh yeah, I forgot about it! It's a little painful but I can walk." I got up again and notice that I was freezing, one of my trouser legs had vanished so I had one cold leg and one warm.
"I'm gonna get dressed" I said making my way up the stairs. I got to the corridor and crept into Zaya's room. She was awake sitting on her bed drawing a picture,
"Imogen! " she called when she saw me, she ran over and hugged me tightly around my waist,
"Are you ok?" I asked checking her over, much thinner than before,
"I'm fine, just hungry. I was going to go hunting but Peeta wouldn't let me. Peeta's nice, is he our new daddy?"
"No Zaya he's just my friend, he's come to live with us and help us out."
"Oh ok. Do you love Peeta?" she asked looking into my eyes.
"Well.. Umm.. I don't know yet. Do you want me to?"
"Yes very much. He was so kind to me while you were asleep. But he never left your side"
"Oh, that is kind of him. Look Zaya I'm going to go hunting again ok? I'm taking Peeta so I can teach him"
"But-but.. Ok" she said hanging her head sadly,
"We'll be careful don't worry ok?"
"Ok love you Imogen" she said hugging me again and going back to her bed. I walked off into my room and found some clothes neatly folded. Black jeans, dark green tank top and my black leather boots. I put on all the clothes and tied my hair into another messy side plait.
"Peeta!" I called down stairs. I heard his footsteps running up the stairs,
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing what weapon do you want?" I asked showing him my collection of knifes, bows and arrows, traps, spears.
"Umm... Can I try the bow and arrow?" he asked pointing towards mine. I hesitated worried that he might break it or keep it as his own,
"Umm well bows and arrows are quite advanced weapons.... Why not try the spear?"
"Ok. I get it if you don't want me breaking your weapon. It's got your name on it, it must be precious."
"It is, but I'm sure you wouldn't break it." He laughed at me like he knew something I didn't,
"Yeah right, I would probably break it in one shot with my big hands."
"You don't have big hands" I said inspecting then closely.
"Hmm thanks. I'll use the spear, can't be that hard" it really can! I packed my bag with a few trap equipment, knifes and a bottle if water.
"Bye Zaya!" I called as we walked down the stairs,
"Bye Imogen, bye Peeta!" she called back. We crept out of the house, well I did.
It seemed so quite outside. So we freely talked to each other. When we got to the edge of the forest I swung my bag off and got my knife out. We walked for about half an hour until we finally got to the right hunting ground.
"Right Peeta. First of all snares!" I said laying out equipment. I started to make one describing the steps to Peeta slowly. He took it all in!
"Ok got it?" I asked now giving Peeta the chance to make one.
"Yep!" His hands started to make one. He finished very quickly.
"So what do you think?" he asked me,
"Well it's very impressive for a first try. Good work. Make one more I will to then we leave them and get to business!" Peeta smiled proudly at me and set to work at another one. For such a strong person he had an extremely delicate touch.
After we had both finished the second ones we walked for a few minutes until we got to the stream where I first met Peeta.
"Have you had any experience before?" I asked handing him a long spear,
"Not much"
"Ok so.. I'm going to throw my pouch into the air, you spear it." my pouch was full of water so I would know if he had hit it.
He nodded and positioned himself ready. I threw the pouch a way out in front of him so that it was seeable but far away. He threw the spear so that it span through the air.
"Wow Peeta!" I said as the spear hit the pouch making the water gush out of it just before it hit the ground.
"Good or what?!" Peeta beamed at me,
"Amazing!" I ran over to the pouch and retrieved the spear with the pouch stuck on it. I ran back to Peeta who was watching me closely,
"What?" I asked handing him his spear back.
"You can run fast, that's all"
"Oh right ok... My go!" I said excitedly. I took the spear in my hand and waited for Peeta to throw the pouch.
"How far should I throw it?"
"Far" I exaggerated. When I said far I didn't mean so I could only make out a small dot spinning in the air.
I threw the spear with some force. It hit the pouch easily.
"Shit your good."
"11 years of practice. You get good"
"You must be amazing with an arrow"
"We'll see." I smiled at him and he smiled back, maybe I do love this guy?
I pulled out my bow and arrow.
"Ok so I want you to throw my bag as far as you possibly can" I said tipping out all the possessions inside of it and gave it to Peeta,
"As far as I can throw" he said to himself. He threw it with as much strength as he could. It twirl through the air so, like the pouch, it was only a dot in the distance. I aimed and fired. I loved watching arrows glide through the air like a bird. It hit the bag right in the middle and fell to the ground.
"Whoa..." was all Peeta could say.
"Be right back" I handed him the bow and ran to go and pick up the two bags and spear. I ran back quickly and hardly out of breath,
"Your so fast.." said Peeta suspiciously, what did he think I was on!?
"I've always been fast. It runs in the family."
"But you've just had an arrow jammed in your leg!"
"Zaya can work wonders if she wants to" I winked and handed Peeta the silver bow.
"It's... Defiantly heavy" he complained
"Try to hit that tree" I said pointing to a tree a few meters away.
"Ok" he aimed and attempted to fire. I shot out of the bow and hit the ground making a low thud,
"Maybe I'll stick with the spear" he smiled
"Good idea" I said shoving him slightly. I sat down at the edge of stream and ran my fingers through it. Peeta sat next to me and took my hand in his,
"Last night." he whispered
"Yeah?"
"When you said we could be more than friends what did you mean?" I felt him looking at me but I couldn't meet his gaze. There was an awkward silence in the air for awhile,
"Well say something" Peeta said sighing,
"I'm not good at saying things"
"Then let me speak for you"
"Go ahead" I turned to face him. His blue eyes bore into mine. I swallowed hard. His face got closer to mine, I sat there frozen like a rabbit just about to be killed. His lips met mine and fitted perfectly. His hands made there way to my waist while mine wrapped them selves around his neck, my fingers entwined into Peeta's blonde hair. I closed my eyes, I wanted this to last forever. I smiled and gently broke away from Peeta. Peeta looked at me not breaking his stare until a tear trickled down my cheek. I felt the tear hit my hand along with a few others. Why was I crying?
"What's wrong? Have I done something wrong?" asked Peeta worried. I just shook my head and embraced Peeta tightly not letting go. My tears trickled down onto Peeta's top and left marks. Peeta was I guess kinda taken back at my change of moods that he just let me hug him and cry. When I finally let him go, I made my self stop crying
"I'm sorry" I said
"What for? Why are you upset?"
"I shouldn't cry it's stupid, but I've never had a friend before. Only Zaya has been with me. I've spent my whole life killing. Never loving anything except Zaya.
When you attempted to kill me I knew I couldn't carry on killing and not having a life. You have been my first friend, thank you" I smiled up at Peeta who was just staring at his hands.
"You shouldn't say that. You shouldn't be sorry. I should be, I had to be the one to make you in even more trouble. Your already wanted in the capturer world for kidnapping me kinda. You've killed Zaya's and yours too. I've done this."
"Don't say that! One day we can be happy and live in peace helping those who need it. Don't blame yourself ok?"
"Ok" I embraced him again, until I heard something behind us move..