Panem Academy

Author's Note: hey, it's Faline, and this is my first fanfiction. (well, published somewhere other than my friends can see) tell me if there are grammar mistakes, or like any errors and I'll fix them up. :) I read something like this on here, so I decided to do something of the sort as well. :) but, I'm not copying. don't get me wrong, the other story is probably wayy better than mine. I just really enjoyed the way she wrote it, soo I'm taking a shot at it too. Let's say this is an inspired story. Umm, I think the author of that one is OneMillionHeartsForYou & TogetherWeCanFly. check em out, they're really goood. please be honest, and I'll be glad for any constructive criticism. my feelings won't get hurt. :D i'll put up a few more chapters when I can.

by the way, I'm not even sure what Madge (who isn't in the movie?) is described as, so it's maybe worng. ?

the italics mean someone is thinking OR a flash back!

Katniss' POV:

I stare around at the room that I will live in for the next year. My name is Katniss Everdeen, I'm 14 years old and I've just been moved to Panem Academy. One of the best boarding schools in all the districts. I come from District 12, a sad little place where I call home. I think to place is actually pretty nice. My old high school in the area nicknamed the Seam (haha) is a crummy old neighbourhood. The school walls were worn away, the bathrooms didn't even have proper stall doors, and the teachers? Let's just say they weren't all that nice. But, this room, this room is better than I could've dreamed of! The walls are white, with the exception of two sides. One side is apple green, and the other side is a sky blue. Sort of like the ocean in District Four. I decide to take the green side, as green is my favourite colour. I set my bags and suitcase down on the floor. My bed is a bunk, which I'm happy about. My bed is up top, and below is a white corner desk with a lamp and an electric table fan. Good. Because in Panem, the summers get scorching. I silently say. I decide to place the picture of Prim ( – or Primrose, however you'd like to call her,) on the corkboard hanging by my large closet. Sweet little Prim. She's only 11, and isn't old enough to come join me here yet. The age you have to be to stay at Panem Academy is twelve years old. You have to leave when you're age nineteen. Or whenever you graduate. I put the picture of my father and mother there too, along with a graduation picture of me and my two best friends. Gale Hawthorne and Peeta Mellark. I had my arms around their shoulders while they were carrying me only to let me smash onto the grass field. They were both wearing a shirt and tie that day. I wore a hand me down dress from my mother. It was a coal black dress that fell to my knees. I hated strapless dresses. But, it looked good on me, according to Peeta. All Gale said was,

"I thought you hated dresses?" My smart retort was,

"Of course I do, but I'm not showing up in a pair jeans and sneakers,"

Peeta and I laughed, while Gale stormed off to the boy's washroom. I smile as I remember Peeta and Gale again. Peeta had blond hair that fell on his forehead, and a medium build. But he was fit. But, probably not as fit as Gale. He was all muscle. But of course, that's not being modest. If he wasn't up against Peeta in a wrestling match, he would always win.

A knock on my door snapped me from my thoughts. I walk over and hear a squeak as I pull the door open. Standing there was a petite girl, thick wavy blond curls in a high ponytail with a cute pink tee tucked in her dark blue jeans. She smiled.

"Hi, are you Katniss Everdeen?" She asks. I nod, a little surprised and kinda creeped out about how she already knows my name.

"Hi Katniss! I'm Madge Undersee, your new room-mate!" She pushes her way to the door, and sees the bed saved for her. She looks a little surprised.

"You alright, Madge?" I ask nervously, hoping that she doesn't spill out her thoughts to me. She smiles again.

"Yeah, it's just I'm surprised how they knew my favourite colour. Sky blue." She jokes.

"Yeah, I know! My favourite colour is green!" I say to her. Her eyes fall on the corkboard where all the pictures have been placed.

"Hey!" She yells as she rushes over to my side of the room almost tripping on the pink rug that has been laid on the floor.

"I recognize those two boys!" She points to Peeta and Gale. I'm a little surprised again.

"Really? How do you know them?" Madge puts her index finger on her chin, searching her memories. She shrugs.

"Dunno. But, I have definitely see them before. Maybe I went to school with them once!" She exclaims. I doubt that. Madge was obviously from the Merchant part of town. Peeta was too, but when Gale and I moved over there, his family wanted to put up a bakery in the Seam.

"Maybe. We all went to school in the Seam." I say. Her face falls.

"Oh, I guess I didn't go to school with them. You see, I'm the mayor of Twelve's daughter, so I went to school in the Merchant," Madge sighs. She seems okay again when she asks me how I know them a few moments later.

"Oh, they were my best friends, when we were in the Seam." Madge's expression turns thoughtful.

"It started the day we were fooling around in the woods, and Peeta asked what my talent was. I said archery."

"Really? Well, dark and mysterious, that suits you." Madge laughed. I try to get back to the story, but all Madge does is fool around. She mentions her family, and how her mother was killed in a car accident. She seems to zone out for a bit. Her pretty blue eyes have a vacant look. Sort of like how my mom looked after my father died. I think I zone out for a moment too because when I open my eyes, Madge is peering at me curiously.

I think of an idea to cheer her up.

"Hey, do you like playing Wii?" I ask her. Her cute face lights up again.

"Uhh, yah! Do you have one?" Madge asks.

I answer her in my silent ways as I walk over to my suitcase and there, safely hidden under my jackets is a Wii console. Madge stares back in shock. She smirks.

"What?" I joke. Madge rolls her eyes at me.

"So, Katniss Everdeen, my room-mate, and thief?" Madge teases.

"Oh, whatever. C'mon, we'll install it later! Right now, I wanna explore!" I tell her as I take her hand and pull her behind me as I open the door. I expect to see an empty hallway, but all I find are a bunch of girls hanging out by room. As soon as I open the door, the girls rush into my room. They're all giggling and laughing and twirling their hair and stuff. Ew. Madge looks scared. When they come into my room, they all head straight to the corkboard hanging by my closet door. They stare at the picture of me and Peeta and Gale in shock and jealousy.

"What?" I ask, somewhat annoyed that they barged into my room. The girls gave me scowls, stares, some gave me looks of rage or envy. One girl with a whole lot of makeup on came up to me and said

"How does the stupidest girl in all of PA know the two most popular guys of the school?" She asks in her high shrill of a voice. I smirk.

"I obviously have something you don't," I counter in a calm voice. I remind myself of Peeta, and how he's always so calm. The girl looks like she came out of a boiling pot of broth.

"Well, I guess you'll wanna see them?" She tells me. I'm surprised. Are they actually here? Or is this girl trying to get on my nerves. I'm still in an intense stare-down when two boys waltz into my room. One has blond hair, and the other has black, scruffy hair. They look annoyed too.

"Well, well. Here are your boyfriends now."

" Alright, first of all, I DON'T DATE." The girl looks at me with disbelief. I jolt out of my thoughts when I see the two boys sitting on my couch exchanging amused glances. I look back at the girl and tell her it's time they leave.

"Oh no, no. I can't leave until you prove to me that these" She points at the two boys. "two boys know you." Her arms are crossed over her chest. I look over at them and smile. Oh, I know these boys. Their names are Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne.