The Preserve, Monday Morning

[wesleynotponcy]

Finally, finally, Wesley managed to excuse himself from the irritating child for a bit. He felt bad picking favorites, but seriously, come on. So after offering Eloise some money to entertain herself (which she declined, flashing a credit card in his face), he excused himself to join Katniss and the other wee one on a long-overdue date. On Valentine's Day. With their six-year-old.

Weird day.

[[for the girlfriend and the bastard child! no, the other one.]]

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[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

That...was new. And unexpected. And not at all, at all unpleasant. Katniss found herself blushing as she pulled back, as well, glancing after Rue to make sure they weren't going to get a lecture on proper hunting procedures before looking up at Wesley. "...what was that for?" she asked, in such a way that might suggest that she was not at all unhappy that he'd done it.

The smile helped, too.

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

The smile was helpful, because without it he would probably be wondering frantically if that was okay. As it stood, though, Katniss made it all too easy for him to just grin like an idiot. "Not sure," he admitted, a little dazed. "It's Valentine's Day, and you're showing me how to hunt, and it's such a big part of your life. It just seemed like the thing to do."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

Katniss's smile turned a little shy for a moment as she considered something, then went onto her toes to kiss him, because it had been fun the first time.

But it was just as quick, and just as furtive. She was still learning her way around this, after all. "So this is what Valentine's Day is for, then?" she asked softly, as she pulled away. "I assume the random child and the hunting part are optional."

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

It had been fun the first time! Thank you for noticing, Katniss. And also the second time. Just fun all around, really.

Wes smiled. "Yes, kissing is a staple of Valentine's Day," he informed her. "The child I assume has to do with Fandom oddness." Hopefully. "And the hunting, well, a lot of people have idiosyncratic traditions of some sort that they partake in on the holiday, so... this could be ours."

He was so, so awkward.

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

She smiled softly, considering that. "One of ours," she decided, reaching for his hand. "By the way, it's important to stay together when hunting. Possibly more important than walking quietly."

Really, Katniss was pretty set on this being more of a 'walk' than a 'hunt.'

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"Sounds reasonable," Wesley replied, even though she could've said something like We need to hunt on the moon to get gazelles and tutus and he probably would've given the same response. He took her hand and smiled. Definitely not because he had never held a girl's hand before. That would just be silly.