A Twilight Kiss

No. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are NOT going to be in The Hunger Games, even if Breaking Dawn casting director Debra Zane has been tasked to find teenage lovers Katniss and Peeta

There is one particular scene in The Hunger Games which reminds me of Robert Pattinson and how he was entranced with Kristen Stewart from the first time he saw her in the Sean Penn film Into the Wild, and how that enchantment continued into the Twilight auditions and filming. (For a refresher, check out the related Posts below.)

The excerpt below is a turning point in the relationship between lead characters Katniss and Peeta, and the sweet interlude happens within the brutal environment of The Hunger Games

Photo Courtesy of Summit Entertainment

“Peeta,” I say lightly. “You said at the interview you’d had a crush on me forever. When did forever start?”

“Oh, let’s see. I guess the first day of school. We were five. You had on a red plaid dress and your hair . . . it was in two braids instead of one. My father pointed you out when we were waiting to line up,” Peeta says.

“Your father? Why?” I ask.

“He said, ‘See that little girl? I wanted to marry her mother, but she ran off with a coal miner,’” Peeta says.

“What? You’re making that up!” I exclaim.

“No, true story,” Peeta says. “And I said, ‘A coal miner? Why did she want a coal miner if she could’ve had you?’ And he said, ‘Because when he sings . . . even the birds stop to listen.’”

“That’s true. They do. I mean, they did,” I say. I’m stunned and surprisingly moved, thinking of the baker telling this to Peeta. It strikes me that my own reluctance to sing, my own dismissal of music might not really be that I think it’s a waste of time. It might be because it reminds me too much of my father.

“So that day, in music assembly, the teacher asked who knew the valley song. Your hand shot right up in the air. She stood you up on a stool and had you sing it for us. And I swear, every bird outside the windows fell silent,” Peeta says.

“Oh, please,” I say, laughing.

“No, it happened. And right when your song ended, I knew — just like your mother — I was a goner,” Peeta says. “Then for the next eleven years, I tried to work up the nerve to talk to you.”

“Without success,” I add.

“Without success. So, in a way, my name being drawn in the reaping was a real piece of luck,” says Peeta.

“You have a…remarkable memory,” I say haltingly.

“I remember everything about you,” says Peeta, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. “You’re the one who wasn’t paying attention.”

“I am now,” I say.

“Well, I don’t have much competition here,” he says.

I swallow hard and get the words out. “You don’t have much competition anywhere.” And this time, it’s me who leans in. Our lips have just barely touched…

Source: Chapter 22 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Thanks to terb’s world for The Hunger Games transcript. It saved me a LOT of time.

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