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Katniss' POV

As I step off the train with Peeta, Haymitch, and Effie there is a crowd cheering our names. I ignore them and look for Prim. Once I find her I envelope her into my arms, we both have tears running down our faces. Someone taps on my shoulder after a few minutes of hugging Prim. I turn around and see Gale. I immediately jump into his strong arms and I feel safe, at home. I see a tear on his cheek and I wipe it away.

"I missed you." I say.

"I missed you too, cousin."

"Wha-" I start but the look in his eyes tells me: later

"I'm so glad you're okay." He covers.

"Me too."

"Come on Katniss, we should get you to the house so you can get some rest." My mother says. I nod and follow her. Once we enter the house, I look around a little bit then head up to my new room and take a nap. When I awake, I smell food. I go downstairs and sit at the table with Prim while my mother serves us. I'm still not used to having this much food. Prim makes small talk and we just eat until my mother says:

"Gale wants to see you to talk about-" But I cut her off

"Okay. I'll talk to him tomorrow." I still think this house is bugged. She nods and we finish our dinner in silence. Once I'm done I excuse myself and go back to my room and go to sleep. A nightmare about poor little Rue plagues me. I bolt up out of the bed and put my hunting gear on I'll go to the woods.

I trek through the woods, not even grabbing my bow and arrows. I stop at the cabin. I enter and sit down. I wonder if Gale will come here. Probably not, so I go to the lake, strip down to my underclothes and go for a swim. After a while I spot Gale far off. I quickly dress and sneak up behind him. I jump on his back and wrap my arms around him.

"Boo." I whisper in his ear. He chuckles, sets me down, wraps his arms around me, and whispers:

"Boo" In my ear.

"So watcha wanna do?"

"How about go for a swim, even though you've already been?" He asks sweetly. I nod and say:

"I wasn't ready to get out anyways."

We joke around and play in the water for a while.

"I'm all pruney!" I complain. He chuckles and swoops me into his arms bridal style, grabs our clothes, and carries me to the cabin. I squeal as he sets me down and put my clothes on.

"So what did you want to talk about?" I ask in a light tone. He sighs.

"I was hoping to avoid that. During your games, when they were doing the interviews, they had to lie about us because they thought we were too close so now we're cousins."

"So, what does it really matter?" I ask dumbly.

"So, I-," He steps forward and puts his hands on my shoulders. The close proximity makes my breath get caught in my throat. "I don't want to be the best friend or the cousin, I want to be something more, I want us to be something more." I'm flabbergasted at what he just said.

"Gale, I –"

"Katniss, don't, I know you don't love Mellark. I can see it in your eyes. Look I know you don't feel the same way but I just had to tell you how I felt." He turns to leave but I grab his arm and tiptoe to bring my lips lightly to his. After a few seconds he responds and wraps his arms around me and deepens the kiss. It is full of fire and a need, I need him. We eventually break away for breath.

"I love you."

"I love you too." I realize right then screw Snow, I am going to do whatever I can to fight for this, for us.