It Gets Lonely
Madge walked along the skirts of the overgrown woods outside her house, running her smooth hand over the textured flowers, the petals feeling like silk under her fingers and the bright colors bouncing off the sun's rays to cause rainbows. This was one of the few joys of living in District 12.
She gingerly tucked her strawberry blonde hair behind her ear as she bent down to smell a lovely fuchsia colored orchid. She smiled at the fresh lavender scent filling her nose and plucked the flower gently from the ground. Madge admired its beauty, twirling it around in her hand until a small white blob flashed in front her, dashing into the deep woods. She gasped at the suddenness and then leaned forward to get a better view. The mysterious creature was completely out of sight but she could still hear the sound of its light footprints. Looking back to see her father was too busy entertaining the Capitol people, she hiked up her cotton white dress (that she was forced to wear cause of company) and began to follow the strange thing. Scuttling through the tall scratchy bush weeds and ducking under sharp branches her eyes glazed over with a mist of awe. She was never allowed into the woods, her father kept telling her it was 'unsafe and dangerous for his angel'. And yes she was a little fragile for her age and it didn't help she glowed with innocents but she was still adventurous and traveling through the woods filled her with happiness. She was like Alice lost in Wonderland.
It was all so mysterious, how the vines curved up the tree trunks, how the flowers bloomed randomly on the garden floor, the sun shining through the elephant leaves that hung high above her head.
Beautiful.
If she had the chance to live right here or in her mansion with her dad and those snotty Capitol people who liked to visit often for her special raspberry tea she made, she'd choose sleeping on ground out here beneath the twinkling stars.
Again the white blur flashed in front of her. But this time she was more prepared and caught a good glimpse of it. It was a fuzzy white rabbit. She cautisiouly followed the rabbit, hiding behind trees and ducking behind a bush like a crazy person whenever the rabbit turned his head in her direction. But eventually the rabbit stopped moving and she was able to sneak up behind it.
She was right behind it now, her hands twitching to touch its fur.
Snatch.
Madge hugged the rabbit to her chest and cuddled it, "I gotcha ya!" She laughed, patting down its long ears. Madge focused so much on kissing the rabbit she didn't even hear the twigs snapping around her and a warm laugh that filled the air. The sounds grew closer and closer until it was too late for her to run away with a good head start. She instantly turned around, her hair flying around her face. "Who's there?" She heard a rustle from the bushes and squinted her eyes to see-
"Boo!"
Madge jumped as she felt strong hands on her shoulders. She yanked out of the grip and began doing a really bad karate imitation. "I know karate. Don't mess with me!" She stopped when she looked up seeing the familiar tall figure. It was the boy who sold her the berries for her famous tea. Gale.
"You are very scary with that rabbit in your hand," Gale smiled, pointing to the rabbit in her arms. She clutched it closer, "terrifying isn't it? I have to save it from you though. Isn't that why you're out here? To cook my buddy for dinner?" She teased, scratching the bunnies head, feeling it nuzzle her palm as she continued. He only laughed, running his hand through his short hair a little embarrassed, "Actually it's for you," Madge immediately looked down at the rabbit and saw a sky blue ribbon hidden under all of the fur. It was the same color as the ribbon she wore to the Reaping last year. She gasped. "This is really for me?" He nodded.
Madge skipped over to a fallen log and plopped down with her legs criss crossed. She looked up at him, her face full of happiness and kindness, "Well I love him." "Good because if not he would always make a good meal," Gale teased as he walked over and sat in front of her on the ground. "I just thought you'd need a friend." He spoke sincerely, petting the rabbits head to, sometimes running his fingertips gently over Madges hand. She focused on the rabbit so he couldn't see her blushing, but he already saw it. He smiled at her.
"I thought you could use a friend," Gale said, pulling back his hand and leaning back on them for support. Madge looked up at him, sadness filling her eyes, "Yeah. It does get lonely." She shrugged it off, "It'd be nice to have a friend tell me I have twigs in my hair!" She laughed out loud as she pulled random twigs and leaves out of her fluffy hair, throwing them onto Gale. "Hey!" He yelled out playfully, getting up to his knees and tackling her to the ground gently.
His arms were on either side of her, his body covering hers in dominance. Gale looked at her with wondering eyes, mesmerized by her beauty. She was an angel, a little more adventures but that made her even more beautiful. He stroked Madge's face, staring into her glistening blue eyes, watching as they sparkled like the stars. He couldn't believe he was thinking these things. Gale has had a lot of girls, pretty much almost everywhere to, at school, behind school, behind the Justice Building, at his house, in a dumpster. Gross? Yeah but you better believe it. But this girl, Madge, she was something special. She wasn't like Katniss a lot, maybe yes a little shy and awkward around people, but the fact she didn't hunt. Maybe that's what attracted him to her, because he could teach her so much and help her get out of her cozy shell. She grabbed his hand and entwined her fingers with his, pulling him out of his thoughts. "Can you um, get off me? You're crushing my rabbit,"
Gale shook his head in shock and got off her immediately, his body grew hot and his face grew red from embarrassment. "Oh. I'm so sorry," He said frantically as he watched her get up, lightly pulling at the rabbits skin to stretch him back out to normal size. She laughed as she looked down at the rabbit, a childish smile on her face "He tried to turn you into a rabbit waffle,"
"Madge!"
They both looked in the direction of the voice. It was her dad, his voice strained with worry as he called out for her. She looked over at Gale, laughter still fresh on her face. "I should probably go," He nodded and got up off the floor, lending his hands out for her. She placed her hand on his gently and laughed as he pulled her up to quickly, making her fall into his arms. 'It feels almost right like this' Madge thought to herself, 'how safe it felt, and magical' Before this day they were never close, they would pass each other in the hallway and that's about it. But today had changed that, Gale was a sweet guy, handsome not to mention! Madge couldn't help but feel something more for him and she thought maybe it was possible for him to feel the same way about her. Gale began leaning down to her, his lips so close. She felt her breath tremble as closed in. Inches. Centimeters from her-
"MADGE!"
Gale stopped and Madge busted out laughing at the scared look on his face. She placed her hand on his broad chest, sneaking it up to his neck. "I really have to go. But you should visit me sometimes," She leaned up on her tippy toes and lightly kissed Gale's cheek. She smiled at him before quickly pulling away and running back home to her worried dad.
Gale just stood there and for the first time, he was breathless.
*One of my inspirations asked me to do a Gale/Madge story so of course i did! Thank you EMPG22HoPe for reading my stories :) Hope you like it! And i hope everybody else likes it and please tell me what you think :) Hunger Games belongs to Suzanne Collins