Ever In Your Favor

WhisperingKage

Summary: AU In a world where it is easier to turn a blind eye to those suffering around you, Katniss showed her kindness. She vows to repay it one day and tries her best to not be a burden to the Everdeen family. Hunting alongside Katniss and Gale, learning to help to help however she can. Anything she can do to lessen the burden. Yet it never feels like enough...then the reaping happens and without a second thought she volunteers to save both Katniss and Primrose...

Pale blue eyes shot open at the loud childish scream that echoed in the small run down home. In an instant the ratty covers were thrown from pale legs.

"Primrose!" Bare feet beat across the cold wooden floor

On another bed a small blonde haired girl was sitting crying as she looked around in fear. She was by her side in an instant, the bed creaking as she sat down next to her, the girl clamored into her embrace.

"Shhh." She pulled the small girl closer humming a small song in to the small blond haired child. She clung to her burring her head in her chest.

"Kagome! I had a dream, it was me!" She cooed to her, glancing up as the door to the small room was opened.

Blue met brown.

"Katniss…" Primrose looked up and smiled as she was embraced by Katniss.

Kagome smiled at the two as she stood up and left the room. Petit bare feet padded across the cold wooden floor.

"Damn its chilly." Her voice was low as she pulled on a ratty old blue coat and a pair of scuffed up brown boots. A size to small but they worked, a gift from Katniss.

She owed her life to the younger woman.

She had convinced her mother, who at that time was nothing more than a listless figure head, to take her in. A rare show of kindness in a world surrounded by cruelty and suffering.

She herself was an orphan, her father dead in a mining accident and her mother dead during childbirth taking with her the unborn baby brother she would never get to meet.

She often thanked whoever was there, if there was anyone, that he didn't have to suffer life in such a horrid world.

"Thank you Kagome." She didn't even bat an eye as Katniss stepped up next to her, in her own hunting gear.

"You have nothing to thank me for; I should be the one thanking you." She gave a small s mile as Katniss rolled her eyes.

"Kagome don't start that again." She had a habit of putting her on a pedal stool it annoyed her, she had only done what was right. Nothing to get all misty eyed over, then again she knew how hard it was to live. Kagome had been an orphan she had meet while hunting. Kagome had been forging in the woods, the girl knew he plants, and from there they had become friends.

After she had found her sleeping on the streets during the winter she had offered her a room in her home so long as she carried her own weight. As much as she liked the elder girl her sister came first.

Blood was thicker than water and when spilt it wasn't as easily washed away.

It would stain and leave a mark.

Her mother still bore the stain from her father's death.

She was more of a mother to Primrose then she would ever be.

She pushed the thoughts form her head as she gave Kagome a small smirk.

"Ready?" Kagome nodded as she stood up and gathered a satchel to place any and all edible herbs and plants they stumbled upon. As well as medical ones, they could be used for trade at the black market.

"Yup. Let's go." In no time they were on the other side of the electric fence and grabbing their respective bows from their hiding places.

Katniss grabbed hers with confidence and Kagome grabbed hers with awkwardly. She was still a novice with the bow, even after all these years her skills were nowhere near as great as Katniss's. Yet she still tried her best, it was the least she could do.

But if their was one thing she was better at Katniss then it was tracking and gathering. With a smile she shouldered her bow and nodded at Katniss gaining her attention. She pointed at a doe not that far away and cocked her head.

At the moment they were downwind they needed to get upwind if they wanted to catch it. Sadly Katniss was anything if not hot headed. This was the first deer they had seen in months and it was a rare sight.

Katniss drew her bow to take the shot.

Kagome rolled her eyes but stayed still as Katniss stalked the prey. She had no doubt Katniss knew what she was doing, but she would gather some edible plants just in case. Once Katniss and the deer were far away enough that they wouldn't hear her she began her foraging.

Plants and berries weren't the best but they would keep you alive.

Though they tasted like…well…less then savory things.

She would meet up with Katniss later, if she managed to get the doe she would help gut it and skin it and drag it to the black market, if not they would still have whatever she gathered to try and trade.

Once she had her satchel full of herbs and other plants she went to the meeting spot and hid a smile as she saw Katniss bickering, playfully, with Gale.

The two were so oblivious to it but they were made for each other, sadly Katniss only cared about Prim and to an extent her. She would never allow herself to be happy and in love. And Gale? He was far to cynical for one his age and that was saying a lot given the world they lived in.

"Am I interrupting something?" The humor in her voice was clear. Katniss rolled her eyes at Kagome and held up a bird.

"I hope you did better than me. I lost the deer because of someone, but got a bird." She sent a pointed glare towards a grinning Gale.

He held up his hands. "Hey I got you a bird didn't I?" Katniss rolled her eyes.

"I got the bird you just scared it out of hiding." Gale shrugged his shoulders as he threw an arm around Katniss and Kagome.

"Same difference. So what'd you get little 'Gome?" Kagome huffed at the nickname but smiled.

"Lots of herbs that can be used for medicine, so we should be okay for the rest of the week." It wasn't much but it would keep them alive. She only wished she could have done better.

Katniss grinned as she shrugged out of Gale's hold.

"That's great Kagome, I don't know what we would do without you." Kagome preened under the praise yet waved it off as she to shrugged out of Gale's hold.

She blinked as she recalled something. Today was the day of reaping which meant that there would be peace keepers around. They usually traded with the town's people if they had good enough stuff…she had something….

One thing…

An heirloom of her parents a golden chain with a small pink jwele on the end of it, engraved with her families' surname, she knew they wouldn't care about her families surname but it was gold.

Gold was always good.

And the jewel had to be worth something to, it had to be...

She had never had a reason to trade it before, it was all she had left of her family but now.

Now she had a reason, a new family to love and care for.

"Hey Katniss can you please take the stuff to the black market? I have something I have to take care of." Katniss frowned but nodded.

"Sure, but are you sure you don't want to come?" Kagome shook her head as she handed the satchel over to Katniss.

"I'm sure I'll meet you at home, we can get ready for the reaping together." She gave a brilliant smile to both Gale and Katniss before running off.

Gale shook his head as he watched her run off. "You found a good worker in her." Katniss glared at him anger faring in her.

"I didn't take her in for her skills Gale, I took her in because it's what was right. She's a member of my family now, and I would do anything for her and I know she would do the same."

Gale held up his hands in surrender.

"Whoa calm down Katniss I get it. Now let's go trade your goods. I have to go get my brothers ready for the reaping."He scrunched his face up in disgust at the word. How he hated the reading, the games...the capital….

All of it.

He held so much hate that it scared him at times…

How could no one else feel it? Harbor it?

AN: Yes, I'm back, er well I have been writing just on other sites and accounts, but decided to come back here because its such a hassle to have so many e-mails and passwords to remember.T _T I hope you guys don't mind! I will stick to the guide lines of this site so my more...mature stuff will still be over on A03, I hope you guys enjoy having me back on this account! Much love!

-Kage