Katniss's POV – After the first book.
It had been almost a month since the games had ended, even with the supplies I was given afterwards, I still hunted in the forest with Gale every Sunday.
I pulled back the arrow and shot.
"Very nice, catnip" Gale told me, the sun beamed through the tree's and the morning was fresh.
"Thanks, it's about time I got a deer" I reply, walking over to grab it.
"Here, let me" Gale picked up the deer with his big muscles and put the deer on his shoulders.
"Thanks" I replied.
Gale and I walked out to the field and sat down, Gale placed the deer down away from us. We sat there staring at the rest of the forest and I was enjoying the silence.
"I can't believe you won" Gale said.
"Gale-" I started, I hated people talking about it.
"I had hope in you, I really did, but Katniss I never actually thought you would win, and I started regretting not telling you.. well"
"Not telling me what?" I asked
"I.." and then he leaned in and kissed me, I quickly shoved him off.
"Gale, what are you doing?" I asked.
"I regretted not telling you how I felt, I… when you left I thought I would be fine, but I sat here every day you were gone and just wished you were back here with me, I was so lonely and then I knew what had happened, I had fallen in love with you and I didn't even know myself" Gale told me.
I was speechless, Gale was like my brother, and now he tells me he's in love with me?
"Well, say something" Gale kicked a rock beneath his shoe.
"You know I'm never good at saying something" I reply quietly, avoiding eye contact.
What has happened? Ever since the games I am just this romantic girl, not the girl I used to be.
"I have to go" I turn around and start walking towards the electric fence.
"Go run to lover boy, then" Gale harshly said, Peeta and I kept contact and we hang out a little, and Gale makes fun of our 'relationship' all the time. I keep walking.
"Please, catnip, just give me an answer, tell me what you're feeling" I stared back as Gale said that, and afterwards I saw the weird look on his face as to say 'What the heck did I just say?' I laughed.
"Maybe you can come over for dinner tonight" I reply, he perks up straight away.
"Okay" he says happily, gosh this boy must be love struck, I never make him happy.
I turned around, "Bring the deer's gut, and sell his legs for some goodies" I shout back at him as I walk off.