Peeta
I follow Katniss's gaze. Gale had come back. Iknew Katniss had feelings for Gale, always known. The little boy and little girl Katniss and I had created together was in my lap looking at Gale also.
I put them on the floor and get up to greet Gale, to. We shake hands after Katniss and Gale hug for the longest time. I can't say I didnt know Gale had feelings for Katniss also, because he does.
Gale stares at our kids. The little blond girl and the dark haired boy. weirdly our oppisites with the hair color. "Whats their names?" Gale asks. Katniss answers him. "The girl is Prim," even saying her name made Katniss's eyes tear up, "and the boy is Finick."
Gale waves at them. We named them after Katniss's sister who died because of an explosion, and Finick who died to save Katniss and Gale, and even though Finick doesnt look like the original Finick, Prim looks like the original Prim. Gale walks over to Fin and Prim and introduces himself, even though they probably wouldnt remember Gale after he left. After all they were very young.
Inside I hear a phone call. Probably for Katniss, because Katniss was the new president. Not like she really ruled anything because we were all at peace now. No more Hunger Games, no more poverty, no more starving to death. We are all equal, and that's they way it'll stay. Katniss walks inside and answers the phone, i cant hear what she says but she hangs up and comes back outside.
"Haymitch wants beer. I'm guessing he's too drunk to get it himself" She says. I sigh, "I'll go, let you two catch up a little." Fin grabs my pant let, "Stay with mommy" I say. I walk down the drive way to the liquor store and pick up three six packs of beer, and walk down to Haymitchs house. Right across from ours. I knock once with my knee and come in. Haymitch was sitting on his couch.
He was showered and his hair was brushed and his teeth to. He also wasnt sittiong in a load of trash. "Whats the occaision?" I ask him. He replys without a slur. "I need an occaision to look nice?" I smile "you are still Haymitch right?" He nods and grabs at the beer i swing it away from him though.
"You're sober why ruin it?" He smiles, "it's not for me" he says. "Then who?" I ask. Haymitch pauses ofr a while. I walk to the kitchen and set the beers down. Haymitch was staring at the t.v. with wide eyes. I walk over to see what used to be Disrtict 13 being cleaned up. All the ruble and all the rocks. Peopel were wearing gas masks. Probably because theyre still scared of what might happen, but it was geting cleaned. Then a man pops up on screen, the new news reporter Hadius Gunscene. "people from all over are somiong to help clean up what used to be District 13 to build a park. Everyone's welcome at this park so we can all live in peace with each other. Thanks to Presidenet Everdeen!"
"I got to go, Haymitch." I run across the street to our house and go to Katniss. "Why didn't you tell me about the park?" Katniss smiles, "I thought once it was built we could take the kids to the park and I'd surprise all of you." I smile back. "It wouldve been nice to help, though." Gale says and then picks up Prim who was pulling Gales pant leg. I see Gales bag sitting in the grass and I take it to the spare room. I see Prims room on the way, rosey colored covers and surtains and white walls. A tooy chest for her dolls that we got at the store down the road called Store. Then there was Fin's room, blue covers blue curtains and blue walls.
The original Finick loved water he was in what was called the water district so he swam and fished. Fin came in here just barley able to walk holding Katniss's hand. He tugs on my pant leg, like both or our kids have a habbit of doing. I pick him up and Katniss takes my hand. "Gales gonna go help with the Disrtirct 13 clean up, do you wanna go, I'll stay with Finick and Prim." She says, I smile. "Nah I'll stay with you." She shakes her head, "I wasnt giving you a choice." I smile back "sounded like it."
I go outside and Gale is sitting in the grass with Prim. Fin holds his hand out to her and so i set him next to her and they play with the toy truck Gale had. "Katniss wants me to go." I tell Gale, and he nods, "she told me." And with that he gets up and walks to road. I follow him.
"So how's work in District 3?" I ask, Gale shrugs. "Tiring." I nod. we walk in silence most of the way back. When we get to th etrain station Gale gives them the money for both tickets. "I'll pay for myself." I say. Gale shakes his head. "I can pay." I shrug and we board the train.
We sit down and there was an awkward silence for a while. "How'd you do it?" He asks me. "Do what?" I ask back. "Get Katniss to love you." He says, "I've tried. She just... I don tknow. We've known each other for years and years and in the end she chose you." I was shocked to hear this. I knew Gale liked Katniss, but I never thought he'd adress me about it.
"I guess I'm just the one she had feelings for." I say because I didnt know what else to say. He shakes his head. "I kissed her," he said "quite a while back, you guys werent together." I shrug, "alright if we werent together that's your business." He shakes his head "She kissed back, Peeta. So dont say she didnt have feelings for me, because I felt her kiss back." He says sternly. We pull to a stop and I see District 13 out the window. This is gonna be a fun day.
