A/N: This Just a quick little fic I wrote to procrastinate instead of studying for finals. Its my first Hunger Games fanfic, and my first fanfic in quite a while, so I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: The Hunger Games series belongs to Suzanne Collins
"We're going to have to rescue him, you know." I say to Gale. I don't know why. It doesn't need to be said. Even now, Katniss is reaching out, calling his name in her sleep. She needs him there with her. Even if Gale would rather it be his name she's calling out, he can't change that fact more than I can.
I wonder if Gale's ever thought about other girls. I know for a fact that other girls think about him-before he graduated, practically every girl in school, in his grade down to a couple grades below him, had a crush on him. A lot still did, even after he graduated and went to work in the coal mines. Myself included. Maybe Gale just doesn't notice the way girls look at him. He certainly doesn't seem to notice the way I look at him. Or maybe he has, and doesn't care, because I'm not Katniss Everdeen.
But then again, maybe he does. When he was helping his family, and Katniss's, out of District Twelve, somehow, he thought to come and get me too, and did, though time was short. And as he pulled me away, I thought I saw something in his eyes-something other than urgency, other than the vague sort of friendship we'd developed over the course of the Hunger Games, the Victor's Tour, and the Quarter Quell. Maybe I was just imagining things. Maybe not.
"I know," Gale grunts, his eyes glued to Katniss. I look at the girl-my closest friend-and can't help feel a mix of jealousy and betrayal. I want Gale to notice me, to be with him. Its almost like I want to steal him away from her. But I won't pursue him, not until she makes a decision on her own. I'd be making her choice for her if I did, like the Capitol was doing. She's already told me that she doesn't want to marry, so her kids won't have to go through the Hunger Games. She wouldn't have accepted Peeta's proposal, if it wasn't just for show.
I see her stirring, and stand and walk away, deciding to give them some privacy. Gale doesn't even glance in my direction.
Maybe I'm just kidding myself.
