District 12
Chapter 2
A.N: Hiya peoples once again. As you know, this is Co-Written with Lost in Believing. We were surprised that you guys were already taking Team Peeta and Team Gale sides. And most of you said Team Gale. But we aren't going go give you guys any hints on who's going to win...
I heard footsteps, but I didn't move. Gale looked at me and leaned against the wall next to me.
"What's up?" He asked. "Besides the whole winning the Games and all that. It's good to have you back, Catnip."
I looked into his eyes. There was some emotion flowing through them that I didn't understand. He smiled, reaching out to brush my hair behind my ear.
"I don't know if you know this, but I missed you," He finally said. "And I took care of Prim and your mother. I hunted. They had fresh meat. Our moms even visited each other, freaking out about you. The kids got along..." He trailed off, casting his gaze lower. I couldn't bring myself to say anything, I knew he wasn't done talking.
"For once in my life, I was scared Catnip, scared for you. Nothing has freaked me out as much as the Games had. I was fearing for your life so much..." Again he trailed off. His word's were lost on his tongue.
I opened my mouth and shut it twice before he spoke again. Even if I did speak, I wouldn't know what to say right now. I didn't know Gale felt this way.
"Do you really love him?" He asked abruptly. I whipped my head around to look at him, my eyes wide. Were we that fake? I thought we had been acting pretty well. Was it just a guess?
"I know it's rude of me to ask, of course you are. I just... I wish you didn't." He finished quickly, and shrunk against the wall. He turned his head to glance at me, his eyes were sad and guilty.
"Gale...I understand," I began, then stopped to swallow. "We-we faked it to get out alive." I had whispered so I didn't know if he heard me, but I hoped no one else did.
Gale's eyes widened, and filled with hope. "You don't love him?" he verified. I nodded, feeling guilty. I wonder what he would be like if I hadn't faked it with Peeta.
"The reason I-I brought this up..." He paused again, and I could hear him swallow. "As I saw you risk your life, I thought of what would happen if you didn't win. And I found that I can't live with out you. At first I thought it was because you were like a sister to me, but it's something more. I think I love you. And seeing you now, with Peeta, it makes me sad."
I froze, contemplating this for a few seconds. Did he just say he loved me? I have never heard anyone say that to me, not even my sister. For anyone feared that if they got too close to someone, that loved one would be taken by the Capitol. It's happened before, and it could happen again.
Then I turned my head to look at Gale again. He slowly leaned closer and I knew what he wanted. I quickly closed the distance between us and our lips met. It was a warm kiss, and since I didn't really have any experience with kissing, I figured it was pretty good.
But after a few seconds, we heard footsteps. We pulled apart and I pushed him into a crouch, using him as a spring board to get to the low roof. If I got on, I would be able to run. Gale wouldn't get in trouble because he was allowed to be here. I was suppose to be at home.
I jumped a little and landed on the roof. I turned back to see Gale staying seated against the building. I saw Haymitch briefly walk up to him.
That's all I saw, because the next second I was silently running through the streest toward the banquet two blocks away. If I was lucky, no one would realize that Gale and I were both gone.
A.N: Yeah yeah, the chapter is short. What can we say? We pass a notebook back in fourth during school, and today was a shortened day. REVIEW!
