New story, so sorry for the slow development. Supposed to be set between HG and CF. :] Reviews totally appreciated. K x
Haymitch sat quietly watching Katniss as she hunted. She was beautiful and yet frighteningly lethal he was reminded, as he watched her bury an arrow in the eye of the squirrel. She picked up the squirrel and walked back over to deposit it on the pile which Haymitch was sat next to. She sat herself down next to him.
'So, what's the plan?' She asked him. Haymitch made an amused noise.
'Be discreet. Stay sober. Court you.' He drawled. Katniss punched his arm affectionately.
'Stop it. You know we can't. You mostly agreed that it was a mistake.' Haymitch draped his arm around her shoulder and looked off into the trees.
'I did. But then, things change.' Katniss looked at him sharply. His strong jawline was silhouetted against the skyline. He was, by standards, quite handsome. But then so were Gale and, of course, Peeta. She sighed as she thought of how hurt they would be if they knew about this. Any of this. She never wanted to hurt anyone. Especially not Peeta or Gale. But it hadn't been planned, or on purpose. And here she was a few months on, just before the Victory Tour, sitting with Haymitch of all people. Truth be told she had grown fond of him. But that had to stop; the same way that her now confused relationship with Gale had to be managed. All there was allowed to be was Katniss and Peeta, the star-crossed lovers from District 12. The thought made her despair. She wanted to choose who to be with. But the Games had taken that away from her too. She wasn't just Catnip anymore. She was Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire. She wasn't sure what that even meant anymore. She gazed up at Haymitch and wondered how it had all come to this.
