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Disclaimer: I don't own The Hunger Games Trilogy, Suzanne Collins does.
"Hello Gale" I say
We hug each other and he leads me inside the house. I put my bag near the door and we both walk to the couch and sit down.
"So how's life?" I ask awkwardly
"Good." He says almost as awkwardly.
"So what kind of fancy job do you have here?"
"I'm designing and redesigning buildings."
"That's nice. So how's District 2 in general?"
"It's great, though some people are nicer than others."
"Ah" I think back to when I arrived here. Pretty much everyone looked at me like I'm a monster or something.
"So how long are you staying here?"
"I don't know yet. How long do you want me to stay?"
"That would be a while."
We both share a small laugh.
"You can stay here a while." He says
"No, I can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Because, you have a job, and I'd probably stay here the whole time you're gone. Plus, I don't know the district very well."
He chuckles. "Well, I wouldn't leave you alone. Also, you know Enobaria, you probably know where the Victor's Village is here."
"But she probably doesn't want to see me."
"That might be true. But maybe Cato might be willing to keep you company."
"Who's Cato?"
"He's my housemate."
"You have a housemate? Why?"
"Here in District 2, they have a rule here. Every individual must have a housemate. Living alone for some reason is forbidden, unless you're a victor, of course."
"That's stupid."
"Yeah, but he was the first person I met here who isn't arrogant. There are not a lot of people that I know here who aren't."
"So where is he?"
"He's at work right now. I take the day to afternoon shift at work and he takes the afternoon to evening shift."
"Oh, so you two work together?"
"Not exactly, I just do the designing, while he does the construction."
I nod my head.
"Do you want a tour of the district? I can show you around." He offers
"Um, okay."
"Do you want to go now?"
"Sure"
"Let's go then!"
We walk outside the house and he closes the door behind us.
"Wait, how did you get here?"
"I took the train."
"Oh, okay. So do you just want to walk around or do you want me to give you a more formal tour and start of where the train dropped you off?"
"Let's just walk around."
"Okay then."
We start to walk and I look up at the sky and notice the sun has changed position.
"What time is it?" I ask
"About four pm."
I just nod my head without saying anything.
We walk on the same path that I used to get to his house. On the last turn of the walk, I notice that instead of turning left, like I did last time, we turn right.
"Why are we turning right? Last time I turned left." I question
"That's because if you turn left, that's the square here, and part of what used to be the justice building. It's just the place where people go after work and during their break. It's not really that important." He replies
"So where are we going now?"
"To the market place, but most people just call it the market, it's kind of like the Hob was, but much bigger. It's pretty much made up of small shops, and some fruit and vegetable stands. So basically, it's the Hob and town but in the same area."
"Oh"
When I first see the market, I see a butcher, a canned food shop, and a vegetable stand with some corn and squash.
"We can go inside some of the shops if you want to." He offers
"No thanks, I'm good."
We walk around wordlessly I notice more and more shops and that the market is about half a mile long. But when we're about to leave the market, I see a bakery and bite my bottom lip. Gale notices this and pulls me closer and rubs my left arm. We finally exit the market, and he releases his hold of me.
"So where are we going next?" I ask
"Do you want to see where I work?"
"Sure"
We walk about three-fourths of a mile, and I see a building about ten or eleven stories high.
"You work here?" I ask in amazement. Seeing a building even more than two stories outside of the Capitol is quite impressive.
"Yeah, I'm on the fifth floor. Do you want to go inside?"
I look up at the sky. It's already evening. "Can we do it some other time? It's getting late."
"Okay, we can finish the rest of the tour some other time. We can take the shortcut in the woods. "
"Wait, there's actually a woods in District 2?"
"Of course, so do you want to take the shortcut or not?"
"Heck yeah I do!"
"Let's go then!"
He grabs my wrist and pulls me to where a knocked down electrical fence that lays not electrified. We jump over the fence and go through the woods wordlessly. I just realized how much I miss nature and hunting animals – and only animals. Gale looks down at me and grins and I realize that I have a wide smile on my face.
It feels like we're only there for a minute then we're back to the city part of the district. I sigh and realize that the sun is barely up. I can tell that we are already close to Gale's house because the streets and roads are becoming more and more familiar. A minute later, we're in front of his house and the sun has completely disappeared.
I see a light coming from inside the house and think that it's Gale's housemate.
"So I'm guessing that you housemate is home." I half say and half ask him.
"You are correct."
He opens the door and Gale announces that he's here then closes the door. I hear a door open from the hallway on my right. Moments later, a guy about six feet and a few inches tall with blond hair emerges from the hallway.
"Hey" he says to Gale
He turns to me and his eyes meet my eyes. His eyes are blue, a deep blue that is.
"Hey I'm Cato." He says as he reaches his hand
"Katniss" I say as I shake his hand
"I know who you are, you're the famous Mockingjay. You're everything Panem has been talking about since you first tribute parade."
I nod my head and try not to blush.
"Do you mind if Katniss stays here for a while?" Gale asks him
"No, not at all." Replies Cato
"Thanks" I mumble
"I'll take her to the spare room." Says Gale
Gale takes my bag and leads me to my room. He sets my bag down on my bed.
"I'll leave you to unpack. Supper will be ready in fifteen minutes."
He closes the door and leaves. I look around the room around the room and see three drawers. I fold my clothes neatly and put them in there. I sigh and sit on my bed, which for some reason, it's nicely made. The room is fairly large. I realize that I'm hungry, and get up and turn the light off and walk to where I think the kitchen is. I walk in too see Cato and Gale eating and talking at the table. I walk awkwardly to my seat and see what we're eating, a steaming bowl of lamb and plum stew. I look at Gale questionably and he gives me a little smile. Cato looks at us confused and Gale just shakes his head. I notice that they're eating the same food as well. I pick up my spoon and start to eat.
After supper, we sit in the living room and talk for a bit. We don't talk a lot except a few questions and replies here and there. But most of the time we exchange looks. This goes on for at least two hours than I leave and get ready for bed. After that, I lie down in bed and immediately fall asleep.
A/N: So that's chapter 2! Please give me some critique please! Your reviews make my day, no joke. So please review! : )