A/N: hey, I'm not dead, sorry for not updating, so much pressure with going to school back in two days *scream* omg! It's only two days!

So, if I'm not updating this, it means I'm probably dead… because it's a new super scary school and I'm so very afraid and I think it might kill me…

Oh and, I was supposed to thank cloud-lover26 again, 'cause she reviewed first, but then decided that it's not fair, since she got a dedication last time, so…

Second reviewer (and just as lovely and nice) is:

teamGale143

Thank you so much, the next chap, is for you….

Disclaimer: I own everything!

Myself: no you don't.

Me: shut up!

Myself: admit it!

Me: fine… I don't… too bad though, because if I did Gale would be with Katniss and not Peeta!

Myself: *rolls eyes*

So, with no more silly nonsense on my side, story time!

Gale pov

I looked around the room, waiting for visitors, it was beautiful, it could feed the whole seam for about a year, everything was in the colors of crimson-red and gold, the chair was golden with red velvet, I sat on once, trying to understand what happened.

Things I know:

I love Katniss.

She is also my best friend, and doesn't feel that way too.

We are going together to the hunger games.

At least one of us will die.

Conclusion: I'm so screwed.

Just when I reach my conclusion, my thoughts are interrupted by the sound of the door opening, I look at it to see Posy, Vick and Rory there, Posy is crying hysterically and Vick has silent tears running down his cheeks, while Rory is trying to hide his tears with a glare.

"Gale, please don't go" Posy runs into my arms and cries at my shoulder, I hush her.

"You are twelve year old Posy, you shouldn't be bawling like a little girl, look at Vick, he is only ten and he is not crying like you…" I tell her, I know the right thing to do is to tell her that, but it just sounds so harsh, she nods and stops crying, almost.

"Gale, why did you volunteer for me?" Rory asks, his voice shaking and hoarse.

"Because, you are my little brother and it's my job protecting you" I tell him, he just shakes his head and him and Vick join the hug, I look at them and I know I will never see them again and it breaks my heart, but I don't cry, I have to show them I'm brave, I have to be strong.

"Gale" I hear my mother and I rise and go hug her, I take her and whisper at her ear.

"I won't come back mom, Katniss will" I whisper quietly, so my brothers won't hear me.

"I know, I know how you feel about her" she says and smiles a painful sad smile.

"How long have you known?" I ask her surprised.

"A couple of month" she says, not expecting the question.

"But…. I found out only today" I look at her grey eyes, they matched mine and my siblings… and Katniss.

"You have to promise me, that if she dies before the game is over, you'll try your best to return to us" she said in a serious tone.

"I…" I try to think of a life without her, but it seems pointless.

"Not for you, for me, for your siblings, for our district… for her, that is what she would want" my mom says and before I can promise, the peacekeepers come, and drag all my family away.

"I promise" I shout at the door, but I don't think she heard me.

The next visitor is prim, and Katniss's mother (A/N: anyone remembers her name?) I look at prim in the eyes.

"I'll make sure she returns" I tell her and she nods with tears in her eyes.

"but if she… doesn't, please come back to us" she said and I was surprised, I nodded and then she started crying on my shoulder, I held her tight until the peacekeepers came to call her, Katniss's mom didn't say a word, before she left prim told me one thing.

"I know it wasn't for me but… thank you for saving Rory" she whispered and I was surprised, but not as surprised as I was when I saw my next guest.

the baker's son, Peeta.

"Hi" he says awkwardly and sits on the chair.

"Hello" I answer.

"I'm sorry" he said and I sighed.

"It's not your fault" I told him grimly

"Please watch her, I know you love her, please don't let her die" he says.

"How come everyone knew I love her before I did?" I asked confused, this whole 'oh, of course we know you love Katniss' thing is kind of annoying, I mean, if you knew that all along couldn't you be bothered to tell me?

"It was obvious…" he said, very obviously expecting an answer to his request.

"I will watch her" I say, and he leaves, after him, each at a time there is a bunch of girls, some names I can remember, most I can't, that I kissed, begging me to come home to them.

I guess I should have clarified that they are not my girlfriends when we kissed.

Oops…

I tried to explain it to the first one, but she slapped me, so I called each of them 'honey' unless I remembered their name and nodded to whatever they say.

Finally when my visitors where over I was ready to go on the train, apparently Katniss has been waiting for me, she finished with her visitors about when my second girl came in.

I had way more than 2 girls visiting me.

Poor Katniss, if I would have known, I would make these visits so much shorter.

We both exited the rooms, escorted by peacekeepers, she looked almost bored, but she was still beautiful, when I looked at her and remembered all the times it almost made me cry, I defiantly wanted to die from inside, and I knew, I would do anything I can to save her, and if I can't, to avenge her death.

I pulled on my playful, arrogant smirk and my confident gaze, even though inside me, I was shaking.

Inside me, it was just like I was in 7th grade, before I learned better than to develop deep feelings for someone.

Inside me, I was like that little boy, sitting in his room, crying over his broken heart.

A/N: hello! Hope that didn't suck too bad…

Yeah, Gale has a past, who would have thought? I wonder what happened in the 7th grade… jk, I know, but you don't!

You might now, if I feel like it…

That's right! Start begging!

Anyways, to the reason there is an author note here: next chap, what do you think, Katniss interviews, or just continuing so you will never know what happened while Gale listened to the girl's going on and on about nonsense?

Your choice!

Review!