DISCLAIMER - I DO NOT OWN THE HUNGER GAMES!
Thank you all who read and reviewed the last chapter I really appreciated your comments! Here is the Third Chapter and I hope you enjoy! 3
3.
Gale. Words can't describe what I feel for him at this précised moment. Anger? Confusion? Happiness? I was feeling them all. My best friend back at last. But the question that keeps running through my mind is why now? Why wait 6 months to come home and face me; No letters. No phone calls. My heart started to ache but for all of the wrong reasons. I should be feeling this. HekilledPrim.Itwashisbomb!My thoughts kept screaming the same thing over and over again. 30 seconds had ticked by and I was coming to the point I might start screaming if someone didn't say anything.
"Why are you here, Gale?" I whispered between my clenched teeth.
"To see you?" I felt his gaze on my face, I looked up into his misty grey eyes focusing to find the truth. I just stared at him. But before I could respond his hand stroked the side of my cheek brushing a strand of hair behind my ear. I automatically took a step back making a distance between us. "It wasn't my fault Katniss! Why can't you see that?" in a instant I knew he was talking about my little sister. MydeadsisterI thought bitterly.
"Then whose fault is it Gale?" teeth still clenched together, trying not to get so angry that I finally loose it.
"President Coin" his answer was firm and his eyes should he was telling the truth. "They were my bombs, I made them; but I never authorised or knew Coin was going to drop the bombs over the Capitol especially when the medical team, including Prim was going to be there." He sighed deeply and took a step closer to me, placing one hand on my shoulder drawing my eyes to his face. "There is so much that needs to be said Katniss, so much that I need to tell you. But first I was wondering if you like to go hunting for all times sake? What do you think?"
The news overwhelmed me, how can I trust him. He's part of my extended family. But how can I look into those grey eyes and forget what happened in the rebellion. "Gale... Look, things are different now. I've lost my sister. I'm living with Peeta... I'm in love with him." That's the first time I admitted to someone else rather than to Myself and Peeta.
"I know you are Katniss. Remember when you were in the 74th Hunger Games and you nursed him back to health I knew then that you have some sort of feelings for him. It made me angry and hurt because I was in love with you." he sighed again, I felt a sharp pain in my chest like someone had ripped out my heart and was jumping on the remains. I just couldn't speak any more. The loneliness I feel when I wonder the woods alone. "This scares me Gale." I shake his hand of my shoulder, "You've just shown up from no where! And you want to go hunting? You haven't even said why you never said goodbye to me? Why you took off and haven't spoken or sent letters in 6 months!" suddenly the anger took over. It overwhelmed me; all I wanted to do is escape into the woods on my own for once, or be in the comforting arms of the boy with the bread.
"Please Katniss, please come with me and I'll explain everything. There's something else that you need to know." this caught my attention. Of course, of course there was something else that caused them to visit. It wasn't just to see me. It's capitol business. It made me physically sick. All the time Gale was trying to avoid becoming one of the capitols puppets but even now after both President Snow and Coin are dead, the capitol still influences us all. The thought of President Snow still gives me nightmares. His breathe on my cheek, the smell of roses and blood lingering on his skin; His pure white hair.. I shivered off the thought, he is the reason for this mess, him and his ancestors who began The Hunger Games. But the edge in Gales voice made me what to follow him and find out what is going on.
"Fine," I said forcefully, this isn't the reunion I wanted with Gale to be but this is as close as I'm ever going to get. "Wait 10 minutes by the fence, I will meet you there." Before he got a chance to reply I ran back in to the house and slammed the door behind me. My back rested against the door which now is the only thing that has closed any interaction with Gale Hawthorne. I tried to keep my breathing even to sort my head out before Peeta sees me like this. I stood up straight away from the door and headed for the kitchen. Peeta's back was facing me as he is hunched a the wooden work service his hands moving fast as he started to kneeling the bread that was in front of him. I basically ran up to him and wrapped my arms around his waist. Peetacangetmethroughthis.HeisallIneedtosurviveinthisworld.
In that instant I was glad to have this miracle in my life, and Peeta is the only good thing that ever came out of the games.
"Has Gale gone?" Peeta asked.
"No, He's asked me to meet him in the woods. I said I'll be there in ten minutes." I rested my head on his back my hair flowing around my face. I stood like this for a couple of minutes before I turned his body round to face me. I pulled his face to mine and kissed him hard. A deep passionate kiss, I hoped it wouldn't stop until he broke away. "Gale, wants to talk to me about something. Something to do with the capitol." I explained trying to catch my breath.
"Then you should go," He said there was no expression in his face on the linger of passion from our kiss. "You are and will always be the Mockingay Katniss, Your my Mockingjay. Not for rebellion but the person who everyone looks to for help, for comfort, for guidance." He kissed my forehead before continuing, "I'll be here when you get back. He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a tender, sweet kiss before letting me go. "Go and meet Gale."
I was out of the kitchen before I knew it, I ran upstairs and grabbed my hunting jacket and boots, tied my hair into a braid, and grabbing my weapons before I left. I shouted a bye to Peeta before returning outside.
This distance to the fence wasn't as far, as we are allowed to hunt in the woods now there was no problem with the electricity. The Seam always took my breathe away. The only people living in District Twelve was Me, Peeta, Haymitch and Greasy Sal. The death of our district happened during the Quarter Quell, an uprising emerged. I still don't really understand what happened that day but my thanks goes to Gale, who moved my family and other families who survived and escaped to District Thirteen. I try not think about this and hurry to the edge of the fence where me and Gale used to meet for our hunting adventures. But I don't see that same Gale leaning against the dead fence, parts of him are there in his eyes and features but I can see that his soul has been lost. As I I was only meters away from him, "Hey Catnip, Hurry up." I felt the urge to slow down, but continued at my normal rate. At no time at all I was pushed my way through the silent fence and began my journey into the woods.
The howling and hooting of creatures surrounding us made me feel calm; like I'm home. I can't hear Gales footsteps beside me, so I check to see if he's there but after a couple of meters from the fence he stopped.
"What's the matter?" I call back making my way to him.
"It feels strange being back here again." He looked at me I finally found my friend again but no matter what I came out here to see what he had to tell me.
"Why are you here, Gale?"
"President Paylor is dead." I gasped, "They are bring back The Games,"
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