A/N Sorry I didn't upload last night I was at my dads. I am not sure though if anyone cares because I have had no reviews. please, please, PLEASE REVIEW! Enjoy
"Katniss, will you marry me?" I exclaim.
"Yes Peeta. Yes, yes, yes. Of course I will marry you," we run into each other's arms. I don't know how long we hug but I know I never want to let go. I carefully place the ring on her finger. The ring isn't just any ring. It's a carefully crafted gold band, with a pearl mounted on it.
"Peeta. It's, it's the pearl from the Quarter Quell."
"Yeah. I figured it had to be good luck, I mean it made it through the rebellion." I reply.
"I never thought I could love a product from the Capitol so much." She says tears streaking her face. I nod. She comes back into my arms and we kiss. It feels so good, like time has stopped. This is all I have wanted for so long and now the moment is finally here.
After a few minutes of this, we continue into town. I clutch her hand
never wanting to let go. I start humming, she smiles. A certain glow
radiating from her, it lights up the dark winter day. We finally make
it to the seamstress. "Hello, I am here to pick up a jacket," Katniss
says.
"Oh well hello Katniss one moment," Ms. Turner says as she comes out from the back, "Oh and Peeta, hello. Here is your jacket. I hope it fits" Katniss tries on the jacket. It fits perfectly.
"Thank you," Katniss remarks. Ms. Turner nods and returns to her business. Katniss takes my hand. I hope this feeling will never pass.I was wrong, of course. There standing 20 feet away was Gale. He was throwing a coin into the fountain when he spotted us. Here we go, I think to myself. Katniss takes a deep breath in preparing for the confrontation. "Hello, I knew I would find you. Katniss I won't leave until you talk to me," he says quietly.
"Okay, Gale. You listen to me," she says shifting her position. "You left. I sent you letters you didn't respond. Now it's my turn to shut you out. You can't back here after a year of ignoring me, and just expect me to forgive you. It doesn't work that way. Ok." she returns, with ever-growing ferocity.
"Please talk to me," he says with sorrow behind every word.
"Hey, listen Gale. I think it's time to go. Maybe after some time, we can talk but I think right now you should go," he looks at me as I say this, "Goodbye Gale." I say, anger rising within me. That's when Gale punches me in the jaw. I can't imagine how long he has been waiting to do that, I think as a small grunt leaves my mouth.
I am not just going to back down. I don't think Gale expects me to fight back, because when I punch him back he looks stunned. "Well, well, well Mellark I had no idea you had it in you," he says holding his jaw.
"Now you do!" I shout.
Katniss interrupts "Gale, you know. If you had just left me Alone I would have probably come around, but now you can forget it, punching my fiancée. That crosses the line." Gale's expression goes from hate to hurt.
"When were you planning to tell me?" He questions, pain and longing in his voice.
"It just happened." I intterput. "Katniss, let's go."She grabs my hand and we leave. When we are far from the square I grab a ball of snow and apply it to my cheek. "I am sorry I sunk to his level," I apologize.
"Peeta, he had it coming. He actually deserved it." She says while gently stroking my face. I pull her into a hug, we stay there for a long time. I look down at her. "I love you too," she remarks, as if reading my mind. I smile. We walk home silently.