HUNGER GAMES- MIND GAMES
CHAPTER FOUR: STOLEN KISS
DISCLAIMER: Hey guess what. I was checking the things I own a couple minutes ago and I found out I have: 7 tops, 4 jeans, a pair of old sneakers, black pumps, and about 20 dollars. Oh and my precious laptop. To my name, so sadly to say I guess I don't own the Hunger Games. Oh well too bad here's chapter four!
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It only takes me about 20 minutes to get home. I actually wish it took longer. I still have no idea what I'm going to tell mom and Prim. I look up at the sky and the stars are peaking out, Prim's probably in bed already. I wonder what they ate tonight. I feel my stomach eating away at itself, and it's not because I'm hungry. It's the pain and the guilt I feel. What are we going to do? The extra rations I took out from the hunger games will be running out soon. With the Oh so wonderful capitol here, I can't go hunting anymore. We will starve this time. I can see my house a couple meters away, and I can't walk anymore. I let the silent tears run down my face. How am I just going to stand here and watch Prim starve to death?
I feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn around. It's gale. I turn back around and quickly wipe the tears away. He's never seen me cry, and I don't want him to. I'm not weak. Crying does not mean I'm weak. I don't turn back to face him though.
"It's going to be ok Katniss, relax. You know I would never let them starve."
I don't trust my voice. I never do after I cry, it comes out weak and defenseless. I shake my head no. I steady my breathing enough so I can speak properly. "Gale, you can't do that forever. It's not fair to you. You have to feed your own family first."
He turns me around by my shoulders to see my face. I don't look weak, I look determined. I wasn't going to let him do it. For some reason he looks angry. "Why won't you trust me? Katniss you KNOW I would never let them starve, you know that."
It's true, and I knew it. He'd never let them starve, just like I'd never let his family starve. We were that close. Gale and I. I sigh in defeat "I know. But…"
Before I could finish Gale pulled me into a hug cutting off my words. "I want you to be able to depend on me." He shows me his grinning face. "Besides it's only for a couple of days." I'm confused so he continues. "Don't you and Peeta get a Parade, a house, plus all the money and food you can want?"
Now I'm smiling. I completely forgot about what you get when you win, I just wanted to stay alive. Gale was the best! I jump up and give him such a big hug we almost topple over. I'm so happy! We're not going to starve! I give Gale a big kiss on the cheek.
So tell me how does it turn into a kiss on the lips? How does it turn into something more than best friends can do? I don't understand what's happening. My hearts starts beating faster, as Gale's kiss becomes Greedier and more demanding. I try to push him away but he only pulls me closer. I feel myself go into a panic and I forget how to breathe. His lips press hard against mine, his tongue forcefully try to pry its way into my mouth. But I don't want to kiss him back. Not right now.
That only makes Gale angry, making his hold on me grow tighter. I can't take it anymore. I feel myself going limp. And his tongue slips into my mouth. He breaks the kiss when he can't go without air any longer. Our lungs both start filling with air, his hold on me loosens. He's looking at me. But I don't want to look at him.
"Katniss…" he starts. But I don't want to listen. I break away from his hold and start running home. I don't want to listen to Gale right now, I don't want to look at Gale right now, I don't even want to think about Gale right now! What was that about?
I steady my breathing and calm down before I open the door. Mom is waiting for me to come in and Prim is fast asleep on her lap, though it looks like she tried her best to stay up. I take Prim and put her in bed. I cuddle up next to her stroking her golden hair. Mom follows me into the bedroom.
"Sorry I was gone all day." I say not really talking her, but to Prim. She understands though. "I found myself at Peeta's house. I don't really know how, or why." This was really hard, especially since Gale came and mixed me up.
"Umm… the reporters. Asked us if we were, moving I-in. together… and I-I don't really know what happened…after that." I don't know why I feel like crying, but I do. "a-and because, because we're in love" Breathe katniss. It's better to tell her the lie right? I mean what if I tell her the truth and she lets it slip? Then everyone gets in trouble. "I'm going to move into their house, for a while okay?" A couple tears fall onto Prim's face. I wipe them off. She's going to miss me. But its okay, this is only for a little while.
Then my mom asks the worst question ever. "So then what about Gale?"
More tears. I didn't know, I have no idea what to do about Gale. Then something unexpected happened. My mom came over to me, and held me just like I was holding Prim, and started stroking my hair, pulling the lose strands out of my face. And it wasn't so bad. I felt like a little kid, but I was crying like a little kid too. We stayed like that all night, me holding prim, mom holding me.
At five though, everything was back to reality. I climbed off the bed leaving Prim and mom sleeping. This time I kissed both of them goodbye. I grabbed a change of clothes and headed over to Peeta Mallark's house.
I went around back and knocked on the door, Peeta opened it without a word. I know he was looking at my eyes. They were all red from crying last night, why wouldn't he be looking at my eyes. But even though I knew he was looking at my eyes, I never looked back up at him. It would hurt too much. All I said was, "I'm back." And he let me inside.
AN: WELL… THAT'S CHAPTER FOUR. HAHA. SORRY IT'S SO SHORT. SO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK. I COULDN'T COUNT GALE OUT OF THE RACE YET. . AND DO YOU THINK I MADE KATNISS A LITTLE TOO SAPPY? I WAS GOING FOR A HARD EXTERIOR SOFT INTERIOR KIND OF THING. AND DON'T WORRY I'M NOT DONE WITH PEETA YET OK? SO KEEP READING AND REVIEWING! NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE OUT SOON.
THANKS TO: DAYDREAMINGXXX AND .ELF4 FOR REVIEWING CHAPTER THREE! I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS LIKED IT. IT MADE ME FEEL REALLY HAPPY. BUT A LITTLE NERVOUS TO PUT OUT THIS CHAPTER. ANYWAY I HOPE YOU GUYS KEEP READING AND REVIEWING MY WORK!