A/N- heres chapter 4, i hope you like it. please review, even if you think it sucks. i appreciate constructive critisism; let me know what i can improve on or even if you just say "it was good".

Disclaimer: i do not own the hunger games or the characters. suzanne collins does, i hope you know that;)

Katniss P.O.V

I told Gale I already caught a lot of game today and we should just take what we have and head in early. It's been a rough day for him, well now for both of us. I know we can support all the kids together but it surely won't be easy. We go to the mayor's door first with 4 rabbits, 9 squirrels, a small bag of strawberries and a wild dog. We trade all the squirrels and rabbits for 30 dollars. We split it 15 each and head over to the hob. Greasy Sae gives us a big bucket of soup for 10 dollars. She must've seen our distressed faces because that was pretty generous. We thank her greatly and head to the bakery. We have 20 dollars left so we can buy some bread, nothing fancy but soup bread and berries will be good enough. "Hey Gale" Rye- Peeta's brother- says to gale as he walks in before me. "Hi Rye" I greet; his face is a mixture of shock and delight as he notices me. "Oh...Hey KATNISS" he practically screams toward the kitchen. I decide to ignore it, probably some stupid game he's playing with Peeta and Wheat. "So, what cha' want, we got cheesy buns, cookies, cakes, cupcake-" he starts naming off all the items they have but I interrupt not wanting to hear about all the things I know we could never afford. "We just want white bread rolls." "Yeah no problem. Uno momento" he says cheerily and rushes to the kitchen. I don't know how he's always so positive, at least when I see him he is, the only time I can even be remotely happy is in the woods. Maybe the bakery is like the woods to Rye. My thoughts are gone when he pipes back in with a 2 steaming hot loaves of bread. The aroma is so good; I have to refrain from digging my face in right then and there. "Rye, we only asked for a few rolls, we can't afford that" Gale says and I almost punch him, what if Rye forgot or messed up on purpose, we could've got loaves this time! But it would be wrong so I sigh as he heads back in the kitchen for a moment before re-appearing with the same bread. Rye sees the confusion all over my face and motions for us to come closer. Once were practically hanging over the counter he whispers "just pay me for rolls, but take the loaves. My treat." I could've kissed him for a moment but I just smile and give him a quick hug, Gale shakes his hand and smiles too. We pay him the10 dollars and thank him again. "Thanks Rye that means a lot." I tell him and his cheeks start turning a nice crimson red. I giggle as he playfully kicks us out. "Alright, alright were going" I say with one last smile and were off.
"Okay, we have 10 dollars, a big bucket of soup, a small bag of berries, 2 loaves of bread and wild dog. I'd say we did pretty damn good" I joke a bit but he only stares at our game and takes his share. "Yeah I guess. You take the dog." He tells me but I insist he has it; he just shrugs and takes it. "Thanks, anyway I have to plan a private funeral now so I'll see you tomorrow." He says and goes to leave but I stop him. "Gale, I know this is hard, but I promise everything will be fine. I'll help you with the funeral as soon as I give Prim dinner, then I'll be right over. Okay?" I say taking his face in my hands and without thinking I kiss his cheek. Maybe because he kissed mine earlier, it doesn't mean anything, only that we're comforting each other. Right? "Alright. Thanks catnip" he says placing his hands over mine like a reassuring touch before we both head our separate ways.
I arrive home and pour some soup for prim, my mom and myself. I cut 3 small slices of bread and give only prim some berries. The rest can be for another day when we need it. Once we finish I make sure my mom will be fine. I tell Prim where I'm going but not why and she asks to come, why not I think and we both start toward Gales house. Once we get there Prim knocks a little too loud; she's just excited to be out of the house probably. Rory answers, eyes red, face puffy and dark circles under his eyes. I wonder about the circles, Hazelle only passed today, why hasn't he gotten any sleep? I push the thought away for now and we step inside. Prim immediately worries about Rory and I let them talk for a bit after telling them not to tell anyone about Hazelle' death. "But, why?" Rory asks so innocently; he looks so broken and fragile, like a mere breeze could carry him away. "because, if people find out, they might want to take you, Rick and Posy away even though Gale and I can take great care of you. They just don't know that, so it has to be a secret okay?" I explain as best as I can. A look of confusion comes over him but then he just nods and walks off with prim. I find gale and we start planning the funeral. By the time were just about done we realize we still don't know where to have it, surely not outside. "I think we should have it here, in the house." Then another problem comes to mind. "Gale where's the body?" I ask a little more straightforward then I should have. He doesn't seem bothered by it as he replies "I already took care of it, don't worry" he tells me not explaining further and I don't push him. "Maybe we could have it by the meadow. Like deep in the meadow where no one will see." I offer and he smiles a bit and nods. "I think she would've liked that"
after we finally done for the night, I grab prim and we head home. Once prim is inside and ready for bed, I decide to take a walk, to get today's fanatic events out of my head. I walk all around the poorer part of the district, passing Gales house a few times before I decide to check out the bakery. I love peering at the mouth watering desserts sometimes. It isn't late at all; Gale and I would usually not even be back by now, probably an hour later. As I keep walking my thoughts only get worse, how the hell are we going to pull off this funeral. Why didn't I just keep my mouth shut and let him have it in the house. In the end I decide not to go by the bakery window, I'm not up for it anymore. I do pass Peeta thought but neither of us says hi so I continue on my walk. My thoughts getting worse and more negative by the minute. Soon enough I'm heading home. I take a bath in another attempt to clear my head. This one works a bit better, then I head to bed early.