Disclaimer: All characters belong to Suzanne Collins. I am only a humble fan. ***All bow down in praise of the Hunger Games universe!***

The song that had a large part in helping me write this chapter is On My Own, sang by Eponine (who I think is best portrayed by Samantha Barks) from my favorite musical of all time, Les Miserables! Three cheers for Victor Hugo! (I think this song is amazing, but for Gale, obviously, it would be a "she" that he would sing about. And I don't think he would be this sappy. But yeah. :P).


On My Own - Les Miserables

And now I'm all alone again nowhere to turn, no one to go to

Without a home, without a friend, without a face to say hello to

And now the night is near

Now I can make believe he's here

Sometimes I walk alone at night when everybody else is sleeping

I think of him and then I'm happy with the company I'm keeping

On my own, pretending he's beside me

All alone, I walk with him till morning

Without him, I feel his arms around me

And when I lose my way I close my eyes

And he has found me

In the rain the pavement shines like silver

All the lights are misty in the river

In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight

And all I see is him and me forever and forever

And I know it's only in my mind

That I'm talking to myself and not to him

And although I know that he is blind

Still I say, there's a way for us

I love him

But when the night is over, he is gone

The river's just a river

Without him, the world around me changes

The trees are bare and everywhere

The streets are full of strangers

I love him but every day I'm learning

All my life I've only been pretending

Without me, His world would go on turning

A world that's full of happiness that I have never known

I love him, I love him, I love him

But only on my own


*after Peeta's interview with Caesar Flickerman*

Gale's POV:

I thought you would have told me.

Why did you keep it a secret?

What were you thinking?

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, KATNISS?

You must be joking.

Why him?

I'm off to buy a bottle of poison.

I hope you have a great life ahead of you, Katniss.

But I won't be part of it.


Author's Note: Oh my God. I couldn't wait to write this. But then life interfered. Please don't hate me.

I wanted this to be a whole lot longer, but I realized that when the girl you love announces her secret marriage and pregnancy, the only emotions you feel are those of rage and hatred and overwhelming despair. Basically, the five stages of loss. You can't think clearly; all that goes through your brain are the disjointed thoughts.

And this author's note is much longer than the chapter itself. Sad, I know.

Um, who wants Gale to serenade them? :) And I still want to know - do you guys think Gale should have a happy ending? Three more chapters coming up, I believe. One's already written, and will be posted in five, four, three, two, one... click the next button...