Hunger Games Fanfiction

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Chapter 6

(Katniss POV)

It's him. What's he doing here? He did this. He was supposed to care and love me; instead he basically hated me and tried to rape me. I need him out of here.

I slump down in the back corner of the room. 'Do not cry. Do not cry' I chant to myself under my breath. Finn and Peeta stand in front of me, in a sort of curtain formation, hands made into fists. They stand tall. I can't see their faces but I can imagine. "What the hell are you doing here?" Finn growls.

Both of their postures are stiff and waiting for a fight. I shut my eyes tight. I can't see him, he can't see me. He can't hurt me, if he can't see me. "I actually came to the hospital because I was violently assaulted and this is my girlfriend's room and I very nicely came to visit." Gale's voice is stiff and quite close. It terrifies me.

I put my head in my hands, willing myself not to scream out. The radio is playing "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Goyte and I focus on my favourite song. It's almost perfect for this situation.

"Why the fuck would you give a shit about her well-being?" Finn asks harshly.

"Um maybe because I'm her boyfriend and I care about her." His voice is getting nearer and I can hear Peeta growling under his breath.

'Now you're just somebody that I used to know' I chant to myself. The music is barely audible and is fading and my nerves shoot sky high again. "You don't care about her, you tried to rape her! God! If you actually think you are her boyfriend then you should be put in a mental asylum!" Peeta shouts.

I know that Peeta is defending me but that hurt. My mum is in a mental hospital but this guy is crazier than her by miles. That's a point he almost sexually assaulted me, why isn't he in a cell? "I'm not crazy, Katniss loves me." Gale is eerily calm.

I'm shaking now with anger and terror. My eyes snap open and I get to my feet, pushing Peeta and Finn behind me. One of them grabs my wrist but I just shake it off. "Katniss?" I hear one of them whisper.

"How dare you?" I ask, calmly.

He chuckles. "What have I done now?"

"Excuse me but aren't you the guy who just tried to rape me?!" I shout.

A couple of heads stop and stare in the corridor. A nurse at the desk phones someone and talks at a rapid pace. She keeps looking at us.

I look back towards Gale. He's fuming. He's red. He's going to hurt someone. "You little bitch! I could never do such a thing! I cared for you and I saved you from being raped actually!" he shouts.

"What! No you didn't! You tried to assault me!"

"No I saved you."

"From what?"

"From being raped by the blondie."

Things seemed to slow down. Peeta lunges forward and pushes me back. I fall onto the bed.

Peeta grabs Gale by the arms and pushes him against the wall. Gale confuses me when he laughs. "So you going to sexually assault me as well then?"

Peeta's eyes are dark. Finn and I are staring in shock. "I did nothing to Katniss except save her." Peeta growls.

"Oh really?"

"Are you insane or something because you are delusional."

"Criminals run in families, who knows how many you've assaulted."

Peeta's face changes into a look of horror and surprise.

He lets go and walks backwards. His mouth is hanging open. Finn gives me a look of confusion and I give him the same face back.

Gale looks at me, then at Peeta. "So you haven't told her your little secret have you?"

A few police officers storm into the room suddenly and Finn jumps on the bed next to me. They grab Gale and take him out silently and he walks out with them not before giving me an evil smirk, that sends shivers down my spine. Ceasar then walks in after they've left and we've still got our mouths open. "I'm very sorry Miss Everdeen if we had known we would off sent him away." He looks down "On a better note, you can go home, you just have to sign a few papers, and then you can leave. The receptionist will give you a prescription of painkillers and instructions." He smiles.

I give a weak smile but I can feel tears arising. I don't want to go back home, he knows that's where I live. He could find me. "Thank you doctor." Finn says for me.

"It's been a pleasure."

And he leaves. As soon as he is out the door, I burst into tears, shaking and sobbing. My head is on my knees. I feel someone wrap their arms around me. "Shh Katniss. We're here for you."

Another good thing about Peeta is that he doesn't say its okay when it's not. He knows that trouble is still around. I sob into his chest, him stroking my hair.

A few minutes later and the crying has stopped. Finn taps me on the shoulder and says he's going to find Uncle Haymitch. I look up at Peeta; he is crying silent tears. I wipe them away and give him a comforting smile. "Why are you so sad?" I ask.

He chuckles. "After everything you've been through, you're asking why I'm upset. Pure Katniss."

There's a long, comfortable silence between us for several minutes before Finn comes sprinting in. He's out of breath. "What happened?" I ask, worried.

"Uncle Haymitch has left."

"What?!" I shout.

"He left a note at the reception saying that he has to go back to England for something and he'll be a few months."

"The hell?"

"I know."

"What are we going to do, we can't tell anyone or they'll snitch on us and send us into care. God Haymitch can be so stupid sometimes. He's gone and left us." I'm now pacing the room.

"I have no idea what we're going to do Katniss, I mean we are not going to go back to living at The Seam, 'it' lives near there and I want you far away from him." Finn has joined in with my pacing.

I would normally agree with him, I don't want to be anywhere near Gale but we have no other choice. "Finn. We have no money to buy a flat or anything. We have to stay there." I'm now whispering worried that someone might hear.

"I know you don't want to go back there and its not safe."

"It doesn't matter about me, it's about if we can survive."

"It is about you Katniss, you're the one he tried to-"

"It's about both of us!" I cut him off.

"Stop being so stubborn!"

"I'm no-"

"You can live with me." Peeta whispers, looking down.

Finn and I just stare at him. He's joking. "Peeta this is serious, stop joking." Finn dismisses him.

Peeta stands up, smiling. "I'm not joking, it's perfect! My parents are travelling the world at the moment with my Aunt and Uncle; it's just Rye, Fenton, my cousin; Prim and I living there. They'll be gone for at least six months. We have extra ro-"

"Stop it Peeta, we can't intrude on you're life. It wouldn't be right." I interrupt.

Finn nods in agreement. Peeta looks sad. "I'm serious though, it's the best option and before you say it, it isn't charity. You're making me happy and you guys could even work at the bakery, we could use the help." Peeta is almost begging now.

I look at Finn for some help but he just sits down and looks at me expectedly. This is my decision. I feel lost. Of course I want to live with Peeta and his brothers but it would be intruding on their lives so much. We would have to enlist into a new school and work at the bakery. It would be a huge change and Finn and I would basically be homeless. I don't know if I could do all this to Peeta. What about his family? If they knew that we were living with their sons, they would freak out and chuck us out, forcing us to live on the streets. "Katniss?" I hear Peeta whisper.

"Huh?"

"You haven't spoken in like three minutes. Real or not real?"

When Peeta and I first met instead of 'yes or no', we said real or not real. He prefers it.

"I'm not sure. I really don't want to ruin your life."

He walks over to me and holds my upper arms. "You could never ruin my life. You are the best thing to come into my life and I would be honoured for you to live with me." He smiles, "Rye would be ecstatic. It'll be fun."

I open my mouth and close it again. I'm stunned by his use of words. Finn smiles wide at me. He obviously wants me to agree. "Real or not real?" Peeta asks again.

I sigh. "Real."

He grabs me into a massive bear hug and spins me round. I squeal. "God Peeta. I have just had a head injury."

He puts me down gently. "I'm so sorry."

Finn and I burst out laughing. "She's joking, idiot." Finn says.

"Hate you." He says directing it at me.

"Love you too."

He spins round to look at me, his eyes are gleaming. I meant it as a joke but the way I said it and the way he is receiving it, makes it awkward.

Finn laughs. "You could cut the tension between you too with a knife. Sexual or not, I'm not sure yet."

"Finn!" We shout in unison.

He just laughs more. Peeta's face is bright red and I'm guessing mines the same. I smack his arm "Jerk." I mutter.

Finn grabs me and pulls me back onto the bed, his arm restraining me from getting up. "Finn let go!" I squeal.

His grip tightens. "Not till you take it back sis."

"Never going to happen."

"Peeta it seems we don't need your services, we're going to be staying here the rest of our lives, till Katniss apologises."

Peeta shakes his head smiling.

"Peeta help. I'm being attacked by my brother."

Peeta comes over and I try to reach for his hand but Finn reaches his arm first, bringing Peeta down as well. I'm in the middle of the three of us. Finn, being huge, wraps his long arms around all of us. "One big happy family." He states, hugging us closer to him.

We all start laughing.

The door to the room is open, so everyone in the corridor must think we're mental. One minute someone is getting attacked, next someone is crying, then arguing, then silence and now laughing hysterically on a bed. There's a light knock on the door, making our heads lift. We're still chuckling. "Excuse me but could you keep it down?" A woman asks politely.

"Sorry, of course. Sorry to disturb you." I reply.

She smiles before saying. "You are one lucky girl." And then leaves.

"She was obviously checking out 'The Finnick'."

I snort. "Keep telling yourself that bro."

"You can't say I'm not hot."

"I'm your sister, that's disgusting!"

"Fine, Peeta, am I hot?"

Peeta rubs his chin and pretends to look into the distance. His face is hilarious. "I have to admit, he's not bad for the eyes."

I snort. "Oh my god, I have a gay best friend!"

He jokingly punches my arm. "Of course. It's not like I have a massive crush on a girl or anything." He goes beet red.

Finn and I stare at him. "That was not meant to come out like that."

A nurse comes in saying that we have to go to reception. All I can think about is how jealous I am. I know now that if it makes Peeta happy, I will not let my feelings be known.

He can have his dream girl. That girl will never be me.