CHAPTER 7
HAYMITCH'S POV
When I woke up, Katniss was gone. I looked at the sky out the window and saw it was still dark. I knew Katniss was probably the only one awake so I laid there. I knew she'd come back sooner or later. Before long, she was back. I noticed she was still in her pajamas. She looked like she had been crying.
"What's wrong, sweetheart?" I asked quietly.
"I had another nightmare earlier. That's why I got up so early." she replied. She crawled into the bed and allowed me to hold her. She fell asleep quickly and I just laid there holding her.
When I heard the others start getting up, I hoped and prayed they wouldn't walk into Katniss's room. My prayers weren't answered, because they ALL walked in. I pretended to be asleep, so they didn't say anything.
PEETA'S POV
We walked into Katniss's room to see if she was okay, and we were all surprised to find Haymitch sleeping there as well. His arms were around her tightly, as if he was protecting her from something. He pulled her even closer in his sleep.
"We should leave them alone." Effie said quietly. We all walked out and shut the door quietly behind us.
"Are they together?" Delly asked.
"Who knows. They've been living together for quiet a while, but they both deny being together and all." I replied.
"Well it isn't exactly uncommon for people to hide relationships. Katniss is making herself seem like a little floozy though. I mean, everything that happened in the games, and now living with a man old enough to be her father?" Delly said rather snobbily.
"At least I'm not a two faced bitch." I heard a voice behind us.
KATNISS'S POV
"Well it isn't exactly uncommon for people to hide relationships. Katniss is making herself seem like a little floozy though. I mean, everything that happened in the games, and now living with a man old enough to be her father?" Delly asked.
"At least I'm not a two faced bitch." I said, coming up behind them. I knew they'd had no idea that Haymitch and I were standing behind them.
"I didn't mean it, Katniss." Delly stammered. Her eyes went wide. I knew she was thinking about all the people I had killed.
"Yes you most certainly did, Delly. I'm not stupid like some people seem to think. And I certainly am not involved in any kind of relationship with Haymitch. I don't see why you can't just accept that I take care of him to keep him from starving to death." I snapped. I advanced towards her, but Haymitch grabbed my wrist.
"Katniss, calm down." he said softly when I turned to look at him. I jerked free from him and pounced on Delly.
"Katniss!" Effie shrieked. Peeta tried prying me off of Delly, but I gave him a particularly hard blow to his stomach. Suddenly I was jerked off the girl. I knew it was Haymitch that had pulled me off.
Delly stumbled to her feet and I was surprised that her nose was bleeding and her lip was busted. Haymitch kept a firm grip on me so I couldn't pull away from him and go after her again.
"Effie, thank you for inviting us to come up here, but I think it's better for Katniss if she and I just go home." Haymitch said.
"Of course, dears." Effie replied.
