Katniss POV
My lips leave Peeta's and when I turn around I see the only person who calls me Catnip. "Gale I-" "Katniss, we need to talk." He said it, he used my full name, now I know I'm in trouble. Then he is out the door. I go to follow him but Peeta grabs my arm, "Please, be careful." "Don't worry." I say, "Gale is my best friend, he wouldn't hurt me." He kisses my forehead before letting my arm go and opening the front door to let me out. When I get outside I see Gale pacing back and forth, angrily running his hands through his hair. When I make it off the porch I don't look at him, I stare straight at the ground.
"How could you Katniss? He is from town, not from the Seam. People are going to judge you." Without looking at him I say, "Gale I don't care. I…" I let my sentence trail off because I look up and can see Gale is getting more mad. "You what, Katniss? You love him? Guys like him only want one thing from girls like you, and obviously you're giving it to him." It takes me a minute to process what he is saying. "Gale, He isn't like that and I am not sleeping with him! He loves me and I love him." "What about me Katniss! I love you! I've been there for you since we were eleven and you just met him!" I don't want to be hearing him tell me this. "Gale, we're best friends nothing more." I say shaking my head. "He comes towards me and grabs my arm, "Please, give me a chance."
I want to tell him no but before I get the chance to his lips are on mine. I try to push him away but he is to strong so I pull my head back, "Peeta!" I yell, but that's the only thing I am able to stay before Gale's lips are on mine again. It only takes a few seconds until Peeta comes crashing through the front door. Peeta pushes him off of me and I drop my crutches. Then I sit on the ground in the dirt and hang my head in my hands. I hear a few punches being thrown but I can't bear to look. I don't want to see my so-called best friend beat up my boyfriend. After a minute I hear more of Peeta's family come out of the house, Peeta's brother and dad come out to break up the fight and Peeta's mom helps me up, hands me the crutches, and gets me into the house. She sets me on the couch and I finally start crying. I can't believe Gale, and I don't like the fact that Gale and Peeta were fighting. I bury my head in one of the pillows sitting on the couch and cry even harder.
I sit there crying for about five minutes when the front door opens and I hear three pairs of feet come inside. Then someone sits on the couch next to me. I feel a hand on my shoulder and instantly know who it is. I sit up with my eyes closed and stop crying. I wipe my eyes and then open them. I don't look at Peeta yet, instead I put my hands in my lap and look at them. Peeta talks first, "Katniss, are you mad at me?" I don't really know. I know that I don't want him fighting with my best friend, or at least I thought he was my best friend. I know that I was scared that one of them was going to get hurt. I know that I love Peeta and he loves me and that he was only trying to protect me. I know that Gale kissed me and Peeta was there to help me. To answer him I say, "I love you…" But I still don't look at him.
After a minute of silence I can't take it anymore I finally look at him. "Are you going to say anything?" He looks at me and I do the first thing I can think of, I kiss him. He doesn't respond at first but then kisses me back. His lips are soft and gently, not like Gale's lips. The kiss ends to soon and when we pull apart he just looks at me and says, "So I take it you're not mad at me anymore?" I push him back playfully and just laugh.
Sorry I haven't posted in a while but my cousins are in from Hawaii and I was sick last week. I think that there will only be one or two more chapters but I'm not sure. I hope everyone likes my story so far! Please review. :)
