So here is the second chapter of the week. kepp checking for the third! Probably will get it on tomorrow or Saturday!

Disclaimer: Do I seriously have to do this in every single chapter?:D Well, no, I don't own it! Except the characters i invented! MUAHAHA!(;

Guilt

I can't believe it. Gale and Mercury? But just days ago I thought it was Madge and Gale! If I had not been leaning on the wall it was sure that I would have fallen.

"I have to go, Mercury. I'll see you tomorrow morning?" Gale asked her, pulling away from her to make her look at him. She nodded. Then he pulled her in again and he murmured in her hair, "I won't let anything happen to you."

Gale started walking towards me. Instantly, I started running away, from fear of Gale catching me spying on him. On them. Next thing I know, I was running into him. He caught me before I went backwards. How, in the name of Panem, did he get here faster than me?

"How much did you hear?" Gale asked carefully.

"Enough to see how mean and heartless you are!" I almost spat at him.

He had a confused look on his face. "What are you talking about?"

"What am I talking about? I'm talking about the way you have been treating Madge. You treat her like you want something from her while you are going out with Mercury! She is not a toy you can play with, Gale!"

"Katniss, I thought we had talked about his."

"Talked about this? When? When 'Code Orange' happened? We barely talked about that and besides, what you are doing has no explanation. It's sick!" I have never been this mad at Gale. I should warn Madge. She should know not to trust Gale, because I don't even know if I can trust him anymore.

"Madge doesn't need me. She has that dude, Gared. I have not been getting her hopes up!" Anger is creeping into his voice.

"Sure! Last time I talked to her and I asked what was going on between you two she acted like she liked you and that you liked her and now you are stabbing her behind her back!" he looked confused and I only got more irritated. "You know, I'm tired and tomorrow is going to be a big day. I think I should go back to my room." I stepped around him. He didn't even try to stop me. "I can't even see you anymore."

"Are you one-hundred percent sure that you want to do this?" I ask carefully. She could always say no after all.

"No," Yes! Some of the tension slipped away at that one syllable. "More like one-hundred and fifty percent sure." Oh. I tried to not look too unaffected but that never worked. She gave me a tiny smile. "It's okay, Katniss! I'll be with you at all times."

"That's what I don't like. If you are close to me you will always be in danger. I would never forgive myself if something happened to you!"

"Katniss, the danger doesn't begin in days. Besides, we will be in a Capitol secured building, under cover. That will not get us in total danger!"

"Prim, when you are in the Capitol without permission, you are always in danger," I saw her expression. "Even if we are under cover." I looked her over. She was almost as tall as me now, which was kind of sad, but she was smaller in other ways. She was skinnier too. She was the youngest of our crew going into this. I still didn't like it.

"Okay! Are we all ready?" Haymitch asked for, I think, the eighth time.

"Yes!" We all yelled at him with noticeable irritation.

"Okay, sweetheart. I hope you are happy." Haymitch said from behind me.

I spun around and spat at him. "Happy? I haven't been happy since Prim's name was drawn. Well, at least I think I haven't been entirely happy."

"Calm down, would you? We are finally doing what you wanted, sweetheart."

"No. We are doing what is supposed to be done. If this was my idea, I would just go, grab Peeta, and come back. I never intended to start a rebellion!" I had not stopped to thing of it until it was out of my mouth. And I realize it's true. I was actually very confused when I took out those berries. If I try to think about what my thoughts were at that exact moment I come out with nothing.

"Fine." He says and waves his hand, dismissing the conversation, and I'm glad. I didn't want to start going over it again.

It's time to say our good-byes. My mom comes. She looks at me with tears in her eyes. I realize I haven't talked to her at all since the day I finally 'woke' up from my 'depression'. I'm not a very huggable person but for some reason I reach for my mom and hug her. I really hope I get to see her again. Maybe she did leave Prim and me to fend for ourselves, but now I understand what she was going through, and still is going through. I miss those days were my mom was the strongest women in the world for me. Before my father died.

"You are coming back." I believe she says it to ensure herself.

"I'll try my best." I say into her shoulder.

She pulls me away from her keeping a hold on my arms. "No. You will come back, understand?" Her eyes are unreadable. I find myself nodding since my throat is set in a tight knot.

My right hand is being held on tightly by Prim's small one. I've got my bow in my other hand and my sheath of arrows over my shoulder. We are walking through the forest that was outside of the mountain, which is District 13. We have been walking for about three hours.

I do a quick check. Everyone looks in pretty good shape, but it looks a bit forced. I catch Finnick's eye and raise my eyebrows, asking him if we should take a break. Normally I would ask Gale, but I have been trying to avoid him ever since what happened last night. Finnick nods.

"Okay, everybody. I think we should take a quick break." I yell to the crowd.

"I think we should keep going. I know there is a clearing about," Saturn pauses while thinking. "An hour and a half from here. Is that okay, Katniss?" She looks at me for confirmation.

"Sounds like a plan." I say. I look over at Prim. She sees I'm staring and forces a tiny smile. I smile back at her and just then I catch movement behind her. I immediately let go of her hand, grab an arrow, and place it in my bow, and shoot. I hear it make impact on something. I feel Finnick come to my side, trident in place for launch.

"What is it?" He asks.

"No idea. Want to go see?" I look over at him and he nods.

We walk over to where I shot my arrow. I move the bushes and find a weird looking thing with my arrow piercing its throat. It looks like an oversized bird. Its plumage is mostly blue with some pink and orange on some spots.

I look at Finnick. He raises his eyebrow. I shake my head telling him I have no idea what it is.

"Do you think we could eat it? It could easily feed all of us." I tell him, which is true. We could even have some leftovers.

"Well, I say we take it to the others. Maybe one of them knows what it is. Then we can discuss and see if it's eatable." I nod. I pulled the arrow out of its neck and back onto my sheath.

We dragged the huge bird over to our group. The bird was very heavy. I could not have been able to carry it without Finnick's help. When we were about thirty feet from the group, Gared, Johnny, Gale, and another guy came to help carry the bird. I have to admit it was much easier with five other people carrying it.

While we were on out way, I caught Gale's eyes. He has always been able to mask his feelings, but I guess he forgot because I could see the guilt in his eyes. The guilt and... a spark? He moved his lips forming words but seems to change his mind. I guess he remembered I'm not a lip reader at all.

Back to the group, I went for Saturn, Venus, and Mercury. Saturn was talking with a dark haired, green eyed guy. Mercury and Venus were ready for any kind of attack. Venus had something that looked like a dangerous button in her hand, which I was eager to ask her about. They came over to where we gathered around the bird.

"Do you have any idea of what it is?" I ask the three of them.

Venus stepped forward, grabbed her knife out of her coat, and cut the bird on the side. A few gasps were heard from among the group. I glanced around to the crowd. Gared was trying not to vomit. Gale had a confused look. And Johnny… Johnny looked… fascinated?

Red blood started gushing out of the cut. Venus got some blood in between her fingers and did all sorts of tests. From rubbing it between her fingers, to smelling it. Then a huge grin came upon her face. "I have no idea what this… this bird thing is, but we are sure having a feast today!"

So the action has started!:D

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