"Married! Star-crossed lovers? Are you kidding me?" I shriek, not believing what Coin has just said. How can I marry Peeta when I'm still angry with him?

"Yes, what's wrong with that? I mean, I know you too have a thing, I found out when doing research about you two. You'll trick President Snow by being bait, and then when it's the best time, you'll go on full attack and rescue your parents, simple as that. Now go, you're both dismissed," President Coin says and we both leave.

"I'm apologizing in advance Katniss for what will come up. And I still am sorry for hurting you. My explanation still stands. I'm not lying. I just hope you can see it in yourself to forgive me and believe me," Peeta says quietly to me when he walks me down the busy underground hall.

"Just drop it Peeta, I don't want to talk about or think about it at all."

"Fine, I just wanted to know why you were showing affection earlier like you actually cared about me," Peeta mumbles under his breath, thinking that I couldn't hear him, but I did.

"I don't know why Peeta, so lay off!" I yell at him angrily. "If it wasn't for you having to kiss Delly, we wouldn't be here, acting all distant from each other, and maybe we would be happy getting married!" I rage, and the slap my hand over my big mouth. "It's bad enough that we have to warm up to the idea, and also what might of been, but now we actually have to pretend and make it look like this is our actual life for some absurd reason."

Peeta looks at me wide eyed and then nods his head. "Your dorm is right there," he says pointing to his left. "And you should have everything you need there, like clothes."

"You need to scan your arm and see what your schedule is which changes every day or even by the hour. Lunch is in half an hour, so you have to be on time. See ya later Katniss," Peeta says, walking past me down the long brightly lit hallway. I watch as he limps slowly, taking care of his prosthetic leg.

I instantly feel guilty for how I treated him, but my stubbornness leaks through and I move on from that conversation. It was more awkward than any other conversation I had had with Peeta. What happened?

I went to turn the doorknob to enter the room, but it was locked. I looked up and to my right was a fingerprint keypad. I placed the pad of my index finger on the scanner and the lock on the door clicked open.

As I enter the room, I am hit with Prim running into me. I realize that I had no idea where she was while I was talking with President Coin. I can't believe I lost my sister withour noticing it!

"Prim! I'm so sorry that I forgot about you," I say, apologizing. Wow, there are a lot of "sorry"s going about today.

"It's okay Katniss, Mr. Boggs explained to me why you were so busy. I thought I heard Peeta's voice outside of the door, are you guys back together?" Prim asks, as she hands me dull grey uniform scrubs.

"Why does everyone want me back with Peeta?" I scream. I can no longer take everyone pushing us together.

"Because you two are good together."

I calm down and go change into the scrubs. Then come back out and scan my arm.

"1200hrs- Lunch

1300hrs- Prep Team Makeover

1600hrs- Rebellion Meeting

2200hrs-Rest Time" my arm read in glossy black ink.

"They're going to give me a makeover? Are you kidding me?" I say aloud when I see what my arm says.

Prim doesn't hear this because she's already ran down the hallway and has met up with a boy her age. I then see Gale following the boy.

"Katniss, hey, why don't we sit together for lunch?" Gale says to me, taking a hold of my arm.

I am a little wary of Gale, but that gets pushed away when I feel my face flush and I know I am blushing. The Gale Hawthorne that I've had a crush on for years is actually protecting me and

for actually touching my arm.

"Um, okay," I say quietly, which is nothing like I have been like for the longest time.

"So, are you surprised by everything?" Gale asks, digging into his bowl of D13 mush.

"Yeah, I guess so, it's just been hard with everything changing and me realizing more and more about the Capitol, and you guys, and my ahem, relationship, and now my marriage to the man I thought I loved," I say, being able to comfortably tell Gale all this.

He looks uncomfortable when I mention my relationship and marriage.

"What's wrong Gale?" I ask, curiously.

"Well you know, you don't have to follow through with it if you don't want to marry Peeta. There's other ways around it. Like you can marry someone else and they can take over Peeta's place. It's not like everyone in Panem knows your marriage lie," Gale suddenly says.

"And who'd take his place Gale? What are you saying?" I ask.

"Well, I know you barely know me, and-well-I" Gale stutters out.

"Just spit it out!" I say, feeling my temper rise with wanting to know what he has to say.

"I like you!"

A/N: So here is Chapter 10. I know, I know, I can't believe what Gale just said and how Katniss is reacting with Peeta. But let me make this clear: I AM 100% A PEETA FAN. Sorry for the caps, just making it clear. So hang in there, Peeta lovers. Peeta'll come through. I mean, he ALWAYS does. ;)

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