Oh so dreadfully sorry for the delay I have had quite a bit of writer's block so I am very sorry if the story disappoints you… Disclaimer:

Saffron: Mmmmm is that food you've got there? Well that means its my food too so let me at it!

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Saffron: Depends… What's the secret?

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Saffy: Hmmmm thanks for the info! *Noms Pancake* I did say it depends, not yes…

Katniss's POV

He led me into the dark basement, flipping on the light switch at the top of the stairs.

His basement wasn't furnished, and the only thing down there was his furnace and a few dusty boxes. The rest was just cold, hard cement floor.

We had brought down a few blankets, not knowing how long we would be down there.

Both of us now sat down on them, saying nothing. Eerie silence ticked by. Even down below ground, I could hear the sound of the whipping wind above us.

I shuddered. I didn't need to say it. I knew we were both being reminded of hiding out underground in District 13 while we were attacked with missiles.

I looked to Gale, and realized that he had been gazing at me intently. My own gaze almost faltered under the intensity of his, but I didn't look away. I couldn't.

Upon my arrival he had seemed like someone different. Not the gale that I used to sneak into the woods with to hunt for meals to feed our families. Not the same Gale I had grown up with at all. I thought for a while that maybe he had forgotten. Maybe he had wanted to forget. Maybe it didn't matter to him anymore.

But I now realized I had been mistaken.

"I'm so sorry," he whispered, barely audible amid the howling above us.

I opened my mouth to ask what he could possibly be sorry for, but before the words could escape my lips, he had leaned in and was kissing me.

His soft, warm lips pressed against mine sent a shiver down my spine. But I hardly even noticed. I was kissing him back, forgetting about Peeta, forgetting about the oncoming storm, and completely forgetting that there was a Mauve, or had ever been a Mauve.

I melted under his kiss. This was what I had wanted, and what I had come here for in the first place. Now I had hope. Hope that finally, something may go right for me.

A sudden crash from above made us both pull apart. The hurricane had arrived.

"I… I don't…. I didn't…. I can't take it any longer, Katniss. Having you here, seeing you every day… To tell you the truth when you said no at you wedding, I was relieved. I was happy. I was completely, utterly selfish, I know. I wasn't sure that I wanted you back, I just knew I didn't want him to have you. But then you came and I had new hope, but I was already going out with Mauve. Mauve's great, but she's not you Katniss and she never will be. No one will ever be able to be you." He paused for a breath and shook his head, resting his head in his hands.

"I… I never knew you felt that way Gale." I was at a loss for words.

"It hurt me when you chose Peeta, and that's part of the reason why I moved here, though I never admitted it."

I nodded. "But you could have talked to me. I thought… I thought you didn't love me enough, and I was so scared of hurting Peeta. If you still loved me, why did you date Mauve in the first place?"

"I was hoping that dating her would make me forget about you, but it never worked. I never broke up with her because she's just so nice, I couldn't hurt her."

I smiled at him weakly. "So we both feel the same way?"

He nodded, looking up at me. His eyes were sparkling, meaning he had been close to tears.

"I just don't know how to make this work Gale." Seeing him almost cry made me actually cry. A tear rolled down my cheek, splashing onto the cold floor.

Coming closer, he put his arm around me and folded me into a tight hug. I breathed in his scent, my face pressed into his shoulder, and relaxed in his warmth.

"It'll be okay," he said softly into my hair. "We'll figure this out.

Short! Sorry! Are you shocked? Sorry if you didn't like it I can't make everybody happy, so I decided to make myself happy instead! Review and help me out!

Penny