AN: Whoo! Updating time! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE REVIEWS, I LOVE YOU ALL! Could you guys check out my tribute in 32nd Hunger Games by the-dandelion-in-the-spring? Pretty please? My character is Hailey Lennox from district 2 by the way, if you go and check it out. So last chapter, Cato ran away. Is he going to come back?

Here are lyrics to a song from the TV show celebrity apprentice Australia. It was a task a team had to do, but the song was never released. It was just yesterday actually, so I wouldn't know if the song was getting released since that guy lost, even though he should have won! It kind of reminded me of the hunger games (mostly the beginning.), oddly. If you want the link- ./watch/video/celebrity-apprentice-nathans-music-video/xd2bgx4

The planet's hurting.

And greed's not working.

No compassion, nothing's certain.

We're still waring.

Hunger's soring.

What we need you're still ignoring.

In the smile of a child you can't find it.

Rocking out, going wild you can't hide it.

Lost in the moment, finding love…

In the warmth of a friend we all need it.

Bring it back, bring it back we all feel it.

Getting lost in the moment, finding love_

When it seems all hope is gone and you can't go on,

You can find another way, pass it on, pass it on (pass it on.)

In the smile of a child you can't find it.

Rocking out, going wild you can't hide it.

Lost in the moment, finding love. (Finding love!)

Repeat from in the smile of a child till the end and song is done! Link above if you want to hear it!

Chapter 11: I Love You

So guess what? Cato came back, after 2 days.

We had to delay our trip back to the Capitol, but told them a lie instead of saying Cato ran away.

When he came back, Brutus had a talk with him, and Haymitch said we had to get to the Capitol now.

But I didn't want that. I wanted everything to be alright when I left, not messed up. I wanted Gale's explanation, Prim's thoughts and Cato happy with my family and Gale.

So Haymitch gave me another 2 days after Cato came back. 2 days to make everything better.

It's been a day, and Cato has been acting very cold around me. I have one day left.

Not wanting to talk to me at all; and when I asked if he wanted me to cook him breakfast he simply said a harsh no and left my house.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. Cato was supposed to meet my family and start to get along with them. He and Gale were going to become mates (Aussie slang, sorry!) since they had a few things in common. I was going to show Cato around district 12 and while he would be disgusted I would laugh at him.

Not this.

Last night was bad too.

We had to sleep in the same bed. He was on the end of the bed, far away from me as possible.

I turned around to see him trying his best to not fall off the bed, but trying to keep a certain distance from me at the same time. It didn't work.

I gently nudged his ribs, and he dangerously growled at me. I actually was frightened for a moment, but ignored it.

"Cato." I whispered to him, but he just literally pushed me off the bed.

"Fuck off." He barked in a dark voice, so I did.

I had to sleep on the floor that night.

Now, we're alone in the kitchen.

I have to make it right, or else, I don't know.

I just don't.

"Cato, you understand I didn't kiss him right? And like I said, he probably kissed me by accident." I choose my words carefully, so I don't hurt him and make everything worst.

"Sure." Cato states to me, and here we are again. One syllable.

"How about more than one syllable?"

"Fine. Sure." He saids and I put on a confused look.

"That was two."

"The first wasn't part of the answer!"

"Guess what? That was three before."

"STOP IT! Why did you run off?" I yell, getting teary.

"Why did you kiss him?" He screams back, standing up from his chair and walking over to me.

Finally, we're taking baby steps.

"I said I didn't kiss him."

"I saw it!"

"Fine! He likes me, no scratch that, loves me. He kissed me, but it was only for two seconds. You saw and he pulled away, then you ran off. Why did you have to run Cato?" I croak, wiping my tears away.

"He kissed you. I had to run."

"To where? I was worried sick, and I would never leave you so why leave me?"

"I didn't leave you!"

"Yes you did! It hurt too!"

"It was two days…"

"It was the days I locked myself in my room by myself, doing absolutely nothing and not even letting my sister in! After I went to see my mum with Prim, we went home for dinner and after that I locked myself in my room. The only time I let anyone in was when I let Haymitch in to convince him to delay the trip to the Capitol to make things right." I admit, and I didn't know what was going on with me.

If he was going on a vacation to district 2 for two days I wouldn't mind at all. But the reason he ran away, it made it clear. That he was running from me.

"You did what? Katniss, that wasn't really necessary-"

"I know! But right now, it's the power you have over me. I didn't know what was going on… I let myself out when I saw you walk pass the house."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Yes! Cato, I'm embarrassed about it! I'm not going to lie about it!"

"Katniss…"

He picks me up, and gives me a sweet kiss on the lips.

I kiss back, and wrap my arms around his neck.

"Cato, do you forgive me?" I ask him, and he nods his head before diving in for another kiss.

"Cato, I-" I mumble while kissing him, but pull back to finish my sentence.

"Cato, I love you."

It just comes out my mouth, and I can't take it back.

I don't think I want to take it back.

"Can you say something please?" I plead, since he's just frozen and shocked.

"I'm going to go." He replies and that wasn't the answer I was expecting.

"You're going to leave me again?" I cry out to him as he puts on his black polished shoes about to head out.

"I'm just going to see Haymitch and Brutus to ask them when we're going, that's all. You can relax." He fakes a laugh, and I nod my head.

"Ok…I guess I'm going to Prim's room to spend more time with her before we leave."

"How about Gale?"

"Gale… I'm going to talk to him one more time later, but I promise if he kisses me I'll scream." I smile, and he smiles back. He then walks out and shuts the door gently.

That's a first; he always slams the door.

That means something is wrong.

"I shouldn't have said it. Maybe at district 10 when I heard Cato say I love you was a dream. I always thought it was, but there was a bit of doubting." I mutter, before heading to Prim's room.

…

"Prim! I want to spend some time with you before I leave." I say, and I see her reading a book on her new bed. Her room looks so different from her old one, more furniture and the bed is bigger.

"What book Prim?" I ask her, since she hasn't acknowledged that I was in her room.

"Oh! Katniss! I'm reading The Ugly Duckling. It was a story made a long time ago. It is really nice, and the duck turns beautiful at the end! I'm reading it a second time."

"What? That's not possible! You are not an ugly duckling. You're a beautiful one!" I joke, and Prim starts to giggle.

"This story isn't about me Katniss! Could you read it to me?"

"Of course!"

So I read this story I've never heard before to my sister, and I end up loving it.

How this duck was abused because of looks and turned into a beautiful swan. There isn't really a lesson, but you can't help but fall in love with the duck/swan.

"So what else do you want to do little duck?"

"Did you make up with Cato?" Prim asks me, and the memories of an hour ago come back to me.

"Yes." I state, though I'm not sure now.

"That's good! I think you should go talk to Gale."

"I do too. I'm really going to miss you when you go to the Capitol, but you'll come back!"

"Me too Prim."

I hug her tightly and kiss her cheek, before saying my final good bye and racing to the front door, going on a search for Gale.

…

"Gale!" I yell as I find him where I expected him to be, the woods.

"Hi Katniss. I heard about what happened when Cato ran off, you locked yourself-"

"I don't like to be reminded."

"Sorry."

"For what?"

"For kissing you and reminding you about that. I really am, it's just… I love you."

"I know." I say, not really knowing what else to do.

"You don't feel-"

"I've never thought about "us" together. I don't have time right now Gale. I'm sorry." I look down, not wanting to see him all hurt.

"It's okay. You don't need to be sorry, I do. So, sorry. I want us to be friends like always before the games. Can we?"

I look back up, and he's smiling. I grin and give him a hug.

"Of course. That's why I'm here. To make things right." I whisper into his ear, and then I tell him I must leave.
…

I've said good bye to my mum, and I'm now about to leave district 12 to go back to the Capitol. After that, I'll come back, not sure if Cato is coming or not.

"Cato…" I mutter as he sits next to while we eat lunch on the train.

"Yes?"

"Why didn't you say anything when-"

"I know what you're going to say. Katniss, stop."

"No! I won't stop! Why didn't you say anything when I confessed to you?"

"What am I going to say? What do you want me to say?"

"You know what I want you to say. Just… forget about it, yeah?" I run to our room with my lunch and slam the door loudly.

…

AN: Hoped you like it! I think this was the perfect time for Katniss to say I love you. You know that feeling when you're so scared that you're about lose something, and you don't but that feeling of lost just stays there, so you say how you feel so if you do lose it you won't need to regret not saying it? I know, confusing but that happens a lot, just can't put it in simpler terms!

Guess what? There (maybe, 50/50) might be a lemon in the next chapter! Maybe, don't too excited but it's very likely there will be one.

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