A/N-I am so sorry! I have been horrible to you guys. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Really.

Okay, so here it is. The (VERY) long awaited final chapter to Beyond the Fence.

Uriah is avoiding me. He has been for days. The first time that I managed to get even one word in was in the mess hall that Friday. The Friday that I messed everything up.

"Uriah!" I half shouted. He turned to me and scowled as I sprinted towards him. I managed to dodge a grimy-looking District 13 resident by an inch, but I didn't stop.

You see, Uriah doesn't get angry very often, and when he does, he gets angry. He can be the most easygoing, companionable, hilarious guy in the room, but he can also be the most irate.

"What?" He spat, as if I were an irritating street vermin he cared nothing for. I open my mouth to explain, but he cuts me off, "Get away from me."

I tilt my head and roll my eyes. I can be pissed off, too, "Look. Usually an argument entails both parties talking, so if you wanna fight then let me fight back." Uriah slams his lunch tray topped with a bowl of gray mush and a piece of stale bread onto the table. He stands, causing Annie, Finnick's shining red haired wife, to jump.

"Kat Reyes, you have no reason to be pissed at me, " His voice breaks at the end of the sentence. I haven't seen him like this since... I haven't seen him like this since Marleen. I did this to him.

"Uriah I-" I stop because now, I am crying. I never ever cry, especially not in front of other people. The entirety of District 13's mess hall stops to stare at us, now. I can't bear to have done this to him, not after everything he's been through. I love you. I let the three little words roll over me, covering me and making me and becoming me.

I love you I love you I love you I love you.

They race through my head, pounding like a drumbeat until they spill out of my mouth.

"I love you," I sob, collapsing into him. Waves of feelings that I had long since barred away, hidden from the rest of me, roll over my entire being. The resentment I'd felt as he fell in love with Marleen. The sightless glee when he smiled at me. The heartbrokenness as he mourned his lost love, as tears lapped down his face, as his crazy, stupid, wonderful Uriah-ness fell away, and he was replaced by someone much darker.

"I love you I love you IloveyouIloveyouIloveyou," I breathe into his chest like a mantra. He pulls back slightly. He's repulsed. I hurt him, and now I say I love him? I'm a hypocrite. He hates me. He hates me He hates me He hates me. He'll push me away and I'll lose him forever.

Instead, Uriah places a soft, gentle kiss on my forehead, leaving the skin tingling. "I love you too, stupid. Took you long enough to tell me." He smiles, that old Uriah smile resurfacing.

I wipe my eyes with the back of my hand, and he catches it in his grasp. I take a long, shaky breath, "I... But I... But I hurt you. Why don't you hate me, Uriah? You should hate me."

He laughs, a light breathy laugh, "I couldn't hate you. Even while I was dating..." Uriah only pauses momentarily, "Marleen, there was some little, tiny part of me that always loved you."

I shake my head, "I am such an idiot, crying in the middle of all these people," I pause, turning to the mass of eaters watching with bated breath, "Well? Carry on. None of your business."

Uriah laughs, "There she is." His arms encircle me, but not quite in a protective way. He's reassuring himself. It's as if he's telling himself that I'm really here, I'll really stay.

"Well, sappy, sobbing Kat showed up for a while there. Glad she's gone and the Kat I know and love is back," He tells me with a lopsided grin.

I ruffle his hair and smile, "As much as I missed frivolous Uriah, I kind of like the deep Uriah too." He shakes his head, gasping in mock fear.

"Let's hope he leaves us for a long, long time."

Then, our smiles collide, becoming just one, huge elated grin filled with love and memories and hilarity. The mess hall vanishes. District 13 vanishes. Everything vanishes except him and me. This kiss is more than a kiss. It's an apology and a promise.

I am so sorry for what I did to him. He knows. We know. That's all that matters.

And the promise? That is much simpler.

We promise each other forever.

THE END

A/N- Please R&R. Sequel? Maybe. If you want a sequel, please say so in comments. Thank you all for reading and reviewing. You are the best readers ever. Thank you so much for reading my first fic. THANK YOU!

P.S. Sorry if Uriah seems a bit OOC. :/