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Warnings: BoyxBoy/sexually explicit situations


When the morning's sunlight assaulted Gales senses, the tired boy moaned and turned away, burying himself deeper in the covers...until his mind registered where he was.

Last night. Peeta. Naked...Bed. It all came rushing back to him full force.

He quickly threw off the covers to turn around, expecting to see Peeta there...but the other side was empty.

Frowning, Gale slid out of bed and grabbed his jeans and shirt to slide them on. He walked down the hallway, feeling a sort of deja vu as he looked for the boy. That old worry rustled in his stomach, but it wasn't as fierce as it had been yesterday.

Until he actually found Peeta.

The blond boy was in another guest bedroom, the one where Gale kept all his clothes and essentials. Gale never slept in the bed, especially after what Peeta had told him about Katniss, and kept up his habit of sleeping on the couch in the living room with Peeta.

But now Peeta stood in front of the bed, Gales clothing in piles and his suitcases opened, and Peeta slowly filling them.

"Peet?" Gale asked, stepping into the room.

Peeta looked up in surprise, and Gale immediately saw the streaks of tears on Peeta's face. Peeta quickly looked away. "Um." Peeta began, his voice horse, "Beetee called this morning. They-uh-want you back in District Two as soon as possible. Tomorrow...preferably." He swallowed thickly before he continued, "There's a train that leaves in two hours. It'll be late when you get back but-"

Peeta never got to finish his sentence. Gale crossed the room and yanked his clothing out of Peeta's hands, throwing them onto the floor. "So that's it Peet?" Gale said, grabbing Peeta by the arms, "Going to just let me go without a fight?"

But Peeta didn't fight back as he answered, "I'm not going to hold you back Gale."

"Who said you were?" Gale shot at him, his frustration mounting with the boy.

When Peeta's face turned red and he turned away, Gale knew there was an answer to that question, "Who Peeta? Who said that you were?"

"No one-" Peeta began but Gale snarled, "Bullshit."

Peeta began to shake his head as Gale finally yelled, "God damn it Peeta don't you get that I love you?"

Peeta's eyes shot up to look at Gale, wide eyed and full of surprise, "Y-you love me?"

"You can't tell?" Gale questioned, kneeling on the ground in front of Peeta, He took the boys hands in his and kissed them, then held one up to his face, "I love you so fucking much Peeta. How the hell can you not see it?"

"I-I don't..." Peeta stood shocked, his voice gone. Could this be real?

"It's there." Gale pleaded, "It's always been there. I love you Peeta. So damn much. You could never hold me back. You make my life worth living."

Slowly Peeta slid to the floor, "Oh Gale...I love you too."

Gale grabbed Peeta and kissed him hard, trying to convey to the boy every ounce of love that lived inside his soul. Peeta kissed back, his answer just as strong, and just as passionate.

But Peeta pulled back suddenly, shaking his head, "I-I can't. I'm sorry. I do love you Gale, but I love you to much to make you stay here. You have to leave-" He tried to get up from the floor, but Gale held him down.

"You want me to go?" Gale whispered, his breath hitching at Peeta's words, "Do you really want me to leave...and go back to District Two? And just leave you here?"

Peeta had to close his eyes when Gale spoke, because if they were open, and looking into those gray eyes he had somehow fallen in love with, he never would have been able to say, "Yes."

Stunned, Gale couldn't believe it. Even when Peeta had nothing, he was still willing to sacrifice himself for someone else...especially someone he loved.

Gale started to stand up, and Peeta squeezed his eyes shut even more when he heard the movement. Tears fell out of his eyes, and streamed down his cold cheeks. This was it. He lost Gale.

Suddenly he felt strong hands slide under his arms and legs as he was soon lifted off the floor. His eyes flew open, and turned to Gale, who was smiling softly at the boy, love evident in his eyes.

"Gale?" Peeta asked as Gale laid him gently on the bed. Then Gale pushed some more clothes onto the floor, making room for him to crawl onto the bed and on top of Peeta.

"What are you doing?" Peeta asked as Gale ran his hands up and down Peeta's cold arms.

"The first time we make love is not going to be on a cold floor Peet." Gale whispered, leaning forward to nuzzle his nose against Peeta's, "You deserve so much more than that."

Peeta let out a small whimper at Gales words, causing Gale to moan a bit in remembrance as the noise was the same as Peeta often made last night. But Peeta shook his head and said, "G-Gale. I-I don't...maybe...this isn't the best-"

"Did last night mean anything to you?" Gale whispered, his voice husky and low with lust.

"Of course it did-" Peeta began to exclaim, but Gale cut Peeta off, kissing him hard before he pulled back.

"Good." He sat back, lifting off his shirt and exposing his delicious abs. He smirked when Peeta let out a small whine and reached up to touch him, but then quickly pulled it back.

"Gale...please. We should stop now. This will only be harder if you leave-" Peeta began, but stopped when he realized his mistake.

Gale shook his head."I am going to leave."

Tears welled up in Peeta's eyes and he nodded, "I know. I understand."

Cupping the boys face, Gale whispered, "And you're coming with me."

Blinking in confusion, Peeta said, "What? What are you talking about?"

Gale pulled Peeta up so he could slide off the boys shirt, then began attacking his neck and shoulders, "Shush. We'll talk about it later. Right now I want to finish what we started last night."

"B-but Gale-" Peeta began as Gale reached between the blonds legs and squeezed gently.

"It's time that someone took care of you from now on Peeta. You're mine now...and I'm yours. I want to be with you more than anything in the world." Whispering each word as he looked in to Peeta's wide blue eyes, Gale desperately tried to convey each word with every ounce of his love.

"I-I don't-you don't have to take care of me-" Peeta began again as Gale shook his head.

"You do. You need this as much as I need to take care of you." He began undoing Peeta's pants, whispering, "Starting now."

Before Peeta could even get a word out Gale drew Peeta's pants off, leaving him naked once again. Peeta couldn't help but tremble as fear, excitement and love shot through his veins, creating life inside him that hadn't been there in so long...or ever really. He almost went to cover himself again out of habit, but one small glare from Gale made him remember his promise from last night, so he pried his hands away and kept them still.

Smiling at Peeta's obedience, Gale leaned forward to kissed and sucked Peeta's neck and shoulders, making sure to mark each patch of skin. As he made his way lower, Peeta suddenly half sat up and grabbed Gales shoulder, "L-Let me thank you...for last night." He stuttered, a red blush caressing his features.

Smiling, Gale nodded and undid his jeans, kicking them off. He then began pushing and throwing all the clothes, suitcases and the rest of his things that were on the bed onto the floor.

"Hey!" Peeta exclaimed, "It took me a long time to get those organized."

Gale grabbed his half hard member and began stroking it, watching as Peeta looked down and was mesmerized by the long rod sticking out of Gale. "I'll help you pick it back up." Gale whispered, watching Peeta's reaction.

Peeta cleared his throat and nodded, saying, "O-o-okay." His voice was low and full of lust, but when he looked up at Gale, his eyes were filled with nerves.

"What's wrong baby?" Gale said, scooting closer to Peeta to grab his lover's hand to place a slew of soft kisses on each knuckle.

Biting his lip, Peeta said, "I-I've never...done this before." His face grew redder, "Any of it really. I-I don't want to be bad at it."

Gale leaned down so that his back was on the bed, his head on the pillows. He grabbed the back of Peeta's head and pulled him in for a long, passionate kiss. Their tongues danced, their teeth nibbled and bit each other as their hands roamed open patches of skin. When Gale pulled back he whispered, "See? You're awesome at kissing. And you'll be amazing at everything else."

Peeta smiled at Gale, the morning sun making his hair glow like some kind of halo, and Gale knew that this boy in his arms was going to be his angel for life.

Thinking his love meant never having done any of this with another man, Gale explained, "Just...let it happen naturally. Like when you were with Katniss." He took Peeta's hand and brought it over to his member.

Peeta swallowed as he grasped the rod, and turned to Gale with his face the reddest it's ever been, "Um...I...we...her and I...we...we never..." Peeta stumbled as he spoke, then turned back to his task.

But Gale sat up a bit and lifted a hand to grab Peeta's cheek, turning him back towards him. "Wait...you never had sex with Katniss...oh yes Peeta." Gales question turned into a low moan of pleasure as Peeta had given Gales member an experimental stroke. "Just like that baby." Gale encouraged as he tore his eyes away from Peeta's hand on him to look into his eyes, "Have you ever had sex with anyone?"

Peeta was speeding up his movements, causing Gale to fall back onto the pillows as his lover went to work. Biting his lip, Peeta said, "Um...is this okay?" He purposely avoided Gales question, hoping to distract him, but Gale held out a hand and stopped Peeta's movements. He stared at Peeta hard and said, "Answer the question Peeta."

Letting out a low moan of frustration, Peeta finally admitted, "Yes...I'm a virgin. You happy?"

Gale blinked at the boy, then smiled.

"Ugh...shut up." Peeta said, burying his face in his hands. But Gale grabbed Peeta's hand and placed it back on his member. When Peeta looked at him questioningly, Gale said, "Get me hard for you."

Nodding, Peeta went back to work, stroking Gale at a steady rate. But he kept his eyes on the boy, who moaned and bucked into Peeta's hand. It was hard to believe, for Peeta, that he could make Gale feel so good, but he was glad for it.

Deciding to go a step further, Peeta sat up on his knees, then leaned forward to place his mouth on the tip of Gales member.

"Oh Peeta. Shit-" Gale cried out when the warmth enveloped him. He hadn't expected Peeta to go so far, but when he opened his eyes he could hardly believe what he saw.

Peeta kept stroking with one hand, but was experimenting at taking more and more of Gale into his mouth. It wasn't an unpleasant taste, and Peeta was enjoying the increasing sounds of pleasure Gale was making. He licked and sucked experimentally at the tip, and then increased his stroking, hoping to get Gale to the climax he enjoyed last night.

Suddenly Gale cried out, "Peeta. I'm going to come. You can let go." But in granting his love the same favor that was given to him the night before, Peeta allowed the liquid into his mouth, and swallowed it when it was done.

Heaving in giant breaths, Gale wasted no time in sitting up and nearly tackling Peeta, pinning him to the bed as he attacked him with his lips. "Was it good?" Peeta asked self-consciously.

Gale ground his hips into Peeta's, nodding and letting out a loud and elongated, "Yes." Followed by a smile.

They kissed for a while longer, but eventually Gale pulled away and said, "Peeta. We don't have to go further if you don't want to."

Peeta looked up at Gale, biting his lip, "I-uh...I thought this was as far as we can go."

"Oh baby." Gale whispered, running a hand through Peeta's blond locks, absolutely loving how adorably innocent his lover was, "Do you trust me?"

Nodding, Peeta answered, "I trust you Gale. With everything." And he did.

Gale smiled, then kissed Peeta again. When he pulled away he whispered, "We can go further. It's going to seem a little different and weird at first...but I promise you it will be worth it. It's also going to hurt a bit, but I want you to be as honest with me as possible about it. I will stop whenever you want. And we are going to do this slow, got it?"

Confused, but trusting the boy, Peeta nodded and Gale sat back, opening his lover's legs for him to have room. He held up two fingers to Peeta's mouth and said, "I need you to suck on these."

At Peeta's confused look, Gale said, "When we get to District Two, I promise I will buy lube. It's this liquid stuff that makes what were going to do easier. But for now we need to make do with what we have."

Peeta nodded and opened his mouth, allowing Gales fingers to slid inside.

"Get them really wet baby." Gale said, his voice husky. Peeta looked at Gale, and realized that his lover was getting turned on by watching this. So Peeta decided to make a show out of it, sucking on the fingers, then using his tongue. All the while he was making low moaning noises, and even let out that whimper that he could tell drove Gale crazy.

Eventually Gale whispered, "Okay that's good." And pulled away. He was rock hard again, and his member ready to get to work. But inside he was a bundle of nerves. The thought of hurting Peeta tore at him, and he was so worried about making sure this was good for the boy, especially since it was his first time.

Gale leaned forward and kissed him one more time before sitting back and reaching between Peeta's legs.

"Gale..." Peeta began. "A-are you...?"

"Just trust me okay?" Gale said, and Peeta nodded, allowing Gale to take over. He had never felt so exposed, and tried hard to keep his embarrassment at bay.

Peeta hissed when Gale inserted his first finger. Suddenly Gale began to panic. "I-I can't do this I don't want to hurt you-" Just seeing the small ounce of pain on Peeta's face was just to much for Gale to bear. But Peeta shot a hand out to stop Gale from pulling out.

"Gale. Like you said. Slow. I promise if it gets to be to much I will tell you."

Gale was worrying his lip off and Peeta couldn't help but feel all warm and loved at how Gale was acting towards him."You're really sweet to worry so much about me." Peeta whispered and Gale let out a breath.

"It's cause I love you." Gale answered. And he did. He never felt this way towards anyone.

"Then show me." Peeta responded.

Nodding as he wiped off some sweat with his other hand, Gale slowly resumed sliding his finger in and out, taking his time to let Peeta adjust.

After a few minutes he acclimated, and then Peeta whispered, "Okay...I think you can do more."

Gale nodded and slid his second finger in, stretching the muscles some more. Peeta held back a hiss, trying his hardest not to make any noises or whimper in case Gale wanted to stop again. He clenched the bedsheets tight, and kept his eyes squeezed closed as he just focused on relaxing and letting Gale do the work.

As Peeta felt himself becoming more and more stretched out, he slowly felt the pain fading away into pleasure. He moved his head to the side a bit, finally relaxing, and was about to tell Gale that they could move on when...oh man.

"Do that again." Peeta whispered.

"W-what?" Gale asked, "This?" He continued, pushing in harder and brushing his fingers against something he had felt inside Peeta. Then he smiled, realizing he had found his lovers sweet spot.

Peeta jerked and let out that whimper Gale adored as he nodding rapidly, "Y-yeah. That. Please."

Encouraged that he was actually now able to make Peeta feel good, Gale continued pushing in his fingers at an even pace, smiling at the grunts and moans of pleasure that were tumbling out of Peeta's red mouth.

He reached forward and began stroking Peeta's soft member, trying to give him more pleasure.

"G-Gale. Please. I want you so badly." Peeta moaned out, already assuming without being told what was going to happen next. His eyes fluttered open as he regarded the dark boy above him. Gale's heart stopped at the sight, as Peeta had never looked so beautiful to Gale as he did in this moment.

Nodding, as Gale was unable to say a word with all the emotion in his throat, he slid his fingers out and cleaned them off with his discarded shirt. He leaned forward and kissed Peeta once more before pulling back and whispering, "I do love you Peeta. So much."

Peeta gave him a smile and said, "I know. I love you too." Gale leaned back and spit into his hand before he brought it down to his member, slicking it up the best he could. He desperately wanted this to be good for Peeta, and couldn't stand the thought of disappointing him.

Leaning back a bit, Gale pulled the shorter boys legs apart again and pushed them up, settling between Peeta's knees so he could slowly bring his member to Peeta's entrance.

"This is going to hurt. So just take deep breaths and I will go as slow as possible." Gale warned, and Peeta nodded, steeling himself for the inevitable.

Gale slid inside Peeta slowly, pushing with his hips the most easiest pace he could manage. He could feel Peeta tense in his arms and had to push the boys hair back to comfort him as he whispered, "Breathe baby. Just take deep breaths. I love you just breathe."

Peeta's eyes were clenched shut in pain and he sucked in a breath he had been holding. "Gale. God. I-I don't-I-I can't-" he began, but Gale leaned forward so he was above Peeta, placing both hands above his shoulders to capture his lips in a kiss, sucking and nibbling to try and distract Peeta from the pain. Gale couldn't stop, couldn't pull out. Peeta's tight walls were sucking him into a world of warmth and pleasure, and he would be damned if they stopped now when they had come so far.

When there was no more length left Gale pulled back from the kiss, whispering, "Okay. I'm...in. Just breath baby and when you're ready, I'll move."

Peeta continued breathing steadily, wanting his body to adjust and relax like it had before. He knew that what was to come would be amazing...he just had to get there.

After a minute, he nodded to Gale and said, "Okay. You-you can move. Just-slow. Please?"

Gale nodded, looking down at Peeta with nerves and love. He began to slowly move in and out of Peeta, taking his time. The pleasure was intense, and his body was quaking to just burying his member into Peeta and thrust away, but he would not. Instead, he focused on trying to hit that sweet spot he had found earlier.

After a few messy tries...bingo.

"Ah Gale. Yes!" Peeta cried, throwing his head back and placing his hands on Gales hips. Knowing he had found his groove, Gale began to increase his speed, adjusting to how Peeta reacted, which was always positive.

"Oh God Gale. Yes just like that! Ugh harder please!"

Gale could barely concentrate as he drove himself hard into Peeta, his mind completely fogged over with the pleasure he was enduring from finally being with the one he had wanted for so long.

After another minute, Gale cried out, "Peeta I'm coming!"

Peeta snaked his hand between him and Gale, stroking with each thrust so he could come with Gale, "Let go baby. I'm ready just let go."

Gale grasped onto Peeta tight, grunting as he came hard within the boy he loved. Peeta came moments later, gasping out the sweet words, "I love you." Then wrapped his arms around Gale tight as the adrenaline from their first time came crashing down.

Gale rolled off of Peeta, slipping his hand into Peeta's hair, "Was...Are you okay? Was it okay?"

Peeta had to bite back a laugh as he regarded Gale with sleepy eyes. It was so rare to see him insecure and nervous about anything, and he looked adorable while being so.

He leaned forward and closed the distance between the two, pressing his now plump red lips against Gales. He slid his tongue lazily into the others mouth, trying to convey through passion how he felt at that moment. Pulling back after a minute he raised an eyebrow and said, "Does that answer your question?"

Gale smiled then pulled Peeta's forehead in for a soft kiss. They were silent for a few moments, just basking in the sudden completeness of their love, but Peeta eventually looked up at Gale from his place on the boys chest and whispered, "Gale...what happens now?"

His voice held sleep in it as Gale answered, "I told you. You're coming to District Two with me."

"But-" Peeta began, but Gale shook his head, "Peet." He said, rolling over so he was on top of the boy. He pushed himself onto his elbows and said, "Baby...it's time you let someone else take care of you now okay? Just get some rest...and I will take care of everything." When Peeta tried to open his mouth, Gale held out a finger and placed it on Peeta's lips, "No. Now get some sleep." He leaned forward and kissed Peeta. When he pulled back, he looked into blue eyes filled with gratitude, "It's going to be you and me from now on Peeta. I'm not going to leave you. I've got you...okay? You're going to be okay." He brushed away the blond hair streaked with sweat, "Everything is going to be okay."

Peeta felt himself begin to tremble beneath Gale. It had been so long...so incredibly long since he felt he could have someone to rely on. He had always felt so alone, like the entire world was on his shoulders and he would drop it at any moment.

Now he had Gale, who was there and willing to help him share the load...and love him for it.

With a chocked out sob, Peeta pulled Gale in close as he buried his face into his lover's neck.

"Peet-?" Gale asked, but then stopped when he felt Peeta shake his head. The boy was gasping and shuddering in his arms, and Gale knew that Peeta needed to let out the emotions he had been holding onto for so long.

"I've got you Peeta." Gale whispered, holding the boy tight, "And I'm not letting you go."


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