Hey! You guys probably expected the guy to be Peeta, but I thought it would add more drama to the story and SPOILER ALERT: I thought it would be fun to try and interpret that scene just before Katniss shoots the arrow into the force field in Catching Fire, into modern day.
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Gale POV
I watch as Katniss loses it and starts to shout at Caesar before running off stage, Finnick gets up before Peeta and Peeta and Marvel get up at the exact same time and push each other off backstage trying to get to Katniss first, when they're out of earshot I burst out laughing while Caesar just looks puzzled, "what is exactly happening with them four, Gale?"
"It all makes sense now, Marvel mumbled something to Peeta in the music studio and ever since then he's been really pissed off and I'm guessing they've finally realised that they are all after Katniss, but she is completely oblivious to it and it seems she has her eye on someone else anyway so now there going to try and see who can be a better person where Katniss is concerned," I explain still laughing while Caesar still looks confused.
"So, your telling us that them three all have there eye on Katniss which is why they all went looking for her?"
"Yes," I say. "that is exactly what I'm saying."
Peeta POV
I watch as Finnick races off to follow Katniss, and I swear he is really beginning to piss me off, me and Marvel end up pushing and shoving each other, both trying to get to Katniss before Finnick does, but both Finnick and Katniss are alot faster than either one of us so now I have no idea where either of them went and for the looks of it neither does Marvel.
Finnick POV
I follow her into a prop room and she has disappeared from sight, I quitely edge my way around all the props searching for her, when I'm in the centre of the room I turn and find Katniss pointing a prop bow that looks as if it could do some damage directly at my face and I know that she never misses a direct bullseye when she's in the archery team, my eyes widen with worry.
"Katniss, but the bow down you don't know what effect it could have!" I say but she still hold the string back with the arrow aimed at my face, I consider teling her that she's the one i've got my eye on but that might make her even angrier, "Katniss . . . don't do it, i'm not here to give you a lecture. Just, please but the bow down!"
She gives in the tears still straming down her face and puts the bow down covering her face as she sobs into her hands, I can't stand to se her upset so I walk over to her and wrap my arms around her and surprisingly she lets me sit next to her while she cries and cries. I'm pretty sure she's thinking i'm doing it because i'm her friend but I do love her and it something I can't ignore. After a few minutes of crying she sits up, wipes the tears away from her eyes and I give her a sad smile,
"So, are you gonna tell me who your in love with?" She asks the question surprising me, but I give her a smile and brace myself for either a slap or a smile with my arm still around he.
"Katniss I'm," but I'm cut off by someone bursting into the prop room knocking some props over.
"Katniss, where are you? The shows over, you've been missing for two hours!" Peeta says with a worried tone, two hours! It didn't seem like that long but I guess when your with the person you love time flies by. "Katniss, where are you? I know your in here, people told me they saw you."
"I'm here," she says standing up before I have time to finish my sentence, "and so is Finnick, have I really been crying for two hours?"
I stand up next to her, and I watch as people walks over to us and gives Katniss the biggest hug I have ever seen, I couldn't believe it when Marvel told me that him and Peeta were in love with her to it made my insides burn up. Neither of them let go for what seems like hours but I'm sure it's really seconds, when they eventually do let go Peeta has tears in his eyes, "don't you ever do that again, you scared the hell out of me!"
"I'm, I'm sorry. I didn't realise it had been two hours. I thought it was only about five minutes. I'm sorry," she says wiping away his tears and giving him another hug, I have a feeling this isn't going to go the way I planned it to go.
Peeta POV
I was so happy when I found her, Haymitch had even consider that she might have ran outside because there would have been less people because the show was still live, but I refused to believe it. We have two long hugs and both times when she pulls away sadness fills my eyes, I found her with Finnick, thank God she was crying and not just talking, she turns to Finnick again.
"So, who were you saying you had your eye on?" She asks, oh my God I came in here just in time before he expressed his feelings for her, I give him a death glare but I see anger in his eyes as well.
"Katniss, I'm in love with," I cut him off again making sure he doesn't say asingle word about his feelings.
"Katniss, I love you," I say, I imangined a whole lot more romantic than me just bursting it out like that but it had to be done. She turns her eyes wide with shock, I can't believe how she has not noticed this.
"That was rude to interupt him like that, Finnick please continue," she says as if she didn't here what I said.
"But Katniss, it's true I do love you more than anyone else possibly could, I love being your friend but I want to be more than your friend," I say sadness filling my voicce. "Please, believe me."
I'm shocked when she gives me a kiss but then acts as if nothing has happened, "I do believe you, now shut up while I listen to who Finnick loves." I'm in so much shock that I just nod my head.
"Katniss, I'm in love with . . ." he hesistates obviously worried about what her reaction will be now, "i'm in love with . . . with . . . Annie."
"Really? Oh that's terrific because I just happen to know that she loves you too and if you want I can tell her it's a blind date but you can know that it's not obviously, and I can help you plan the date as well as your wedding of course. I know wat colour she wants at yours and hers wedding we've had it all planned out since we were like eight because she's been in love with you for that long. Me, Madge and Annie have a bet on how long it will be before you ask her out so if you could tell her by next week that would be great!" She continues to ramble on about how Annie imagined living her life with Finnick, Finnick has both shock and anger in his eyes occasionally he glare at me before continuing to listen to Katniss. "Madge also had her marriage to Gale planned out I must tell him!"
When she eventually stops she whispers something into Finnick's ear, which makes him chuckle, "I'm sure he'll be happy to hear that, you should really tell him you know, I've got a pretty good idea on what his reaction will be."
"Really? You think I should tell him?" she asks slowly wanting an honest answer.
"Yes, I honestly think you should tell him, and anyway . . ." he whispers the last bit of his sentence into her ear, this secretive buisness is beginning to get annoying.
"What do you think his reaction will be?"
"Probably shocked at first and then . . ." he whispers the end of another sentence and she chuckles, which makes me clench my fists.
"Really?" she asks again.
"Yes, now I'm just going to tell Haymitch that we are okay and make sure that no one calls the police on us," he says chuckling to himself he then exits the room leaving me alone with Katniss in the prop room. She turns to me, I raise my eyebrows and her cheeks go so red with embarassment that she looks like she's on fire.
"I've got it," I say which shocks her. "The perfect nickname for you is Girl on Fire, just you wait and everyone will be calling you that."
She simles nervously and all I can think is how much i'm losing and how much I love the Girl on Fire.
