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Katniss heard her mother and sister leave the house. It was very early in the morning. There was an emergency in the Seam. She had not been able to sleep because of the nightmare concerning Peeta. She needed to see him to make sure he was well. Getting up, she showered and changed into a dress. Quickly she headed to Peeta's, her heart threaded through her chest heavily as her need and desire to see Peeta drove her.

For three days she had been spending all of her time with her Boy with the Bread. It was glorious. Katniss did not even bother knocking.

"Peeta" she called out quietly. As she awkwardly stood in the hallway of his home, she debated moving further into the room. She did not have to make a decision.

"Katniss?" Peeta was in his studio painting when he heard his door open and close. He came downstairs with his paint brushes still in hand.

Katniss launched herself at Peeta.

Peeta understood "Nightmare."

"Yeah" Katniss said from within his arms.

"Come on" Peeta moved with her snuggly anchored to his side. "I'll make us breakfast."

Katniss nodded.

Peeta smiled to himself breathing easier. He too had a nightmare. No one in his family understood. Not even his brother, Rye. Thinking of his brother, Peeta wondered how he was. Ever since his talk with Katniss, he had made no move towards town or to meet his brother Rye. Peeta wanted to focus his time with Katniss, and that is what he did as the day progressed. Although, his mind still wondered how things in town were going.

In town the store bell of the Bakery jingled as a customer walked in.

Rye was counting the stock of the items they had in the back; he came to the front and raised a blond eyebrow as his eyes raked the customer from the ground up.

"Hi Rye"

Rye immediately flashed the blond haired girl with the freckles on the side of her neck named Blanch an approving glance. She was on time. Blanch was his escape route to get out of the Bakery to see Peeta. "Hey."

"My mom wanted to thank you for your delivery yesterday, Rye." Blanch batted her lashes at her favorite Mellark.

"That was no problem." Rye crossed his arms across his chest to emphasize his muscles.

Blanch appreciatively gazed at Rye Mellark. "So, I was wondering when your break was?"

"Well that depends on when you have time?" Rye leaned forward bracing his hands on the counter. He smiled charmingly at the girl who was dating some kid who graduated from school last year.

"I have some time now" Blanch twirled a lock of her hair in her finger.

Bing cleared his throat, watching his middle child openly flirt with the girl. He recalled what it was like to be young. There was a time in his life where he just went after every girl. "Rye I think it is time for your break."

Rye nodded, he kept his grin hidden. "Thanks dad."

"Sure just don't let your mother know." Bing advised.

"Sure." Rye picked up his knapsack as he jumped over the counter with ease and walked out with Blanch.

As soon as they were cleared of the Bakery, Rye turned to Blanch, "Thanks babe, I really appreciate the cover."

Blanch blushed "Sure you are going to see your brother."

"Yeah," Rye nodded.

"What Peeta did, declaring his love like that to Katniss was so wonderful" Blanch sighed.

Rye did not want to openly grimace "That's my brother Peeta, my mom is not happy about the whole situation you know, with Katniss being from the Seam.

"Ugh, who cares about that, I mean she's a Victor. Your mom should be proud to have her around." Blanch rolled her eyes. "It is so sad that you have to sneak out to see your brother just because he is with Katniss."

It was a lie of course what Blanch said. But he had not heard from younger brother in three days. He was worried about Peeta. Rye saw first hand what happened when you killed a person. His brother changed after returning the games. Peeta was not the same social kid. Nor did it help that Katniss faked her affection towards his little brother. Peeta was turning into a loner. This would not do. "I will meet you later."

"Sure, can't wait" Blanch nodded before watching Rye confidently walk away.

Rye Mellark was on his way to see his little brother. He hid in his backpack bread from the Bakery. The trek from the bakery to the Victor's village was a good distance, but Rye did not care. Rye was determined to help Peeta.

When he neared the meadow Rye saw a few kids from town hanging out. This was as far as most merchants traveled into the Seam. As he walked the kids approached him. Most of them were in Peeta's class.

"Hey Rye" Boyne Smoot called out.

Rye narrowed his eyes toward Boyne, who cheated by hitting his brother in the groin in order to win.

"Boyne" Rye greeted though he wanted to smack the kid around a little for what he did to Peeta. Growing up Rye was not close to his little brother. Rye thought Peeta to be a nuisance. Peeta held antiquated ideas about love, not to mention a backwards conception about marriage. Peeta never dated and was highly uncomfortable whenever he and their older brother, Graham talked about girls. Rye held the conception of Peeta becoming spinster bachelor until he caught Peeta and the frozen queen making out after Peeta lost the tournament. A tournament Boyne cheated his brother out of.

Boyne used his fingers to quote "Going to see you brother the Victor."

The kids laughed at Boyne's comments.

Encouraged Boyne continued. "Hey guys Peeta needed a girl to help him win. He is such a loser." Boyne snickered.

The friends gathered around Boyne joined in the mocking laughter.

Rye spun around and grabbed Boyne by the collar. "You watch what you say about my brother. You don't know him, and you do not know what he is capable of."

Boyne wanted to laugh recalling that experience outside of the changing rooms. "If you said that of Katniss Everdeen then I would take you seriously."

"That's right Boyne my brother's girlfriend is a deadly killer. If she heard you were making fun of Peeta she would shoot you and gut you alive." Rye said of the girl he caught his brother with. To say Rye was speechless was an understatement. It had been a total surprise to Rye, to watch his little brother put the moves on Katniss 'queen of the scowl' Everdeen. How his kid brother managed to score with the hottie Katniss Everdeen under Gale Hawthorne's nose amazed him.

Boyne scoffed "Yeah right. Like she is his girl, we never see them together…" Boyne managed a challenge even as Rye's hand clutched his collar tighter. "Everyone knows Peeta has no conception of how to keep a girl."

"Neither one of them have been seen around town Boyne, they don't have to do anything now that they are Victors. As for keeping a girl, Mellark's don't do that unless we are serious. My two brothers got their girls tightly wrapped up. Unlike you; you don't have your girl on lock." Rye let Boyne go and then grinned with that legendary Mellark smile.

Boyne frowned as he looked behind him at his girl Letty. She was a tall girl with kind eyes and no brain. "I think the fumes of burnt bread have finally gotten to you Mellark, Letty has my back."

"Or really?" Rye raised an eyebrow. His blue eyes shifted toward Letty.

Boyne did not like Rye Mellark's insinuation. "Yeah Really."

Boyne truly was a brute. "While you are touting your stupid wrestling win. It gave me the time to get to know your girl. Real. Well." Rye spat in a charming yet menacing voice. Everyone knew Rye's major occupation in life was to get as many girls as possible. Rye winked at the girl who stood amongst Boyne's friends. Rye addressed her openly, with flirtatious intent, "Hey Letty."

Boyne eyes widened. His head snapped to the side to stare at his girlfriend. Boyne witnessed his girl Letty who never reacted to anything he did; give Rye a scorching come hither look. It was clear Boyne was no competition for Rye Mellark. The only rival Rye had in school when it came to girls was Gale Hawthorne. Hurt by the betrayal Boyne exclaimed "Letty."

"What?' Letty answered annoyed before her tone changed "You left me alone to go off with your friends. Rye has been so sweet to me." Letty prattled.

Rye laughed then said "See you tomorrow Letty same place."

"Sure…" Letty anxiously said not caring if Boyne heard her.

"What the…" Boyne said, by this time his friends were openly laughing at him.

"You see Boyne; we Mellark's are able to take what's not ours. My brother stole Katniss from Gale and I am going to take your girlfriend away. Because Mellark men…." He looked into the crowd dismissively while recalling the way his sneaky little brother had managed to play tonsil hockey with Katniss. Apparently from what he gathered from his brother, they had kissed more than once. Rye watched the way Letty sighed at his smoldering look. "…appreciate women."

"Oh that Katniss is such a lucky girl." Letty exclaimed envious that Katniss Everdeen got a Mellark. Rye was the one every girl in the district wanted for their own. It was no secret Mellark men knew how to treat their women.

"That is not true" Boyne scuffed trying to find a rebuttal to Rye's point but could not. Boyne could see his friends were beginning to change. "Katniss is with Gale Hawthorne."

"Katniss my have been Hawthorne's girl at one point." Rye knew Peeta and Katniss were not together. But who could have known that only a few months after catching his brother and Katniss, that she would volunteer for her sister and his brother would be reaped for the Hunger Games. Rye and his family thought Peeta would never survive. They had said their goodbyes the day of the Reaping. Yet, Katniss Everdeen surprised them all by saving their brother's life and bringing him back home. "But now she is with my brother, has been for quiet some time. That kiss in the cave proved it."

At Rye's words there was a few cat whistles from Boyne's friends as they recalled the kiss where it was evident they did not want to stop.

Letty turned to Boyne "You are such a loser. You make fun of Peeta, but he's our District Twelve Victor. You just one a little trophy and you think you have it all. But you don't have everything 'cause you don't have me."

Boyne watched as Letty gave Rye a kiss before leaving. His friends were cracking up at his expense with unbridled laughter.

Rye kissed Letty back, not too deeply, but just enough to get under Boyne's skin. Despite his accolades with women Rye was in awe of his little brother.

"Letty wait, baby…" Boyne cried out to his ex-girlfriend as she walked away. Defeated Boyne wanted to cry. He knew that what Rye said was true. Despite Gale's prowess with other girls in the district, it appeared Katniss left Gale to be with Peeta. Boyne knew personally there was something brewing before the games because of the way Katniss acted with him. Boyne ran after Letty.

Rye walked away continuing his path. He thought in depth about his brother.

Peeta had come back a Victor but it cost him greatly. He was no longer that easy going good guy. Peeta did not smile as quickly, his eyes were shadowed. And Rye suspected his brother did not sleep. His brother lost his leg and for while there had to use a cane. It did not help when the family all but abandoned Peeta. Their mother refused to move into the Victors in retaliation for fraternizing with Katniss. Rye clearly did not care to listen to the old witch and was acting as a liaison between the family and Peeta.

Yet Rye knew of all the things that affected his brother, the greatest was the loss of Katniss. She was the love of his life. Peeta was not kidding when he told everyone he had a thing for her on national television. It was more than just a crush. Peeta had worshiped the ground Katniss walked on since the tender age of five.

To see him wallow in sadness for weeks made Rye angry. He wanted nothing more than to set Katniss Everdeen in her place. Rye did not care that she was the Co-Champion of the 74th Hunger Games. It did not matter that she could easily shoot him with her arrows or that she could skin him alive. She hurt his brother and darn it Rye wanted her to make Peeta feel better.

With this thought, Rye crossed the entrance into the Victor's Village. It was mid-afternoon. His brother should be up. Rye glanced at the Everdeen house as he passed by it. His heart burned for his baby brother. It drove his resolve to make Peeta smile, his steps quickened, rushing toward Peeta's house. His brother never locked the door to his house. Rye did not know why.

Rye burst in through the front door, his bold steps stomping into the house. The door slammed back "Peeta!"

Katniss yelped as Peeta roughly pushed her out of sight onto the floor. His instincts were quick. Peeta jumped off and over the side of the sofa, he landed on the other side, shocked, ready to attack. It was then he saw his brother. He exclaimed "RYE!"

Startled by the intrusion, Katniss hands shook as she sat on the floor. She looked over her shoulder to see Rye Mellark standing by Peeta. Katniss immediately clutched the fabric of her dress. The top button of the dress she wore was unbuttoned. She turned red at having been caught kissing Peeta by all people, Rye. Peeta had pecked her on the lips and things had gotten heated between them. Katniss discovered it was easy to let go with Peeta. She became hungry for his touch just like in the Quarter Quell and the cave.

"PEETA…." Rye flinched shouting his brother's name. Then straightened up when he caught the sight of the girl crouching on the floor behind his brother fixing her clothing. His mouth hung open "Katniss!"

"Geez, Rye don't you ever knock!" Peeta was unaware that he was shirtless.

Rye only grinned as a mischievous sparkle entered his darker blue eyes. Here he was, bemoaning his brother's luck and the kid was making out with Everdeen. "Well, well what do we have here?"

"Rye" Peeta was frustrated. He ran his hand through his tousled hair.

Rye bent down to retrieve his younger brother's sweater. "I think you need this."

Peeta took the sweater, having realized that he was only wearing a thin sleeveless undershirt. He could hide the blush that stole into his neck. "Thanks."

Katniss had never actually met Rye Mellark she only heard of him by his reputation as a skirt chaser. Gale often complained of the middle Mellark. He was roughly about the same height as Peeta if not slightly taller, but where Peeta's chest was broader, Rye was not. However he was just as built as Peeta. Rye could very well be stocky if he did not take care of himself. His eyes were darker than Peeta's and his hair was a shade darker and curlier. He had a dimple on his chin and she could see why the girls loved him. He spelled trouble and fun mixed up in one very appealing package.

"What are you doing here?" Peeta slipped on his sweater only noting that Katniss was standing behind him. She placed her hands on his back momentarily. He could see his brother's focus was solely on her.

"Well here I was thinking my poor little brother was suffering." Rye began speaking. From his vantage point he could see that trademark Everdeen scowl. "Yet little did I know he was being consoled by the very source of his problems." Rye's eyes raked up Katniss appreciating her lithe form. She was hovering protectively, ready to strike.

Peeta shook his head "Katniss this is my brother Rye."

Katniss sucked in her breath as she tentatively stepped out from Peeta's shadow. She was grateful when Peeta put his hand on the small of her back, tenderly encouraging her forward. She extended her hand to him.

Rye blinked rapidly as he captured her essence, he saw Katniss through his brother's eyes. She might act tough, but there was a hidden vulnerability about her that unless you were next to her you would not see. It was what the nation fell for. "Hello, nice to finally meet you. You know you are all Peeta spoke about since he was about five."

Katniss turned her head to look up at Peeta. Since there reconciliation, they had grown closer. Today was the only day where her Mother or Prim was not around her home. After she showed up shaken and near tears Peeta suggested Katniss stay at his house. It was a welcome break. They could afford to have privacy without having her little sister Prim meddling to get them to grow closer. It was Peeta who thought it sweet the way Prim tried. It meant she only wanted Katniss to be happy.

However Katniss was glad to have Peeta all to herself. After a leisurely breakfast they had ended up on the sofa. One thing led to another until Rye interrupted them. In many ways she was glad his brother showed up. She was not sure if she was ready for more than what happened. "So, what did he say?"

Rye grinned. He liked her already "All sorts of things."

"Great, what is in the back pack?" Peeta redirected the conversation.

"Some Mellark goodies, but nothing I have in bag can compare with what you had in your hands on." Rye wiggled his eyebrows suggestively at the couple, enjoying their red faces.

Peeta grabbed the bag and walked into the kitchen. Katniss rubbed her arms. "Rye why don't you stoke the fire while I make us something to eat. Katniss would you like some tea."

Katniss nodded mutely as she followed Peeta.

As soon as they entered the kitchen, Peeta immediately grabbed her pushed into a corner as his mouth kissed her briefly, yet passionately. "Are you ok?"

She could not form a sentence all she did was nod her head.

"Look Rye is…" Peeta had no way of explaining his jokester brother who chased anything in a skirt. "Reckless. He can say anything. I mean absolutely anything, he has no filters, and he is overprotective with me. I…just don't want you be too grossed out." Peeta put his forehead against hers.

"You forget I am always around the Hawthorne's you would not believe what comes out of Rory's mouth or Vicks for that matter and they are just boys. I swear Vick is little but he likes to crawl underneath the tables to look up women's dresses. I never wear anything but slacks to the Hawthorne's."

Peeta laughed recalling Rye doing the same thing, at about ten or eleven years of age. "Well you know how we guys are…."

"Gross…." Katniss supplied.

"Yeah" Peeta wiggled his eyebrows at her and he looked like Rye. "Now I am going to get some snacks for us. Go out there and promise me not to shoot him."

Katniss wickedly grinned before she somberly promised "I would never hurt anyone in your family not even your mother. Well maybe not the witch."

"Right" Peeta said pushing her out of the kitchen.

Katniss walked toward to where Rye sat in front of the fireplace. It suddenly became cold and she found herself rubbing her arms. Katniss did not know if she wanted to square off with anyone about her relationship with Peeta. As of right now they had yet to walk around demonstrating that they were together for real. She found her sweater and slipped it on.

Rye stood up and was startled at her soundlessly standing behind him. She was quiet. He frowned then addressed her. "You know, I should not be friendly with you."

Katniss did not say anything she only stood looking uncomfortable. This was not a conversation she wanted to have. The old Katniss would have run. The new her, the one that knew that a world without Peeta was not a world worth surviving in stayed and listened.

"You hurt my brother." Rye stepped forward then thought about it as he saw her scowl. Rye was intimidated, but at the same time this was his brother's heart he was protecting. Summing up his courage, Rye looked at Katniss Everdeen in the eyes and uttered. "I do not want him to suffer any more and if you make my brother hurt agian I will make your life a nightmare. I don't care that you can shoot me with within a fifty foot range or that you can mangle me with your hands."

"You are right." Katniss blinked, unsure as to what to make of Rye Mellark. He was in the same age as Gale and was known for being a prankster. Yet here he was protecting Peeta. Katniss felt her face soften. This was the Peeta effect. Peeta was goodness personified. She wanted to preserve that, and she looked to Rye seeing that he too wanted to protect Peeta.

Rye carefully observed the girl who so captured his brother's heart. She seemed contrite and nervous. Rye saw a side of her he guessed was only reserved for the people who really knew her. Normally her face was set in a harsh grimace or looked absolutely bored.

"Rye, there is no excuse for what I did." Katniss shook her head as she wrung her hands together behind her back. Katniss had to do something she had yet to do with anyone. She was about to state how she felt about Peeta. She looked to the floor all or her emotions came filtering up to the surface. Her face turned a soft pink, the steel in her grey eyes softened like the wool of a baby lamb as she spoke "I care about Peeta."

Her voice was not harsh, it was soft. Rye could see her physical transformation from the huntress to a full fledged girl. However he did not hide his ire, things needed to be said, things needed to be questioned "More than Gale?"

Katniss shook her head appalled "Gale and I aren't, I mean he's …"

Rye laughed cruelly, "Your cousin?"

Katniss became annoyed. Then spat out "Gale is with Madge."

Rye eyebrow's raised unexpectedly, "Madge Undersee the Mayor's daughter?"

Katniss shook her head in the affirmative.

"So you and Gale…."

Katniss shook her head, repulsed "It would be like liking you, totally gross."

Rye laughed at her description. He stood up from his position and sat in a winged chair next to the fire place. "So you think I am gross."

Katniss blinked suddenly at the change in Peeta's brother. It seemed he was satisfied with her answers. The same teasing light Peeta had came into Rye's eyes. Katniss was unsure as to how to proceed with the truce; however she made the effort to let her guard down. It was obvious Rye was important to Peeta. After all, he made the trek to come and check up on Peeta. "Yep" Katniss said popping the 'p'.

"You know this would be the first time a girl has found me gross since I was around seven years old."

"What is up with you Mellark men liking girls at a supper young age?" Katniss grumbled flopping on the couch she dragged the throw around her legs.

Rye could see Katniss was comfortable in his brothers' house. He wondered once again how Peeta managed to catch the unattainable get. "It is a curse I guess."

Katniss yawned last night she had not been able to sleep. Her nightmares were at all time high. She wanted desperately to find a way to find rest in Peeta's arms. She smelled the throw and hummed. "How did you sneak out of the Bakery with out your mother, the witch finding out?"

Rye watched her snuggle into the throw, he saw her sniff the throw and hum in appreciation. It was like when a girl borrowed a guy's shirt. She did it because she enjoyed the smell and comfort. He wondered if his brother slept on the sofa. "They probably think I am chasing some girl at the Slag Heap." Rye had a standing appointment with Blanch later on.

"Ah. I see" Katniss spoke as she sleepily yawned. "You employed misdirection."

"Here we go" Peeta said putting the tray on the table. He sat down next to Katniss she immediately sought his side. Her head fit on his chest just underneath his shoulder blade. He slid his arm around her, resting it on her shoulders and she snuggled closer, her hands tucked underneath her chin. Peeta glanced down at her. He could see she was sleepy he slowly ran his fingers on her shoulders.

Rye could see they were a couple moving in sync with each other. Katniss showed a genuine affection toward his little brother. It was a shock to see Katniss act so girly when they were in private. Rye watched the way she sighed and her lips curled into a pleasant smile as she snuggled into Peeta's side. It was as if she was listening to his heart beat. Rye shook his head, giving his brother a mischievous grin.

The girl by her brother's side was a skilled hunter. Her ability with the bow was well known in the district. He had eaten enough of the game she killed to know how proficient she was. She cleanly shot animals through the eye so that the maximum meat could be eaten. The most impressive kills were the squirrels, as they were tiny and somehow she managed to soot them through the eye every time.

Rye personally hated squirrels. When he was younger a squirrel bit his elbow. True at the time he was attempting burn its tail, but that was neither here or there. However, despite his hatred of the furry tailed creature, Rye could assert no one in the district could shoot with such deadly accuracy. Katniss had grit and stubborn determination. Rye hated to state it, but their mother was right when she stated they finally picked a Victor for their district. It was why their Games were so highly watched.

No one but Katniss Everdeen could have won the Games and brought his brother back home. His curiosity was peaked as he thought about the Games. They seemed inseparable during the interview and the crowning. Rye sat forward in his chair bracing his elbows on his knees.

He looked to his brother briefly, wondering about everything Peeta told him in confidence. Rye contemplated how Katniss could come crawling back into his brother's life. They stared at each other waiting for the moment when Katniss would fall asleep and they could speak openly. It was not long before Rye watched her eyes closed shut as she fitfully fell asleep.

"How the hell did you tame this wild cat?"

Peeta would not expect anything less from his audacious brother. Rye was the comedian in the family, the prankster; he was the one who was least likely to do something meaningful with his life. Rye was, however, as Peeta discovered misunderstood. He used comedy to offset the hard times. Their mother compared Rye to their older brother Graham. Growing up in the bakery Peeta was hurt physically but Rye was beat down with words. "We talked."

"Talked" Rye snorted as he sat back in his chair. "What happened? I thought she isn't good 'at saying something'?" Rye recalled her famous words during their stay in the cave.

Peeta did not want to discuss their relationship with Rye "We worked it out."

"In other words, you caved in." Rye said.

"No I did not." Peeta sighed shook his head.

Rye sat forward, sarcasm dripping from his one word statement "Really!"

"Rye I am warning you. Trust me, when I tell you we have discussed it in private." Peeta said quietly forcing the subject closed.

Rye saw his brother did not want to continue. When it came to Katniss, Peeta was not only protective, but stubborn. Rye decided to go a different route "So, does Katniss mind the leg?"

Peeta shook his head Rye could be insensitive at times "No she doesn't. She is the only one who doesn't pity me."

"Then why don't you marry her." Rye bluntly asked. Marriage was not for him, but for Peeta it was a different story. It was not hard to tell where this was going between them.

"Her mother would kill me. Besides we are too young." Peeta gushed out. Mrs. Everdeen had a fondness for him but, in her opinion Katniss was too young to entertain the idea of marriage. Peeta agreed with her mother. Plus, he knew they needed to iron out a few things. They were slowly getting to know each other, and Peeta was glad for this private point in time. The Games seemed to speed up everything. They matured them in a way no one but another Victor could understand.

"Yeah, but you guys are together..." Rye looked to his baby brother.

"Yes we are." Peeta was not about to explain it to Rye.

"Listen Peeta, by the way you guys were going at it before, if you don't marry her, it won't be too long before oops…" Rye wiggled his eyebrows, naughtily holding his hands out in front of him pretending to amorously kiss a person before patting his belly then rounding it. "I'd be an uncle. Now that I think about it I am going to spoil your kids rotten" Rye formed an evil grin on his face.

Peeta did not know what to say about his brother's shenanigans. Of all the things his brother could have said, Peeta never thought his cavalier brother Rye would suggest he marry Katniss, much less have kids with her. He did not have to answer as Rye immediately asked.

"Are you happy?"

Peeta looked down at the girl in arms, "Yes."

"I thought I would never see the day Katniss Everdeen was tamed." Rye scratched his head.

Peeta shook his head in disbelief he was glad Katniss was fast asleep.

"Now, if you need any pointers I am free. But just to let you know girls like it when guys…"

Peeta cut him off "Rye really!"

"What? You have to know what to do in the bedroom lil'bro, we Mellark's are known for two things. Our skill with our bread; and our skills with the ladies" Rye made the feminine form with his two hands.

Peeta shook his head he had heard all about Rye's encounters with all of the girls who crossed his path. "It's alright Rye. I do not think I need help in that department."

Rye grinned wolfishly "I forgot, you got to second base. Tell me is she tan…"

"Rye." Peeta growled "I love Katniss, and I am not going to talk about her like you do with all of your conquests." Peeta was serious.

"Right I will not touch that subject again." Rye saw the certain metal that entered his brother's peaceful eyes. His brother was strong, stronger than he or Graham; and Rye respected that. Peeta hardly lost his demeanor, but when it did happen his little brother could be an animal. "Well I got to go I have an appointment with one of the Harrison twins down at the Slag Heap."

Peeta groaned "Maybe you should be the one to slow down."

"Nah, the fields just opened up for me. Didn't you hear Gale Hawthorne's with Madge. Now all the girls are mine to play with."

Peeta watched his brother leave and hoped for his sake none of the girls ever found out about his ways. If not Rye would be in definite trouble.