Okay, so Katniss is now realizing she can't live without her boy with the bread. But we haven't heard from Madge in a while. What is our little rebel up to especially with all of the Peacekeepers.

PS I do not own the Hunger Games and as alwyas thank you to Norbertsmom for her excellent beta skills

Darius sat at his desk. He looked at the clock on his desk that let him know his little one was back from school. His daughter hadn't been feeling well and had been out of school. The temperatures were frigid and they had major snowfall so far since the beginning of the season. District Twelve was one of the districts which had significant snowfall, though never this early. Summer this year hadn't been overtly hot, and from the samples, he collected the district did receive its fair amount of rainfall.

"I heard you need my help?"

Darius looked up from his desk to see the Mayor's daughter standing in the doorway. Her hair was not in its usual style. She had pigtails, and wore pajamas with little bears on them. It reminded him of young she really was. "Madge, what are you doing here?"

"Arabella, has seen you staring at the war room whenever you walk by it." Madge came in and sat down in the chair in front of his desk.

Darius had to remember which of the staff Arabella was, and he vaguely recalled a woman with a tray coming out of the Mayor's home office.

He shrugged, trying to throw her off her scent. "I'm curious. Wouldn't you be if there as a door you couldn't go into?"

"You and I both know that it's not curiosity. You didn't even pay attention to that door until you couldn't get your information from Cray."

Even though Madge looked young, there was a certain light in her eyes that said she possessed a lot more grit and determination than her external appearance of the dutiful daughter. In all of his time in District Twelve, he never noticed that.

"Well do you want my help or what?"

Darius sat back and steepled his fingers. "Why are you willing to help me?"

"Because I'm just as curious as you? I want to know why the sudden increase in the Peacekeepers and not just any but the riot forces?" Madge leaned forward. "I want to know why my father is being investigated, and why he's nervous all of the time, why all of the sudden he wants us to conserve food, and why he's buying coal and wood."

Raising an eyebrow Darius admitted to himself all of her questions were valid. "You know you could go in that room yourself and discover all of the answers."

"True, but I am only his daughter, not a Capitol appointed official. I am not allowed to go down that hallway. Plus, if I am seen going inside that room I can get in trouble and so will my father." Madge gave him a pointed look.

Darius nodded. It was true. She wasn't allowed down that hallway, because she was viewed as a resident, a potential tribute.

"You, on the other hand, are my father's assistant. While you do not have clearance to go inside of the room, walking down that hallway wouldn't be out of character as my father's office is down the hall."

"If you can get me accesses to that room I can help answer your questions."

"Then we are agreed." Madge stood.

A few days later Madge came into his office and plopped down on the chair.

"How can I help you?"

Madge grinned and said, "I was hoping you can help me with my homework as you are Capitol born. I need help with page fifty-five or is it page twenty-seven."

She handed him the book. And he stared at her unsure of what was going on. "I'm sorry?"

"My homework, I need help with page fifty-five, dang it, now I think its twenty-seven."

Unsure, he took the book and opened it to page twenty-seven. Nestled in it was the key card he needed to get into the room. He looked up at her realizing she was giving him the numerical passcode to get into the room. If either one was found with this they could get in serious trouble. "I might have to read this and get back to you."

"Okay, do you think we can do it tonight though? It's due by tomorrow."

"Sure, later on, tonight is good. I can go over it. Do you want to come back to see me in an hour?"

"An hour it is." Madge stood up and left. "I might need a snack though so if you see Arabella could you give her a nod, and let her know I'm hungry."

Darius blinked, understanding the subtle message. Arabella was going to be his contact.

An hour later Darius waited nervously for the signal at his desk, Madge's book in hand. He kept the door open, waiting for the signal. He had to admit Madge could be very good at espionage. She was clever, unsuspecting, shrewd, and cunning. She had the aptitude for it.

Within the Peacekeeping division, there were spies for the Capitol, who worked in the districts and reported to the Capitol directly. The people who did this were so good at their job no one knew who they were.

As a former Peacekeeper, he'd always wondered who the spy in District Twelve was. It was one of the mysteries that he needed to uncover. Whoever it was, had to be ingrained somehow in the society, someone nobody would ever suspect.

A noise in the hallway caught his attention.

Looking out into the hall, Darius watched as Arabella walked by with a tray with the mayor's food. She gave him a slight nod. It was his signal to head towards the room. Quickly, Darius abandoned his desk and snuck down the hallway toward the stairs. The wing where the Mayor's office and the war room were located was separated from the living quarters of the rest of the family and staff.

Without much preamble, he headed toward the room once he was on the second floor.

How Madge got the pass and secret code to go inside he didn't know, nor did he want to know. Darius swore Madge was a genius.

Arriving at the nondescript door he slid in the key card and punched in the number. The lock on the door buzzed and Darius quickly walked inside. There was a wall of monitors on the right-hand side. To his left, a phone that he assumed connected the mayor with the Mayors from other districts, and a computer and printer. Directly in front, a dark screen that flashed the symbol of the Capitol made him nervous.

Looking toward the monitors, he realized that they each had a small plaque underneath, one for each district. There was even one for district thirteen and one for the Capitol. It was snowing in all but five districts. Darius wasn't sure what he was looking at.

He turned to look at the computer monitor as it flashed.

It was then the Capitol screen flashed the symbol for the Capitol. "Crap."

The president was about to make an appearance. Quickly, he abandoned his pursuit of the truth and left. At the end of the hallway, Darius saw that the Mayor's office was opening and he immediately walked towards the Mayor.

The Mayor looked like his daughter."Darius?"

"I just came up to say I was leaving for the evening. It looks like we're going to get another storm."

The mayor checked his watch. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Sure, see you tomorrow." Darius calmly walked away though his heart was beating a thousand miles an hour.

Within moments he was back at his desk. He took the card and placed back in the book.

Madge walked in. "So how was the reading?"

"It's a tough subject to crack. I would have to read it over as the information is scattered about the entire chapter." Darius rubbed his neck. He hoped that Madge would understand his cryptic message.

"Sure." Madge nodded. "I was hoping for more help, but I'll talk to my teacher and possibly get an extension."

"That would be amazing." Darius left leaving Madge in the room.

She sighed and walked out of the room wishing she had strawberries to eat. She really loved them. Feeling restless, she dressed and went outside for a walk. The district looked beautiful under a blanket of snow. Though it was freezing, as she walked she saw Gale Hawthorne walking and by his side wasn't Katniss, it was a small round blond. Madge's eyes went round when she saw who the blonde was and how relaxed Gale was.

From a distance, Madge watched the warmth in Gale's smile. She had never seen Gale react that way to anybody, Merchant or Seam. He didn't even smile like that around Katniss.

Shocked, she did a double take. She was crushed because she liked Gale. She thought he was dreamy, but his responses to her were always so negative and every time she tried she failed. She frowned questioning why Gale would pay attention to Delly, of all people.

Delly wasn't pretty. She was a fat, colorless girl, with dry, pale yellow, wild, curly hair.

Madge shivered in the cold. She pursed her lips as Gale gave Delly another soft look. She frowned as she stared at the gorgeous hunk brush a lock of Delly's horrid hair away from her face. Madge expected Delly to react to Gale touching her, but she didn't. Delly kept on talking.

"What a waste," Madge muttered to herself. Every girl knew when a guy touched you it meant he was interested.

If Madge had been in Delly's position she would've reacted differently. She would've flirted back and touched those arms of his. She would've attempted to kiss Gale. Madge didn't see anything in Delly to suggest she liked Gale. Perhaps, Madge thought to herself, there was a chance for her to make a move on Gale after all.

He was the hottest guy in the district. Gale was tall, dark, and ruggedly handsome. There were rumors that he was a very good lover. A lot of the Merchant girls were dying to be with him. Madge wasn't sure if the rumors were true, but she knew from hearing the old Peacekeepers talk about Gale's regular visits to the Slag-Heap.

Madge swallowed as she nervously thought of the Slag-Heap. If there ever came a day that she and Gale ever hooked up, she would never allow him to take her there. She didn't want to be taken to a place others had been. Madge wanted to be special. Yet, as she glanced at Gale one last time, she saw that yielding look on his face that she'd seen on Darius' face when he was falling for Greasy Sae's daughter.

Shaking her head, she told herself she was wrong. What she saw was due to the things that were going on in the district. Madge found that the cold was getting to her so she turned around and headed back to the house.