Katniss roughly yanked Johanna by the arm into the house and shut the door behind them, leaving Gale confused outside.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Johanna hissed.

"Why'd you bring him?" Katniss demanded.

"Because I wanted to." Johanna replied shortly.

"And you didn't even tell me?"

"What, that he wanted to see his family? Not everything involves you. Jesus, Katniss, that's a little conceited, don't you think?"

"I'm not an idiot," Katniss replied, pointing a finger at Johanna. "He hasn't been back to 12 in 6 years to see his family. Why would he suddenly come now? You had everything to do with this and I know it. You didn't just bump into him on the train."

Johanna was quiet for a split second. She hadn't thought this far ahead, not really. She wasn't totally sure what to say. But that had never stopped her before, so just just spoke. "He misses you, you fuck. And I know you miss him. I'm sick of his sulky attitude whenever I mention you. You better make up, I can't deal with it anymore."

"Sick of his- I'm sorry, what?"

"What?"

"How would you…?" Katniss trailed off as she thought about the circumstances Johanna and Gale could possibly know each other well enough where they spoke about her casually.

"You get to know a lot about a person when you wake each other up with nightmares and are up until 4 in the morning." Johanna said flatly in response.

Katniss' eyes widened as she put the pieces together. "So that's where you've been all this time? In District 2? With him?"

"Congrats, Brainless, you've figured it out." Johanna rolled her eyes.

"You're… with Gale?" Katniss' voice was a whisper at most, and her shock was very apparent. "Like… together, as in a couple?"

"Listen, I don't know if I'd go that far with it. But yes."

"When did you-? How did that happen?"

"I knew him a bit from 13 and the war and everything, but we bumped into each other again at the commemoration. And he said if I was ever in 2, I should stop by. So I did. And then, well, I went back after I left you last time." Johanna finished with a shrug.

Katniss blinked. "You've slept with him." It was not a question.

Johanna flipped her hair over her shoulder with her hand before returning her hand to rest on her hip. She and Katniss were toe to toe, upset with each other for reasons they did not fully understand. "Since when has my sex life been any of your business, Everdeen?"

Katniss rolled her eyes. "That's a yes, then."

"So what if I did? Why does that matter so much to you?"

"I'm- I just couldn't picture…" Katniss shook her head. She couldn't picture Gale and Johanna together at all, let alone that way. Gale had been her friend for so many years and had never seemed one to be too concerned with physical intimacy. He had had walls up as long as Katniss had known him. And Johanna, well she was a ball of fire constantly. Katniss wasn't quite sure how that would even work, not that she wanted to spend any time at all thinking about it.

"Well good, don't."

The abruptness and confidence of her response made Katniss laugh suddenly, and the tension between them disappeared as Johanna joined in.

"So, can you talk to him? I would like you to be able at least play nice together."

"I guess I can…"

"He really does miss you, Katniss." Johanna's voice softened.

Katniss nodded. "…I miss him too."

"Well, here's your chance to get your best friend back. Go for it." Johanna dramatically gestured towards the door.

Katniss sucked in a deep breath and opened the door.

Gale hadn't moved from his spot standing awkwardly in front of the house, but he had turned around to look down the path that led to the place he had grown up in and had changed so much since he had seen it last.

Katniss went down the stairs and stopped beside him. He looked at her, unsure what she would do now. Half of him wanted to hug her, half of him wanted to run. But he stayed put.

"Follow me. I think we should talk." She said, starting off towards the woods.

He smiled and started after her. "Alright."

He looked over his shoulder and saw Johanna smiling from her place in the doorway.

A/N: I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. Let me know what you think!