So guys, I'm really terribly sorry but I got a little confused with the characters. Earlier I mentioned Captain Snow, but I will have to change this a little as the captain will be Plutarch, and Snow will be District Twelve's mayor. Sorry for the confusion.
In District Twelve's wharf, Annie runs towards her best friend Katniss and they embrace each other in a hug.
"Annie I'm so happy to see you. When did you come back from your honeymoon?"
"Oh a couple of days ago. It was amazing." Annie smiles.
"Why didn't you come and see me earlier? I have so much to tell you. I ended things with Sebastian."
"So I heard. What did your parents say?" Annie asks worried. The wind blows and although it's a hot day Annie was very cold in her short dress.
"My dad supports me so much. But my mother, well you know her. After everything that happened, she barely even speaks to me. Oh but tell me about your honeymoon!" Katniss takes Annie's hand and asks this in a dreamy voice. Katniss and Annie have always dreamed of their wedding day, and of course of their honeymoon, since they were little girls. Annie has always wanted a family, and although Katniss wants one to herself too one day, she knows how much Annie wants to be a mother.
When Annie first told Katniss that she was going to marry Mr. Coriolanus Snow, a man not only twice her age, but also District Twelve's mayor, Katniss wasn't too happy about it. She was worried. She never liked Snow, and she doesn't even know why. He seems like the type of guy who would throw people somewhere to fight and sit back and enjoy watching them with a large popcorn, all for his amusement. But seeing how happy Annie looked right now, changed her mind, at least a little.
"My husband is amazing, he spoils me really. I mean we even had to pay for extra baggage due to all of the things he bought me" Annie tells her proudly.
"Wow. But I referred to being married. All of the things that you imagined and dreamed of when we were little, Annie did they come true?"
Annie's smile freezes, but after taking a deep breath she smiles again. "The same things that you dreamed of when you met Gale." Annie says.
"Yes." Katniss nods and after a small pause she adds, "But you're not answering Annie." Katniss's smile turns into a frown now too.
"Coriolanus is a great man. And I love him." Annie says.
A little further Peeta Mellark stands talking with Seneca Crane about District Twelve's leather factory, when his eyes fly to her. He smiles as he realizes he is seeing the girl he cannot seem to get out of his head once again, not too far away from him.
Seneca interrupts his thoughts and makes his mind come back to reality. "Mr. Mellark, I don't really see any reason to buy new machines."
"I want to modernize the factory to make the job easier for the workers."
"The workers are used to the machines we already have. Your father, god bless his soul has.." Seneca starts again but Peeta doesn't let him finish.
"My father is dead Seneca Crane." Peeta lifts his head back up and his eyes search the girl with the long brown curls.
"I know. I just..I want to give you advice since you are so young. Your fa.." once again Seneca doesn't get to finish as Peeta turns to look at him and once again interrupts him.
"I thank you for that. But starting today things will be done my way. And if don't agree with this, just tell me, so that I can search for a new administrator."
"No!" Crane yells. "There is no problem, of course, I am at your service." But Peeta isn't even looking at him, as the girl with the brown curls and the red haired girl who he assumes is her friend start walking away.
"It will take around a week for the machines to arrive. Will you stay long here in District Twelve?" Seneca asks.
With one last glance towards the girls, Peeta gives an answer with a smile.
"Maybe."
X
A little while later, Katniss makes her way to her fathers office and finds him asleep on his chair. She smiles and after gently closing the door, she goes to wake him up with a kiss on his cheek.
"Hey dad." she gently says before walking across the room to sit on the other side of the table.
"I say my friend Annie today. The girl that married Coriolanus Snow."
"Oh yes. How is she?" Charlie asks.
"Good. She just came back from her honeymoon."
"Did she look happy? I mean, it is different to be in a relationship, and to be married. That's why I was so worried about you when your mother..well I guess there is no point in talking about this now." Charlie says.
"Wouldn't you like to see me in love? Planning my wedding, with the love of my life?" Katniss asks with a dreamy voice.
"Of course. But not yet. You just ended a relationship, and it is good to have some time and space, before you think of these things." Charlie says firmly. "Enjoy yor freedom Katniss."
"Freedom? Like that's ever going to happen knowing my mother. It's almost as if she would be spying on me all the time or something." Katniss says, searching across the room, not all too surprised if she would find cameras somewhere hidden. But right after she says this, Diana walks inside with a glare.
Katniss turns to look at his father almost as if to say, see, I told you.
"Katniss. Go be with your aunt Effie, I need to speak to your father."
Katniss nods and without another word, walks away but instead of going to the living room to accompany her aunt, she walks out the door where she knows Gale is waiting for her. The last time she saw him was ten days ago, and now he was finally back. So she makes her way to the beach, where indeed she spots him lying in the sand. The water looks black, due to it being night time, and gladly Katniss and Gale could have the beach all to themselves.
Katniss takes her shoes off and runs towards him, and the two kiss.
"I can't take it anymore. I need you to speak to my dad."
"I know Catnip." Gale sighs.
"Really. I just..I don't like feeling like I'm lying to him, or hiding things from him. I have always been honest with him. Very open. And if he finds out about us from someone else, I'm going to feel really guilty." Katniss tells him but Gale doesn't answer.
"What? You don't want to do it?"
"No it's not that I don't want to do it, it's that if I do it, we're basically putting an end to this relationship." Gale says and Katniss watches him with a questioning face.
"Why would you say that?"
"Oh Catnip. I am a simple marine, I have no money, I don't come from an important family like Sebastian." Gale says this with an annoyed voice.
Katniss rolls her eyes, and places her hands on his shoulders.
"Again with that? The important thing here is, that I love you. That is what matters!"
"Yes. I agree. But for your family, that is not what matters. I will do it. But they won't accept me, you'll see." Gale says sadly.
"What my father cares about, is my happiness." Katniss smiles, and kisses him.
"When do you want me to talk to him?"
"Tomorrow."
"Perfect. Tomorrow I will speak to your dad. Of course." Gale laughs and the two start kissing again.
X
The next morning Katniss jumps out of bed exited for the day that Gale will finally talk to her father. She knows its the perfect time, as her mother leaves every Sunday morning to church and Charlie will be alone in his office. She walks down the stairs and spots Marvel.
"Did mom leave already?" She asks almost too exited.
"Yes." her brother simply answers.
"And you? Are you going to go out?"
"What do you care." he rudely answers before walking away.
"Oi, no need to be so rude." she yells after him frowning. But soon there is a knock on her door, and she runs to open it.
"Good morning." Gale smiles outside the door.
Katniss looks around to see if anyone is in the room, and quickly gives him a kiss. "I thought you weren't going to come. Wait here, I'll tell my father that you're here." Katniss starts to close the door but Gale stops her.
"No Catnip wait. What happens if your dad tells me no? Would you still marry me?"Gale looks at her straight in the eye, but she just calmly smiles.
"He will say yes! Don't make me more nervous. Don't move from here." She gives him another kiss, and then closes the door, leaving Gale waiting outside.
She walks towards her dad's office.
"Dad are you busy? Marine Hawthorne is here and he wants to talk to you." Katniss says. Charlie throws the newspaper he was reading to his desk.
"Marine Hawthorne? I don't believe I know him"
"Of course you do. A couple of days ago he brought you a message from Captain Plutarch."
"Oh yes. I really have a bad memory. Tell him to come in." he gently tells Katniss.
Katniss practically runs to the door again, as she hears another knock. "Wait Gale, you're so stubborn." she whispers to herself. As Katniss opens the door she soon realizes Gale is nowhere to be seen, but instead she is met with a pair of mesmerizing blue eyes.
His surprised smile tells her that he too is surprised to see her.
It's the man from the beach.