A/N: Okay, this is the chapter where you get to meet Crescent. What do you guys think of here? Would her and Gale make a good couple, or should he be with Katniss?
Chapter 6:
Fade to Black
I am shocked by the girl's beauty; flowing brown hair that falls into waves, the same sad eyes as her brother, she is skinny and around Katniss' height. She looks at me and tilts her head questioningly. "Hi, I'm Crescent." She chimes. She extends her hand out to me. I am immediately flabbergasted, "I um, I'm G-gale Hawthorne, and this is Coal." I point towards him. She laughs and then says, "Yeah uh, I think I know what my brother looks like." My face flushes. What an idiot I am, of course she knows who her brother is! I try to laugh but it doesn't come across that way. She continues to stare at me while I avoid her gaze. Coal nudges me and says, "Wasn't there something you were going to tell her." I turn to Crescent and respond, "Oh right, well uh, the class that I have it uh doesn't allow, I mean you have to be at least ten years old…" She looks at me with a sad face, "Oh, well that's too bad, I guess I was just thinking that a nice guy like you would bend the rules just this once…" I feel immediate guilt when I turn to Coal and see him with puppy dog eyes. All I can say is, "Yeah I uh, um, I guess." She responds with something rather interesting, "I mean, maybe you could make an exception just this once…And tell you what, if you do, I'll go out with you." I can feel my face turning red, so I try to cover it up, "Well, what makes you think I want to go out with you?" She looks at me with smoldering eyes, "Oh trust me, you do." Then she laughs. I tell her that I will make an exception.
We walk Coal back in silence, and then I turn to her and say, "Are you free now?" She looks at me questioningly and asks, "Don't you have a class to teach?" I look back and see Rory guiding the class smoothly, "Eh, Rory's got it handled." She smiles and then says something that throws me off, "I'm not scared of you Gale Hawthorne." I lean in close to her ear and whisper, "You should be." We stare intensely at each other until she starts laughing. "What?" I ask. "Nothing, nothing, let's go."
She leads the way and I follow. I think of three things while we are walking; how Rory is doing, where we are going, and this girl is freaking crazy. In the midst of me following her, she stops. "What? What's wrong?" She looks up at the sky and says, "It's the first snow fall of the year, if you are outside when it happens it means you will have good luck." I turn to her and say, "Yeah, that's a load of crap." She looks at me with angered eyes, "Oh shut up!" I chuckle a bit and we keep walking. We make it to the Hob and settle down for some stew. While eating, I ask her where she came from and who she is, she stops eating and says, "I lived in District 12 for the longest time, you got me, my mom, and Coal out before the bombs hit. Unfortunately my dad wasn't so lucky…My family moved to District 13 soon after. My mom wanted to avenge my fathers death by joining the rebellion. Her name was Jackson, you may know her. Anyways, I heard she got killed or something, it's kind of a mystery…Now I live with Coal all alone." Her voice cracks by the end of it. I think more about this girl and what happened to her. Her mom…Jackson. Suddenly I remember the name of the woman that was in command of my team during the uprising. Her name was Jackson. Could it be that I was there when Crescent's mom died? Crescent calls out my name. I stand up and say, "Thanks for going out with me, it was fun, I uh need to go now, come over anytime." She jumps in front of me, puts her arms on my chest and asks, "Wait, where are you going?" "Home." I reply. "I'll come with you." I walk around her, "No don't. Rory will walk Coal over to your house, it was nice meeting you." She mumbles my name but I keep going.
How many people do I have to hurt. Her mom is dead because of me, I could have saved her, tried a little harder, ran a little faster, but no, I had to be a life destroyer. Crescent is going to hate me when she finds out, so why enjoy something if it is going to end?
I walk back to my house and find everyone gone. I go into my kitchen to find a note from Rory saying that he is back home and that it was fun. I spend the rest of my day cleaning up the backyard, and by the time night comes, a whole new set of nightmares devour me.
A/N: Fun Fact: I am totally and completely Team...Peeta. Sorry if I bursted your bubbles.