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Chapter 15 (Peeta's POV)

I stared at Rye, trying to comprehend what he was saying. It had to be one sick joke. He knew that there was no way I could get to Katniss. I didn't have the money to go half way around the world and for the love of God, she broke up with me. What would happen if I got there and she just slammed the door in my face?

And he was still talking, still suggesting it like I didn't know what he was up to. I couldn't just sit there and listen to him. "Get out."

He stopped mid-sentence. "What?"

"You think I don't know what you're doing? I didn't think you hated me so much," my voice was rising and I was sure everyone in the house could hear it, but I too angry to care, "I didn't think you could be so cruel and just mock me like that."

"What are you talking about Peeta?" You could see the confusion etched in his face.

"Telling me to go to Katniss. You know it's not possible. Do you think I haven't thought of it?" My voice had dropped and I was just crying. All the anger had faded to hurt and sadness, "It was the first thing I thought of Rye. Where am I going to get the money to travel to Montana? What if she doesn't want to see me? And her mom! How willing do you think her mom will be to let me take her away?" I collapsed on the bed in a sobbing mess.

"Please just leave."

I didn't bother to look and see if he was leaving but after a few minutes I heard a soft click of the door shutting.

I laid on my bed for an hour thinking over Rye's words. In that hour I realised I was a bit hard on him. He was trying to help me out.

I had also decided something: I was going to see Katniss Everdeen one last time if it was the last thing I did.

(Katniss's POV)

I pulled the string back, locking my target, and then let it go. I watched as the bow flew, piercing the grey rabbit and grinned.

Gale looked at me with an equally wild grin. "Good to know you still got it."

He had met me lying in the woods thinking about his words the previous day with two bows and quivers stocked full with arrows. My mom had tried to get rid of it while I was gone but Gale manages to snag it from her before she could. For that I would be forever grateful.

It'd been ages since I had gone hunting and it brought me that sense of exhilaration again. It was the one part of me that connected me to my father. The thought of my mother trying to take it away from made me surge with anger.

Being able to do it again made me forget about her. I guess that was another reason why I loved doing it so much. When I got started all I could do was breathe the forest air and concentrate on my target.

I retrieved the dead rabbit and bagged it then walked back to the meadow with Gale. As we neared the house, I had half the mind to walk in there and just drop the rabbit on the kitchen island and just see the expression in my mother's face but I knew it would go to better use with Rooba and Gale would never let me do it anyways.

Rooba was the town butcher. She was always ready to take my meat even though she could get a perfectly good shipment from the city. The elderly woman always told me she preferred mine better.

We gave her the rabbit and she gave me a warm smile, welcoming me back home.

"Good to be back." It was a lie obviously. They say home is where the heart is and my heart was with Peeta. As long as I was without him, as long as I was here, I would never be home.

(Peeta's POV)

I knocked on Rye's door softly. After a few seconds he opened it and I could tell he was shocked to see me.

"I'm sorry."

I couldn't help but feel guiltier and a bit surprised when he pulled me into a hug. He let me go and said, "It's okay dude. You're still hurt that she left you, I get that."

I honestly doubted that he understood what I was going through but refrained from saying it. Instead I sat on his bed and said, "I miss her." He didn't say anything and so I continued. "It physically hurts to be away from her. I was mad at her for a while but I get why she did it, I mean it is something she would do, but it just sucks."

He patted by back awkwardly in an attempt to console me. "But hey, at least you got one wild night with her before she left right?"

I looked up at him, ready to give him a glare but seeing the sly grin on his face, I couldn't help but smile along with him. "It was a bit weird at first but then she wanted to do it a second time and it got really…fun." I didn't know what compelled me to say that but it just spilled out of my mouth before I could stop myself.

Rye burst out laughing then patted my back. "I always knew Katniss had a wild side to her. Keep it up and soon enough you'll be an expert."

"I'm not going to turn into you if that's what you think."

"You could never turn into me. I'm one of a kind. Besides I know Katniss is the only one you would want to do that with."

I smiled a little but then stopped as I remembered part of the reason I came Rye. "I actually came here to tell you that I'm willing to hear you plan out, even though it's stupid."

Rye was quick to explain. "It's just an idea, Finnick's. We were all going to pitch in to get you enough money to take a plane there and back. Hopefully with Katniss."

I smiled at the thought of it. Having Katniss on the plane with me, knowing that the plan worked and she was in my arms like she should be.

As much as I didn't want to, I brought myself back to reality. There were still a lot more things to work out. "What about her mom?" I asked him.

Rye scratched the back of his neck nervously. A trait all the Mellark kids inherited. "Well we were thinking that you could just show up at her house while her mom was sleeping ant take her and her stuff and leave."

"Really Rye, we need a solid plan. Come to think about it, we don't even know where she lives or what part of Montana she's in."

Rye suddenly perked up and said, "Au contraire my friend." I watched him as he shuffled through his nightstand before pulling out a crumpled piece of paper. I looked at the paper, only to read in Rye's messy scrawl:

1975 24th Street Walnut Groove, Silver Bow, Montana.

I stared at the paper in awe. It couldn't be. I looked at rye, ready to ask if this was what I thought it was but mom's firm voice sounded throughout the house.

"Kids! Dinner!"

I followed rye out the door, clutching the small piece of paper. Looking at it made everything so real. I was going to go there; I was going to go to Katniss. I could already feel the tears prickling at the thought.

I could feel my parents' eyes on me during dinner. I could see why considering I was on the brink of tears and holding a piece of paper like my lifeline.

I guess in a way it was.

Mom put Prim and I on clean up duty. We fell into an easy routine of silently washing and drying. Until Prim spoke up that is. "I miss her too." I didn't bother to ask. I knew she was talking about Katniss. I stayed quiet instead. She took the opportunity to continue. "I never got to say goodbye. I know it's stupid that I'm all sad about that because it's not like she's dead or anything but I just wish I could have said goodbye to her."

I knew Prim and Katniss bonded over the time she was here. Prim was the only girl in the family other than mom and Katniss was almost like a big sister to her. She definitely treated Prim like her little sister. I pulled her into a quick hug and said, "It's not stupid." Then we both got back to doing the dishes.

"She still loves you, you know." Prim spoke up again after a minute.

Katniss's last words to me rang in my ears. I still love you.

"I know," I finally said, "I know she does."

I noticed her looking at me and I looked back at her with a questioning expression.

"You're going to other, aren't you?" She saw the look I was giving he and added with a glare, "I'm thirteen not stupid. Give me a little credit."

We hurried up with the dishes and Prim hurried off to her room. Probably to text Rue about my love life. But not before engulfing me in a bone crushing hug.

I sighed. Thirteen year olds.

(Katniss's POV)

I sat on my bed, with Gale by my side, looking at Madge expectantly. It'd been a couple of day s since Gale talked to me about going to Peeta and after putting a lot of thought in it, I realized he was right. Walking around, moping wasn't going do anything for me. It wouldn't bring me Peeta. I had tried to work out the little things like how I was going to get there, if I would be able to bring Eddie, and how I would get past my mom. I knew she would practically disown me when she found out I snuck out and traveled across the country.

But most importantly, I didn't know if Peeta would want to see me. I remembered the look on his face when I told him we should break up. How he didn't say anything when I told him that I still loved him.

Even though I didn't have the right to be, I was hurt, but I was determined to see him one last time. If he didn't want me back, It would be heart wrenching but I would respect his wishes.

So now I was looking at Madge, urging her to understand why I was doing this. She looked at Gale as if to see if we were really suggesting this but then she looked at me, really looked at me, and saw all the emotion, how much I wanted to see Peeta and how much I wanted – needed – her to help. She sighed and I smiled inwardly, knowing I had gotten to her.

"I can't believe you actually came up with this idea." She said to Gale, "And I can't believe I'm going to help you.

"You'll help?" This time I couldn't contain my grin.

"I just said that didn't I?" She replicated my smile and said softly, "It's nice to see Kantiss Everdeen in love and I'm not going to be the one that gets in the way of that."

"So," Gale said, ending the moment, "When do you plan on leaving?"

"As soon as I get enough money. I don't want to take any from my mom considering I'm already going to be in so much trouble."

Gale and Madge gave each other that look that told you they were having a silent conversation with each other.

"We'll help you with the money." Madge finally said.

I got ready to object but Gale was quick to jump in. "Katniss you came to us for help and that's what we're trying to do. Besides you're not exactly in the position to deny our help."

I refrained from pointing out that he couldn't possibly provide enough money for a ticket to there and back when I realised that Madge would probably be paying for most of it. She came from a wealthy family because her dad was the mayor of the small town.

Instead, I told them they were right and dived in to planning my great escape.

I had been lying on my bed for what seemed like hour s but was probably only thirty minutes.

After dinner with my mom, I went upstairs and waited. I knew she stayed down for an extra thirty minutes before going upstairs and retiring it bed.

When I heard her soft footsteps on the hardwood floor, I quickly got up and gathered my bags. I knew there was a big chance that he might not want me back but in the event that he did, I wanted to be prepared.

When I knew for sure that my mom was in her room, I quietly slipped out of my room, bag in tow. It was pitch black and I didn't want to turn on the lights out of fear that she would notice.

I was in the kitchen now. I could see the door. I could see my freedom. I let my excitement get the best of me though, because I distractedly walked into the table holding the glass lamp. I guess all those years of hunting paid off because I quickly caught it before it landed on the floor.

I walked towards the door with more caution. I was walking out when I heard my name. It was so soft that I could have sworn I just imagined it but when I turned around, even in the dark I could see the unmistakeable outline of my mother.

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