Chapter 2

"Hilish calm your self." Haymitch said as they walked into the Capitol building. Katniss inhaled a deep breath as she entered Gale's office.

"Katniss? Peeta? What are you two doing here?" Gale questioned as they all took a seat except Hilish. "And who might you be?" he said in a seductive tone as if they were the only two in the room.

"I'm District 13 and I want you dead!" she lost her temper. Her fists clenched into balls. He stood his ground, thinking that no one in their right mind would attack the President and a hunter at that. He had seen many scary things in his life. And he wasn't willing to let a girl like Hilish scare him. She inched closer, his breathing got heavier. Her perfectly formed body and short spiked blonde hair getting closer to him. Her teeth bared only slightly, Haymitch's hand flew up to her stomach and he stopped her from getting any closer.

"Trust me sweetheart, you don't wanna do this here and not right now. He is to powerful of a man at the current moment."

"Yes, Haymitch." she nodded and continued to stand.

"You were such an obedient child. I can't believe it's been twelve years since you've been in the games."

"No that's not right, there was someone else who won the Games twelve years ago." Gale said as he sat down in his chair.

"Haven't you ever heard of faking your own death? I know these two have." Hilish said, Gale got a disgusted look on his face. A smile crept across her's. She had found what made him tick, the jealousy of him not having Katniss and Peeta having her. Peeta was able to convince her into marriage and have a child. Katniss never wanted either of those things. "But Haymitch, I have something to tell you. I only need one team mate for the games. Katniss can stay with her baby if she so chooses. I can take Peeta into the Games or visa-verse." she said lowering her voice into a softer tone.

"I want to go into the games." Katniss said as she looked from Gale to Haymitch and from Peeta to Hilish. Hilish had seen her fight and she was willing to have such a strong person on her side. She was thrilled to go back to the Games. The Girl on Fire would return and so would District 13. The only District 13 survivalist. Gale's jaw dropped at Katniss's statement. Peeta merely glanced at the baby in her arms. How could she say that? She knows the risk of never coming back and also never seeing our daughter grow. Our daughter needs a mother. She also needs a father. If only this Hilish chick wouldn't have showed up at Haymitch's house. We could be preparing lunch for Haymitch and our selves. We could be doing everything differently.

"If you so choose. I would love to have you as a teammate. Thank you Katniss." Hilish smiled.

"But Katniss I thought that..." Peeta trailed off but was soon interrupted by Haymitch.

"Shh, boy, let the girl do as she pleases. Now, who's up for some white liquor? I know I am!"

"We all know you are..." Hilish and Katniss said at the same time. Gale smirked at seeing them both. He had possible began to feel something in the pit of his stomach. Love maybe? Or lust perhaps?Gale couldn't quite decide. He had given up on love after Madge died and Katniss married Peeta. He just couldn't bring himself to love another.

"Well welcome to the Games." Gale started.

"And let the odds be ever in your favor." Katniss finished. Katniss said no more and walked out of the room with her baby in her arms for Prim had begun to fuss. She cradled the baby in her arms and cooed a lullaby. Thinking over what had just happened in Gale's office. She hummed the melody of Hush Little Baby, since she could not for the life of her remember the lyrics to the lullaby. Peeta walked out of the office. He looked at his wife and daughter. He was glad of all the choices that he had made, tossing her bread, faking his death, marring Katniss, having Prim. His life was bliss, until Hilish came along.

"Oh, I didn't hear you come out." Katniss said in a soft whisper. Prim wiggled in her arms, could she really decide to leave her husband and her child? It was a snap decision, she was willing to go in the games for someone she loved, like when her sister, Prim, was going to be sent to the games and Katniss had taken her spot. Could she be able to do what she did then, now? She wasn't out of shape but she hadn't touched her bow since she had gotten pregnant.

"I didn't make much noise." Peeta whispered in return as he advanced closer to his family. The baby had drifted to sleep. "Let's take her to our room."

"You got us a room?"

"No, Haymitch did."

"Ah," she sighed. They walked slowly and silently to their room and rested there for the remainder of the night. They could hear the soft click of Haymitch's door across the hall. But one door they didn't hear all night was Hilish's, they never heard it open either. They wondered what in the world she could be up to all night. But they didn't spend to much thought on her they had their own plans.

Back with Gale

"You put up a nice act Hilish."

"You better not blow my cover or I will castrate you."

"Mmm, ok." He said and kissed the top of her head.