Alright you guys, here is another! I got a lot of views, but no reviews yet, please review and let me know what you think. I hope that it isn't boring you. This is my first time writing a fanfic ever so I hope it is at least interesting to read. I will try and get Chapter 4 up within the next 24 hours but I do have a fairly busy week ahead of me.

Chapter 3

Gale's POV

We are escorted to the fourth floor of the justice building so that we can have one last goodbye to our families. I am so worried about my family, I usually provide for them. I have only taken Rory out a dozen times and he is a quick learner but it takes him quite a few tries before he is able to catch anything.

"Mom, it's going to be okay" I tell her as she enters the room crying and goes straight for a hug.

"Gale, please come back, I don't want to lose my baby" Hazelle said

"Mom, I am going to do my best, I have to watch out for Katniss too" I said to her, I am going to bring her home, but I think I am going to leave that part out.

"Just try for my Gale, promise me you will try" Hazelle asked

"Yes mom, I will try" Gale lied. He knew he wasn't going to come out of there.

He turned to his brother Rory and said "You are going to be the man of the house now, I need you to promise me that you will take care of mom and Posy okay. Please remember that they need you. Don't take out tesserae unless you absolutely have to. Okay, you know how to hunt, I showed you all that there is to know, you are a quick study, you will get it in no time. Please please please help Prim and her mother okay. Promise me that you will not let them starve."

"I promise Gale, please come back" cried Rory as the peacekeepers came in and ordered them out.

"I love you all" I yelled as the door slammed shut.

I paced around the room with my hands on my head. I still can't believe this is happening. Wasn't it this morning I was sitting with Katniss on the rock eating fresh bread? Wasn't it also this morning where I just wanted to tell her how I felt because I love her so much. Now, we both are going to the arena to die. She will be coming out though. Her sister needs her, she will not die.

Next, Madge walked in. Madge is the mayors daughter and one of my friends growing up.

"Madge" I said as I gave her a hug

"Gale, I am so sorry, I don't want you to go" cried Madge

"I know Madge, I know. Please do me a favor and watch out for Rory and Posy for me. Make sure they are fed okay?" I said to her.

Even though Madge is the mayors daughter, she knows her berries. She picks them all the time and shares them with me. I am sure she could get into a lot of trouble doing that, but she doesn't care. She and I have always had each other's backs since as long as I can remember.

Madge handed me something. It was a woven bracelet. She loves making them and she said that it would bring me luck.

"Thank you Madge I will make sure I have it with me in the arena. We all know I am going to need luck. My good looks can only get me so far" I winked at her

"Oh Gale, come back to me okay? I love you" Madge said as she kissed my cheek and left.

"I love you too Madge, my dear friend" I replied after the door had closed.

Katniss' POV

This room is so boring, the walls are all white. I am trying to concentrate on everything but going to that arena because I feel like I am on the verge of crying.

The door opens and my mother and Prim are here to say goodbye to me.

"Katniss!" Prim cried as she ran into my arms.

"It's okay Prim, please don't cry little duck" I said

"Please Katniss, come back, your smart and you can hunt, you're going to be okay" she said

"I will" is all I could reply.

I look over to my mother who is crying.

"Mom, I love you, please promise me that you will not let Prim take out any tesserae. And that you will not check out like last time when we lost dad. You have to take care of her you are all that she has now!" I started to yell

"Katniss, I'm better now, I won't" she said

"PROMISE ME!" I yelled

"I will, please come back" she cried

"I will do my best mom, I love you so much" I said

As I was hugging both of them the peacekeepers came in and grabbed them from me.

All I could make out was Prim yelling for me and there was nothing I could do to comfort her as they slammed the door shut.

I feel like I am about to lose it when the door opens behind me and Hazelle, Rory, and Posy walk in.

"Hazelle" I say, I can see her eyes are puffy, same with Rory and Posy's.

Posy is too young to know what is going on, but she knows it's not good when both her mother and brother are crying.

"Katniss, you're like a daughter to me, please please be safe. I am hoping for your return as well as Gale's." she said while embracing me.

"I will protect him Hazelle, I love him" I whisper to her

"I know you do, as he does you" she said

"Rory, protect your family, protect Prim" I say to him while grasping onto his shoulders "You, you are a Hawthorn, you will be okay, you are strong"

"I will Katniss, I promised Gale and I promise you" he said as they were leaving.

I thought I wasn't going to get anymore visitors until I heard the door open again. It was Peeta Mellark.

I have only seen him a few times in school, he was the baker's son. Why was he coming to see me I wondered.

"Hello" is all I could say

"Hi, I'm Peeta" he said

I just stood there in silent.

"Here" he said giving me some cookies "I wanted you to have these. I just wanted to let you know that I will make sure that Prim stays fed. I will take care of her"

"Thank you" was all I could say, I was completely shocked. Why would he want to take care of her? We weren't even friends or anything. Why is he being so nice?

He gave a small nod and left.

It was time for Gale and me to be escorted out of the Justice Building and to the train station so that we can be on our way to the Capital. It is about a 2 day journey there. When we get to the train station we board the train and it had the most colorful rooms imaginable. Effie lead us both to our rooms, they were right across the hall from each other.

"Dinner will be served in promptly 30 minutes. Do NOT be late" she said and walked away

Gale went into his room and I went into my room. The first I did was just lie in my bed and start crying. I was only in there for about two minutes before there was a knock on my door. I didn't think I was being that loud.

"Come in" I said as I was wiping away my tears. It was Gale. I should have known.

"Hey Catnip, how are you holding up?" he asked

"Gale, I am so scared for us. I don't want us both to be in there. We talked about if one of us would have been reaped, but I never would have thought both of us would be entering. I just couldn't let Prim go in there; she would have been killed within the first 10 minutes. She is so innocent, so pure. She couldn't hurt a fly" I cried into his arms

"I know Catnip, I know. I would have done the same if Rory would have been reaped. They are going to be okay, they have each other and they will take care of each other" he said

"I know" is all that I could reply.

Our 30 minutes is up and we had to go to dinner before Effie had a heart attack that we were late. But unfortunately, we were late… by one minute.

"YOU BOTH ARE LATE" Effie said

"Sorry" Gale and I said in unison

"Doesn't anyone know how to be on time? WHERE IS HAYMITCH?" she asked frustrated.

We sat down at the table and saw the feast; it was the most food I have ever seen in my life. Gale and I just looked at each other not knowing what to do. Was all this food for us?

Next thing Gale and I both knew, Haymitch was stumbling into the dining area. From what we both could tell, he was drunker than a skunk.

Haymitch sits down and starts to pour him some wine. Just what he needs I was thinking.

"So, how do we win?" I hear Gale asked

Haymitch completely ignores us.

"HOW DO WE WIN?" I ask louder

Again, he ignores us again.

Gale looks at me, and I am fuming with anger, he reaches to grab a roll and I grabbed my knife and stabbed it right between his fingers.

"THAT IS NOT LADY LIKE!" Effie yelled

Gale looked at me completely shocked.

"Well, well, well… look what we have here" Haymitch said

"I asked you a question, answer it. How do we win?" I said

"Looks like we have a couple of fighters, I like that. How about you let me eat my dinner in peace, and we will talk tomorrow" Haymitch replied

After dinner, Gale and I went back to his room to talk. I am glad that he is here with me, I don't know what I would do without him.

"Katniss, what has gotten into you at dinner?" he asked me

"He wasn't answering our questions and he is a damn mentor, he needs to mentor us not be a complete and utter drunk" I said

"I know Katniss, but getting him angry with us isn't going to help us get sponsors. He is the one who sends us things we need in the arena" he said making a point

"Gale, I am tired, I am going to go to bed." I said getting up and going back to my room.

Gale's POV

I am not sure what to do or what to say to help comfort Katniss. I know that she is scared but she has this strong front that I just can't seem to get past. I promised myself that I am going to tell her that I love her before we get to that arena. I just don't know how.

The next morning, we woke up late and went to lunch. Effie and Haymitch was already there.

"Well, its about time" Effie said

"Good morning" I said as I was setting down. "Where is Katniss?"

"I'm right here" she replied walking in taking a seat next to me.

"So, where do we begin" I ask Haymitch

"Stay alive" is all Haymitch said

"Well, duh, but how?" Katniss snapped

"Look sweetheart, When we get to the Capital, there will be days of training as a group and then you will meet with the gamemakers to show your individual talents. Then Effie and I will prepare you both for the interview. After that is the games. I will try and get you both sponsors and you both will try to not piss me off" Haymitch said "I will keep the drinking to a minimum and you both will stay out of my way and I will be able to do the best I can to get you both home. Deal?"

"Deal" we both replied.

We were approaching the Capital and there are so many people clapping and screaming. Katniss and I went to the window to see. I put my arm around her waist as started to wave to the crowd.

"What are you doing?" hissed Katniss

"Why not? These people are going to give out their money to us. We need them to like us" I replied

I pulled her closer to me, because for some reason, being close to Katniss comforts me. What surprised me is the leaned into me like she was comfortable. This was my chance, but I still couldn't do it. So instead, I kissed her forehead, and then she looked up and stared right into my eyes.