WOOHOO! IT'S THE SURPRISE CHAPTER! AND THE SURPRISE IS (Drum-roll) YOUR GONNA HAVE TO READ THE CHAPTER! Sorry, had to do that. Now read the story, that's an order soldier. Haha, okay just read it.
Katniss's POV
Gale and me just walk around my old house. I can't believe he did this, it's just amazing. Yeah bad things have happened in this house, but it's where I lived, before the Reapings. It's where My mom, Prim, and I lived. I miss Prim to death. I think about how she died from those rebel bombs, but right now, I'm to occupied with my old house.
"Thank you Gale." I manage to say while looking around. Everything is exactly the same as it was before, nothing misplaced.
"You're welcome Catnip." He replies with a smile drawn on his face. Wait Katniss, the room seems too empty I think to myself. And my conscience is right, I am missing Peeta and Haymitch.
"Gale, I'm gonna go look for Sabio and Peeta. The surprise was amazing but I'm gonna get going." With that I begin to walk out.
"Wait," Gale says quickly, grabbing my arm to stop me. "I'm going to help." I just smile and except his offer. More like a command but still. We walk around the Seam for a while unto we come across this house still covered in soot. I walk up to it to find two different footprints. They're in there I think.
"Hey Gale, I think they might be in there." I point to the abandoned house.
"Huh, I never noticed that house before." Gale say, question creeping into his voice. We head inside where it's dark in every room. I can tell into hasn't been used in years.
We look around the house until we reach the living room and I hear talking. I look to Gale and he hears it too. I look around the corner to see Haymitch and Peeta talking.
"Well now that we know who it is, we'll make them pay." I hear Peeta say and then there is a pause. What are they talking about? I question.
"Damn right." I hear Haymitch say. Now I'm curious. I motion for Gale to follow me and we walk into the room.
"Who will pay?" I ask and the two jump a little. One more than the other and that happens to be the blonde.
"Oh, um, Katniss." Peeta fumbles over his words. He rubs the back of his neck then looks to Haymitch, whose face is a little wet. Was he crying?
"Can me and Sabio talk to you for a moment." Peeta says glancing to Gale.
"Oh um, is that okay Gale?" I ask him.
"Huh?" Gale says, "Oh sorry, looking around. Yeah, that's okay." He says. We walk into a bedroom and Haymitch takes off his hood for the moment and he seems to be on the verge of breaking down.
"Haymitch, are you okay, and what are you guys doing in here? What were you talking about." The questions fly out of my mouth without thinking. Peeta just looks at Haymitch. I turn my attention to Haymitch to see what's the matter. His black, wavy hair falls in front of his face and his gray eyes are shiny.
"What's going on?" The final question passes my lips.
"Katniss, Haymitch remembered what happened at the Capitol." Peeta says.
"What happened?" I look at Haymitch who is sitting on an old bed, facing the opposite direction.
"He says that these Peacekeepers took him to a white room and a Gamemaker was there. They knocked him out and the Gamemaker injected him with some sort of vaccine." Peeta explains. But for some reason that's not what I'm interested in. I hear silent sobs coming from across the room.
"You still didn't answer my other question," I begin. "Why are you guys in this house?" Peeta takes in a deep breath.
"This was Haymitch's old house." Peeta says shortly. Then something comes into my head. This might've been his brother's room. I remember Haymitch telling me about how his girlfriend, mother, and brother died from his little stunt. I walk over to Haymitch who has his head hanging down.
"Haymitch." I start.
"Hm." He mumbles.
"Was this your brother's room?" Peeta asks from behind. It takes a long time, but he shakes his head in a 'yes' motion.
"Haymitch, we're going to head back to the Victors Village." I say. Haymitch takes in a shaky breath and puts his hood up. I've never seen him like this, he's a total wreck.
"You guys go ahead, I need to get something quick." Haymitch gets up from the bed and goes to the opposite end of the room. Peeta and me get up and walk out. I just get a glimpse of Haymitch pulling a photo from the old dresser.
We find Gale and begin to walk out. "Where's Sabio?" Gale asks.
"Oh." I pause and look back. I see him come out of the house and begin to catch up to us. "He's coming."
We all go back and walk to my house, my Victor house. "Hey, I'll be right back, I need to make a call." I say and before anyone could ask questions, I head over to the phone. I dial a number and put the rarely used phone to my ear.
"Hello?" A male voice asks from the other end.
"Hey, It's Katniss. I need your help." I say pleadingly.
"What, ran out of sugar cubes?" The man says.
" What, no, It's Haymitch. He's not exactly middle aged anymore." I begin.
"Oh man, what did he get into now?"
"Well, he went to the Capitol and he became their guinea pig. You see he's younger. Like 25 years younger." There is a long pause and then he speaks.
"Okay, I'll come help. Besides there is not much to do here in District 4 and all."
"Thank you Finnick!" I exclaim.
"You're welcome, I'll be there by tomorrow." He says.
"That's good enough for me." I say goodbye to Finnick and hang up. Tomorrow, we will find out how to make Haymitch forty-one again.
Tada! Finnick was the surprise :D I made it so he survived the rebellion and now he can offer more sugar cubes. Okay, I don't know if that was a big surprise or not but oh well. Chapter nine soon because it's the weekend! Woohoo!