My life is complete. I have tickets to the midnight premiere for the Hunger Games. Awesomeness. Okay, so as I said in the end of last chapter, I wasn't really sure how to make Gale react. Since when she first said it he isn't really sure she means it since she was under drugs and all that stuff. So I came up with this reaction, which some may like. Others, not so sure. By the way the weird text stuff is kinda a preview for the chapter if you go through the trouble of changing the font to something readable.

Gotta be more than this, I need a little less hard time; I need a little more bliss. ~Gotta Be Something More, Sugarland

Denver's POV:

Immediately he draws back, I turn to look at him, but he refuses to make eye contact and look at the ground.

"What?" I demand, "You said you heard good news yesterday" I point out to him.

"Ya, I didn't know you meant it though, didn't know you meant it in that sort of way. You don't really know me Denver."

I can feel the fire rage into my eyes, I know they're blazing. Don't really know me? I know everything about him!

"Not know you! Damn it Gale! I know everything about you! I know you hunt for your family to keep them alive! I know you were forced to grow up way too fast! I know your favorite color is brown! I know you like to sleep with the windows open in the summer! I know it kills you that you can't be a big brother to your siblings! I know you hate the Capital like I do! I know you can't wait for a rebellion! I know you'd start one yourself if you could, and frankly, so would I! I know your best friend is Katniss, and that kills me! But you know what? She'll never be yours Gale! Never! She has Peeta! Even if that whole lover's thing was fake in there, they saved each other! They have an unbreakable bond! I know that before you loved her you always went out with girls! That killed me too! Because you would talk to them but not me! Damn I probably know more about Vick and Rory than you do too! If anything, you don't know me!" I'm yelling at him now, and right in his face. I'm not prepared when he takes his hands and shoves me to the ground and I fall back in the snow. My fury rises to a whole new level with that.

"I know you! God, I know how stubborn you are! I know how you don't hesitate to fight! I know you don't mind voicing your thoughts! I know you hate the Capital too! I know that really, you hate the mines! You hate going down there! It terrifies you! And you know what? Usually you're right about most things! I know I can't have Katniss! I know that! And you know what? Maybe we would be better friends if you had tried to talk to me! I wasn't aware I was the one who had to make the first move! Sorry if I didn't get that notice! Because really, I didn't see a reason to talk to you at all for six years!"

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-Gale's POV:

As soon as the last line leaves my mouth I regret it. I didn't mean to say that, not at all. But I did, and her reaction is immediate. She's already on her feet from when I shoved her down. Now her gray eyes have turned to fiery silver. She comes right up and shoves me hard against the tree; she really has gotten stronger in the mines. Then she slaps, no, punches me in the face.

"NO REASON!" she screams at the top of her lungs. "I WAS FUCKING DYING!" loud, she's way too loud, we're far from the fence but she might be heard. "IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT" I cut her up by pressing my lips to hers. She tries to pull away but I keep mine on hers. Only a few seconds pass before she's able to break away. Her face shows that she's. She's. Disgusted. She backs away from me slowly. And I notice something else too, she's crying. "No, you made yourself perfectly clear Hawthorne" With that she walks past me back towards the fence. She doesn't even look back at me, I stare after her, but I can hear her sobs. Not knowing what to do. But, I feel my heart pull towards her, I feel it and I hate it. Why do I always fall for girls I can't have?

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The next day is Friday; we only have a half day at work today. Today is also Denver's first day back. I haven't spoken to her; she hasn't even looked at me, since the woods. I hug Posy goodbye and then walk outside. I look over to Denver's house, it's empty. Where is she? I walk over and see she's already gone, so I start to make the walk by myself. It's lonely, I hate it.

When I reach the mines I see my crew gathered by the shaft. Denver's with them already, laughing away with Lucas. I scowl.

"Hawthorne, we got a change in partners!" Gary announces as I walk up.

"What? Why?" I ask, I don't want to change partners, I was hoping to talk to Denver during work. Everyone stops talking and looks at me for my reaction. Gary looks at Denver and she gives him a slight nod.

"Denver requested it, your new partner is Dalton."

No. I don't want this to happen; I don't want to be partners with Dalton. I look to Denver, Lucas pulls her into a one armed hug and grins at me, and I scowl my eyes at him. I don't want her partners with Lucas. "Sorry Hawthorne, she realized we were meant to be together, didn't you baby?"

Denver glares at Lucas, "No, I just wanted a change in routine. Change is good, isn't it?" No, I think. You hate change.

The next five hours are utter torture for me. The work is particularly hard today, and I have to listen to Lucas and Denver laugh and talk the whole entire time. I learn that she's going to the harvest festival tonight, and sadly, I hear her promise Lucas that he can dance with her. Somewhere between they're conversation of pie and Lucas saying she can come over to his house after if she wants I decide I'm going to the harvest festival too.

I know it's a really short chapter, but I wanted the festival to be it's own chapter so, this one is short. Special thanks to my brother who got up late so I have time to post this before I go to school. Please R-E-V-I-E-W!