AN: I'm going to start off my saying sorry for not updating sooner! I know this is a short chapter but I am going on vacation over winter brake and I wanted to at least have an update. Lastly I have a QUESTION FOR YOU ALL; should I do long chapters or short chapters? If I do short chapters I will probably update sooner but I know that some people don't like short chapters so please tell me what you think! Hope you enjoy this chapter! PLEASE REVIEW AND ANSWER THE QUESTION!

"Katniss, wait!" I say trying to catch up to her as she moves through the crowed of victors and tributes to the patio door.

"Katniss please just hear me out." I say following her through the patio doors.

"Why? You kiss me, than the next minute you kiss Clove? Is that how you are playing these games? Make me fall in love with you, making it easier for you to kill me?" She has blocked all emotions from showing.

"No, that's not is at all! It was just a kiss on the cheek and I am supposed to be "in love" with her and you're supposed to be with Peeta!" I say my voice starting to get angry but I try to hold it back.

"No! Not any more." She says looking me straight in the eyes. I say nothing and she just shivers as a cold wind passes by.

"What do you mean?" I finally get out as I gesture for her to sit down with me on a small bench. She sighs but sits down. She sits right next to me to gain some warmth.

"I talked to Haymitch and convinced him to not continue with the whole love thing, I told him that I just wanted to be independent in the games."

"Why?" I say still genuinely confused.

"B-because of last night. With everything that happened," She says while looking down at the floor, "It made me realize-"

I cut her off realizing what she is getting at, "No, I get it now, you don't want to get distracted in the games and you just want to be by yourself, it's fine, but it would have been nice to know that before-" I stop myself. I just smile at my thought and run my hand through my hair.

"Before what?"

I look at her straight in the eyes, "Before I feel for you." I saw her breath catch a little, but they she smiles, and a blush tints her cheeks, "But obviously that doesn't matter" I add as I start to get up slowly and start for the door.

Her voice stops me, "You're right I don't want to have any distractions in the games, I just want to get home to my sister, and being "in love" with Peeta is just what I don't need," I feel her hand on my back and I turn around, "But what I do need is some who believes in me." Then she kisses me, gently, and pulls back.

We walk back into the room together and we go our separate ways. I see Finnick looking at me and I send him a smile telling him that very thing is fine; he nods and continues his conversation with the boy from 5.

I walk over to the only other mentor I feel that I absolutely need to talk to, Haymitch. As he sees me coming over to him I flinches slightly as if I am coming over there to hurt him. "I need to talk to you about something." I say and Haymitch just nods silently, so I continue, "What's it like having the person you love in the games with you?"

He sighs, "During the games it's a living hell, even more than if it was just the normal games, but after, when they die in your arms, nothing can whip the image from your brain." His eyes look far away. I know what he is thinking about his games and everything that happened to him during them.

I start to walk away not wanting to bug him because I already got the information I wanted from him but Haymitch's voice stops me, "It isn't Clove is it?" I don't answer but he continues, "It won't ever work out between you two."

"You can't control who I love, or who she loves."

"No, but I can control some of the games."

PS. My Birthday is Tomorrow (Dec 19) So this is my present to all of you who are amazing for supporting me in writing this story! Thanks you so much I HONESTLY could not have done it with out you!