A/N: Once again, thank you! I am loving the reviews, and it's amazing to get these emails saying someone has started following or favouriting my story. I was wanting to write back, but my PMing wasn't working for some reason, so what I've seen some other writers do is just post their replies on the next chapter. So here are my responses!

Butterfly Phantomette- Yeah he so is. It was so fun writing it! ;)

Isane Rose- Thank you! Your reviews are very uplifting! And team Peetniss! Lol. I was thinking about how some say Team Peetniss, and some say Team Everlark. Why doesn't everyone just say Team Peetniss Everlark? Lol

Kimbaleena2002- Yes I know me too! That would have been amazing!

MellarkandArt- Yes her beating him up was my favourite part to write so far! J

LACR- Yeah, writing him doing that might've been a little OOC at this point, but I felt like it needed to be done.

Winniew6505- Don't worry, I won't stop writing this. I love it too much!

Ex2See- I know, I feel so bad for her!

XxThe-Crest-Of-AnubisxX- I know, I was so sad! It was so unfair!

I totally don't blame you if you skipped all that! :P

Chapter 4

Katniss POV:

I have been walking for at least two hours. I have encountered a couple of wild dogs, and shot all of them down. I am immensely grateful that I had my arrows with me. Otherwise, I would be the meat, not the dogs.

I keep walking, and about an hour and a half later, I am at my meeting place with Gale. He has obviously left. I don't really care where to. I have about a fifteen minute walk back to the fence.

When I get there, I see Peeta waiting there anxiously.

"Peeta, what are you-"

I am cut off by his lips crushing into mine.

"Where were you? You were gone for almost 7 hours? I was so worried. I thought something had happened. I was about to go in there to-"

This time he is cut off by me. It is the only way I can think of to shut him up. Not that I mind.

"I'm okay," I tell him. I don't really want to talk about Gale right now. I realize that I am exhausted. An encounter like that and running for as long as I was, I'm just ready to collapse.

Peeta senses this, and without another word, carries me home. The last thing I remember is the gentle swaying of his walk, and the strong, capable arms beneath me.

XxX

Gale lunges at me. I slap him, hard. He turns into a huge wolf, with dark hair and seam grey eyes. A scream gets stuck in my throat.

'Peeta! Peeta help! Help! PEETA!'

I wake with a start. I was just a dream, it was just a dream.

It felt so real.

I feel strong arms wrap around me. He holds me for a long time, letting me relax.

"Do you want to talk about it now?" he asks, gently, trying to asses my mood.

Now is as good a time as ever. "Gale tried to kiss me," I say, almost lifelessly.

I can feel him tense up. I know he doesn't like this. "And what did you do?"

"I punched him and ran away."

He slowly nods, understanding why I was out there for so long. "I won't ever let him touch you again."

I nod, thankful.

We stay like that for a while.

Slowly, I turn around and kiss him, washing the memory of Gale's rough lips aggressively on mine, filling my head with Peeta's scent. Peeta is safe.

"I love you," I tell him.

He pulls back and looks at me in surprise. I realize that it is the first time that I have said it, in those words. I have implied it, said things that mean almost the same thing, but I've never said those three words.

"What did you say," he asks, breathless.

"I love you."

"I love you, too,"

We kiss again, and I can tell neither of us want to stop.

So we don't.

A/N: Ok, so I know that was a very short chapter, so I'm most likely going to be posting again sometime today or tomorrow. Please review!

~Maddy