Day 2 without Madge:
Knock. Knock.
Gale quietly walked over to the door and twisted the knob, gently pulling it open, trying to not make it creek. His family was still sleeping. He was the early bird of the family, usually woke up when the sun was rising to go catch some food for his family. His grey t-shirt a little baggy on him, he pushed the sleeves up and pulled the door open enough to see who it was.
It was Katniss, wearing her father's leather jacket and her hair placed in its usual braid. He smiled and closed the door behind him.
"Hey Catnip,"
"Hey. I didn't know if we were still going hunting?" She asked, her voice soft.
He laughed, "Well since you walked all this way,"
He jumped down from his rickety porch and they began walking away from District 12, into the forbidden woods. Gale talked about how happy his family was because of all the food and how excited Posy was for the dance. Katniss smiled and said the exact same about Prim. Almost everybody in District 12 was excited.
They walked under the towering trees, there leaves slowly raining down on them. It had been about 30 minutes and Gale hadn't made any comments about the government or the Capitol, or anything snarky about this like he usually would. Katniss looked up at him with her cloudy blue eyes.
"You seem happy,"
"I am. Can't be happy in District 12?" He laughed.
Katniss gave a small smile, "Shut up Gale. I mean, you've said nothing like 'oh I hate the Capitol' today." She mimicked his voice.
He smiled, "Not today. I'm just excited about the masquerade, that's all."
"Oh right, isn't your girlfriend it?"
"She's not my girlfriend," Gale said in an low, embarrassed voice.
"Oh but you want her to be," Katniss smiled largely, teasing him.
Gale only blushed.
*Sorry so short! Hope you like it :) I would love to know what you think! Hunger Games belongs to Suzanne Collins