A/N I want to recommend you listen In My Veins by Andrew Belle while reading this :)
Also; Next chapter will be the Reaping! And from that moment on you'll see
almost everything from Madge's POV.
ENJOY

5.

It's been a few months now, and I've never been more happy.

Well, if you don't count the times when my father was still alive. I'm at Madge's for our usual piano-come-together. I'm currently enjoying her music, feeling more relaxed than ever.. Then she ends the piece and stands up, holding out her hand to me. I take it and we go up to her room, and we both lay down on her bed, still holding hands.

''What is your favorite colour?'' I ask, looking at her from the side. She meets my eyes. ''Lavender. And yours is green,'' she says smiling. I don't hesitate to return that smile. This was honestly the only thing I didn't know. I know she adores orange juice, takes no sugar in her tea, likes to wear her hair down and isn't fond of dresses. She loves to be in the woods with me, could be a good hunter and she is very strong. At night she sleeps with the windows a bit cracked, she chooses winter over summer, and her mother is depressed.

But it doesn't bother her that much anymore, she told me, to be alone so often, because she has me now. But there is just one thing I don't know yet. ''What do you fear?'' I ask quietly. She frowns and moves closer to me, laying her head on against my shoulder. She sighs before answering. An answer I never expected to hear from anyone but Prim.

''My greatest fear is to lose you,'' she mutters softly. I feel my heart rage against my chest and my cheeks turning red. I let her hand go and snake my arm under her head and hold her close to me, stroking her soft blonde her. ''I..'' I don't know what I want to say. Words are something unknown to me right know, let alone pronounce words. And what should I say that I haven't told her already?

''You're a mess, Katniss,'' Madge mumbles against my chest. ''I know,'' I mutter softly and shakily. My dreams have become more regularly, and she knows that. I can feel her smile. ''But you're my mess.'' If my heart could explode, it already would have. I shove her up a bit higher, so we are face to face. I look into her beautiful light blue eyes, which never fail to make me speechless.

It's a beautiful perfect moment, but my brain never fails to ruin these kind of things. The reaping is in two days. My face darkens, and Madge gives me a worried look. ''The reapings,'' I explain. ''It's Prim's first reaping and she is scared to death..'' I take a ragged breath as Madge strokes my face. ''Her name is only in once, Katniss. She is as safe as you could get her,'' she comforts me. I nod, and my worries go back to me and her. ''How many times is your name in?'' she asks softly. ''Twenty.'' I answer numbly. Madge pushes me closer to her and gives me a soft kiss on the nose. ''It won't be you Katniss, I won't let you,'' she says with a vague grin. I nod stiffly. ''Katniss,'' she says, forcing me to look at her. She doesn't finish her sentence though. Instead she kisses me straight on the lips. Softly, passionately, blissfully. If heaven could be described, it would be like her lips. I run my hands over her back, over her body, touching every inch of her, stroking her, caressing her.

She undo's my braid and runs her hand through my hair. We touch, stroke, kiss, lick. We can't get enough of each other. ''You're perfect,'' I manage to bring out between the kisses. She smiles while stroking some hair out of my face. ''You're everything,'' she mumbles before kissing me again.

When we're both done with kissing and pretty exhausted, we just lay there on our sides looking at each other. Or at least, I keep on looking at her perfect face. ''What?'' she asks laughing, blushing slightly. I smile too. ''Nothing. You're just.. I just can't take my eyes off of you,'' I admit. She grins and blushes even more.

Suddenly I notice it is getting dark outside. I quickly sit op and fix my drab school clothes. ''I need to go home,'' I say a bit sad. She sits up too and nods. She gives me a kiss on the cheek and in ten minutes I'm home. Dinner is already cooked, and Prim and my mother are waiting for me. I quickly join them and we begin to eat. ''How was it at Madge's?'' Prim asks. I can't help but smile. ''It was nice.'' Prim smiles too and continues to eat.

Later that night, I'm in bed with Prim, who is shaking. ''Katniss, I'm scared,'' she says with a little voice. I quickly hold her in my arms and kiss the top of her head. ''It's going to be okay Prim, they won't take you, I won't let them,'' I say, noticing I'm almost exactly copying Madge's words, which makes me feel a little pang in my chest. Prim sighs shakily. ''Promise?'' she asks. ''Promise,'' I reply numbly, knowing there is nothing I can do against the reaping. I'm powerless against them.

Prim quickly falls asleep, but I'm left alone with my thoughts. About Madge, and Prim. How I would do anything in my right mind to safe them. Madge. Wonderful Madge.. And so she is the last thought on my mind when I drift off to sleep.