I'm sorry for taking too long to update! I had a lot of stuff to do today.
I really don't like the chapters which are only about Gale and Katniss; it's hard for me to write them, because I actually don't ship them, haha.
I'm also sorry for the lack of Finnick in this chapter; the next one might be Finnick's POV.
So, today wasn't my day and I was a little depressed, but I swear to you guys that after seeing how many favorites and follows my story has, and reading all of your reviews and private messages lit up my day and made me immensely happy!
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I hope you enjoy this chapter
We eat breakfast and then go to the woods, he sets a few traps and we shoot a deer.
While we wait for any animal to get caught by the traps, we sit on the ground. He kisses me softly.
"So…" He mutters.
"What?" I ask smiling.
"I couldn't stop thinking about what you told me and about us the whole night… and I…" He blushes but he looks at me serious "I want you to be my girlfriend." He smiles and looks me in the eyes.
His question leaves me speechless, I just smile.
"What do you think?" He asks serious.
"Yes." I reply smiling.
He smiles and kisses me softly, we kiss for a while. I don't know if this is right, all I know is that I'll try as hard as I can to make Gale happy.
"I love you, Catnip." He says when he leans back.
"I love you too." I say with a lump in my throat. I'm confused, I don't know if this is becoming easier or harder, I mean, Gale is my best friend… Okay, scratch that… He's my boyfriend, and I've met him for a long time, we think alike and we've shared a lot of things, and I'm not lying when I tell him I love him, because I do, maybe it's not the way he wants me to, but I really do.
He caresses my cheek and kisses me again. He smiles at me when he leans back.
"What are you thinking about?" He asks smiling.
"I was thinking about us." I reply.
He smiles and kisses my forehead.
"We should get going." He says smiling.
We collect our prey and take it to the kitchen, when we're done we sit in the hall where his room is. We stay silent; we just smile and stare at each other.
"So, now you're Finnick's best friend?" He asks.
"Yeah, I'd say so." I reply smiling.
"How did that happen?" He asks.
"I guess we understand each other and feel kind of empathic…" He lost Annie and I lost Peeta, I hesitate about telling this to Gale, he'd probably go insanely jealous, so I shut up.
"Oh." He mutters "Katniss… If…" He sighs "I just want you to know that if you ever need anything, I'm here for you. I'll always be, no matter what it is." He says looking me in the eyes.
"Thank you." I reply smiling and hold his hand.
He presses his forehead against mine and smiles. We stare into each other's eyes. His grey eyes shine beautifully. He looks happy, and seeing him this way makes me happy too. Right now, that's all that I care about: Making Gale happy.
I rest my head on his arm.
"May I ask you something?" he asks "You don't have to answer if you don't want to…"
I nod.
"Do you miss him?" he asks nervously "You don't have to answer if you don't want to…"
Another one who asks me the same question...
"Peeta?" I ask and stare at nothing.
"Yeah…" He replies.
I hesitate. Of course I miss Peeta! I don't know how to reply to his question, neither if my answer will hurt him… I can't tell Gale that every day I wish Peeta was here to hold me, kiss me and make my nightmares go away… Obviously, I can't tell that to Gale.
I nod and his expression hardens.
"I should've not asked that… It was stupid." He mutters.
Maybe it wasn't stupid at all. I answered honestly, and I guess now he knows what to expect from me.
"I'm sorry, Gale." I mutter.
"Sorry about what, Katniss?" He asks with a smile.
"About everything, I mean… For every single time I've hurt you." I mutter ashamed.
"Katniss…" He holds me by the chin and looks me in the eyes "It doesn't matter, we're together in this, I won't put pressure on you, I'll help you to get through all of this. I promise." He smiles "But I won't let you go." He whispers and kisses me softly.
I hear footsteps, so when Gale leans back I turn around. It's Finnick; when he walks in front of us he smiles and winks at me, then he gives Gale a thumb up and walks away.
I laugh.
"What the hell was that?" Gale asks frowning.
"I don't know." I say holding back a smile. "Maybe it was Finnick being nice."
"Okay…" he mutters.
"You don't like him." I say.
Of course, he doesn't like Finnick; if I were Gale I wouldn't like either anyone who had kissed my girlfriend.
"I don't hate him, but I don't like him either…" He frowns.
I wonder if he's going to get madly jealous whenever I spend time with Finnick, the probabilities are high.
"Let's have a date." He says smiling.
"A date? Where? Why?" I ask smiling too.
"You'll see." He replies excited "I'll see you here in 15 minutes." He kisses my forehead and runs away.
I smile, sit in the ground and wait for Gale to come back; when he does he's carrying a bag. I don't have the smallest idea of what's inside it. He covers my eyes and leads me God knows where…
When I open my eyes I notice we're in the forest, there's a blanket on the ground with the bag over it.
"What is this?" I ask smiling.
"We're having a picnic." He replies smiling.
I kiss him softly and hug him tight.
"Whoa." I whisper.
"It's not perfect, actually, it was improvised… But it's the thought that counts." He whispers before kissing me.
"It's perfect." I tell him smiling.
How can he be this cute? I feel happy but guilty at the same time, he's willing to help me to get through everything that's happening, and he's proving that he loves me… Though I'm still confused about my feelings.
But who knows? Maybe I'll fall in love with him sooner than I expect.
We sit on the floor and eat, then we lay and he holds me in his arms.
"I love you, Katniss." He whispers on my ear before kissing me.