Gale and Prim part 4:
(Two Days Later)
Gale looks at the necklace he holds in his hands. The gold chain holds a diamond heart at the bottom. He quickly shuts the case it lies in when he hears Prim walk in the door. "Gale?" she calls. "Yea, I'm in the kitchen!" shouts Gale hiding the case behind his back. Prim walks in, her face as bright as a star at the sight of Gale Hawthorne. She runs into his arms, "Hay what's behind your back?" she asks when Gale only hugs her with one arm. "It happens to be for you," says Gale holding out the jewelry case. Prim gasps as she examines the necklace within. "Do you like it?" Gale asks nervously. Prim begins to cry, but it's the happy kind. "Are you OK?" Gale walks over to her and gently lifts her chin up so that she's looking at him. Prim smiles, "It's just that no one has ever done something like this for me, or given something like this to me." "It's the least I could do," says Gale. "Do you always treat your guests this way," asks Prim sarcastically. "Only the special ones," replies Gale kissing her. Then the words fall out of Gale's mouth before he can think about them first, "I love you Prim." But it's not awkward or sudden considering they already loved each other since childhood. But back then it was a kind of love friends would have. Now, it was much deeper than that. "I love you too Gale Hawthorne," says Prim wrapping her arms around Gale's neck. Gale can't help but laugh, "Good."
Gale sits down on the couch with Prim. "I don't ever want to go back to District 12," sighs Prim. "Who says you have to?" replies Gale brushing her hair out of her face. "The Justice Building's almost finished. Pretty soon I won't be able to stay and then I'll have to go back to 12," says Prim darkening. "You don't have to leave. Honestly, I want you to stay," replies Gale pulling her into his strong arms. "But I can't leave Katniss Gale. You should see her. I'm the only thing she has," says Prim on the verge of tears. Gale now feels guilty for the way he talked to her a few days ago. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I really am Prim. But…but you can't leave," he nearly begs. Prim looks up at him and smiles, "I don't want to. I want to stay right here forever. I want to be with you forever Gale." "We will be Prim. There's nothing left to hurt you or…Katniss. You'll always be safe with me," says Gale reassuringly.
That's when the phone rings. Gale gets up and walks over to the phone, "Hello?" "Gale, please don't hang up. You don't even have to talk to me. I just need to talk to Prim," it's Katniss. "Prim, it's for you," says Gale. Prim looks at him curiously and then takes the phone, "Who is this?" Gale watches as Prim anxiously smiles when she realizes it's Katniss. "How are you? How's Peeta?" Prim asks. Her face grows dark again when Katniss replies. Gale walks into the other room giving them their privacy. He sits at the kitchen table. He can here Katniss's frantic voice from the other room and Prim trying to calm her down. "Katniss, Katniss, I'm sure he'll be alright," says Prim sadly. After a few more minutes of them talking their conversation gets quieter. Gale is tempted to pick up the phone in the kitchen and listen, but if he truly loved Prim he'd do nothing of the sort.
Prim hangs up the phone and runs into the kitchen in tears, "I have to leave Gale!" Gale stands up, "What! Why? No, Prim you can't!" he protests. "Katniss needs me, she…she's hysterical! You should've heard her!" cries Prim. "What happened?" asked Gale moving towards Prim. "It's Peeta, he attacked a therapist who said something about Katniss. He killed him Gale! Peeta killed an innocent man!" Prim begins to move towards the stairs. "Prim! I…I don't understand. What's going to happen?" Gale asks taking her wrist. "Gale, they might…they might kill him," says Prim losing her voice. "Kill him?" repeats Gale. "If they find that he's too dangerous to keep alive, they'll…lethally inject him," says Prim wiping her eyes. "Oh my God, I…I don't know what to say," says Gale letting go of her. Prim starts backing up the steps, "That's why I have to go Gale, Katniss needs me and I'm not there for her." Gale follows her up the steps. "Prim please, just think about this. I can't let you go…I mean I…I just found you again," he says standing in the door way. Prim is putting her clothes in her suit case, "I love you Gale, I do! But Katniss is fragile! She's been through so much, and if they kill Peeta then…she might not survive it." "If I know your sister in the slightest, then I know that she can survive anything," says Gale starring at the floor. "Not this Gale, not this. I just can't let her go through this alone right now," says Prim pausing in front of the closet door. Gale is at a loss for words. Everything he has ever wanted is about to take her things and walk out the door. He wouldn't let her leave him. She wouldn't be just another girl that broke his heart. She was the one he wanted to call his. "Alright, you can go. But you have to do something for me," says Gale taking her shoulders in his hands. "Anything," replies Prim resting her hands on his. "Marry me."
Author's note: Ok, so I need you guys to review more bc it makes my day. And I know this may seem rushed and obviously if this was any girl off the street it would be, but considering they've known each other for so long I think it's totally OK. Also this chapter was absolutely necessary for the most interesting chapters to come so please keep reading and for chip's sake please review! Happy Thanksgiving!