Dear Readers... i am SOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry it took me FOREVER to update. School has been taking over my life! and i ran out of ideas... xD Hope you like this chapter

-Love Hannah (:

Madge POV

I wake up the next morning around 10:30, with my sheet covers covered in blood. My arm is stinging and itching like crazy. If I scratch it, it just burns even more. Scratching myself like a maniac, I finally remember what I was suppose to do today. Apologize to Gale.

I put on a jacket, to cover up my immodest clothing. Crystal said she would take me shopping on our lunch break. The only problem that I have now, is I don't know where Gale's apartment is, I don't even know if he has friends here to give me a hint of where he is.

But I have to do this, I treated Gale so wrongly last night, I don't know what got into me, but something set me off, that eventually led me to cutting. I walk out of the apartment, more like luxurious suite. I bet if Gale saw me living in such a place he would still think of me as spoiled rich Madge. He probably still does.

The only hints I have are that: 1 he is not on the Merchant's floor. 2 he is not on the first or second floor. So that means I need to run around 3 levels to find him….. This is so going to be easy… I think grouchily to myself. The only thing I can think of, of finding his room, is to look for beer bottles. Probably outside his room? It's a good start, right?

I was right, after walking around each level and many hallways, I come to find myself upon room number 433D. I take a deep breath, trying to figure out a nice apology speech in my head. My fist shakes violently as it inches up to the door. I knock three times and instantly hear an annoyed groan of pain.

"Ahh, Hell's Teeth!" I'm guessing Gale has a hangover, he was pretty drunk last night.

"Gale it's me."

"Fuck off bitch…" I was afraid he was going to be like this.

"Gale I need to talk to you!"

"Did you not hear me? I said FUCK OFF!" I hear some shuffling, and the springs of his bed move. At least I've gotten him to move.

"Gale Hawthorne I'm going to keep knocking until you open this door!" I'm banging on the doorway now, very obnoxiously.

"Ahh…" he grumbles. I hear him dangle the locks, and he opens the door, barely. It's opened a little bit, I can only see one side of his face and body, his shirtless body. "What do you want now Princess? More saving?"

"Let me in, I need to tell you something." I'm looking down now, too ashamed to look him in the eyes. He laughs.

"Like hell I would ever let you in." I'm loosing my patience, I did not waste a half an hour looking for his room just to stand out in the hallway.

"I said… LET ME IN!" and with that I'm shoving myself through his doorway, his room is a pig sty! Other than his B.O it stinks like old beer cans…. Which are all over the floor.

He looks completely shocked of my actions. I smirk at him. "Now will you please listen to me? And put some deodorant on. A shirt wouldn't hurt either." his eyes narrow angrily at me.

"Hon? You think you can come up here, break into my room and bitch at me?"

"If you would let me explain!"

"I don't need your explaining, I need you to get out!" he uses his tallness as an advantage, and towers over me. But I'm not backing down now.

"How bout you back off and let me talk." I push his chest and he stumbles backwards. That did it though, his strong rough hands grab my wrists and he pins me against the wall.

"Don't mess with me." I can still smell the white liquor on his hot breath, I can feel the blood from one of my wrists start to soak up my jacket sleeve.

"Gale… you're hurting me." I whimper,

"Do you want me to hurt you!" now I'm scared, maybe seeing him was a bad idea.

"Gale I.."

"You like this don't you, sleeping around with men all the time, you probably only came over here to get some huh?"

"How dare you!" I spit in his face and he staggers backwards holding his face, "You don't even know me!" I start rambling on when he says.

"Ah! You nasty bitch look what you did- Madge? You're bleeding!" his eyes grow wide full of concern and he rushes over to me. He starts to reach for my arm,

"Don't touch me!" I start walking out the door.

"Madge lemme see it." he says… almost sweetly! It's crazy how he can be going from angry to kind and concerned in a matter of seconds. He's like a girl on PMS with his mixed emotions…

"Don't!"

"Madge! Lemme…. Stop struggling!" he has me in his arms, I'm trying to wiggle out, but he's too strong. He's taking off my jacket now.

"Stop! Let me go!"

"Madge, Let me see it." he's whispering now. So determined to see what lies beneath the fabric of my jacket. He manages to slip the jacket off of me, even though I'm fighting back with all my might. Gale backs me into a corner and pulls my bloody sleeve down. "Oh my god… Madge!" I can already feel the tears streaming down my face.

"Don't judge me, don't you dare judge me!" I'm starting to become hysterical.

"What did you do to yourself?" he says while examining my cuts. They're all the way up my arm, some deeper than others.

"Damnit Gale! All I came to do is apologize to you, but no, you can never mind your own damn business." I start slumping to the ground. I did not want to cry! I just wanted to simply come and say sorry and leave, but nothing is ever simple. Gale crouches down next to me. He sighs deeply.

"C'mere" he says in a whisper I could barely hear, he sits down and wraps me into his arms. Why is Gale always with me at my weakest times? This is definitely not a Katniss thing, Katniss would've been strong. Why can't I be like her.

Gale's warm body gives me chills all the way down my back, his strong muscular arms wrapped tightly around me, not too tight to hurt me, but tight enough to comfort me. His lips press against my forehead, and we just sit into this position until my sobbing controls. Being this close to him is making my heart pound, why? This guy is a bastard!

Gale POV

She looks so helpless, Madge Undersee cutting herself? Obviously she is not well, deep down I see my little sister in her. Little, helpless, and cute. All I want to do now is help her. I used to hold Posy like this if she ever tripped and fell, if the method could calm down my sister, let's pray it can calm down Madge.

"Madge, when did you get these cuts?" I say in a soothing voice, if I talk any louder it might make her loose it again.

"Last night." she says in a teary whisper.

"Great, infection hasn't set in yet, follow me and I will put some medicine on them."

"When did you become nurse Gale." she says in a hurtful tone, don't loose it Gale, she's just stressed.

"My old job, we went through different types of training," I say calmly, but I really don't want to talk about my job. I failed and was fired, just another thing I lost.

I help Madge up and lead her deeper into my room. Yes, it's messy, but who is she to judge, her life is just like my room, messy and screwed up.

"Would it have killed you to straighten up a bit?" Madge asks annoyingly.

"Do you want me to help you are not!" I spit back at her, she's starting to drive me crazy, every time I help her, I get bitched at! She rolls her eyes at me. Why am I even helping her? Madge is just a spoiled jerk who always goes looking for trouble, and I'm dragged into it every time.

"Here." I gesture her to a stool. She sits down and holds out her bloody arm to me. As she sits down I finally notice what she's wearing, I was wondering why the hell she had a damn jacket around her, it's blissfully hot in the buildings. I understand now, obviously Madge doesn't have a bra on, she must have just woken up. I can't keep my eyes off of her, why? I barely know this chick! Gah! Stop looking Gale, stop it! She has so many curves, ones that Katniss never had, why is my heart beating rapidly now?

"What are you waiting for!" Madge asks angrily, getting inpatient of waiting.

I go into my cupboard and grab disinfectant wipes. The blood on her arm has stopped spewing out, and is starting to dry. As I put the cloth down on her skin she makes an inward gasps, which sounds more like hissing.

" Gah! You could've at least warned me about the stinging!" she is really starting to bug me now, why can't she stop complaining and just be grateful!

"Sorry." I say nicely, just keep her calm Gale, and she'll be out of here in no time. I start to wrap bandages around, "No more K?" she narrows her eyes at me.

"Like I would listen to you." she starts to get up,

"Madge…" I start to call after her. "Madge I'm sorry!" she turns around and looks surprised. "Yeah, I'm sorry, for yelling at you, and storming off yesterday." tears are starting to form in her eyes again.

Damnit!

"Gale, I wanted to come over here to say sorry to you! You're just so difficult to communicate to, you're so angry all the time, never giving people chances to talk."

"Are you sure this is an apology….. Seems to me it's just a bunch of insults." she smirks,

"Sorry, I guess I need to get to know you better, to fully understand the way your head works."

"Maybe." I don't really want to talk to her, or anyone. I'm not comfortable talking to people about my "problems".

"Er… thanks for the bandages, nurse Gale." she winks as she says the last words.

"Get outta here." I say jokingly, Madge starts to walk out of my room and stops. She turns back around and hurdles her body onto mine and wraps her arms tightly around my neck. I think this kind of movement is called… a hug? Madge's body is warm and it gives me goose bumps, her curves boring into my body. My heart is starting to race again.

"Sorry, and thank you." she whispers into my ear, and scuttles out of my room quickly.

Madge POV

I don't know why I hugged him, I just had this urge to, I already said sorry and thank you but, something wasn't right. I can still feel the way his strong arms were around me, and his warm body giving me chills. If this was District 12 I would've given anything for Gale to hold me like that.

I look down at my watch, I was there for about an hour and a half, going to work early won't hurt anything will it? I put my jacket back on and head towards the elevator.

So... did you like it? Review and tell me what you think! and OH! if you have ANY ideas... i dont care if there stupid i just need ideas... PM me! :D