A/N: More Peeta. This originated as a concept I used for an original character of mine in an old notebook, but I thought it might apply to Gale. Couldn't fit it into any timeline for him, though, and figured it fit Peeta much better.

Set during Catching Fire, when Peeta and Katniss are on the train. Somewhere in Chapter 5, I believe.

Disclaimer: I do not own and will never own The Hunger Games.

Warmth

Peeta laid awake listening to the thrum-thrum-thrumming of Katniss's heartbeat. In the grips of insomnia, sleep evaded him. He squirmed, just to make sure he could still feel the soft warmth of his companion's body. Thrum-thrum-thrumming. He heard Katniss mumble inaudibly in her sleep, and he imagined it was "Gale, Gale, Gale." Peeta breathed in her scent and sighed. If only they could both forget about Gale, Gale, Gale.

Katniss shifted against him, rolling onto her side, her legs kicking out in one direction, and her back facing Peeta. Peeta wiped some sweat off her forehead. He closed his eyes, but only for a few moments.

Katniss moved restlessly again, curling into a ball against Peeta's side now. He wrapped his body around hers, for the warmth, he reasoned. He was freezing. Katniss was soft and warm, and her presence was comforting. Peeta listened again to the thrum-thrum-thrumming, and felt the soft rising-falling; rising-falling of her side. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.

The crescent moon was barely visible through the gap between the curtains. He laid his chin on her shoulder and looked out at the stars passing by.

Peeta nearly jumped to his feet at the sound of a yell, prepared to protect sleeping Katniss. He listened hard, wrapping his arms around her a little more tightly. It was only drunken Haymitch blundering past in the hall, he decided. Or something. Maybe he was shouting at Effie.

Katniss, Katniss, Katniss.

Peeta leaned into her and buried his face in her hair. He breathed in Katniss's comforting scent. This was good. This was okay. Katniss was fine. He was fine. And they were going to be okay.

A/N: I would love to read any thoughts you had on this. Whether you liked it, disliked it, hated it. So please take a few seconds and review! Feel free to give me any suggestions, ideas, prompts or characters you would like me to use for a future drabble. :D Thanks.

I have one more planned for now - a longer one with Katniss and her mother.