A/N: OMG SO SORRY. Sorry! It seems like I'm apologizing all the time now. Due to schedule conflicts, I can no longer update more often. So it'll be up from time to time. Semester two of high school sucks too, so yeah. Okay, I think I've left all of you hanging long enough; let's go! :D Oh yeah! I changed the title..is it cool? I thought the trilogy by Stieg Larsson had really cool titles; it fits well with THG.

OH YEAH. THE NEW TRAILER? OMG. GALE & KATNISS SCENES.

Chapter 11

Gale's fist meets Peeta's face, and Peeta staggers back, trying to regain his balance. Peacekeepers stream up the sides of the stage, and several of them restrain a struggling Gale, while the others check on Peeta and lead him off the stage.

Caesar Flickerman chuckles nervously at the crowd, and they all remain quiet, unsure of how to react. "Ladies and gents, I think there's much more to Gale Hawthorne and Katniss Everdeen than they care to admit!"

Caesar cracks a few more jokes, then concludes the ceremony. "That's it, folks! We have been introduced to our tributes, and now it is up to you, the people of Panem, to choose who to sponsor and support! That's all for tonight. This is Caesar Flickerman, signing out. Goodnight, Panem."

I blindly stumble around until I feel a pair of hands steer me towards the Training Center, where all the tributes have gathered to shuffle onto the elevators.

I turn around and see that it is Cinna who is guiding me. Haymitch and Effie step into the elevator as well. It is quiet, and I know that everyone is trying to process what happened between Gale and Peeta.

The elevator halts to a sudden stop, and the doors open. I step out and turn to Haymitch.

"What'll happen to Gale?" My voice sounds hollow.

Haymitch surveys me with pitying eyes. "Nothing good can come out of it."

"And Peeta?" I add him as an afterthought, and instantly feel horrible.

"Nothing. He didn't commit any infractions." Haymitch lumbers off, probably to drink some liquor and curse Gale's actions. "Try to rest, sweetheart."

Effie's lip are set in a tight line. "I will go see where Gale and Peeta are, and what the consequences will be. Goodnight, Katniss."

Cinna gently pulls me into my room. He makes me sit down on the chair in front of the huge vanity in my room. He pulls open multiple drawers and grabs various bottles and some cotton pads.

He starts to dab off my make up. "You were wonderful on stage, girl on fire."

"Thanks," I mutter.

Cinna tilts my head up and looks into my eyes. "Don't worry. Gale will be fine."

I sigh. "No, he won't. This is his second infraction, Cinna. Something bad's going to happen, I feel it."

"I believe in you, girl on fire." Cinna gives me a sad smile, then walks out of the room, and the door quietly shuts.

I look at myself in the mirror. How did I get here? To this bumbling, worried mess?

I quickly peel off the shimmering dress, drop it on the floor, and grab some pajamas.

I just want everything to end.

"Katniss! Up, up, up! I've got magnificent news for you!" Effie exclaims peppily.

I groan internally. "Yes, Effie?" I will myself to sit up and try to shake the sleepiness away.

"Gale and Peeta are -" Effie starts to say, but she lost me at Gale.

I sprint to the bathroom and hurriedly wash up and throw on some decent clothing. When I get out, Effie is already gone. I practically fly to the sitting room, and voila, there Gale is.

"Gale!" I rush over to him. I don't know how to react. I am elated, worried, and angry all at once.

"Hey Catnip." He peeks up at me through his long, dark eyelashes, his face an expression that a child with his hand caught in a cookie jar would wear.

I lightly slap him on the arm. "You idiot! You punched Peeta, and you got into trouble!"

He stands up and circles me in his arms. "Come on. It's okay."

I push him away. "No, it's not okay! Just tell me what happened. What's your punishment? Tell me!"

Gale looks up at the ceiling. "They took me to President Snow."

I gasp, and I hear Effie, Haymitch, and Peeta echo me.

Gale closes his eyes. "And he came close to me, so close, that I could smell the disgusting scent of the roses and the blood in his mouth. He said, 'Mr. Hawthorne. Another infraction. You don't want to find out what'll happen if you commit one more.' Then he ordered me to be taken away."

Haymitch starts to pace back and forth around the room. "That's not good. A personal threat from the president?"

Effie looks at Gale. "Stay low. Don't draw any more attention to yourself. Though I suppose some good has come from all of this."

Everyone stares at her. "What good?"

Effie blinks, startled. "Well, I thought it was obvious. Peeta's love declaration was amazing. But Gale's punch created a love triangle. Now all the attention is on you three, and you'll reel in the sponsors."

At Effie's mention of Peeta, I remember that he is there. I turn to him, glaring. "Yeah. Great. He made me seem totally girly and weak declaring his 'love' for me."

Haymitch has a thoughtful expression on his face. "This could all actually work out in our favor."

Effie pushes us out of the room. "Go train now. Today and tomorrow are the last days you have to train. Then the games will begin."

A/N: Eh. This chapter wasn't the best. But the games are coming up, either the next chapter or the one after that. Review, please! :) And wait for the games!