A/N: Thank you SOO much rayleen14 for helping me! She gave me an idea that I just took off with for this chapter!
Chapter 19: Gale And Katniss Talk
(CATO POV)
Katniss kissing me felt like electricity. It was furious, stronger than I even thought possible for a loveless relationship for her. I could have sworn it was real, the passion behind her kiss, but there was no way it was. She didn't really love me, it was just a show.
(KATNISS POV)
I finally pulled away and looked at Cato. He was smiling and looking directly back into my eyes. The only thing I could tell at this moment was that he was happy and so was I.
"I love you," I said hugging him again. "Thank you."
(GALE POV)
My heart stopped beating. I couldn't breathe. She didn't mean it. She couldn't have meant it. How could she love someone she just met? It had to be a ploy to make us believe they really were in love. She didn't really love him. She couldn't really love him. I'm the right guy for her, not that stupid, District Two, CAREER!
(PRIM POV)
"Alright, alright," I laughed. "Enough with the lovey dovey crap! Some of us want to go home and show you the new house!"
Katniss laughed and took my hand. I was so happy that she was holding MY hand. I learned to hunt for her. I wanted to have a piece of her with me just incase she didn't make it home.
(GALE POV)
"Katniss," I said taking her hand and having her look at me. "Can we talk?"
"Of course," She said confused.
"Alone," I said looking at Prim and the boy stealing my Katniss.
She looked confused, but followed me. It was a long walk to the fence, but I liked being alone with her. The whole walk, I was wondering how I would tell her that I loved her and she belonged with me, not him. I checked for the buzzing of the fence being on, but it was non-existent. We finally made it to the middle of the forest when I finally felt safe to talk to her without listening ears.
"Katniss," I said before she cut me off.
"It feels like home here more than anywhere else" she smiled. "This was the only place that made me feel at a home. I wish my dad was here to see me hunting, to congratulate me on saving Prim and for winning the Hunger Games."
"Katniss," I said turning her to look at me. "We need to talk."
"I know," She sighed. "I've been wondering what you were going to tell me before the door was shut in your face since it happened. I pushed it to the back of my mind while in the arena, but I've been wondering a lot lately."
"Well, I was going to tell you that," I said before hearing a scream.
(MELODY POV)
"KATNISS," I screamed. "KATNISS HELP!"
I was trapped. I was trying to follow her, but got stuck in a thorny bush with a trap around my ankle. Every move I made ended up with more pain and blood. I needed help. Without help, I would die.
"KATNISS! HELP ME," I screamed at the top of my lungs.
(KATNISS POV)
"MELODY," I yelled. "WHERE ARE YOU?!"
She was here somewhere. I heard her scream. She was hurt. She was stuck. She was somewhere and needed me.
"MEDODY," I yelled again.
"OVER HERE," I heard from my right.
I ran to the only coverage in sight, a thorn bush that still had a couple leaves left on it. When I got closer, I could see the blue fabric of her shirt.
(GALE POV)
Shit. She was in the thorn bush. Not just any thorn bush though, the thorn bush where I set one of my leg trap. We had to get to her before she struggled too much or she could loose a part of her leg!
"Don't move," I yelled. "You'll just end up causing yourself more pain!"
Shit! How were we supposed to explain this to her brother? SHIT!
(KATNISS POV)
I got to the bush and started ripping branches out of my way. I got two branches out and my hands were already bloody, but I couldn't stop. Melody was in trouble and I couldn't let something worse happen than what already was.
"Hold still," I said as tried to get a branch out of her hair.
"Don't move," Gale said getting on his knees, not knowing why and not really caring because he was helping.
"When I say so, pick her up our of the bush and tie my shirt around her ankle," Gale said throwing his shirt off. "NOW!"
I picked her up and almost screamed. Her ankle was extremely bad, like she was in a... No. There was no way. His trap did NOT get her. There was absolutely no way because it was too close to the meadow. We never went within about twenty feet of the meadow.
Pushing that thought out of my head, I got Gale's shirt off the ground and quickly tied it on her's ankle. Looking up, I saw Gale was already running for the fence. I sighed, but ran after him with Melody held tight in my arms.
(GALE POV)
I got to the fence, listened incase there was a buzz that wasn't there, and went though. I had to get to the Everdeen house. Mrs. Everdeen was the only one in District Twelve who could help that little girl without me getting in trouble for being beyond the fence.
"MRS. EVERDEEN," I yelled opening the door.
"Gale, what's wrong, where's Katniss and where's your shirt," She asked, worry evident in her voice.
"We were in the woods," I said trying to catch my breath. "No one was supposed to be following us, but there was. She hid in a thorn bush where I hid a leg trap. She's hurt! You have to help her!"
"Where's Kat," Cato asked almost yelling.
"On her way," I said before getting pushed to the floor.
(CATO POV)
She was hurt. My baby sister was hurt and it was all HIS fault. I had to find them. I had to see how bad it was. She's my sister and and now my responsibility.
"CATO," I heard Kat scream.
I looked and saw her running over with Mel. Looking at Mel's ankle, I saw Gale's gray shirt tied on her ankle. It took everything I had not to kill him. His shirt was soaked with blood. Her blood.