There was a knock at the door, this time Prim opened it, it was a Peacekeeper, I've never seen this one around he must be new, he has a buzz cut and a hard look in his eyes.
"Gale Hawthorne and Katniss Everdeen you are under arrest for poaching and hunting on the capitols ground." He took me and Gale out the door and I could hear Cato screaming at him from behind me, as the Peacekeeper lead me and Gale to the Justice Building. When we walked in Madge and her father were eating dinner. They both looked up with shocked faces
The peacekeeper brought me and Gale to the back of the building and put us in a cell where we would wait. I still haven't figured out how the knew and how they can rightfully do this to a victor, I thought victor had more leeway. I turned to Gale who's face was pale. I haven't hunted since I got back, but I know Gale has.
"Gale, do you know whats going on?" I asked him, even though I was pretty sure that he had no idea how they found out.
"Actually Katniss, We need to talk…" He replied, I started to get worried. He hasn't been acting like his normal self he seems less…angry, and more sensitive.
"Okay, talk."
"Well, I…uh…well…um…me and peeta have been sleeping together." I was in utter shock. Gale was gay? Peeta was gay? But Peeta just tried to convince me that I belonged with him. What the fuck has been going on.
"O-okay."
"I know, it's unexpected but the night that you guys got back I went over to his house, and well yeah… But I don't know whats going on know Katniss, Peeta had seemed so happy with me, but I guess it always will go back to you. And yes I know what's going on. Peeta told me a few days ago that he needed to talk to you. I never thought he would hit you Catnip I'm so sorry, But he told me that if you don't agree to what he said that he was going to tell the peacekeepers about our hunting. Even if it would hurt me. He never cared about me, he just was using me to get to you Catnip. I'm so sorry, now we are here and I just…I don't know what to do anymore Catnip. I'm sorry." He looked up at me and I saw tears forming in his eyes, as if the fact that Gale was gay wasn't shocking enough, that fact that Peeta told the Peacekeepers about our hunting was even worse. I knew thought Peeta had it in him to completely ruin our lives.
"Gale…I'm so sorry, I-I don't know what to say." I went over and hugged him, I've only had to comfort Prim and Rue before, and all I did was hold Prim and Sing to her, and I help Rue's hand and sung to her too. So here goes nothing.
He laid his head on my lap and just laid there he hadn't cried but I knew he was on the verge of it. This was so unlike the Gale I knew, he seemed broken, destroyed, alone… I started to sing to him,
Deep in the meadow
Under the Willow
A bed of grass
a soft green-
"Katniss, Gale" A small whisper came from the doorway of our little cell,
"Madge?" She stepped into the cell with her father behind her.
"What's going on Katniss?"
"Peeta told them about our hunting, they arrested us." She looked shocked, but who could blame her I mean it usually unheard of for anyone to get arrested in 12, but there are new peacekeepers, certainly Snows doing.
"So, wait Peeta told, but doesn't Peeta love you, It just seems so unlike him."
"I know, but a lot has happened in the last few days…" My voice trailed off at the end when I saw Peeta in the doorway, how they hell did he get in here.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" I asked furious with the man that has turned my life upside down in a matter of two days.
Peetas pov
I walked into the Justice Building, regreting what I had done in the past two day's, I've hurt Katniss more then I ever thought I was capable of doing. She hated me, Gale hated me, everyone hated me even my own father hated me. There were other ways I could have tried to win Katniss over, but I fucked up and now I have to deal with it.
I walked to the back of the building and down the stairs to the holding cells, I walked to the open door where I could barley see Madge's father's coat in the doorway. I approached the door and walked in.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Katniss growled, she was holding Gale, he looked so broken, so unlike himself, Madge walked up to me and slapped me in the face, and started to walkout, when she turned and told Katniss she would visit before they came to come get her, Madge's father walked with her, and left me alone with Katniss and Gale. My face stung and I figured it was probably red, who knew the mayor's daughter would have that much strength to actually hurt me.
"Get out of here Peeta now."
"No Katniss, we need to talk."
"No we don't, you are horrible and I hate you and want you gone!"
"Katniss don't say that, You don't mean it, tell her Gale." I really don't think she understands how much she means to me, and how much i mean to her, she loves me, I mean she has to why would she love anyone else, Cato's a murderous monster and Gale's gay.
"Rot in hell Peeta." Gale responded, I truly have no one left.
I walked out of the cell figuring I'll talk to Katniss alone one way or another. As I was walking down the hall Cato started heading towards me, he looked up and his eyes met mine and he lunged for me, I hit my head against the wall and everything went black.
