Okay, okay. So you guys should expect for Katniss to lose her girly act soon. Just a heads up. You have to work up to that point, but my story will alter character personalities in the end. Alright, off my soap box! Your reviews are amazing, keep them coming! As promised, here is Chapter 13.

I toss and turn all night, trying to decipher Gale. Why is he acting so weird? I know he doesn't like town people, but come on. This is going a little far. After still being awake around one in the morning, I decide to get up. I pull on a warm pair of cargo pants, and a dark green jacket. I braid my hair into the usual, minus the bow, and slip out of our warm home heading to the Meadow.

I see the little patch of daffodils that I favor, and sit in the middle of them. A cool breeze sways the flowers lightly, relaxing me a lot. I lay back, the long soft green grass forming a pillow for my head, and begin to hum a song I haven't sang since my father died. Humming turns to light singing before I notice.

"Deep in the meadow, under a willow

A bed of grass, a soft green pillow

Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes

And when they open, the sun will rise

Here it's safe, and here it's warm

Here the daisies guard you from every harm—." I stop singing when I hear a voice.

"Couldn't sleep either?" I turn and see Gale, standing about fifteen feet away. I shake my head, and he continues, "Look, I'm sorry Catnip. Things have just been…hard lately." He looks down, and I decide to speak up.

"It's fine I guess." He looks up and smiles slightly, but I don't return it. Even though I forgave him, I'm still annoyed with how he's treated Peeta.

"You still aren't thrilled." He quietly says, his smile disappearing.

"Nope. It's going to take a bit for you to fix that one." I reply back, and look back up to the sky.

"We're still hunting tomorrow, right?" He asks hesitantly.

"Yeah. I'm going to Madge after, so I figured we could grab some strawberries for her while we're out." He nods, and I get up. "Well, I'm heading back home. I need to sleep a bit if it's possible."

I walk by him, and get pulled backwards. Before I know what is going on, his lips descend onto mine. I try to fight him, but he holds me in place for a few seconds. His lips taste of pine, and just totally wrong. I shove him hard, and leave without any words.

Why the hell did Gale kiss me? I mean, we're like brother and sister! And I'm dating Peeta! He had the audacity to do that, while I am dating Peeta? Everything is even more confusing, and I slip into bed quietly.

If I thought I couldn't sleep before, I really can't now. I just close my eyes when Prim shakes me awake.

"Time for school Katniss!" She shouts, and I groan. "Ooh, you didn't sleep did you?" I shake my head, and sit up. Grabbing a fresh pair of khakis, I grab my olive green shirt again and change quite slowly in the bathroom. When I look in the mirror, it looks like I died. Deep blue black circles ring my eyes, and my shoulders are visibly slumped. I braid my hair back, and ditch the bow again. I pull on my sturdy leather boots, knowing I will need to go hunting immediately after school to have extra time later tonight. After pulling on my dad's old leather jacket too, I head out with Prim towards school.

Gale is missing at our meeting spot, which I'm slightly grateful for. The kiss plays over and over in my head, and the only thought I think is why? Why did Gale kiss me? I kick pebbles along the road towards school, extremely frustrated with everything going on. I see Peeta leaning on the willow tree when we get to school, a smile on his face. When I don't return it, he drops it quickly.

"What's wrong? You look super tired." He says with worry lacing through the words.

"Just couldn't sleep. Can we go to class now?" I ask impatiently, and start walking. When we get to my locker, I change out books and slam the locker.

"Bye." I mutter, and start to step into class. Peeta's hand grabs my elbow, and I turn around.

"Katniss, what is wrong?" He asks again, and this time I don't answer so kindly.

"Nothing, alright? Just drop it Peeta!" I snap, and his hand drops.

"I'm sorry to be concerned. I will see you later." He responds, sounding hurt.

Great. Now I've upset Peeta. Can't I do anything right? I slam into a desk, and everyone stares. Sara, who's sitting towards the front, gives a light smirk. When I make the motion of pulling out and notching a arrow, she quickly turns around and looks down at her desk. That made today a bit better.

When I get to Trig, I apologize to Peeta, and tell him I'm just stressed. He tells me that he forgives me, but I sense he's still pretty hurt. I kiss him lightly, and hear a smack of a yardstick on our desks.

"Mr. Mellark, Ms. Everdeen. What do you think you're doing? Have you forgotten the PDA rule?" Ms. Bell snaps, and I jump away from Peeta. When we don't respond, she gets angry quickly.

"Detention for both of you. Come in at lunch time." She says, leaving the class to snicker. Peeta glances over, looking pretty sheepish. I blush a lot, and we focus on class from then on.

P.E. flies by, and soon I'm wandering back to Trig. Peeta already waits at the door, and I smile slightly. He still doesn't know about the kiss with Gale, and I don't really want him to. Ms. Bell comes out, and stops.

"Clean the chalk board off, and wipe down all the desks. You can organize papers afterward until lunch is over. Have fun." She ends sarcastically, and then walks bitterly away towards lunch. We go in the class, and get the cleaning done within five minutes. I sit down to eat a bit of lunch, and Peeta slumps across from me.

"Katniss, please tell me what happened last night. You can keep saying nothing happened, but it's pretty damn obvious that it's a lie." I go to lie again, but see the glint of unhappiness in his eyes. I feel guilty immediately, and finally give in.

"Gale kissed me last night." I mumble, looking away from his eyes. I didn't want to see the hurt or betrayal that probably filled them right now. His rough finger brushes under my chin, lifting it to meet his eyes.

"And? Do you feel something for him?" He asks, completely void of emotions.

"I-I don't know. I'm so confused! I mean, we're supposed to be brother and sister, family! Not kissing! He wouldn't get off of me. I swear Peeta; I didn't want to kiss him." I spill all of it out, and put my head on the desk in defeat.

"Katniss?" Peeta says quietly.

"Yes Peeta?" I answer, still not looking up.

"Want me to kick his ass?" I hear him say in a teasing tone, and I look up to see a playful glint in his eyes.

I laugh loudly, and lean over to kiss him. We get back to work, and finish everything with extra time. After saying goodbyes, we part again for classes. The rest of the day goes by quickly, and I dread the school day ending. Don't get me wrong, I want to hang with Madge, but I have to deal with Gale first. I cringe at the thought, as I ascend to the meeting spot we have. He sits on the rock, facing the valley.

"Gale, we need to talk." I say calmly, and he turns with sadness echoing through his eyes.

Oh man, I know I'm evil to cut it there. Haha! So, sorry I took so long to get this one up. I fell asleep for a while. It has been a super long day! You know what would make it better though? You reviewing(; I have a ton of people putting me on their alerts, and favorites. Just wanted to say, if you're one of them, I freaking love you.

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