AN: I had to laugh a little when someone said my last chapter was short just because in my other stories I've done in the past that would be a really long chapter XD. But I'll do my best here to give you guys longer chapters. Here goes nothing!
Victors
Gale's POV
It was that time again, time to go into the Everdeen household and see those big eyes looking up at me. I sighed wishing anyone else had gotten this job but me, everyday I had to break poor little Prim's heart. I knocked on the door even though I knew no house in District 12 had locks. Her little feet were heard assaulting the floor boards, she then opened the door and just like I expected her little eyes looked up at me with so much hope.
"Sorry Prim," I whispered "no new news anywhere." Her face fell and I turned her around gently and lightly pushed her inside.
"Hello Gale," Miss Everdeen said kindly from over the stove.
"Hi Miss Everdeen, I brought you some deer," I handed her the game bag.
"Thank you Gale you're a sweetheart," she smiled kindly "but please call me Remy."
"You know that's just too weird for me," I smiled at her. She smiled back shaking her head.
"So has there been any news?" she said her voice inquisitive rather than hopeful.
"No, nothing," it was easier to sound disappointed with an adult rather than a twelve year old who put her entire will to live on your visit.
"I'm sure something will happen," she said positively.
I looked at the woman before me, she had really taken on Katniss's challenge "Katniss would be proud that you're doing so well."
Her stirring stopped abruptly. "I don't think Katniss will ever be proud of me again."
"That's not true," I said walking into the living room to find Prim sitting in front of the staticy TV. "I think she'd be so completely proud of you. Prim," I called the twelve year old and she looked up at me. "Dinner's almost ready let's get your hands washed ok?"
Prim sighed and stood leaving the TV on and standing taking my outstretched hand. I took her over to the bathroom and turned on the water for her. She washed her hands slowly and was fighting with tears. I wished I was Katniss, I wished I could help this little girl or know what to say.
"Prim! Gale! Come here!" Katniss's mother called.
I grabbed Prim's hand and yanked her with dripping wet hands. We reached the living room where Miss Everdeen was standing staring at the TV which had jumped back to life.
"How are they?" I began barely able to speak.
"Katniss!" Prim said lunging at the TV.
"Prim we need to hear," Miss Everdeen pulled Prim away. The twelve year old took refugee in my arms.
"Because the arena malfunctioned and it was no fault of our wonderful and brave tributes," President Snow was on the screen with Katniss, Peeta, Cato, Clove, Thresh, Rue, and Eight behind him. "We have decided to give all of our brave tributes the title of victors and the treatment too!" The capitol cheered and Prim collapsed into tears.
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Katniss's POV
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I yawned laying on the mattress we had retrieved from the Gamekeeper's base. "Why is it we were able to hook up electricity, install a sink, and shower and yet we're still sleeping on the floor?" I asked looking over at Peeta who lay beside me.
He chuckled lightly drawing me into his arms. "Well we didn't have water hooked up we still have just huge wooden crates holding the water."
"Well that's true but we did get electricity."
"Do you want me to make you a bedframe?" he asked kissing the top of my head.
"I don't need a bedframe I just think it's funny," I laughed some wrapping my arm around him shyly.
"Katniss are you running a fever?" Peeta asked in the darkness bringing his hand to my cheek.
"No," I whispered.
"But your face is hot," he said worried.
"And your butt is hot," I joked with him. He laughed lightly and buried his face into my hair.
"That's not what I meant," he said a blush clear in his voice.
"I, I'm just blushing," I said almost silently.
"Oh," Peeta said. "Why?"
"Well, because," I stumbled over my words. "It's just surreal, we made it out, you actually like me, I've been able to trust you. It's just, I don't know I guess I thought I'd never have a life like this, a somewhat decent one."
"You deserve an amazing life," Peeta said kissing me roughly. Suddenly Rue cried out and I jumped to my feet. I sent Peeta an apologetic look and he nodded.
I rushed into Rue's room and she was clutching her sheets. I climbed onto her mattress and she threw herself into my arms instantly. "What happened?" I asked soothingly.
"I, I just had a really bad dream," Rue sniffed.
"Aw honey, I'm right here, no one's gonna hurt you."
"Everything ok?" Cato's voice whispered into the room. "I heard a scream."
I smiled in the darkness knowing that despite his tough exterior he had a caring side. "We just had a bad dream," I said kissing Rue's head.
"I'll be right back," Cato said exiting.
"See look at that everyone's worried about you," I smiled down at her.
She smiled pleased "I thought he hated me," Rue said in her cute little voice.
"I thought he hated me too," I whispered.
"Now I don't think he hates anybody," Rue said happily.
"I think you're right," I held her close. "Are you feeling any better?"
Rue nodded, "here," Cato returned and handed Rue something.
"What is it?" Rue said squinting into the darkness.
"It's this silky material that was in the Gamemakers closets. I can't sew but maybe Katniss can make you a toy out of it or something by stuffing some leaves or some other junk inside it."
I looked at him "what makes you think I know how to sew?"
"You're a girl," he said as if the two went hand in hand.
"So what being born as a girl means you just come out knowing how to sew?" I looked at him ridiculously.
"I just assumed-"
"I don't have the first idea how to sew!" I snapped at him.
"I can sew," Peeta appeared in the doorway. "Though it's worth pointing out that there is no needle or thread."
"We'll figure something out," I told Rue kissing her head. "You get some rest ok?"
"M'kay," she hugged me tight.
The three of us walked out of her room and into the living room/kitchen. "Sorry to assume you knew how to sew," Cato said half sarcastically.
"Sorry I snapped at you," I said entirely sincere.
"Wanna go hunt?" he asked excited "there's a lot I wanna accomplish today."
"It's still dark out," Peeta protested.
"That's ok first light is starting to peak out," I said kissing him on his lips. "I'll just grab my bow and arrow." I ran into the bedroom and took it before going back out into the living room to meet Cato. "I'll bring back some turkey ok?" I said to Peeta.
"You know the only thing I ever request you bring back is you," he smiled.
"I'll bring me back too," I walked out and went back to Cato's house with him. He retrieved his sword and whip and we went out into the woods.
"So what did you want to talk about?" I asked as we checked my pathetic excuse for snares.
"Clove," he said looking around as if she was going to pop out of a tree.
"What exactly about her?"
"Well have you ever, you know done anything with Peeta?"
I looked at him oddly "I don't know what you mean."
"Sexually," he clarified.
"Oh God no!" I turned as red as a berry bush.
"Well me and Clove, we kind of," he shrugged.
"Oh my God you didn't!" I said smiling at him. "I didn't even know you two were a thing," I winked. "Here sit," I said laying down beside the river that ran through the forest.
He obliged "well we are now, I was shocked too. I mean I don't know she walked in on me while I was using that sorry excuse for a shower your boy made."
"It's a good shower!" I snapped. "You just need to make sure you grab enough water to put in the top before you go in."
"It's not anything like the showers we have back in two, there's all kinds of buttons and technology to make it the perfect experience."
"Well what did you expect we're in the middle of the wilderness," I rolled my eyes. "Just keep talking."
"Well she walked in on me while we were showering and if we had alcohol out here I would say she was drunk. She was stuttering a lot and blushing like crazy then she just kind of kissed me and we were naked and well, the obvious happened," he shrugged.
I scoffed "the obvious," I rolled my eyes at him.
"What it was obvious!"
"Peeta and I have been naked in a room before and we've never done anything nasty," I informed.
"Have you ever looked when you two were naked in a room before?"
"N-no!" I stuttered blushing hard.
"I don't know how you became my friend of the group."
"I could say the same thing," I looked over at him. "But somehow," I shrugged.
"Indeed, you do make good company," he looked over. "You're a good confidant too," he ruffled my hair playfully.
I snorted and didn't bother fixing my hair. "I can't believe you had sex," I shock my head laughing.
"That makes two of us," we both laughed and the sound disappeared into the sky.
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AN: So it's a little longer and we got to check in with Gale and everyone but how are Katniss and the other tributes on the TV? And it looks like Cato and Clove have got a little something something going on, trust me you have no idea where my crazy mind is going with this story Please review I update faster!