Tell Me About It

Gale's POV

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It was hard not to just lunge at this woman who called herself Katniss. She looked so fake now every time I looked at her. It was nothing overly obvious, a misstep here a slip of the tongue there. I watched her with a hunters eye, I marked every move she made and worked hard not to scare her. Every time Prim ran into her arms I felt the need to wrench her away and expose her for the fraud she was.

I found myself without someone to talk to, Katniss had been my only friend and it was impossible to ask anyone else about her. I did need to talk to someone though, so I found myself walking to the one person who came to mind, her mother. "Miss Everdeen," I knocked on the door.

"Yes Gale," she looked up her eyes still somewhat dead.

"I was just wondering if you had a minute to talk about Katniss?"

"Oh, what about her?"

"Do you think she's, I don't know changed at all?"

"No," she said very simply.

How did I work with that? I guess I didn't "ok well um thank you, for talking with me," I said. She nodded and I left, I kicked a rock discouraged.

"Hey," I heard a voice whisper. I looked over and saw Madge waving me towards a bustle of trees. I walked over to her and disappeared into the trees with her. "I know what you're talking about," she said in a quiet voice. "About Katniss," she clarified when I gave her an odd look.

"What have you noticed?" I asked excited that someone else had noticed my friends odd behavior.

"Well she hasn't even said hello to me. She never dotes on Prim like she used to. Not to mention she hasn't gone into the hob since she's returned."

"That's true," I whispered.

"Did you notice other things?" she asked.

I nodded "meet me back here tonight though, I can't say now."

Madge nodded and exited the cluster of trees quickly and quietly.

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Katniss's POV

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"Could they be any louder?" I asked burying my face into Peeta's chest blushing like a maniac.

"You don't think they'll wake Rue do you?" Peeta whispered in my ear.

"Crap I forgot all about that," I shot up my ears embarrassing my mind. I willed myself to remain standing and walk into Rue's room. She was beneath her covers, with her pillow over her head and her arms pinning it down. I scooped her into my arms in her white night shirt. I held her close as I hurried out the door and away from the noises Cato and Clove were making. I went straight to Thresh's house and knocked on the wicker.

Thresh walked to the door looking a little tired. "Can Rue stay here tonight?" I asked.

Thresh nodded and rubbed his eyes "Rue's always welcome, why though?"

"Cato and Clove are making more little ones," I said trying not to teach Rue words she shouldn't know.

His eyes were a little wide and he took Rue from my arms "I'll watch her."

"Thanks Thresh," I smiled.

He nodded and I went back to my house. "I'm back," I grimaced as I walked into the little kitchen area we had.

"I gave up on sleep but I made you some hot chocolate with the cornucopia stuff."

"Thanks," I said taking a sip and sitting on his lap after he sat down on the couch.

"Hi there," he smiled and kissed my jaw. I giggled and I kissed his lips softly. "You know we could play copy cat," he winked.

I thought for a second "ok, sure, I want kids since there's no games out here."

Peeta's eyes went wide and his face paled. "Oh and you were kidding, got it noted sorry," I looked away and stood up. I bit my lip nervously as I made it all the way to bed and he didn't stop me.