Author's Note: Hello White Roses. I know I tortured you guys enough (with my cliffhangers according to Matainer lol), I'm sorry for making you wait so much but I was trying to build a little suspense. Well here it is. This chapter alternates POVs a lot; I felt the need to write what is going on according to both of them. Don't forget to let me know how I did. Here is chapter 39. Enjoy.
I don't own The Hunger Games
Chapter 39
Katniss's POV
Gale carries me inside the old cabin and throws me on the old mattresses on the floor. He has that same look in his eyes from that night. I try trashing around and screaming as loud as I can, but I have not power over him, especially with those pills running through my system. He crawls on top of me slowly and grabs both my wrists, holding them above my head.
"I was so out of myself that night. I've been dying to be able to repeat that experience with you completely sober. I just remember that you felt amazing baby, but I can't remember anything else. Bu don't worry, this time will be in my memory forever." And he is attacking my lips with his. His weight is suffocating me and my sobs are making it hard to breath. I'm trying to push him off me but it's impossible, if Gale was built before there are no terms to describe him now. He is more than twice my weight and he is much more stronger than me. I'm completely hopeless just like that night.
"I also didn't get to see any of you that night. You beautiful olive skin…" I feel his hands under my shirt and it feels like he is ripping my skin of. I keep trying to scream for help but it comes out as sobs. Gale rips my shirt off me and starts kissing my skin. Just as his hand is reaching for my breast I hear a loud knock on the cabin door.
"KATNISS!" It's Peeta! He continues to punch and kick the door yelling my name. Gale's mouth leaves my skin and he comes up and looks straight into my eyes.
"Are you sure you want him to come in Katniss?" Gale takes the gun again from under his shirt and points it to the door. "Go for it! Ask for his help." In a moment I'm punching Gale on the jaw and running for the door trying to open it, but it is locked.
"P-P-P-PEETA GO A-A-AWAY!" I yell.
"KATNISS I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. BABY, I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU." Gale gets up from the floor after recovering his senses and walks in my direction, pointing the gun at me and than at the door. He throws the key at me and nods at the door. "Here it is Katniss. If you want your star crossed lover to safe you just open the door." He knows very well that I would never do that, he knows I would never do anything that could harm Peeta in any way.
"P-P-PLEASE GO…..G-GO A-A-AWAY." I know that Peeta will never go anywhere and this is what scares me the most. If I can't find a way to get the gun away from Gale he will shoot Peeta as soon as he finds a way to take the door down.
I don't think about it as I get up from the floor and run to Gale, reaching for his gun. Obviously it was not a good idea since he has a death grip on it, he pushes me hard that I feel my body flying across the room and hitting the wall.
Peeta's POV
I hear her yelling on the other side of the door for me to get away, but I will never leave her. I keep kicking and punching the door but it won't open. I need to get to her, I have to…I hear a scream and something hitting what I guess is the wall hard.
"KATNISS!" I kick the steel door one more time with all the strength I have and I finish get the lock to break. I push it open and I see Gale pointing a gun at me. Katniss is laying on the floor on the other side of the cabin, there is a pool of blood around her. Her eyes are pleading for help and I know that she is in pain and I need to get help now.
"Gale listen, she is not okay. Just let me get help and I will let you kill me if you want. Just please let me help her." I don't know what has gotten into me. My plan was to teach his a lesson but now I am asking nicely? I just have to do what is best for Katniss.
"HAHAHA, don't make me laugh. There will be nobody to help her as soon as I get rid of you. Something I should've done way back then when I had the chance." Everything happens in slow motion. Gale's hand flexes slightly and I know that he has pulled the trigger. I throw my body towards him knocking him down.
"PEEEEETA!" I hear Katniss voice in the distance. I feel a sharp pain my arm and I know that Gale hit his target. But the rage inside of me is too strong to make me back away now. As I feel his body hitting the ground I'm suddenly on top of him, punching his face and chest as hard as I can.
"YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS! SHE IS MINE AND YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER TEAR FALL DOWN HER BEAUTIFUL FACE. DO YOU UNDESTAND ME?" Gale punches my jaw, the pain making me dizzy for a couple seconds, and it is enough for him to flip us over and he is now on top of me, but not for long. I've practice wrestling since I was a little kid with my older brothers; I know how to lock someone out. When his hand makes a movement to punch my face I'm fast enough to catch his nose unguarded. I feel a bone breaking and his blood is all over my hand. He falls to his side and I know that this is the perfect moment. I get up quickly from the floor and bring my foot up and kick him in the ribs once, twice as many times as needed until I feel his bones shattering. I'm pretty sure I must have done some damage by now, but nothing will make me stop. I pull him to his feet by grapping his shirt, almost tearing the collar. "YOU ARE A COWARD!" I throw his body on the floor as hard as I can and kick his chest and face. I'M GOING TO KILL HIM, HE WILL BE SORRY IN ANOTHER DIMENSION.
"HOW DOES IT FEEL NOW? THIS IS FOR HURTING HER. THIS IS FOR EVERY SINGLE TEAR SHE CRIED OUT OF SHAME OR PAIN. THIS IS FOR LEAVING HER WHEN SHE NEEDED YOU. THIS IS FOR DOING WHAT YOU DID WHEN SHE WAS FRAGILE AND DEFENSELESS. THIS IS FOR EVERY NIGHTMARE SHE HAS FOR WHAT YOU DID. THIS IS THE MEMORIES SHE WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. THIS IS FOR TRYING IT AGAIN!" I keep yelling. I've lost completely sense of myself until I feel arms holding me back.
"Peeta, stop it now!" I don't listen. I keep punching, kicking yelling. I'm going to kill him, I'm going to kill Gale Hawthorne even if this is the last thing I do.
Katniss's POV
Pain. This is the dominant feeling right now. My head feels like it's going to explode and the smell of blood is intoxicating. I only register as Peeta runs towards Gale and I hear the gun firing.
"PEEEEETA!" I yell as loud as the small amount of strength I have left will let me. I see blood running down Peeta's arm and I know that he is been hurt. I try moving and getting up to help him but the pain on my head is making me too weak. I only catch a glimpse of the two men throwing punches and kicks at each other. I know that I have to do something or Peeta will kill Gale. I know that Peeta is not like that, he is blind by anger, It will just be another weight he will have to carry on his shoulders for the rest of his life.
"Peeta, stop it now!" I hear a distant scream. I'm too far-gone to recognize the voice or the person who is currently by my side calling what I suppose is my name.
"Katinss? Katniss! Can you hear me child? It's okay now, we've got you." I feel the person pressing something warm where my wound is and I hiss.
"P-p-p-pee….ta" I whisper.
"He will be okay. We are here now. It's over." And that is the last thing I hear before I completely black out.
Peeta's POV
"STOP IT!" There are arms pulling me, trying to get me away from Gale. But I won't have any of this; he is going to die. " PEETA THAT'S ENOUGH!" They are trying to force a pair of handcuffs around my writs. I try to free myself but there is no use; there must be at least 4 men holding me back. I'm dragged to a corner and thrown on the floor. I'm panting heavily and I'm finally starting to register the pain in my arm.
"LISTEN NOW, THERE IS SOMEONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CABIN WHO NEEDS YOU. YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOURSELF TOGETHER AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE THERE FOR HER. WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU?" Haytmich is the one yelling at me now. The peacekeepers are all surrounding Gale and trying to force him to speak, but he is drowning on his own blood.. I try refocusing my attention to the other side, Greasy Sae is sitting on the ground holding a white cloth on Katniss's head, and she is unconscious. I try getting up and running to her but Haymitch pushes me back down.
"WHAT YOU DOING? SHE NEEDS HELP!" I yell
"Yes, she does! And it is already on their way here. You are not going to help anything in this situation. So, you are going to calm down, let me wrap something on your arm and then I will let you go to her. Understood?" I don't want to cause more trouble or leave Katniss alone any longer so I just nod my head. I keep watching as Greasy Sae caresses her arm while still holding the cloth on her head, which turned red with her blood. It feels like an eternity until Haytmich is done wrapping a warm cloth on the bullet wound and opening the handcuffs to set my hands free.
"You calm enough?" He asks. I nod my head again and he finally steps out of the way. I half run half drag myself to where Katniss's unmoving body is laying on Greasy Sae's lap. I place my hand on her cheek softly; she is even colder and paler than she was these past couple of days.
"We have to get her to a hospital." I say looking up at Greasy Sae, who has a worried look on her face.
"They are coming. Greg sent a message to them. They have probably tracked our location by now. They must be getting here soon." I just nod. I wrap my arm around Katniss's bare back, Greasy Sae understand the message and helps me to bring her on my lap. I press on the cloth behind her head and my hand is instantly covered with her blood.
"Hey baby. I'm so sorry for not putting you first. I let all this rage and anger to dominate me. We are going to be okay now, I promise. I love you so much, please don't give up on me." I whisper in her ear. I kiss both her closed eyelids and give her a small peck on her lifeless lips. I rest her head on my leg to get off my coat and wrap it around her since Gale must have forced her shirt off.
A rush of people dressed in white start running through the door; some of them go to Gale and the other ones come to Katniss and me. They are surrounding us and I start to get nervous, I hug her closer to me as if letting them know that I won't let go of her. An elder lady kneels down next to me and asks for me to remove my hand from Katniss's head. She removes the red cloth and replaces it with a clean one; she wraps it around Katniss's head so there is no need to hold it in place anymore. She does the same for me and my wound starts to burn painfully.
"It is an antiseptic, it is going to help stanch the bleeding." She says simply. "We need to bring both of you to the clinic." I just nod. Two men who were standing behind me make a move to get Katniss but I just hold her close to me. "Are you sure you want to carry her?" The elder woman asks.
"Please.." I whisper. She gives me a friendly smile and get up from the floor. I place my arms behind Katniss's knees and stand up as well. The pain in my arm is supportable so I follow the healers without looking back to the group surrounding Gale's broken body.
The walk back feels like years. Katniss is turning paler by the second and I'm starting to feel the pain caused by the wound. Greasy Sae and the elder healer are both walking next to me, making sure I'm okay enough, and the rest of the group is behind us. There is no sign of Haymitch or Colonel Cristobal with the other group of healers and the peacekeepers. I'm already seeing black spots when we finally get to the newly built clinic. There are doctors running everywhere and I feel someone trying to take Katniss from me but I brush them off.
"Peeta we need to bring her to the examination room. You will go with me and I will take care of your arm. She will be okay, I promise. We will let you be with her as soon as possible" I'm still hesitant but I know that we are just wasting time so I let her go. I watch as two doctors place her tiny body on stretcher and take her away. A sudden realization hits me hard making my body tremble, this may be the last time I see her alive.
There it is Folks. It took me a century but I finally manage to accomplished first part of Gale's punishment. Next chapter will start right where this one left off , so like a part 2. Reviews, be happy and be safe. See you next time.