Dun dun dun! This is the chapter you guys are looking forward to! I can guarantee you that there is "the talk" :). Inevitably, there is a lot of talking so I'm sorry that there isn't much explaining or thoughts or change in sceneries in here. Enjoy!

I do not own The Hunger Games since I'm not Suzanne Collins (I think ;))

~Hazelle's POV~
I am preparing dinner whilst Rory is helping Vick with his homework and Posy playing dress up. Even after 1 year of living here, in District 2, I am still not used to all these luxuries. I try not to take things for granted, but it's a little bit hard not to since you know you or your children won't be going to bed with a rumbling stomach. Everyday I worry for Gale since his mission are more often then not, dangerous. I still remember when 10 months ago he nearly got killed on his first rescue assignment. As I am stirring the soup, the doorbell rings. Ah, Gale's mission must have been a minor one if he is home this early.
I walk to the door ready to greet my son but instead I see a disheveled-looking Katniss. To be honest, I kind of expected this. I knew Katniss would not just throw away years of friendship that she had with Gale, but I did not expect her to look so... disarranged.

"Hello Mrs Hawthorne." She says, dreamily.

"Katniss! What brings you here?" I say, trying to get her to be more cheerful. "And call me Hazelle, we are not formal people,"

"Okay, Hazelle. I came here to see Gale, is he here?" Katniss says, but I can't help but notice the stiffness in her voice. I can't imagine how much she's gone through. 2 arenas, a war and Prim. I do not blame Gale for what has happened and I never did. Even though there is a chance that he designed it, he never intended it to be used, especially to kill children. I tell Gale that all the time, yet he still blames himself.

"Gale is still at work dear, but I think he'll back soon."

"Okay, I'll come back later."

"Don't be silly!" I exclaim. "Come and stay here, Posy has been missing you lately. I'm sure she'll love to play with you!"

Katniss nods and she steps in. Posy runs down the hallway and immediately sees Katniss. Posy's face immediately brights up.

"Kitty Katniiisss!" Posy yells and runs towards Katniss with her arms open wide, ready for a hug.

Katniss puts a smile on her face, the first one I've seen. She kneels down and hugs Posy.

"I have my own room now Katniss! It's pink, like a princess!" Posy babbles on, "Do you wanna go up and see? Let's go!"

I object immediately, by the looks of it, Katniss is exhausted and in need of rest. "No Posy. Later. Right now Katniss needs to relax. She's very tired."

"Aww, but can she go there later?" Posy sulks.

"Of course honey." I reply

Posy runs off and returns to whatever she was doing before. I consult Katniss.

"Do you want anything? Do you want to eat, or take a shower?"

"I'm not hungry, but I guess I'll go and shower. Is that okay with you?"

"Sure dearie."

~Gale's POV (continuing the part where it ended in the last chapter)~

I wait for Katniss to finish her meal and then we head outside. The park is around 10 minutes away and we can either walk up there in silence or actually speak to each other.

We walk in silence.

The sun is still shining bright once we get there because it is basically summer already. I break the silence since I know Katniss won't and it would also waste less time.

"So... What brings you here?" I inquire. I walk towards a bench under a huge willow tree and Katniss follows.

"I came to apologise. For.. umm blaming you." She stutters. "It wasn't your fault. I'm sorry I acted that way."

"Did you umm persuade Delly to come with you?"

Tears fall out of Katniss' eyes, she probably feels guilty for Delly's death even though it's not her fault.

"No, it was a coincedence. She lives, I mean lived in District 4." Katniss mumbles. "She was touring the districts. She just had the unfortunate luck to be in the same train as me."

"Oh,"

"It's all my fault Gale! My fault! All the lives that the rebellion took, it was all my fault. I should have just swallowed those berries!" Katniss yells. She is sobbing violently and I carefully place my hands hers. Then she does something unexpected; she hugs me and cries into my chest.

I hug her back and soothe her. I was expecting her to shove my hand away or punch me. This reminds me of the time when I said goodbye to her before she was whisked away to the Capitol.

"I missed you," I whisper into her hair. It still smells like the woods back in District 12.

"Do you know where they took her? Her body?" Katniss asks. She has stopped crying, but her face is still wet. I've only ever seen her like this, so innocent and fragile a few times before.

"I heard them talking about bringing her body back to District 12, but I'm not really sure. They could take her to 4 as well. They're kind of having a dilemma since her parents are...umm..gone."

She nods.

"I am so sorry. "

"For what?" She wipes her tears away and she looks into my eyes with her gray ones, identical to mine.

"My bomb... Prim." I stutter.

"I've stopped blaming you, so you should stop blaming yourself." Katniss says firmly.

"You should stop blaming yourself for the deaths of the people in the war." I say. She should practice what she preaches. I know for a matter of fact that I will never be able to stop blaming myself. And I also know that she won't stop blaming herself. It's always going to stay with you, until the day you die.

She nods and there is a few moments of awkward silence between us. I suggest that we head back and she agrees. The walk back is in silence, once again.

Once we get home Posy begs Katniss to play with her again. Of course Katniss accepts. Inevitably, Katniss is staying here with us for the night, but Mother eventually persuades her to stay for at least another week.

~2 hours pass~

"Gale, can you tell Posy that it's her bedtime?" My mother asks.

"Sure".

I walk upstairs to Posy's bright pink room. I remember her face when she walked in after I finished painting it. She couldn't stop smiling for 3 days. I knock on the door to see Posy putting make up on an uncomfortable looking Katniss.

"It's bedtime, Pose." I say.

"Noooo! I want to play with Katniss!" Posy sulks.

"I think it's my bedtime too, Posy. Aren't you tired? I certainly am." Katniss says. I am so grateful she said that, because if she didn't, it would be impossible to get Posy into bed.

"Okay then. Can we play tomorrow Katniss?" Posy asks.

"Sure Posy." Katniss says brightly.

I take Posy to the bathroom and then I tuck her in, reading a bedtime story to her about a princess called Posy (it was really Cinderella, but I changed the name to Posy when I read it out loud).

I decide to check on Katniss, to make sure she's okay. I knock on the guest room's door which is her room for now. I peek in and I see her reading a book or something.

"Goodnight, I love you." The words come out of my mouth before I can stop them.

There you have it guys! Katniss was a little bit OOC but everyone has a soft/fragile side in them right? Fav/Follow/Review? Can we get 50 reviews by the next chapter?

(By the way, I imagine Posy looking sort of like Bailee Madison in Bridge to Terabithia if you care lol.)