The Evil Inside Us
By Elizthewiz
Chapter 3
Gale and I walk into the woods, since he wants to talk here. I keep my distance from him and lean against a tree.
"Alright, talk Hawthrone," I tell him so we can get this converstation can get over quickly.
"Look Katniss, I don't know what's going on with us. Most days you seem very distant from me, and I don't know what to do. Can you please help me understand?" He steps closer to me
I sigh. "I'm not worried about this romance right now Gale. If you haven't realized, the world's gone crazy. I have my sister to protect,"
"I can't tell if you're in love with me or not," He admits. "I mean hopefully it's not another guy, which I doubt," He laughs to himself
I stare at him, trying to hide the guilt on my face. He can't know about Peeta and I.
"Gale, I admit, I don't feel anything for you right now other then a friend," I say avoiding direct eye contact with him
"Of course you don't," He scoffs. A huge frown plasters on his face, and I know he's angry. "I did everything for you Katniss and you simply can't love me?"
"I'm afraid thats not how love works Gale," I sigh turning away from him
As I walk away from him, he shouts,"Well thats why I slept with Madge the other night. You don't love me, I found someone else to show me,"
I shouldn't be angry, I've cheated on Gale, but I haven't even slept with Peeta yet. I turn around slowly and before I can think, I let it slip out. "Well thats why I've been in love with another man for a long time," I walk away quickly and retreat to my RV.
A knock on my door wakes me up from my restless sleep. I groan and open the door.
"Brainless, we have a group meeting! Get your lazy ass and come on," She takes y hand pulling me out.
"Johanna, I'm not in the mood for this meeting," I pull my hand from her grasp
"If it's because you finally got balls and told Gale, get your head out of your ass and get over it,"
"How'd you know?" I question her
"I was getting wood and I overheard part of it," She shrugs. "Look you would be a hypocrite for being mad at him for cheating on you. So, come on, we're already late," She starts walking. Soon, I find myself following. We get to the campfire and I see everyone of our group memebers: Peeta, Gale, Finnick, Cato, Beetee, Annie, Prim, Johanna, Haymitch, and Madge... I glare at Madge. She used to be my bestfriend but I guess that's been over since this outbreak. Peeta makes eye contact with me then looks away. He stands up to greet everyone.
"Alright, good evening everyone, hope you're feeling good tonight," Peeta greeats everyone
Everyone mumbles a hello here and there. I'm sure many are not exactly thrilled to be here.
"So first, I'd like to ask ya'll, do you feel safe here on this mountain?"
"I don't exactly love living up here but it works. As long as we're safe, I'm happy," Annie says
"My thoughts for you Peeta, I really hope you come up with another plan other than staying here on this mountain," Madge rolls her eyes. "This is not an ideal place to stay,"
"Well Madge if you have a problem staying here, you can always just leave," Johanna suggests
Madge glares at Johanna. I giggle to myself. Johanna is so blunt with people.
"I can assure you, I have more plans, but you're just going to have to work with me," Peeta tells Madge. Peeta turns to me. "How do you feel about this place Katniss?" He asks
I raise my eyebrow at him, before sighing. "If you want my opinion, I think we're fine here, for now but I don't think this safe haven is going to last forever,"
Peeta nods his head, thinking about what I just said. "Ok, guys. I do have a plan, but I'm not sharing it right now. I need to develop it some more before talking about it,"
"Katniss can help," Prim speaks up. "She's good at these type of things,"
I look at Prim, wide eye.
"I was thinking the exact thing Prim," Peeta smiles at her
And with that we continue our meeting.
"Peeta follow me," I take his hand and lead him into the woods.
"What are we-" I interrupt him by crashing my lips on his.
I know he's shocked but he doesn't stop me. He pushes me against a tree and I find myself thinking about the time Johanna caught us. He kisses my neck and I moan from the pleasure I am receiving.
"Wait, wait, Katniss what are we doing," He stops
I kiss him on the lips then respond," I'm ready for you Peeta," I reach to kiss him again.
He doesn't stop me again for the rest of the night.
It wasn't an ideal place to do this but I admit it was worth it.
"Why were you glaring at Madge during the meeting?" Peeta asks
"I found out she and Gale slept with each other the other night," I tell him. "It's really over between me and him,"
"Wait Madge and Gale?" He questions
"I don't even know how that happened, but then again who cares?"
"You might, otherwise you wouldn't be glaring at her all night,"
"What, you think I'm jealous? If you haven't realized, I am all over you most of the time,"
He sits up. "You did surprise me tonight, but what happened between you and Gale?"
I shrug. "Basically, he was mad because I fell out of love with him and fell in love with someone else," I stare into Peeta's eyes
"You love me?" He asks
I nod. "I've been in love with you even before this outbreak, but I didn't figure my feelings out until I blurted it to Gale. He doesn't know that it's you. I wouldn't tell him for awhile either. Knowing Gale, he's quick to start a fight,"
Peeta just simply smiles and kisses me. "I love you too,"
Hey guys! I really wanted to release this chapter early because I had a strong urge to write this. I originally had another idea for this chapter but this one seems a bit better in my eyes. I really hope you enjoyed this chapter, like I enjoyed writing it. Please review, I love reading reviews and it just makes my day. And please PM me also, I love talking to readers, you could just say hi to me and I'll be so happy to talk. Alright anyways, see you guys later, I don't know if I'll update next week, I might be punished from my phone and computer because I suck at math and report cards are coming soon :(. But nevertheless, I assure you, I'll find a way to update next week! Bye :)