The Story of Two

Awake My Soul

Peeta's POV

"Hey this is Peeta speaking" I said when I picked up the ringing phone. I came to the bakery to get somethings ready for the opening after Katniss left to go hunt this morning.

"Peeta its Gale-" "Gale? What do y-" "Don't ask just get over here. Its Katniss"

(An hour earlier)

Katniss's POV

"I wish you would sing more often. It makes everything seem more... hopeful" said a familiar voice said. "Ha, right" I said. Then I realized something. I swung my bow and arrow to aiming at him on the ground sense I was in a tree.

"Hey Catnip. I-I just want to talk" Gale said raising his hands in surrender. I gave him one last sceptical glare then climb down the tree. "Look about Pri-" "Let me just cut you off right there. I don't blame you for her death. Although, there is a part of me that wants to kill you right now" I say shrugging. "I never meant for any of those kids to get hurt" he said looking down.

I hugged him. Letting him know that everything was alright. He hugged me back and we stayed like that for what could have been an hour or five minutes, I don't know. When we pulled away I realized that we both had tears in our eyes. I blinked a couple of times to force them back. "So how's lover boy?" he asks breaking the silence."He's... getting better, with the episodes that is. I think with the bakery opening up soon, he'll be much happier" I said storing my arrows. "Ah huh, sure its the bakery..." he says. "What's that supposed to mean?" I ask. "Nothing, nothing. Nothing at all" he said putting his hands up in surrender. I eyed him sceptically. We reached what was the Hob. "This place has changed so much..." he said. I nodded in agreement.

"Hey you want anything?" I asked as I walked through the back door towards the kitchen. "No I'm good. Thanks though" Gale said sitting down on my couch. I went to the sink and started skinning the rabbits I had caught earlier. "Katniss I have to ask you something" he said. "Ask away" " I, ah, meet this girl awhile back and we bumped into each other a couple months ago. And well, we've been seeing each other," he paused. He kept running a hand through his hair. "Gale, just spit it out. I'm sure I can handle it" I said laughing a little. "Right, well I want to ask her to marry me" he said. I turned around. I could feel the smile creep up on to my face. "That's great news! But who is she?" "Well actually I think you know her" I went back to skinning. "And her name is..." I said getting him back on topic. " Madge." he said. I think about it for a second. Gale and Madge? I knew it. "That's great!" I say, I feel really happy for them. "So your not mad?" he asks nervously. "Why would I be mad Gale? Your my best friend. I'm happy for you, I really am." As soon as I said those words he tackled me into a hug. "Ok, ok, ok, I get it" I said trying to be serious, but I cant help but laugh. When he let go, he went to sit on one of the bar stools next to me. "So since I'm your best friend, more like brother, I need to ask you this. Trust me I don't want to, but I have to. Your mother asked me to ask this..." he pause. What is he talking about? "How do I put this gently..." he muttered to himself. "Have you and Peeta... well you know..." "What?" "Um, bedroom, locked doors, ah... birds and bees?" He asked unsure. You GOT to be kidding me. We've only been together for like two years. I felt knife in my hand slip and a sharp pain in my other. I looked down at my hands and saw my blood flowing out. Then everything started spinning. Not another flashback. "Shi-" I couldn't even finish before I blacked out.

Peeta's POV

"What happened Gale." I demanded as I walked through the front door of Katniss' house. "I don't know. She cut herself skinning the rabbits and she blacked out" he said leaning forward in the recliner near the couch, which was occupied by an unconscious Katniss. "Did she hit her head? When she fell." "No, I caught her before she hit the floor" "Ok good. Wait, why are you here?" I asked. "I came to tell Katniss that I'm going to ask Madge to marry me" he said. YES! YES! Shut up. This was all that went through my mind but I kept a straight face. "Congratulations" I said smiling a little. "Thank you" he said. "P-pe-peeta?" I hear Katniss whimper behind me. I turn around and kneel next to her. "Shh, its alright Katniss. I'm right here" I say stroking her hair with one hand and holding hers with the other.

Katniss' POV

"You know she loves you right? I mean it obvious, you can tell by the look in her eyes when she sees you" I hear Gale say. "She might not say it, but she loves you. Its the stubbornness in her that wont let her say it... Well I have to go. Have her call me when she's feeling better" he says. "Will do. See ya Gale. Say hi to Madge for us" I hear Peeta say near me. I hear the closing of a door and black out again.

"Peeta?" I say holding myself up by my elbows. His head snaps up. "Katniss are you ok?" he asks. "Yeah, I'm fine. Where are we?" "Your bedroom" he says. It was dark, but I could still see his eyes soften. I reached my hand out and moved the hair out of his eyes. I closed the gap between us and kissed him. I felt that hunger again. Like in the cave and on the beach, but only it was stronger. I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pulled him on to the bed. If I don't say it now, then I proably won't be able to say it for a long time. I pulled away from the kiss to look at his eyes. I had my arms wrapped around his neck and his were around my waist. He whispers, "You love me. Real or not real?" I tell him, "Real"

(A/N)

BAM! Right out of the book! Wow. This is long...

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