Catching Fire: The New Story

Chapter 32

Gale’s POV

"So, which do you choose?"

I can't ever hate Katniss, I love her too much. I love her like a sister, like a cousin, like a girlfriend or a wife, like a friend. I love her. And I hate Peeta for many reasons. For taking Katniss away from me, for making her fall in love with him. How do I choose? Which one would benefit me? Which one would more likely keep us together keeping us both happy? Which one is correct?

My mind controls me before I know it I am walking out of the woods with anger pumping through my veins. I stash my arrows and bow away in a log and leave the woods to think, although the woods is where I think best. I can manage without the woods. Why would she ask me that? I can't choose.

I stop, thinking to myself that I don’t technically need to leave the illegal part of Twelve just the woods, so I sit in the meadow. The snow dried up all the flowers and long, yellow autumn grass, leaving layers of snow to pile on top of each other.

I duck down into the snow when I hear footsteps coming from behind me.

I put my head up see Katniss run past me, with her bow and arrows in hand. What? Why? She knows better than to leave the woods with them on her, especially in her bare hands. I notice she’s crying. Did I say something to hurt her?

No! You idiot! You didn't say anything at all.

I hit my face in disbelief and get up to follow her.

"Shit," I mumble.

I follow Katniss in her run. She's much faster than me, especially in snow. She knows snow is my weakness, maybe she is searching for me to apologize. I doubt that. But if she was looking for me, or anywhere near mindful, she would have noticed my loud footsteps and punched me already.

"Katniss!" I scream as I grab her arm. She tried to leave my grip, moving underneath my grip. I turn her around to face me. Tears covered her cheeks that were already rosy enough with the cold, her nose was turning red.

"Katniss. Your arrows," I whisper in a stern voice.

She looks down and her eyes grow wide, she gasps. We start running back to the woods and throw them into the hollow tree again. I begin to apologize and feel guilty for almost making her get caught by the Peacekeepers for having an illegal weapon in the town.

"I'm so sorry I didn't say anything. I was confused, I didn’t know how to answer you. Don't ask me stuff like that." She nods and sniffs. She wipes her cheeks with her gloved hands and hugs her little body close together. I wrap her up in my arms and try to get her warm

I walk her home and she explains what she finally thinks she wants to do for Peeta’s birthday.

"I'm guessing you found what you wanted?" I ask. She smiles and pushes me slightly.

I open the door for her and I get chills as the warmth of the house comes in contact with me. Prim offers me to stay for dinner as Katniss goes upstairs. I decline and hug Prim goodbye. I walk out, whistling. Maybe being Peeta's friend won't be that hard.

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Author’s Note:

Aw Gale wants to be Peeta’s friend. Wooh.

Keeping reading guys!

~Jez xo