Star Crossed Lovers [Everlark]

Galve POV

Authors Note ( I couldn't wait to get this posted after I finished it on my AO3) so y'all get to view it early <3 <3. Next Gale POV will be once we get to 32 Kudos (Which I am sure we will hit easily...Hope y'all enjoy

-----Gale

The day the games first aired was also my first day in the mines once you turned 19 you went to work in the mines. They start you off on half shifts till you learn everything and get used to the work. Then you go to 12-hour shifts six days a week. I know catnip will win, but I worry about that Cato dude he could be a real problem for her. When I watched the Interview, he seemed to have a chip on his shoulder about her score being higher than his. I kick myself every day that I never told her that I loved her. I knew how much she despised the thought of being with someone in that way. After her dad had died, it was up t o her to feed her and her family; her mother entirely withdrew from caring for them for a while. Katniss had seen love shatter her once strong-willed mother; she wasn't going to let it do that to her. For fear of rejection, I never told her. Then bread boy had the guts to say it on national Tv. I hope she didn't rip out his heart and shred it after the interview, but I'm sure she got her point across.

The Panem anthem played as I washed the filth and grime from my hands. Great it's that time again, they air their episodes of the games twice a day, once in the morning and the afternoon. They started with Katniss singing to Rue the little girl from 11, When they panned out you could see the blood stain on her shirt. Damn, but I know catnip wouldn't have been able to kill her if it came to it. Better someone else than her. She set her down and ran to a bed of white baby's breath and made a bed of flowers, then picked the girl's limp body and laid her on top as she walked away, she placed three fingers to her lips and held them in the air towards a camera. I don't blame her, but could she try a little harder not to piss the capital off while she's in the games? I hardly saw Katniss cry as she rarely let anyone see that side of her, but she cried her eyes out, they switched a view of Cato killing some weird animal, and I lost interest. As soon as I turn to head to the elevator, the game maker comes on and announces that two victors could win if they were from the same district.

Aw, fuck, I also know she won't leave Peeta, to die. Though last time they showed him that could be any time now. I don't want the Peeta to die, he's a good man, but he is also competition for me if he lives now. When Katniss finds him, I see her face light up. I hadn't seen that look in a while since the morning of the reaping, and I gave her that piece of bread. Of course, it was from the bread boys family bakery. Katniss rushes to uncover him from his hiding and camouflage. She looks down at his leg with pity and sadness in her eyes; she asks him what it was. 'Duh Cato took a chunk of the kid's thigh' I thought as Peeta told her what it was.'

"I need to get you to the water's edge so I can clean this better" Katniss tells him.

Watching Katniss try to get this clean should be funny to see since Katniss could hardly bear to see a skinned knee without turning a few shades of green. The capital shows a few clips of the other tributes to see what they were doing. I go to my rust bucket of a locker to grab my jacket. I come back to the common area where they made us view the games when we're in the mines.

"Well, I'm going to need to clean it, but your pants are on the way," Katniss tells him.

My helmet hit the ground, along with anything else in my hands.

"what the hell" I blurt out, everyone fell silent and looked over at me

Maybe I read too much into it; It does make sense the pants would pose a problem for cleaning a wound like that. I reasoned with myself as I hurriedly picked up my items from the ground. Avoiding the odd looks people gave me.

"You typically start with the unbuttoning the buttons." Peter had replied.

Who the fuck does the bread boy think he is. I watch waiting for Katniss to hit him or something, but she doesn't, she just splashes some water at him and blushes. What the hell, she never blushed at my innuendos I typically got a death glare from her. I watched slack-jawed awaiting her response I see her climb onto his lap straddling him. My fist clenched so tight that my knuckles are turning white.

"Well, let's get this shirt off first," Katniss says, my blood boiling at this point.

" What does taking off his shirt have anything to do with cleaning his leg" I yell, oops, that was supposed to be in my head.

Now I'm getting really odd looks and some looks of pity too.

"Well, seems like the Star Crossed Lovers are reunited, I'm Ceaser Flickerman we'll catch up with these two love birds later tonight."

Then the screen disappears, and I was already in the elevator closing the door before anyone else could get in. I felt my heart beating in my stomach from the drop it just made. What was catnip doing, catnip is supposed to come home to me? Then I tell her I love her and convince her it's okay to love and we grow old together. Why would she want to take his shirt off? Then it hits me when we reached the main level of the mine. It has to be an act; she would never climb on a boys lap and say that in the middle of the games if she didn't need to survive, and sponsors are probably going nuts right now. I rush home to avoid anyone wanting to question me. My mom had a worried expression when I walked in.

" You okay Gale," she asks, knowing how much I cared about catnip.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be she's just using him for sponsors," I say, trying to convince myself of it too.

I rush into my room and shut the door my room which I share with my brothers, who were outside playing. Trying to get a nap in before the next airing of the games tonight. As much as I tried to convince myself, it was an act a piece of me said otherwise. Knawing at me like a hungry dog after its bone. 'The odds are not in my favor' I thought to myself before drifting off to sleep.