Together

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I wake up to the smell of bacon and eggs. I've slept in almost everyday since gale's been staying with me. Just knowing he's a couple doors down makes me feel safer. It feels like a regular thing, kinda like this should happen everyday. We do a lot of stuff together now too.

We've been to the woods a lot, to the hob, to see greasy sae, and we also went to see haymitch. Since haymitch is always drunk and sleeping, we decided to pull a prank on him.

First we put a couple snares around the house, since gales so good at them, then we put a bucket of ice cold water above a ledge that has a towel hanging from It. After that we knew it was time to wake the beast. I grabbed a bucket of water and poured it on top of haymitch. He jumped up with the knife he sleeps with and got caught on a couple snares. After 20 minutes of struggling he was sober enough to cut himself free. He saw the towel and fell for our second trap. The trigger was pulled and the bucket of ice cold water poured all over him. Me and gale were behind the couch so he didn't see us. Neither me nor gale wanted to make an appearance, so we took the back door out. We laughed for days about that.

Haymitch never did find out. I didn't think he would though. Every couple times we would hear the crashing of him getting stuck in our hidden snares. This mornings different. I smell something baking in his house. Haymitch is never up at this time of day. I decided to check it out, gale tagged along.

The closer we got the closer the baking would smell. It wasn't bad. It smelt delicious, but haymitch can't bake at all. Who's there!! After that thought I sprinted through the door and grabbed the first thing I saw, luckily it was a hard vase. Gale grabbed a picture frame and ran in front of me up the stairs. I went to the kitchen.

Then I saw him.The boy I totally forgot about. The one that was suppose to be back weeks ago. The one that left me. He looked me straight in the eye and smiled. He was walking towards me with open arms. Then gale walked in. Peeta saw him and his face was red and full of hatred. Gale grabbed me by the waist and pulled me away. Peeta didn't like that and ran at him about to attack. Peeta jumped on gale and tried to hit him, but gale was to strong and overpowered him. I knew gale would hurt peeta, so I jumped on gale to get him to stop. Gale did stop and pushed me to the side away from peeta, I didn't fight back.

Who is peeta, why did he change? He's so violent. What happened in the capitol? Why did he leave me here without a single form of communication. I'm lost in thought when I feel gale touch my arm.

"Katniss I think we should go."

"Maybe she doesn't want to go!" Peeta rudely interrupts.

"She probably does cause you just tried to kill me."

"I only jumped on you because you were all over katniss. She's not yours."

"She's definitely not yours bread boy!!! When you left her here alone, I was the one who came to her rescue. I stayed with her and helped her through the nightmares you caused!!! Who knows she could've been mine if you stayed in the Capitol for one more day!"

Ouch that one hurt. Peeta's face turns from angry to sad within a second. It's not just any sad face either. This one looks like he really took it hard. I feel horrible, cause maybe if he did stay for one more day me and gale would've been something. If we were I would feel twenty times worse since me and peeta have been through way to much stuff to just throw it all away. After gales comment I feel a little angry at him. Peeta's right I'm not his. I'm not anyone's to claim!

"Gale! That would've never happened, even if peeta didn't come back for months. We are JUST friends right now, nothing more, and I'm not anyone's to claim. Thank you for comforting me and helping me. I would like for you to stay. If you can."

"Katniss I didn't mean it like that. I would like to stay and be your friend. If its okay with you."

"It's more than okay." After that gale envelopes me into a big hug. He starts to whisper in my ear.

"Just to let you know....I will never stop trying though. I will be at the house." With that he's gone and peeta speaks up. When I look at him his eyes are the exact shade of blue from when we were on the beach. There's something different though. A hint of worry. He looks worried.

"Katniss, I need to tell you something...really important."