What if Peeta and Katniss's "love" wasn't real at all? In this everthorne fan fic, Katniss realizes that what she has been telling Peeta for years, really, is a lie she tells herself... Will Katniss and Gale find each other after all?

What if Katniss chose Gale instead of Peeta? How will Panem react to this? What will Peeta say? Does she still have some feelings for Peeta? Katniss finds that loving Gale leads her into doing things that she wouldn't have even thought about doing in the past. As she said before, Gale is mine, I am his. Anything else is unthinkable . . .

When Katniss returned to home to 12 she hasn't seen Peeta since she told REAL to him. She felt wrong for telling him that so she choose Gale! Gale is mine I am his anything is unthinkable! What happens when Peeta sees Katniss again? What happens when the Capitol gets involved! What happens to Gale and Katniss's life! Will Gale and Katniss start a family? MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR! Everthorne forever!

Gale has volunteered for Peeta Mellark to compete in the 74th annual Hunger Games with Katniss Everdeen after she volunteered for her sister. Katniss is anything except happy about it due to the concern she has for her family left alone at home. Will she be able to abide this and work with him in the games, or will she leave him and fight alone? Does Gale feel something more than best friends for Katniss? Does she feel something more for him? To Katniss, it doesn't matter anymore under their circumstances, but Gale might think a little bit differently . . .

"We taste of heat, ashes, and misery. It's a surprising flavor for such a gentle kiss." Mockingjay It's been a year and a half since Katniss killed Coin. She's in District 12 with Peeta, Haymitch, and Gale's mother and siblings. She hasn't even seen Gale or her mom in over eighteen months. But when there's a fire that sets off an explosion in District 4, Katniss leaves 12 to help in 4. But what was the reason for the fire?? Okay sorry, I'm like REALLY bad at making summaries for stories. I hope you'll like the book more than the description, XP. I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS OR THE SETTING OR WHATEVER ELSE!! THAT WOULD BE SUZANNE COLLINS, THE AMAZING AUTHOR OF THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY!!!! Also, there are some of Collins' phrases and stuff like that. There's at least one mention of the book Peeta and Katniss were making in memory of the people who died, or the fact that Haymitch has geese, and other things like that. There will be some of my own made up characters but I couldn't do that without Suzanne having written the book, so... And the cover art (which I personally think is pretty dang awesome) was made by janeviiianueva on Tumblr. All credit goes to her. All I did was put my name on it. lol And honestly, the name for this fic came from that cover art, so shout out to her!! (Don't worry, I got her permission. XD)

When his brother is reaped and Gale takes his place in the 74th Hunger Games, he is suddenly faced with problems that no eighteen year old should ever have to endure. His life turns upside down from the moment he volunteers and every second is spent trying to survive. While his best friend, and the girl he has been in love with for forever, stays at home in District 12; To what extremes will Gale go to get back to Katniss and his family?

WHAT IF? WHAT IF PRIM HAD NEVER BEEN REAPED? WHAT IF PEETA CAME BACK THE LONE VICTOR? WHAT IF THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE, WAS TO LEAVEE