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Gale stumbled through the halls. He couldn't stop the yawns that broke through his throat and opened his mouth. He wasn't ready to go to bed without seeing her. He reached out to the wall, and starred at the room numbers.

"Gale?" He turned around to come face to face with Katniss. Her eyes were wide and hopeful.

"He's in the hospital wing, he's fine." He tried to keep walking. Katniss ran in front of him and kissed his cheek.

"Thank you." She murmured. Gale opened his mouth to answer but turned, his brain clouding over with fatigue. "It means a lot to me, Gale." He nodded and pushed past her wandering the halls once more. The lights above him flickered quickly. The hall stretched out before him, every step it seemed to extend, the ending never being able to be obtained.

Finally, he pressed himself against the door he'd been looking for, the entrance to her apartment. His hand slid away from his side and formed a fist. He knocked twice and swayed back in waiting. It was obvious that no one was in after he had knocked a few times. Gale uplifted the corner of the cut carpet in the hall. A silver key illuminated in the little light and allowed Gale to enter the darkened home.

His shoes were lost in the heap of finding somewhere to lie down. His eyes were drooping and his mouth was in constant yawn. He sunk onto the couch and pulled a throw pillow under his chin. A snap of the lock got his attention and woke him.

He watched Madge walk in her limps looking heavy and tired as she made her way over to a chair. Her hand found her pin and her hair fell around her shoulders. He smiled lazily, feeling the guilt and worry flow out of his body.

"Hey Madge" He murmured.

"Hey" she sighed and slumped back in her chair. Her hand came up and her thumb and pointer pinched the bridge of her nose.

"How are you today?" Gale smirked and turned towards her.

"Awful" she grumbled. Her blue eyes shot opened and they quickly searched his face with alarm. Madge staggered out of the chair and onto her feet, running over to his side. "How long have you been there?" she cried, holding her chest and reaching out to feel his face.

"I don't know" he chuckled, "all I know is, I fell asleep… and you came in." she laughed and sunk to her knees next to him, breathing in deeply.

"You're home" Madge's bottom lip trembled and tears welded up in her eyes. They dropped slowly as she tried to smile, "you're here."

"I'm not going anywhere, Undersee, at least not anywhere without you." He said confidently and reached out to run his finger over her pink scar. "You're so beautiful." She let out an airy laugh and leaned into his touch.

"How is Peeta?" Gale shrugged and ignored the question, "how is Annie?" Gale sighed and turned to look up at the ceiling.

"Let's not talk about it now." He said softly, "they're fine, I just don't want to talk about it." He admitted. Madge crawled up and straddled him, quickly repositioning herself into Gale's side. His arm folded around her and brought her closer to his slow heartbeat.

"I missed you." She sighed again. Gale's lips reached out to kiss her forehead. She was warm against his cool body, her adventuring fingers spreading fire along his torso. He closed his eyes and let the silence of their beings sink in.

"I missed you too, Madge but never once did I think I wasn't going to make it back to you." She nodded, her hair messing up against his shirt. "Oh, I love you." He whispered and tightened his grip on her small frame. A ghost of a smile appeared on her lips as she looked up at him.

"I know." Gale watched as the hours rolled by like waves under a boat. The clock blinking on the other side of the room mocked him as he lost himself watching Madge sleep. Her eyelashes fluttered and her chest rose and fell in even motions. Her small lip lips were parted slightly, letting warm breath hit his heart. He choked up and ran a hand over his face.

"What's wrong?" Madge asked in a quiet sleepy voice.

"Nothing," he said and glanced down at her. Her lips pursed to show she hardly believed him. "I was thinking about your question."

"My... question?" She murmured and pushed herself on top of him.

"The question you asked me before I left." Gale pushed the hair out of her eyes and smiled. "The one where you asked me what we were." Madge laughed and rolled her eyes.

"Stupid question, I know." She smirked.

"No not at all." Gale said seriously, "actually I was bringing it up again." Madge raised an eyebrow.

"What else is there to say? We're together and that's all that matters, right?"

"But it's more than that." Gale said and shook his head. "Maybe it's my insomnia talking but Madge- you're my everything, I want to be more than just together. What does that even mean? It makes us sound like school sweethearts meeting on the weekends. I want to be with you. I want to experience life with you. That doesn't make us together, that makes us inseparable." Madge blinked at him in wonder. "I feel like my life has finally started now that you're here. You might not feel the same but I had to put it out. The only thing I have left to add is, Madge, well; will you give me the honor of being your husband?" Madge's breathing hitched and the room fell quiet. Gale's palms shook as he reached out to the skin of her hips.

"I think..." Madge cleared her throat, "I think- that it's the insomnia talking, Gale." She offered a smile and sat up. She stretched and looked back at him. "Come to bed?" His heart pounded painfully and it was hard for him to get off the couch. They collapsed onto the bed.

"Look, I don't think you understand." Gale said finally and looked over, "I want to be with you." His eyebrows furrowed together in confusion.

"I do understand and we are together." She smiled and nestled into his side. "I don't want to move too fast... besides I know you're just trying to beat Rory." Gale froze. It felt like his breathing and heart had stopped. Gale thought that the uprising was going to be bad, but what had Rory just started?

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