(Clove's POV)

Being a princess isn't as fun as everyone thinks it is. There's no such thing as fun. All you get to do is sit around all day, doing absolutely nothing. Quite a waste of time if you ask me.

My name is Princess Clove Grace Sevina. I'm the Princess of Panem - an average sized country with average people. Nothing is wrong with our country, except that absolutely nothing happens around here.

I was sitting in my room one day, staring out the window when there were suddenly three kocks on my door.

"Come in," I say. This is where the madness starts.

"Clove! Your new gowns came in today! They absolutely are FABULOUS! Your mother scheduled a fitting for them right now! We're on a tight schedule so we must be quick! We have a big, big, big day ahead of us!" My way too perky maid burst through the door carrying a large wheeled cart that had three dresses on it.

I sighed and got up. Dress fittings are the worst. It takes so much time and effort to get into one dress and then I have to take it off and repeat. It's such an annoyance.

My maid takes me into the bathroom and helps me into the first dress. It's pink with golden swirls on it. I take a few steps in it. Sadly it fits which is a disappointment because it is an ugly dress.

Next I try on a sapphire blue dress. The corset is an even lighter blue than the sapphire. Almost a teal shade. The dress is nice I guess.

Finally I try on a gold and black dress that ends at my ankles not the floor. I can actually move in it. It's beautiful.

"I like this one," I tell my maid.

"It's gorgeous on you," she says.

After I get the dresses off, I change into my golden armor. I grab my knives and arm myself.

On my way out of the castle, I try to be as quiet as possible. I'm not allowed out of the castle grounds without guards. I'm known for trouble. When I was ten, I went to the village and ended up trading my diamond necklace for a sword. When I was twelve, I took off into the woods to try and track down a cougar. My parents had contacted our neighboring country, Avenia, and started a huge search party. They found my passd out in the woods next to the cougar's dead body.

I tiptoed through the Grand Hall. Almost there, I think. Almost there!

"Clove! There you are" my mother and father call out. Shoot.

"Hi Mom. Hi Dad," I say turning around and smiling.

"Sweetheart, we need to talk to you."

I follow them to the living room. We sit down in big cushiony chairs next to a fireplace.

"Clove, as you know, things aren't going so well with Avenia. There may even be a war brewing," my father says.

I nod. "We have plenty of soldiers. We can take on Avenia anyday." I say.

He frowns. "That isn't the way to think. Even if we could, we can't risk losing a war. Which is why we need to end this feud before it even starts." he tells me.

"Why did you need to tell me this?" I ask. I know all of this.

"Well, Clove you can actually help us with the problem," my mother says.

I perked up. "You mean I can fight in the army?" I ask. I've always wanted to be a soldier rather than a stupid princess.

My mother laughs. "Goodness, no. We have arranged for you to marry King Brutus and Queen Enobaria's son Cato to unite the countries as allies."

My heart nearly stops. This has to be a joke. They can't be serious. Not Cato of all people. The cocky, selfish Prince who thinks he's the most amazing person on the planet. Hah, my parents are hilarious.

I burst out laughing. "You guys are good! You almost had me fooled for a second! Ha!" I exclaim.

My parents glance at each other. "Clove, we are serious. This is the only way we can stop the war before it starts." my father says.

Anger shoots through me. "Why? Because your too scared to go into war? So instead your just giving me away to some selfish prince? What kind of horrible parents are you?" I scream at them. I stand up, run out of the room and leave the castle, climb on my horse and ride away to the woods.

Hey guys! I just wanted to thank anyone who's reading this because this is my second actual story so I hope you enjoy it! Please review, I would love to know what you think of this story so far.

~Cloverthg