Blood splutter out in the air and fell to his face.
Before everyone even recognize what had happened, the blade of spear was plunged right to Peeta's chest. The latter coughed crimson liquid and his sword dropped to the ground with clattering sound, as it began to crack. The body like a stabbed meat and that's what makes Cato scream and lunged forward to catch Peeta in his arms.
" No, no, no this couldn't be happen—" his finger brushing sweats also golden locks from Peeta's forehead, " Peeta, Peeta, Peeta—hey, do you hear me? Wake up, Peeta!"
Cato's comrade hunt down the monster but he really not giving a shit and all what he needs now just to see Peeta's breathing and life. His limp body started to crumbling like his own sword. Clear blue eyes closed from outter world. For person who didn't believe Gods Cato chanting a soft pray for his partner, whispering 'I love you', and 'we are the strongest sword, you wouldn't die easily because of that monster, I knew you're more stronger than this' and ended with, 'Please, open your eyes, I need you'. If anything would be needed for sacrifice, he would gladly volunteer to be the hell's prisoner in return Peeta woke up and smile for him. Heck with the Enma's or any demons that would torturing Cato's in next realm.
[[ In the name of Kobizen Kanehira as my smith and Ikeda Terumasa who discover myself, me, Ookanehira, would do anything to bring Uguisumaru's life back. No matter how much I should endure the pain in my future, no matter how much punishment will be given to me in my future. As a tsukumogami, also the one from Great Heaven Sword, I'm already willed to die as my new masters sword and also a sinner who did so many bad things in my past]]
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" I'm Uguisumaru—or you can call me Peeta—the sword who forged by Kobizen Tomonari. We have the same school, so why don't we get along?"
Cato scoffed, " I'm Ookanehira, or you can call me Cato, the sword who forged by Kobizen Kanehira of Sampira. We have the same school, so why don't we keep each other privacy and just leave me alone?"
And Cato leave him in his room.
###
Aruji allowed him to use computer in library. Cato using his chance for doing some research about Uguisumaru's sword.
In middle of night, he sneak out from his room to go to the library in the end of west barrack. He use black haori to warm himself and wear a glasses for helping to sees everything in the dark (since he has a problem with his sighting a few month ago). Cato happened to passed by a kitchen, and at that time his stomach growling like a wild beast so he choose to prepare a cup of coffee and snatch a jar fulled by cookies before continue his walk to the library.
When he arrived, the room's so black he barely recognize everything. His hands began to search for room's lamp button. Click—and white ray suddenly filling the place. He walked then sit in front of one unit computer.
While the computer get loading, he raise from his seat and wandering each self to take at least two or more book of Kobizen's and Uguisumaru's history. Four pile books include one about himself. When windows showing homescreen he click the internet icon and typing 'Uguisumaru' in the search box.
Half hour, one hours, two hours passed.
Cato didn't find anything besides Ogasawara's clan and Ashikaga's shogunate. Nor the original smithing history of Kobizen's school. He throw his hands on the air in frustation.
But he didn't want to end his search.
###
" Did I just tell you to not be so reckless in the battle?"
" Did I just tell you to not give a damn about me and mind your own fucking business?"
Peeta sighed, and choose to drag Cato through the hallroom despite his big body and some huge urge of resist to the repair room. He didn't take any treat from his sibling seriously. Cato really dire in need to repair because he was covered in bruise, large cut, blood everywhere, his uniform also tore off when Cato reached his awakening—and he said that he didn't need any repairs? Bullshit.
However, Cato still his only sibling in this world—no matter how much he hurt him in the past or now. Peeta have a responsibility to treat him as his brother as long as he lives.
###
" I know it would be losing at least 25% from our resource, and I'm willing to going to get another as replace. Just.." Cato trailed off, his cold blue eyes seems hopefull that his master can't deny his request, " just—let me forge Uguisumaru by myself. He'd done everything to having me in the citadel, and I would do the same."
" Cato—"
" I will take all the consequence and that including responsibility if that's what you wante—"
" No—listen, I'm not talking about Peeta. I'm particularly talk about yours. You don't have to push yourself so hard, I know Peeta would say the same if he was here. And if something happen to you, I don't know how to get you back. You're unobtainable, Cato. Very treasured one."
" ... I know, Master. But if Peeta's here, right in front of me and say that I'm the treasured one—it would be the most treasured thing I've ever had."
Cato knew that his master worried his condition. And he was grateful to have her at his side not just as master—she was also his mother and sister in citadel—someone who really care for him like his little sister back in district 2.
" ... Okay. Do as you please. Be sure that you are not doing something stupid that cause harm for you."
He is smiling and give her thumbs up, " Roger that."
###
Cato never attempt to be the weakest. He was and is stronger than anyone else. The Arena really proved his powers very good, and knowing that The Game Makers always be his side make him full of advantage to grab the winners position. Dreaming and imagining the gold crown placed atop his head and sit in his throne alone like the king was all he did every time he spent even before the Reaping time. His District also predicted that the winner this year is Cato Hadley. Did they even predicted anyways? Cato doesn't know. He just want to get this over and show the world who is the person—no, probably monster could be more fitting—they should be afraid for soon.
But there was that star-crossed lovers. That girl on fire and her beloved one who seems barely can't do something besides painting at the paint station. They make him filled by anger, jealousy, and intention to kill them increase at the point he can't sleep because an image her heads rolling to the ground and her partner (what was his name again? Oh, right, Peeta Mellark) crying a river make his lips twitched into the amuse grin.
And then he loses everything.
Clove, his crown, the king position, his sister—
Pack of mutts surrounding him and he never get a chances to life at least a few minutes to say sorry and all. He pleaded the arrow. Everdeen shot him right in his head and mouthed something he didn't believe it really was her who saying that.
' Thank you for keeping Peeta life.'
Cato already died. He knew it so long. And he doesn't bothered with little thing like 'thanks' so he would dismiss her and enjoy his new day in the hell.
And next he woke up, he was in the strange room. With weird clothes also weird bed. Birds chirped happily outside the door. The sun spread the light toward his room, pouring almost entire room with it's ray. He spotting the very familiar person standing in the door no longer after that.
" Ah, you're wake up? Wanna have some tea?"
That's Peeta Fucking Mellark. But not with Everdeen girl or in The Arena. His clothes also looked different since the last time he saw him. Did he still dying or what?
" You collapsed no longer after you show up in that room. Master said that it was normal, due to your shock after two different memories becoming one at once. And back in Arena you died with unpleaseant way, right?"
There is no emotion in his tone. Cato just laughed sinically, " So what? You want to laugh your ass now because you find that's amusing to see someone who killed more than one tribute died by mutts?"
Not surprising, he shook his head, " I was too, a mutts. Once." He wore thin smile and sincere face as if he was remember something so nostalgic. And Cato never understand anything he said.
###
The girl whose being with Katniss—Rue, if he remember correctly—approaching Cato in the afternoon while he cleaning the sword (the new part of his body, for precise). Her tiger cubs trailing behind her.
" Ah, hello, Ookanehira." And some 'Grauw' followed as the same greeting.
Cato look up from his sword with no expression, " Just Cato's fine. What do you want?"
" Actually, Cato ... Master told me to bring this to you—in case you need it for ... Uguisumaru." She give the old looking paper with picture of small turtle and old kanji's Cato didn't recognize perfectly but he know the thing very well.
His master giving him the turtles ofuda. The most effective magic paper after rabbits ofuda to make many sword you've wanted.
" Uh .. thanks."
" I-i'm so sorry about what happened to Ugu—Peeta's a few days ago. Do you feel alright now, um..?"
Lopsided smile plastered in Cato's face, " Hey there, it's okay. It's not like I want to commit suicide after my only siblings were left me alone. I was and am trying to bring him back. Just trust me. We can meet him again."
Rue smiles in return, " I have no doubt you can bring Peeta's life back. You are already changed after all, Cato."
" Heh, really? But other tributes including Clove still call me an arrogant ass and your big bro Thresh continue to call me 'Two' despite my name and identity no longer 'Cato Hadley the ex-Career's from District Two' but replaced by 'Ookanehira, one from the most beautiful and powerful sword in Japan' tho." She giggled.
" Yes. You, Katniss and Gale now are the part from Tenka Goken. The most treasured sword in this citadel also this country. Umm, well, I have to go back to my friends. Surely they have been worried because I never show up. Have a nice day, Cato!"
Cato waved, " You too."
When she was leaving, Cato continue to clean his sword quietly with uchiko. And at the time he sheathed back his swords, he remember that's almost dinner time.
###
" I made some fried bread and stuffed by chocolate. Wanna try?"
Cato frowned but take it anyways. He munched and suddenly strange sound emitted in his throat.
" No way," (munch), " I know you're bread boy—but I don't believe you can make one tho." (munch), " And it tasted lovely as fuck!" (munch).
Before he realize what's wrong with himself he already took another round-shaped bread and bites in glory. Eyes closed to feel more about the bread. Outter bread which fried with enough temperature have a crispy and soft at the same time. Chocolate liquid glazed over the tip. Cato's inner cursed at n-th times. Maybe he still ignoring the burnt-golden haired boy, but when it comes with his food—he really doesn't mind to have a chit-chat with him after all.
Peeta smiles in return, the rare thing Cato saw recently, " Thank you."
And that afternoon Cato really enjoy his time with Peeta and a cup of green tea also fried chocolates bread until Marvel (joined by Clove) burst in to their room because it's time for dinner and told that the Kobizen brothers not showing up in the aula.
###
Cato eat with too little portion than before. Rice doesn't make a mountain like used to do. The side dish he took was the miso soup, one small portion of salad, and fried fish or yakitori. Not the enormous dish which he picked in each dish plate like some people who starved in one week (he also used to team up with Johanna, Finnick, and Marvel to stole someone's food—in this case mostly uchigatana's, tachi's, and yari's races used to be their victim—on the table).
In these few days Cato touch nothing besides that menu, enjoying his green tea (added by honey), and went back to his room without say anything. It affected good but also grow worries to everyone.
###
" Why I should use this clothes?"
Peeta looked up at new garment which wrapped his partners smoothly. Black silk yukata with golden embroided, also the combination of red spider lily, white lily and red butterfly as the pattern make Cato's looked grace and beautiful. Purple silked obi tied around his waist as the final touch.
" There is some festival in the town. Master said that we can have some fun in that event."
Cato's eyes lit up with a real amusement, " Really?"
Peeta nodded, " Other ex-tributes also join in to the festivals. They said that they want to try some games—do you ever heard about 'Katanuki'?"
" Katanuki? What is that?"
The burnt-goldenette pulled Cato towards the front side of citadel. Peeta wearing green silk yukata with bird patter and use plain blue obi.
" You will know that soon."
###
He works again at the late night. With the usual coffee and cookies Cato resuming his job yesterday and digging more information he can get about the Uguisumaru's sword.
When he spot another image in the internet, his eyes begin to aching and burned. He shouldn't be bother with those picture but it remainded him of something special about Peeta's. A part from his treasured memories.
Fireworks.
###
Pink butterfly candies got bitten after leaving the 'Katanuki' stand (Cato awe looked when he can make his identity—butterfly—with the pin needle. Not as neat as Peeta's one—birds—though, but he really proud with his own creation). He wonder that Capitol have these kind of food tho (he used to ate some bread or pastries when he lives at those life)—but he liking this food better than anything else.
Girls and adult womans who saw him and Peeta just stared at them with blush in their face (maybe they considered that Cato and other sword are not the normal Japanese men or women—which totally true). Cato mostly, because he was tall also broad figure and an undoubtly handsome face. In other hand, Peeta have a lean figure and more rather cute face. Having foreign people in other's traditional clothes have it's guilty pleasure of each person (especially girls or womans).
" Peet?"
" Yeah?"
" Do you know what's that?"
Cato suddenly pointed the shooting stand with those cute face. Peeta have to fight an urge to kiss him right here right now. Thanks to God who exist in any place in heavens, Peeta succesfully can manage his emotion with his usual poker face.
" Shooting stand. Want to try?"
" Sure. Why not? I'll be the one who beat you anyway."
That cocky act—Old Cato, he thinks. Peeta's grinned, " Don't understimate me, Cato. Act says more than talk."
Triggered, Cato now dragged him towards the place with his cocky grin, " Bring it on, lover boy."
Clove, Katniss and Rue who saw them less in four meters in the bench shouting from their back, " Shoot the bigger prices, Kobi-boys!" And giggled together.
The sound of cursing, chuckle, shout, music and giggle becoming one with the festival's sound.
Cato try to shoot the small i-pod first, but fail. And he try to switch the target with medium teddy bear—and ended like first time. Peeta just shook his head, and calmly pointing at the biggest price—big white lion stuff—and shoot at it's head and it fell down easily. Cato's jaw dropped at what had just happened.
And when Peeta aimed to the next target, Cato's eyes widened.
Omamori.
" Here yer present, Onii-san. Ya hav' a perfect shot, don't ya think? Are ya really sure ya'r not workin' as snipers or somethin' like that?"
Peeta chuckles, " No, old man. I'm just a civilian who enjoying my time with tea and baking."
By the time they leaving the stand, Peeta gave the lion stuff also omamori to Cato. 'Why?' he asked. But Peeta just smiling like a man with secret. He pulled Cato again into another place.
" It's near the time for fireworks. We can't miss them, right?"
When he passed the crowd in the bridge, Peeta only turn right which directed to the woods. Once he saw the trees with strong branch which can carrying two adult man, he began to climb. And when he reach the top, he gestured Cato to do the same.
" What? No! I can't climb with this clothes!"
" Let me help you."
Peeta motion Cato throw the doll and the omamori to him. Then he furrowed his eyebrows, " What's next?"
" Climb."
" PEETA!"
" What? I just give you the normal advice." Cato eyed him with 'are you fucking kidding me' and Peeta just sighed, " —'kay, I'm kidding. Just climb, and I'll help you when you reach near this branch."
And he do as Peeta told him so. When Cato can manage himself to sit comfortably in those branch, he finally know his partner's reason to watch the fireworks in top of tree.
Soon the banging sound echoed entire area, one fire-looking flying to the sky and explode. In the second those explode shows the flower with bright color. And it disappear no longer after that. Then it repeated again and again. Lit up then disappear.
" Doesn't it look like us?"
Cato not taking his eyes off from the beautiful scene, " Why?"
" Back in those worlds, the Reaping took us to the Capitol. And then we got rough and thick make up, pushed to wear some weird costume then shows everyone that we are proud with our district, shining so beautiful like a fireworks. Next in the Arena we have no choice but killing others like some mindless cannibal and the Capitol watch us with awe and laughed as if it was some comedy scene. Like I said before, we are the fireworks—looked beautiful in the beginning and then disappear to nothing and being forgotten."
The taller man turn his head to his partner. Those serene face again. He really hate that face.
" Cato—i-i'm so sorry about that day ... I hate myself for being so weak. If I can do something to help 23 people out of those arena alive, I'll do, but we know that's not the better way, right? When Master said that you will alive again as my brothers I can't help but feel happy and don't want anything but getting stronger to protect you—"
Before he finished his rambling, ex-tributes from District Two leaned in and kiss his tremble lips. Final fireworks lit up with the bigger size and illuminating two frame in the tree. Peeta's lips taste soft and salty but the blonde just savour everything he could take at the moment. He seems wouldn't miss every single damn thing.
Cato pulled himself and smile, " Now you are happy, right?"
" Uh ... you—d-d-did k-kiss—"
" Eh—what's now? I give you my special-welcoming-gift and you questioning me? You should be grateful that you got kissed by the cool sword who earned title 'Tenka Goken'." Cato put his hands right where his hearts placed with mocked hurt, " You hurt me, Uguisumaru. Now you should take the responsibility with make moooore fried bread and tea for me in each afternoon. Objection and denying are not accepted. Understood?"
Peeta blinked, then chuckled—no, he was laughing so hard until the tears filling his corner eyes. In later Cato join him with joyful laugh and spent the end of festival in the top of the tree—far from other people and it was the only most calming place.
###
In the morning Cato go to the forge station. The chibi blacksmith greeted him and smile, " How can I help you, Ookanehira-dono?"
" Yes, um—did you remember what was I had requesting few days ago?"
The tiny creature blinked, before snapping his finger, " Yeah! I remember! You said that you want to forge Uguisumaru's sword right?"
" ... yep."
" Can you do it now?"
" Sure, but I'm not guaranted that it would be tachi. Recently we almost burning all resource with made uchigatana's army. You have some recipe in your mind?"
The blonde sword pursed his lips to a thin line, " Try this, steel with amount 560, charcoal 660, coolant 660, and whetstone 560. Oh, and please use this ofuda—" Cato passed the paper to the blacksmith, " I hope it would be help."
The blacksmith nodded, before placed the ofuda in the ofuda's place. White mist spread coming from the fire. And the ofuda disappeared.
" How much time to get the swords?"
" Uh ... let me see," the blacksmith check the now burned steel around 10 seconds and smiled at Cato, " ... —3 hours ... with 20 minutes! It should be R4 tachi! Thought would be Uchi, phew~! You're lucky today, Ookanehira-dono!"
" Is that so? Thank you, then. I'll wait the result in my room."
###
When they arrived in citadel, the ex-tributes crowded in the left wing barracks. Dim light glowed underneath the deep, inked sky.
Gale spotted them first, " Hey, come here!"
The two then joined the group with confused at their face, " What are you guys doing?"
Thresh voiced out first, " We are playing with these sparkles that Aruji's giving to us." Rue lit up first and she make a little dance and make Thresh also others coo'ing and whistling her.
Finnick rummaging the plastic bags, checking another sparkles, " This is a challenge for choosing who is the most beautiful sword!"
Gale dragged Cato and Katniss along to join in, " No one here who can beat Tenka Goken."
Girls wooing at him while Marvel throwing some leaves towards him and spout at how arrogant Oodenta Mitsuyo's being. Gale just laugh (he didn't really take it serious) and start to lit up the sparkles.
" But I was light-weighted than you guys and easy to bring along anywhere. Even old man can carry me as easy as lifting the paper!"
Marvel—who now Shishiou—once used by Minamoto Yorimasa, the person who always mentioned by Marvel as 'Jii-chan' or 'Friendly Old Man'. He can get along with the oldest tachi Mikazuki Munechika and Kogarasumaru due to his liking of treat the old people. Odd parts is that he happened to kill Rue in the Arena but now they can friendly towards other like nothing happened (because it's useless to remember the bitter past and take revenge while the History Retrogarding Army try to destroy the past to change the future. Now they lived under the same roof, ate the same food, and fought the same enemy so they should have understanding toward each other).
Gales's dark blue yukata with maple leaves pattern illuminated by dim light from sparkles.
Katniss followed him with mimicking her style in the past, " I am the Girl On Fire who rebirth again from Mockingjay ashes," she motioned the birds flap each side of her, " —i am the revolution face! Kneel before me and with the purest heart and kindness, I will bless you! Act like the Mockingjay and be the Mockingjay! Coo-coo-coo-cooooo!"
Now they began to laugh so hard and clutching each stomach. It's their fortune that their place is far away from the city—otherwise the people (who happened to passed by citadel) which attracted by their boisterous voice start to call the police (like some High Schooler dramas). Clove wipe her tears and waved her hands off, " Oh, dear big sist'! Stop before I start to pee! Ahahaha!"
" You should, sister. It's your payment for throwing knife and pining me to the ground in the Arena! I'm not the sack which you can throwing sharp things and pinning to! Coo-coo-coooo!" And Clove created more histerical laugh. Johanna just commented, " Katniss I don't know you can be so funny despite your sour face and yet serious tone in your words."
Katniss shrugged, " I am not funny. I am just stated out right of my mind. Juzumaru never complaining about this."
" You literally are make a joke about yourself, sweetheart."
" There is no point to bring up someone's either." Then Katniss turn left to Cato, " Now your turn."
" Huh? With what?" Katniss came to him and whispering to his ears. Soon Cato grinned and make a way to the front group. He eyed Peeta for second before started his show.
The sparkles lit up as he says, " This is the story when the red butterfly fell in love with the green warbler in the bloodbath," Cato lift his arms slowly like a pro-traditional dancer. Each moves have an elegant itself—maybe he was not realizing this too, " The warbler always seemed to follow the most beautiful bird in his district, the Mockingjay. Soon as they have to show before the king at the ceremonial before the deathly day, they are burned in fire—it succesfull tho, because the entire kingdom loved the unique creature from many district and they show them their beauty. Soon it catched the red butterfly eyes as him started to think, 'What the fuck, is this a circus or what?' And with his partner, the green butterfly—they are planning to kill the pairs first."
Clove scoffed, " You actually joking about us." But she still watching with thin smile. Katniss sit beside her and bumping Clove's shoulder.
And Cato goes on, with the calm and serene expression who shows nostalgic but not dramatic past until the sparkles shut off. Everyone watching quietly without cutting nor woo'ing. No longer after that, their Aruji come to them and told them to sleep because it's already late and they have an 'Internal Affair' job in the morning (this causing Johanna and Finnick groan in unison).
###
" Then, I should go. Hope Peeta would come back again. And big bro, please don't crying over me. I'm not kid anymore, you know."
" Yeah. Thanks. Be careful on your way and don't forget to send Aruji's letter 'kay? For this sorrowful brother, I assured he will no longer crying again. Just focused on your journey and get stronger," Cato scratched his head, " Well, what they said again before the games?—oh, yeah, may the odds be ever in your favor."
As Rue leave the citadel for her journey to get Kiwame*, Thresh holding his tears and try to not crying aloud for letting his sister going out alone. Cato pat his shoulder in sympathy, " C'mon, big guy. Your sister is going to be okay. Her tiger will protect her anyway." Thresh nodded and muttering 'thank you'. Then Cato went back to his room in hurry to prepare everything.
He assurred that everything was placed as tidy as possible to prevent a scold from newborn Peeta. He even checked the futon doesn't have some dust or something like that and organizing the welcome gift (new sketch book and colored pencil) neatly on the table.
Once he sure that everything is good as he planned, he go to the forge station and meet the blacksmith. Those tiny creature said that the sword already being moved to the awakening room. Cato thanks him and walk to the mentioned room with grabbing magic paper which written 'Sa' in his hands.
There is Finnick and Gale in those room too. Miike brothers seems suspicious with what would be happen and watch the awakening from the Uguisumaru.
" The current leader also secretary is you anyways," Finnick smile and pat him in the shoulder, " Hope you and Peeta can meet again, bro."
" Yeah."
Cato's stomach feels like churning as he stepped to the room and groggily put the white papers atop the naked blades. Light beamed and filling each spot of the room with no exception. The ray make the three covering their eyes with hands because it's too shiny which almost can blinding their eyes.
###
" Can I sleep in your futon?"
Peeta sat up in that night, stare down at his partner's face, " Why?"
" Dunno. Just want to being closer with you."
" But our futon literally too closer enough it almost sticking like being glued."
" Ugh, Peeta—" Cato mimicked Peeta's position and eyed his only sibling with a bit of irritation, " Did you forget your children phase when you feel uncomfortable because you sleep alone and you went to your parents room and try to snuck into their blanket while they slept then give them the lame reason because you scared with monsters or something like that?!"
Fast rumble making his eyebrows rose high, " So the point is that you are scared by monsters or something like that and now you want to snuggle-cuddle-duddle with me?"
It really did make Cato stunned. Blush began to crept up his face.
" W-well, if you didn't allowed to I'm going back to sleep again—"
" You ask them in the first place and now you act like some tsundere*s character in Master's girl-ish comic. Did the mutts bite your brains off or what?" But Peeta moved to the side and pat his side so Cato can snuck in, " Here. Get your ass over here so I can continue my sleep again."
" I'm not a tsundere! I even barely know what's that means but I know well that it doesn't fit me anyway!"
' Didn't he just immediately judge himself as tsundere?' , Peeta's thought as he shook his head. Maybe it is a good thing to let Cato wondering himself what this 'tsundere's mean than tell him straight forward right now.
When Cato lie beside Peeta, he mumbled low, " Peeta?"
" Yes, Peeta's here."
" Do you know what mission will we get in tomorrow? I thought it would be different from before. If I don't mishearded, it's like Kebi...-thingy. According to the last report, they use the level as high as our best Ace in our team."
Long pause.
" You got the point, brother. Tomorrow, we will fight against our dearest friends, Kebiishi."
###
" My name is Uguisumaru. I don't know where my names originally came from. But well, let's get along."
" Peeta?"
Peeta need more time to recognize who is standing right in front his eyes now. He knew nothing and that's make him began to feeling ache in his head. The burnt-goldenette soon crouching to the ground while clutching his head because it hurt like a bitch and he doesn't know why.
" Peeta? Hey, remember me? I'm your brothers, Cato! Peeta? Please, say something!"
Cato.
Cato.
[Hey, Lover boy. Are you sure she was walked through this way?]
" Peet? Hey, please—look at me!"—It's him, but he sounds weird. This is not the real Cato.
[You better be grateful because your life now get a bit longer than it should]
" Peeta—i, I'm so sorry about that days. From now I will protect you from whatever harm would be done to you. So please, look at me and tell me what are you feeling now."—Cato will not sorry. Those Cato will kill me right now because he was strong and I was weak. Cato will not protect me from anything. There is more tribute to be killed by him. I'll do something to save Katniss.
[I KNOW IT. YOU SAVED HER, HUH? YOU SACRIFICE YOURSELF TO PROTECT HER, RIGHT? YOU FUCKER I'M GONNA KILL YOU NOW]
" Peeta? Peeta! Peet—"
-Cato is my enemy. And enemy should be eliminated so both I and Katniss will survive-
###
It happen no longer after the awakening. Peeta lunged forward Cato and try to slash him. But being shaped from the game also the battle make Cato more sensible so he was capable to use his sword in mili-second and clashing with Peeta's. They now moved to the yard and began to fight.
Gale and Finnick rushing out to the yard, where the duel between two Kobizen's sword happened. The clanking both of swords make them stunned. Peeta's keep attacking Cato without hearing whatever the taller told him.
" No fucking way. What had happen?"
" Peeta's just awakened right? Why he attack—" Finnick stopped. And the realization just hit him, " Fuck—Gale, did you remember about the game in 74th?"
" ... not really. But why all of sudden—?"
Finnick cut in, " And did you remember when Peeta got captured by Capitol and his brains have been washing out until the point he would attack anyone like a mutts?"
" Yeah. Just why?"
" Maybe—dunno, this is just my short assumption. When Peeta live again he doesn't remember anything in this realm—but from the way he attacked Cato and how he ignored us, it would probably Peeta's memories from 74th and another memories when he was mutts become one and make him like a killing machine who assuming Cato as his target to be killed."
Gale rubbed his face, and inhale sharply, " Fuck—fuck, fuck, fuck—"
" I'll get Master. You have to stop him. Or just don't let him killing Cato."
" But i—"
" You can. You're more stronger than me. And you're one from Great Heaven Sword also my onii-san anyways. I knew you were capable enough to save those bloody-pulp."
Gale grimaced. Oodenta Mitsuyo—himself—still gripped by his hands, unseathed—feel hesitated because however that person was Peeta Mellark, his friends along with other swords in this citadel. But knowing that his brothers rely his trust on him, and his friends—both of them—need his help—he nodded.
" I'll try. But I ain't guaranteed that both of them will back in fine. I have to do something that will be not inappropiate to Peeta just in case I can't stop him with the normal way."
Finnick grinned, " Since when we would be okay after the game, huh?"
Another Miike's smiled, " Hurry up. And if you meet another tributes, tell them to lend a help." And Gale run to the Kobizen brothers as Finnick storming off to the second floor in the east barrack, along with girls room.
... Why the hell everything's good should be ruined?!
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