Katniss glanced back one last time at her old, tumbledown home. She was moving across the whole country, and didn't want to leave without saying goodbye to the home she lived in for sixteen long years.

After Mr. Everdeen's tragic death 2 years ago, Mrs. Everdeen shut down. She was always in a different world, with a dreamy, faraway look in her eyes. Katniss was devastated when her father passed away, and she then the caretaker of the family. Everyone relied on Katniss, her younger sister Prim, and even her mother.

Katniss climbed into the cab, carrying her father's brown leather suitcase and a bag of food. Prim followed, carrying her flowered backpack, with numerous holes in it. Mrs. Everdeen climbed in last with a fairly large black backpack.

The cab started to drive, farther and farther away from home. The tiny brick house grew smaller and smaller, until it could not be seen. Everyone was extremely quiet, until Prim broke down sobbing. Mrs. Everdeen followed, but Katniss remained strong. She did not cry. The countryside slowly faded to city. Tall buildings lines the horizon. Taxis were everywhere, and so were buses. The occasional honking was heard.

The cab pulled into the parking lot of the airport, and the driver asked gruffly for 50 dollars. "What? We can't afford that!" Katniss replied, surprised. The driver shrugged and said,"I'll let you off the hook then, only this time." He must have realized how poor they were. Katniss ended up paying only 20 bucks. Mrs. Everdeen thanked him a million times before stepping off. Katniss rolled her eyes.

The plane tickets were paid by Clove, Katniss's cousin. They were also staying at Clove's place. Clove's mom was Mrs. Everdeen's close sister, so they agreed to take us in. Clove's dad was extremely rich, and was close friends with Katniss's dad. It was pretty complicated, but Katniss was happy that they had a place to stay.

"Welcome!" Clove's mom trilled, when Katniss finally arrived at their house hours later. "Uh, hi, Mrs. um…" Katniss stuttered. "Oh, just call me by my first name, Lynn." Lynn said, grabbing Katniss's hand and shaking it.

A petite brown haired girl with emerald green eyes appeared behind Lynn, smiling from ear to ear when she saw Katniss. "Katniss!" Clove squealed enthusiastically, and launched herself at Katniss. Katniss stumbled backwards, but grinned at Clove. She was always cheerful and in a good mood.

Prim stood by herself, unsure of what to do, until a younger girl about her age ran down the stairs of the giant mansion. "Lily!" Prim shrieked and ran towards her, both crashing onto the plush carpet.

The two mothers hugged each other, and Lynn said,"Why don't you guys unpack your stuff? Clove and Lily will show you the way." Clove took Katniss's hand and rushed up the stairs, and Katniss stumbled after her. "Clo, calm down!" She screeched when she tripped and fell on her face. "Whoops, my bad." Clove held out a hand to Katniss which she gratefully took.

The two girls walked into a big, luxurious room, with walls painted a pale purple. A queen size bed was in the corner, and a small nightstand with a purple lamp stood by it. A closet and a dresser was on one side, and a bookshelf leaned against the wall by a gigantic desk. Not a speck of dust was in sight.

"Wow." Katniss murmured, trailing her finger along the side of bed. She rubbed the soft fabric between her fingers. "Wow. I've never, uh, touched silk before." Clove smiled. She was happy to see her cousin in such a good mood. "Well, now you have." Clove grinned. Katniss glanced up at Clove. "Thank you so much." She couldn't even describe her gratitude and how much she owed Clove and her family. Clove nodded. "No problem."

During the next few days, Katniss adjusted quite well to this family. Katniss met Clove's dad, a kind man who also was saddened Mr. Everdeen's death. She helped Clove with the chores, and played with Prim and Lily. The topic of school began to turn up. Katniss was in the same grade as Clove, 10th grade. It was the middle of the school year. Katniss was to start in 2 days. Lynn already took care of the hard application stuff and school utensils.

"I'm so excited!" Clove squealed. "You'll meet my new boyfriend, Peeta Mellark! And my other friends! Marvel Quaid, Delly Cartwright, Gale Hawthorne, Thresh Okeniyi, Foxface Emerson and Annie Cresta." She ticked them off her fingers. "Oh, and ignore Cato Ludwig, Glimmer Rambin, Finnick Odair, Gloss and Cashmere Shine. They're the 'popular' people. They refer to themselves as the Careers. You better not mess with them, and I learned my lesson the hard way. Oh, and don't go falling for Cato. People just love him because of his looks- and possibly his grades. Low A's in every class. He'll dump you after a month."

"How'd you know all this?" Katniss asks. "I've been with them all through middle and part of high school. I would be dumb if I didn't know. Obviously." Clove replied, with a tone of 'duh' in her voice. Katniss shrugged. She really wasn't listening to Clove. One name stuck out above all the others like an elephant in a crowd of chickens.

He was the one who Katniss relied on, but left her when he realized that she was poor. He was the one Katniss was forever best friends with. Katniss had planned on remaining with him for the rest of her life, together and always. But no, he broke her heart. And this someone is Cato Ludwig.

A/n

So, first Cato/Katniss! What do you all think? PLEASE review. PLEASE? I'll love you forever! Tell me your advice and suggestions! I'm planning on continuing this Fanfic. 1 review, at least. Or maybe 2. 3 would be awesome!