Hi! So this is a little poem-word drabble thing I did for Cato and Clove. Hope you'll like it!
Once, a blonde boy was born
And then a girl with black hair a year after
'Oh, he shall be strong as his uncle Cato,' said his dad
'Yes, she shall cleave like a master,' said her mom
So there you have, Cato and Clove.
Both from rich families
They grew up together
In the same school and societies alike
But little did little Clove and Cato know
That they would share much more than that.
Training began at age 5
First a little, then a lot
He loved his sword
She adored her knives
And before they knew it, they became professional killers.
But who could blame them?
For their families were the ones encouraging them
To fight, to kill, to tear apart
So yes, they had the right to do those things
Or so thought both of them.
He was big, muscular, strong
She was weak, small, headstrong
It felt strange, that they both felt something
An attachment, an attraction, something in common
But they ignored it
For both of them were 'Careers'
Until it was their time to volunteer.
What a coincidence, that they were in the same '74th Annual Hunger Games'
But believe me
Oh no
It was no coincidence, not at all.
Cato totally forgot about Clove when he saw that blonde
But it was nothing like what he felt about Clove, no
For this was only a little spark, a sexual attraction at the most
But Clove didn't care, as her feelings for Cato were deep inside, trapped in her soul.
BOOM!
The Games started, and the real fun began
As Cato and Clove finally tested what they were worth
Killing as they roamed the forest with Glimmer and Marvel
And the Lover Boy, too, so that they could track down Katniss, the 'girl on fire'.
Clove hated Katniss, most probably because of her training score
'How dare that poor skank gets 11 and I get 10?' she thought
Cato hated her, too
Because of that 'Star-crossed Lovers' act the two performed.
They located her, good for them
But she was smart, and also determined
So she stood there, waiting
Until them 5 fell asleep.
Trouble found them when they woke
As tracker-jackers bit them here and there
And they lost that blonde, who couldn't handle the mutts
And she just died, her pretty face bloating up
Cato didn't even lift his finger, didn't really care.
It was tragic, yes
But it was most tragic to the boy with the spear
They did not know why
But they left him alone
So that he would have some privacy
To have a moment's grief for the pretty girl.
He went to kill Katniss
But instead the spear found the little girl
And Katniss, broken, fallen apart
Killed him, right on the spot.
Now only he and she remained
When Lover Boy went crying to Katniss
And they felt something they never felt before
Never, ever, not even once
It was fear.
'Two can go home,' they announced
And both of their faces lit up
So they pulled themselves together
And went to get what they lacked.
She suggested to go, get it
And also promised him she would give 'them' a show
He trusted her, as she was a master at killing
But this time, he was wrong.
'Cato! Cato!' she screamed
But he was a little far off
And when he finally came
Nobody was there, only her.
She couldn't speak, couldn't do anything
But he insisted her to stay with him
'No! You can't quit now!' he said
But it was too late, for him to have hope.
BOOM!
The cannon blasted
And left Cato broken
I love you
He wanted to say
I love you, I love you, I love you
But instead, there was silence.
A special world, for you and me
A special bond, one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely, in its womb.
Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nesting us into fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.
And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.
-Sheelagh Lennon
