Clove Kentwell, Cato Hadley, Glimmer Belcourt, Marvel Brodeur. The crowned princes and princesses of Panem Preperatory Academy. They've been on top practically since Pre-K, and for good reason.

Clove Kentwell. Dangerously smart with a tongue as sharp as her mind, Clove is a talented and dedicated gymnast and straight-A student, a shoe-in for valedictorian. She's the most reserved out of the four, and it's common knowledge that she is not somebody to cross.

Cato Hadley. Traditional golden boy with a heart to match. In true cliché, Cato is captain of the school's undefeated football and lacrosse teams, and known around the school for his charming smile and laidback attitude. He's more intelligent than he may seem, up for salutatorian.

Glimmer Belcourt. She could pass for literal royalty if she wanted to, with a beautiful face and perfect poise. Bubbly and kind, Glimmer is always there to lend a helping hand, whether it be playing matchmaker or giving fashion advice. She certainly isn't the typical primadonna-queen-bee, and is a member of the school's student council.

Marvel Brodeur. He transferred to Panem Prep during sophomore year, and immediately found his home amongst the "Golden Trio." Charming and flirtatious, Marvel is the class-clown type, never one to take himself (or anybody else) too seriously. He's on the school's hockey and lacrosse teams.

For a while, everything was going perfectly for these four friends. Senior year was off to a great start, and the group was as close as ever. It seemed that nothing could go wrong, and they believed it.

But of course, nothing gold can stay.

It was a mistake, really. An innocent night out between two friends, nothing else. But all it took was a sideways glance, a sharp intake of breath, and just like that, the group's perfect, golden world was turned upside down and reduced to nothing but powder and rubble.

But we'll start from the beginning. September 12th. The first day of senior year.


Hello!

So here's the deal: I've been wanting to write a high school AU about the Careers for so long now, and I was finally struck by some inspiration while driving home from work the other night—special thank you to the song Sidekick by Walk The Moon—so here we are! Let me give you the run-down.

THIS IS JUST THE PROLOGUE. Actual chapters will be much longer, I promise. I'm just setting the stage here, building suspense and hype and whatnot.

The main endgame ship is Clato, because I can't resist. It won't seem like it for a while, as it'll definitely be slow-burn, but I promise that it will happen. I'll feature other characters as well, actually pretty much all of them. Katniss, Peeta, Gale, Foxface ("Jackie Finch" in this), Thresh, Finnick, Annie, and Johanna are guaranteed, but definitely expect some other cameos as well.

So, what do you think? I'm really, really excited about this, and I hope that you are too. Definitely leave a review with your feelings about the whole thing! Also, shameless plug, but check out my other story, Ask the Careers!, if you want to! It's a fun little thing for me to do, but I haven't been getting many questions lately, meaning it's difficult to keep the story going.

So yeah. See you guys soon, hopefully!