A New Kind of Hunger
Chapter 1: Before you Die
As her eyes rested on the two girls giggling at the table, she had to stifle a groan. There was Glimmer, flipping her platinum blonde hair like she did every. fucking. second. of. every. fucking. day. Ohh, how Clove would love to rip that perfect hair from her scalp. And Aquaria, the leggy skank from District 4, who nibbled on her cherry red bottom lip and laughed at something stupid and petty that Glimmer had said.
They made her sick. They were exactly the type of girls from her district that she hated. Was it because they were naturally pretty- a beauty that tiny, striking Clove could never achieve? No she thought angrily. Jealousy is for the weak. She hated them because they were dumb. foolish. silly. Everything that she wasn't. Everything that she never wanted to be.
After a long morning of training, she just wanted to sit by herself and eat in peace and quiet. This is the Hunger Games, she thought. Why bother talking to the other tributes when she was just going to kill them all anyway? Clove worked alone- she didn't need help from anyone. She could win these games herself. But her thoughts were cut short as she heard Enobaria's curt voice ring out in her head.
"You need an alliance. It means less work for you in the beginning. And it will make it more fun when you can kill them in the end…"
Clove smirked at the last thought. Yes, she couldn't wait to kill them. Wedge her knife into Glimmer's perfect little cheekbones and stab her flawless face over and over and over again, until it was nothing more than a bloody, sliced slab of skin. And Aquaria… she couldn't wait to slowly slice her throat in one perfectly clean and straight line. Watch her bright red blood pour from the wound, then thrust her knife into her heart until she…
When a large, strong object brushed up behind her, she was jerked from her daydream. A low voice whispered roughly in her ear. "Not yet… you'll get your chance to kill them."
Of course it was Cato. No one else had the balls to scold her, to tell her what to do. She didn't even bother to turn around and face him. Why give him the satisfaction of seeing her face, especially when it was slightly flushed from having his warm body heat radiate through her skin.
She huffed slightly and walked toward the table. She'd have to put up with their petty talk and deal with Cato's cocky attitude, for now.
"But seriously, I would just tell him to fuck off" Aquaria viciously bit out. She laughed slightly, "I mean, he was so cocky, and didn't want anything from me but sex. And, the sex wasn't even that good. He was pretty… underdeveloped if you know what I mean." At this, Glimmer cackled, replying, "Tell me about it. Aren't they all?"
Clove couldn't help but roll her eyes. They were talking about boys- surprise, surprise. She just wanted to get the fuck out of there. Nothing was worth listening to this shit.
"So Clove, what about you?" Aquaria asked,
"What do you want?" Clove barked, her words coming out a bit more harshly than she intended. She knew her mentor wanted her to try to "get along" with the other Careers, but she was in no mood.
Just then, Marvel and Barnacle, the male tribute from District 4, strutted over to the table and took their seats next to Glimmer and Aquaria.
"Ouch, don't bite my head off," Aquaria reacted. "We're just talking about the one thing we would say to our ex-boyfriends. I mean, I know one of us is going to make it out of the arena, but the rest of us aren't. If I could only tell him one last thing, I'd say 'Fuck off'…"
"And I'd say, 'Let's fuck.' And then I'd have sex with him. He was SOO good in bed…" commented Glimmer.
Clove was already in a foul mood, and these two bimbos weren't helping. She was NOT going to make small talk with these sluts, especially about this topic. There was no way in hell.
"Wait, I've heard that if you're in the District 2 Academy, they're super strict. I don't think you can even have a romantic relationship with anyone," said Marvel.
"Yeah, well that never stopped me from fucking a bunch of chicks." Cato said seductively, winking at Glimmer.
Clove felt like she was going to hurl. Cato was such a pig. She had heard rumors about his sex life, and if they were true, then Cato was telling the truth. That pissed her off.
She suddenly felt the need to defend herself.
"Oh please, Cato." She replied viciously. "Unlike you guys, we actually take training in District 2 very seriously. In case you haven't noticed, we win almost every year. Relationships are for stupid, weak people who have no other skills and nothing better to do with their lives."
"Whatever," Aquaria shrugged off Clove's nasty words. "I just can't believe you've never had a boyfriend. That must suck so much."
"I can't believe she's never had sex!" Glimmer exclaimed. "How have you survived?!"
At this, Clove's hands immediately reached in her pockets for her shinny, smooth knives. Her only friends. One more word out of those two idiots and she was going to send a knife right through each of their foreheads. But beneath the anger pumping through her veins, she couldn't help but feel warmth rush to her cheeks. She wanted to slaughter the two girls in front of her and then melt into the floor, disappearing forever. This feeling was so new to her.
And why was it bothering her that Cato was listening to this conversation? This was all too weird. What was this feeling? Embarrassment? No she had nothing to be embarrassed about. She was going to win these games- Glimmer and Aquaria should be the ones embarrassed. They stood no chance.
"How do you know she's never had sex?" Aquaria asked Glimmer. "She got a pretty face, and a cute little body. I'm sure there'd be guys who'd want to…"
"I'm not saying that," Glimmer interrupted, "I'm saying, she won't even let someone within two feet of her. Can you imagine a guy trying to have sex with her? She'd probably slice his dick off with one of her blades."
"If you don't shut your face I'm gonna slice your head off…" Clove replied threateningly, her dark eyes filled with rage and mania. She whipped one of her knives out of her pants pocket, pointing it directly at Glimmer's throat.
"Alright, let's save some of this for the arena, shall we?" Marvel replied smoothly, though as Clove shot an evil glance at the boy from District 1, she saw a look of amusement on his face. She made a mental note to make his death in the arena slow and painful. Then, she'd be the one amused.
There was an awkward silence as Clove took a few breaths, trying to regain her composure. She slowly lowered her knife, placing it on the table next to her plate. But the look in her eyes still burned. She had to get herself together. She was turning into Cato- so filled with uncontrollable and dangerous rage. Threatening to viciously kill someone was not a great way to keep the alliance in tact.
"Ok Clove, please don't stab me with a knife or anything, but I just have one thing to say. You might not make it out of that arena! Do you really want to die without ever having sex?" Aquaria replied, obviously not too fazed by Clove's threatening outburst.
"There's no better feeling in the world. Trust me. Especially when the guy's experienced." Glimmer replied suggestively.
"First of all," Clove drawled out, her words like hot fire. "I'm not going to die in the arena. And second of all, there will be no better feeling in the world than when I kill the two of you." With that, she hastily, stood up and began to walk away, only to stop in her tracks when she heard Marvel's cocky voice…
"Well, I'd be more than willing to ensure that you don't die a virgin. Just as a safety percausion." She quickly spun around to face him, just in time to catch his eyes roaming up and down her body.
She delicately placed her tray on the table, making fake googly eyes at Marvel.
"Really?" she said in a sugary sweet and innocent voice. Then, out of nowhere, she whipped a small knife out of her pants pocket and sent it flying toward one of the dummies about 30 feet away.
Barnacle choked on his drink when the target landed perfectly in the dummy- right at the crotch.
She turned to a wincing Marvel with a fake little smile plastered on her face, and waltzed away, quite impressed with herself.
But as she continued walking, she was surprised to find that Glimmer and Aquaria's words had struck a chord with her. NO- sex is for the weak. She knew this. But, for some reason, her mind roamed to Cato, with his tanned, muscular arms, striking blue eyes and blonde hair. He was a quite a beautiful specimen. But she thought, how beautiful it will be to watch him die.
Oh, how she couldn't wait to kill them. All of them. But especially Cato.
Hope you enjoyed! I'm going to write a second chapter, but I'm still deciding if I should add lemons in the 2nd chapter or if I should wait! Would you guys prefer more sexual tension and flirting/jealousy? Or do you want them to just have hot, steamy sex already! Let me know in the reviews!