Chapter One
"Hey Katy! Are you listening?" Marissa a.k.a Foxface, one of Katniss Everdeen's best friend asked.
"What? Of course I'm listening. I'm just too hungry," Katniss said, moaning as she hadn't eaten anything the whole day.
"You have a way too big appetite Kit-Kat," Marvel said, smirking.
"Shut up, Marvel! Look at you!" Katniss said. Oh god, that was such a bad comeback! Katniss thought.
"What's wrong with me? I'm well built," Marvel protested.
"Stop being arrogant!" Marissa said, slapping Marvel on his arm, playfully. She tied her red hair into a ponytail, and leaned against Marvel. She and Marvel were dating, after all.
"I am not arrogant! I'm just telling the truth," Marvel said, kissing Marissa's cheek.
Katniss snorted, but quickly covered it up when she received a look from Marvel.
While, Marvel and Marissa talked to each other lovingly, so Katniss moved over to Cato who was talking to Finnick.
Katniss lived at the Sea Village, and she went to school at The Sea High, where her best friends were, Clove, Marvel, Marissa, Cato, Finnick, and Annie. Her little sister, Primrose, known as Prim went to school at The Sea Middle School, and her Mom worked as a nurse at the local hospital, while her Dad worked around the world, helping the homeless. She barely saw him. And when she did see him, it either at special occasions or special visits every now and then.
"Cato, where is Clo and Ann?" Katniss asked, calling her best girlfriends by their nicknames.
"Oh, uh Clove went to hang out with Steve. You know, her crush? And Annie, she went to get some lunch for her precious little Fin-Fin," Cato said, smirking at Finnick.
"Hey! That's not nice Cato!" Finnick said, pretending to be hurt.
"Cato's never nice," Katniss added.
"Hey!" Cato protested.
"I'm just telling the truth," Katniss smirked.
Cato smirked back at Katniss.
"You know I hate it when you smirk like that," Katniss said, raising an eyebrow.
"No, I don't. Who said so?" Cato asked.
"I said so. Come on Fin, back me up!"
"Dude, you just shouldn't mess with Katy. Remember, what she did to a guy who disagreed with her?" Finnick said, standing up.
"Yeah, well that guy was a scrawny kid. He's got no abs, like me." Cato said, arrogantly.
Katniss snorted again, and said, "I'm going to go look for Annie. Marissa, you coming with me?"
"Sure, I'll come," Marissa said, following Katniss to the school.
Katniss smirked at Cato, and stuck out her tongue.
Cato playfully rolled his eyes, and watched her and Marissa walk away.
"Marvel, are you just going to long after Mari? Come here!" Finnick said.
"Don't tell me you don't long after Ann," Marvel said, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't long after Ann," Finnick protested.
"Yeah right! After a couple of seconds, you get this sad look in your eyes," Marvel said, smirking.
"As if," Finnick said. "Anyways, do you guys want to go to the beach? You know, after school. We could invite the girls."
"Sure. It should be fun," Cato said. "Clove should really just stop hanging out with that guy now."
"Jealous, Cato?" Marvel asked.
"Oh, don't ever say that again! I'm just really protective of Clove. She's been like a sister to me since, we were kids."
"Fin!" A familiar female voice called. Of course it was Annie.
"Ann!" Finnick called, as he sprinted towards Annie and twirled her around. "I missed you."
"I told you so," Marvel said, fighting the urge to laugh out loud.
"I was only gone for a few minutes," Annie said, smiling.
"I still missed you," Finnick said, kissing Annie on the lips.
Katniss and Marissa were behind Annie, glaring at the snickers Marvel and Cato threw at the couple.
"Why are you snickering? Don't you act like that around me?" Marissa asked, directly at Marvel.
Marvel immediately stopped snickering, and shot Marissa a nervous smile.
"Cato, shut up," Katniss said, her lips forming a straight line, which meant that she was serious.
"I don't have to, you know?" Cato said, defensively. His eyes churning like the ocean, he smugly looked down at Katniss. After all, he was taller than her.
Katniss stood on her tiptoes and pinched Cato's arm. Hard.
"Ow!" Cato let out. He yanked his arm away from Katniss, looking at her like she was some sort of a brutal killing machine, ready to tear him apart any moment now.
"That's not what I would really do. I would actually kick you in the shins, and then punch you in the stomach, and then-" Katniss droned on.
Katniss could be small, but she wasn't called the toughest girl for nothing. The girls stood up for herself, and didn't let anyone boss her around.
Cato made a face, but knew better than to talk back to Katniss.
"Any of you girls up for a day at the beach?" Finnick asked.
"A night, actually," Marissa corrected.
"Whatever, Mari," Finnick said, playfully rolling his eyes.
Marissa raised her eyebrow at Finnick, dangerously.
"Sorry!" Finnick said, quickly.
Marissa smiled sweetly, and motioned for him to go on.
"So, who's up for a night at the beach?" Finnick asked, emphasizing on the word "night."
"We all are, aren't we?" Annie asked, looking around. "Where's Clove?"
"Hanging out with Steve," Cato said, bitterly. He was always protective of his friends.
"Well, I'll tell her later about it," Katniss said. "So, who's up?"
Everyone nodded their head, approvingly.
"Alright, I'm just going to tell my mother!" Katniss said, flipping out her phone.
Katniss: hey mom, my friend and i are going to hang out at the beach for the night. i'll probably be back home late, so don't worry. lots of love, Katniss! :)
Katniss slipped her phone into her pocket, but not before a vibration, caused her to flip out her phone again.
Mom: ok, sweetie. thank you for telling me. i'm going to spending the night with Margaret, and Prim is going to have a sleepover at Karen's. call or text me if you need anything. love, Mom. :)
Katniss smiled, and slipped her phone back in her jean's pocket. Margaret was Clove's mother and Karen was Prim's best friend. Her eyes twinkled at how her mother wasn't moping around the house waiting for their father to return home.
"Mom's accepted," Katniss said.
Annie and Marissa squealed and jumped around.
"Let's go to your house before we can go to the beach. We have to get our beach stuff," Marissa said.
"Okay," Katniss said.
"Girls..." all the boys- Cato, Finnick, and Marvel- said together.
"Boys..." the girls said together, smirking.
Just before Cato could retort, the bell rang.
"I won!" Katniss said. "Actually we as in the girls."
"We'll see about that," Cato replied, smugly.
Author's Note: So do you guys like this story? I hope you like it, and can review! How about at least ten reviews. Cato/Katniss will be here soon. Maybe the next chapter. Please review guys! Love you guys! :)