A/N: This is basically going to be a series of one-shots about Cato and various pairings, including Clato, Catoniss, and maybe a few others including Glato. There is going to be a lot of death and stuff in here so if you don't like it, don't read it. No explicit sexual content, though some basic romance stuff like kissing, etc. Most chapters will be in first person Cato or another character present tense so if that bothers you or something, you might as well leave now.

Last but not least, thanks for reading! 3


Cato

"So, what do you think?" I ask, as I peer through the trees into the Cornucopia, where I can spot a table with four backpacks sitting on it. There are two large ones labeled 2 and 11, a medium sized one labeled 5, and a tiny one labeled 12.

"I think the large ones must be weapons or something," Clove replies, scanning the trees around the clearing. I can tell that there are others sitting there, waiting for someone else to make a move.

"The small one for 12 is probably medicine or something," I remark, wondering what could possibly be in ours. We have food. We have weapons. Clove and I are remarkably well off.

Suddenly, a movement on the left side of the clearing draws my attention. The girl from District 5 zips into the open, picks up the backpack labeled 5, and disappears into the forest with surprising speed.

"Damn!" I curse, reaching for my spear. She moved too fast to throw anything at her, and I can tell Clove came to the same conclusion.

"Go get her!" Clove hisses at me through clenched teeth, grabbing a few throwing knives from her jacket.

"What? What about you?" I hiss back, more concerned about her than letting the girl get away.

"I'll be fine," she shoot back, "now go!"

I throw a wary glare her direction, but then start running towards the woods where she disappeared.

Clove

I watch with a lump in my throat as Cato disappears into the forest in chase of the girl. I can't stop worrying about him, and it's making me vulnerable. I position myself to aim for anyone who appears next. This would be the perfect opportunity, I think, while the rest of us are distracted.

Sure enough, I've barely watched for a few seconds before I see that stupid girl from 12 darting towards the table. I throw a knife at her, but she deflects it with the bow in her hands. Damn! She turns, and shoots an arrow at my heart.

I turn desperately, and the arrow catches me in my upper left arm. I grimace in pain for a moment, but try not to let myself get distracted as I break the shaft and pull it out. Pain does not control me. I study the wound for a second: not bad, I won't die from it anytime soon.

I look up just in time to see her grab the small backpack. That little bitch! With a cry of rage, I throw my second knife towards her heart. Unfortunately, the arrow wound messes with my aim and accuracy, and it catches her in the forehead instead. She staggers backwards, shooting an arrow that's miles away.

I allow myself a small smile as I tackle her to the ground, ready for the kill.

Cato

I curse as I lurch further into the forest, chasing further into the forest after the redhead. This better be worth it, I think grimly. But I can't stop worrying about Clove. She's too exposed.

Clove

"I promised Cato if he let me have you, I'd give the audience a good show," I sneer.

She struggles violently, but it's no use.

"Forget it, District Twelve," I laugh, "We're going to kill you. Just like we did your pathetic little ally…what was her name? The one who hopped around in the trees? Rue? Well, first Rue, then you, and then I think we'll just let nature take care of Lover Boy. How does that sound?"

I smile gleefully at her pain at the mention of Rue's name. She stole my glory. She got all the attention. But let's see who got it now after I killed her.

"Now, where to start?" I ask, enjoying the look of terror on her face.

"I think…I think we'll start with your mouth," I purr. I trace her lips with the edge of my knife.

"Yes, I don't think you'll have much use for your lips anymore. Want to blow Lover Boy one last kiss?" I ask.

I flush in anger as she spits a mouthful of blood at me. "All right then. Let's get started."

Cato

I almost have the redhead. She's almost in throwing distance, when I hear Clove.

"Cato! Cato" she screeches.

My heart stops pounding. Oh my god. She's in trouble. I immediately turn around and sprint as fast as I can back to the Cornucopia.

"Clove!" I yell, desperately, praying that nothing happened to her.

It feels like forever as I run through the forest, but I finally emerge to see what looks like Clove's lifeless body on the ground.

"Clove!" I yell one more time, my voice laced with pain. No! Don't let it be! She can't be dead! We were going to win…

I barely notice the boy from 11 and the girl from 12 disappear into the woods as I kneel down next to Clove. Her head is badly dented in by a rock, and I can tell that she doesn't have long to live.

"Clove!" I plead, "Stay with me…just a little longer."

My voice cracks in the end as I watch the pain in her velvet eyes.

"Cato…" she manages to whisper.

"Shh…Clove, it's going to be all right," I whisper, not bothering to conceal the tears forming on my face now.

"I…I wanted to win this…n…not for me…but for us…," she whispers once more.

"No! Just stay with me!" I beg one more time, hoping that by some miracle that she'll be alive. But it's no such luck.

"Cato…I love you," she croaks, and I can see she's almost gone now.

I clasp her hand and stare at her face, tears blurring my vision.

"I love you too, Clove," I reply, clutching her hand as if I were to fall. I can't lose her now. I can't. She's the only person that mattered. She's the only thing that ever mattered. She was the only thing worth living for.

I can do nothing but watch as she takes her last breath, and dies.

At first, I can do nothing but cry and bury my face into her dead body. But I can feel something else coming up. Something deep inside me that I thought I learned how to hide. This deep, endless core of anger.

I was going to make both of them pay for this. I was going to kill both of them. I was going to make them suffer.

I take one last glance at Clove's body before I leave, but strongly regret it. There's nothing left now, but a shell of the person that was my life. It was empty now.

"This is for you, Clove!"

I shout as I turn to face the cameras in the trees that I know are there.

"I know I'll be joining you soon, but just a little longer. For me."