Clove POV
I stare outside my window, waiting for Glimmer and Marvel to arrive at the work party. They said that they would be here early, but I don't see them yet. Just as I am thinking this, I see Glimmer's mom's Mercedes pull up in our driveway, with Glimmer and Marvel in the backseat. I squeal and run downstairs. At the bottom of the stairs, I see Cato. Why does he have to be so damn persistent?
I rush past him, and he catches my arm. Crap.
I shut his voice and all of his questions out of my heat while wiggling myself away from his firm grip and run outside to meet Glimmer. On my way out, I hear Cato call my name. I make my way out the door, and I see Glimmer and Marvel standing next to each other on the lawn. I almost wonder if they are together. She screams when she sees me.
She wears a short blue dress identical to mine. Our mothers must have coordinated this somehow.
"CLOVE!" she yells, obviously happy to see me. I run up to her and she hugs me tight. When she finally lets go, she tells me how much she loves my dress and she says it's something she might consider wearing herself. I run and hug Marvel. He also squeezes me tight, but he lets go relatively quick.
We immediately start talking about random things… and then the dreaded topic came up. Why does Glimmer always have to be right?
"So, Clove, do you have a boyfriend at the moment?" Marvel asks, nervously.
"No, why?"
"Well…"Marvel trailed off.
"He wants to know if you'll be his girlfriend" Glimmer screamed in happiness for me.
A blush crept onto my face. "Sure," I casually responded.
Glimmer then proceeded to pull out a picnic blanket, basket, and some candles out of her purse. I don't know how she fits all of that into her purse! Marvel then precedes to hand me a beautiful pink rose that he had been holding behind his back. Aww!
Anyways, we all proceeded to sit on the picnic blanket that was laid on the ground by Glimmer. Marvel sat next to me, and put his arm on my shoulder. I feel kind of guilty when I think of Cato, but in his eyes I saw nothing. I would just have been another one of his girlfriends. On the other hand, Marvel was really sweet, and he had given me a rose, not tried to make out with me.
Glimmer gave everyone a sandwich to eat. They're really good.
A mustached guy walks over to the lawn and calls Glimmer's name, along with mine. I'm guessing that he's the modeling guy.
"For my mom," I mutter to myself so that nobody can hear me. "For my mom."
Cato POV
I stand at the bottom of the stairs, waiting for Clove to come down. But when she does, she seems abnormally happy. I take this as a sign that she has forgiven me, so I grab her wrist so I can talk to her. She immediately works on getting free and away from me, and my heart drops to my knees.
She finally wrestles herself away from me, and darts outside. A blonde and a brunette stand outside, anticipating her arrival patiently. The girl, who is the blonde, is wearing a dress identical to Clove's. 'They must all know each other' I think to myself, peering out of one of the windows. I recognize the boy from Clove's descriptions. His name must be Marvel. The girl's name is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't seem to come up with it. Anyways, they talk for about 20 minutes, and Clove starts blushing a lot, which is NOT normal. Something is up.
Then, Blondie proceeds to pull out a picnic blanket, some food, and some candles out of her purse. The first thought that goes through my head is 'How does she fit all of that crap in her purs-'
My thought is interrupted when my eye catches a really bright pink rose. I look to see the holder of the rose- Marvel. Who he holds it out to infuriates me. Clove. MY Clove. Oh-no-he-did-NOT. He will pay.
Clove accepts the rose and blushes. They all sit on the picnic blanket, and Marvel puts his arm around her shoulders. That should be me. God, I wish that was me.
Clove POV
Thank GOD Glimmer is doing this with me! It's torture. I mean, he made me put on even higher heals than I had on, and a different dress. The dress was pink, and it was pretty, except for the color, of course. I HATE PINK! Had to get that out. I love the bodice. The intricate designs made with silver beading intrigue me. They also swirl way- wait, what the HELL am I DOING?
He makes us pose for a few cameras, and I try to look my worst. He compliments me every time though, and tells me that I have elegant posture.
He also makes us wear the dresses the rest of the night, and that he will be watching us to determine if we will get jobs at the agency that he works for. Creepy much? Yes. Creepy lots.
He leads us back to the picnic blanket, and I sit down next to Marvel. He smiles and tells me he kept my seat warm. I giggle, and Glimmer pouts.
"My seat is freezing" she states with a straight face.
We all burst out laughing.
The party ends too soon, and Marvel and Glimmer go home. They give me their cell phone numbers and tell me that they will text me soon.
I go back inside to help clean. I help clean up the mess of the shrimp that I dropped on the floor (yes, it's still there) and clean up all of the red cups strewn about the floor of the party.
I meant to post this last night, but I was too tired.
As of when I last checked, I only got one review…
Thanks to HungerGamesfan315
Sonic Rainbooms,
Clove
