Flashback- Last Day of Victory Tour
The crowd looked at me expectantly, staring deep into my eyes. "Um…" I began, "thanks for giving me the opportunity to speak in front of all of District 4, but there's a few things that I have to get off of my chest. Firstly, I actually loved Cato, that sex thing wasn't an act. I loved him, and I cry everyday because he's gone. Damn District 12 to hell. Clove, also from 2, was my best friend. Seeing her and Clove die both within one day just kills me inside. I'm glad I won, but I would have preferred one of them win instead of me. Cato gave his life for me, I found out. He told Peeta not to kill me, but to kill him so I can go home. I found Cato, after killing Peeta, barely alive. I held him in my arms where his last words were Danielle I love you and still haunting me today, is his last action, in his final breaths he kissed me and then died in my arms, blood soaking his shirt." The crowd was silent. "I will never be able to forget him, and I won't be able to replace him or Clove. Cato told me I deserve to go home, so here I am, hating it that I am. Thank you." I stepped down and shoved passed the guards and Myles.
"What was that?" Myles asked, following me.
"That was me, that was me missing him and wishing I would have died in there instead of coming back to you." I snapped, my muscles tensing.
"He hit you, Danielle."
"You nearly ripped my arm out of the socket!"
Myles stopped and glared at me. "Whatever, Danielle." Myles shoved himself out the door, and I just shook my head.
"Immature dumbass." I muttered.
President Snow glared at out of the corner of his eye, but I didn't meet it know he wanted me ashamed of my speech, ashamed of my love for Cato, but he could just forget that idea.
I went into the bathroom of the headquarters and supported myself by holding onto the sink. I needed Cato here with me. "DAMN THEM!" I screamed, tears running down my face ruining my makeup. I punched the mirror and it shattered leaving my knuckles bloody. "Cato…come back…" I sobbed, blood running down my fingers. My friend Allison came in the bathroom and just gawked. "Come to yell at me, too?"
She sighed. "No…but, why, Dani?"
"Don't call me that." I snapped. "I loved him, that's why, and he loved me back. He had his problems, but I was willing to overlook them and he…" I pursed my lips. "He…gave his life for me back there and I…I should honestly be dead, Allison. But, Cato loved me enough to let me go home. I wish he would have let him kill me."
"That still doesn't make it right."
"What do you mean?"
She glared. "It doesn't make it right that you gave it up to him. It doesn't make any of your actions right. I wish he would have won, too." With that, she left me there, alone and speechless.
I sighed and wrapped my hand up. I went back out to the ballroom and saw Myles staring at me.
"Come to apologize?" I asked.
"Not really my intention." He said, shoving his hands into his pockets. "I did come to ask for a dance."
"Hell no."
"Please?"
I looked at him, staring into his eyes. "Fine." I murmured.
Myles smiled and followed me out into the center of the ballroom. He pulled me into him with his arms around my waist. I rested my head on his chest and put my arms around his neck and listened to his heartbeat. "Look at me, Danielle."
I slowly met his eyes.
"I'm…" he sighed. "Sorry."
"Thanks." I said quietly. We rocked back and forth slowly, and I began to regret yelling at him after the Games like I did. I could tell Myles was still mad at me because he was too stiff and held me a little bit further away from him.
"Thanks for the dance." He muttered, shoving me away as if remembering what I had done. I wanted to cry again as I watched him walk away.
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