Thanks for all of the reviews! (: I know this story has been done before but I'm going to twist it up a bit. ;) Here it is! Sorry for the wait.
Clove's POV
I sit awkwardly in first hour. It's like I can feel him staring at me. Please make this stop. I turn my head just a smidge bit to see if he's staring. He notices and gives me a wink. I look away as fast as I can and see Annie and Finnick passing notes. Annie sees me and gives me a sympathetic smile. She probably saw him staring at me. I give her back a small smile and mouth 'help me'. She gives out a small giggle. Luckily the teacher doesn't notice. I look back at my desk and see there's a note on my desk.
We have four classes together ;) –Cato
What the… I give Cato the most questioning look. He gives me a smirk and shows me my schedule that's in his hand. I try to grab it back but after a couple fails I give up. The next thing I know the bell rings. Uh oh, I don't know where to go. I'm about to run over to Annie and Finnick when Cato grabs my arm. "Want me to walk you to your next class." "No, can I just have my schedule back?" He hands me it. "Thanks." I say with the smile. I walk out of the room not knowing at all were I'm going.
Time skip…
Finally lunch! I honestly spent three classes sitting in the same room as him. I keep saying 'I have a boyfriend' but he never listens. I walk inside the lunch room and grab a turkey sandwich, an apple, and a water bottle. The lunches here don't look gross at all, probably because everyone here is really rich. I go over to a table that no one is sitting at and sit down. "Clove!" I hear someone yell from behind me. I turn around and see Annie and Finnick sitting down at a table. She waves me to come over and I do. "Hey Clove!" Annie says. Finnick gives me a friendly wave. "You can sit here." Annie pats on a seat next to her. I sit. "Everyone is still getting their food. I'll introduce you to everyone when they come." "Thanks Annie so much." Annie seems so nice. "No problem!" Just then a girl with brown hair and a boy with blond hair come over and sit. "Clove, this is Katniss and Peeta. They've been together for almost as long as Finnick and I have." "Hey Clove." They both say in unison. I wave to them and they sit. Next comes a girl with blonde hair and a boy with brown hair following after her, he holds both of their trays. "Glimmer please stop ignoring me!" She doesn't stop and sits down at the table. "This is Glimmer and Marvel, they fight a lot but in the end they both are perfect for each other." "That's cute!" I say with a smile. "Hey clove." Marvel says while sitting down. "Hmm… pretty, nice, and funny. You're in the group." Glimmer speaks up with a smile. "Thanks." I see Annie look at me. "Sorry about Cato Clove, he can be such an ass sometimes. I just want to warn you to stay away from him. His longest relationship is like two weeks, maybe." "Yeah, that's what I was planning to do." "I just got to tell you one last thing-" Annie starts. "Hey everyone, sorry I'm late Becky and I got a little friendly behind the bleachers." He gives his signature smirk to everyone. He doesn't notice me yet. After everyone gives him a disapproving look he says, "Don't worry guys, I only made out with her." Oh gosh, he's looking my way. "Oh, hey cutie." He winks. "Yeah… he kind of hangs out with us." Katniss says. Cato takes his tray and sets it down to mine and sits next to me. Why can't he sit next to someone else? Every time I scoot away he just gets closer. "Cato stop it, we don't want to scare her on her first day." "What? She's cute." He smirks at me. I can't help but be a little flattered that he thinks I'm cute.
Lunch ends and Cato doesn't have this class with me. I smile at the thought of a class without him. I really need to focus on my grades this year if I want to make it into a nice college and I have to focus on my gymnastics. (I know that there are some stories about Clove as a gymnast but I didn't mean to copy anyone.) "Clove wait up!" Glimmer runs up to me. "I think we have the same class together, science right?" "Yeah, thank god. I honestly don't know where I'm going." We walk to class together. I'm really happy that I'm making some good friends on my first day.
Class ends and Glimmer and I walk out laughing at the way our teacher Seneca Crane's beard is shaped. "It's so swirly!" Glimmer shouts out. We both laugh even harder. We walk to Glimmer's locker and I say bye to her. I then walk to my locker and grab all of the books I'll need and head off to my next class. We have six classes and we eat lunch before fourth hour. So I have two classes left. One of them is going to be with Cato.
I walk in the classroom and don't see him. Yay! I sit down in a seat in the back and pull out my phone. I start to text Cole.
Hey (: sorry I couldn't text you this morning. This school is so big! –Clove
Its okay, I'm just glad to talk to you now. –Cole
I love you 3 –Clove
Love you too 3 –Cole
I'm about to text Cole again when a very familiar voice says, "No phones!" I look up to see Cato sitting right next to me. "Shut up." He puts an arm around me and I try to squirm out of his hold. "Ah come on Clover, wouldn't it be cute if we were together?" "No." He lets go of me. "Suit yourself, but this doesn't mean I'm giving up on you." "Whatever." I go on with the rest of the class ignoring Cato and sitting at my desk bored as ever. When class ends I'm glad I only have one class left.
I get to my next class pretty fast. I guess I am getting to know this school more than I thought. When I walk in I see that Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Marvel are all in this class. "Clove, come sit here!" Katniss points to a seat next to her. I sit down and say hi to everyone. "So is everyone excited for tomorrow?" asks Marvel. "What is happening tomorrow?" "Oh we're all going to this party. Everyone is going. You should come!" Finnick says to me. Well tomorrow is Friday… so I guess I could go. "Sure." "Here I'll give you my number. All of the girls are going together tomorrow. We can pick you up." Katniss hands me her number and I add it to my phone. I then give her my number and she puts it into her phone. "Thanks Katniss." "No problem." We all sit down in our seats and wait for the day to be over.
The final bell of the day rings and I leave the classroom to go to my locker. I grab all of my things and head out to my car. I get in and blast the radio. When I get home I go up to my room and start to unpack. Once my room looks decent I get out my laptop and Skype Cole.
Cole and I talk for a while until my mom calls me down stairs for dinner. I say goodbye and then go downstairs to eat. "So how was your first day of school?" My mom asks me. "It was good." "What about you John?" "It was so cool! The elementary school is huge!" My dad sits up on his seat ready to say something he looks a little different than normal. "Your mother has an announcement to make."
I look over to my mom who is fidgeting with her food. She never fidgets with her food. "I'm leaving for New York in a couple of days to go build a house for an important client, but I will be gone for a year. If I don't go I'll lose this client and I'll basically hand over my famous real estate company to some other competitor." She tries to sound convincing which is really working; I mean this woman can sell a house that doesn't even have a front door. I give a nod in response and go back to my food. My mom always leaves for months at a time for her work. I got used to it. So why is she so fidgety? "And your father will be coming with. Well not for the whole time but for a couple months on and off." "Wait so John and I get the house for an entire year?" "Well kind of, I'll be home every once and a while and your Aunt Enobaria lives around here so she will be checking in on you two often." My dad says. That's probably a reason that we moved here. My Aunt Enobaria is probably the best Aunt I could ask for; she's my dad's sister. Since my mom was an only child and my dad only has one sibling, she's my only aunt. "So when are you two leaving?" My little brother asks. He has tears forming in his eyes. John always gets emotional when either of my parents leaves for a business trip. "Tomorrow morning." My mom says back. I almost choke on my food. They always tell us at least a week in advance. I start to get upset. "Then why did we even move here?" I say with a little bit of anger in my voice. "Well because my headquarters is near here so it will be easier to just travel to two places back and forth instead of having to go to three." I nod my head in response. My mom places a hand on my brother's back. "Don't worry John, I'll be back soon." She always says this when she's leaving. He nods but doesn't stop crying. My mom takes him upstairs to try to call him down and I sit with my dad at the table.
"Please take care of your brother while we are gone."
"I will."
"Since Lauren couldn't come with us I am trusting you." Lauren was our old nanny; she was really old and wanted to retire when we told her that we are moving.
"I know."
"Clove I'm serious. No parties, alcohol, drugs, or boys in this house."
"I know dad."
"I left money in the safe in the closet and I'll put money on your credit card to buy things for you and your brother. There's also an emergency credit card in the safe. I hired a maid for the house so she will be here tomorrow. Be safe with everything okay?"
"Yes I will." I can't help but be a little angry that they are just leaving my brother and I. My dad gets up from his seat and walks upstairs to finish his packing. I clean up all of the dishes and head to my room. I know I should be spending time with my family but right now I just want some time alone.
I know it's an 'original' story, but trust me there are going to be some big differences in this one. Sorry I keep on saying that but I want to make my point clear. Thanks for reading and review. (: Check out my other stories too!
