DEATH
"Cato, we are stronger together. We would take down everyone who shows up." I say pleadingly.
"We'll be fine, Clove. We are going back. You know that. This is just going to speed things up. We'll be back in 2 in the matter of days." He reassures me.
"Fine, go look for Lover Boy. I'll take care of Fire Girl. I'll give the audience a good show. Promise." I say. He turns around on his heels and starts walking away.
"Cato, promise you'll take care of yourself."
"I promise, Clove. You know I don't promise things I can't keep." I am a bit relieved. I know he never does that. I walk to the Cornucopia. It's going to be a fun morning. Silvery light starts to appear and I see that red head girl from five running out of the horn and away from the scene. I hope Cato runs into her and kills her. Two seconds later Fire Girl runs out to the table. I throw the first knife but she avoid the attack. She releases an arrow and it plunges into my left upper arm.
"Damn it!" Lucky I'm right-handed. I throw yet another knife and it cuts her forehead.
"Yes!" I plunge myself on her and in two seconds I'm pinning her like I was pinning Cato 3 years ago. I try to make her angry, reminding her of that tree kid, of Marvel's kill. I laugh as I take the knife and start cutting her around her lips but a force hauls me away from her and held me up in the two feet in the air. Thresh. He's holding me on the side of a tree, holding me by my neck. He starts yelling at me about the girl, drops me on the floor and continues yelling. I call the only one person I can think about now.
"Cato! Cato!" The pain in my voice is apparent.
"Clove!" I hear his hurt voice before Thresh brings a rock to my skull I fall down and try to say conscious until Cato comes. I dream of my rain.
"Clove! I'm sorry. I should have listened to you. I should have stayed." He starts crying.
"Shhh!... Cato.. no...it..wasn't your...fault. I'm...sorry you... never... got the...rematch. Keep your...promise. Win... for...me. I... love...you. Forever...I'll...wait...for...you." I feel my eyes flatter shut but I still hear him clearly.
"I don't care about the rematch, I would have lost anyway. I'll keep the promise. I'll win. I love you, from the first day, till the last. Forever, Clove. I'm sorry you didn't get to die in the rain. I'll avenge you. Wait for me. Keep me a place by your side, angel." I will, Cato, I will.
The canon booms and Clove has left this horrible place.
"Stay with me Clove! Don't leave me here! Please! Clove! The only reason I ever volunteered is to keep you safe I failed just I'll fail now. I feel it. But I promise you, you'll be avenged. I'll join you soon." He kisses her soft lips for the first and last time on this land. Next time he kisses her it will be in heaven. He removes her locks from her face, gently strokes her beautiful face and his eyes turn into those Clove saw three years ago. Only with Clove were those eyes filled with love. Now they are filled with hatred as he races after the boy who killed his beautiful angel.