You Belong With Me-Two

How could you be so heartless?

CATO'S P.O.V~

"Cato!" The sweet voice yells, and I find Peeta waving gleefully at me, Clove chuckling next to him and Marvel and Glimmer not trailing to far behind, a sweet blush over Glimmers cheeks as Marvel probably is complementing her.

"Hey." I smile at Peeta as I stand next to them now, Clove smirking and drawing hearts around us in the air when he doesn't look. Katniss and Gale end up catching up with us. I glare at her and she snickers snidely while she whispers something to Gale.

"So you guys hear? There's two new kids coming today. Finnick and Johanna, I think the principle said their names were." Peeta says.

I smirk. "Little goodie-two shoes like you would listen when the principal talks." I tease him, making him laugh sweetly. Katniss glares at me more now.

"Hey guys!" Annie yells from behind us. Annie has always been a sort of good friend of Peeta's, so that's how we met her. She's a pretty girl, but she reserves her heart because of her parents divorce. She doesn't trust love.

"Hey Annie." I smile at her, and she smiles back.

"Hey Cato. How's that math homework going? You get it yet?" She asks with her sweet, quiet voice.

I laugh a little. "Not at all. Peeta tried teaching me but... That didn't go to well." I smirk at him, and he just continues walking forward, though a smile creeps onto his face.

"So Annie, where have you been? Haven't seen you in a while." Clove says, but doesn't receive an answer.

"Annie? Annie?" She continues asking. I follow her gaze out and find her looking at the new kid. Finnick, his name was. He's actually pretty handsome, around my age, maybe a year older. Johanna grouches next to him, and looks like she has no clue what she's doing.

"Let's uh... leave Annie to help them, okay?" Peeta says, leading us all to the side but Annie, who shyly makes her way over to them.

"Cute, huh?" Peeta says to me, catching me almost off guard. I've drifted from our group, and Peeta must have made his way over here.

"What, Annie and the new kid? Yeah, I guess. She finally is actually opening up her mind..." I mutter, meeting his soft blue eyes.

"Uh huh. Hey... Cato, can I talk to you in private?" He asks dragging me to the side.

"What's up?" I ask him, leaning against a tree.

"Katniss and I... We aren't doing to hot, Cato." He says, and I try hiding my happy expression.

"Really? Why?" I ask.

"She uh... She wanted me to stop talking to you. Said she didn't like how you don't like her." He says, stuffing one hand in his pocket, the other running through his hair.

"What? Peeta, you didn't listen, did you?" I ask, completely enraged she'd even try tearing me and Peeta's excellent friendship apart.

"I said I'd see. I don't want to be her boyfriend if she doesn't even want me to hang around you. I mean, you're my best friend." He says softly, shamefully almost.

"Peeta... do you really like her?" I ask.

"Not as much as I love being your friend!" He speaks up.

"Do what you like. Just... remember I'm always gonna be here. She never has been there. I'm your shoulder to cry on, she's the lips you kiss. Pick whoever you'd like." I mutter softly, then turn to walk away.

PEETA'S P.O.V~

I'm your shoulder to cry on, she's the lips you kiss. I pause a few moments, then just before he's far away enough I grab his hand.

"You know I pick you. Always you." I say softly.

"Really? Why not her? I thought you loved her." He growls almost.

Because I just realized you can be both my shoulder to cry on and my lips to kiss. She can only be one of those things. Is what I want to say, but it just comes out as "Because you're my best friend. I trust you more. You're nice to me, she's rude. You care, and she never seems to."

Cato shoots me a sweet smile. "Really. Thanks. I didn't even think you liked me that much... It means a lot Peeta... I've never had a friend like you either." He says.

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I tap slowly on her door. No answer.

"Katniss? You told me you'd be home." I yell. Nothing. Maybe she just forgot and is sleeping. I pull out the key she gave me and unlock her door.

"K-Katniss!" I yell at the sight. Gale kissing her endlessly. She jumps at my voice.

"P-Peeta? What are you doing here?" She nervously yells, pushing Gale off of her. She starts in my direction but I step back more.

"S-Stay away from me you slut!" I yell, then turn and run out the door, to Cato's house.

CATO'S P.O.V~

I made another attempt at the math homework, but just ended up doodling. I drew Peeta, unsurprisingly. I always loved drawing little cartoony pictures of my friends. But Peeta I drew normally, and I still to this day try capturing all of his essence. I'm not to good, but I try and Peeta's actually told me my drawings of Clove are good.

A knock at my door startles me. I quickly run over to it. I'm a little worried it's my father coming home drunk because it's ten o'clock at night.

"Cato?" Peeta's voice booms through the door.

I flick the lock and swing the door open. "Peeta? What are you doi-" I begin but Peeta jumps on me, sending me back a few steps.

"K-Katniss and... and G-Gale... K-K-Kissing!" He yells, his voice rugged behind tears and he is also out of breath.

"O-Okay, calm down. Explain it thoroughly, I don't understand when you talk like that." I say, yanking him off me only for him to grab me again.

"I-I'm sorry. Just... Katniss... I went to her house and she was with G-Gale, and they w-were kissing and h-hugging and... and..." He trails off in tears.

"Shhh, shhh. It's alright. Just calm down, Peeta. Calm down." I try to settle him by rubbing his back.

"Y-You were right. She was a slut." He says, a little laugh escaping his lips.

"Finally realized she's a heartless bitch, huh?" I laugh, pulling him in tight.

"I'm sorry..." He mutters into my ear. "For coming over like this. I look and feel ridiculous..."

"Well that's what best friends are for. Comfort." I smile at him.