I pay for the drinks, giving the cashier a wink and a girly giggle before sitting down to next to my girls and handing them their drinks. Naturally, Clove just gets her usual pumpkin spice latte, Katniss gets her Chai Tea, Annie gets her hot chocolate, and I get my caramel cocoa cluster Frappuccino.
"Alright, girls, who wants to go first?" I ask, sipping my Frappe and smiling at them.
Annie grins.
"Well, I went to California, partied with my friends there. We had plenty of parties, got drunk, went swimming, and yeah!" Annie smiles, happily, and drinks her hot chocolate.
Katniss tilts her head at Annie, but then shakes her head.
"I got to go into a hunting camp most of the summer, then came back for the last three weeks to relax, go the beach, hang out with Peeta and Prim, and yeah," Katniss is the only one who is already almost done with her drink.
Everyone glances at Clove who just shrugs. "I did nothing, really. All I did was sit in front of a computer and fan girl about how flippin amazing Cameron Dallas's abs are. I mean, seriously!" All of us giggle, then they turn to me.
Oh gosh.
"So, I went to Italy this summer, and don't worry, I got you all suveniors that I will give to you after school! My parents bought me this really cute dress, and I even hooked up with some guys!" Annie gives a nervous laugh while Katniss and Clove both roll their eyes at the last part.
"Seriously? Come on, people, you have to be at least supportive of me!" I sarcastically complain. Clove puts a hand on my shoulder, with a serious look on her face.
"The fact that you are not a virgin, and you're seventeen, is a serious topi-" Clove bursts out laughing, along with Katniss and Annie, who are both cracking up.
"Clove, you haven't even had your first kiss yet!" I roll my eyes.
Her face gets beet red, and Annie looks me in the eye and we are thinking the exact same thing, I just know it. We both start grinning and turn towards Clove.
"Clove, we vow to try and get you a boyfriend this year. If we don't, we owe you a puppy and whatever Starbucks you want for next summer," Annie vows. I nod, thinking about all the puppies that I've helped and have been given the chance to adopt for free because I've saved so many lives.
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I sit down on the bleachers, next to Peeta, who's chatting away with Gale. I look to my right to see Rue, a girl I had never really talked to, take a seat next to me.
"Hello, Rue, right?" I ask, my big voice booming.
The girl flinched in surprise but nodded. "Yep. Does Katniss talk about me a lot? Plus, she talks about you and the so called 'Fam'. You're Thresh."
I nod.
"The Fam it is, because we always act like such a family when we need it," I shrug. I remembered everyone's names by heart and smiled at that thought. Rue glanced at me, then looked away.
"You should smile more often. It makes you look better instead of looking like a person who could beat someone up really easily," Rue says, softly, but still not looking at me.
I frown, at first, then grin.
"Like this?" I do my toothiest grin I've ever done, and she lets out a shy laugh. Her smile brightens me up somehow, and I let out a real smile. She grins and gives me a thumbs up. It's almost as if she's the sun. Rue is so bright, nothing could get in her way.
Rue glances at the gym floor, and a new guy walks in. Girl's heads turn, and in comes a large guy, about my size with blonde hair and icy blues eyes. I glance over at Rue, and she's turned her attention on her hands. My gaze meets his, and he walks up to me.
"Hey, I'm Cato," he offers his hand and I shake it. "Hey, bro. I'm Thresh. Nice to meet you," I shake his hand and he sits down next to me and Peeta. Gale and Peeta introduce themselves, then Cato's attention is turned back on to me.
"You're a junior, right?" He asks. I nod and shrug. "Cool, I am too." Marvel and Finnick soon walk up, grinning to each other from ear-to-ear. "New guy, eh?" Finnick asks, trying to look intimidating. I roll my eyes, and Cato seems to catch on to my eye roll, because he smirks.
"Yep," he says, simply. "Cool. I'm Finnick, this is Marvel," Finnick introduces, then sits down on the bleachers below us.
I feel a small tap on my shoulder, and I see Rue there.
"May I join the 'Fam'?"
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I strut into the gym, and find our normal place.
Glimmer is next to me, and we walk over to our place. I sit down and greet Finnick and Marvel, completely ignoring the fact that there's someone sitting in our spot and no one is noticed. "Clove, hot guy, 6 o'clock!" Glimmer whispers.
I turn around to see a very hot guy. He has blonde hair and icy blue eyes. And a punchable face from what I can tell. I roll my eyes and look at Glimmer, who sneaks a glance at him. Smirking at her, I know that she's probably going to try to hook up with this dude.
Turning back around, I look back up at Mr. Hotness, and give my cutest smile.
"I'm Clove, this is Glimmer," I introduce, drumming my fingers on my thighs. He smirks at me, and I raise an eyebrow as if it's some sort of challenge. We stare at each other, and finally, he looks away, and I give him his smirk back.
"I'm Cato, pleasure to meet you," he hold my gaze and I roll my eyes. "Okay, either you're going to stop looking at me like I'm food, or you're going to get slapped pretty soon. You do have a punchable face, so it probably wouldn't matter anyways," I snap, finally losing my temper.
If the bi*ch was going to play that game, I guess I was too.
