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Chapter 4
Cato POV
I sure hope this plan works.
My mentors Enobaria and Brutus were really pushing for me to win and would do anything something to do with honour. I already know Brutus is my uncle so of course he would want me to win. My parents would be so proud of me. My district would be so proud of me. Everyone would be happy but me. But apparently this grand plan will get me happy too I just have to follow and not ask.
At the academy we were all taught not to question our elders.
I shudder at the thought of me as an 8 year old at the academy. My parents have just dropped me off and told me to come back as a victor or they'll never speak to me or see me again. It's quite traumatizing to have such things told to you as a child but it only made me train harder.
I only understood one thing. Winning.
If I didn't conquer everyone at everything I was doing I was beat, not allowed to sleep or not fed. Life was tough but it was the only one I remember. I trained all the time.
Mornings at 6 am I was told to get up and take a freezing shower then run for hours then go into combat then lunch. After lunch, a specialized skill I was chosen for, which happened to be the sword. After my private lesson and training I would do close combat with one of my teammates if I won I was allowed to go eat and then sleep but if I lost I was forced to keep running throughout the night.
Life then was hard but it paid off. I was now one of the most brutal and scary tributes ever produced. I knew hundreds of ways to kill someone with just one hand and thousands with both my hands, but now all everyone sees in me is just a monster. A good image I must say but it's hard. I've never had a friend because I never had the time. Never had a girlfriend because I just don't understand the concept and everyone I knew was an enemy. Basically an orphan after my parents left me to the Academy.
I was trained for one purpose. To win these games.
Enobaria and Brutus saw the girl from District 12 as soon as she entered the building and they realized that I could have competition for the sponsors so they left and came back with a miniscule pill that you won't be able to tell when you swallow. I was told to find a way for the girl to ingest it.
I was also given one to swallow but I didn't ask what it did. I did as I was told but the next time I saw her things were different. My heart did a slight jump when I saw her. She was beautiful and it caught my attention.
How did I not notice her beauty before?
After the ceremony I was wondering aimlessly after everyone paid attention to the girl I wanted during the ceremony.
I felt a presence and let the training take over and I slammed them onto the floor.
She started to squirm and shout things but I couldn't really hear her so I put the pill in my hand and put it over her mouth. She definitely swallowed it because I felt the small weight leave my hand. Suddenly she bit my neck and I feigned anger.
What is happening to my body? I could feel all the blood flow south. She turned around and I pinned her down again but she kept moving. What the fuck is wrong with me. Why am I getting hard from this?
When I told her she instantly froze and stopped moving. Something must have formed in her mind because she let a small smile slip and then it felt like someone just punched me in the gut a hundred times.
Wait. She just sacked me.
I was getting angry and she was yelling at me for my arrogance. I was trained for this. What is she to me? I was hurt but I covered it with anger. There is no way I'm going to let a little girl tell me who I am.
So I yelled back at her about how worthless her district is. But before I could finish she delivered a quick kick to my ribs. It would leave a bruise but I'm surprised she has so much power in such a small body.
She's going to pay for this.
So after a few minutes I gathered myself and went up to my apartment. As usual Enobaria and Brutus were talking about more plans for Clove, my district partner but I knew she could defend herself. She smirked at me and I rolled my eyes because whatever they were talking about can not be good.
"Did we tell you what those pills were for?" asks Enobaria.
"No…" I answer.
"Well they are pills from the capitol. Whatever it takes to get my boy out of the arena victorious we will do." Says Brutus
"But what exactly does it do to me?"
"Well…it's actually sexually stimulating so the two people who take the pills will not be able to stop thinking about each other in that way." Says Enobaria.
"WHAT. HOW IS THIS SUPPOSED TO HELP ME?!" I scream.
So they tricked my body. Great. Whatever it takes to win?
"You see, she won't be able to stop thinking about you and she currently has all the sponsors attention. So you shall steal them from her." Clove says.
"I don't see how."
"Well, that's because she'll be crazy about you! The girl on fire won't be able to resist brutal Cato Bruel and they'll realize that you're the one she's on fire for and the sponsors will all switch to you both because the capitol loves a good love story that can never work." Explains Brutus.
"So as soon as it's down to that girl and I, I can just kill her? Won't the capitol see something wrong with that?"
"Nope. You see the person who takes the pill first has a bit of power over the second person who takes the pill. You can persuade them to do something and they will do it without hesitation. So when it's down to you two, you get her to say something like she loves you and can't live in a world without you and kills herself. Then you're the victor." Says Enobaria
"Isn't that cheating?" I ask suspiciously.
"No. There aren't any rules against it." Says Clove.
"Whatever. What about you Clove?"
"Well actually I'm doing the same thing to bread boy. Those two won't be able to come together and they won't know what hit 'em." Clove laughs.
"Okay well I'm going to sleep now. I want to be able to train tomorrow."
"I don't think that's a good idea, Cato. You're going to be dreaming of her all night and I don't like to listen to stupid moans and groans all night. So you're going to stay up and start training now. Here. You too, Clove." Says Enobaria.
So we spent the night fighting and practicing. Took a shower and went down to the training room.
Here we go with the training. I'm suddenly unaware of myself pulling towards her huddled in a knot section. I'm not going to exercise my control over her I want to see how she feels without it.
She must sense me because she asks me what I want with her.
Lots. I smirk to myself.
"For you to die." I say and I surprise myself with my own honesty.
"Well I'm not going to be the one dying so you can wish upon all your lucky stars but that just won't happen."
That was a good retort, I must say. So to stop her from winning whatever battle this was I ask her about her dream knowing very well what happened.
She's obviously surprised because she doesn't seem to understand. So I tease her some more.
And I can already tell she's lying because she's flushed and blushing and biting her lip. The Academy taught us how to look for these things. She's a really bad liar. Some more banter before she runs away.
This is going to be so easy but looking down my dick is also reacting to the close proximity. I'm so glad she didn't notice. That would've been very awkward.
I look over to check up on Clove and I see Peeta bowing down to her and her patting his head. But then I see her smirk and I can tell she's enjoying this. Peeta just looks confused in his eyes but nobody can tell but Clove and I.
Thanks for reading! I thought doing it in Cato's perspective would make it easier to understand what exactly happened. (; Should I elaborate on Peeta and Clove? Could be kinda interesting… x
-C
