I get to see her again at Finnick's party. Where she laughs and celebrates. She looks so alive and that makes me happier than she'll ever know. She looks beautiful. Still the same girl on fire that she was three years ago.
"Dance with me!" She squeals. Maybe she's had a little too much to drink?
"You know I can't dance." I state watching her twirl around amused.
"The Cato I know would dance with me either way." She pouts.
"I guess you're right." I say grabbing her hand and twirling here.
"You want to know something?" She asks stopping to look at me with big grey eyes.
"Hmm." I hum in response.
"I feel like a princess, but I know I'm not." She says quietly
"As far as I'm concerned you're a princess." I say but she shakes her head. "And you're rather stubborn." I say and her head whips as she glares at me.
"Am not." I put my hands up in defense and point at her.
"That seemed rather defensive to me." She huffs and walks away. Yup definitely stubborn.
I support a drunk Katniss while Marvel supports a drunk Finnick. We stop in front of our shared apartment as Clove opens the door. Gale collapses on the couch as we set Finnick and Katniss in my room. Marvel excuses himself to get some water.
"Hiii." Katniss says clearly wasted.
"Hi there." I say
"Can I tell you something?"
"Hmm?"
"I like Finn he's the nicest person I've met in the past three years." Ouch. That stings.
"He seems nice." I say voice hoarse.
"He is nice." She snaps. I almost forget she's drunk.
"Sorry."
"I have to tell you something else. But you can't tell Catooo." She says innocently
"I am Cato." I say chuckling to myself.
"Sureee and I'm stupid." She says and I roll my eyes.
"Go on."
"I miss him. I want MY Cato back. I like his tattoos and I like to play with his hair. I like how I can be me because me is ugly." I shake my head.
"You are beautiful. Be yourself because there is nobody better In the world." I say quietly
"You sound like Cato."
"Go to sleep." I say quietly getting up.
As I turn off the light I can hear her snuggle into Finnick and pull the blanket over them. Little does she know I want MY Katniss back too.