AN: O.k. one thing before I start I'd just like to say that I really appreciate all the reviews and all but I'd like it if I could get some more I've got like 74 people who have me on their alerts and I'd like it if they'd review. It takes two minutes, it won't kill you, and it really helps me a ton. Even a rant on how much you hate it would help. Another thing I have just recently made an S.Y.O.T. so I might slow down on the updates by like a day I'm not going on a hiatus or anything like that. Another thing I was wondering on what you want me to do next in the story give me some ideas, I'm all ears.

I pull away from Katniss and smile at her and she smiles back. I stare at her for a bit and watch as she looks behind me with a shocked expression on her face. I let go of her and turn around to see Katniss' mentor, escort, and district partner staring at us. She walks into the room pulling at my arm to come with her.

Katniss stutters, "H...hi Haymitch."

"Hey sweet heart," the former victor smiles he points at me, "I see you're making friends."

She blushes and looks down at the floor, "Yeah, this is Cato," she pauses for a moment, "he's from District 2."

I stare at Katniss' district partner who is sitting on the couch staring at the floor with a sad expression on his face. I couldn't help but think that he must have loved Katniss, and then I think about the pain he must be feeling because of what just happened between Katniss and me.

The former victor turns to me, "Well Cato, I believe we have all gone through a lot tonight, and I'm sure you mentor is wondering where you are…" he trails off.

I take the hint and turn to Katniss, "I'll see you in the morning," I kiss her on the head and walk back into the elevator. I wait in the elevator for a bit and then enter my district's floor. Thankfully Clove is gone the only person out is Brutus who is watching the recaps of the chariot rides. He turns to me and smiles, "So, somebody had an interesting night."

I walk over to him and sit in the seat next to him, "I guess you could say that."

"Cato I want you to look at the recaps with me," he rewinds to Clove and I entering the streets of the Capitol our armor gleaming. I look strong, intimidating, and powerful.

"Now you see that is what we want to see in you."

He fast forwards to the part where all of our chariots are in the city's center, the camera zooms in on me staring at Katniss my eyes filled with lust, "Now you see anyone from the Capitol would be able to brush that off," he turns to me, "but we are not from the Capitol and you and I both know that any smart tribute will notice that and once they see your weakness, your done for."

"So what are you trying to say?"

"Look Cato I know you got a thing for that 12 girl but whatever feeling you have for that girl better disappear once that camera is on you."

"Look Brutus I know, I-"

He cuts me off, "NO YOU DON'T CATO! You have no idea on what you're doing people like Clove will tear you apart and you're being reckless."

I pause for a moment and think of what I have done so far. Already Clove and Katniss' district partner have seen me the way that I am, not a human killing machine but just a regular teenage boy. After contemplating for a bit I nod and look at Brutus, "So what am I supposed to do?"

He sighs, "Look…kid I don't know how I'm going to have to say this, but you are going to have to keep away from that girl from 12. The more you are with her the more dangerous it is for not just you but her too. They are going to see that you are weak and then they will take you down in the arena," he stares at me for a moment checking to see if he got his point across, "get some sleep, you've got training tomorrow." With that he turns off the television and leaves. I sit in the dark and think of all that I have already done and then I come across Opal. The only reason I ever even volunteered for this is for her and I can't let her down if I win I would be able to get the surgery, but the what? The surgery was a one-in-a-million chance and if she did survive she'd have to be on a machine for a year before her lungs could work properly. Would it just be better if she just died? I decide to not think of it and focus on Katniss. The whole situation that we were put in is going to be hard on the both of us. I stand up and walk over to my room. I change out of my shirt and shorts only wearing my boxers and get into my bed where I have a restless sleep for the rest of the night.

I wake-up in the morning to hear Clove pounding at the door, "Come on sleeping beauty we got to get ready for training."

I sit up in bed. Stupid Clove, honestly out of any of the girls in my district I had to be stuck with Clove as my district partner. I get up and walk over to my closet and grab my district uniform for the training room. I walk over to the elevator and go down to the train room where everyone has already gathered to the center of the room where a woman is talking about the rules of the training room. I stand next to Clove and listen to the woman go on about tributes not being able to fight with each other and so on. I look and see Katniss standing next to her district partner paying close attention to the woman as she speaks. We then quietly disband and I join the other careers. I watch as Clove throws knives at the dummies without even blinking. I walk over to the swords and pick one up feeling the weight and I walk up to a dummy and slice at its head, arms, and legs I smile at my work and look at the Gamemakers who blink at me with amazement.

After training we have lunch I sit at a table with the other career tributes. One of the tributes, Marvel, and I discuss who should join our alliance. Glimmer stares at me from across the table making seductive faces I ignore her and focus on my conversation with Marvel, "So I was thinking about having the guy from District 11 join our alliance."

I just nod barely paying attention to him trying to figure out what I am going to have to do with the situation between Katniss and I, "Sure I guess what is so great about him anyways?"

"Have you seen him? He is so big he might out-rank you on the training scores."

"I highly doubt that," I say while playing with my food, "but I guess he could be of some use. Is there anybody else?"

"Well there is that boy from twelve."

I pause for a minute and look at him, "Why would we need him."

"Well," he said sheepishly, "we didn't consider him he came to us. He asked Glimmer and I a little into training, and he could help us out with Firegirl."

"Why do you say that?"

"You kidding me that girl is dangerous. You saw her during the chariot rides just imagine how many sponsors she will steal from us."

"Fine, I guess it will help, but no more people in the alliance we gotta keep it small."

Marvel just nods as if he was my yes man and then we are finally allowed to go back into the training room again. I look around trying to find Katniss and see her at the rope tying station. I walk over to her as she is struggling to make a double-constrictor-knot wearing the same grimace she made during the reaping, "Need help?"

She looks up and immediately the grimace is gone and she smiles, "I typically don't do the snares back at home Gale is usually the one to do it."

I grab the knot, "You have it done pretty well you just forgot to put in one loop."

"Well look who has everything figured out," she smiles.

I flash her a big grin, "Well I am a career," I give her a wink and she start laughing.

I look up to see Clove staring at us with a smug look on her face I think about what Brutus had said earlier about being careful. My smile drops and then I begin to get serious, "Hey Katniss."

She finally stops giggling and looks up at me, "Yeah Cato."

"Meet me up at the roof top in five. No questions just meet me then."

She doesn't have any time to respond because I bolt out of the room, not even noticing the hooded figure following me from behind.

AN: Oh what happens next? Who is that 'mysterious hooded man watching from a distance'? We won't know until you review. ^^