Marvel sighed before getting up and running after Clove. He ducked under the crazy, sharp tree branches and walked carefully over ditches in the ground, finally seeing Clove standing in the middle of a small opening in the woods.
He stepped forward but snapped a branch with his boot. Her head snapped around, her eyes burning red and cheeks puffy. She wasn't crying, no she was too strong to cry. But she was on the verge of it.
"Go away!" She growled at him. He shook his head. She yelled even louder, "Go away Marvel!"
He only stepped closer. She sighed in annoyance, "Why can't you be like the other Careers, when your girlfriend walks away from you, you let them go!"
Marvels face changed, she had never called herself that. He couldn't help but smile and tease her.
"Girlfriend? So we are dating now," He winked.
Clove tried to still be angry but seeing him smile made her smile. She shook her head, trying to still be upset with him. "Stop it! You know what I mean…" her voice grew low.
"Clove," Marvel laughed as he finally made it to her, wrapping his lanky yet secure arms around her waist. She turned away in his arms. Marvel just pressed his chest against her back and rested his chin on her shoulder, "Clove I can't just let you go. The reason the Careers let them go is because they haven't found the right person. The right person who you love everything about. And for me that's you. But don't make me say that again," He laughed and Clove couldn't help smiling herself as she let Marvel kiss her neck.
"The Capitol will not choose our fate,"
"I will," They heard a deep voice from behind Marvel. Clove immediately turned around to see an older tribute standing behind Marvel, holding a huge boulder over his head. She quickly pushed Marvel out of the way, making him fall to the floor. They tribute dropped the rock just as Clove backed up. She then ran and jumped off the rock, using it to propel herself into the air. She landed on the tribute, leaning over and biting his neck. He yelped in pain before snaking his hands up and choking her. Clove scratched at the hands, struggling. She kicked her legs around, finally getting them around his neck. He collapsed to the ground and she scrambled away, trying to reach for the boulder but he grabbed her ankle and dragged her back before climbing on her, a strained smile on his face. She kneed him in the hard gut, seeing as that did nothing. She than kneed him lower. His face contracted, it was a mask of pain. She pushed him off and rolled him onto his back, climbing on him and pinning him down. She then heard a grunting sound and looked up, seeing Marvel pick up the boulder and smash it onto the poor tributes face.
Blood splattered all over them but they didn't care. The tributes canon finally went off.
Marvel fell to his knees, looking up at Clove. He smiled, "You got a little something right here," He motioned to the blood on her face. She rolled her dark green eyes playfully and laughed, "Just shut up and kiss me," She said before grabbing the front of his shirt and smashing her lips into his.
