Clove: "Okay, you have to act like you haven't seen each other in a while and you miss each other, for the cameras." I roll my eyes. Then I see Cato walk out of the door and he wears the same clothes as I do, but boy version. But he looks hot anyway. I smile and start running towards him. I felt stupid, running and knowing there's a camera, but I do it anyway. I run and he catches me in his arms and spins me around. We laugh and when we stop, he leans forward and I meet him halfway. Then he puts me down and we walk to the train station, fingers intertwined.
We had a delicious dinner and then we were sent to our rooms to sleep.
"Good night." I whisper sadly to Cato. I could tell something was wrong because Cato looked really nervous. As he walked into his room I suddenly stopped him. He turns around.
"Yeah?" He asks.
"Cato, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." He replies. I cross my arms.
"You said you would tell me everything, Cato. What is it?" He looks at me. Finally he sighs.
"You're right, I should tell you." He pulls me into his room. "Brutus told me, that the President saw my suicidal as an act of rebellion."
"But it wasn't!" I say.
"Yeah, I know. And he wants us to convince that we are in love."
"We aren't?" I ask.
"No! I mean, yes! No wait, we are in love. But he doesn't think so."
"And?" I ask, I could sense that there was more.
"And, Brutus thinks we should get married." I take a sharp breath.
"At this age?" I ask.
"That's exactly what I said!" He replies. He sits down heavily on the bed, head in his hands.
"It wasn't my fault. How was I to know that the Capitol would go into chaos?"
I sit down next to him and put an arm around him.
"I'm sorry Clove; I made us go through this."
"Hey, don't blame yourself. Just look on the bright side, we might get married real soon. Then we can be together earlier than we think. Unless you actually don't want to…" He sits up and looks at me.
"Of course not Clove! You're right; maybe it won't be as bad." He says. He flops down onto his bed and sighs in relief.
"I feel much better now. Thanks Clover." He smiles. I smile and flop down next to him.
Cato: I felt much better after telling Clove. She sure knows how to relieve me of my worries. She lies down next to me. She sits up and runs her fingers along my chest.
"So, should I just go back to my room or…" She trails off. I grin. "…do you want me to stay?"
Clove: We arrive in District 12 for the first Victory Tour. I wore a knee length black dress and Cato wore a simple shirt with a black jacket. We stand in front of the Justice building and the mayor says a speech about us and we read from a script by the Capitol back to them. I try to avoid looking at the families standing on the sides. Peeta and Katniss' families. Katniss had a little sister, who was only twelve and they were the poorer families. Without Katniss, I doubt they would survive. I push that thought out of my head and we receive a plaque. We are pushed into the Justice building for a special dinner.
"That was boring." Cato mutters, loud enough for me only to hear.
"Yeah," I reply. The food wasn't as grand because this District was poor.
Cato: We arrive in District 11 after one night on the train.
"Do we really have to do this?" I groan to Clove.
Clove: The rest of the Districts were boring as we didn't even know their names. We skip District 2 and go to District 1. I gulp nervously. Glimmer and Marvel. This is going to be the hardest, since we knew them the best. Cato was thinking the same thing too, because he squeezes my hand reassuringly. The District looks grand, the Justice building made of white marble and the houses made of bricks. Most of the population had blonde hair.
"Hey, you look like you come from here." I whisper jokingly to Cato.
"You wouldn't want that would you?" He nudges me. I blush again.
"Would you rather date one of the girls here? Because they're all really pretty." I say.
"Yeah, sure they're hot. But I would prefer you."
"Why?"
"Well, like Glimmer, they're all looks but they have no skills when it comes to fighting. You're both." He says charmingly, making me blush again.
"They're all prettier than me." I mutter.
"No they're not."
"You really think so?" I ask. He nods and holds my hand.
"Yes. You're beautiful and pro at knives. Everything about you is perfect." I blush furiously.
Cato: I look at the families on the side of the crowd. I recognise Shimmer and she winks at me. the rest of Glimmer's family includes a mum and one older sister. All blondes and have emerald eyes. My eyes cross over to Marvel's side of the family and he only has one younger brother who looks twelve. I felt a pang of guilt but I remind myself that it wasn't my fault that Marvel was gone. I look over to Clove and she was just finishing her speech. She didn't have much to say but I had to. I take the microphone and I start to talk.
"Ahem, ah…I just wanted to say, um, Glimmer and Marvel were both great tributes of this year's game, uh, I really appreciated both of their skills on weapons and I, well, Marvel and I really bonded and he was a great person. I didn't want him or anyone of them to die but, I guess things didn't go that way…Rest in Peace to Marvel and Glimmer. Thank you." Okay, I know it wasn't the best speech but I had to say something. The citizens applauded and Clove smiled at me. We walked into the Justice building and someone taps on my shoulder. I turn around and Shimmer was there.
"Hi!" She says cheerfully.
"Hi."
"Look Cato, I'm really sorry for what I did. I-I guess I was just so angry th-that I didn't think about what I was doing. Believe me, nothing happened that night. I just hope that you'll forgive me."
"I've already forgiven you. In fact, I should thank you. You told Clove the truth, and she's forgiven me."
"Really?"
"Yeah, so, thanks."
"No problem." She replies. I turn around.
"I think I should go now."
"Yeah, course. See ya."
"Bye." I walk to the dining area and meet up with Clove.
"Hey, who were you talking to?" She whispers lightly as I wrap my arms around her.
"Mm? Oh, right, Shimmer. I just thanked her, for you know, telling the truth."
"Yeah." She agrees.
Clove: After District 1, we arrive in the Capitol. This place brings back so much bad memories. Cato walks with me the whole time, making me feel much safer but I can tell that he's still worrying about the rebellion thing he pulled. After being scrubbed raw and stripped of hair, we get our makeup put on and our clothes. Caesar Flickerman is on stage, in his sparkling suit and blue hair. He asks us all these questions that Cato answers confidently and cockily. I reply in a more sweet and sarcastic way. The angle that we played when we first came to the interview. Caesar suddenly asks about our wedding. Cato laughs nervously, giving me a quick glance.
"Um, well, we're not quite sure when it will be, I mean, with us being this age and all but, I cant wait until I can really call her my wife." He finishes, grinning and clasping my hand in his. The audience 'aww's and Caesar looks really touched.
"How sweet." He comments. I find myself blushing. Cato looks at me with shining blue eyes and without hesitation I kiss him. He kisses me back and I pull away. The audience goes all crazy and emotional. I laugh, cheeks tinged pink.
Cato: After the interview, we go to the President's mansion. We walk into the banquet room. Clove whispers for me to look up so I do. I looked up and it was the night sky. But I was pretty sure it was still the ceiling. But what surprised me most were the musicians floating in midair on clouds. There's a large tiled area in the middle of the room which I guess is for dancing. There were tables and tables of food.
"Wow." Clove says. And she was right. Wow.
Clove: It was a great night last night, so much food and dancing. I had a blast with Cato on the dance floor. We just messed around and he was really funny. I woke up in the morning on the train and we were already back at District 2.
Cato: Brutus visits us a few days after the Victory Rally. "No time to explain, but you two are getting married in two days."
Clove: What the hell? Brutus just shows up and tells us we're getting married in two days!? I'm only 15 turning 16 in a few weeks!
"I'm sorry babe." Cato says concernedly holding me.
"No it's not your fault. I'm fine." I mumble.
*yawn* cant wait to get to the more 'interesting' parts. tbh i didnt really like this chapter. what about you?
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