Clove's pov
"I'm not asking, I'm telling you to" Haymitch said to Rockonist, the photographer of this cover shoot. Last night was done and over with. As planed Cato proposed to me, I said yes and snow crowned us as winners of the 74th hunger games. Effie, being in charge of us, said that we had to do this photo shoot, Haymitch said it would promote us. Rockonist stamped his foot again, his long green hair with pink tips swayed side to side, he turned towards us and sighed.
"Fine, but I get them for an extra hour" he says putting his hand forwards, Haymitch takes it and shakes it before letting go.
"I'll get you in three hours" he says and makes his way towards the door, Effie spins on her heals and tilts her head to the side. "Behave" she says before leaving, if she could she would point at us, but that would be against her manners. I look at Cato who stands tall, waiting for the commands. My fiancé, it sounds weird, but it's a nice weird.
"Rivitine, attend to Clove. Dotish work with Cato" Rockonist yells and I'm dragged away from Cato, and brought into another white room, where ten wedding dresses await me.
Cato's pov
My fingers slip away from Clove fast and I'm brought into a white room. I'm left alone with ten suits, each a different style and colour. I guess this is the capitol's way.
Last night was still too fast for me. Ceaser apologising to us, proposing, crowned and then the rooftop, it was wonderful, but it ended and now I have to try on suits that I possible won't wear. I pick up the black one, it's completely black. After it's on I leave to room, and I get attacked my Rockonist crew who bring me back to him. He holds a camera and then looks at me, he mummers something into the woman with peach skin and yellow hair beside him and she giggles. I'm placed on a white sofa and pictures are taken, and then Clove enters. The room is silent, and everyone looks at her, the dress is nice, but just her makes it beautiful.
*** 5 days later ***
**Clove pov**
"I think this one is the best" Prim says pointing at the picture as we sit at the dining table. Its dress number seven, the one that is puffy at the bottom and small flowers attach to it, it stops at the waist and just by the middle of the rib cage pearl join, making it half a heart. I smile at Prim as Cato brings in one last box. I'm finally in my victor house, and the Everdeen's are joining me, Cato says he'll stay with Haymitch because he doesn't think Haymitch will stay off the drink if we leave, I know he's right. Prim looks at more pictures before she heads up to her new room.
"Are you sure you can't stay?" I pout while asking Cato; he smiles and shakes his head, leaning over my shoulder as I sit looking at the pictures.
"We can have sleep overs, lots of them" he says laughing, kissing into my cheek. I twist my body around so I face him.
"Oh, I like the sound of that" I say kissing him softly on the lips. He kisses back, I reply the gesture.
"Clove!" Prim says running into the kitchen and I break away from Cato fast.
"Prim? What's wrong?" Prim rarely says my name in a panic, but this times she worried, her voice is trembling, just like the ways she yelled for Katniss on the reaping day. I'm can't speak, I'm worried she will says something that will terrify me, but I'm lucky, I have Cato to speak for me
"Cato, its Buttercup. I opened my window and he got out, I can't find him, he could be killed if the peacekeepers get him" Prim says with tears streaming down her face, the yellow muddy cat who hates everyone except Prim is now the cause of her misery.
"Okay Prim, I'm going to leave you at Madge's. Your mom is still at the justice building sorting out the papers with this house, okay? You do not leave her house" I say Prim will be happy to be with Madge while I look for this stupid cat, even do I hate the cat I still love Prim, and if he makes her happy, I will go out into the cold to find him. I go to the hall way putting on my new grey scarf over my white jacket that is made out of soft fabric Cinna calls lixen. I put my winter boots on and Cato puts his coat on. Prim stands behind us, ready to go.
**Cato's pov **
After walking over an hour we decide that the square another place Buttercup could have went, he has followed Clove there many times. Clove and I walk hand in hand, laughing about the capitol and how Haymitch almost attacked Rockonist for keeping us an extra hour. Clove spins around in circles and circles before she falls against me which makes me fall back on the snow, I'm covered in snow just like her.
"Can we not save this for late" I teaser her and she laughs. She gets up and then I, "We have a mission" she reminds me as we do. When I stand up and she stops talking about the snow I take in a new difference, the birds have stopped. Normally the birds sing and chirp from time to time but its silence, the thing that scares everyone. The silence of fear. I grab Clove by the hand and rush her towards the square, it's just above the road. We hang on to each other tightly, trying not to fall on the ice and snow. Something is happening, theirs a crowd of people and I brush myself threw them, while Clove hangs to me. People look at us and mummer words angrily at us. I see a sight that sickens knowing that could be Clove.
**Clove's pov**
"Clove go" Cato yells but I can barely hear him with everyone else talking, gasping and chattering their teeth in the cold. I following him as he pushes his way in
"Go home Clove! Stay at Haymitch's house. I'll be there in a few minute" he assures me, but I'm not satisfied. I follow him when people start to hiss at me,
"Go away girl"
"Get away"
"You're going to get yourself in trouble"
"You'll be fully responsible for his death"
I can't hear them as I go deaf and concentrate on what's in the square, if Cato and other people are trying to drive it away from me, it means I'm meant to see it. I see Cato's head making his way to the front, and I trail after him. I'm surround by people's shoulders keeping me back, at this point I wish I wasn't so small, but me bouncing forwards make people let me move forwards and then I see the reason why they kept holding me back and warned me away. Gale is the entertainment of the day as he wrists are bound to a wooden post, his shirt is ripped in front of him and his jacket is neglected away, while the wild turkey he shot earlier hovers above him, a nail diced into its neck. Gale seems unconscious on his knees, and is held up by the ropes at his wrists that are completely red, like his back which is freshly red like a gutted animal. I look away from Gale to see a tall muscular man wearing the head peacekeepers uniform, where's Cray? I feel a hand grip around mine and I see Cato holding on to me. I want to scream and yell at this horrible man but I can't, whatever he has done to Gale is over. I wait for the man to step away or tell people to take Gale out of his sight, but instead he raises his arm and lashes him with a whip. I let go of Cato and jump forwards.
"No!" I yell and jump in front of Gale, getting a lash across my face. I place one of my hands on my cheek and the other on the ground so I don't fall over as blood gushes out. I look up to see people gasp and then I see Cato walking up to the peacekeeper, my vision is blurry but I can make out that Gale has stood up to this muscular man. He grabs the man's whip and throws it away, Cato then pushes him backwards and goes to punch him, but a peacekeeper grabs him from behind, and the muscular man goes up to give Cato a good punch.
"Leave him!" a voice barks, and it's Haymitch. The peacekeeper lets Cato go and he pushes him away before making his way over to me.
"What did you do to her! Do you know she has another photo-shoot! No amount of make-up will cover this up!" Haymitch yells at the head peacekeeper who rolls his eyes.
"She interrupted the punishment of a confessed criminal" he says coldly, I have heard voices like this, in district 3, 5 or 8.
"I don't care if she blew up every part of this district! Look at her! Look!" Haymitch yells, as if he care's. Cato picks me up but I tell him to go to Gale, but we don't need to ask people to help. Two coal miners have a board of wood and place him on it. Haymitch still yells at the peacekeeper and then turns muttering to himself. The snow falls on my cheek and it cools the whip lash burn, Effie will have fun giving me lectures about how makeup is my new befriend
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