So I'm going to try and finish this chapter so it can be up before I leave…if it's Wednesday and it's up then I succeeded. So yes, enjoy

Disclaimer: I do not own the Hunger Games, if I did then Cato wouldn't have died, he would have gone out of the arena met a character who has the same name as I do and married her.

Chapter 25:

I stuff my clothes into the empty drawer of Cato's dresser at his house. I'm keeping them here from now on, well, some of them, not all. After I go and plop down on his bed, I'm not really sure where Cato is, his father had called him over to talk to him.

I close my eyes and try to relax, well, as much as I can. My body still stays rigid, prepared to fight, prepared to be attacked. But eventually I fall asleep.

Cato's POV:

"Cato" I hear my father call.

"Go put your stuff in the free drawer, I'll be there soon" I promise Cain, she nods but before she can turn I grab her and put my lips on hers again. We kiss until I hear someone clear their throat. "Go" I tell Cain softly and she does, I turn to see my father standing in the doorway.

"We need to talk Cato" I nod and he gestures for me to go into the living room. I do and take a seat on one of the couches; my father sits across from me.

"What?" I ask

"I don't approve of your partner" I glare at my father.

"How could you not?"

"She's small, rude, she doesn't-"

"At least she doesn't take any bullshit from anyone" I snap, interrupting him. He just raises an eyebrow at me. "Sure she's short, but that doesn't really matter does it? She's good with a sword too, bloody amazing with knives! She's only rude to…" I pause for a second; I'm on my feet now in my father's face. "Okay she's rude to everybody but being nice doesn't win the Games! She's beautiful! She'll get sponsors, and she's with me! We'll get sponsors if we go in" I pause for a second to regain my breath.

"When you go in Cato" he corrects.

"Sure when I go in." then I think of something that will impress my father, "She had training before the Academy as well."

"Did she?"

"Yes"

"You're certain?"

"Positive"

My father gets up and starts walking towards my bedroom. "What are you doing?" I growl.

"Making sure you're not lying to me" we both go in and see Cain sleeping on my bed. My father goes over and starts to reach for Cain; I jump between them and grab his hand.

"Don't you touch her!" I whisper yell.

"Cato move, I'm just testing" by his tone I know there is no room for argument. I move aside, and then my father clamps his hand down over her mouth and nose.

Cain's eye fly open, while her legs simultaneously shoot out, kicking my father in the gut. She doesn't even wait as she jumps on him, they both fall to the floor and she gets in one good punch to his face before I go in and grab her off him. She struggles as I hold her to my chest.

"You're okay, it's fine" I whisper, she stills in my arms and looks down at my father, who is now getting up. Cain's breathing is fast and uneven and I continue to whisper to her and I kiss her hair. "You're okay" I say, it doesn't help now. "I'm here" she relaxes.

"Cato" she breathes.

"I'm here" I tell her again. I look up and my father nods to me, a slight grin on his face, then he leaves.

I sit down on my bed and continue to hold Cain in my lap. My arms wrapped around her, her arms over mine, holding them in place around her. Neither of us say anything for a long time, we just sit there, then she speaks up.

"Let's go to the mountains" she says, "Me, you, Balik, and Terra"

"Okay, let's go find them"

Short chapter is better than no chapter..remember that! Next chapter is in the mountains! Not really sure what to do there, but oh well. Hope y'all have a good week and I'll see ya on like Wednesday!

BooBerry301: okay first off I LOVED your review on Liv It Up as well I was literally laughing my head off for like ten minutes. And don't worry, they may try and kill each other again.

Lou the Third: two words on how long your review is: holy shit. I LOVED IT! I'm glad it seems very Cato-like to you! That's what I'm going for! And yes you get a kiss on the cheek from Cato, you all do! And don't worry I wasn't bored reading that at all I was laughing most of the time…tears of joy.

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KTstoriesandstuff: YESSSS OMG YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I WAS THAT YOU REMEMBERED ABOUT THE BEDS! I was like YES someone remembers! Haha, and she's not completely Cato is awesome..more like Cato isn't an asshole very often. But thanks!

RueEvergreen: you changed your pen name on me..sneaky you go rid of the – thingy. And how can you not have heard of Arlington! It's like where the Cowboys stadium is and the Rangers ballpark! Oh and lol about the autograph thing I'd be like oh yes of course! Me signing like…a shoe. Well, thanks for the review though , LOVED IT!

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