CHAPTER 5

CATO:

I regret showing her the sky, I can tell by her face she is so homesick. Stupid Cato, Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. Wait. Why am I calling myself stupid? It's just Clove. But why does it feel like she's something more.

I snap myself out of my own thoughts when I feel Clove's hands slipping. I immediately catch her from her waist and pull her closer to me. I'm not about to loose her to a freefall, not on my watch.

She looks at me with the same awkward face I feel on myself.

"Told you I'd catch you" I say smiling. She gathers her balance of me and just looks at me then switches her glance to the floor, then all around the room.

She stutters, then leaves, but doesn't slamm the sliding door.

Why did I ever think she might like me, she's a warrior, probably even already planned her way to get rid of me. Why can't I do the same, why do I get lost in her light green eyes. This is only going to get me back home, in a coffin, silent and motionless. But it's this feeling that won't go away. I swear on my life, and on my district, I will protect her, even if it means I'll die, at least she'll live to win.

CLOVE:

Get yourself together Clove, don't let anything get to you. Cato may be my friend, but now he has to be my prey, I have to think of a way to get rid of him before he does to me. I walk back into my room and hop into my covers. And this time, sleep does come.

But what both Clove and Cato didn't know was that not too far away, in the dark, Enobaria too was getting some fresh air, and witnessing what happened.

This can't be. They can't do this. They can't fall in love with each other. This will affect the both of them poorly. No no no. I finally get some quality tributes, and they end up just made for each other. I don't want them to suffer through the pain of love. I don't want them to suffer through what I did. Falling in love in an arena is never good, it makes you week when the other one dies. I should know. But what should I do. I'm Enobaria, I don't talk about love, I can't make these two fall apart. Goodness, my fate. Their fate…

CLOVE:

"Rise and shine darling" Says Manon, Lemon, and Prodigy in union. My prep team that had waxed me. Ugh. The pain.

"SHUT UP" I yell back, and I can tell they were startled by the few seconds of silence I receive. Then the door shuts quitely.

Well that was easy, why were they waking me up anyway. Whatever… I'm about to doze off again when the door slams open making me jump and try to open my eyes. I see an angry Enobaria right across from me.

"WHAT THE HELL CLOVE! IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF TRAINING AND YOUR ALREADY GOING TO BE LATE, SLEEP AS MUCH AS YOU FUCKING WANT! BUT IT'LL BE YOUR LOSS."

"ENOBARIA SHUT UP ALREADY" I hear a sleepy Cato yell from the room across.

"YOUR NEXT DAYROCK" She yells back as the walks to the door, she turns back to me "CLEVERWOOD YOU'D BETTER BE READY WHEN I'M BACK" She yells again leaving for Cato.

I get up and walk to my dressing room. I automatically go to the shower, because I know what Manon Lemon and Prodigy are going to say "Would you like us to wash you" And no thank you I say to the prep team in my head.

After showering I feel so much more awake. Prodigy does me some light makeup, Lemon files and cuts my nails, and Manon ties my hair in a comfortable ponytail.

Finally Michal comes in with my outfit. Its black and gray and some red stripes, with our district number, 2, on the sides of the short sleeve. It's kind of like an obstacle course uniform, easy to move around in, and perfect to throw knives with. I put it on and make my way out.

I see Cato talking with Deeana in front of the elevator. I just remembered I barely saw her since the train.

"Deena I've haven't seen you, what have you been up to?" I ask walking over to them. I notice Cato wearing the same thing as me.

I look back at her, "Same outfit, seriously" I say.

"Don't look at me, the game makers gave those outfits" Deena snaps back, "And yes, I've been doing something wonderful" She says adding back the excitement to her voice.

"What" I question.

"I've been gathering some sponsors, well, not gathering, Enobaria does that, I've just been talking about you two to everyone I know" She says almost jumping.

"Yes" I hear Enobaria from behind us, "There is a decent size line of sponsors already betting on our you two.

"Already" Cato says grinning.

"Yes, now hurry up, training is level B right under L the lobby." Enobaria says shoving us into the elevator. As we're heading down, the elevator stops at the first floor. Great, all I need is Glimmer and Marvel right now.

The doors open and like I anticipated, Glimmer and Marvel, in the same outfits as us but with number 1 on their sleeves.

Glimmer walks in and stands incredibly close to Cato, as if there was no other room in the gigantic elevator.

"Hi, I'm Glimmer" she says holding her hand out to Cato, not to shake, but to kiss. Even Cato seems surprised by the act, but tendantly gives her hand a soft kiss. Boiling my blood that's already high because of Enobaria's yells.

"Marvel" Marvel says shaking both of our hands.

"Oh, Hi Clove" Glimmer says, as if she finally noticed me.

I rolls my eyes. And she seems surprised, as if nobody ever rolled their eyes at her or rejected her

greeting.

"Whatever" She mutters flipping her hair.

The doors open to a bar like gate, holding a huge training arena with all the weapons you can think of.

We walk through the gate and it immediately closes blocking the only exit.