I'm so sorry this is late again! I feel like i'm letting all of ya'll down. Well, I hope ya'll enjoy! Please review! DISCLAIMER: I don't own The Hunger Games.

We enter the stables and my senses are immediately overwhelmed by the smell of horses and am greeted by Kish. "Oh, wow." He whispers in awe when he sees me. "You look like a goddess" he says. "Thanks" I reply. He guides me over to our chariot, while Nadab follows behind us.

As I approach the chariot, Kish says something and Brutus, Enorbia and Cato turn around and look at us. When they see me, their jaws hit the floor. I walk over to Cato. He's dressed in a costume similar to mine, but he has silver tunic under his armor.

He also has gladiator type sandals and greaves on. Our helmets are the same though, along with the armor, although mine is a little bit more fitted while his shows off his massive biceps that have been bronzed with makeup to look even more defined, not that he needs it though. I have to chuckle when I realize that even though I have 5 inch heels on, we're still not eye-to-eye.

"You look amazing" he whispers to me. I blush immediately but, luckily the lighting in here is dim enough so no one can see it. "Thank you" I reply. "You don't look too bad yourself" I add. He gives me a smirk. I can tell I just boosted his self confidence up a few notches, but that's good, considering I'm trying to do everything I can to make sure that he's the one that goes home.

I watch District 1 enter the stables and have to stifle back a laugh. "They look like flamingos!" Cato mutters to me. And they sure do. From head to toe, they're covered in fluorescent pink feathers. The boy looks absolutely ridiculous to me, but the girl doesn't look too bad.

They look over at us and I can tell that they're instantly jealous. The boy scowls at us, while the girl looks directly at Cato, smiles, then winks at him. "Wow" I say as I roll my eyes. "What?" Cato asks. I can tell he likes the attention. "Nothing" I say.

If everybody else's costumes are that stupid looking, then we'll be the favorite for sure. And they are. District 5 is dressed up like light bulbs, while District 7 is covered in paper. All the rest are just as stupid looking.

We're told to get up into our chariot and Cato gets up first, then he offers me his hand. I take it and let him help me up. As soon as I'm up though, I release it. We hold onto the bars on the side of our chariot and are lurched forwards by the horses.

We get in line behind District 1 and watch as they're pulled onto the street. We follow shortly after. As soon as we come out of the stables, the crowd goes wild. They're chanting 'District 2' over and over again. Then they start chanting our names.

Cato immediately starts to wave, I do the same. I glance over at him and am struck in awe. He looks like a god. His skin is shining and all the lights are reflecting his armor making appear unworldly. I pray I look the same. I look back at the crowd and see a screen with us on it. I see myself and am immediately relieved. I look just as good, if not better than Cato.

My skin is glowing, I look 9 feet tall, and my makeup makes me look fierce. I smile and wave to the crowds of people as they continue to chant mine and Cato's names. I'm completely absorbed in the attention, until I hear our names being shouted less and less.

I wonder what happed and look up to the screens. To my surprise, District 12 is on fire. Well, there goes being the favorite. "How could they be on fire!" Cato growls ferociously. I can tell he's jealous that he's being outshined and know that I won't hear the end of this for a while.

We continue to smile and wave at all of the cheering people as we finish up the parade. We pull back into the stable and our carriage stops so suddenly that I'm almost thrown off of the front of it.

The only thing that keeps me inside is Cato's hands that grabbed my waist when I lurched forward. "Nice reflexes, thanks." I say to him. "You're welcome" He replies back curtly. I can tell he's still quite irritated about being upstaged by an outer district.

Cato hops off the carriage and I attempt to follow, but I stop right before I jump down. "What's wrong?" Cato asks me. "I'd break my neck if I jumped from this high in these shoes." I say bluntly. "Oh" he says. I bend over to take off my shoe when I feel my feet being lifted off of the floor.

"Cato! What are you doing?!" I yell. Probably a little bit louder than I should have. "Simply helping my team mate of course." He says with a smirk. "I'm perfectly capable of getting out of a stupid chariot!" I growl at him as he puts me back down.

"Well, you said you'd break your neck if you tried. We can't have that happen now, can we?" he asks innocently."Fine" I sigh heavily and roll my eyes as he scoops me back up and places me gently on the ground.

Just as I feel my feet firmly on the ground, District 12's chariot pulls into the stables. I see Cato tense up. We watch as they get off of their chariots, still smoking from the fire. The girl looks over at us and I give her the meanest glare I can muster up.

She immediately looks frightened and turns away. Wow, I didn't think I would look that scary. I look over at Cato and see the real reason why she turned away so fast. He looks vicious. He must have given her a glare as well. I can practically see the steam coming from his ears.

"Who do they think they are?" He growls. "They must think they actually have a chance this year." He adds. District 12 has never had the best costumes; it's always been a Career District. "We'll see about that" I growl as I storm away from the chariot and Cato and head towards the elevator.

I push the button, watch as the doors open, step inside and push our floor number. I'm in the process of removing my shoes and the doors are just about closed when a hand slides in between the crack. The doors retract immediately and Cato steps inside and stands next to me. He pushes our number and I watch as the doors slide shut.

We ride in silence until the elevator stops and the doors open at our floor. I storm out and head down the hallway to my room, not even paying attention to what my new "home" looks like while I yank off my helmet and armor. I slam my door shut and strip off the rest of my clothes, throwing them across the room.

I stomp into the bathroom, step inside the shower and start pushing buttons. "How? How could District 12 look better than us?" say to myself furiously as I attempt to scrub off all the layers of makeup. Growing up, I was never number 2. I've always been number 1. I'm not used to not always being the favorite or the best. I've always been the favorite child in my family, always been Number 1 in training, except for Cato.

I hate being upstaged. I will kill that stupid 'Fire-Girl'. I'll torture her, cut her up, limb by limb. I stand in the steaming hot water until I've calmed down enough to go back out to the living room. I wonder how Cato's handling it.

I step out of the shower and towel off; I open up my dresser and pull out some long grey pajama pants and an oversized green t-shirt. I put them on and get the water off of my hair with my towel. I open my door and immediately see a broken vase. "Uh oh, this isn't good" I say to myself as I hear something else shatter.

I cautiously walk down the hall, avoiding the shattered pieces of glass that are everywhere. I turn the corner and see Cato, about to throw a plate at the fireplace. "Cato!" I yell. "What?" He growls. "Is all of this really necessary? I ask.

"You tell me. We got upstaged by the lowest of lows." He says as he throws the plate that was in his hand. I cringe as it shatters everywhere. Where are Brutus and Enorbia when you need them?

"So? It's not like they're going to outshine us in training, are they?" I ask confidently. "Like that'll ever happen." Cato says and I can tell that he's starting to cool down a little bit.

I knew that would help. Cato's the best there is when it comes to training, and he knows it. He has everything going for him. Strength, skills, and fear factor.

I notice that he didn't ever change out of his costume. "Do you want to go change and shower then meet me on the roof to discuss strategies?" I ask him, hoping to change his attitude a little bit. "Sure, I'll meet you up there in 10 minutes" He says with a smile as he walks down the hall towards his room.

Cato really is sweet, to me at least; although that's probably because he's been my training partner for 9 years. I can read him like a book and vise versa. If I had met him when we were older, I probably would have been terrified of him. I know all of the other boys from training are. The girls are too busy trying to get his attention to notice how deadly he is.

I walk over to the elevator, step inside, and push the button that will take me to the roof. About a minute later, I step out of the stainless doors onto the large terrace. The only things that are lighting it up are a few lanterns strung here and there and the lights from the people celebrating on the streets.

I walk over to a bench by the edge of the roof and sit down. As I'm waiting for Cato, I listen to the Capitol people chant the names of their favorite Districts. The few that stand out to me are 1, 2, 4, and 12. The first three are to be expected because we're Career Districts, but 12? Did they really make that much of an impression?

I guess so. Well, hopefully it dies down before Cato gets here; otherwise, it might enrage him again. After about 5 minutes of waiting and listening, I get bored and decide to explore all the different plants and trees that are up here.

I walk around for a little while, weaving my way through the maze of shrubbery until I hear the ding of the elevator. I look over a bush to see Cato step out and walk over to the edge of the roof. He must not know I'm up here so I decide to have a little bit of fun.

I creep out from behind the bushes and tiptoe over to Cato. His back is turned so he can't see me, and the noise from the crowds drowns out the noise I'm making.

I stand no more than 3 inches from him, and say "If we were in the arena, you would be dead by now" right into his ear. The sound of my voice must have startled Cato because when he turns around, he abruptly yells and just about jumps out of his pants.

I'm laughing so hard from his reaction that I get a cramp in my side and end up on the ground, still laughing. "Ha-ha, very funny Clove" He says sarcastically. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it" I say in between laughs. "Well, are we going to talk or no?" He says while offering me a hand up.

I take it and he hauls me up so quickly that I almost crash into him. I'm unaware of how close we are until he steps away and I feel coldness from his absence. We walk over to the bench and sit down. "So, what strategy are we talking about here?" he asks. "For training" I say. "And for our pack in the arena" I add.

"Ok, so tomorrow, we need to show off a lot. We need to make all of the other tributes fear us." He says."You need to work mainly with knives and try to add a few fancy moves while you're there." He finishes. "Done, and you should work with the swords and spears, but manly swords. Try to cut up some dummies while you're at it." I reply. "Already planning on it" he says with a smirk.

"Now, for the pack, I was thinking of Districts 1 and 4." I say. "Fine, but I also want the boy from 11." He says. "Keep an eye on some of the others just to see if they're any good with weapons, but don't invite them in until I've seen what they can do. Got it?" He asks. "Got it." I reply.

"Well, that's all I've got." I say. "Me too" he answers. I stand up and walk towards the elevator. He follows me and we walk through the shining doors. I push our floor and lean up against the wall while we ride down.

When the doors open, we step out and see Brutus passed out on the couch, Enorbia talking into her phone and Kish eating something at the table. No one notices that we're here so I motion for Cato to follow me. We walk down the hall and stop at our doors. I give Cato a hug goodnight and he surprises me by kissing my cheek when we let go. "Thanks for always being there Clove" he says and turns around and goes into his room and shuts his door leaving me standing shocked in the hallway.

I walk into my room, not even paying attention to what I'm doing as I shower and dry myself off. I don't even bother to brush my teeth before I go to bed. It takes me a long time to finally fall asleep, but when I do, I'm out cold.

Well, there you have it. Once again, please review or comment on and errors that you see. I want to make this the best that I can, but can only do that with ya'lls help! Thanks for being patient!