i dont own the hunger games
chapter 6
clove's pov
the party ended and i didnt even have to confront glimmer. im sleeping over tonight considering me and annie always start the school year off together. we are running around screaming like banshees as we try to hit eachother with is until i relise not everybody went home."would you two be quite we are trying to watch tv" cato calls up the stairs. "opps" i laugh covering my mouth as annie takes the opertunity to hit me in the head. "hey!" i yell but she just runs down the stairs laughing. i quickly follow. as we reach the bottom of the steps i spring landing on annie's back. she laughs buckling over but locking her knees so we dont hit the floor. little it does though. we end up on the floor laughing our heads off.
cato's pov
i hear a thud and then emense amounts of giggling. i heave myself off the couch and go to investigate. as i step into the hall i see clove and annie laying on the floor in a heep laughing their heads off. "insane" i mutter and clove looks up at me still laughing like a mad person. she heaves herself off the floor wobbling up to me . she steadies herself by grabbing my arm then she leans closer. the scent of alcohal is on her breath she hasnt had much but aparently its enough"lossen your corset and have a drink" she says in a loud whisper then laughs and twirls off into the kitchen."are you aware your sister and her friend are drinking?" i ask shane he shrugs."at least johannas not here theyd be shit faced in no time." he responds. ive never payed much attention to his sister or her friends but now they are all i can think of expessally clove. "dont worry josh" clove calls from the kitchen. "johanna and rue will be here soon" she laughs. " we seem to need more troops" i say to josh he laughs" call thresh and finn" he demands. i do as he says and soon we are fitting 8 people on the couch in the basement. "what we watching ?" i ask "i dont know i let johanna chose" josh replys."YOU DID WHAT?!" the girls all scream at the same time. and i understand as the words night mare on elm street flash on the screen. clove annie and rue begin to complain about watching a horror movie. josh tells them we will protect them and annie automatically wedges herself between finnick and josh hugging her knees and hiding her eyes. they both put their arm around her and she relaxes slightly. thresh opens his massive arms and rue crawls over to his lap leaning into his chest. that leaves clove. clove leans on josh to my disapointment but after a few minutes clove is too scared its annoying him"clove switch to cato" he demands and she complies quickly needing to sheild her eyes again. by the end of the movie she is hugging my waist her head burried in my shoulder and shes basically on my lap. i smile into her hair as the credits run . shes still shaking and she didnt even watch the movie. "popcorn" johanna declares flipping the tv off and heading for the stairs. "clove?" i ask since her grip doesnt reliese at all."give her a sec" josh says looking at annie who is in about the same position on finnick. i look back and rue is crying. "ill never sleep again" she sobs."yes you will" thresh says soothingly rubbing her back. "if i sleep ill die" she shreiks. clove covers her ears"im not listening" clove mummbles rolling off me and onto the floor. after a few minutes annie follows suite and rolls to the floor landing on cloves head"owwww" clove moans. "where the hells the liquoir?" johanna screams from upstairs. "hiding your under aged" i yell back."which ever boy said that shut up!" she screams. everyone in the basement bursts out laughing . johanna comes down with a bowl of popcorn and a scowl. "i hope you relise this is for your own good you cant go back to school with a hang over. " i say. she scowls again. "i did last year...and mr abernathy does it everyday" she mummbles. "besides what are we supposed to do for fun now?" she says. we all sit there and think."truth or dare!" annie screams."spin the bottle!"josh and finnick scream . "out numbered annie" thresh laughs. "now you must get a bottle " johanna laughs. i run up the stairs and grab an empty one from the recycling. as i reach the basement they are all in a discusion. "what did i miss?" i ask. "nothing really" josh says" annies just worried that she'll have to kiss her brother"clove laughs. "so have him step out of the circle when she spins just like shell step out of the circle when he spins the bottle." i say they all nod and we sit in a circle.
clove's pov
annie is first to spin the bottle. plz land on finnick for her i think to myself. sadly no such luck and she has to kiss thresh. they both take a deep breath. "wait wait wait. lets review the rules" johanna yells stopping everyone."all kisses must last at least five seconds" she squeels. annie takes an even deeper breath. they lean closer and closer. i almost dont want to watch. then their lips meet and they are clearly waiting for the 5 seconds to be up. johanna calls when its finished. theres scuffling up stairs and madge comes through the door followed by jackie. "and we are out numbered again" cato mummbles. us girls squeel and hug as the boys dial the phone. moments later a tall and buff burnette comes down the stairs follwed by another burnette. "girls meet gale and jack" josh introduces madge and jackie have their eyes trained on the boys that special sparkle in their eyes that ive grown so used when they fall for a guy. i laugh as thresh spins the bottle landing on annie. once again they kiss annie freaking as she spins again landing on cato. my stomach drops. no. i think to myself. annie rolls her eyes and kisses cato the second the 5 seconds are up she detaches herself so fast you dont have time to blink. cato spins landing on rue. i see thresh's fist clench. its only for a second and noone but me notices. cato kisses rue quickly. rue spins landing on thresh. i can see her holding in a happy dance. their kiss lasts 10 seconds and she twirls her fingers in his hair. finally johanna tells them thresh has to spin. he does and it lands on...me. we kiss as quickly as we possibly can and i spin landing on josh. i looks at annie for help."their practically family" annie whines. johanna shakes her head."nope not blood related. now kiss" she says pushing me towards josh.
cato's pov
i hold my breath as clove and josh kiss. he's always been my best compition at getting girls. i dont know this feeling in my gut. the feeling that makes my stomach drop everytime she has to kiss someone in this game. after they kiss she makes hurling noises and the whole room laughs. the game goes on for awhile , everyone kisses people, josh and johanna,johanna and gale, gale and madge, me madge, me and jackie, jackie josh, josh and clove and then finally the last kiss is clove and me. i dont know how long we kiss but her fingers curl in my hair. A book once said that you see fire works when you kiss the right one that you feel sparks and it becomes only you two in the world. thats how i felt like kissing clove and i cant help but wonder if she feels the same way. johanna clears her throat and we break a part. clove is blushing, thats a good sign...right?