Cato's POV

I cannot believe I just did that. I mean, I guess I've always had a soft spot for Clove but I wasn't supposed to kiss her. Get over yourself Cato. It's not like she acted as if she didn't like it.

I made my way to Gale's house just a tad bit slower than usual. My head was thinking of a million different things at the moment and I didn't want to get into an accident. Once I finally got there, I rang the doorbell and was greeted by Marvel.

"It's about time! We thought you were gonna ditch us for Clove!"

"Ha! As if"

We made our way to the basement where everyone else was waiting.

"Hey, Cato! Nice of you to show up! How was dinner?" Finnick asked, wiggling his eyebrows knowingly.

"It was fun actually. Her mom's a great cook. Everyone was very welcoming as well so that was nice."

They were all looking at me with wide grins on their faces. To be honest it was freaking me out.

"What?"

"Dude, as your best friend, let me be the first to say this. You've got it bad." Marvel said, with a very serious look on his face even but you could tell he was trying to hold back his laughter. I looked at him, a bit surprised at what he was implying.

"What are you on about?"

"Don't even try to deny it, Cato. It's written all over your face." Peeta said. It's the first time he's spoken all night. Then again, Peeta always has his moments of silence.

"What are you guys even talking about? I'm not denying anything! You know what, let's just get to work. We have a concert in two weeks. We still need to work on a few songs before then, not to mention we still have to finish other songs we've already started on." With that, everyone went back to their usual places and started playing. I was a bit distracted throughout rehearsal though. Was it true? Was I really that obvious? I mean sure, I've never actually felt like this about anyone before and I don't really know how I'm supposed to act but still. I thought I was doing a pretty good job at hiding it. Guess not. If they sensed it, who's to say no one else has? Ugh. This is so frustrating.

Our two weeks were up. It was finally Friday. The boys and I were throwing a party before heading off to the West Coast to start our tour. We were going to be away from school for a while. Luckily it was almost Christmas so we'd only miss the last three weeks of school before the holidays. There was still a big possibility we'd be able to catch up. Besides, since Gale's dad is the principal of the school, we're practically excused from school. Sometimes, if the work was really important, we'd receive the details for it via email and we'd have to submit whatever we had to by the end of the week. We were, in a way, sort of at an advantage since we had an extra 5-6 days to work on it, unlike the kids in our school wherein they had to complete the tasks overnight.

This time, the party was happening at Finnick's house. Since his family is filthy rich, with his parents being founders of O'dair Inc. mixed with his own wealth from being a celebrity, it's no wonder they own one of the biggest mansions in town. Even during winter, people still opted to celebrate outside. Who knows what goes on through these peoples heads.

An hour into the party and I had yet to find her. You see, ever since the 'back to school' party at Marvel house, I always hung out with Clove for at least half an hour in every party. It kind of became a tradition of sorts. This wasn't an exemption. I was sure she'd be here by now. She's never actually late for these kinds of things. Well, she's never late, period. Maybe she's just so short I can see her through the midst of all these people. I was still searching for her when my view of the crowd was blocked by a tall, fair skinned girl with blonde hair that flowed down in curls.

"Hey Cato. Long time no see." She said

"Hi Glimmer. Yeah it has been a while, hasn't it." I answered absentmindedly, not really looking at her, instead opting to try to look past her.

"Well, you know me. Always busy. What with all these modeling trips I've had to take. Did you know I'm homeschooled now?"

I really couldn't care less about how her life has been. This girl has been after me for years. I mean, sure she's pretty and all but she's just not my type. Well, okay that's a bit of a lie. She used to be my type before I saw Clove. Speaking of which, I still haven't found her. And with Glimmer in the way, I'll never be able to find her.

Glimmer was saying something about how her life has been since leaving school and working as a model but I tuned her out. I finally found what I was looking for. I should've known she'd be with Jackie. Her red hair was hard to miss, no matter what distance you're in. Should've just looked for her instead. Clove would always be close behind anyway.

"Will you excuse me?" I said, taking my leave, gently pushing her aside. As I was making my way towards Clove, I noticed that she turned and saw me too. The smile etched on her face was captivating. I couldn't help but smile as well. I was only a few feet away from her when I felt someone pull me back. Before I had time to react, I felt a pair of lips touch mine. I pushed her away immediately but when I turned back towards Clove, I saw her running to the other direction, back towards the front door. Oh this can't be good.

AN: Sorry for the wait! I'll try to update again soon but I can't promise anything! I have a hectic week ahead. Luckily, the term ends in 3 weeks. I'll be able to write more during the first week of September but that's about it. My school doesn't really have the concept of 'break' so yeah.

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