Chapter 3: Couple

Aggelos and Lavinia became closer every year, and soon started meeting outside of meetings, which was highly prohibited in the clans.

"Where is this place you were talking about? You make it sound so nice!" Aggelos smiled. "It's a beautiful place; there are old buildings and these lakes, trees all around." Lavinia chuckled,

"Is it far away?" "Not too far but not too close." Lavinia nodded. They continued up the dirt road. It wasn't long or steep and they made it up in no time.

"It's amazing!" Lavinia exclaimed, there were two lakes which had fish in them. And little houses around and in the trees. "How did you find all of this?" Lavinia asked. "I love to hike."

Aggelos looked around. "It hasn't changed since I was a little boy." Lavinia ran down the big hill and spun around in the soft green grass. She took another look at the buildings; there was a bigger one behind her.

Aggelos took her hand, "Shall we take a walk?"

They walked down the hill to the lakes and took the pathway between the two. There were beautiful flowers, and grass growing in the lake.

"Ha, look at that one jump!" Aggelos pointed to the fish's ring of water.

Lavinia turned her head to the other lake. It looked murkier then the other. "That lake looks sad." Aggelos gazed at the lake with algae and sticks in it.

I'm sure it'll get better, it's not dead. "But still…" Lavinia went forward. They walked around the lake, gazing into the clear waters. Soon they came to a thicket of grass.

"It's really tall, there are bugs…" She carefully stepped into the tall grass. Aggelos held her hand. They walked and got to the edge of the path and looked out at the water and trees.

"We could stay here forever." Aggelos said, staring into the water. "I wish so. I wish so. If only…"

Lavinia closed her eyes. "Aggelos I'm sorry." "No need to be sorry. Don't worry." Aggelos gave her a deep kiss, and then stared into her grassy green eyes.

Twilight was appearing and it was too late to go back. They stepped inside the old building. "It's falling apart." Lavinia looked at the old couches and torn up carpeting, wood that was falling off the walls.

"Everything is old. It's so different from The Capitol…" Lavinia walked around more and went up the stairs.

"Aggelos, I found a kitchen!" Aggelos raced up and found her, there was kitchen, but with no food and old cooking stoves.

Lavinia walked out to the balcony which had a fantastic view of the lakes. She spread out her arms and yawned. "Aggelos, let's just sleep here tonight."

They went down to the grass and lied down. They looked into each others eyes and felt the cool air; they were looking at the stars, in the green cold grass. "Do you regret it?" Lavinia asked Aggelos. "No, I won't ever." They closed their eyes and held each others hands. Soon they drifted off to slumber.

"No, careful, they'll wake up!" The voices around them were blocked out; they were unaware of the people swarming. "Julludo, you were right. He did break the rules." The sleepy eyes fluttered open. Lavinia jumped and sat up quickly.

"Why are you all here?" She asked. They all glared.

"Today is not a meeting day. Why are you with Aggelos?" Lavinia looked at the grass. "Because… I think you all know."

They shook their heads, "Leave here, and don't ever meet up again. Lavinia felt tears come to her eyes. She gave a rueful look to the sleeping Aggelos. Then bent over and gave him a soft kiss. She stroked his check and then swiftly stood and ran.

The crew shook Aggelos awake. Aggelos immediately felt for Lavinia. "Where did she… you guys what are you doing here?"

"We found you, you betrayed us. She ditched you." Aggelos didn't believe them, "No, you chased her away, you're lying!" "We're not, let's go home." Aggelos wouldn't let them take his hand.

"Julludo, tell the truth." Julludo shook his head, "You tell us the truth, what were you thinking?" Aggelos stood up aggressively.

"How would you know, have you ever been in love?" The crew looked around, nobody did except one, with dark hair and green eyes, raised his hand. "Just leave me alone!"

Aggelos rushed to the way they came in the afternoon. Leaving them behind, he staggered home, hurt by what he had said and that Lavinia was gone. Where did she go? She didn't really leave.

Aggelos ran all the way home and collapsed on the floor, not bothering to get into his 'bed', he lied there, all night, not sleeping, but thinking; thinking about running away from The Capitol.

He finally made up his mind an hour before 7A.M. He grabbed a piece of cardboard and some charcoal. And wrote a message Lavinia.

Lavinia,

Meet me at our place, by the lake. We'll run away together and nobody will be able to boss us around.

Love, Aggelos.

OOC: Lyllas, I think you know where they were (: And who the one who had been in love was... *bad at timelines.*