Clove stood in front of her mirror, looking at the dress that Annie practically forced onto her petite body. "I don't see the point in this, Anne." Clove mutters as she steps out of the dressing room. She was in a strapless high-low floral dress. A deep blue was the main color with little pink poppies around The sliver gladiators matched it perfectly. Clove walked to the three mirror area and stared. She looked at her legs, her chest, and even turned around to see her butt.
"Gorgeous." Annie said. "Ladies! Come over here and look at how hot Clove is!"
Clove blushed a deep shake of red. "Annie!"
Katniss walked up behind Clove. "It fits you like a glove!"
Clove twirled and smiled.
"Cato won't be able to take his hand off of you once you wear this!" Johanna exclaimed.
"There is nothing going on between me and Cato." Clove stated.
"Whatever keeps your head spinning, darlin'. Cato's got the hots for you."
Clove shook her head.
"Don't deny that you don't feel something for him." Annie poked at her side.
"He's just my best friend." She lied threw her teeth.
Katniss giggled. "Just the other night you were moaning his name in your sleep."
Clove bit her lip. "T-That was a nightmare!"
"Mhmm." Katniss smiled. "Must've been on hot nightmare."
"Katniss!" Clove practically yelled.
"Fine!" She chuckled. "I'll stop."
"Clover!" Marvel yelled.
Annie put her face in her hand. "Really big brother?"
Marvel smiled and walked into the store. "Why yes, little sister."
Annie glared at him. "It was five minutes!"
"The most important five minutes of my life!"
"Twins!" Clove said. "We get it."
Annie smiled. "Doesn't Clove look amazing?"
Marvel stared at her. "Boy once Cato-"
"There is nothing going on between me and him!" Clove stomped her feet.
"Careful!" Johanna says. "Do you really want your boobs to pop out now?"
Clove sighed. "What other outfits are you putting me in?"
"Lighten up, Clovely! Its junior year." Annie said.
"You need a new look." Marvel said.
"And a new man." Johanna stated.
"Or maybe her man just needs to grow some balls." Marvel said.
"Don't you need to suck Glimmer's face off?" Clove retorted.
Marvel chuckled. "We broke up last night."
"Let's see how long this break is." Johanna smiles. "I'm taking bets."
Marvel rolled his eyes. "Listen, I've got to get back to the boys. Where's Madge and Chloe."
"Madge has piano." Clove said.
"Chloe's working." Annie said.
"Ah. Well like I said, back to the boys." Marvel said as he left the store.
Katniss came back with more dresses. "Go try them on."
After another hour of shopping the girls headed out to the food court.
"Oh my gosh! Look who's working at Pizza Place!" Katniss exclaimed.
"Is that Darius?" Clove looked at the boy behind the counter.
Katniss nodded. "Go talk to him, Clovely!" She pushed the petite brunette towards the counter.
The red head boy looked at Clove and smiled. "Clove?"
"Darius. Its been so long." Clove smiled.
The two kept talking. Darius was a part of the gang. But he moved from Boston to Dallas. Now he was back for their junior year.
Cato was with Marvel on the other side of the food court. "Is that Darius?" Cato asked Marvel.
Marvel peeked over Cato's head. "Yeah. And look who's flirting with him."
"They're just talking." Cato quickly replied.
"She's twirling her hair and smiling like an idiot."
Thresh chuckled as Cato's hands turned into fists. "Looks like someone's jealous."
"I swear to god you guys. I don't have any feelings for Clove!"
Thresh shook his head. "You wouldn't be jealous if you didn't have feelings for her."
"I am not jealous!" Cato yelled.
Clove heard it and turned around. "Shit." She muttered.
"Is he alright?" Darius asked.
Clove turned back. "Yeah, its just Cato. Same old same old."
Darius smiled. "So about dinner tonight?"
Clove looked back at Cato.
Cato saw Clove and quickly turned.
Thresh and Marvel started to laugh. "He has it so bad!"
"Fine." Cato whispered.
Thresh and Marvel exchanged shocked faces. "What?"
"Fine!" Cato said. "I do. I do have feelings for her."
Clove walked back over to the girls with slices of pizza in her hands. "Excuse me, I have to give these bread sticks to the boys."
The girls nodded and Clove walked over to the boys.
"Clover!" Marvel yelled.
She smiled and set the bread sticks in front of the boys. "There you go."
"Why do we get these?" Marvel asked.
"Darius." She smiled.
"How long is he back for?" Cato asked.
"Til we graduate."
Cato nods.
"Anything going on with you and him?" Marvel asked.
Clove smiled. "He asked me out."
Cato jerked his head up. "He what?"
Clove sighed. "I am going out with Darius tonight for dinner." She said slowly.
"But Clove! You hardly know him!"
"Cato!" She said loudly. "He was a part of our gang!"
"Four years ago, Cloves!"
"Its not a date. Its just a 'let's talk about what we missed' dinner."
Cato took a deep breath, making sure that his anger wouldn't spill out over this conversation. "Just go back to the girls, Cloves."
She shook her head. "You can't tell me what to do, Cato."
Marvel looked at Clove and remembered the last time Cato snapped at Clove. It left her in the hospital with a broken arm. "Go, Clover." He whispered.
She nodded and walked back to the table with the girls.
"Everything alright?" Annie asked.
"Cato's being Cato." Clove mumbled.
"Darius asked you out and you told the boys." Johanna shook her head. "Did you want another broken arm?"
"You promised you wouldn't bring it up." Clove softly said.
"Sorry but its true. That boy has been crazy about you since you two met. Then you walk over there all happy and shit and you broke his heart."
Clove started dumbstruck at Johanna. "I didn't break his heart." She stared back at the blonde boy who was laughing with Thresh and Marvel. "I'm not a monster like that."
Johanna took Clove's hand. "Hate to break it to you, sweetheart. But you did. And I know, deep down, a part of you is broken."
"It's not that deep down." Clove mumbled as she took a sip of her Pepsi. She looked back at Cato who was looking at her. She tried to smile and he frowned. What did I do? She thought.