"Don't be mad." I say softly to the camera in front of me, Zander looking back at me, his fingers raking through his dark locks.

"How can I not be mad? They're practically taking you away from home! Away from me!" He snapped, frowning at the camera, making me sigh and frown myself. "Zander, please." I beg quietly, rubbing my temples.

My head was throbbing, as it had been all day. I was moved into the new house just a few hours after our interview. Cato's stuff was moved in as well, although he didn't stay here last night, nor did he even make an appearance at the house yet.

Not that I minded that.

The interview had aired this morning, and Zander had been calling me non-stop since. I had been avoiding his call for hours, but around noon I answered.

He had now been talking for at least four hours.

And most of it was complaining.

"I just don't want you there, Aria. I don't want you there with him." He said, his voice sounding slightly agitated, as if he was talking to a toddler who didn't comprehend.

For whatever reason, this made me snap.

"What, Zander? Do you really think I want to be here? Do you really think I want to be here with him?! In a house together? Having to wake up every morning and know that he's down the hall, probably sleeping with his girlfriend?! Do you think I want that, Zander?! Do you?"

Zander went silent, as did I as we both stared at each other though the screen. We both remained like that for a few moments, before he spoke somewhat softly. "I thought you were over Cato."

"I am, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still hurt." I say quietly, feeling a bit of guilt for lying to him about being over him. I was getting over him, but to say I didn't care anymore was a complete lie.

I wish it wasn't a lie.

We both entered a silence again, him probably trying to calm down, my mind wandering as I glanced around the bedroom that I claimed. It was slightly larger than the other, as it was the master bed and bath, where as the other was originally just a guest suite.

The house was big, with lavish decorations everywhere. It was on top of a hill, and had two floors. It was just outside the heart of the capitol, and was honestly quite beautiful. There was a room upstairs that was completely glass walls, allowing you to look out.

"Ar? Aria? Hello?"

I snapped my eyes back towards the camera, Zander laughing lightly at my distraction. "Sorry, what?" I asked, cracking a small smiled myself, running a hand through my wavy hair. I was dressed in my pajama's still, which was a pair of black tight leggings and a white tank top.

"I asked if the place looked nice." He said, still chuckling a bit, running his hand through his hair once more. I shrugged, saying, "It's pretty nice. A bit much for my taste."

"Can I see it?" He asked with a grin, making me roll my eyes. I stood, grabbing the tablet like thing and starting to walk through the place, showing him room after room.

"And this is the kitchen, where I will be cooking absolutely nothing." I said, walking into the last room on the ' tour '. He nodded his head as I turned the tablet back around towards myself, letting out a small sigh.

"You okay?" He asked, raising his eyebrows at me. I sat down on one of the stools by the glass breakfast bar separating the kitchen from a small dining area. I propped the tablet up again, shrugging as I spoke.

"Yeah, I'm just really not looking forward to seeing –"

"Cato stop it!"

I was cut off by a girly giggle and the sound of the front door opening. I quickly waved goodbye to Zander, pressing the power button, cutting him off from saying anything as I stood, walking into that area of the house.

Now or never, Aria.

Standing just inside the door was Cato and Valencia, his lips attached to hers. It made my heart deflate a bit, but I brushed it off, narrowing my eyes at the pair and loudly clearing my throat.

"Um, hi?" I say, Cato seeming to jump away from her, Valencia carelessly turning her head towards me, saying "Oh hello! I don't think we've met yet! I'm Valencia. Cato's girlfriend." She stuck her hand out towards me with a large smile, me raising one of my eyebrows.

Was she serious?

"Aria." I say simply, after realizing she must have been serious, as she didn't seem to grasp the look on my face was confused. "Oh I know who you are, silly! You're a victor, everyone knows who you are!" She gushed, making me awkwardly shift my weight from foot to foot.

"Uh, thanks." I said, folding my arms across my chest, her smile widening for whatever reason. "Well I should get going, I just wanted to make sure my sugarlips got here okay!" She said, turning towards Cato and giggling, a small blush tinting his cheeks.

He was obviously embarrassed.

I was obviously trying not to laugh.

"Bye." Cato said, holding the door open for her once she pressed her lips to his once more. She waved at me once, before slipping out the door, Cato shutting it behind her.

"Oh she just seems lovely." I said, raising my eyebrows at him once he turned towards me. He rolled his eyes at me, folding his own arms across his chest. " Whatever, Aria." He said, walking past me and further into the house, glancing around.

Nice to see you too.

"The place looks nice." He said nonchalantly, glancing over his shoulder at me. I shrugged, walking past him to head back up to my room. "Where are you going?" He asked, grabbing my wrist to stop me.

Wherever I want.

…

Idiot.

"To my room?" I said, as more of a question than a direct statement, which was really a mistake on my part. He shook his head, saying "No your not. We need to talk."

I raised my eyebrows at him, saying "About?"

"Stuff. Now sit." He said, yanking me over to the couch with him, shoving me down into a sitting position, much rougher than necessary, before he sat down beside me.

I stared at him for a moment, that cocky air about him as usual, his blonde hair styled perfectly, and his lips just a tinge pink. Probably from kissing his girlfriend.

Girlfriend.

Ha.

"Well, talk." I said with a roll of my eyes, playing with the end of my tank top, obviously slightly irritated. I just wanted to go to my room, and pretend I wasn't stuck in a house with him. Obviously, he didn't have the same plan as I did.

"Valencia is going to be over here a good bit, and I want you to be nice to her." Cato said, smirking at me and folding his rather large arms over his chest, obviously having a feeling I was going to be arguing with him.

I narrowed my eyes in his direction, unable to stop myself from letting out a small scoff. "I'm sorry, when did you become the boss of me? I'll be nice to her, but not because you want me to. But because I'm a nice person, and not an arrogant asshole like you."

Cato frowned at me, a scowl coming onto his face after a minute or two. "I'd appreciate it if you left me and my guests alone when they come over." I added, standing up off the couch, about to leave when he let out a hearty laugh.

"Oh please Ari, who are you going to have over?"

I frowned at him a bit, my fists clenching at my sides and my blood boiling a bit. What did he think? That I was just going to stay miserable and upset over loosing him?

That I was just going to sit around and hope he would start to love me?

"Anyone I want. You'd be surprised how in demand I am." I snapped, folding my arms across my chest, narrowing my eyes at him. A slight chill ran down my spine as I said this, knowing it was true, but not for the reasons I wanted.

It was true because I didn't want Cato to get hurt.

Which is really just rich.

As right now, all he's doing is hurting me.

He opened his mouth to speak, but I turned, walking to the stairs and pausing to turn and look at him. "And don't call me Ari. That's what my friends call me." I say, shaking my head a bit.

As I walked up the stairs I could have sworn I heard him sigh and mumble to himself, but I brushed it off. He didn't care.

He never did.

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Hi Guys…..

Please don't kill me XD School has been so hectic, College is stressful!

Thankfully I've only got about 3 weeks left, then its time for summer, and I promise you guys I'll work on updating a lot more often! I'm planning on trying to update Scars as well this weekend, so look out for it if you're a fan of that story

Well I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I hit a wall about half way through it and kept rewriting the end XD

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