When I wake up again, morning light filters through the window. I roll over and smile at Cato. "Morning Clove" he says.
"Hey" I grin. Just being beside him cheers me up. He must have taken his shirt off during the night, because he isn't wearing it now. I can't stop myself from staring- God he's hot.
Cato notices me watching him as he gets up, and tweaks my nose playfully. "Keep your eyes in your head Clove." He laughs. He is so sarcastic.
Just then, Jesa, our escort comes into tell us we're arriving at the Capitol. She gives us a strange look. She knows we shouldn't be in here together, but thankfully she drops the subject. Damn. I've gone bright red. If that doesn't give it away, nothing will.
We pull on some clothes and head into the dining room to grab some breakfast just as Jesa squeals, "We're here!" Me and Cato run to the window in time to see the train pull into the shining Capitol. It's so breathtaking that we simply stand and stare for for a moment.
Suddenly it dawns on me that this brings us closer to the Games. Closer to losing Cato. I reach for his hand and he gives mine a reassuring squeeze. My eyes fill with tears, but I roughly wipe them away with the back of my hand. i'm not going to cry now. Especially not with all these cameras around, watching our every move.
As the train comes to a halt I peer around Cato to see citizens of the Capitol cheering and waving. Cato simply smirks at them as we leave the train and push through the crowd. I wave back, but I plaster an arrogant, indifferent look all over my face. I can see people taking out betting slips already. I know why. We both appear as trained, ruthless killing machines. Excellent.
When we get inside the building where the tributes will stay in the lead up to the Games, Jesa turns to us, "We're going to see your rooms now. They're amazing, if I do say so myself, but try to keep calm, ok?" She trots off in front of us to open a waiting elevator. Cato rolls his eyes at me,"She knows we're from District 2 right?" I giggle and smile properly for the first time in days.
He slings one arm casually around my shoulders as we walk to the elevator, "Ladies first." He grins. The ride only takes a few seconds. We could've walked really, since we're only on the second floor, but we didn't want to pass up the chance to ride in the elevator.
The doors open on our floor and we step into our suite. "Wow." I breathe. It's amazing. The walls are various shades of blue, with white shiny furniture. But I don't want to seem childish so I act like I've seen it all before. "It's nice." I say.
"Go and change." says Enobaria, our mentor. " Dinner will be served in ten minutes." I grin at Cato. "Come on!" I say, once we're out of earshot. I grab his hand and drag him down the hall to our rooms. I gasp when I enter my room. It's completly black with a shiny gold bed in the centre. To the side is a shiny, black wardrobe. I slide the doors back and select a lilac tank top and checked shorts to match. I pull my hair into a ponytail and head to the dining room.
Cato meets me halfway dressed in a tight black t-shirt and jeans. needless to say, he looks good. I look up at him and he leans down to give me a quick kiss before we go to dinner.