Clove
I immediately head to the knife station where I belong. I try not to think of anything except from how I want to scare these tributes. All of the other careers didn't bother listening to the trainer because the career tributes never starve or die from another district, but I listened closely. I planned out how I was going to spend my day. In the morning I am going to focus on weaponry then after lunch I am going to the edible plants section then tomorrow in the morning I am learning to climb then in the afternoon I will try and revise all that I have learnt. Most of the careers (especially Cato) think that my plan is pointless, but his is pointless too I mean if our supplies get blown up he won't know how to survive, I will.
Anyway back to my knife throwing! I pick up 5 and turn the dummies on full speed. Oh god I can feel lots of people watching me and smirking. Well I will show them what I can do. I throw each knife and all of them land dead centre in the targets. I smile, I never miss!
After throwing some more knives I soon get bored and head over to the spear station where Marvel was.
"Hey beautiful Clove!" he smiles at me and I feel myself blushing. Cato is once again shooting daggers at him. Cato should know I don't like him, when he kissed me I punched him and went back to my room. Cato has some nerve, trying to kill me when I was eight then try and make friends, hitting on my best friend Sapphire and completely ignoring me, saying I was ickle, flirting with Glimmer today and then he kissed me? NO! I was not going to be fooled by this boy, he had a game tactic and that was to lure me into a false sense of security. Well, I'm Clove and I don't fall for that stuff! I am going to win the Hunger Games for my little sister April and that big jerk wasn't going to stand in my way!
"Hey Marvel, um, can you teach me how to throw a spear like that because, I'm as excellent with spears as you are. Yes I was the best girl who could do it back at District 2 but I'm still not as good as you! So can you please give me some advice?" I ask as sweetly as I could.
"Sure, I mean, we are allies right?" he says.
"Yeah oh and we are allies AND friends!" I say back
"Great! Ok let's get started!"
"Excellent!" I reply
For the past 20 minutes I have been working with Marvel at the spear station. He says he was surprised I needed any help; the only thing he criticized me on was how I was holding my spear. Once I held it right I threw the spear and it landed right in the middle. I was so happy! Then for the next 10 minutes I and Marvel hung out at the archery section with Glimmer who apparently wasn't that bad with a bow. She taught us how to hold our bow and arrow and by the time it was lunch time, Glimmer and me had become like sisters!
"Hey Clove, can I have a private word?" Marvel asked Cato was listening curiously.
"Sure I mean it won't take long, will it?" I asked
"No no!" he replied and with that we went down a deserted hallway where Marvel said we could stop.
"Look Clove, the minute I saw you I knew that I had feelings for you. I just couldn't handle your beauty! I know you won't like me because of Cato, but I needed to share my feelings with you before we go into the arena. Now, I understand that you might not like me that way, but can you just tell me what type of feeling you have for me and if you don't like me that way then we could still have a shot at being friends?" Marvel says desperately. I think carefully, I mean I do like Marvel, a lot, more than I like Cato for sure, but what have I been saying to myself all day. Don't let Cato get in they way, but Marvel isn't Cato. Is he?
"I like you a lot Marvel," I say quickly.
"Good!" he says and the he kisses me. And I kiss him back. I feel like fireworks are going off and I don't want anyone to ruin this moment. Well Cato does. Out of the blue, he tackles Marvel to the ground and starts punching him.
"STOP!" I scream and try and push Cato off of Marvel, but I can't. WHAT DID THIS BOY EAT FOR BREAKFAST? I keep shouting at Cato to stop and soon someone comes. It's Glimmer. She dashes over and tries to help me get Cato off of Marvel. Cato is still punching him and I can tell it really hurts. We try and try again but it won't work. A minute later Swish, Drake, Thresh, Peeta and Katniss come to our aid. Together we were able to push him off. Drake, Thresh, Peeta and Swish are holding Cato back. Me, Gimmer and Katniss help Marvel up and get him to first aid. Glimmer is close to tears, she obviously knew Marvel before the Hunger Games. Marvel is getting treated, meanwhile the nurse asks me Glimmer and Katniss about what happened. I explained how me and Marvel kissed and Cato attacked him. Glimmer explained how she had heard something and went to check it out and Katniss explained that Drake had seen us and went back into the cafeteria to get Swish and her and Peeta heard him talking and decided to help. Thresh heard too apparently. The nurse lets us go.
"Thanks fire girl," I mumble to Katniss
"Anytime!" she says and smiles. Ok, maybe I judged her wrong; maybe she's not that bad after all! When I came back I see Cato sitting on the couch. He looked like he was about to say something but before he had the chance I lashed out at him.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT CATO? WHY DID YOU RUIN MY HAPPINESS?" I shout.
"Because Clove I was jealous," he tries to say as calmly as possible.
"JEALOUS! WHY?" I retort.
"BECAUSE CLOVE, I LOVE YOU, I ALWAYS HAVE AND I ALWAYS WILL NO MATTER WHAT!" he shouts. Then he storms off. What? He loves me? What? I watch him walk off and start to regret my shouting at him. He was jealous and he actually loves me. I realize something. I don't actually like Marvel, he reminds me of Cato, he looks like Cato, the whole reason I kissed him was because he was like Cato. The only reason I neglected the kiss with Cato was because I thought he didn't mean it. But he did! I feel so stupid now! I don't like Marvel… I like Cato!