A/N: I'm sorry this took so long to update… I would've done it last week, but I was away and didn't have my notebook where I write this story. And I also just started high school so I've been busy with homework… That's why this is a long chapter so enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Hunger Games, Tik Tok by Ke$ha, or I'm a Diva by Lil Mama… (songs will be explained later in the chapter)
Chapter 4:
~Clove's POV~
I wake up the next morning with a huge smile on my face. Today is the first day of training, and I will get a glimpse of what everyone else is good or bad at while intimidating my fellow tributes.
I get out of bed and head to the table. That's when I realize I was the last one up.
"Good morning sleepyhead," Cato says to me and kisses my forehead.
"Good morning!" I reply back to him.
"Somebody's in a good mood. Sit down and we'll discuss strategies," Amy announces.
I sit down and Brutus asks us if want to be coached together or separately.
"Together." Cato and I say in unison.
An Avox comes with a plate of chocolate chip pancakes and places it in front of me. He walks away and I begin to eat.
"So today all I want you to do is intimidate the others. Also, if it's possible, see what everyone else can do and think about if you can add to your alliance. Finally, you two don't need to be together 100% of the time… we don't want anyone finding out about you two," Enobaria announces to us.
"Also, get to know your fellow allies. They can also be the difference between life and death." Brutus requests.
"But don't we get sponsors?" Cato asks.
"Well of course, but you should still get to know Glimmer, Marvel, Shell and Aqua." Brutus tells us.
"We will," I say.
"Meet me at the elevator at nine so that I can take you down to training." Amy commands.
"But training doesn't start until 10 I thought." Cato questions.
"It doesn't, but you should get there early because you're Careers." Amy answers.
~Cato's POV~
After Clove and I finish eating, we go to our rooms. I change into my clothes for today and sit on my bed thinking about how to deal with Glimmer today. I don't know how long she was in my room before I cam in and saw her, but I guess I'll find out today.
After about fifteen minutes, I hear a knock on the door.
"Come in," I say.
The door opens and Clove comes in wearing athletic shorts and a blue fitted shirt.
"Hey there cutie pie," she says.
"Hey Clove," I say.
"Are you ready to show everyone what you're made of?"
"I was born ready."
I quickly glance at the clock, which reads 8:50.
"We have ten minutes until we go down to training… what do you want to do?"
Clove shrugs. "I don't know… wait, I'll be right back. I have to put concealer on."
Clove scurries out of the room and returns after about a minute.
"Does it look good?" she asks.
"Does what look good?" I respond.
"The hickey smart one."
"I can't even tell if you had one."
"Now if you were a sixteen year old girl who happens to flirt with every guy she sees, what would you say if you saw where I have the concealer?"
"I don't see anything. You can't tell."
"Good."
"Are you ready to go you two?" Amy asks us.
"Yup!" we say in unison.
Clove and I leave the room and go to meet Amy by the elevator. When we get on, Amy reminds us to hide our relationship.
~Clove's POV~
When we step off the elevator, we walk to the training center. We say our goodbyes to Amy and somebody pins a 2 to my back.
I look around and see a variety of stations. My eyes land on the knife station. There are so many kinds; throwing, combat, bowie, ka-bar, hunting, machete, and so many more… it's like knife heaven!
I then realize that Cato and I are the third pair here. We are also the only ones from our alliance.
"Where are Shell, Aqua, Glimmer, and Marvel?" I ask.
Cato just shrugs and says, "I don't know…"
"Is it visible?" I whisper.
"No clove. Don't worry about it. In the meantime, let's just wait until 1 or 4 come here."
I take a seat on the ground in front of districts 5 and 7... I can't believe that they came before us… I hear footsteps coming into the room and turn around. It's Shell and Aqua. I nudge Cato.
"Aqua and Shell are here!" I say.
I stand up and walk to them. Aqua is wearing a pink tank top with black shorts and Shell is wearing a yellow T-shirt with navy blue shorts.
"Where's Glimmer and Marvel?" Aqua asks.
"I don't know… we just got here." Cato responds.
"Oh… so how's it going?" Shell asks us.
"Not bad… it's nice here." I say.
"I agree… how are you guys?" Cato asks.
"We're holding up pretty well considering the fact that we're cousins and entering the arena together…" Aqua starts.
I forgot that they were cousins…
"That must suck. What was it like knowing that you were going into the Hunger Games together?" I ask.
"It was really bad. I volunteered and then Shell was reaped… I almost cried on the podium." Aqua answers.
"Then we both cried on the train ride while Finnick and Annie tried to comfort us," Shell adds.
"You got Finnick as your mentor?" I ask.
"Yeah… and Annie Cresta." Aqua answers.
"Annie's the mad girl right?" Cato asks.
"Yes, but Finnick loves her to death," Shell verifies.
"I never saw Finnick Odair as the type to love a mad girl," I say.
"Let me guess, you're one of the many girls who had a major crush on Finnick during his Games." Aqua says.
"Weren't you one of them too?" I ask her.
"Not really… Finnick isn't exactly my type."
"Oh."
"Let's sit down and wait for Glimmer and Marvel… I wonder what's taking them so long," Shell suggests.
The four of us sit down in front of districts 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11. Right after we sit, we hear an upbeat song blaring from behind us. The lyrics are something like-
Now the party don't stop till I walk in-
Then it skips too-
Oh please, please no more pictures
You're too kind!
Hey you-
Lose the attitude, does my sassiness offend you?
The four of us turn around as if it was choreographed. First me, then Cato, Aqua, and Shell exactly on each beat. And of course, as if I didn't guess, it was Glimmer and Marvel doing an entrance dance.
Glimmer is wearing a floral corset top that exposes her whole midriff with black shorts that barely cover her butt… can she get any sluttier? On the other hand, Marvel is wearing a red T-shirt with black shorts.
All of a sudden, the music stops and Glimmer pipes up. "Did you miss us?" she asks. She then pauses and says, "Of course you did! We're district one after all… the district of luxury!"
A girl from I don't know which district responds with "Uh no. and don't you remember? District 12 had a better and more exciting outfit than you."
Glimmer puffs and notices us.
"CATO! CLOVE! SHELL! AQUA! HEYYYYY!" Glimmer shouts from across the room.
She then runs to us and we stand up. When she reaches us, she embraces us in a group hug. She then signals to Marvel…
"Marvel! Come join the hug!" she demands.
He walks over to us and joins the hug.
"Can we sit down now?" Shell asks.
Poor Shell… He must be feeling really uncomfortable… Well he's always like this around Glimmer even though we've all only seen each other once.
"Fine." Glimmer says.
The six of us sit down in front of everyone… The weird part is that District 12 isn't here yet… Then a woman who I learn is Atala walks in front of us and begins to speak.
"Hello tributes and welcome to your first day of training. If you look around, you will notice different stations that will teach you either how to survive, or how to use a weapon. There are experts at each station to teach you the specific skill. They will also help with your sparring and if you go to boxing, because you can't fight another tribute before the arena," Atala explains.
Just then, District 12 comes in and they are matching… There's something up with them. First holding hands on the chariot, and now matching outfits… What is their mentor thinking? Oh right, they're district 12 and their mentor is always drunk.
Atala reiterates what she said and releases us. The six of us stand up and huddle together.
"So where should we go?" Shell asks.
"Let's split up… That way we can show off what we can do and consider people to add to our alliance," Marvel responds.
"Fine… How are we splitting up?" I ask.
"Girls and boys?" Aqua suggests.
"That works… let's go." Cato announces.
We break up our huddle and I go with Glimmer and Aqua, and Cato goes with Marvel and Shell.
"Where should we go?" Aqua asks.
"Well what are you good at?" I ask.
"Knives." Glimmer and Aqua say in unison.
"Same… let's go." I say.
The three of us walk to the knife station.
"Welcome to the knife station, I'm Dan." the expert says.
"Hi! I'm Glimmer, and this is Aqua and Clove," Glimmer pipes up.
Will I ever say my own name?
"Well it's nice to meet you girls. Now let's discuss the proper way to throw a knife…" Dan says.
"You mean like this?" I ask and pick up a bowie knife. I throw it and it gets lost in the dummy's heart.
"Very nice Clove…" Dan praises.
I see the other tributes looking at me with fear in their eyes… Even District 12.
"Thanks."
"Aqua… would you like to go next?" he asks.
"Sure…" Aqua responds.
She picks up a throwing knife and it pierces the dummy's head.
"Wow! That was great Aqua!" Dan exclaims.
"Thank you." Aqua says.
"Glimmer, would you like to show us what you're made of?" Dan asks.
Wait does Dan like Glimmer?
"Of course," Glimmer says.
She picks up a ka-bar knife and throws it at the target. And sure enough, she hits the bullseye.
"I truly underestimated you Glimmer… Amazing job beautiful one." Dan says to Glimmer.
Glimmer blushes and Aqua and I just roll our eyes.
"If all you're going to do is flirt with each other, then I'm leaving." I announce angrily.
"Me too… I came here to train, not watch Little Miss Flirty Stripper flirt with the expert." Aqua adds.
"Let's go Aqua," I command.
The two of us walk away from the station.
"Whoa District 5 is fast!" Aqua notices.
I look at the obstacle course and see that 5 keeps hogging it, but man is she fast! The course takes up about half of the gym and she completes it both ways in thirty seconds flat.
"Omg you're right!" I agree.
"Should we add her to the alliance?" Aqua asks.
"There's no harm in asking," I say.
Aqua and I approach the girl. She really stands out from the rest of us with her striking red hair. It's not as red as the Capitol people's, but it looks great with her blue-green eyes and fair skin.
"Hi, I'm Aqua," Aqua introduces.
"And I'm Clove." I say.
It feels so great to say my own name for once!
"Hi. Well um, it's nice to meet you. I'm Kalika… but call me Kali." the girl responds.
"Well Kali, do you know why we're here?" Aqua asks.
"To tell me to go to another station so that you can show off at this one?" Kali asks.
"No… actually, we want you to join us," I state.
"Meaning?" Kali asks.
"We want you as an ally." Aqua says.
"I kind of prefer to work alone…" Kali announces.
"Oh… well that's too bad… you would've been the perfect Career." I say.
"I guess not everyone is worthy to work with your stripper buddy," Kali says, "She's the one who sent you here right?"
"Actually, she doesn't even know that we invited you to join us," Aqua says.
"Well I'm operating alone without any allies, so I am declining your invitation," Kali announces.
Kali walks away from us towards the shelter building station.
"What should we do now?" Aqua asks.
"Well what station do you want to go to?" I ask her.
"Let's go do archery," Aqua says.
"Ok then." I say.
The two of us walk to the archery station. While the expert is speaking, Aqua picks up a bow and arrow and hits the bullseye.
"Great job Four," the expert says.
"It's Aqua," she corrects.
"Well Aqua, that was a great shot."
"Thanks!"
I then realize that it's my turn. I pick up the arrow and position it on the bow.
"Here goes nothing," I say.
I pull the arrow back and release it. The arrow, just like it did with the knife, skewers through the dummy's heart.
"Nicely done," the expert says.
"Thank you," I say and give him a cocky smile.
Aqua and I start to walk to another station when we hear the announcement for lunch. Aqua and I walk to the food cart and take foods from it. I take a club sandwich and Aqua takes smoked salmon with some sort of seaweed bread. We then go to the table where Cato, Shell, Marvel, and Glimmer are sitting.
"Okay, why did you two abandon Glimmer and leave her to be with us?" Marvel asks.
"It's not our fault!" Aqua exclaims.
"Oh really now?" Marvel asks.
"She was flirting with the knife expert and we didn't want to deal with it," I announce.
"So we left… We didn't think that we she would go to you guys," Aqua continues.
"Yeah… we thought that she would spend the whole time with the knife expert," I finish.
"Glimmer, why were you flirting with the knife expert?" Cato asks.
"His name is Dan and he's really hot and into me," Glimmer says.
"Yeah, well he probably only likes you for your outfit," Shell states.
"What do you mean?" Glimmer asks.
"You look like you're going to a strip club back in district 1, not training for the Hunger Games." I tell her straight up.
"Does she always dress like this?" Cato asks Marvel.
"Most of the time no. only when she's trying to impress someone she'll dress like that," Marvel answers.
"And who were you trying to impress Glimmer?" Aqua asks.
"Nobody. I just like this top and these shorts look cute," Glimmer says.
"Well you look like a whore." I announce to her.
"EXCUSE ME?" Glimmer screams, but no other tributes besides us hear.
"Well you kind of do," Cato says.
"I'd have to agree on that one," Aqua states.
"WHAT IS THIS? Marvel, you understand me… right?" Glimmer says.
"Of course Glim…" Marvel says.
"Now can we all just have a nice conversation here? We're supposed to be allies and you all want to kill each other," Shell says.
"Shell's right. We're the best ones here and we're setting a bad example… We need to stick together or we'll end up alone like everyone else here," Cato states.
"With the exception of 12 who are all buddy buddy with each other," Marvel says.
"Yeah, what's up with the two of them? They have been literally inseparable since the parade," Aqua states.
All of a sudden, we hear hysterical laughter from the other side of the eating area. We turn around and we see that it's District 12. Their laughter is so fake… I roll my eyes and face the group.
"They are so fake…" I begin.
"And dead," Cato adds.
"Ok. Who's killing who?" Marvel asks.
"I call dibs on the girl," I state.
"No I want the girl!" Glimmer exclaims.
"Haven't you ever thought that maybe I want the girl?" Aqua asks.
"Well how about the three of us take her. Not only will she get a slow and painful death, but the audience gets a great show," I suggest.
"So I guess the three of us get the boy," Marvel concludes.
"It's settled then. We get the girl, and you get the boy." Aqua announces.
"With that out of the way, did you get anyone else to join us?" Shell asks.
"We tried to but…" Aqua begins.
"She declined," I finish for her.
"Who did you ask?" Shell inquires.
"The girl from five," Aqua answers.
"The girl from 5? Why?" Marvel asks.
"She completed the obstacle course both ways in 30 seconds flat." I announce.
"The whole thing both ways? In only 30 seconds? That has got to be some sort of record… why did she decline?" Cato asks.
"Because she said that she prefers to work alone." Aqua answers.
"Are you serious? She would've been the perfect ally!" Marvel exclaims.
"She's an arrogant waste of space," Cato states.
All of a sudden, Kali walks by us, probably to get more food, crouches down, and whispers "I can hear you you know… I may be a 'waste of space' as you put it, but I'm not stupid."
"Wait is that supposed to be a warning?" Glimmer asks.
Kali ignores Glimmer and walks towards the food cart. She puts some macaroni and cheese on a plate and returns to us once again. She turns to Glimmer and says, "It's only a warning if I say it is tramp."
With that, Kali walks back to her table alone.
"I call dibs on killing her. You can have Katniss," Glimmer announces.
"And how are you going to kill her? She's mega fast," Shell asks.
"Yeah. We saw her at the obstacle course, she's wicked." Aqua adds.
"She could've been one of us too, but she decided to work alone," Marvel explains.
"What if she kills Katniss?" Shell asks.
"Then we are the most pathetic Careers ever," I say.
"What about the boy from 11? He looks like he has the strength of all of us combined," Cato explains.
"Not to mention, he's decent with a spear…" Marvel adds.
"Wait, so you three were over by the spear station with him and you didn't invite him to join us?" I say.
"Kind of…" Shell says.
"Kind of meaning you asked and he rejected? Or kind of meaning no?" Aqua asks.
"Kind of meaning no," Marvel says.
"Marvel! I thought you were smarter than to not ask him!" Glimmer exclaims.
"And I thought you were mature enough to not flirt with the knife expert," Marvel responds.
"And Glimmer, we were going to ask him, but then you came," Cato explains.
The bell went off meaning that lunch was over.
"Are we training together now?" Aqua asks.
"I think that we should… this way nobody runs off," Cato says and glares at Glimmer.
"It's not my fault Dan's hot!" Glimmer exclaims.
"Can we just go now?" Shell begs.
"Come on guys. Let's see if we can make a new friend," I say.
The six of us walk around the gym until we find Thresh at none other than the knife station.
"Hey look Glimmer it's your boyfriend," Aqua jokes.
"He is not my-" Glimmer begins.
As if on cue, Dan approaches us.
"Hey it's you three again. Pretty girl and her two friends," Dan says.
"My name is Clove and if you as much as think that I won't stab you with that combat knife right now, I will." I say.
"And I'm Aqua. We are more than just Glimmer's friends/allies. We are fierce, strong, and will take you down." Aqua explains.
"Feisty!" Dan explains.
"You sound like a pedophile," Cato says.
"Cato bear! That's not nice!" Glimmer exclaims.
"Are you two dating or something?" Dan asks.
"NO!" Marvel and I shout in unison.
"Then why do you-" Dan begins.
"Don't ask." Cato says.
"Okay then…" Dan says.
"Can we do what we came here for?" Shell asks.
"Let's go. He left anyway," Aqua states.
The six of us look around and find Thresh by the camouflage station. We walk towards the station and he sees us.
"I never thought that you guys would be here… Unless you're also trained in camouflage," Thresh states.
"Actually, we want you to join our alliance," Marvel says.
"Just so that you could kill me in my sleep? Uh no." Thresh says.
"Come on! You'd be perfect!" Glimmer exclaims.
"Says the girl who forgot to get dressed fully this morning… Not to mention probably in a relationship with little Dan over there," Thresh responds.
"Number one, I like this outfit. And number two, I'm not in a relationship with Dan." Glimmer explains.
"Well it certainly looks like it!" Shell exclaims.
"Sure you don't whore," Thresh says completely ignoring Shell.
"Why does everyone keep calling me that?" Glimmer whispers to herself.
"So are you joining us or not?" Cato asks.
"I said no." Thresh answers.
"Just remember that when we kill you in the arena…" I state.
Thresh left and we were stuck at the camouflage station.
"So kids, do you know how to do camouflage?" the expert asks.
"Of course!" Aqua exclaims.
Wait they learn camouflage in four?
"Well I'll be right back… Have fun kiddies!" the expert says before walking away.
"He is soo ugly!" Glimmer exclaims.
"So you do think that some guys are ugly… who knew?" Aqua says.
"HEY! QUIT IT!" Marvel shouts at her.
"Are you two-?" Shell begins.
"No. we're just really good friends…" Marvel explains.
Probably with benefits…
"I'm bored," Glimmer says and throws berry juice in my face.
"Oh it's on!" I exclaim and fling mud in her hair… She looks good as a brunette.
"This is war," she says and splatters berry juice on Marvel's shirt. He responds by flinging mud into Cato's hair. Cato then dumps berry juice down Shell's back and Glimmer flings mud onto Aqua's tank top. Aqua takes the container of mud and pours it down Glimmer's shirt.
"How do you like that one beeyotch?" Aqua asks.
"Oh it's on," Glimmer says.
Glimmer then takes two containers of berry juice and dumps it on Aqua and mine's heads. Marvel started flinging mud in all of our faces and Cato pours berry juice on Marvel's pants. Shell creeps up from behind Cato and Marvel and dumps clay on their heads.
By the time the expert comes back, there are no more supplies left and we are covered in clay, berry juice, and mud.
"What happened here?" he asks while looking around the station. The other tributes' eyes widen and their jaws drop… Even 12 is staring at us.
"IT WAS HER! SHE STARTED IT!" Shell, Marvel, Cato, Aqua, and I say in unison and point at Glimmer.
The expert gives Glimmer a stern look.
"Why?" he asks.
"I was bored," Glimmer says.
"So you abuse the camouflage station?"
"Kind of… but they did it too!"
"And if they were killing that girl over there would you do that too?"
"That's a really bad analogy considering that we're going into the Hunger Games…" Marvel interrupts.
"What's your point? I'm confused," Glimmer asks.
"You shouldn't do things because other people do them," the expert explains.
"But she started it! She threw berry juice in my face!" I exclaim.
"You know what? Just leave you six," he commands.
We nod and lead the gymnasium.
"What are we going to do now?" Shell asks.
"Thanks a lot Glimmer… we were supposed to intimidate everyone… not act like immature kids. We're fighters and we need to show them that," Marvel says.
"But you did it too!" Glimmer exclaims.
"Yeah because once someone gets berry juice thrown in their face, they can't just act like it didn't happen," I explain.
"But we need a plan for tomorrow," Cato states.
"Avoid the camouflage station. That's our plan," Aqua announces.
"Did you actually know camouflage?" Glimmer asks.
"No… I just wanted him to not talk to us. We were supposed to be showing off right? So if I act like I know something, he wouldn't talk to us and the others wouldn't use camouflage against us," Aqua explains.
"Makes sense," Marvel says.
"Do you think we'll be allowed back in?" Shell asks.
"Let's hope so," Cato says.
"Let's go." I say.
"Where?" Glimmer asks.
"Back to the gym duh!" I say.
The six of us walk back to the gym. And we are stopped by none other than the camouflage expert.
"You guys think I'll let you back in after you abused the station?" he asks.
"Listen we're really sorry… We were just trying out different things," Aqua explains.
"And I'm sorry too… This whole thing is my fault…" Glimmer says.
"Fine. You guys can go back in. But if you guys die because you didn't camouflage properly, I will not be happy," the expert says.
"We won't!" Marvel says.
The expert walks away and we walk into the gym. We are then approached by Kali.
"I can't believe I expected more from you. You guys are more immature than Rue. And she's only 12," she says.
"You're comparing us, the best ones here, to a puny girl from 11?" Marvel asks.
"That's right," Kali says.
"Are you asking to be killed?" Cato asks.
"And how would you arrange that?" Kali inquires.
"Knives, spears, swords…" I begin.
"Tridents…" Shell adds.
"Uh Shell, they haven't had a trident in the arena since Finnick won," Aqua announces.
"Well I can run faster than you guys can throw your weapons… and I'm better than you in camouflage." Kali says.
"If only we could attack before the arena…" I mutter.
"Well good luck living!" Kali says and walks away. The six of us huddle together.
"Can I kill her?" I ask.
"I thought you wanted Katniss," Marvel corrected.
"Well I want her too," I say.
"But I called dibs!" Glimmer exclaims.
"You call dibs on everything!" Marvel exclaims.
"Not true. Today I called dibs on Kali. And I'm calling dibs on Dan. Yesterday was a whole other story…" Glimmer explains.
"Not to mention you probably call dibs on every boy you see," Shell adds.
"QUIT IT YOU! Glimmer is NOT like that! She is still getting over last year." Marvel shouts at him.
"Wait what happened last year?" Aqua asks.
"Her boyfriend/my best friend and her best friend were reaped in the Games. And with just one berry, they were gone," Marvel explains.
"Wait so your best friends both died because of a berry?" Shell inquires.
"Yeah… the girl from district 2 gave it to them." Glimmer explains.
I gulped. They were talking about Naomi.
"And I was so happy when she died… she totally deserved it!" Marvel states.
Oh. You do NOT mess with Clove Flare or any of her friends, dead or alive.
"Can I call dibs on Marvel?" I ask.
"What?" Marvel asks seeming surprised.
"You heard me. I get dibs on you," I say.
"Ok what did I do?" he asks.
"You insulted my best friend and I will give the audience a show featuring you." I answer.
"You lost your best friend too?" Glimmer asks.
"I did." I answer.
"Oh get over it Clove, I'm going to win and you know it." Marvel tells me.
"GET OVER IT? Glimmer are you over the loss of your best friend?" I ask her.
"No…" she says and looks down.
"And I doubt you're over the loss of your best friend either," I say.
"Can we go to one more station? Training's almost over," Shell begs.
"Let's go." Aqua says.
"But which station? Definitely not knives and not camouflage for sure," Cato says.
"How about edible plants? They're the one thing that bind Marvel, Clove, and I together in a way… And it's a good thing to learn," Glimmer suggests.
"I agree… I don't want to lose another friend to a plant," I say.
"Let's go then." Cato announces.
The six of us walk to the edible plant station.
"Why hello there. What brings you here?" the expert asks.
"We've had bad experiences with edible VS non edible plants in the past…" Glimmer explains.
"Well what do you mean?" the expert inquires.
"The three of us," Marvel says referring to himself, Glimmer and I, "lost our best friends last year to berries."
"Ok. I'm guessing those were nightlock. Let's get started." the expert says.
After about 20 minutes of learning what to and not to eat, the final bell goes off… That means that training is over.
"Ok everyone. Day one of training is over. I hope you all had fun and I'll see you tomorrow," Atala announces to everyone.
"Aw I'm going to miss you guys!" Glimmer exclaims.
"But we're seeing you tomorrow," Aqua says.
"I know… I just really like you guys." Glimmer says.
"Even after everything that happened today?" Cato asks.
"Yes," Glimmer says with a smile.
"GROUP HUG!" Aqua exclaims.
The six of us embrace into a group hug and everyone gives us odd looks.
"You're just jealous because we're best friends!" Glimmer exclaims to the other tributes.
We break apart and start to walk to the elevator. We get on a press buttons 1, 2, and 4.
When we hear the first ding for Glimmer and Marvel's floor, we say our goodbyes and they leave.
The elevator then dings at the second floor and the elevator opens.
"Bye guys see you tomorrow!" Cato and I say.
The door closes behind us and Cato and I walk into the main room.
"What happened to you guys?" Amy asks.
"Um…" I start.
"We had a little bit too much fun in camouflage…" Cato says.
"Meaning?" Brutus asks.
"Glimmer threw berry juice in my face, so I dumped mud in her hair. Then she threw berry juice onto Marvel's shirt…" I begin.
"And then he flung mud in my hair and I poured berry juice down Shell's back. Glimmer then threw mud at Aqua's tank top and Aqua poured mud down Glimmer's shirt," Cato continues.
"Then Marvel splattered mud in all of our faces so Cato poured berry juice on Marvel's pants. Then Shell dumped clay on Marvel and Cato's heads."
"And by the time the instructor came back, we looked like this."
"What did the instructor say?" Lolo asks.
"He got pissed and kicked us out," Cato announces.
"YOU GUYS GOT KICKED OUT OF TRAINING?" Brutus shouts.
"For only five minutes!" I exclaim.
"It's all Glimmer's fault!" Cato shouts.
"We realize that, but why did you continue?" Manus asks.
"BECAUSE SHE FLUNG BERRY JUICE IN MY FACE!" I shout.
"But you didn't have to fling mud in her hair to start the chain reaction of the 6 of you getting kicked out," Enobaria states.
"Do you know Clove's temper?" Cato asks.
"Actually we do. After the parade was a perfect example," Manus says.
"Exactly… but this is nothing compared to what she could've done… Especiallya few feet away from knives…" Cato says.
"Your point?" Lolo asks.
"Clove plus knives equals a lot of damage." Cato states.
"THIS IS NOT MY FAULT!" I scream.
I am engulfed with anger and storm back to my room. I slam the door, lock it behind me, and throw everything. Then I go into the shower.
When I get out, I change into pajamas even though I haven't eaten dinner yet… Although I probably missed that too.
"Clove! Dinner!" Amy announces.
I step over the mess in my room and head to the table. I turn to the Avox and ask, "Can you clean up my room please?" She nods and walks away.
"You messed up your room again?" Enobaria asks.
"That was your fault." I say.
"For implying that you're violent and have a bad temper?" Amy asks.
"Yes." I say.
I begin to eat.
"Did you guys find anyone?" Brutus asks.
"We tried, but failed." Cato states.
"Who did you ask?" Enobaria asks.
"The girl from 5 and the boy from 11," I announce.
"THE GIRL FROM 5?" Brutus asks really loudly.
"She is really fast and smart. She also has supersonic hearing," I say.
"Supersonic hearing?" Enobaria asks.
"She heard me call her an arrogant waste of space from the other side of the eating area," Cato explains.
"How do you know she heard you?" Amy asks.
"She came to our table and said 'I can hear you know. I may be a "waste of space" as you put it, but I'm not stupid.'" I explain.
"Who's killing her?" Brutus asks.
"Either Glimmer or Clove," Cato answers.
"Ok so did you ask anyone else?" Brutus asks.
"The boy from 11." I say.
"And how did that work out?" Amy asks.
"Rejected again." Cato announces.
"Why?" Brutus asks.
"I don't know… Probably because of Glimmer." I say.
"Of course…" Enobaria says.
"May I ask what Glimmer was wearing?" Manus asks.
"Barely anything…" Cato answers.
"Meaning?" Manus inquires.
"Floral corset top that revealed her entire midriff and black shorts that barely cover her butt." I announce.
"Well this girl needs to wake up and realize where she is." Manus states.
When we finish eating, I go to my room and lay down on the bed. Then I hear a knock at the door.
"Clove it's me. Open up," Cato says from the other side.
I get off the bed, open the door, and see Cato only wearing a pair of pajama pants. He walks into the room and says, "I've missed you babe."
I smirk and say, "We were together all day; you just didn't talk to me."
"It's all our mentors' fault. They're trying to break us up."
"I know cutie."
The two of us sit on the bed together.
"Today was interesting…" I say.
"You can say that again." Cato responds.
"We were rejected by 5 and 11 and we got kicked out of training… all while Glimmer pranced around like a dumb whore."
"Isn't she always like that?"
"I thought she was doing it for you until she flirted with Dan."
"Yeah… he wasn't even that attractive."
"I agree… And I only have eyes for you."
Cato blushes.
"Don't you feel like there's something else between Glimmer and Marvel? They seemed like either really really good friends or boyfriend/girlfriend."
"I would go with best friends… She wouldn't flirt with Dan if she was with Marvel…"
"Not to mention her hitting on you yesterday."
"Don't remind me… I hate being called 'Cato Bear.' It sounds like a teddy bear."
"I agree… Let's hope she doesn't make us lose sponsors."
"Let's hope so."
"It's getting late. We should get some sleep…"
"Aaw…"
"If that's how you really feel about sleeping, then you can sleep with me if you want."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
He lies down on the bed. I shut off the light and bury my head in his chest. I fall asleep to the beating of his heart…
~END OF CHAPTER 4~
A/N: So since you guys have finally reached the end of the chapter, it's time to tell me what you think! Did you enjoy this chapter with all of the drama? Also, I want to know if you prefer Glimmer flirting with Dan or Cato… and should Clove and Marvel make up? Tell me what you think!