I do not own the Hunger Games or any of its Characters.
My OC and Cato from the Hunger Games
CHAPTER 5:
I slowly open my eyes and glace around Cato still has his hands wrapped around my waist and I smile, glancing up and seeing his eyes closed, he looks so peaceful in his sleep. I notice my hands are still resting on his chest and I pull them away before brushing a strand of hair from his face. His eyes flash open and his nostrils flair I must have startled him. I laugh under my breath, "Sorry." He looks at me and his grip tightens "What time is it?" he mutters. I shrug and look up at my clock, "10:00AM why?" I look at him. "Just wondering…" He says closing his eyes again. "Cato how did you find me?" I ask him remembering what had happened. "I heard a scream and laughing. Then Lauren was talking about Lisa beating up her." He says opening his eyes. "Her? Why does Lisa hate me so?" I sigh placing my hands on his chest. "Lisa… well I guess Lisa is jelly or something." He laughs, "She says you don't realize the effect you can have, and how your beauty makes you not scary." I nod, "What effect do I have?" He looks at me raising an eyebrow; "The effect you have on people makes you scary… you have a outstanding effect an effect that makes people remember you." I smile pulling my hands away and placing them on my chest. "Im not scary." Cato laughs, "Your scary in another way, your surprising… and that can scare people." I laugh looking him in the eyes, "What effect do I have on you?" He smirks, "A surprising effect." I roll my eyes and smile, "Surprising." He laughs before closing his eyes again. "What time did you bring me home?" I mumble. "Around 1AM." He says taking a deep breath. I nod closing my eyes again and snuggling closer. He mumbles something, which I can't hear and his hands trail up my back. I sigh twirling my finger in his shirt, before closing my eyes again.
"Mel. Mel." I hear Cato's voice in my ear, I mumble and shake my head. "Mel… when's your mom supposed to get back." My eyes flash open and I realize were still in bed, the sun streams through the windows and the birds chirp outside. "Why?" I whisper. "I hear someone… cooking." He says. I feel him turn onto his back and I sit upright. "She never said, I know my dads going to be gone for a while." I mumble staring at him. "How's you side feel?" He asks me. I look down at him, "Better." He nods sitting up, "Will she come up?" I laugh, "She'll call and then barge in." He looks at me eyes wide. "Are you scared of my mom?" I smile. He looks at me and raises an eyebrow, "No she just makes me feel off." I laugh before poking him in the chest. "My mom!" He laughs and pushes me. "What!" I clench my sides and feel tears coming into my eyes from laughing, "Wow! I really don't think you have to worry about her." He shrugs, "I have that effect on people." He flexes his arms and falls back down onto the bed laughing. "Ya okay." I gasp wiping my eyes and looking at him. "Come here." He mutters opening his arms I laugh crawling on top of him and his arms wrap around me. "Don't worry about my mom, she gets her ways from the Capital." I mutter leaning my head into the crook of him neck. He nods slightly before loosening his grip and running his hands up my back and down again. I place my legs on either side of him and rise placing my hands on his chest and looking down at him. I watch as he takes a deep breath and runs one of his hands over my bad cheek lightly before brushing some of my hair out of my face. I smile leaning down and kissing him lightly on the lips. He smiles and pulls me closer, before I kiss him again harder. He sits upright and I grab his shoulders letting his hands trail up and down my arms. I look at him before closing my eyes, "Mel, you have a effect on me." He says brushing our lips together. I smile as our lips touch and our tongues slowly battle, exploring each other's mouths. I pull away slightly biting his bottom lips before kissing his again. "Mel!" My mother shrieks opening the door, I pull away shocked and look at her, "Oh, sorry!" She smiles awkwardly before closing the door again. I look at Cato and see him smirk, "Time to get a lock?" I nod pulling myself off him and jumping off the bed fixing my dress before I turn and watch him get up off my bed and walk up to me. "Im going to go, don't want my parents freaking." He laughs opening the bedroom door and waiting for me to follow. I jump onto his back surprising him; he fixes my awkward posture on his back and jumps down the stairs making me laugh. He puts me down and we walk to the door, "Later blondie." He winks kissing me lightly on the lips before leaving. I laugh closing the door and leaning against it. "Had fun?" My mom says as I come back to reality, I nod and giggle, "Ya you know it mom!" I walk towards her sitting on one of the kitchen stools. "He seems like a nice kid." She smiles sliding a plate of eggs and ham over to me. I nod grabbing a fork and twirling my eggs around. "I think its time we get a lock on your door." My mom says as i begin to eat. I laugh, "Yes probably." She glances up at me and frowns, "What happened to your face?" I frown and glance down, "I got into a fight with some girl from training." She nods, "I bet she looks worse." I laugh and finish my eggs and push the plate away from me. "I ordered some stuff from the Capital want to walk with me to the train station?" She asked grabbing our plates and placing them in the sink. I nod walking towards the door and slipping a pair of flip-flops on, she grabs my arm and we leave the house. Walking down the street I slip my arm out and glace at the ground. "Melissa, is something wrong?" She asks me twirling a strand of hair. I shake my head and pull away, "No mom I'm fine." I smile up at her as we reach the train station and she walks forward signing a piece of paper and walking back to me, "Its over here." she points to two large boxes and I pick one up walking away. "Mel… I can tell something is wrong." She mumbles catching up to me. "Mom really I'm fine, I just have a light headache." I smile at her fixing my grip on the box. She nods as we walk home in silence, "Why do you teenagers sleep so much?" She asks not seeing anyone outside, "Parties mom." I mumble walking up to the front door. "Its nice to see you wearing a dress." She says opening the door with one hand. I nod walking in and putting the box on the floor. "Im going to my room." I say kicking the flip-flops off my feet and walking upstairs. She says something and I don't bother to listen, I slowly close my door and look around. Closing my eyes I rub my temples and slowly open them again, I roll my eyes trying to get the past hours out of my mind and walk into the bathroom grabbing my ripped clothes and throwing them in the trash before looking into the mirror. My left cheek is slightly red and a couple of scratches line my neck, my lips plump and red. I glare into my reflection before taking my hair out from its bun and grab my hairbrush laying beside the sink and I start to brush my hair over and over, taking all the tangles out, once I am pleased I take my hair back into a ponytail. Walking out of the bathroom I sigh seeing my messed up bed, I roll my eyes and grab the covers shaking them out and remaking the bed, fluffing up the pillows, making sure the bed skirt is laying straight. I smile sitting and laying back down onto the freshly made bed, "Mel?" My mother says slightly opening the door. "Mom its only me." I laugh as she walks in. "Melissa, I forgot to tell you tomorrow night is the Spring Festival Dance." I roll my eyes and look at her, "We really have to go don't we?" She laughs nodding, "Why aren't you hanging out with that boy… Cato right?" She smiles sitting down looking at me. "I don't want to." I smile closing my eyes. "Melissa, you two aren't together are you?" She sighs running her hand over my cheek. I flinch away and glare at her before nodding, "Yes mom we aren't together, we never have and never will be." She raises an eyebrow, "Why do you say that?" I laugh sitting up, "Mom look at him! Look at me!" I clench my teeth together, "Mom… im not his type trust me." She nods scratching her nose and looking at me, "Ill change that." She says before leaving my room. I roll my eyes and follow her, "Mom don't do anything stupid!" I groan following her downstairs and into the living room. "Go walk around or something." She smiles pushing me towards the door. "What! Mom! No!" I grumble as she tosses me my shoes and closes the door. I bite my lip before putting the shoes on and crossing my arms walking away. "Looks like someone trying to be girly." Someone laughs as I pass the training stations. I glance up and see Lisa my eyes widen as I see what I had done to her. Her cheek is torn and red, her neck the same. "Like what you did to me." She hisses walking towards me, "and I didn't even get to finish you off." I laugh, "Grow up." She glares at me her eyes cold. I roll my eyes before walking away, she grabs my ponytail pulling me back, I hiss throwing my arm back and punching her. "My nose!" She cries, blood tricking down, "Your going to pay for that you worthless piece of shit!" I cross my arms and walk away a couple of others rushing to her, "Blondie… nice punch." Someone says in front of me. "Thanks." I say sarcastically walking away not looking up. "Melissa! I'm going to kill you!" Lisa yells after me as I turn a corner and out of hearing range. Rolling my eyes I lean against one of the brick walls of a building, "That took guts blondie." I glanced up to see Cato with his arms crossed a smirk on his face. "Oh ya it does, why would you care?" I say crossing my arms and looking at him. "Melissa, she's going to do something, and you well you know that." He says closing the distance between us. "I'm not scared of her." I laugh, "Are you worried id get hurt?" He raises an eyebrow before placing his hands on either side of my head, "And if I am?" I look at him the blue of his eyes warm and inviting, "Don't be." I smile lightly. "Cato!" I hear Lisa call, "Cato! Cato!" I glare and he stands back crossing his arms. "I'm not good enough am I." I laugh crossing my arms and taking a step forwards. "Cato! What the fuck are you doing with that bitch?" Lisa spits glaring at me. "She fucking broke my nose!" Louise laughs, "She didn't brake your nose if she did it would still be bleeding." I smile and glare at her, "Cato! This time fucking do something to her!" Lisa yells, "And this time we are going to watch you do it, so you don't leave her for the fucking dogs to finish her like last time!" I widen my eyes and look at him as he closes them and re opens them the blue I love is gone and a different Cato appears he steps forward and pushes me into the wall I gasp as his hands go to my throat, "What are you doing?" I whisper, he looks at me and slightly tightens his grip. "Im not good enough am I." I mutter and he glares at me, "I never said that." He says glancing over his shoulder, "Cato!" Lisa yells stomping her foot. He looks at me and lets me go, "No Lisa!" He crosses his arms, "Its not my fight and besides what can she do?" He glances at me and I glare at him. "Your right, its not your fight and you wouldn't have the guts to do anything anyway. Right? As you see your daddy hurting your mommy all the time." Lisa smirks as Cato walks towards her, "Lisa, I do have the guts and blondie never did anything to me. But you." He points at her, "Are a useless… slut." Lisa tightens her hands into fists and glares at him, "Why would you say that." Cato laughs, "Come on what guys haven't you slept with?" I hold back laughter and look at them. "Except for you and your little gang?" She closes her eyes, "Why would you care?" She reopens them. Cato laughs, "You just said how much of a slut you are. Your lucky Louise has feelings for you." He turns and looks at me, "Go." I nod and walk off as Lisa screams at Cato, "You dumbass!" He laughs and says something which I cant make out. I glance behind my shoulder and see no one. I was right, 'he doesn't like me… I was just a good night…' I sigh walking up to my front steps and opening the door. "Mel!" My mother cries smiling at me. "Not now mom." I sigh falling down onto the couch. "I was right." I mutter as she looks at me, "He doesn't like me…" I rub my temples and look at her. "Well change that." She smiles down at me. "Mom we cant." I laugh. "Yes we can, I know its my job, the way to a boys deepest desires are through jealousy." She smiles and I raise an eyebrow, "Mom…."
Holy shiz enough drama? Haha well the dance is in the next chapter, omg what's going to happen? What does Mel's mom have planned? This chapter took me forever, I just didn't know what to write… Well off to work on the next chapter.