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My OC and Cato from the Hunger Games

Chapter 8:

My grip tightens in his hair as he pulls back, both of us gasping for air, "Mel people gotta breath sometimes!" He smirks grabbing my wrists as I slowly lower them. "Sorry." I mutter sitting up on the pillows. I look at him our eyes locking, "We can't go any farther." Cato sighs running a hand through his hair and sitting back against the couch. "What!?" I spit and he looks at me before laughing, "Wow, so eager." I can feel the blood rush to my cheeks before I look away, "That's not what I was meaning." "Then what where you meaning?" He laughs.

I glance at him before brushing a few strands of hair away from my face, "I meant why do we go this far and never further. To me it seems like your hiding something, because I know you want to... Don't you?" He raises an eyebrow before rubbing his chin, "Mel…" He groans, "I want to trust me, more then you think. But…" He paused shaking his head. "Fuck!" I cry standing putting my arms above my head and running my fingers through my hair, "I don't know what's going on anymore, its so fucking confusing! All because of a wrestling match I swear to god!" I hear Cato laugh before clearing his throat, "The match that was never settled is that the one you're talking about?"

I glare at him, "Yes that one."

He laughs, "Melissa, you really want to know the truth?" I nod, "Yes!" He sighs, leaning back against the pillows, "It's going to be fucking confusing." I nod sitting down, "I don't care, I just want to get this thing straight what's going on, I mean, I want to know fully what's going on." He looks at me before brushing a strand of hair behind my ear, "When your mom told you who it was that you had to dance with what did she tell you or other words how did she?" I raise an eyebrow trying to think back to how my mom told me about having to dance with him, "I truly don't remember she didn't seem pleased though. Especially when she caught us together when she realized whom your dad was…." Cato nods, "That's how this began, our parents."

I raise an eyebrow, "Our parents?" "Yes, you remember in school how they always told us about the pure and the non pure?" I nod rolling my eyes, "It took us forever to realize they were talking about the sex industry." Cato looks at me, "Its more then just that Mel, when the talked about the pure it was the virgins and what not, the untouched. And the non pure that was them the industry." I nod, "No really?"

He glares at me, "Don't be a smart ass, what I'm getting at is there are two people in that industry the ones who want it and the ones who don't." I nod looking at the ground, "Who is head of those industries?" Cato laughs, "What do your parents do Mel?" I look at him confused, "My parents work in the Capital like most parents." Cato laughs, "Some parents the powerful ones, Mel… Your father, like mine are bosses in a way." I laugh, "My father?" He nods, "Mel your dad is one of the main people in the industry not the bad part of it but the good he wants to end the slave of women and such." I look at him shocked, "And I'm guessing your father is head of the bad?" He nods, "Yes." I close my eyes now realizing why that kiss was so bad.

"Mel?" I feel Cato's hands on my face, "Now you know why we can't." I open my eyes looking into his, the blue sending shivers down my spine, "So your saying our parents are against each other? My dads a good guy and yours the bad guy?" He laughs, "In a way." I nod biting my bottom lip, "Well that settles the confusion." Cato rolls his eyes letting me go, "Kinda." I smile, "Okay so, your dad gets the girls and mine tries to save them?" Cato nods, "Kinda like that, my dad finds the girls and sends the information to the head of the industry while his peoples write down her price, by watching her and examining."

I look at him, "What does my dad do?" "Well your dad buys and saves in a way the girls from death." Cato explains, I shutter, "So tonight when I kissed you all those guys with your dad…" "Where judging you." Cato cuts in looking at me; I close my eyes letting my breath out. "Melissa, I wont let anything happen to you." He says before rubbing his thumb on my cheek, "Cato… what do they judge?" He puts his hand down and I open my eyes the silence chills me down to the bone. "Cato? What do they judge?" He looks at me and shakes his head, "Not the best stuff Mel." I close my eyes again "Tell me." "Melissa, its not important." Cato groans. "Cato! It is." I open my eyes, "they know who my father is don't they?"

He nods, "Of course they know." I move closer to Cato so our shoulders touch, "Please, what where they judging." I look at Cato, I look into his eyes and I know he sees the worry on my face, "They judge you by your moves, your looks, your presence, and being you everyone has their eyes on you." I nod before he continues, "They judge you on more then looks you know, who your family is plays a large role and your family isn't any ordinary one. My father's men saw how you look at me and my father saw it too. He knows your family wouldn't let you whore around and that brings your price up."

I gasp, "My price?" He nods, "Mel, when you turn 17 your family has to bring you to the city hall and there you'll find out your price and that price will be placed as your starting bid." Cato tells me as I shutter. "Mel, that kiss brought your price up a lot, because who our parents are. Who our fathers are and what they do." I nod leaning my head against his shoulder. "Mel there coming after you." Cato mutters as I sit up and look at him. "What do you mean?" I cry feeling tears come into my eyes. "Melissa, they're coming to take you to the capital to sell you and your parents can't do anything."

I gasp, "Is that why you brought me here?" He nods, "Mel my father wont think I brought you here, he would never think that is my place." I close my eyes tightly, "What's going to happen." "Well Louise and Lisa will arrive soon and tell us what's happened. Because knowing my fathers men, they will be looking for you now at the party. They wouldn't be stupid and go to your house." I nod as he briefly explains to me the sudden and confusing changes. "Cato what do you mean when I turn 17 I am 17…" I mumble and he looks at me shocked. "Fuck, Mel that's not good…" I nod looking down, "So what's going to happen with me now?" Cato sighs looking at me before sliding his arm around me and pulling me into him. "Nothing will happen to you as long as your with me."

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