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My OC and Cato from the Hunger Games

Chapter 9:

We sit there for a while his arms around me, my head on his chest listening to the steady beat of his heart, until a soft whistle is heard from below. Cato rises and opens hole in the floor before throwing down the rope ladder, I curl my legs beneath me and let out a sigh, 'my parents really fucked up.' "Cato, man its fucking crazy down there." I hear Louise groan as he pulls himself up, "Ya really crazing." Lisa giggles. The door goes down with a bang and I hear the rope slap against it. "So you tell her?" Lisa says I hear Cato grunt as someone sits beside me again.

I look up to see Cato his mind on something else. "Hey blondie." I glance over at Louise who is sprawled on a chair, "Forget something." He laughs as Lisa skips over to him Cato's tie around her neck. I blush lowering my gaze and closing my eyes.

"Louis… you know what we have to do right?" Cato grumbles. I must have fallen asleep because a blanket is tossed over me and my head is resting on something soft. I sit up and look around, "Hey." They glance at me before nodding their heads slightly in my direction. "Sleep good?" Cato asks me before turning his attention back to Louise who is playing with a sleeping Lisa's hair. "Yes." I yawn pulling the blanket off of me and stretching. "So what do you have to do?" I ask looking at Cato. "Well, were going to have to get Cato's dad involved." Louis groans as Cato glares at him. "He wont do anything to you Mel, don't worry, he'll make sure what happens ends up in the right hands." Cato says looking at me.

"And when he says right hands he means his." Louis laughs. I smile, "Lets hope so." Cato shakes his head, "Mel because your 17 your going to have to face them… the head of the industry production…" He pauses, "The bidding house." I suck in air, "What exactly will happen in the bidding house?" "You're bought." Lisa spits, I glance over and see she's awake, "Lets just hope that your little Kiss doesn't make you end up in one of those whore houses." I look away from Lisa and feel my hands shake, "That wont happen though." Cato reassures me rubbing his thump in circular motions on my back. I flinch away, "How do you know?" I look at him our eyes locking. "I'll make sure of it… my dad will." I look away, "How do I know your dad wont lie to you?" Louis laughs, "Cato's his dads everything, he loves nothing beside the pride of having a son and trust me when I say Mel, Cato's dad's not the man everyone want to piss off or rip off."

I rise walking to the window and glancing outside, the rising sun casts a shadow across the house floors. "When do we go?" I mumble continuing to stare out the window. "First we go to Cato's dad, then well see." Louise says before Lisa giggles. I glance back and see him gently wrap his arms around he and place soft kisses on her neck. I look away before looking at Cato he watches them and turns towards me and rises quickly coming to rest beside me. "Promise me something?" I mumble resting my forehead on his chest. "What?" He sighs his arms wrapping around me. "Promise me I'll come back to you."

Our lips brush together quickly; just enough to send shivers of delight through me right down to my toes and back up again. "I promise." He says as Louise and Lisa stop to watch us. "And the price goes up again." Louise laughs. I feel Cato's body tighten as he releases me and runs a hand through his hair. I shake my head looking away and turning my attention back to the rising sun…

"Okay lets go." Cato grumbles getting up from the couch, which he had moved to after Louise had made the price comment. I turned from my spot at the window and finally realized how tired my legs were from standing. "Where to now?" Lisa groans standing and stretching. "Well we have to talk to my dad to make sure everything works out." Cato says walking over to the tree house's floor door and opening it, tossing the rope ladder down. "Well see you down there." Louise says grabbing Lisa's hand and pulling her towards the ladder. They quickly began their way down the ladder in silence.

"What are you going to tell him?" I say grabbing Cato's arm, he turns towards me and looks at me. "I'm going to make sure he understands." He says motioning me towards the ladder, I look down and freeze. "You know I'm scared of heights right?" I cry looking at him, he has a wide smirk on his face and nods, "Yes, go." I shake my head, "I can't, what if I fall?" Cato laughs, "Louise will catch you." I step back from the door, "Cato I'm sorry but really I can't."

I don't know how he convinces me to go down the ladder, but before I know it I'm halfway down until I look up, Cato slightly higher then me, he stops and looks down. "Go." He smirks as I glare up at him, continuing my way down. "There we go." Louise laughs grapping my waist and picking me up placing me on the ground as Cato jumps off the ladder and lands softly beside us. "Show off." Lisa yawns, grabbing Louise by the hand and walking ahead.

"Lets go." Cato says grabbing me by the shoulders and urging me forwards, I look at him and shake my head, "I can walk you know without being led." He laughs letting me go, "I know." We make our way out of the forest and we quickly make our way towards town. "Okay well go to my house." Cato says motioning us down a side ally. "Taking the long way?" Louise grumbles as Lisa laughs falling a few paces behind Cato and I. "You two are so darn cute together." Lisa moans. Cato grumbles something and I roll my eyes crossing my arms.

The houses begin to spread apart not leaving anymore-dark alleys to walk through, I look around, the houses are simple nothing special, until we make our way to a gate. Not one of those simple white gates but a large iron gate with large handles and spikes on the top. "What you live in a castle?" I gasped as Cato shook his head and opened the gates with a groan. "Just get in." He snapped and I glared at him, holding my stare he quickly motioned Lisa and Louise to come in.

The gates clattered together as we made our way up the long driveway. "I don't live in a castle." Cato hissed beside my ear making me glare at him. Lisa and Louise look at us before continuing their conversation about capital trends. "What do you live in then? A box?" I smile, Cato laughs, "Something like that, look for yourself." I turn my head away from him before glancing ahead. "Pretty darn close to a castle." I mumble looking at the large stone manor as we made our way up the large stone steps to the front door.

What's going to happen in the large stone house?

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