A/N: Another chappie delivered. More swearing sorry. It's all Cato's fault. Him and his bad temper. Enjoy! :D
P.S. I just finished Rapture and I love it. The ending was a cliff-hanger, so I shall continue.
Katniss' POV
Today I enter the 74th Annual Hunger Games fight to the death. That's all I could think or say or feel. In a matter of hours I could be dead. I know that I'm with the careers but I could still be killed by any other tribute.
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60…59…58…57…56
60 seconds. That's all the time I have to take in my surroundings and prepare myself. On other side, I see Cato eying the swords inside the Cornucopia but also the other tributes he will kill. On the right of him two tributes down is Clove. I look around and find the other careers. I find Peeta five tributes left of me. He's preparing to run away from the bloodbath. He wasn't invited to join the Careers like I was, so I guess he's as vulnerable as any tribute. I scan the Cornucopia and find my bow and arrows waiting for me.
20…19…18…17…16…
Hey, wasn't it sixty seconds just before. How long have I been thinking? Stop it Katniss. Focus. Grab the bow and kill any other harming tributes.
5…4…3…2…1…
GONG!
I dash across the field to the Cornucopia t as I almost my bow I'm knocked to the ground. The boy from seven collided with me. He was going for the bow as well. Suddenly he's knocked off me and stabbed in the chest. I notice Clove standing next to me over his body.
'You're welcome Katniss' Clove hands me my bow and arrows
'Thanks Clove'
'Well come one then, we have tributes to kill.' She runs of toward other tributes and throws a knife at the girl from six. She dies instantly. I'm looking for my first target when I see the boy from 9 on top of Rue about to kill her. I shoot an arrow through his neck killing him immediately. I grab a backpack and run over to her. She heaves to body off herself and looks up at me. I know she's scared.
'GO, RUN!' I hand her the backpack and she darts off into the forest. I turn around and there are bodies lying on the ground. Clove was fighting with another boy from which ever district. It's hard to keep up with who's from where. I shoot another one of my arrows at him. He falls to the ground. Clove looks around and spots me.
'You're welcome' I yell at her. All the remaining tributes have fled, so we all meet together at the Cornucopia. Glimmer flounces over to Cato but she notices the bow in my hand.
'You bitch! You stole my bow. Give it back now!' Glimmer was furious. I'm about to retort back but Cato silences her first.
'Glimmer, you're hopeless with a bow. Katniss has perfect aim with a bow so she gets the bow.'
'But Cato, we agreed on me getting the bow, remember?' Glimmer whined
'Bullshit Glimmer, we made no such agreement. Katniss gets the bow and that's final. Now let's get our weapons, supplies etc. and clear out before they come to collect the dead bodies. Once they're gone, we come back and set up camp. For now, let's go hunting tributes.' I smirked at Glimmer which she shot death glares at me. I had no reason to fear Glimmer. She wouldn't be the one to kill me.
Cato's POV
We were all walking into the woods chasing after the other tributes that had fled in this direction. So far, thirteen tributes were dead. I was ahead with Clove and Katniss was at the back talking to Marvel so she wasn't going to be listening in on my conversation about I-Knew-Who. I certainly would want her listening in on it either.
'So Clove, did you get the chance to kill him?' I ask her. She knows who he is. The night before the Games, I had planned with her that she would kill Peeta. I wanted that boy dead and by my hands but I threw the opportunity away and now someone else had to kill him. Either way I still wanted him dead.
'No, the twerp ran off into the woods as soon as the gong rang. I still had to get my knives to throw at him, but he was already gone, so I just started killing other tributes. I killed the boy from 7 fighting with Katniss, so I killed him. I guess you could say she returned the favour by shooting the boy who was trying to fight with me. She shot him before I could kill him. I also noticed that she killed the boy from 9 who was going to kill the little one from 11. She grabbed a backpack and gave it to her. The little girl ran off into the woods. That's all I know, Cato.' Clove said
'So she killed two tributes'
'I think so, but the two that I saw were to save other tributes, so it wasn't really a kill, but it is.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM…
The canons were firing. Each canon represented one death. I counted eleven in total.
'Eleven dead, twelve to go. Man this is going to be over by tomorrow or the day after' Clove said.
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Katniss' POV
'Don't worry about Glimmer, She's always like that. Whining about everything.' Marvel said
'It's not that exactly. I know that a career from 1 would naturally hate all the lower districts like twelve, but it's why she always to outdo me. Who's she trying to impress other than the sponsors?' I say. I hear marvel let out a small snicker.
'What?'
'I thought it was obvious. Glimmer's trying to get with Cato. She flirt's with him all the time and he brushes her off. Not to mention the fact, but she hates you even more because, Cato said on Panem Live TV that he loves you and not Glimmer. That's why she hates you so badly. You have something she wants and being Glimmer so won't stop until she gets it. One time Glimmer, wanted to have her own stylist to do her nails, and hair. Her parents spoil her rotten but they had trouble getting her one. Glimmer was mad until she finally had her own stylist.'
'How do you know all this?' I ask realising how dumb that sounded.
'Well…Glimmer and I…we…used to date. Until her parents found another suitor for her. I thought that Glimmer would fight to not be with this other person and stay with me. I thought she really loved me, but the very next day, she came over and broke it off. Really coldly actually. Came and left without a goodbye. Couldn't even look me in the eye when she broke it off.' By the tone of his voice, he was upset. Glimmer is such a bitch.
'I was forced to! I had no other choice!' Glimmer screamed at us, well mainly at Marvel. She was just ahead of us so she heard everything probably. But what surprised me the most was that Glimmer was crying. (1)
Glimmer's POV
I couldn't believe Marvel was talking to that rat and about me. How cruel I was for breaking it off with him. I really did love him but he didn't understand what would have happened if I stayed with him. I couldn't handle it anymore. I had tears streaming down my face.
'I was forced to! I had no other choice!' I screamed at him. I couldn't look at him. It was too painful, so I ran away, like I did last time.
'Glimmer! Wait' he called after me. I heard him running after me. I stopped and let him catch up. Maybe if I told him the truth he would understand and wouldn't think I was a heartless bitch.
'Marvel, you don't understand why I ended things between I us. I had no choice' I said
'Well then tell me. Help me understand. All I understand is that we were happy, but then you decided you wanted to be with someone else and left. I thought that you loved me and would fight for us.' Marvel yelled
'I did love you and still do! I was forced to Marvel by my own parents! I talked to them. Told them I wanted to be with you instead but they threatened me by saying that if I didn't break up with you then they would disown me and send me to live in District 12. I couldn't live as a rat in 12. Not when I have the life of Luxury and I can see you every day. I chose between never seeing you again and seeing you every day but as a friend. I chose to stay in 1 so I could see you but I paid a hefty price for it.' I yelled back
'Ok but that doesn't explain why you could've be gentler when you broke up with me. You could have told me about you parents and I would have understood. You didn't have to leave me thinking that you didn't love me!'
'Marvel, you couldn't even imagine how I felt back then. I was a mess. I was leaving you so I could stay with you.'
'Glimmer that doesn't even make sense. H-' I cut him off
'It does to me! But that doesn't matter. You don't know how I felt. How many nights I cried myself to sleep. How many times I regret leaving you like that. How many times I saw you sad and miserable. It felt like I had killed you inside-'
'You did kill me inside Glimmer! I felt exactly the same as you. Except I felt broken and that you didn't love me. That you played with me until you got bored.'
'Marvel. I never meant to hurt you but I had no choice. You know I did.'
'Save it Glimmer. You may have had to break up with me but you didn't have to be so cold about it. I'm finished. Besides we're in the Hunger Games. Only one of us can live.'
'Marvel Please!' I was crying harder.
'No Glimmer. I'm done.' He was leaving me.
'Marvel!'
'Glimmer, stop it, just shut-' I cut him off again by kissing him. Man I have missed the feel of his lips. They always comforted me. Whenever I was on a rampage, Marvel would kiss me and I was instantly calmer. He made me feel safe. I still loved him and I wanted him back at whatever cost. My family could disown me but they could move me to12. If they tried, then they would be in the cold ground below me. I was feeling light in the head from lack of air. I pulled away and looked into his eyes.
'Marvel, don't leave me. I love you. Please. I didn't play you.' I was still crying a little but not as much. I was happier knowing that he responded and kissed me back.
'Glimmer…'
'Please. Just tell me you won't leave me. I don't want you to leave me.' I whispering
Marvel sighed and smiled at me. That was a good sign wasn't it.
'I won't leave you. I love you too much to leave you.' He leaned and kissed me again.
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'Aw isn't that sweet. Our district 1 lovers getting back together. These games are getting better by the minute and the Capitol is loving it.' Caesar said
'Yes, We have our Love Triangle of confirmed lovers Cato Stone and Katniss Everdeen along with district 12 male Peeta Mellark and now we have to District 1 lovers. Glimmer Waters and Marvel Nigross. The level of romance sure is heating up.'
'Yes but's it's so sad to see people who love each other go into an arena and fight to the death. Just like the Second Quarter Quell. Rumours have it that District 12 Victor Haymitch Abernathy was in love with his district partner Maysilee Donner.'
'I'm sure the crowd would love to see the couples come out alive together but which couple. They can't all come out.'
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Cato's POV
While talking to Clove I heard someone scream. I turned around to see Glimmer run off and then have Marvel follow her. What happened between them? I walked back to Katniss. She was last talking to Marvel so she surely knew what happened.
'Katniss what happened?' I ask
'Do you want to short version or the long version? Cause the long version involves Marvel pouring out his heart about Glimmer. They used to date but Glimmer broke it off with him quite coldly like a heartless bitch but then you turned around and screamed at him that she had no choice and that she was forced to. She was crying and ran off followed by Marvel. That's all I know.'
'God we just can't get enough love in this arena can we.' I said 'First we have Peeta saying that he loves you when we already said that we love each other.' I noticed Katniss smile at the comment. It brought a smile to my face as well 'And now we have Glimmer and Marvel who were in love. I bet that they will come back in love with each other again'
'You just had to say that didn't you Cato. Come look. You can see them from here.' Clove said. She was right. From where I was standing I could see Marvel and Glimmer kissing.
'Why do I have to be right?' I muttered to myself
'We do have to kill them at some point.' Clove said
'I know how about we kill them when it's down to just us careers.' I said
'What are you going to do when It's just down to the three of us?'
'Clove-' My voice was firm and hinted with anger.
'No Cato, she's right. What are we going to do? You've known Clove all your life and your best friends, so how are you going to kill her.'
'Yes Cato, how will you kill me? More importantly how are you going to kill Katniss?'
'Clove that is not the key issue right now.'
'Don't avoid the question. Answer it.'
'You want to know how? Then fine. I won't be able to kill Katniss. I love her too much to kill her. And I certainly couldn't kill you either.' By that time Katniss had snaked her arms around me.
'I love you too Cato' She tilted my head around to face her leaning in to kiss me. It was our first kiss since we told Panem that we loved each other. To them it was our first kiss, when it was our second kiss. Her lips were perfect. Like they were moulded to fit mine.
'Can we keep the making out and romance stuff to a minimum please. I don't need everyone one around me making out with their lover while I have no one. Ooh here come the other lovers. Okay act natural.' Leave it to Clove to ruin the moment.
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(1) - I know in most stories and in the movie Glimmer seems like a bitch and cold. But even the cold have hearts and feelings so I wanted Glimmer to have a moment with Marvel. But the main couple in this story still is Cato and Katniss.