These Twisted Games Chapter 8, a hunger games fanfic

Disclaimer:

I do not own anything about The Hunger Games Saga. Suzanne Collins owns the concept and the characters of the books.

Author's Note:

I am so sorry for the long wait for the new chapter. I have had an unfortunate event happen in my family this week. I want to thank my beta/co-writer 3lvee for all of your help, support, and for writing a about 4/5 of this Chapter.

I am having a time skip in this story due to the fact that my Co-writer/Beta and myself have a lot of ideas for this story and wish to bring them to light.

Please remember that this is rated M for a reason and I am always open to suggestions on how to make this story better.

ENJOY!

Chapter 8

Katniss POV: Day 1 in District 4

I am so exhausted. We have been learning how to make hooks out of anything, how to fish, and how to swim and now I ham heading back to the living quarters (after my second round of training of the day with Brutus) so that I get some rest for another day of training in District four.

Why did I agree to extra training again? Oh yeah, it is because my dimwitted tribute partner won't fallow the rules and train me in his special skills.

Mentor Brutus and I have trained for the past six months and all I could think of is that I wouldn't have to do this if Cato would buck up and train me like he should.

I, myself, have already taught him enough about the bow and arrows. He will never be good as Gale and I but he picked it really fast. I remember when I started to teach him. It was when we were in District 10.

"Cato, do you know how to throw knives?"

"Yeah every tribute trainee is taught how to throw knives. Why?"

"You have to have really good aim and a strong-arm right?"

"Yes Fire Girl. Where are you going with this?"

"Well, just as you need to have those features for throwing knives and spears you also need them when shooting a bow. Here watch me."

I walk over to the shooting range with my father's bow, and I take my stance. I notice that Cato is watch my every move.

I lift the bow to the point that my aim will not be off point and noc my arrow. I take in a deep breath and when I release the breath I also release the arrow.

The arrow flies and hit's the target dead in the center. I look at Cato and motion for him to do as I just did.

He steps up and takes his stance.

"Cato, you cannot stand like that. You will hit the target but not in the place you were are aiming at."

"This is how I stand for the use of my sword and throwing my knives."

"Yes, and it is a good solid stance but with the bow it is just a bit different. Here watch me again."

I take my stance again and noc my arrow. It is just to show him the small adjustment for his own stance.

He steps beside me and copies my stance. He noc the arrow to the bow-string. We both let our arrows fly. They both hit the center of the target.

I get so excited that he hit the bull's-eye on his first try that I turn and hug him. We pull apart, and he just stares at me like I just did something wrong. I jump back from him and walk away.

That night Cato fucked me like he was a wild animal who just found food for the first time in days. I still zoned out and showed no emotion. Again, he is frustrated because I just lay there.

When we were in District 8, Mentor Johanna had taught us how to use the axe for purposes other than killing people. She also started to train us in hand to hand combat. This was where I had a hard time with it.

Brutus had decided that my extra training would start early. He had also recruited two other people to help me with this training. Even though Clove was an excellent marksman with throwing knives, her mentor Enobaria was better for the fact that she taught Clove.

Brutus had asked clove and Peeta to help with the hand to hand combat even though Peeta is too soft on me. He has also asked Clove to practice knife throwing with me when training for the day was finished.

Brutus had decided that because all of the other weapons were too heavy for me and they would not make acceptation in the arena either. He also told Clove to do surprise attacks on me to prepare me for the games as well.

Brutus POV
Damn that little shit! If it wasn't for the fact that Katniss is stuck with him, I would've make sure he didn't make to the damn arena, myself. This is an embarrassment of years of my time that I spent training him. I guess I should've trained him to be a human being first instead of a killing machine. Now I AM going to show him how to train his partner. Clove came up with the sneak attack idea & Peeta being the team player that CATO SHOULD be BY NOW is going along with it. Since I started training Katniss (I really wish I could trade Tributes with Haymitch for she's the daughter I wish I could have.) one on one myself, we've been doing sneak attacks on Katniss for a while. Now I'm going to show meathead what progress she has made so just maybe he can come out of this alive with her.

Just then Cato is going to his room scowling so Brutus grabs him from behind in a 'surprise' attack of his own. Has Brutus grabs Cato in a headlock & drags him away, Cato claws at him going

"What the fuck...?"

Brutus takes him to another room throws him into a mat. Cato looks up at him like

"shit, what did I do now? Look?"

"You're not in trouble but YOU ARE in danger of losing all, including YOUR life. I told you that you need to work WITH your partner. We've, Clove, Peeta (as Cato's eyes got big)& I have done surprise attacks on Katniss so train her better. You know that because I been making you watch them do it to her. YOU can't even get away from a simple one now. Now YOU watch as you see the progress that WE made on YOUR PARTNER. Maybe just maybe Cato you'll finally see why she's the jewel of the Districts worthy of more than YOU will ever be if you don't get YOUR ACT TOGETHER. At this point more people think you're the scum not her. This will not bode well to get sponsors for you & your partner if you don't get it together. Now watch hopefully with some humility that your partner can protect herself better than YOU ever would. NOW STAND, WATCH & LEARN!"

"Yes Sir."

Cato stands in the shadows with his mentor not knowing what he will see but interested none the less. Just then Katniss is coming up to their room but stop a little short for some reason. Katniss looks around flips out her key for the room but still is cautious none the less. Takes a couple of more steps when Peeta comes out in a flash but, Katniss flips him onto the ground & within the same movement takes her knife out of her boot & has it at his throat. Just then Clove comes out with a knife (this gets Cato's attention as he knows that there's no way Katniss can beat Clove) & charges at her. Katniss uses leverage & takes Clove's knife & pins her using Clove's own knife against Clove herself. THIS gets Cato's attention. He's trained with Clove for over 6 years & He's NEVER been able to get a knife from Clove, EVER.

"Where's your partner Katniss? Where's Cato?"

"Probably with Mentor Brutus, god only knows. "

"That's the point. YOU now have to find YOUR partner Katniss. Tick. Tock. Times wasting."
Katniss still with the knife pointed at her

"Where Clove? Where. Is. Cato?"

"Beats me?"

"I'm not kidding Clove?" (This got Cato's attention)

"I'm serious."

"So am I, Clove because God help you if something happens to him God help you." Katniss gets up & leaves to find Brutus & Cato. Peeta helps Clove up "You okay Clove?"

"Yeah just shocked. Nobody has ever done what she had done. Nobody has ever used my own knife against me Pete."

"You went light on her right."

"No that's the point. Katniss & I agreed that I WOULDN'T go light on her. Peeta she can do this without Cato. She just doesn't know it yet."

"Don't give up on this team yet. Just promise me when you win this Clove YOU keep our child away from MY MOTHER. Just promise me that."

"Okay Peeta, okay & I'm not giving up. WE both will get out of this."

As they walked to their room, Brutus turns to Cato.

"I know you overheard my conversation with Katniss in your room at 11 while SHE was caring for you while recovering from those lashes. We left the door open for a reason dipshit. Haymitch was right, it wasn't Katniss fault. I FOLLOWED through on my promise that I would personally punish YOU if YOU EVER mistreated Katniss, you little shit. Even after this, she stills cares enough to put HERSELF on the line for YOU. Too bad you won't return the favor. Brutus then grabs Cato by his shirt "BOY, HEED & OBEY me in ALL things. For YOU will help train YOUR partner even if she's pregnant in THAT ARENA. That's right she can be sent into the arena pregnant with your child. So start being A MAN & partner that you should be instead of the scowling BOY I see before me. GET IT! ARE WE CLEAR? GOOD!"

"You & my trainers told me feelings are weak. We are to crush our opponents & adversaries."

Cato's POV:
I'm trying to think why am I being treated like shit here too? I've obeyed the rules yet I get treated like crap here too. Also what crawled up, turned sideways & died in Katniss's ass lately? When we have sex, I get more reaction out of whores than her lately. She won't even look at me even though her body tells me otherwise. Why? I remembered when I took her virginity, damn was that a night, as he smiles at the memory. Could it be from that one time I was rough with her. Not one of my best moments but I've been gentle. I've kept my word. So what the fuck is going on? As I approach my room I'm deep in thought scowling then, all of a sudden I'm be grabbed from behind!

"What the fuck!?"

But I recognized the arm as my mentor's as I'm being dragged to some room... Where I'm thrown onto a mat I'm thinking

"Oh holy shit what did I do now?"

My mentor, Brutus speaks:

I reply

"Yes Sir."

And watch maybe I can figure out what's going on with Katniss. I see Peeta & Clove lying in wait for Katniss. I see Katniss coming to our room where all of a sudden, WHOA! Did my partner just flipped Peeta? And she freaking as a knife to his throat. Okay Oh-oh here's comes Clove with a KNIFE. HOLY SHIT! As my mouth drops open Katniss unarmed CLOVE with a leverage move and used CLOVE'S OWN knife against her! I've trained with Clove for over 6 years now & I still am unable to that! Holy shittt. Now THAT'S impressive. Katniss is 'grilling' Clove? What the fuck?

"Where's your partner Katniss? Where's Cato?"

"Probably with Mentor Brutus, god only knows."

"That's the point. YOU now have to find YOUR partner Katniss. Tick. Tock. Times wasting."

Katniss still with the knife pointed at her

"Where Clove? Where. Is. Cato?"

"Beats me?"

"I'm not kidding Clove?" (This got Cato's attention)

"I'm serious."

"So am I, Clove because God help you if something happens to him God help you."

Katniss gets up & leaves to find Brutus & Cato. Cato notices something in her eyes & in her voice but doesn't understand it. Both Brutus & Cato are impressed for different reasons but impressed none the less. Then the two over hear Peeta & Clove speak:

"Yeah just shocked. Nobody has ever done what she had done. Nobody has ever used my own knife against me Pete."

"You went light on her right."

"No that's the point. Katniss & I agreed that I WOULDN'T go light on her. Peeta she can do this without Cato. She just doesn't know it yet."

"Don't give up on this team yet. Just promise me when you win this Clove YOU keep our child away from MY MOTHER. Just promise me that."

"Okay Peeta, okay & I'm not giving up. WE both will get out of this."

Cato wonders why would Peeta want to keep his mother away from their baby? Clove didn't go light on Katniss. I know that. Maybe it was not a bad idea that Brutus trained one on one after all?

That's When Brutus speaks again:

"Sir we are not suppose to have feelings. They make a person weak. We're suppose to crush our opponents & adversaries."

"EARTH to CATO! She's your partner who WILL BE the MOTHER of YOUR CHILD, DEAL with it, dipshit. She's a human being Boy, not plumbing for you to use & discard. This years games throws everything out the window Cato. IT'S a DIFFERENT game this year. Like it or not there WILL BE TWO Victors not one. That's if YOU GET YOUR ACT together. If I were you, I would look at this differently NOW or, you end up in a body bag."
Brutus is now waiting for Katniss for a surprise attack. If she does to Brutus, what she did to Clove, you bet your ass she's worthy of being the mother of my child. But how can we even partner when the other mentors won't even let us train together as partners? This I must mention to Brutus. Just then Katniss sees me & I move my eyes over to where Brutus is . Katniss blinks in understanding, yet as she comes closer before I can move Brutus moves lightening fast yet Katniss uses his movement & leverage to pin HIM down BEFORE I could even blink. HOLY SHIT! Katniss PINNED BRUTUS down! Wait til I tell Marvel about this. Oh yeah Marv is at the Capitol, Damn. I wish Katniss would conceive so I could at least talk to a friend.

Katniss looking at her partner

"You okay."

"Yes."

"You are Lucky. Mentor Brutus."

Then everything got a little dizzy for her as she rolled on her ankle wrong. Cato grabs her before she falls.

"Shit. I'm fine just rolled on the ankle wrong."

Brutus has Cato take her back to their quarters after being cleared by a medic. Brutus also has Cato put ice on her ankle.
Later back in their room, Cato runs Katniss a bath since the medic stated to keep off of it tonight.

And the evening begins.

Katniss POV:
I want to talk to Cato. This has got to stop. He's MY partner yet he's being treated poorly & I will get it in the end. I've asked for Haymitch to talk to Mentor Brutus about this. WE need to train together not apart as partners. I need a few minutes to figure out what I'm going to say. Why are there drag marks on the floor? I'm looking around as I approach our assigned quarters. Wait a minute... the Mocking jays aren't mocking.
I takes a couple of more steps when Peeta comes out in a flash but, I'm flip him onto the ground & within the same movement takes my knife out of my boot & have it pointed at his throat. Just then Clove comes out with a knife & charges at me. Brutus has been teaching me how to use leverage & momentum against my enemies. I apply this when I take Clove's knife & pins her using Clove's own knife against Clove herself. Now what the fuck is going on & where's Cato? Why isn't he here? Then I get my answer & I don't like it. I don't like it at all.

"Where's your partner Katniss? Where's Cato?"

"Probably with Mentor Brutus, God only knows."

"That's the point. YOU now have to find YOUR partner Katniss. Tick. Tock. Times wasting."

Katniss still with the knife pointed at her

"Where Clove? Where. Is. Cato?"

I say with emotion which is not good. Not with what's going on with me. Emotions are not my strong suit.

"Beats me?"

"I'm not kidding Clove?"

"I'm serious."

"So am I, Clove because God help you if something happens to him. God help you."

I get up & leave to find Brutus & Cato. I remember to look at the direction of the drag tracks before moving on. Has I move, I move quickly in this seconds can count as Brutus would tell me. I can't let my partner down. Like I did my father & Gale's my Uncle Garrick that day at the mine. Failing my family is not an option. I have to make it back for Prim's at the very least. I will not let my sister starve, she's pretty much I have left that's good in this world. How the fuck did Brutus drag Cato this far? Then I see him, Cato standing in the middle of the Mat. Cato notices & without using his hand for they are in front in mock bound. Cato uses his eyes to signal Brutus is to the right, I in turn blink once to know I got the signal as I slow down & enter the room...

Brutus charges at me but I'm ready as I use his momentum against him, pin him down & pull a knife against his throat. The knife marks the end of the exercise/drill. Cato is standing there with a surprised look on his face & do I hint a look of pride? Interesting.

"So How did I d... OWWWW SHITT!"

As I get up I got a dizzy & my ankle pops. But before I hit the ground Cato catches me. Brutus sends Cato for the Medic, tells him to bring ice & has me sit against the wall.

"YOU did good Katniss but how did you know where to l..."

"Cato signaled with his eyes. He knew not to use his hands. That's what I looked for. (Brutus sees this as a start that they can work together as partners & decides they can start training together as partners) Mentor Brutus.."

"Brutus Please. Katniss YOU'VE earned my respect. Please call me Brutus from here on?"

"Yes Sir. Brutus how can we work as partners if we don't TRAIN together has partners? You got to get the other mentors to see that or, we may not make it. I've got Prim to think about, Brutus. I can't go back on my word to her."

"I know ,Haymitch talk to me about this. You & Meathead will start training together when we hit the next District. I also decided to accept your request to be a pseudo father to you & the other kids. You are something special Katniss. You are the one I would be PROUD to call daughter. Any ways, I got to do makeup training with him now but I want you to keep up yours with Enobaria & Clove okay."

"Sure Brutus, I can do that. I hope this ankle doesn't set us back again. Of all the dumb things to do, roll on my ankle wrong. "

Just then Cato returns with the medic who looks at Katniss. Brutus pulls Cato aside & tells him when they start training together in the next district. However he also added that he & Haymitch decided to accept Katniss request to be the Pseudo father to her & the rest of the kids.

"You will do strength training with her while we are here. And Cato with Haymitch & I being 'Dad' to her & the kids. So WE will still be keeping an eye on you."

"I know where she needs the training. I will start tomorrow with her during free time to see how much strength she really has & go from there. Until then I need her to get an ankle brace for that weak ankle, now."

"I get the brace & some weights for her to use in the room but Cato DON'T fuck this up. This is a requirement even to become a trainer at the academy."

Just then the medic gives his diagnosis & tell them to carry her back to her room, no weight on it for 24 hours & elevate it. But as Cato was going to go bridal style, Katniss stops him.

"Go piggy back Cato. Otherwise the others are going to think YOU did something when you didn't. This way they'll think its just part of a won bet type of thing. Even though I must weigh a ton."

"I can handle it 12. By the way you're not heavy at all."

"It's why they won't train us TOGETHER as PARTNERS Cato. The Tributes are talking to the Mentors, get it."

Cato realizes that Katniss is even trying to train together so he goes for the piggy back style which will hide the injured ankle as well. As Cato carries her back Brutus goes to get the ankle brace, small weights & dinner for the two so Katniss will rest remember to get extra pineapple as a treat since Cato got her hooked on it. Brutus thinks to himself 'That a Girl'.

Cato get us back to our room, puts me on the bed & props up my foot with a couple of pillows.

"Well this is going to suck. I still need to get a shower."

"I'll run a bath for you after we eat. Now we need to talk. I need to know why YOU don't respond to me?"

"Cato I'm doing what's 'REQUIRED' of me. It works both ways Cato. YOU didn't want me to help you nor to 'touch' you. Cato in any relationship, you get what you give. Even if you think of the person as 'scum'. "

Cato was about to reply when there was a knock on the door. Cato opens the to find Haymitch & Brutus with dinner, the brace & the weights. Cato bides his time to when they're alone again but not before trying something even if its just for this night. He wants a response in that bed tonight & by God he will get it.

Haymitch & Brutus give us our food & talks to both of us about today. Cato will be doing strength training with her during 'free time' starting three times a week & building it up from there. After we get done eating which included some extra pineapple the mentors left taking the plates with them. Boy that pineapple stuff is good.
Cato went into the bathroom to run a bath for me. It took awhile for some reason then he came out & oh HELLO in just boxers. This is going to be interesting. Cato comes to the bed picks me up, carries me into the bathroom where I see where he's going with this. He recreated from memory our first night & added candles. Momma like. Cato is sitting me on the stool as he undresses me, I asked:

"Am I going to get dunked again?"

"No, I am going to give you a bath, if you don't mind."

As he undresses me, he's looking at me a little different. So I ask him what is wrong? Cato kept undressing me then places me in the tub, takes off his boxers & gets in behind me. Cato is unbraiding my hair combs his fingers through it. I am thinking this is better. Instead of dunking me to get my hair wet he uses a cup to wash it . Then he grabs the sponge & starts to wash me & like before when he rinses he replaces that with kisses but I fight back to give into the temptation of making any sound.

"Not tonight Katniss. Don't shut me out tonight."

He takes my hand & puts it over his heart & covers it with his own.

"See it beats I am human too Katniss. Don't shut off, feel Katniss, feel tonight."

So to see if he is serious about this I lean in & kiss him he gently kisses me back. His eyes went from ice blue to indigo blue with lust.

"Katniss.."

This time he leans in & kisses me back which I do. That's all it takes for him to pick me up without breaking our kiss & carry me to the bed lays me down on it. Before joining me there. Good God I forgot what he could do with those hands. Thank God he didn't has he explores every part of my body as if he seeing it for the first time with his hands. That same pressure is building in my core as I whimper, moan & squirm against his hand yet, his lips never go below my neck & shoulder area. I could tell he's showing a lot of self restraint as I am on the verge of screaming Cato whispers

"yes Katniss. Feel don't shut off."

I said one word that made it almost an all nighter well I actually growled it

"more"

Without his eyes leaving mine took that time to enter me which sent me over the edge as I arched up & grabbed his arm. In doing so I clamped down on him like a vice. This sent Cato over the edge & get hard again within me within seconds of each other.

Later, we both slept & inside I wept. For I gave him all tonight. I would remember this night for a long time because it is the only night he stayed with me in the same bed. Ever.

Little did we know that this night was the night that Cato and I had conceived.

And now our journey has really begun.