Disclaimer:

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

Author's Note:

In this chapter, the tributes will be in the Capitol.

I want to thank my beta/co-writer 3vlee for all of your help, collaboration, and support. A lot of the wording is your words.

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 10

Marvel POV

I just heard from my beloved Foxy that Katniss is here and in the medical center. Things are not as interesting here as they were when we were in the districts, but I wouldn't trade my son Fredrick for anything.

Foxy had gone into labor a month early and I was there every step of the way. She was so wonderful and brave. I could not have ever done that. Now I am a daddy and I will do everything to win the games with Foxy to come home to him. He has my green eyes and Foxy's fire red hair and facial features.

"Marv, did you want to come with me to go visit Katniss? I know that they have only been here for four days but Clove says that she still hasn't woken up and she is pregnant with twins. She also says that Cato needs someone to talk to, but she says he needs another guy to talk to."

"What about Peeta?"

"Peeta is not too happy with him and until he calms down he won't talk to Cato. I think that is a smart idea. To not talk to someone until after you calm down."

"Are we taking Freddy to see Katniss?"

"No, I don't want our son to be exposed to the atmosphere. It is too tense down there, and I want you to concentrate on helping Cato cope with the situation. He is beside himself. They say that he has to stay by her side and take care of her, but I think he stays out of guilt. I have talked to little Primrose and she says he keeps saying "I am so sorry Katniss." over and over. Marv he needs a friend."

I am so very glad I got "stuck" with the wonderful woman. I believe that I am in love with her. I just wish Cato would finally see that Katniss is good for him. She took care of him when he got the lashes even though she was hurt worse and didn't complain one bit. She does everything she can for her family and friends.

We get into the elevator and head to the medical floor. I have to see what is going on with Cato. Why are he and Katniss on the Medic floor?

We walk in and I automatically see Cato head down holding onto Katniss's hand for dear life. That is when I knew that he loved her even if he didn't know it himself.

I walk over to him and place my hand on his shoulder. He jumps up like I shocked him.

"Oh Marvel it is just you. President Snow has been here to "check" on her. I don't know what he is up to Marv but I sure hope she wakes up soon so that we can be prepared for what he has planned."

"Well, we all will help you keep her safe. Are you able to train yet?"

"No. I can't train without her. These are strict orders from my mentor. Did you know that she asked him to be her pseudo father. My mentor!"

"Ok So let's not talk about that. I have been hearing things about your situation, so what the fuck is going on? You have to tell me man!"

"Marv all she had to do was turn her head, I was right there. Right the fuck there. To top it off, before I found out we were pregnant, Sam was there. I screamed Katniss's name out when I was with Sam in round four for her, round one for me."

"YOU WHAT!? Okay from the beginning tell me everything."

So he did including the last time that Katniss responded to him.

"Marv (looks around) hands down best fucking night of my life."

That is when I figured it out.

"Hey man. I think that you guys might have conceived the twins during that night when you both consented. From what it sounds like, you gave into each other's needs and let loose of all apprehension towards each other. When Foxy conceived Freddy, we had both confessed that we had feelings for each other even though they were not quite love feelings yet."

I see a look of understanding go across Cato's face. Then he says something that lets me know how frustrated with the situation he really is. It showed not only concern for himself but also for Katniss and the twins as well.

"Marv I don't even know if we are going to make to the arena now because again I can't train until SHE can train! How are we going to make it out if we can't even protect each other for Pete's Sake? Everyone thinks I'm suppose to see through walls & around corners on top of knowing the 'signs' of a pregnancy."

"Let me talk to them. You might just make it the arena yet. I'll stop by later."

As I get up to got talk to the mentors Cato notices her eyes start to flutter and start to open. We looked at each other.

"Katniss. Katniss can you hear me? Squeeze my hand. Come on Fire Girl."

"Get Brutus. I think she'd waking up."

I turn to leave. Then I hear:

"HOLY SHIT! MARV GET BRUTUS and HAYMITCH NOW! SHE'S UP!"

"Keep them open Katniss. Brutus is on his way."

I didn't have to go very far.

"We heard boy! Thank you."

I then turn to go find my Foxy and the other tributes to let them know that Katniss is now awake.

Cato POV

SHIT, CRAP, CRAP FUCK!

We've been at the capitol for four fucking days for the good that it'll do. Just kiss my life goodbye.

She didn't even give me a chance to apologize to her before she threw her tantrum and ran off. What was she thinking being on that ledge. I've never been so scared for somebody in my life.

I'm not making any excuses for myself. I was just so frustrated with all her mixed signals. I whisper into her ear

"I am sorry Katniss for saying what I said, just wake up. Please. You're scaring Brutus & Haymitch. There's not enough booze for the capitalists and Haymitch. "

I even had to retrain crash course style on survival training since I was being treated for poison ivy at the time.

At the medical center in district 2 they couldn't help her so we had to fly to the capitol that night.

They had to start her in warm IV's to get her temperature up without killing her or, harming the twins.

What the fuck was she thinking when she ran like that?

Peeta and Clove stop by to see how 'she' is doing as I'm stuck in the same bed as her to share body heat.

Brutus hasn't said two words to me since we got here.

What hurt the most was when she was mumbling thinking I was Brutus saying I would never be there for my children to keep me away from them, save twins.

Just what the fuck did she mean when she said:

"About time, happy now Cato" before passing out again for fuck's sake?

At this point Marvel is the only one I talk to. I don't want to talk to anyone else. Marvel had came by to get my side because of all the damn rumors. So I got it all off my chest.

"President Snow has been here to "check" on her. I don't know what he is up to Marv but I sure hope she wakes up soon so that we can be prepared for what he has planned."

"Well, we all will help you keep her safe. Are you able to train yet?"

"No. I can't train without her. These are strict orders from my mentor. Did you know that she asked him to be her pseudo father. My mentor!"

"Ok So let's not talk about that. I have been hearing things about your situation, so what the fuck is going on? You have to tell me man!"

"Marv all she had to do was turn her head, I was right there. Right the fuck there. To top it off, before I found out we were pregnant, Sam was there. I screamed Katniss's name out when I was with Sam in round four for her, round one for me." (what I didn't realize was that Haymitch & Brutus were behind the patrician wall listening)

"YOU WHAT!? Okay from the beginning tell me everything."

So I did including the last time that Katniss responded to me.

"Marv (looks around) hands down best fucking night of my life."

Marvel figured out & informed me that 's when we probably conceived the twins which makes me feel worse.

"Marv I don't even know if we are going to make to the arena now. I can't train until SHE can train! How are we going to make it out if I can't even protect each other for Pete's Sake? Everyone thinks I'm suppose to see through walls & around corners on top of knowing the 'signs' of a pregnancy."

I look at the monitor to see the heartbeats of our twins.

"Let me talk to them. You might just make it the arena yet. I'll stop by later."

Just then Katniss's eye fluttered and she moaned.

Marvel and I looked at each other.

I try to get her to respond

"Katniss. Katniss can you hear me? Squeeze my hand. Come on Fire Girl."

Katniss groans turns her head toward me.

"Get Brutus. I think she'd waking up."

"HOLY SHIT! MARV GET BRUTUS and HAYMITCH NOW! SHE'S UP!"

"Keep them open Katniss. Brutus is on his way."

I see Katniss's gray eyes for the first time in 4 days.

Within a minute both mentors are there.

"You gave us quite a scare Sweetheart. Save it for the arena."

"Oh shut up Haymitch."

Katniss asked for Brutus.

"I'm here. Pops is here."

Katniss whispers something in Brutus's ear. She's making another deal there right in front of me but Brutus doesn't take the bait.

"Not until you are better."

He looks at me and says:

"She wants me to catch up your training. Your partner has to get better first. YOU have to get YOUR PARTNER better so YOU can train. GET IT! GOOD!"

Brutus turns to her

"I'll be right back Katniss."

Brutus pulls Haymitch aside they start talking. Haymitch goes & gets the Doctors in here. Katniss is still awake. She's looking at me but before I can apologize to her the Doctor comes in and check her and the twins' vital signs.

Brutus has me hit the showers and brings in dinner for Katniss and I. Broth, ginger ale & crackers for her. Stew for me.

Katniss at this point is weaker than a kitten since she just woke up, so I have to sit her up and help feed her. This has me very concerned. However she did finish the broth and ginger ale before falling back to sleep again.

Brutus then looks at her then looks at me and says

"When she can train YOU can train. You little shit. Your only saving grace is that she was behind a wall waiting for Clove to tell her news first. Until then YOU WILL care for HER and it'll better be better than how YOU cared for her in 11. for BOTH YOUR LIVES and those BABIES LIVES are now on the line in the ARENA."

Both mentors get up and leave. Outside the room Brutus mutters

"I hope I didn't condemn Katniss to death."

Brutus POV

That little son of a bitch if its the last thing I do on this EARTH I WILL get him to OBEY me. As Haymitch borrows Marvel to get all angles he says:

"Brutus did you expect Cato to KNOW that she was behind that corner when she let Clove tell Cato she was expecting first. Katniss let her go first because Cato is or, now was her best friend. He's not superman dude but we got to get them to work as a team NOW."

Just then both hear what happened with Cato & Sam as Marvel went

"YOU WHAT!? Okay from the beginning tell me everything."

"Sam was THERE!? I'm going to make the pain 50 times worse for him so help me."

Both mentors:

"He screamed KATISS'S name with SAM"

They both cover their mouths.

"Oh Shit he's so screwed."

Brutus tell Haymitch his plan to get Cato to care for Katniss when you hear Cato yell to Marvel.

"HOLY SHIT! MARV GET BRUTUS & HAYMITCH NOW! SHE'S UP!"

Marvel runs behind the wall where we were.

"Guys she's up and looking for you Brutus."

We go in to find a pair of gray eyes looking for me. I would tell everyone that I wished then and there she was mine by blood.

Mitch then tells her:

"You gave us quite a scare Sweetheart. Save it for the arena."

"Oh shut up Haymitch."

Katniss asked for me.

"I'm here. Pops is here."

Katniss whispers something in my ear. She's making another deal there right in front of Cato to get him back into training but now is not the time so I don't take the bait.

"Not until you are better."

I look at Cato and say:

"She wants me to catch YOU up on your training. Your partner has to get better first. YOU have to get YOUR PARTNER better so YOU can train. GET IT! GOOD!"

I turn back to her:

"I'll be right back Katniss."

I pull Haymitch aside we start talking thinking this is the plan.

Haymitch goes and gets the Doctors in here. Katniss is still awake. She's looking at Cato for some reason then Doctor's come in to check her and the twins.

I make Meathead hit the showers and bring in dinner for them both. Broth, ginger ale & crackers for her. Stew for dumbass.

Katniss at this point is too weak since she just woke up, so Cato has to sit her up and feed her. Serves the little shit right after what he's done to her.

This has me concerned if they can make it out of the arena. However she did finish the broth and ginger ale before falling back to sleep again which gives both Mitch and I hope.

We walk out both of us thinking one of three things will happen:
1) This will by far be the quickest recovery from massive hypothermia is world history.
2) Katniss will get well enough for Meathead dipshit to train.
3) Cato, Katniss & those twin babies will die in the arena.

However Marvel pointed out a couple of things the academy failed to train him in like being human to others, feelings.

Marvel said it best:

"Sir, you and the trainers taught him to being one lean, mean killing machine. One of the most fierce warriors in Panem history for these games. However you and those very same trainers failed to teach him what feelings are or, how to deal with them other than with violence. In many ways Cato is a virgin in his own way. Cato has never found love until now and it's going against everything the academy taught him. Just my little insight. Evening Sirs."

Katniss POV

It's so cold.

It's so dark.

I'm sitting in the meadow at home and I see two of the most beautiful babies on this earth with my father Mac Everdeen and my Uncle, Garrick Hawthorne.

"Dad, Uncle Garrick?"

"They're beautiful honey. Thanks for the visit but believe it or not, your future is with Meathead, Cato. He'll get it right in the end. In many ways the academy held his growth back to become that killing machine. It'll take time but he will get it right. Trust Dad. Besides it'll be fun to see your mother in action when she gets her hands on him. You know I've always been partial to girls."

Mac Everdeen give the twins back to Katniss as she hold them close to her.

"Also quit blaming yourself for not getting us out. You were a little girl then."

She hears in the background Cato's voice

"I am sorry Katniss for saying what I said, just wake up. Please. You're scaring Brutus and Haymitch. There's not enough booze for the capitalists and Haymitch. "

Garrick laughs.

"Cato doesn't want me; he's so cold to me. He wants somebody named Samantha not me Dad."

"No dear He call YOUR name when he was with HER! (as her Uncle laughs.) Your dad is right but to make it more interesting make him belly crawl first if not just humor your uncle and just a little slow torture, okay."

"Okay just for you and possibly Gale."

As her uncle chuckles.

"Time to wake up baby girl. Nice choice on adoptive dads kiddo. I Love you-Catnip, always"

Cato in background

"Katniss. Katniss can you hear me? Squeeze my hand. Come on Fire Girl."

Then everything went fast and bright as I blink and look right into Cato's eyes I hear him say

"HOLY SHIT! MARV GET BRUTUS AND HAYMITCH NOW! SHE'S UP!"

I try to figure out where the hell am I and why Cato is in the same bed as me.

"Brutus?"

"Keep them open Katniss. Brutus is on his way."

Within a minute both mentors are there.

"You gave us quite a scare Sweetheart. Save it for the arena."

"Oh shut up Haymitch."

"Where's Brutus?

"I'm here. Pops is here."

I whisper in Brutus's ear.

"Cato needs to train to protect twins."

I'm making another deal there right in front of Cato. I don't care I have to protect our children he can hate me but our children will be safe. Right now Cato is that best bet but Brutus doesn't budge on the team training rule.

"Not until you are better."

Brutus then looks at Cato and says:

"She wants me to catch YOU up YOUR training. Your partner has to get better first. YOU have to get YOUR PARTNER better so YOU can train. GET IT! GOOD!"

Brutus turns to me:

"I'll be right back Katniss."

Brutus pulls Haymitch aside they start talking. Haymitch goes and gets the Doctors in here. I am is still awake. I'm looking at Cato, but before Cato says anything the Doctor's come in and check me and the twins. Brutus has Cato hit the showers and brings in dinner for us. Broth, ginger ale and crackers for me. Stew for Cato. Boy that stew smells good.

I can't even sit upon my own, Cato is holding me up and feeding me. I'm now very worried that I just may have lost all. I did finish the broth and ginger ale. I was so tired after that, I closed my eyes in sleep.

I woke up next it was dark with just a dim light above us. I looked around to find Cato asleep holding me close to keep me warm. I hear him say in his sleep:

"I'm sorry, sorry."

What for I wonder before my eyelids close again.