A/N: Here is Chapter Two! You all should love me because I'm adding this chapter with only 39 visitors, 1 review and 1 follower when I wanted 50 visitors and hopefully at least two reviews! The reason I'm being so nice is because I'm making chocolate chip cookies, which baking puts me in a great mood! You all should love me! If you want another Catoniss story to read, sundragons9 story Aftermath is a good one that you all should check out. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter and please review!
Chapter Two:
I was finally released an hour after Fire Girl and went to our floor. I was just glad to get out of the place. Walking out of the elevator, I froze. There leaning against the couch, was Twelve.
"Welcome home," she said rolling her eyes. "Our interview's tomorrow so we have to work on the love angle we're going to play."
"What do you mean," I asked.
"You know," she sighed. "Were we in love from the beginning? Did Peeta only say he loved me to keep me alive by your request? Did we fall in love during the games? We need to find out what we're going to say so we can make everyone believe and keep out families safe."
"I first noticed you after the parade," I confessed, it's not really a shocker though.
"And that's when I first saw you," she said. "So it was love at first sight when our eyes first met after the Tribute Parade, good. Now, did Peeta really love me or was it a ploy to get me more sponsors so I had a better chance?"
"Peeta really loved you, but he only mentioned it because I asked him to," I said picking her up and bringing her to the couch. "What about when he joined the careers?"
"He joined because he knew the others wanted me dead and it was the only way to actually keep me safe. He knew I was good in the woods so joining aided you because you could learn a little more about me," She said half smiling when I sat down, still holding her.
"Have you ever kissed anyone besides him," I asked. "I know it's personal, just want to know if you need practice in front of the camera kissing a real man."
"Way to ruin a sweet moment," She said getting off my lap. "No."
"No what," I asked, a little confused.
"Besides Peeta, I've never kissed someone before," she blushed. "I was never looking and never planned too."
"Until we both won the games and have to be a couple now," I said.
"It's fine," she said, the lie evident on her face. "Brutus came up here and said we can sleep in different rooms. Haymitch said "our" floor should be ready by the time the interviews are over and at that point we'll have to share a room. I know I'm not the girl of your dreams, but we have to make this believable."
I nodded, picked her up, and carried her to her room. I put her on her bed and was about to leave when she stopped me dead in my tracks.
"Why did you carry me to the couch and my room," she asked, shocking me.
"I honestly can't answer that because I don't know. I guess I was just trying to be nice and show that I can play the part of a loving guy," I shrugged.
I don't know what came over me, but I leaned down and kissed her forehead before going to bed. I had nightmares that night and woke up on the floor once. My design teem had a fit when the saw me and yelled at how terrible I looked. I just let them do whatever to me and hoped I looked better after they were done. When they finished, I looked in the mirror and saw that they had me in a black suit, a white shirt, and a light gold tie.
"Don't blow this," Brutus said when I met him back stage before Caesar called up Fire Girl and myself.
When he finally called us out, we walked up from opposite sides of the stage, meeting in the middle and sitting on the couch. Her legs were over mine and her head was on my shoulder, looking like she actually liked me.
"So, Katniss when did you realize you loved Cato," Caesar Flickman asked her.
"To be honest, it was when Peeta said he loved me. I was attracted to him before, but when he said he loved me, my blush was because I realized that Cato was the one who had my heart," she smiled at me. "I don't know what I would do without him."
"When did you realize you loved her," Caesar Flickman asked me.
"I would have to say it was at the parade," I smiled at Twelve. "She was radiant and the fire made her stand out. I looked at her, met her eyes, and knew I was in love."
"Why did you kiss Peeta," he asked.
"I felt like it was the right thing to do because I really thought he would die and I wanted him to be happy before he passed," she said looking down. "It was wrong of me to lead him on and fool everyone, but I did it to keep him fighting."
"How did you feel when Katniss told you to kill her," he asked me.
"Terrified," I said looking at her. "I didn't want to kill her. I'm so lucky I blacked out because she's alive. I never wanted her dead, I only acted like it so the others wouldn't think I was weak for falling for a girl from District Twelve."
"Why did you take a step toward the knife," he asked her.
"I was going to end his suffering because I didn't want his pain drawn out longer than needed," she said having tears come to her eyes. "He's the reason I'm able to be here today. I love him."
"I love you too," I said putting on hand on her cheek and the other on the back of her neck, kissing her with all the passion I could muster up.
"Everyone, the real star-crossed lovers and the winners or the Seventy-Forth Annual Hunger Games, Cato Cline and Katniss Everdeen."
The audience went wild. I pulled away and saw her blushing with a small smile on her face. I had to admit it to myself, she looked really cute smiling. Maybe this love act won't be so hard after all.
A/N: Have a few questions that will let me know if you (my readers) are connecting with the story like I hope you are…
1- Why do you think Katniss had tears come to her eyes?
2- Do you think Cato is starting to like Katniss or just thinks she's a good actress?
3- What do you think will happen when they get to their floor?
4- (Last one) What do you think of the story so far?
I would like at least 5 reviews for the next chapter update to show that people reading this story are liking it.