A/N: Chapter 10! Here you go! Enjoy! Just so you guys know, I marked off where the POV changes!


Chapter 10: Melody

(Katniss POV)

I just stared at him, shocked. He was basically telling that I did nothing wrong, like killing them justified my living. Cato really wasn't the blood thirsty career I originally took him for.

"You really didn't remember," I asked.

"Yeah," he said releasing my head. "Everything started coming back my second time waking up. What brought it all back was seeing you though. You made me remember passing out, killing Peeta, Clove's death, the mutts, and everything else in the arena."

"Cato," I said looking at him. "I know we have to love each other, but let's really push it. Let's not just convince everyone else that we're in love, let's try to convince each other. If we can convince each other that we're in love then we can convince anyone. No one will be able to say we aren't in love when WE can't even tell the difference. We have to do it."

"For Prim and Melody," He said kissing my forehead.

"What for me and Prim," Melody asked walking in.

"We have to try not to be so loving," Cato lied easily.

"You see," I said smiling at Melody. "We don't want you or Prim getting grossed out that your brother and her sister are in love."

"I don't see it as gross," She smiled back. "I think you and my brother are cute together and I'm going to miss you when you two leave."

"Do you want to come meet Prim," I asked without thinking.

"Really," She almost screamed. "YEAH! I'D LOVE TO MEET YOUR SISTER!"

"Well, Melody, you have to ask mom first," Cato said. "She might not want you so far away from home."

"There's not way she'll say no," she smiled. "I'll be with you!"

"Go ask," Cato said. "Just to make sure."

"OK," Melody yelled running out of the room.

"I'll make this as quick as I can," Cato said looking at me in the eyes. "If my mother threatens you again, tell me. I will not allow her to treat you like dirt when we're in love, forced or not."

"And if my family does anything, tell me," I said to him. "You're with me and they know that I'm not one to mess with."


(CATO POV)

I smiled. Katniss was strong and I knew she wouldn't let her family do anything to hurt me, but she had no idea what I would I was willing to do to my mother if she threatened her again. In District Two, the oldest child could take the other children away from their parents if they were doing a bad job raising them. My mother has been lying to Melody her whole life and making me lie to her too, which was on the grounds of me taking her away. With one trip to the justice building, I could take Melody and give her the life she deserves, not being lied to.

"She said I can't because you two need your alone time and I'd just be a nuisance," Melody said coming in crying.

Katniss jumped up and hugged her. Picking her up, Katniss brought Melody to her bed and laid next to her. She hushed her and tried to calm her, but nothing was working. Finally, when I couldn't take it anymore, I got up and walked downstairs.

"What is wrong with you," I almost yelled at my mother. "Not just did you THREATEN the love of my life, but you told Melody she would be a nuisance if she came with Katniss and I when you KNOW how much I love her! Melody IS coming with us."

"What do you mean she's going," My mother yelled grabbing my arm.

"Just what I said. She's coming," I said pulling my arm out of her grasp and walking out of the house.


(KATNISS POV)

"Melody," I said when she stopped crying.

"Yes," She said looking at me, her eyes still BRIGHT red.

"Your brother went downstairs," I said smiling, trying to make her smile too. "He's going to talk to your mom and convince her to let you come with us because you wouldn't be a nuisance. In fact, it would be fun and I bet you and Prim would get along great!"

"You really think so," She said sniffling.

"No," I said looking down then looking right back at her. "I know so!"

"What is Prim like," she asked smiling.

"Well, she's tiny, like you-"

"Except she's twelve and I'm only eight," She smiled.

"You're both tiny though," I laughed. "She loves helping people, she has blonde hair and blue eyes, and you just remind me of her when she was your age."

"I remind you of her," She asked smiling. "That's so cool! I hope that doesn't bother you! If it does I'll stay out of your way because I don't want you to look at me and get sad because you're thinking of your sister!"

"It's alright," I smiled. "You look like her, but there are still a couple small differences that don't make me upset. Besides, you're a bouncy little girl and she's always been worried about something happening. When she was eight, I was twelve and signing up for tessera, hunting, and fighting to keep her and my mother alive."

"You can hunt in your district," She asked, eyes wide.

"I went beyond the fence," I said, realizing after that I shouldn't have told her that. "It was VERY dangerous and if it weren't for my friend Gale, I probably would have died out there. He's the reason I was alive to volunteer for my sister and your brother is the reason I'm here to meet you!"

"By the way, where is he," She asked. "I heard him yelling and the door slam."


(CATO POV)

"Hello Mr. Cline," a Peacekeeper named Devon said when I walked in. "How may we help you today?"

"I need to talk to Marcus," I said. "It's an emergency."

"What's wrong," He asked, the worry obvious on his face.

"I'd like to report a crime," I said looking at him.

"Against," He asked, looking more worried then before.

"My mother."


A/N: Dun, dun, dun! Hahaha! I hope you liked it and don't hate me for the slight cliffy! /= 4 review for 500 words, 5 reviews for about 700 words and 6+ reviews for 1,000+ words! Yes, I changed the reviews for words, but I thought you guys deserved it! This chapter was 1,027without including A/N or "Chapter X: Chapter Title" because I want to make sure you guys get all the words you deserve! I'll still update tomorrow based on the reviews I get before I wake up tomorrow morning!