I know I haven't up dated since last Sunday, but I got a life this week! YAY! No, I just got an instagram and a bow... (you can follow me on instagram kfc888) I CAN'T wait to get to the games! They start NEXT chapter! I CAN'T wait! I'm sorry for any spelling and grammer errors, I TRY! PLEASE review! I REALLY want to know what you think of my work! Now, chapter 14

Chapter 14

Clove

"Clove Jarman," Caesar called. This was my moment to show them that I was a contender in this, even if Fire Girl had beaten me at training.

I smiled and headed up to the stage. "So Clove, what did you think of the training scores?" Caesar asked. Way to start off with a bomb shell. The anger that was there yesterday started to rise in me again, but I had to control it.

"I thought I did fine, but I was expecting the best score," I told him, turning to face Fire Girl. "Anyone who beat me better watch their backs in the arena, I can do more than just throw knives."

"So I take it you think you still have a chance?"

"No, I'm a goner, there's no hope for me," I replied sarcastically. "Of course I still think I have a chance. No person who gets an eleven in training is going to stop me from winning."

"What about a person who gets a ten?" he asked. I knew exactly where he was going with this.

"That person who got a ten might have a chance of stopping me from winning, but only that person."

I could see that I'd played the cards exactly right. The people in the crowd were sitting on the edge of their seats, hanging on to our every word.

"And how might that be?" Caesar asked, obviously wanting to keep on the subject of my relationship with Cato.

"Because I'm in love with that person and would follow them to the ends of the earth."

The people of the capital were completely silent. I looked over to Cato and saw him staring at me with a love sick expression.

"Does that person return that feeling?"

"Of course, why wouldn't he? I'm the most lovable ruthless killer there is!"

Then the crowd that was dead silent seconds ago, erupted into fits of laughter. They flashed the camera to Cato and caught him smiling up at me, something you don't see from him very much in public. The people at home would be dyeing of laughter right now.

The buzzer sounded, Caesar thanked me, and I sat back down in my seat. Up next was Cato.

They called him up and he played his part well, a love sick vicious murderer. He kept dropping hints that he was the one I was talking about. I was hoping they had picked up on the fact that he was the person I had mentioned in my interview. Then again, these are capital people we're talking about; they aren't the sharpest tools in the shed.

Caesar was asking him a lot of questions about home; at least he had picked up on our act. He was playing along nicely, not directly asking Cato if it was him I was talking about.

Then he started asking Cato about the games. He was asking Cato if he thought he was going to win, Cato was answering with the most self confident answers. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting for Caesar to drop the bomb that would reveal us.

He never did. The buzzer sounded right as Caesar was opining his mouth to ask another question. Actually, I liked it better that he ran out of time. The more mysterious, the better.

Caesar thanked him and he took his seat next to me. He winked at me and I winked back, this was going just as planned. Actually, better than planed. We had gone over this the whole morning with Brutus and Lyme, they took up the while eight hours we had before the interview. They had been really mad at us when we came down from the roof, oh well.

I paid no attention to any of the other interviews until 12. I wanted to know exactly what she had done in the training center; we needed more than a rough guess.

He asked her about the opening ceremony. She got up and twirled in her dress, acting all girl and crap. It made me want to stick the knife I had down her throat. Tomorrow she better watch her back or she would be dead in a second.

When she was done acting all girly her time was up and I hadn't learned anything. At least I must have scarred her with the writing. It was better than nothing.

The boy came up and played the part of a nice person. As much as I hadn't wanted to include him in our alliance, we let him in, in place Fire Girl. When we went to talk to her we pretty much said, we don't want you in the career group anymore, but we do want him.

"So, is there anyone special back home?" Caesar asked him.

"I don't think she even knew I existed until the reaping," the boy replied.

"Well that's too bad, but she can't refuse you when you come home, can she?"

I snorted at that, there was no way he was going home. Cato and I were one way or another.

"Winning won't help in my case," the boy told him.

"How so?"

"Because she came here with me."

What? Him, like that girl? NOT POSSIBLE! I whirled around in my seat to face Fire Girl. She was blushing and her head was down. These two had gotten on my nerves one too many times. I didn't care that the boy was now in our alliance, I wanted them both dead as soon as possible. They both infuriated me.

The buzzer sounded and I didn't hesitate to get off the stage. I ran through the back door and up onto the stair case. I ran up and into the apartment. I burst through the door and ran into my room, knocking over everything in my path. I slammed the door to my room and threw myself on the bed. Why did 12 have to keep stealing our spotlight? Three times! They stole it three times! They didn't stand a chance in the arena tomorrow.

Someone pounded on the door. "Clove, please open the door or I'll have to break it down. You know I can, and it'll be easy," Cato called.

I sighed, got up, and opened the door for him. He instantly pulled me into a tight hug. "Don't let them get on your nerves yet, you can take all the anger out tomorrow. Just one more day and you can have her," he whispered to me.

"Her? What about the boy?"

"He's mine. Don't I get to call dibs on people too?"

I laughed and nodded, I couldn't believe I'd neglected to ask him who he wanted to kill. At least I still got Fire Girl.

I pulled out of his hug and grabbed his hand. I pulled him over to the window and sat down, looking out on the people of the capital. It was a beautiful place, really, the people were just insane. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I leaned onto his chest.

"Scared?" he asked.

"No, why?"

"I'm not ether, I'm just scared of losing."

"I'm not going anywhere," I whispered. "I'm not going anywhere."

I planned to stay true to my word at the cost of my life. There was only one person in this world that I truly loved, Cato. I would follow him to the ends of the earth and I knew he would do the same for me. I fell asleep with thoughts of killing Fire Girl in my head.

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