*****I own none of the Hunger Games characters or the Hunger Games. My OC's are mine though.
Chapter 16
After that whole mess the guys pulled us through the crowd to my daddy. I smiled running and jumping pulling my daddy in a hug and he hugged me back.
"I told you that you were coming back," he said.
"I know, but I had help," I said as we pulled apart.
"So I saw, and you must be Cato. I believe you're the reason why I have my daughter here. I can tell that you really do love her," daddy said sticking his hand to shake Cato's hand.
"I love her with my entire being," Cato said shaking dad's hand.
"I know you'll take care of her. Now let's load up," dad said.
I took one of Cato's bags as we walked to the truck. I dumped Cato's bag in the cab and jumped on the back. Cato chuckled at me, copying my actions as the guys climbed on too. Daddy started driving for home, it was nice to feel the sun on my skin again.
"Where's the grain?" Cato asked.
"It was just harvested, tomorrow daddy will go and get the seeds and everything to start all over," I said.
"Ohh ok," he muttered smiling at me.
"So will you tell us about the games?" Hype asked bouncing around.
I shook my head and laid my head on Cato's shoulder. We told them to wait, which made Hype groan. When we got home I helped Cato carry everything up to my room. We went back outside, sitting on the porch with the guys, while we waited on daddy to cook dinner. We were all laughing at Tiger and Hype. Cato and all the guys were connecting, which is amazing.
"Why do you have your nicknames?" Cato asked we all laughed.
"Well I'm Hype, because I'm always crazy hyper," Hype said as his usual hyper self.
"I'm Tiger, because I used to growl at everything as a kid. We learned about tigers in school and it stuck," Tiger said.
"I'm Night, because that seems to be the only time of day I'm not in deep shit," Night laughed.
"My little brother's nicknames Crunch, so they started calling me Munch," Munch shrugged.
"And I was the only one without a nickname so we shortened my name," Kota said.
"Interesting," Cato said raising an eyebrow making us laugh.
"Uhh Strike, you wanna take care of that," Night said pointing at the slithering creature.
I pulled out my knife and flipped it open. I threw it again, my knife sinking into its head pinning it to the ground while it thrashed around using the last seconds of its life.
"She got faster," Munch said making me sigh.
"I had to," was all I said getting up.
I grabbed my knife, after the snake died and went inside. I grabbed an old rag off the coffee table before going up stairs.
The layout of my house is really simple. When you walk inside is the living room. There's an opening to the stairs and the bathroom in across from it. Keep going through and you're in the kitchen and dining room. Upstairs is a hallway with three doors on one side is the door to my room. Across the hall is another bathroom and daddy's room beside it.
I flopped down on my bed. I can't believe they noticed my release time changed. Then again they are my best friends; I've known them my whole life. I cleaned my knife off and threw the rag across the room. I stared at my knife, I'd taken 2 lives with a knife and I'd injured someone. The games had changed me and I tried to ignore it. Am I really a monster?
"You're not and you know it," I heard Cato say, shit I said that out loud.
He walked across the room and sat on the bed. He looked down at me smiling, before he frowned.
"If anyone's a monster, it's me. I killed a lot of people in that arena Star. If you think you're a monster for killing two people, then I'm pure evil," he sighed laying back.
"But you're not," I said moving, so I was laying on him. "You have a heart. We were forced to kill."
We laid there together for a little while, before going back down stairs. The guys had moved inside watching TV. They had on re-runs of the games that was the only thing on any channel though.
"Sorry Star," Munch said.
"Its fine, I just haven't come to terms with what we did," I said.
Daddy called us in for dinner. I smiled at the roasted chicken, green beans, and mashed potatoes. I'd rather have daddy's cooking than the Capitol's food.
===9
"There's a celebration going on in town for you two, if you all want to go," daddy said as we were all sitting outside.
"I guess we should, since it's for us," I laughed. "Or since the press is going to be there we could have our own bonfire."
"BON FIRE!" Cato and all of the guys yelled.
Daddy laughed at us walking behind the house. We all ran after him seeing the huge pile of wood. He started a match and lit it. It took a little bit, before it was set ablaze. Dad pulled out some marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers.
"Daddy how did you pay for all of this?" I asked.
"Since you won people gave it to you. You brought pride to District 9 and people wanted to thank you and they wouldn't take no for an answer," he said.
I nodded as we all sat around and talked. Cato was telling them how everything was so different here than in District 2. A few hours later the fire burned out and the guys went home. We all went inside and went to bed, of course Cato is staying with me.
===9
"And this is your new home," the mayor said.
We were in the Victor Village getting our house. Daddy had to go to the far end of the district to get seed.
"Can I re-model it?" I asked smiling.
"Of course, what did you want done?" he asked.
I smirked as Cato groaned. I started telling the mayor everything I wanted as we walked through the house. He had to write quickly, since whenever I wanted to change something I said what I wanted. At the end he told us how much it was going to be and how long it was going to take.
"So it's going to take a month for us to get our house," Cato said when we were walking back to the house, along the road barely traveled.
"Exactly, but I want it to be my dream house, so I can deal with it," I shrugged.
An hour later we made it to the house. Dad would be gone until tomorrow. He always stayed with the guy he's buying from, they like to talk. When we walked in Cato fell on the couch.
"Tired?" I asked smirking he nodded.
"Aww, are you too tired for a little grown up fun?" I asked smirking his eyes darkened.
"Ohh never for that," he smirked before chasing me up the stairs.
***Ok this is the end to this one. I'm splitting my story into two instead of having one huge story. It's going to be called Lightening Never Strikes Twice.