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HG3: I know but the first story was meant to be more about Katniss than anyone else. That's why there wasn't much of the victors' friendship with on another. I had to cause all their relationships didn't just happen. I know teens aren't this difficult but it's more fun this way. Everyone has their problems. Glimmer even has one you'll be finding out about in a future chapter. Haha, there are a couple of people who like Gloss and Annie together. I think that would be cute but I'm a Fannie shipper all the way! Don't worry Finnick won't kill you :) don't be sorry! I love long reviews! Peeta likes Glimmer for lots of reasons. Naming one cause a lot of people don't seem to know this. Glimmer is hot. Now that's not the only reason but it's one. Sure Peeta wouldn't be a guy just in it for the looks but that's one reason. He is a guy after all.
Littleboots: Awesome hat! As Johanna and Peeta's relationship... there's a Peeta/Gale/Johanna in my summary for a reason ;)
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Amber: Yes I'll be switch the pairings later on. They have on been in school one day so far.
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Chapter 4 "Drama Class"
Clove's POV
"Annie?"
"Here!"
"Cash?"
"It's Cashmere," the blonde girl next to Johanna says.
"...right. Cato? Cato? No Cato?"
"Absent the first day of school?" Gale, who's next to me, whispers to Annie.
Cinna calls my name. "Here," I call out.
Cinna calls more names as the jerks keep talking.
Annie smiles. "No. He ditched."
"How do you know?"
"He was hitting on Johanna early today." Peeta who's sitting next to Annie whispers. "Something you should know."
Annie raises an eyebrow at Peeta. "And you don't meddle."
"Shut up, Annie."
"You shut up."
"Both of you shut up." The boy sitting behind them hisses.
"Johanna?"
On the other side of the room she raises her hand. Johanna Mason, probably the rudest girl I've ever met. Glimmer would be a close second, even though she's my best friend.
"Peeta?"
"Here!"
Lover boy. The one who has a crush on Glimmer. She's says he's cute but not her type. She loves the attention she gets from him, though. Yup, Glimmer has that boy wrapped around her evil little finger. Can't wait to see what she'll have him do.
I zone out as roll call continues. Frankly I don't care to hear it 'cause most of the people in here I have in other classes, and I know their names already, or I went to middle school with them. There's probably five kids I don't know. But I can guarantee only Glimmer, those bitches at lunch, and maybe two other kids know my name. Whatever.
The sound of someone clapping their hands brings me back to class. Glimmer's standing in front of me and pulls me up. She takes us in the middle of the class where everyone else is with a partner.
"Glim, what are we doing?" I ask looking at everyone around us.
She hits my shoulder making me look back at her. "We're doing the mirror exercise."
"The mirror what?"
"Just copy me." She stomps her foot furiously.
"Whoa, what's wrong with you?" I stomp my foot.
We take a deep breath together and Glimmer begins to stretch her arms up like a ballerina would. I copy her.
"Cashmere and Gloss haven't noticed me," she mumbles disappointedly.
"Why do you even care?" I ask.
"'Cause I want to be a Career that's why. I was popular in middle school and dammit I will be popular in high school."
Glimmer can be shallow at times. She loves attention whether you're bashing her or praising her. Her goal in life is basically to be the one girl everyone knows and wants to be. If I know Glimmer well, and I do, I bet she plans to throw Cashmere off her high horse once she's a Career. Glimmer follows no one. She's the ringleader.
"I couldn't care less about being a stupid Career."
"If you were a Career everyone would know who you are, Clove. Don't you want that?" Glimmer hands go on her hips and so do mine.
It would be nice for people to remember me, sure. But I don't want people to remember because I'm a Career. I want then to remember me for me.
"Not like that."
"Copiers switch!" Cinna shouts and keeps walking around us.
Glimmer waves bye as I walk to the back corner. I stand in front of the boy who told Annie and Peeta to shut up earlier. Next to him is Gale, and next to me is Johanna.
"I'm Marvel." The boy smiles at me.
"Clove." I smile back in an attempt to be friendly.
We don't talk after that. He does some gestures and I copy them.
There are perks to no one noticing you. People just forget you're around and say anything. It can be quite entertaining.
"So," Gale starts to swing his arms side to side and so does Mason. "Who's Cato?"
Johanna rolls her eyes. "Peeta told you?"
"Of course. So who is he?"
"Jealous?"
Gale crosses his arms over his chest. "No."
Yeah, that sounded awfully convincing.
"Good." She mirrors Gale. "We aren't together so there is no reason you should be."
Gale smirks. "Two can play this game."
"Switch!"
"Bye Clove." Marvel pats me on the head like I'm some kind of dog before running away.
I like him. He was smart to run.
Now my partner is a red head girl. She doesn't say anything, just copies my every move. She creeps me out.
I turn my head slightly as I do some hand gestures. I see Peeta is Johanna's partner now. I'm surprised I haven't heard them talk. Those two don't shut up, ever! You know how annoying that is?
"Okay, why are you mad?" I don't have to look at Johanna to know she just crossed her arms over the chest. It's in the tone of her voice.
"I'm not mad."
"Peeta, I've known you long enough to know when something's wrong."
"Can you just stay out of my business?" His voice is sincere, wimp.
"I'm just trying to be ni—"
"I know you told Cashmere I'm the guy you're friends with. Never the guy you date. Were you trying to make me sound gay or something?" Peeta blurts out, then sighs.
What is up with this guy? Every time he shouts at someone he feels bad. I just want to tell him to grow a pair.
"Look, Peeta. You shouldn't be going after a girl like that—"
"What I can't get a girl like that?" He snaps.
I'm impressed. I watch them from the corner of my eyes as I can tell this is getting good.
"No." Johanna holds her face in frustration and Peeta copies, mocking her. "You shouldn't go after girls like Cashmere and Glimmer cause they aren't the ones for you. They aren't."
Sounds like she's saying she's the one. Or trying to work up the courage to tell him.
After a moment of silence Peeta's hands fall from his face. "Who is?"
Johanna's hands fall as well. " Huh?"
"Johanna, you seem to have a strong opinion about who's right for me. Who do you think is?" Peeta raises an eyebrow. "Is there something you want to tell me?"
I guess he thought so too.
"What are you...what?" She shakes her head repeatedly. "No. I just—"
"Switch!"
Cinna again. Ruining my entertainment. This game is pointless. Why am I—Why are we even doing this?
I'm too busy thinking about how pointless this game is to remember that it's my turn to move. I remember when I see my red head partner hasn't moved yet and Thresh is standing right next to me, waiting. I move away from them and look for a new partner but I can't find one. Soon enough Cinna finds me sitting in my seat, watching everyone else.
"Dear, why are sitting over here?"
"Because I don't have a partner."
"Don't worry Clove. I can be your partner." Cinna smiles.
"...Great..." I say sarcastically.
Cinna does some kind of dramatic looking around. I stare at him until I realize he wants me to copy that. I start whipping my head around like he is and try not to roll my eyes.
The sound of the classroom door opening causes Cinna to stop. Thank God. I bet I looked like a complete dumbass doing all that.
I look at the door and see a blonde boy with the bluest eyes I've ever seen walking to me. He looks at me and smiles a bit before looking at Cinna and handing him a note.
Cinna looks at the note than puts it in his pocket. "Don't be late again, Cato."
"I'll try not to be."
Cato…He's the one Peeta said wants Mason. He could do better.
"Clove, Cato can be your partner while I go make Cato's absent into a tardy." Cinna goes to his desk.
"What he call you?" Cato scrunches up his face.
"Clove."
"You have a weird name."
"It's better than Cato."
I wait for his response but he doesn't say anything. He just stares at me with a confused face. He doesn't just stare for a second, no. Cato stares at me for several seconds, maybe even minutes. He's looking at my face. His eyes don't wander off to my chest or any other part of my body. Cato is looking only at my face.
"What?"
"Nothing." He blinks and looks around a little. Trying to act as if he hadn't been staring at me. "So, what are we doing?"
"Something called the mirror." I do quotation marks for the word mirror.
"Oh…that explains why everyone looked stupid when I walked in."
"That's because everyone in this class is stupid."
Cato laughs. He has a nice laugh. "And you?"
I tilt my head a little and give him a smile. "I'm the exception."
"Yeah, "Cato nods a little. "I think you are."
The rest of the period Cinna assigns us into a group and has us color some posters he made so he can hang them up. It just so happened that Cato and Glimmer were my group. Also Cashmere, Johanna, and Gale were in a group. I didn't have to be in that group to know that was an absolute train wreck. Every time I looked over there either Gale and Cashmere were very friendly or Johanna was about ready to rip one of their heads off. Needless to say, at the end of the period their poster was in pieces. I did most of the work for my group 'cause Glimmer was trying to flirt with Cato, without success the whole period. I swear Glimmer can be such a slut sometimes but I love her. There's nothing she could do or say that would change that. Glimmer and I have had our share of fights, but she's my best friend. There's no way I could ever hate her.
It's time to put our supplies away with only five more minutes until the bell. Cato gives me this looking basically saying Please, don't leave me alone with her. I smile at him as I offer to put everything away. He glares at me and I bite my lip trying to fight off a laugh. I'm putting the markers and all that stuff away in the back of the room when Johanna and Cashmere walking over and do that same. It seems like they're in a middle of a fight.
"Oh, so that's how it's going to be Joan?" Cashmere has a hand on her hip and throws a box of markers onto the table carelessly.
"It's Johanna," She slams her stack of papers on the table. "Idiot."
"Whatever. I'll stay away from Peeta but I can't guarantee I'll stay away from Gale. You can't have it both ways sweetie."
"Cashmere!" Cinna calls for her from his desk. "Can you come here for a second?"
"Coming." Cashmere smiles and flips her hair back. "Pick one." Cashmere whispers to Johanna right before walking away.
"Damn, what a bitch," I accidently say out.
Johanna looks at me but doesn't say anything. I raise an eyebrow and she cracks a smile before walking back to her table.
The bell rings. Finally, I can go home.
I rush over to get my bag from my table, which is right next to Peeta's table. Glimmer is waiting by the door for me with Cato. They're laughing together. Seems like Glimmer's charm has finally won him over. Figures.
"Seeing the wonderful jobs you two have done this period I think I should repeat myself. No meddling in my personal life." I overhear Annie at the table next to me.
I look over as I throw my bag over my shoulder. Annie has her books in her hands, Peeta has his bag on his back, and Johanna's holding her bag up watching Gale walk out.
Peeta sighs, "Okay we won't get involved."
"Promise."
"We promise." Johanna speaks for both her and Peeta.
Annie smiles at the two and skips away. As soon as she's out the door Peeta leans into Johanna.
"Are we still meddling?"
"Oh yeah." she nods her head and I shake mine.
Idiots.
Drama Class is going to be very important in this story, fyi. Remember, the play? Btw has everyone here read The New Girl's Fire? You don't need to for this story but have you all? Please tell me in the review! I don't want to spoil it for any one if I mention it.
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