Never Say That Word

by i3fiction

Its the 74th annual Hunger Games and Clove and Cato are going in but what happens when there are 2 other people that no one knew about that were close to Cato and Clove but the girl who they were close to wasnt just anyone she was Lynn and she is the Presidents daughter who has moved to district to to become a career and fight in the games and her best friend Cayden is right by her

6. Chapter 6

Chapter 6: train ride: part 2

A.N. Heeyy! So I hope you liked the last chapter...anyways here is the next one:) this one is going to start off with it being in Catos POV just for something different:) hope you like it!

Cato's POV

I wake up to the sun and shadows whizzing past the window. Since we are going so fast I can barely make out what the shapes are but im guessing they are trees. Even though I got around 10 and a half hours of sleep last night I am still quite exhausted, as there has been many events happening, Lynn seeing her older sister for the first time in 5 years and then crying also almost taking off my foot when I was standing at the dresser, thank the lord for her amazing aim. Then her showing us the roof and us finally finding out some of the things that seem so simple and harmless but against the rules, then her telling us about how she saw clove first, when she came to district 2, then us finding that girl on the side of the train and Lynn having a interesting argument with her sister. Dinner was good when we told stories and jokes but by the time of the reaping recaps I was so exhausted I could barely keep my own eyes open but then district 12 came and well I'm sure you knew what happened from there. Clove was a little bit harder to calm down, and well Cayden basically almost broke the tv. But the strange thing was that Lynn didn't say a word just got up and went to her room almost like she knew what was to come, I have to remember to ask her about that later. After about 10minutes of just lying in bed and thinking I am interrupted by a knock at my door. "Come in" I say. The door slowly opens with creeks here and there. "Hi, its Cato right?" Nellea asks. Jennellea asked us to call her that instead, she says it's shorter and easier to remember. "Yea. Don't mean to be rude but why are you here does Lynn know cause I'm pretty sure she doesn't want you near any of us, just saying." I say sitting up. "No she doesn't and I had to ask you a few things if you don't mind and I would like to clear something's up with you and the others as well." She says walking over to the chair next to my bed and taking a seat. "Go ahead, but I'm making myself clear now I will not answer anything I don't want to got it?!" "fine, well first I'd like to clear up this whole thing with my baby sis, you see after my mom died I knew my dad would be a wreck and I knew that someone would have to take care of Panem and Faya and my dad all at once and you see i have never been good under pressure or taking control really so when i found something out i knew i had to leave and i also knew my sister was the perfect person to take care of all of this and besides faya always respected her more, once i left and saw how well lynn was doing i decided i was right with my decision and couldn't just come back then there would be even more confussion and conflict. Are you still following?" i give a simple nod and she continues " so now that i have cleared that up i am going to ask you some questions now. 1st does Lynn have a boyfriend?" i think for a minute even though i know the answer already and answer her "No she doesn't." "okay 2nd does she like anyone?" know im getting confused why does she even care about her love life? No matter i answer the question with a very honest answer "no idea." "are you sure there is no one she has ever talked about a lot or flirted with?" "umm well how do i put this she is kinda guarded and has trouble trusting people it took us, as clove Cayden and me to get her trust over 1 and a half years." "oh okay." She still doesn't look convinced " maybe you should try clove with that one she would know more about the love thing then me or Cayden." "okay thanks well i think thats what i will do. Now 3rd whats her weapon?" is she serious did she honestly not notice lynn throwing knifes all over her room like really? Oh well the sooner i answer her questions the sooner she leaves my room. "knifes and she dabbles with axe and bow and arrow but mainly knifes." Its true lynn and clove are the best knife throwers in district 2, but lynn is also good with an axe and the bow but she has a much better chance if she has a knife in her hand. "good good she is talented. 4th question is she singing?" "WHAT? She sings she never told us that!" "of course she has a beautiful voice or at least the last time i heard her she did but she takes after our mother musically, and well we all kinda did but she is the best out of all of the Snow girls." I cant believe this Lynn never even told us thats it she is going to sing for me today! "anyways you will hear her at the tribute parade and our mothers celebration this year is right around it since she loved the games and won one of them thats actually how my father and her met. Anyways 5th and final question, do you think she will ever forgive me?" it takes me a couple of moments to decide on what to say and then i know exactly what to say and i don't hesitate "the thing about lynn and forgiveness is you have to prove you desirve it, and you need to earn it nothing is free with her." And with that she gives me a small smile stands up and walks to my door "oh and nellea another thing about her is that she likes to makes things a challenge so it wont be easy." "okay thanks cato." I give her a small smile and just before she leaves i pipe up again " hey since you asked me all those things can i ask you just one thing?" " sure cato whats up?" "why did you go? Like you said when you found something out and you had to leave. What was it, what made you have to leave?" she looks at me as if decideing to run or be brave and answer "well i should get used to answering these questions so lets start, the day my mom died i found out i was pregnant and i knew that me having a child out of wedlock was forbidin in the capitol so i decided i would tell no one but my father and leave he would set it all up for me so i left with the babys father and i had the baby and we raised it and he is still there with him. Thats why i had to leave." After that she disappeared from my room and i decided i would get a shower and get ready for breakfast.

Cloves POV

My room is right across from catos and since both our doors were open slightly i could see and hear a bit in his room. I know he is with a girl i just cant figure it out and after about 10 minutes i see her come out of his room and starting to make her way to mine. "shit!" i say quietly jumping up and running into my bathroom and start to brush my hair hoping that she will think im busy and not try to talk to me. But if she is anything like lynn then chances are im gonna have to put up with her for a little bit. "clove?" i hear her call me name and shut my door to my room. I take a quick breath and walk out. "hi nellea. Whats up?" "hey clove. Can i talk to you?" i consider my options quickly and then once i relizie i will not have a legit reason for denying her i just nod lightly and sit on my bed across from her. "i need to ask you a few things about lynn-" i cut her off before she can continue "then shouldn't you be talking to lynn?!" "i don't know if you have noticed she isn't exactly my biggest fan at all lately." "yea i noticed. So what do you want to know but i wont tell you anything i don't want to got it?" "okay. So first do you know if lynn likes anyone?" "well um not really she doesn't really talk to me about that type of shit but she does with Cayden but if you are going to ask if she has a boyfriend or flirts with someone then i will tell you right now she is single but is a total and complete flirt. But i love her anyways!" "wow okay your pretty smart and why would she talk to Cayden about her love life and not you? I mean you are the only other girl in your guys group." " its not that she doesn't talk to me about, trust me she has tried many times but i just don't like hearing about it cause then it takes my focus away from training and i already have plenty of things to distract me. And she talks to Cayden because they have always been closer." "really how come?" " well Cayden used to be very shy and never speak then lynn came to district 2 and he walked right up to her and said `welcome to district 2 im Cayden and your not only new but REALLY attractive!` he gave her a wink and walked home. And ever since they have been the closest of friends and even though we all hang out and are friends they are going to closer to each other then me and cato will be with either of them regardless of gender!" holy crap did i really just say all of that, wow i just opened up some of the biggest things that has happened in our groups life with someone that my bestfriend has been fighting with the entire train ride.! "clove breakfast" lynn says popping her head into my room. Oh no how long has she been listening to us shit oh well im sure if she heard us she will let me know! "coming" i say getting up and leaving nellea behind.

Lynns POV

We are getting closer to my room the door still open and in the swiftest move i take her inside. "really clove!?" "what?" "just might as well tell her how to kill us all! Or better yet slit our throats for her! Thats what!" " oh your heard." "yea i heard!" i calm myself down as i see her getting that look in her eyes as she is looking for a way out. I don't even bother waiting for an apologie as those are more then rare when it comes to clove. "lets go eat." "okay" we walk down the hall and once we reach the dining cart i see cato. "hey cato." I say giving him a small smirk and waving to him. "hi guys." He says doing the same. Clove sits next to him and me across from clove leaving a seat open for Cayden. As this is our usual seating arrangement. "hey clove i need to tell you something." Cato says gesturing for her to lean in so her can whisper in her ear. I scan over my menu. "ahh really?" clove shrieks ugh did she really just shriek?! "lynn you can sing?!" clove says grining. "yea why?" i say trying hard not to smile as i love it so much have not done it since i was around 9 when my mom passed away. " and you didn't tell us why?" cato says. I put my menu down and look up at their hard to read faces. "well...you never asked." "so what while Cayden introduced himself was he supposed to say `can you sing really well?` before or after he called you hot?" cato saying now laughing lightly with clove. I give an eye roll and the subject drops until Cayden walks in. "hey Cayden did you know the lynn could sing really well?" clove says smirking hoping to get a big reaction but i already know that she is going to be surprised by his response. "Yea. Didn't you?" Cayden says smiling at me "what no! Why did you tell him?!" Cato asks, no more like whines "cause he asked." I say smiling at Cayden. "When? And what did you sing?" clove asks "like 2 months after i moved to district 2, and a song called landslide." I reply "can we hear it?" someone asks that must have just walked in. Ugh of course its Nellea big surprise that she would ask that. One thing i remember is that she always did love it when I sang. "Play it on the cd player over there." I say looking in that direction. The song plays and everyone seems to like it. We eat breakfast and Nellea asks to speak to me. At first I was going to tell her no, but since we are going to be with each other more in the capitol I decided I better try to fix whatever this is. "i want your forgiveness." She says as we go into her room and the door is shut. "Ha you can want it all you want doesn't mean you're gonna get it!" I say being as cold as possible. "GOD LYNNCATIA HEAVEN CLARITY SNOW WOULD YOU JUST LISTEN FOR ONCE! YOU KNOW YOU NEVER EVEN BOTHERED TO ASK WHY I LEFT OR WAS LEAVING. DONT YOU REMEMBER THAT NIGHT I TOLD YOU, YOU JUST TURNED BACK TO YOUR VANITY MIRROR AND TOLD ME TO GET OUT! NO GOOD BYE OR I LOVE YOU OR EVEN A WHY OR WHERE ARE YOU GOING! YOU COULD HAVE ASKED!" "Like you would have told me, when i asked even the simplest of things, you always said one day Lynn you will understand. Like what was the point? I had just found out the woman that i loved most, that taught me how to sing, and play the piano, and violin, the woman i wanted to be like had died and there was nothing i could or ever would be able to do about it. Now my dad is a mess my 4 year old sister won't stop asking where mommy went and doesn't understand what's happening, and now my eldest sister was telling me that she was leaving. Ugh please the point in asking would have been a waste of my breath, besides i knew you were pregnant, I saw the test in the bathroom garbage so when you said you were leaving i wasn't just upset over that, i was upset that you were taking away my niece or nephew before i even got to meet them! And you were never going to tell me at all were you? Tell me the truth did you ever plan on telling me?" wow i really just said all of that so calmly but not the point i want to hear what she says. "no i wasn't." "yea thats what i thought." I say and walk out of the room and head to the roof.

Its been about 2 hours now since my...i guess you could say 'conversation' with nellea, honestly i feel kinda good about it. That is the first time i have actually talked to her no yelling at her but talked its almost as if...i missed her. Okay I know that sounds really mean like I should have missed her anyways right but I don't know it's almost as if the whole time she was gone I thought it was hate I had felt but now...now I think it was remorse or maybe that I was just missing her. "carrots?" a voice pulles me out of my thought. "huh? Oh yea sure, thanks." "you okay you look like cato when he trying to do math." Cayden says laughing a little after the last part, well really we all laughed it was kind of funny. "HEY i don't make a afce when im doing math!" cato replies "yes you do." Clove chimes in. "yea you do buddy." Cayden says, well looks like its my turn. "cato you don't make that face." "thank you." "you make one more like this." And soon enough all 4 of us are making weird faces about each other when doing things. "ENOUGH! I HAVE PUT UP WITH ALL THIS MADDNESS THE PAST TWO DAYS BUT I HAVE HAD IT! YOU TWO ARE TRIBUTES YOU MUST LOOK PROPER, YOU ARE THE PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER AND YOU ARE A GUEST THAT MUST SHOW THAT SHE HAS PROPER FRIENDS!" our escourt screams gesturing to each of us with her fork which lets just say cloves dad used to do and well she isn't exactly his biggest fan if you know what i mean. Oh there it is, clove has released her knife. It took her hat right off. This is catos clue to take clove away and mine and caydens to get and form of knife out of arms reach as she will struggle and fight back. "next time it will be your nose." Clove says getting up leaving marialy in complete shock. "clove you want me to come?" cato asks he has always been good at helping her calm down when anything about her dad comes up. Its actually really surprising that she left so freewillingly and smooth. "no i don't." And with that she was gone. The rest of lunch was quite and calm, we were told that in around 1 hour we will be in the capitol and to be ready.

I make my was to cloves room, when i open the door she isn't there so i decide to check catos room. " hey cato, ahh." I scream because he was not wearing anything and i don't mean like he was only in boxers no i mean totally naked nothing and everything was out, that should be fun trying to get the image out of my head, it will probably haunt me in my dreams.

The next thing i know im at the roof i guess i just auto-piloted here. "clove?" oh so this is where she came. She turns her head and looks at me. "hi.." i walk over to where she is standing and don't say a word knowing that she will just tell me to shut up, she has always preferred quiet when she is thinking about her past. There it is shining in the sunlight, a tear...a single tear, a real tear coming from clove, hmp now that i think about it that is the first time i have ever seen her cry. She doesn't say anything and then i break the silence. "i just saw cato naked." "hahahahhahahahaha oh my gosh really like fully hahaha" wow she didn't even try to hold it in oh well. "yup completely." By now she is rolling around the top of the roof crying from laughing so hard. "why...what...were...you...doing? haha" she gets in between laughs " well i went to see if you were okay and when you weren't in your room i thought maybe you were in catos. And he didn't lock the door so i just walked in and went 'hey cato' and then i screamed shut my eyes left and came here." "what did he say?" she asks now calming down. "nothing i didn't give him the chance." "oh haha you are never living that down, never!" "i know. Oh by the way-" but she cuts me off before i can finish. "were here!" and she is up wow has it already been an hour. Good thing im already ready.

"ready?" i ask everyone right before we walk out. "born ready" "bring it" "lets do it" "clove first." I say after they all finish.

My ears are filled with screams before i even get to the door, they love clove, and cato as the screams continue. Cayden does not seem to disappoint as the screams grow even more and thats when i notice a magazine with Cayden and my faces on it, and the headline reads 'mystery boy...could he be princess Lynncatias boyfriend?' God i hate the tabloidsanyways its my turn. "lynncatia, oh my, shes back, look look." Are just a few of the things that are screamed to me as i step down and start to walk to the car people reaching out to touch me and for me to sign things but thats not me im not the nice one that faya and Nellea who is right behind me is the sweet brutal one. The screams seem to get quieter as she walks out and something inside me took over. " excuse me this is my sister and your oldest princess show some respect she is back and happy to be show her she didn't make a mistake with returning!" and with that the screams are back. I look to her an d smile, wait what i just smiled and now im walking next to her posing and waving and wait we are linking arms okay well i guess we just made-up and i fell kinda warm and happy inside and i like it. Its about time we were not only sisters againg but friends after all i do love her and its easier so be really feeling happy then to be faking it. As we get to the cars we split i go with Clove, Cato, and Cayden and she goes in the second one with our escort, and the prep teams. As i get in they all smirk/grin/smile at me and Cayden says "about time."

A.N. well thats that. Please review. Thanks guys oh and i have relized that i haven't done a disclaimer well here it is disclaimer: i do NOT own the hunger games and i only own some characters