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So I'm sorry for not updating sooner... writer's block... now that's over I got this chapter.
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Tired... so let's get going...
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CHAPTER 7
"You stay here," Cato ordered. Katniss shook her no, she wasn't going to sit around when Gale was just right outside the house.
"That is an order, you're suppose to serve me right? So I'm ordering you to stay put." Cato stood up. Katniss looked up at him and glared at him. Yeah ordering her around…
"I'm going ok? Gale's looking for me too! Why won't you let me just talk to him?" Katniss nearly shouted. Katniss didn't get why won't Cato let her talk to Gale? If Cato did hear Gale's confession, why would he care?
"Because I'm pissed with him. Hawthorne's all over you, it's sickening. He's sickening." Cato sneered.
A big echoing of Katniss's hand came across Cato's cheek. Katniss pulled her hand away from Cato's cheek.
"Gale's my best friend, he's not sickening." Katniss shouted in a quiet tone, making sure that the family didn't hear. Katniss didn't take another look back and walked towards the door, however she didn't get very far for she got pulled back.
"Did you just slap me?" Cato's voice sounded dangerous and frightening. His eyes darkened and rage was clearly written on his face.
"Yes." Katniss answered. Cato's grip on Katniss's arm tightened and she slightly winced.
"Don't you dare do that again," Cato gritted through his teeth. Katniss glared at him not taken back by him at all.
"Ow… Cato let go…" His grip clenched even tighter around her arm. Katniss tried to pull her arm away from his grip, but it wasn't so easy. Cato was physically stronger and bigger.
"Cato… your hurting me… stop…" Katniss whispered. Cato loosened his grip at those words and Katniss quickly pulled it back.
Katniss rubbed at the spot where Cato was holding her, it hurt. It was a bit red and purple; it was also going to turn into a nasty bruise, Katniss hoped not though.
"Sorry. Let me see," Cato said. He didn't know why, but he didn't want to hurt her.
"No…" Katniss pulled her arm closer to her chest. Katniss wasn't scared of him; he just made her feel vulnerable and hopeless. However he did hurt her so that was one reason she didn't want to be near him at the moment.
"Look I'm sorry." Cato actually sounded sincere, "If you just let it stay like that then it'll turn to a nasty bruise." Katniss wondered how many sides Cato have, she was only currently seeing two sides. One she just experienced and the other comes on and off. Right now he was being caring which was a bit different for Katniss.
"No…" Katniss repeated and dashed out of the door, lucky for her Cato didn't go after her. She didn't want to spend any more time in there, with him.
"Katniss? You and Cato still haven't come down. The guest is waiting for you two." Regina said. Katniss didn't responded so Regina asked, "Do you want to see this gentlemen waiting for you?" Katniss shook her head no. She didn't want to see anyone in at the moment; she wanted to be alone,
"Alright then, I'll find Cato."
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"I don't care." Cato repeated.
"It seems this Gale has some important talk to do with you." Regina crossed her arms.
"Well Mum, why don't you accompany him? I'm sure he's pretty lonely right now." Cato stayed put on the couch.
"I'm sure Eric is doing just that." Regina sat beside Cato, "I see you broke a vase and the clock, plus some other things."
Cato didn't respond he just breezily sat there. He was not in the mood for talking, it annoyed him greatly that Katniss took off and he had hurt her.
"I will leave you alone for now and I will tell our guest to leave for the time being." Regina stood up.
"I. Don't. Care." Cato said bluntly.
"Go clear you're head Cato." Regina told him and left his office.
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After Gale left, an hour or so Cato went outside, presumably to cool off his head and didn't come back for dinner. Meanwhile, Katniss stayed in her room, not wanting to do anything but be alone. She didn't understand why she felt so strange with Cato. Nothing was making sense. She also had to talk to Gale and that wasn't going to be fun.
To the end of the day, either Cato or Katniss merely gave a glance to each other.
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"Shut up." Cato snapped. Sid, one of the employees was not on Cato's good side right now. Well he didn't have a good side to begin with, that's how most of the company thought anyway. Most of them were frightened of him or they admired him.
"Don't mind him, I'll just take the files." Clove sweetly told Sid.
"A-alright…" As soon as Sid handed her the files, he scrambled away.
"Cato you're obviously distracted. Tell me what's up." Clove said.
"Nothing." Cato growled.
"We both know that's not true." Clove stated.
"Women annoy me, so go away." Cato walked past her. Clove watched as Cato went; he was definitely infuriated with something.
"Hey Cato take today off or something!" Clove shouted after him. He really needed to take a breather or something, because Cato's mood was absolutely off radar.
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"Haven't seen you in a while Cato." Marvel said. Cato didn't respond he just stood there in front of his (best) friend.
"Not in a good mood?"
"Bingo." Cato headed to an empty private training room.
"I got this…" Marvel thought for a moment, "It's about a girl."
"I guess that's about right." Cato examined the lined up swords.
"You know I hear last time you came here, you brought a lady with you." Marvel inquired, "The girls here didn't hide that they didn't like this lady. Probably just some jealousy shit that they have, but they kept saying she had this natural beauty."
'She does have this natural beauty.' Cato thought.
Cato tightened his grip around the sword he was holding, "I don't understand women."
"Don't even try," Marvel scoffed.
"Yeah?"
"I'm serious, they're a complete mystery to me." Marvel shrugged.
"You progressing with any women lately?" Cato put back the sword and decided to just go with the punching bag.
"Not really, except for the usual needy girls. They technically harass me to death so I have one over each night." Marvel easily sat down on the couch.
"How about Clove? Don't you like her or some shit." Cato put on some fighting gloves.
"She doesn't even notice me."
"How do you know that?"
"Whenever she comes over to the academy she practically ignores me." Marvel pointed out, "I've given up on her man. I need to move on with life, so just get that f***ing over with."
"Maybe you shouldn't give up so fast," Cato started out punching lightly. He knew about the situation between Marvel and Clove. They are both very dense.
"Huh? What are you, my marriage counselor?" Marvel sneered, "Where's your love life heading Cato?"
"I don't know." Cato's punching increased with much force.
"Who's the girl?"
Cato didn't answer, he continued punching.
"Don't tell me it's that Mirda chick." Marvel snorted. Cato's punches increased more and more.
"That b*tch?" Cato laughed, "Nah we were just playing, plus Mum hates girls like her so nope."
"She's still hung onto you."
"Like I care."
Marvel was quite amused that Cato had so much anger for this girl, which Cato still hasn't told him about.
"Who's this girl that's making you all riled up?" Marvel tried questioning again.
"You don't know her."
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"What the f*ck? She lives with you?" Marvel stepped out of the car.
"You will never understand." Cato said. He now regretted bringing Marvel to meet Katniss.
"I'll try."
"Do not assume because I don't like her and vise versa. She just intrigues me." Cato warned, "And I thought you don't want to understand women."
"Well I got to understand this women who got you break the punching bag." Marvel put his hands behind his head.
"If I see you try to pull off any shit, then you'll die." Cato glared. Marvel immediately nodded, he knew that Cato was not fibbing.
"There's the doorbell you know." Marvel indicated.
"I like using the keys."
The door opened and the two entered Cato's house.
"Well where is she?" Marvel looked around the house.
"Mum?!" Cato shouted, "Katniss."
"Her name's Katniss?" Marvel said, "That's cool."
"Huh? Cato home already?" Regina walked the stairs, "Oh and you brought Marvel."
"Hi Mrs. Smith." Marvel waved.
"Nice to see you too." Regina smiled.
"Where's Katniss?" Cato got straight to the point.
"Katniss! Come down!" Regina called out. Next thing you know Katniss is walking down the stairs in a white orange dress. Ever step she took a step the fabric shimmered giving the impression of a soft candlelight.
"How does she look? I'm having one of fashion collection parties again and I'm having Katniss be one of the models." Regina explained.
"Damn she's fine." Marvel wolf whistled. Cato gave a slap on Marvel's stomach and Marvel clutched his stomach in pain and shot Cato a glare.
"What's the theme this one?" Cato asked. Every one of Regina's fashion collections had a theme. Like her last one was Grey, every clothing was some shade of grey.
"I'm not sure yet. I'm on the lines of fire."
Katniss in the meantime was feeling very uncomfortable in this position. It made it even more awkward that Cato was there.
"Katniss you look nice." Cato complimented. Actually she looked more than nice.
Katniss gave a weak smile in response, she was rather tired. She couldn't sleep last night and she hasn't eaten at all because she didn't feel like it. Plus she felt dizzy from trying on so much different outfits.
"Maybe something more bright and red will be better." Regina thought out aloud. Katniss couldn't hear the next few words because she was leaning forward and before she knew it she her eyelids heavily shut down and she knew that she was falling.
Before Katniss was passed out completely she felt the yet so familiar and comforting hands around her and a worried voice calling her name.
Was this not much? I hope it was...
I said last chapter there will be Gale drama, well I didn't know what to write so I just changed it a bit.
I promise definitely next chapter there will be a huge Cato/Katniss moment (:
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