Katniss POV
Why would he do that? Why did I let him? I could've pushed him off but instead I leaned into the kiss. Am I turning stupid?
How could I let this boy, this Career, do something like this? Something no one else ever even dared to do. Maybe that's why I let him, because he dared do something everyone else is too scared to do, and rightfully so, if anyone else had tried that I would have probably punched them in the face, repeatedly.
Maybe it's just one of those I may die moments and he just wanted to kiss someone, I mean he is going into the arena in two days so it's completely natural but I saw him when I left and I think that as much as I wish to avoid this I can't let him go to the arena with at least some words of good luck even though I know luck has no part in it.
Cato POV
My day as been awful since the moment I woke up, never mind that I only slept about four hours because I kept tossing and turning because of Katniss.
I felt something there, with her, on that rooftop but even though I thought she did she clearly didn't feel the same but I do know she enjoyed it, that was clear as day but then why did she reject me? Does she already have someone? Does she think I'm just another one of her desperate fans?
Snap out of it Cato, if she didn't at least like you as a friend you wouldn't have gotten nearly as close to her as you did and you know it.
I don't even know what's worse, not being with her or just being friends with her.
Training went like it always does but today I was half doing things and consistently thinking about her.
After going to my room and taking a shower I walk out of the District 2 floor with a roll of bread and an apple on my hands and take the elevator up to the roof, half hoping to see her again and the other half just wanting to get away from everything.
Surprise, surprise, she's not there.
I go up to the ledge where we were just yesterday and sit on it with my back facing the wall munching on my apple until I unwillingly fall asleep.
Katniss POV
Tonight I'm going to try to come up to the roof to see if Cato's around if not I'll find him tomorrow but want to fix this today.
I have to wait until Haymitch sends the tributes to bed because they're all over him because apparently they like Haymitch more than they like me.
At least he cuts the crap and just tells them to shut up and go to bed and does the same himself leaving me with a mumbled goodnight.
I go to the elevator the moment his door closes and press the roof button.
What I find is oddly endearing. He waited for me, he fell asleep waiting for me and now I feel guilty for yesterday.
I try to approach him slowly so that I don't startle him but that was from the beginning a failed mission. The moment my hand touches his shoulder he's fighting me but I manage to get the upper hand and end up straddling him, while I'm slightly bent over because I'm holding his wrists so that he can't attack me.
Just as he's been trained so have I and I don't even think twice about our positions because when I look at his face he's smirking at me even though I have him pinned to the ground.
"What?"
"Nothing it's just, you came back."
"Yeah, I did. Couldn't have you going to the arena without at least a few words of encouragement right?"
"Right. Could you get off me? It's a very distracting position."
"Oh, oh. I'm sorry."
"It's fine, don't worry about it."
"Look about yesterday, I'm sorry I just bolted but you caught me off guard and I didn't really know what I was getting myself into and-"
"What about now?"
I look up to find him much closer than he was before.
"Now?"
"Yes, you said you didn't know what you we're getting yourself into but do you now?"
"No."
"Them let me help."
He takes another step closer to me until I'm against a wall and we're nearly nose to nose.
"Did you like the kiss?"
"Cato we should-"
He puts a finger to my lips and kisses my cheek up until my ear and when he whispers I can swear my knees buckle.
"Did you enjoy it?"
"Yes." I tell him the truth, we're already here telling him I liked it won't change anything.
"Would you let me do it again? Kiss you?"
The breath gets stuck in my throat when I look into his eyes and all I can do is nod.
He wastes no time in capturing my lips in a searing kiss that leaves me seeing stars. One of his hands goes to my neck pulling my mouth closer to his as if he wishes to devour me whole while his other hand travels to my lower back pushing the rest of my body to his, his tongue is tracing my bottom lip and I grant his access willingly, wanting this as much and he does. While his hands stay where he's placed them mine roam all over seeing him with my fingertips grazing his back, clenching his biceps and lastly combing through his hair that is surprisingly soft. I blush when I realize that when I tug a bit harder at his hair he gives these soft grunts but when I pull on the hair on the back of his neck he moans into my mouth and picks me up from the floor and carries me to the other side of the roof were he sits down with me straddling his lap.
I pull away for breath but he follows right after devouring my neck biting and suckling at it and this is the first time I've ever felt such need for someone, that I've ever felt any of this really.
I don't want to stop but I know that if I don't this can go much further and that is something I can't allow, at least not today so I put a hand in his chest and gently push him away giving him two pecks on the lips before pulling away.
"We can't do this Cato."
"I know, I'm sorry I got carried away."
He pulls my hands from his chest and kisses both of them before looking me in the eyes.
"I got carried away too but we just can't do this today."
"Today?" He laughed at me when I got all flushed and he kept kissing my hands.
"Yes today and you should get to bed and get the rest you need."
"Why rest when I could be spending time with you?"
"That's cute but you really have to go recharge your batteries soldier."
"Oh trust me I'm all wired up. Right now I think I have the energy to fight a thousand men."
"Remind me to do this before the games as well, maybe then they'll end sooner."
"I'll remind you alright." He kisses me one more time but it was just a peck compared to the others before.
I get off his lap and see him get up too before I go to the elevator. He presses the second floor button and is about to press mine before I stop him.
"I'll walk you down."
"Okay then Miss Everdeen."
We reach his floor and I can tell he's surprised when I go with him straight into his room where I sit on the bed.
"You do know this is just playing mean on your part right?"
"What?"
"Here you are tempting a man and here I am dying to kiss you."
"Then do."
That's all it takes, next thing I know I'm pinned down on the mattress with Cato hovering over me kissing me senseless while his hands roam my body making him swallow my moans yet even though he knows I'm enjoying this he never does anything to risky because he knows I'd tell him to stop and I don't want him to besides, his hands never travel south of the hemisphere.
We stay like that for awhile, it could have been twenty minutes or two hours I'm not sure but it just felt too good to stop.
"Cato I'm serious now, I have to go. We need to sleep."
"Then stay."
"Cato-"
"I swear no funny business just sleep. Please."
"You make a compelling case. Fine, I'll stay but no funny business."
"I swear."
I strip down to my underwear and Cato hands me one of his shirts that are too big for me and when I look at him again his eying me up and down and swallowing.
"Like I said, tempting."
He strips down to his boxers and it leaves me looking at his oh so well formed body. He's all muscle, no ounce of fat on his body. He looks like a God with his well toned body, fair skin, icy blue eyes and blond hair I'm sure he'll have no trouble finding sponsors not that he'll need any.
Tempting.
I curl beneath the sheets and feel a strong arm dragging me back to a well toned chest before I turn around and see him laying there nearly asleep looking at me adoringly.
"Good night."
"Good night Katniss."
Another peck on the lips and he's out like a light and so am I.
A/N: Guys I want to apologize for the lateness but to make it up to up there's some Catoniss kissage ;)
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