Thanks for the reviews! You all really helped me! I decided to use two ideas you all gave me.
Chapter 14: You're mine
Clove's POV
I walk up and down the aisles of the out door market in search of Cato. He said he'd be here at twelve but I can't find him anywhere. As I look for him I pass all sorts of venders. People selling sweets, breads, clothing, handbags -even weapons.
After a few more minutes of searching I finally find him causally leaning against a barrel that I'm guessing holds an assort of fruits.
He spots me walking towards him and a smile pulls at the edge of his lips. I pick up my pace and walk faster.
"Hey." I say once I've reach him.
His smile widens and he wraps he arms around me, pulling me into a hug.
"How are you?" He asks me.
"Fine, you?" I ask once he releases me.
"I'm good." He says while placing a light kiss on my forehead.
"So what did you have in mind for today?" I ask him once I pull away, ignoring the butterflies in my stomach.
He shrugs his shoulders. "We're required to watch the Games, might as well do it together." He says.
I nod in agreement. "Ok, but that doesn't start until three o'clock." I tell him.
"Then I guess you're stuck with me until then." He says with a grin.
I sigh dramatically. "Oh well." I say pretending to be sad.
He lightly nudges my arm with his elbow.
"So what do you want to do today?" He asks.
"I don't know, what do want to do?"
"Let's just look around for a little bit." He says.
"There was a vender back there that had some good looking stuff." I say as I point in its general direction.
"Alright let's go." He says as he grabs my hand and pulls me towards the vender.
As we walk I see a few familiar faces of people who sold me things in the past, but other then that I don't recognize anyone.
After a few minutes of walking we pass a vender selling an assort of pastries.
Cato stops dead in his tracks and pulls me towards the display case.
"Want one?" He asks me, not taking his eyes of the sweets.
"Sure." I mutter.
"What can I get for you?" The sales women asks in a gruff voice.
"We'll get two of those chocolate things." Cato said while pointing at one of the items behind the glass.
The women pulls out a piece of wax paper and removes the pastries from the case.
I reach into my pocket to pay her when I realize it's empty. 'Cause I'm broke. I think glumly.
I look over to Cato to find him handing the women a bill.
"You don't have to." I mumble.
He completely ignores me and hands me the sweet, stuffing his own in his mouth.
I roll my eyes. "Can't you act civilized?" I ask him.
"No." He says with a mouthful.
I sigh and take a bite of the dessert. It's made of a light milk chocolate with a little bit of caramel in the center. A light strawberry glaze rest at the top.
"Oh, I almost forgot, thank yo-" He cuts me off by shoving the rest of the sweet in my mouth.
"You idiot!" I say, my voice muffled by the chocolate. I smack his shoulder with the back of my hand.
He rubs it and pouts with fake hurt.
I glare at him as I finish chewing. He crosses him arms over his chest and smirks at me as he licks the remainder of the chocolate off his lips.
"Why would you do that?" I ask him while placing my hands on my hips. "Do you enjoy seeing me mad?"
"Would it upset you if I said yes?" He says.
"Yes it would." I tell him.
"Well in that case, no I do not enjoy seeing you mad." He says.
I groan and roll my eyes. I take a step back when I hit something.
I look up to see the boy I ran into yesterday at the reaping.
"Oh sorry, I keep running into you." I say with a laugh.
"I don't mind." He says while looking at me in a way I can't quite place.
"Umm, ok?" I say confused.
His eyes flicker to Cato. "See you around." He says, he gives me one last glance and continues on his way.
When I look back at Cato he's walking away from me.
"Where are you going?" I question as I trudge after him. He doesn't answer me and instead walks faster.
"Hey!" I call after him as I pick up my pace. He walks down at old alleyway until he abruptly stops.
I take the opportunity to catch up to him.
"What's your problem?" I ask him.
Before I can react he turns around and grabs my shoulders. He roughly pushes me up against the side of the building, out of sight from everyone.
"You see this?" He questions as he skims a finger under the forming scar on neck, leaving a trail of chills.
"This means you're mine, you belong to me and no one else." He says. I can see the anger bubbling beneath his skin and I wonder how long he's going to last before he snaps.
He places his hands on the wall, one on either side of me and leans in close.
"M-i-n-e, mine." He say slowly with anger dripping from his words.
Before I can say anything he crashes his lips against mine. He roughly grabs the side of my face and angles it so he can kiss me deeper. His lips feel hot and angry, but inviting. And against my better judgment, I find myself kissing him back.
He closes the small distance between our bodies so he's pressed up against me, leaving me no room to escape. Not that I want to go anywhere anyway.
My stomach tightens in a strange way and I squeak in surprise when I feel his tongue lightly trace my lower lip, begging for entry. Deciding to go along, I part my lips slightly.
He lightly flicks my tongue with his own and leans into me causing the back of my head to lightly hit the wall.
His hand trails down to my hip while the other is still cupping the side of my face. Not knowing what to do with my arms I just let them hang stupidly at my sides.
"You're mine." He says against my lips.
"Yours." I murmur.
So short! AHHH! Sorry, school is starting up soon and I'm running around like a headless chicken O_O
I will try to update as soon as possible! Let me know if I can improve on anything! please!
Whenever I get a review I totally get 'in the zone' and ideas come to me much faster! ~Hint~ ~Hint~
Note: I'm in the mist of coming up with a new Clato story which I will be publishing after this one is finished. (If anyone cares)