Chapter 6

Previously

"Still hate the name, you cross-dresser. I think you're right Marvel. We need to worry about him." I stiffend when I heard Marvel's name come out of her mouth. I think she noticed because she leaned into me a little farther. I still can't believe he went behind my back. At least he had the decentcy not to shove it in my face. "Let's get this game started again." She finishes and Jo spins the bottle. It lands on...

Finnick's P.O.V.

Cato.

"Dare."

"I dare you to rate everybody in the room on a scale of one to ten." He nodded and began.

This is how it went.

Me=7
Katniss=9
Marvel=6
Ember=6
Prim=5
Rory=4
Rue=5
Cash=6
Peeta=2
Thresh=7
Johanna=7
Gloss=5
Gale=1, to that he started to rant about how if it were his dare Cato would get a zero. We all laughed at that.
Annie=7
Clove=10

Clove was staring at him like it was the first time see Over scene him. We all looked to him. None of us thought he would have the balls to tell her, or at least hint at it. He used to always go on and on about how cute she was, or how strong, or how he cried when she left for Canada. I always thought he had a crush on Kit-kat. But I guess Clove just peaked his interest a little more.

Cato's P.O.V.

OH MY GOSH! Did that really just slip out? Oh shit. Now she knows I like her. It must have been from all of the excitement of her being back. It's been like a year since she left. Okay so I have always had a crush on her. But that crush was crushed or at least subdued from when Kat had worn the dress a few years ago to a school dance. She was so beautiful. I had liked her from when I met her, but that night my feelings had grew. It was when Clove left that I had realized that there was a possibility that I liked her more than Kat. So that's why I had started to chase after Kat because Clove wasn't here anymore. And now that Clove is back I can finally tell her how I feel. I Just hope she doesn't take my heart and carve it out with one of her knives.

God I hope she doesn't do that.

Clove's .

OH MY GOSH! He likes me! Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. I didn't think he liked me! I've been trying to get his attention for the longest! Well, up until I had to move. I cried for a week when I moved. I was so sad because I wasn't going to be able to see my friends anymore, or see Cato anymore. But I had convinced my parents to let me move back here to finish school and live here, while they lived up in Canada for work. They gave enough money to live down here. I just don't have a place to stay yet.

Finnick's P.O.V.

"Okay know that we got that out of you spin the bottle." Jo tells a blushing Cato. I'mjust glad that Clove has more of his attention than my Kitten.

Katniss' P.O.V.

Wow. A lot has happened tonight. I finally got a kiss from Cato. I feel the strongest pull in my life towards someone. And that is with Finn. I thought that I had liked Cato. But when that current of electricity between Finn and I. I just couldn't get enough of it. I melted into him against my will. I don't know what it was. But I wanted more. That's why I tried to get as much friction between us as possible when nobody was looking. Surprisingly enough, it didn't feel weird. It felt...I don't know, right? I have never felt that before. Not even when I was with Marvel. We didn't have that...connection. At first we were okay. But then it started to feel weird. And that's why, before it got any weirder or farther, we broke it off and stayed friends. Marvel and I were just meant to be friends. Nothing more, nothing less. But with Finn, it feels like how when Cato and I had kissed, but more. More everything. More passion. More electricity. Move tenderness. Just more. It felt right with Finn. I HAVE known him since diapers. You would think that it would make it weird. But I don't know. Whenever we hug it's like I fit perfectly into his arms. When we had kissed,our lips molded together perfectly. When I sit in his lap and his arms go around my waist, I fit in like a puzzle piece. When we hold hands, and our fingers intertwine, his fingers fit between mine perfectly. And mine his. What ever I felt for Cato, did not and does not compare to what I feel for Finn.

I don't know. Maybe he's my missing puzzle piece.

And then Clove coming back. I was excited to see her, but when I saw Cato. His eye lit up like a Christmas tree. I knew he always had a thing for her, but when she left, it was like a little piece of Cato left with her. He wasn't as hyper all the time, not as talkative, not as happy without Clove being around. And now Cato is talking and has the biggest smile on his face as he gazes at Clove. I think she may be his puzzle piece.

Everybody has one. You just have to find you place in the puzzle.

Finnick's P.O.V.

Cato spins the bottle and it lands on...

Marvel.

"Truth."

"Okay I have been wondering." He pauses and looks around the circle. "I think we all want to know." He pauses again and now I'm anxious to know his question. "What in the hell happened between you and Katniss that we don't know about. Beacuse there is obviously something."

"Shit." Kat mutters and goes rigid. I have my hands on her hips so I start to rub circles in them with my thumbs. Marvel looks to Kat and asks her with his eyes. She shrugs and says,"It was bound to get out sooner or later. Finn already knows. We had a heart to heart in the cellar. It was a little weird considering our state of undress, but it's not the first time I have seen him naked. I have known him since diapers." I chuckle and remember the time she alked in on me in the shower, when I had forgotten to lock the door. That was an awkward day. Kat chuckles to and finishes by saying,"Go ahead. Nothing they can do now. I'm in my second home right now." And that is true. I'm surprised that Kat even brought a duffel bag. She has her own bedroom here. She must have had to restock on clothes or something.

"Okay. Well, how do I start?" He asks himself. He thinks for away to start and then begins," Well, for one, you people are horrible observers. Like really. Secondly, I don't want interruptions. All questions or concerns are to be held till I finish." Everybody nods, besides Kat and I. "Well, Kat and I dated at a time. For three months. This was back in eighth grade. We just did it to see where it would go. We had no clue where it would go. We thought something was there. But there wasn't. We kept it a secret because we didn't know the reaction it would get out of you guys. We set a time for when if we had passed it and we still wanted to date we would tell you guys. That time date was four months. But it didn't even last that long. It only lasted for three months. It just got weird and awkward all the just didn't feel right. It was kinda like dating a brother or sister. Just weird. So we broke it off. And decided to stay friends. And besides I have my eye on someone else now. And I'm sure Kat does too." He looks back to Kat. "Did I explain it right? I think I did."

"Better than I would have ever explained it. I'm shit at explaining. And I knew you had someone else on mind. I know who it but I'm not saying shit. You have to grow the balls to ask her out. That ought to be a funny day." Kat tells him. I wonder who he likes. I'll have to ask Kat about that later. But right now everybody is looking between Kat and Marvel like they have no clue what to say. Finally Kat get frustrated. "Well, it's you all's fault for being shit at observations You people would last two seconds in any type of military. I mean really. One time we kissed each other straight on the lips right in front of you guys! And none of you noticed! I mean really! Take in your surroundings a little better." She finishes with a huff. I resume rubbing circles into her hips.

"Calm down. It's okay. None of us would make it past the evaluations for going into the military. Let alone the training." She snort loudly and starts to nod her head in agree.

"That's for sure." Everybody looks to Kat and she parrots what I said and everybody starts to glare at me.

"What? It's true. Now come on Marvel spin the bottle." I say trying to get most of the glares off of me. Marvel spins the bottle and it lands on...

Gale.

"God damn it. Dare. Please get these damn thongs and bra off of me. I want to have kids in the future." Gale tells Marvel, who looks red in the face to keep from laughing.

"I feel ya. But I'm not letting you off. Cash you still got your camera?" She nods looking to Marvel with curiosity like everyone else. "Well let's head out to the truck and get that camera on. I dare you, Gale Hawthorne, to, pause for dramatic effect, dance to the song "I'm Sexy And I know It" in the bed of my truck, while I'm going to the highway, blaring the song. And you must dance the exact same moves as the dance video." Marvel finishes with a smile. A menacing one.

"Okay,one problem with that. Not everybody is going to fit into your truck. How about, we fit as many people as we can into the bed of you truck, to make sure our cross-dresser doesn't fall out-" To that I get the finger," And then we pile all the others into their own vehicles." There is no way that all of us are going to fit into the bed of Marvel's truck. It may be a big bed, but not 16 people big, ut then again it hold three in front, but still 13 people can't fit in that thing. "I'll take my truck. We pile half in mine, half in your's. And bring some clothes. Police might be out tonight. I don't care what my dare was for me with the no clothes, I'm wearing shoes to drive."

"Okay, but my dare still stands the same." Cash tells me. I look to her confused, so she points to Kat in my lap. I don't think I'll mind Kat sitting on my lap. She already fits like a puzzle piece.

"Damn. It's going to be hard to drive with you in my lap."I state to Kat. I look to Cash. "Fuck you Cash. Just fuck you." I tell Cash.

"Anytime." She winks at me and Kat goes rigid in my lap. Oh, there will most probably be fight tonight. I hope the girls brought tampons. It's going to get bloody.

Katniss' P.O.V.

She lays a finger on my Finn and I'll kill her. I have told her millions of times that if she laid a finger on my best-friend that I would kill her. And now he's my boyfriend. That shit ain't going to fly with me. I have been telling her that since sixth grade when she transferred here and she started to flirt with Finn. I didn't like that one bit. By Freshman year she had slept with the whole male population of Panem High School. We're only friends because we were the only people who were nice to her when she had first got here. Then Gale came along and she changed completely after he turned her down the first time saying,"Sorry, I don't like seconds." That was a little harsh but it changed Cash and she became a better person. I respected her for that. Till about a couple of months ago when she tried to get Finn to sleep with her. I caught her flirting and kicked her ass like I promised her. Finn tried to break it up. But she swung at me and hit Finn in the nose. Breaking it. That sent me into a new set of rage. Cato, Marvel Thresh, Gloss and Finnick all had to hold me back.

Before they dragged me away I was screaming at her,"I told you not to flirt with Finnick! I warned you bitch! But you didn't want to listen! I never make threats! I make fucking PROMISES! STAY AWAY FROM FINNICK YOU BITCH! I SEE YOU AGAIN ANYWHERE NEAR FINNICK AND I WILL REARANGE YOUR FACE SO THAT YOUR MOTHER WON'T WON'T EVEN RECOGINZE YOU!"

"Try me bitch. This ain't over. I will kick your ass next time. Watch me." She said to me smirking.

"I'LL KILL HER! I'LL KILL HER! LET ME GO! I'LL KILL HER!" The guys had to obtain an all new strength to keep me from killing her. In the end they ended up each holding a limb, while carrying me over them. Before I was to far to not see her eyes, I looked in them and saw pure fear. She was and still is terrified of me. I don't break my promises. They're just lucky we're in the same room together and I don't have my hands wrapped around her neck. But since Clove is back, I will restrain myself. For now.

"Okay let's get the camera and load up into the cars! Don't forget a change of clothes for the naked people! I think Finn and I should be able to wear boxers. Let's go!" Everybody get's up and I call Annie over to pull Finn and I up.

Finn picks me up and brings us up to the guy's room to get himself some boxers. He get's Marvel a pair and we head back downstairs. I hand Marvel his boxers and he puts them on. Finn put his on upstairs and his shoes so we make it to his truck and get situated. Clove, Cato, Thresh, Rory, Prim and Rue get into the back of Finn's truck and Ember gets in the front seat with Marvel while Annie, Peeta, Gloss, Johanna, Gale, Cashmere get into the bed of his truck. It's only Fin and I in the front seat of his truck. Finn puts his chin on my shoulder and just as he's about to say something Marvel pulls out of the driveway and Finn just smiles and kisses my neck softly. I lean into his touch. Finn chuckles and starts his truck and backs out of the driveway. He makes sure that nobody fell out of the back and starts down the road slowly, gradually getting faster. We see looking out f her window smirking and shaking her head. She sees us do this type of stuff all the time.

There's a knock on the back window and I open it. "Hey! turn the radio on! Prim's i-Pod playlist sucks! And Mine's filled with Canadian crap!" Clove yell over the wind whipping threw the window. I nod and fiddle threw the glove compartment for Finn's detachable face to the radio Finn's truck is a 75 Chevy Pick-up that we restored together. It may be on the old side but his radio and speakers are brand new. Restoring this thing with Finn was about the most time consuming thing that we have both done. We grew even closer when we did. We were close before we restored it. But after. After we were and still are inseparable. It's almost like we're bound at the hip. And neither one of us mind.

I find the face and put it on the dock. I start to turn the station and stop when Clove tells me to. The song on is It Will Rain, by Bruno Mars. I can hear Clove singing it on the top of her lungs in the bed of the truck. Finn leans his head towards my ear and tells me,"It's true you know."

I ask him,"What is?"

He tells me one of the sweetest things I have ever heard. "If you leave me in any kind of way, I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I don't even want to think of the what if's. What if I never met Kat? What if Kat never wanted to be my friend? What if Kat moved away? What if? I don't think I can live without you Kitten. I really don't. I've known you since diapers and I happy we did. Because I met the most amazing person ever. I met a goddess. I met a kitten when calm, puma when pissed. I met Katniss Everdeen. I met my best-friend. I met my girlfriend. I met the best person out there. And Bruno has it wrong. It would take more than morphine to realize what we used to have we wouldn't have it anymore. I never want you to leave. But I will never stop you from doing what you want. I love your free spirit. I love that you take freedom by the reigns and guide it how you like. I love everything about you. Your brain your smile, your laugh, your eyes that have a fire in them that can never be tamed, your selflessness how your eyes crinkle in the corners when you smile, the freckle on your left eyelid, the burn scar that you got when we restored this truck, the callouses on your hands from handling bows and arrows al your life. I love it all. I love you. All of you. Every last bit. From head to toe. Everything." By the time he finishes I have tears in my eyes. Nobody has ever said that to me before. My mother calls me disgusting. Everyone at school looks at me like a freak. Not even Marvel said those things to me when we were dating. Finn's the first. I don't care if there's people in the back of his truck. I turn myself around when we get to a red light and kiss him with as much passion as I can.

I can hear wolf whistles and whoops and hollers all around us. We break apart and Finn asks,"What was that for? I just told you the truth. You deserved to hear it. And I meant every word spoken. I love everything about you Kitten."

"I know. But you're the first one to ever tell me those things. You know what my mother tells me. You know the whispers and rumors that go around about me-"

"And none of them are true. You're B. E. A. Utiful. Gorgeous Drop dead stunning. You don't see it but everybody else does and they're jeluos. And your Mother. Well there are choice words that could be said to her direction, but to respect your Father I will not use them. That man was like a second dad to me. Trust me Kat. They're jelous of you. You have the best friends anybody can have-"

"-HELL YEAH!" I hear in unison from everybody in the back of Finn's truck.

-"your beautiful. your're smart, strong, and just amazing. I can't imagine anybody as amazing as you." he finished.

"Ass."Clove tells Finn with a chuckle. Cato pulls her into a hug and she seems to melt into him. I'm happy for Clove. She's always liked him, he just never got the hints.

Finn rolls his window down and the red light is about to turn green. Marvel has his window down and Finn shouts to Marvel,"Let's show off a cross-dressed Gale and then show it to youtube!"

Gale's head pops up and he yells,"YOUTUBE!? Nobody said Youtube!"

"We also said that we were getting it on camera! So it's blackmail pretty much! But what's a couple more thousand people all around the world going to hurt? I mean we're already showing you off to the highway. So it's not that bad. Ember plug in my i-Pod, and then look for the song. We're almost to the highway." Marvel tells Ember in the front seat. The light turns green and we're off. Slowly at first, to not knock anybody out of the truck, and then faster. We're on the highway when Ember and Marvel start to blare 'I'm Sexy And I Know It' and Gale stands up and starts dancing Almost to the end of the song I spot a police cruiser and tell Finn. He honks his truck horn twice and then all in a matter of seconds the music is off, everybody that is in the back of a truck is laying down, I'm laying my head on Finn's lap, I forgot my shirt, Ember's got her seat-belt and shirt on, she helps Marvel with his shirt, Finn's got his shirt and seat-belt on, and we'r making our way to an off ramp and headed back to Finn's house.

My head is facing the ceiling of the truck and Finn keeps giving worried glances to his rear-view mirror. Once the coast is clear he starts to glance down to meet my eyes for a few seconds at a time, before going back to the road. "You know I could fall asleep like this. Your leg makes for a really new pillow. Except for all the muscles, they're a bit tough."

"Captain of the swimming Team. Gotta have strong legs. And don't fall asleep yet. We still have to go back to the house to watch a movie, in which you can then use my lap for head resting, and sleeping. If you do fall asleep,which will most likely happen, I will carry you to your room, or my rom, which ever you want." He finishes with a wink that makes me blush.

"Sounds good to me." I say then a huge yawn breaks out against my will.

"Aw. I my Kitten tired." I just nod my head to which he chuckles. "Don't worry, we're almost home."

"Hey Finn?" I ask after a couple minutes of silence.

"Yes Kitten?"

(Dylan is Kat's younger brother, Age: 14)

"Dylan, has been bugging me about going to a summer camp this summer. Maybe we can go and be counselors and all the little siblings can come and be our little campers. That would be pretty fun this summer. He's been showing me these brochures There's a beautiful lake, archery classes, baking classes, swimming lessons, arts and crafts, and all that other crap. They are also looking for a bunch of counselors It's a win-win for everyone. The kids get fun, and for the first week while we get adjusted to being there before the camp starts, we can have free roam of the camp ground. Have bond-fires and all that other crap. It's been a while since we've been camping." I tell Finn. His ears perked up when I mentioned the swimming things. "I brought a few brochures with me just in case."

"Yeah that sounds like fun." He says after a few minutes of thinking. "Let's look at those brochures when we get back to the house. We can tell everybody there. We're about five minutes away now." I nod and my hand reaches for his free one and intertwine our fingers together. And again, they fit together like two puzzle pieces. Perfectly together. No extra room, nothing doesn't fit. It's just perfect.

Yep I think I found my puzzle piece.