A Cloveniss Tale

[Chapter 4] Training Center: Part 1

It was a little after 4:00am when i got up and got dressed for training today. Careers like to get an early head start so i wasn't surprised that when i walked out of my room, Cato was sitting at the table eating with Newt and Brutus. I walked over and sat down. An Avox placed a bowl in front of me and i began to eat.

"How'd you sleep?" Cato grumbled out from not being quite awake.

"Peachy." I grumbled back. I was excited but still needed time to wake up.

"You both need water poured on you." Brutus gruffed out.

"Please don't." I winced. He chuckled and Cato and I left to head downstairs.

"Should we wait for District 1?" Cato asked in the hallway on the way to the elevators.

"We have to make an alliance don't we?"

"Brutus said we should." Cato answered.

I groaned. "Fine." I huffed out.

We waited for them but not for long, they were Careers too, and they got up early as well.

"District 1." I say in rough greeting.

The two nod and introduce themselves as Marvel and Glimmer.

"Cato and this here is Clove." Cato answered when they asked for our names.

After formalities were exchanged the four of us made our way to the elevators and down. With a 'ding' the doors slid open to reveal a massive room full of training equipment. Some of which we didn't even have back at 2! I was definitely gonna try those. Bench-pressing, weights, jungle gyms, ropes floor-to-ceiling, monkey bars that elevate, and best of all, weapons! There were so many, spears, maces, swords, bows, axes and KNIVES! My weapon! See for us it was easy on what to try because we already chose our weapons back at 2. So i knew which station to hit first. I also wanted to try all the survival stations. There were some on snares, fire-starting, plant identification, and animal tracking.

Cato agreed when i managed to pull him away and tell him. He had already started with the swords. We tried all the survival stations before going back and playing with our weapons. That's when everyone started to show up around 7:00am. Fire Girl was 7th to come in followed by Bread Boy. I looked to Cato, he smirked back at me. We knew what we wanted to do.

"Everyone gather around here!" A Capitol Trainor asked. "Now before you begin i'd like to give you some tips. I suggest you try the survival stations because mother nature can be first to attack you in the arena. Second, no fighting while out of the arena or you will not be allowed to-"

And that's when i stopped listening. I was too busy glaring at the braided brunette. What seemed like hours were only glorious seconds looking at the goddess, until i got punched in the gut.

"Ow, what?!" I asked Cato.

"Stop staring and get back to work." He hissed.

He was rude, but he was right, if we wanted to show off, then it's best to do it now. I instantly got back to work and picked up my knives. Targets started lighting up and i heard footsteps behind me. I smirked, showtime. The first target to light up was hit dead center with my knife, followed by the second one. When i was finished some 20 knives were all in bulls-eye. I turn around to smirk at Fire Girl but it wasn't her. My smile dropped.

"What do you want Bread Boy?!" I snapped.

"W-What? Nothing! I was just watching!" He stuttered.

"Back off!" I barked at him.

Now everyone was coming over to watch the scene. Fire Girl was in my peripheral vision. Cato came up behind me.

"Problem Bread Boy?" He asked in his authority-like voice.

I swear i saw Peeta's knees grow weak. He wants Cato? Ew. Pathetic. Like me? Because Fire Girl has the same effect on me.

"N-No." He said a lot more clearly stading straight.

Cato nods and stalks his hulky mass away meaning the convo was finished. Glimmer and Marvel followed him. I sorta had to listen to him. It was obvious he was the Career leader since he was the biggest. I glared at Bread Boy some more. Eventually i left and everyone else dispersed. I missed my chance to show off in front of the brunette! Stupid Bread Boy from District 12! I decided maybe if I did the monkey bar hooks that elevate it could show my upper strength. I tried it and i made it but low and behold! She wasn't even looking my way again! But District 4 was.

I huffed in anger and decided to face her head on. She was at the Bow and Arrows Weapon Section. Throwing Knives were right beside it. My chance again! I briskly walked over before she glanced at me. I smirked and waved my knives at her. Losing myself in the art of throwing knives i was spent after 20 hit their mark. I looked over and her eyes were wide before she almost ran away to go back closer to Bread Boy. Dammit i scared her off!

"Nice job Clove." Cato came up behind me.

"Oh shut up." I growled clearly fustrated.

Cato chuckled, "Calm down you fireball, it's just if you want to show off, don't wave your weapon at them and then proceed to hit every bulls-eye!" He laughed some more.

"You're point being?" I asked impatiently.

"Next time offer to let her try."

My mouth gaped open. He just gave me advice and he's Cato! Cato! Seriously this is his epiphany. "Thanks, er, i'll try. So how's it with Bread Boy? Did you see him when you just talked? That's all it took from his knees to fail!" I laughed.

Cato shrugged, "Eh."

"What? Not interested?"

"Maybe..." He said before walking away.

I brushed his weirdness off and got back to practicing almost everything in the center. I planned to do the same tomorrow. At around 9:00pm we got to go back up the elevators, saying goodnight to District 1 as we got off at our floor. We ate with relative conversation Brutus asking the mandatory mentoring questions like, "How's the competition?" with us answering, "Nothing on us." smirks plastered on our face. At night i dreamed of a certain Fire Girl learning how to throw knives with me teaching her.

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