lucky clover <3☆

Chapter:1

Cato's POV:

I see a girl practicing knife throwing near the back of the center,I don't recognize Her the slightest bit but I do take notice of how small She is compared to the other girls in the center..
"A perfect target for me.."
I think to myself as I slowly sneak up to Her and snatch the knife She was about to throw out of Her hands and hold it up well out of Her reach,The girl stares at Me coldy and scowls but stops as She sees Me imitating Her,She begins to mutter a few words under Her breath before grabbing another handful of knives and throwing them at the moving targets,Not missing even once,I have to admit that I am surprised by Her skills but I can't let Her know that so when she stares back at Me with Her Green eyes I simply shrug.

"Are you in my sisters class?"
I question.
"I'm not too sure.."
She replies,Both sounding as well as seeming relatively uninterested in the topic.
"What age is your sister?.."
"She's thirteen."
I only say this to irritate Her,Apart from Her height She does look much older then thirteen.
She looks at me offended and doesn't answer My question,She soon after gets back to Her knife throwing.

"What else are you good at?"
I question Her once more..this time slightly more hesitently..In a way,She was rather intimidating,Despite Her small stature.
"What do You mean?"
She asks as a frown washes over Her face.
"I mean what else are You good at?Only knife throwing?.."
She shakes her head at this.
"I'm good multiple other things such as setting traps,Knot tieing that sort of thing,I'm a fast runner and an even faster climber and I know how to swim."
I nod,I'm not too interested in setting traps but it would be a useful skill to have in the arena,Running I am already quite good at and swimming and climbing,Well I am certainly not the best at but I'm sure She wouldn't mind teaching Me any of that.

"You're going to volunteer aren't You?"
I ask cautiously..Many of the trainer's I've asked this question to before have replied with a no.
"Yes,i am."
This comes to me as quite a shock but I manage to keep my composure.
"Do You have a training partner already?"
I turn away while asking this question,Scared of the answer that awaits me.
"No,Not yet but My parents have someone in mind..Why?"
I mentally roll my eye's at this news,Figuring that maybe this was a waste of my time after all.

"Well..I was just wondering if you'd like to be partners with Me,I am the most skilled in my class..Or so they say,I am relatively strong and My aim is pretty good if I do say so myself..I am also a pretty good runner,I'm certainly not the fastest but I can keep myself going for long periods of time..I am not so great at swimming and climbing along with setting traps and knot tieing but I can help You learn how to wield a sword along with much more in return for You teaching Me these other skills..If you do take up my offer that is. "

"I will certainly consider it.."
She stops for a second..She seems as though She's lost in thought..It's only then that I realise that I have never told Her My name.
"The name's Cato,Cato Hadley to be exact."
"Well It's nice to meet You Cato Hadley, I will definitely talk to My parents about it."
I notice that She has now turned to leave, As most people have done by now.
"Wait!"
I yell back at Her as She stops in Her tracks to turn back at Me.
"Yes?.."
"You haven't told Me Your name yet.."
"It's Clover,Clover Kentwell."
"Well it's nice to meet You too Clove."
I call after Her,She rolls her eyes at the nickname,But I can't help but notice how much the name suits Her..

I jog up to her, Trying My best to keep the conversation I had started going..I decide to complement Her on Her skills.
"You've also got to teach Me how You throw Your knifes like that,I didn't want to admit it back there but You are fanominal!"
She stops for a second or two before replying.
"I'm sorry to tell You this but sadly..A knife thrower never reveals Their secrets."

This time I'm the one rolling Their eyes as I pop My head out of the of the training center to look outside..It seems to have gotten quite dark outside compaired to what it was earlier..I look back at Clove who seems as though She's hesitating to go outside,Fumbling through Her backpack from what I can only presume is a flashlight of sorts
"Are all knife throwers scared of the dark too?"
I smirk at Her as I say this,Though She doesn't seem to find my joke as funny as i do as She shoots Me a dirty look straight after I say it.
"What?How are you gonna survive in a arena while being scared of the dark?.."
I ask..Immediately regretting doing so..She stay silent before calmy answering My question.
"I'll find a way to manage.."
The sound of her zipping up Her backpack rings in my ears.
"..Listen I can walk you home if Your really that scared,Take it as an apology of sorts if You will."
I offer,Holding out My hand to Her which She silently takes with a nod of Her head and We set off for Her house.

It's rather hard to find the place and the fact that the sky is pitch black with the acception of the light of the moon and a few stars to help Us find our way really doesn't help too much..
I had asked Her if She'd stay the night at mine since it was very near to the training center..I felt as though it's what I owed Her,But not much to my surprise She declined my offer,Explaining that Her parents probably wouldn't like Her staying at a boy's house after dark..which I suppose is understandable..

When finally reach Her house and She thanks Me for walking Her home and finally let's go of my hand,Which at this point is beginning to slightly sting due to how tight She was squeezing it..as She apologies for it talking so long.

"It's no problem Clove,Really..If You want to meet up at the training center tommorrow I'm available..You can teach me all about setting up traps and climbing and I can teach you whatever You want to learn?"
"That'd be great,I'll see You then Cato." "See you Clove."

I watch Her walk inside..Just to see that She's ok,She turns to wave at Me one more time and I wave back at Her in return,After She closes the door I decide to begin walking home,Not wanting to be too much later home then I already was

..I was already a far bit away from the house when I see Her run after Me,Flashlight in hand and all.

"Clove..what are you doing back here?" "I..I thought you might need this!"
She huffs while handing Me the flashlight She was holding.
"It'll help You get back faster,I hope..Don't forget to give it back tommorrow though,My father will kill Me if he realises that it's gone!"

I could bearly comprehend all of this before she turns on her heel's towards her house and dashes for the door.

"Buh-Bye Blondie!"
She calls back to me once She's at the front door while snickering
"Bye Clove-"
I bearly manage to get out before the front door is shut halfway through the rest of my sentence..I figured that since She wasn't going to be coming back this time,That's all that was needed to be said anyways..
Once I actually,actually started heading home..Thanks to Clove it really didn't take very long to get back..I won't forget to thank Her for this tommorrow..Or at least hopefully I won't..When You're this tired who really knows?