𝔖𝔱𝔞𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔡 - Clove and Cato/Clato

VII

"Rise and shi-!" Apple bursts through the door, causing me to jolt up. This wasn't the usual awakening I had received. This was a lot cheerier. I rubbed my eyes and let them adjust. I was met with a pale face with colorful eyeshadow and bright yellow lips that were wide open. "Why, I never!" I turned to look at what she was looking at and saw that the blond-haired boy was right behind me, still laying down.

"Good morning," he says with a casual smirk and a groggy morning voice. I stood up to distance myself from him.

Apple cleared her throat. "We will be at the capitol in approximately two hours, so you must get ready for your grand appearance." I nodded with pursed lips as she began to slowly back away. "Well... I'll give you two some privacy." She gave us an uncomfortable simile as she slid the door closed. Her heels clicked and clanked as she scurried away, probably to go tell our mentors what she had discovered.

"Get out," I crossed my arms to the boy who was still lying on my bed.

"Five more minutes, mom," he groans, rolling over.

I roll my eyes. "You heard the capitol freak. We have two hours to get ready so get out." He groaned again and shooed me away. "Fine," I stated. I grabbed a change of clothes from the drawer, hoping to find something normal looking, then headed to his room to shower.

I exited the room and crossed through the dining area to get to Cato's dormitory. Apple was whispering to the mentors at the table until she saw me and quieted down. She smiled and waved, trying not to seem suspicious. Enobaria gave me wide grin, giving away that she knew something, and Brutus simply remained stone faced. I pursed my lips into an awkward passing by smile and went to his room. This must've made things look worse for me.

I closed the door, putting a chair behind it since these stupid capitol rooms had no locks. I stripped down and entered the shower, not exactly knowing what to expect. Usually, I would shower at the academy since it was the best one available. This shower, however, was entirely foreign to me, with many different random buttons with small pictures. I let out a slight high-pitched squeal when the ice-cold water hit my body. I quickly began smashing other buttons until it warmed up. I didn't even know I was capable of making that noise.

"Fucking stupid fucking capitol shower piece of shit," I mumbled to myself in annoyance.

I do admit though, that the shower was a lot nicer than the one from the academy. The water pressure seemed like a massage, and I had never felt cleaner. It even had its own drying setting with custom scents. I randomly picked one that looked like a flower, and in an instant I was dry. I could definitely get used to this capitol treatment.

The clothes were left lying on the bed, so I grabbed a towel, wrapped my body, and exited the shower. I suddenly jumped noticing that there was a figure in the room going through the drawers. The chair I had placed by the door was lazily moved to the center of the room, proving itself to be useless.

"What the hell are you doing in here!" I shouted.

"It's my room," Cato shrugged and continued going through the drawers. He found something suitable and immediately began to strip, causing me to look away.

"What is wrong with you?" I asked angrily. If I wasn't practically naked, I would've strangled him.

I didn't look as he walked past me to go to the shower. "Relax, you're so adorable when you're all worked up like this. You can change once I'm in the shower. I won't look, I swear." I wanted to kill him. "Oh and Clove, can you let me know which button is the hot water? I don't want to start squealing like you."

I felt my face go beat red as he turned on the shower. I could feel his smirk from a mile away. I swiftly ran to the bed where my clothes were and looked at the blurred glass shower to make sure Cato wasn't looking before I removed the towel. I couldn't see every feature, but I could definitely see his figure. He had broad shoulders and had a lot of toned muscles. My face went red again at the thought of his body, and it heated up even more knowing that he could see my own figure in the shower.