Lethal Lovers - Cato Hadley

chapter four

We arrive in district one early in the morning. I haven't slept a single hour. The whole night, I just kept on staring at Cato. He looked like he was dreaming something but I couldn't really make out what.
"Did you even sleep?" Alora asks, as I enter the room. 
Eveyone's already sitting on their seats. Katniss doesn't even bother to look at me.
"No, I didn't" I say, and sit down.
"Athena, today is the party. Have you already forgotten? You need to look fabulous" she says.
"I could care less what these ignorant, annoying snobs think about me" I say with a sarcastic smile. Effie and Alora inhale loud and shocked.
"Sorry. She's not a morning person" Cato says politely, before taking his seat next to me. I look over to Haymitch, who gives me an amused smile. At least someone who thinks the same as I do.

I have been thinking about yesterday a lot. We've been at district two, as Clove's face was showed behind the people. Cato talked a lot and said kind words for Clove. Our district clapped and shouted their names frantiqually. I even spotted my brother and Cole in the crowd. They didn't look like they were enjoying it very much. 

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We're now on the way to the Capitol. I wake up by someone shaking me.
"Get up. We're here" I hear Haymitch say.
"Shit. Did I fall asleep?" I ask him, looking around. I'm lying on one of the couches with a blanket covering me.
"Yup. Loverboy wanted me to wake you" he says.
"I don't want to" I groan.
"Me neither sunshine. Get up" Haymitch says again. 

I get up and walk towards Cato's and my room. He's packing our things, as I enter the door.
"Great. You're awake. How was your sleep?" he asks me.
"Awesome. No dreams, nothing" I say smiling.
"Great to hear" he says laughing and pulls me close.
"You know the train is going to stop soon?" I ask him. I can exactly see what's going on in his mind, by the look on his face. 
"I know but we still have time" he says, placing a kiss behind my ear.
"Cato, we can't right now but maybe after the party" I say.
"Okay" he says, fake pouting.
That's when we hear the people outside screaming their names. 
"See" I say, and we both laugh. 
We finish up packing our things, before we already get escorted off the train. We all get brought to the training centre. Brutus, me and Cato stay on floor two and Haymitch, Katniss and Peeta on floor twelve. 

"See you later" I say, as we walk out of the elevator. 
Velvette, her crew and Cato's stylist and her crew are already waiting for us.
Velvette immediately grabs my hand, pulling me away to another room to get me ready. 

She sits me down in a chair and starts talking.
"Oh my god. Have you heard? Katniss and Peeta are now getting married too. How dare they? They steal your whole attention" she says annoyed.
"They're just getting married because no one belives the bullshit they talk. They need to prove their love somehow" I say.
"But, you and Cato are supposed to get married not them"
"I know but let them be Velvette" I say.
"I can't. How dare they do that. Now everyone will think that your engagement is just some bullshit too" she says.
"You think?"
"Yeah? I mean, that's all everyones been talking about lately. The engagements. I just hope they won't ruin it for you guys" 
"They won't . I'm engaged to the man of my dreams, nothing can come between that" I say with a smile.
"Aww, that's so adorable" she says, and we both giggle a little.

We continue gossiping about random things while she gets me ready. She keeps my hair as it is, and does the smokey eye look on me again. I have to say that I liked it more with long hair but it must do now.
She then hands me a big, puffy, dark red dress and dark red shoes.
"You sure?" I ask her.
"Yes. We want you to get the attention, don't we?" she asks with a smirk.
"Of course" I say grinning and put it on.

The dress really is puffy. It's a corset around my upper body but very fluffy from my waist downwards. My breats are showing just perfect.
"You do look like a princess" Velvette says.
"Thank you" I say, and give her a hug. Not very easy with the dress but we manage to do so.
"Oh shoot. You have to go. You're already half an hour late" she says panicking, and shoves me out of the room. 
"Relax. You never come early to your own party" I say laughing.
"I know but Alora doesn't. She wants you two to be there at a certain time. She's going to rip my head off now" Velvette says.