The Hunger Games! {ClovexCato}

Chapter 1, Part 4

Clove pov:

His lips inch to mine. "we are nobodies in this nobody world" his breath is cold against mine and i shiver when his hands reach my head "but you.. your a star" i shake, his lips just barely touch mine till i smash them together. I'm wearing a red lipstick so wherever i kissed him at this point is red.

Then the door swung open. A little girl stands in the doorway. "shit uh hey Tate" he says backing away from me, his hand still planted on my waist. "When did Meredith drop you?" he asks her calmly, she walks over to him and she appears to be around 2-3 years old. Her arms raise when she gets close "wanna tuck in?" she nods while rubbing her eyes.

"Alright uh, i'll be right back. you can get comfortable and try to rest" i nod and i rest my head against the pillow again, really trying to take in what the fuck just happened. I just made out with golden boy Cato Hadley. And i didn't hate it. I reach for my forehead and my eyes finally give up on me and shut fully.

That was one good kiss.

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I wake up in Cato's arms. I know it's his arms because of the cold rings that touch the skin under the shirt he gave me. I look at his electric clock and it reads 6:00am. My dad should be leaving for work in about 1 hour. That's one more hour to spend with Cato. I don't know after what happened last night all of my hate for him went away. I still kinda hate him just not as much.

He starts to stir, like he's having a bad dream. Suddenly he shoots awake, breathing heavy and tears start streaming down his face. "Cato?" i question quietly "hey hey it was just a dream go back to sleep-" he grabs his forehead that starts to sweat. "y-yeah sorry" gosh that was mean "lay back i've got you" i say, this is sappy as shit but he seems like he's in a terrible state right now.

I put my hand on his chest and i feel his heart beating rapidly. "shh calm down.. it's ok i've got you" i whisper in his ear, soon enough he's back to sleep like a baby. Then his stomach grumbles. Looks like i'm making breakfast. Despite this being my first time stepping foot in his house i'm just gonna make myself at home and cook him breakfast.

His kitchen is huge, his table only has 3 seats which i find kinda odd because what about his parents? His fridge is filled to the brim with food that only looks like it has enough for 3. I think i'm starting to see a cycle..... I take out eggs, pre made waffles, bacon and fruits. After whisking up the eggs i toss them into a frying pan and scramble them. That's pretty much the only way i know how to make eggs

Then i put the waffles in the toaster and the bacon in the air fryer. His parents have got to be some of the richest people i've ever heard of. They even have a fucking cutting board designed for specific thing like how rich do you have to be to do that?! I only chop up some banana, watermelon, mango, and a pear. I hear a little sneeze at the table and when i peek over the corner i see his little sister.

"oh hey there" she waved slightly, she's definitely shy "wanna help me cook?" i ask, slowly walking over to her. She pushes her hands up towards my body. I really hate physical touch but she's just a kid..... ugh fuck my life!!!!! I grab her and place her on my hips, letting her eat a few fruits off of the cutting board. "so what's your name?" i ask, still chopping up the mangoes "t-tatum.." her voice is quiet yet very squeaky. It's a very pretty name, and she looks exactly like Cato, ashy blonde hair, ice blue eyes, and a somewhat defined face shape

"that's a very pretty name tatum" i look into her eyes and she smiles "what your name?" she asks after shoving a piece of banana in her mouth "my name is Clove, everyone just calls me Clo though~" she giggles "my kitties name is clo!" hm out of all people i didn't expect Cato to have a cat, maybe a dog. "she wooks wike you" that's when i noticed her front two teeth are gone "oh really?" i raise an eyebrow, im not really an animal person i guess, cuz my dad is allergic to the hair

"Cato!" she yells and when i turn around i see him standing in the doorway of the kitchen "didnt know you were a chef Clovey~" he yawns and rubs his eyes with a smirk "yeah shut the fuck up, im doing this cuz you drove me here last night" yeah i remember everything. Everything. Even the kiss, god his lips on mine was the best feeling ever. They're soft and this is gonna sound weird but he was wearing some sort of chapstick or smth because i still have the taste of raspberries on me.

"go sit im almost done" when he walks past me i can see all of my red lipstick staining his face. Finally the bacon is done and i set the table with everything. Cato instantly digs in and starts to stuff his face while Tatum takes small and slow bites "Tate, later on after i drop Clovey home we've got to start packing you up." packing her up for what. Is she going to a summer camp or something? "pack her up for what..." he looks at his plate then me "since i'm volunteering for the games, she has to go to our cousin in D3"

Holy shit. I forgot about the games, but what about his parents? What happened to them? "What about your parents?" i ask, maybe i shouldn't have asked. A tear instantly falls onto his plate. "our parents they.." he struggles and his words choke up "they were turned to be avoxes..." my eyes widen. More tears fall down his face. "hey tatum we will be right back ok? just finish eating!" i grab his arm and walk the corner

The tears are uncontrollably falling onto my shirt. "look at me.." i say quietly trying to move his face but he won't budge "look at me!" i yell at him, causing him to freeze up. My hands rest on his face, his breathing slows down. He swallows in and his lips lightly part. "kiss me..." he mumbles "what?" he grabs my face "kiss me!" gosh i can't resist him anymore

i lean in and..