Was it all worth it?

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-Clove-

It's been 5 years since my fight with Cato and settling the beef with Anisia.My life since then was kind of peaceful.They stopped bullying me.Elie and Miles stuck with me and we were there for eachother every step of the way.As we got older we started to relize that the games are coming closer and closer. I got more and more excited every week month and year but for them it was the other way around.They were just training to kill time and keep some sort of athletic body.Yesterday Miles and Elie told me they won't go into games and i shouldn't do that too.I'm keeping quiet since then i have to put my thoughts together.I'm not mad or anything im just surised here in District 2 everyone wants to volonteer and win the games.Especialy the decent ones in academy. Elie and Miles were not only decent they were good.

Today Avian and other trainers will team us up in pairs based on how goood we are.Its a procedure that they do in every group of 17 yo to start preparing them to work together in the games.But first they will evaluate our skills.On every station or skill depending how you prefer to call it.From throwing spears and fighting with an axe to hand to hand combat and obsticle courses. And from all ot that i lack in skill only in swords and maybe a little in fighting, and by that i mean i cant put down some of the guys girls are not the problem here. But the games are male and female so i have to be able to win with a man as well as with a woman.

The evaluations started and I was feeling like im the best one. Spears, knifes, axes, even bow and arrow went well for me. My last skill and my worst one the swords my brain couldnt wrap around it as i performed terribly i thought my chances of gettin on top of the class and getting some good parter are ruined. I heard Avaian.

"Clove come here" He said as he waved his hand.

"Yep what is it Avian?" I said jogging up to him.

"You're the best from girls and.. Um i want you to meet you training partner for next few months at least." I got nervous as he said that and i saw that he was nervous too. But why?And as my "partner" wlked in and stood next to him i knew all about what was making him anxious.

"Ugh you agin?!Can't you leave my alome blondie?!" I scoffed when i saw cato standing next to Avian.

"I can as you the same question.Even tho we didnt have anything to do with eachother for past 5 years i feel like we still hate one another and we wont get along. You still hold that grauge." He said looking at me with that stupid face of his.

"Ye i still hate you and i won't forget that fight 5 years ago. And i think you won't either as the marks are still there." I said angrily pointing at his neck.

"Ah yeah that. Yes you did a good job by cutting deep, you weirdo."

"Okay I see you too are getting along soo well. I will leave you too with it. I need you both here tomorrow at 7am in ONE PIECE.Got it?" Avian said walking away from us.

"Yeah!" We yelled in union. I tured my head to look at him as that happend and he did the same. Our eyes met.I felt that anger boiling inside again just like years ago. His glance on the other hand was cold ,no feelings. Those blue eyes didnt burn with hate as they used to. What happend to the jerk i knew.

"Okay listen if i have to tolerate you and you have to put up with me... Why dont we start over." He started shyly.

"Are you serious. You wanted to end me and now you try to make up after 5 years?! Nope not happening."
I said laughing at his face and started to walk away.

"Hey listen." Cato grabbed my shoulder and turned me back so i was facing him. "Don't be a bitch Clove. I want to train with the best so do you. Don't make it any harder than it has to be.As i said let's start over." He said angrly yet in some way he was calm."Hi my name is Cato." His hand was extended towards me as he said it.