A Secret Love - Cato x Reader

Chapter 1 - The forest

No ones pov

*A tall brunette boy with blue eyes, wearing some brown boots with blue jeans and a red and black flannel with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows carrying a large axe, is running while chasing after two people. The closest person to him is a blue eyed blond girl with her long hair in two french braids starting at the top of her head, she is wearing some skinny blue jeans with a black tank top and red and black flannel undone on top with some black combat boots on, tied to her leg is a knife throwing pouch with a few kinves in it. Quite a bit infront of her is a e/c eyed h/c haired girl, she has her h/l hair in two dutch braids that turn into ponytails at the end of her head, she is wearing some dark brown boots with some blue jeans and a black tank top with a red and black flannel tied around her waist whilst carrying a pretty large double sided axe.*

"Izzy, Logan. Hurry up!" The girl infront says to her two friends behind.

"Y/n slow down! We aren't as fast as you!" The blond girl shouts ahead. *The girl in front slowly comes to a stop at the edge of the forest due to a cliff. The blond girl comes to a stop to the right of the first h/c girl, the brunette boy soon stopping to the original girls left.*

"It's not my fault you two are slow." The first girl says to her friend, laughing slightly.

"Hey, this isn't fair. Not only am I older than you bot, but I'm also a guy so I should be faster than you." The brunette boy says slightly angered.

"Logan, don't get offended. But maybe we are both just better than you." The blond girl says slightly laughing. *The first girl started laughing, too. The brunette just rolled his eyes. Then all three sit down near the edge of the cliff.*

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Y/n's pov

*I am sat with Logan to my left with his knees slightly up leaning against his hands in the dirt, with his axe to the left of him. Izzy is to my right with her knees almost up to her chest with her arms on her knees resting her head on her arms. I am sat with my knees up with my right hand in the dir, supporting myself, and my left arm casually lays on my knees with my axe poking through between my legs. We are all looking of into the distance watching the sunrise, the sun doesn't rise that early in district 7 at this time of the year, so it's not that early it's like 6:15ish. 6:15am might seem early to the other district's, but district 7 is lumber, so most people start working by 7:00am, some even 6:30am.*

"I can't believe it's the reaping again, it felt not so long ago it was the 73th reaping." Logan says to me and Izzy.

"Well Logan, you should think yourself lucky. Your 18, so this is your last year, me and y/n still have another year after this." Izzy says back to Logan.

"Well yeah, I know im done after this, but I've still got you two to worry about and my two brothers and Elsie. So yes, im done, but the people I care about aren't." Logan replies slightly, angry.

"GUYS! Calm down, and stop arguing for once." I shout to prevent the other two from arguing. I honestly don't get them two, they are best friends but argue almost constantly. *There is silence for a few minutes just watching the sunrise, and I notice a group of butterflies fluttering past, and I smile. Butterflies are one of my favourite things, all the wonderful colours, styles and psttens on their wings are amazing.*

"What if we all just stop." I say. *Both Izzy and Logan look at me confused.*

"What do you mean just stop?" Izzy asks, confused.

"Stop what?" Logan asks, also confused.

"I mean, the games won't go on if there aren't any viewers. Us districts can all come together and simply stop watching, well maybe not 1 and 2. They live for the games. But still, there is enough of us for it to make an impact." I say, still looking ahead.

"Y/n, you really think that would make a difference. Even if we somehow get the districts to cooperate and stop watching, the capital love the games, they won't stop." Logan says.

"No, like I get her logic, if we stop watching, it would have less viewers, so no point in continuing and will just eventually stop." Izzy says, agreeing with me. Thank god she agrees, she clearly has more sense in her than Logan does.

"My god, you two are dumber then you look. The capital is a cruel place, they'll never stop. Even after the games, some victors like Cashmere Nicholo and Finnick Odair still don't get the victory. The games are staying, even if we don't want them." Logan says disagreeing with us both. *We all go quiet for a little bit.*

"So y/n, how many times is your name in?" Izzy asks me while looking towards me.

"I'm in 30, 6 mandatory, and I've had to sign up for tessera for all my family every year, so another 24." I say back, sighing slightly.

"What about you Izzy, how many times are you in?" I question my friend while looking towards her.

"15, 6 mandatory and 9 from tessera. I've not had to sign up for all my family every year." She repliess.

"You're lucky Izzy, you've got no siblings to sign up for, and your family are definitely on the richer side in 7. Me and y/n have it harder. Im in 42 times. 7 mandatory and 35 from signing up for tessera for my family." Logan repliess while looking towards us both. *We all just sit there looking at the sunrise for about 10 minutes.*

"Well, if we do get reaped, assuming no one volunteers -" I say before getting interrupted.

"- no one will volunteer, we are in the oldest 2 years of the reaping, and probably few of the most skilled in 7. They'll just be grateful it wasn't their name pulled out and that they are free from that hell for another year." Logan interrupts.

"As i was saying...if one of us do go in, we are all decent with our weapons, me and Logan with axes and Izzy with throwing knives. So we will have a chance." I say, carrying on.

"Honestly, no offence to you, Izzy. But if one of us were to go in, it's more likely for y/n to survive, she's good with her weapon, she can fight, she's fast, and can climb high quickly, like really quickly." Logan says, trying to be nice to Izzy.

"Hey, that's not true, Izzy's aim has improved massively recently, and you're quicker than you were before." I say, looking towards him in disbelief.

"Y/n, it's fine, we all know you're the one more likely to survive out of the three of us." Izzy says sadly, looking down.

"I mean like, I'm good with my weapon and I'm fast and that lot but that will be nothing compared to the careers. Did you see them last yea? The girl from 2 killed both the district 1 tributes like it was nothing." I say reminding myself of last years games.

"Yea, but where did killing the district 1 tributes get her? She was killed by the district 10 boy..... but then he was killed by the district 2 boy." Logan says to us both. *We were quiet again for 15 or so minutes, but not an awkward silence, a calming silence. Us three just sitting here enjoying eachothers company while watching the sunrise and birds cherp in the trees.*

"We should probably go soon, we have to get ready for the reaping at 11:30" I say to no one in particular. The reapings are staggered so the capital can watch them all live with breaks in-between, specifically half an hour apart, staring with district 1 at 8:30 and finishing with 12 at 2:00.

First proper chapter. Yay!

Don't forget, if I've made mistakes, feel free to correct me.

I hope you enjoyed!