Catoniss (#wattys2016)

Chapter 11

I wake up on the forest floor and see that I'm surrounded by sleeping Careers. They're not very bright, because I'm the only one awake right now and I can kill all of them easily. I then see Glimmer sleeping in Cato's arms and immediately feel an aching pain in my chest. Jealousy. I shouldn't be jealous of Glimmer. Cato is just another Tribute that will try to kill me at the end of The Hunger Games.

I regret choosing Cato and the Careers over my true friends - Peeta and Rue. But I know that I can't make friends in here, only allies. Only one of us can come out of here alive, I just hope that I don't have to kill either of them. I look up and see a tracker jacker nest in the tree. If I could climb up there and cut the branch, it would fall and hopefully kill all the Careers.

But for some reason, I can't kill Cato. After he confessed his love for me, killing him doesn't feel right. I want to wake Cato and hopefully he'll be able to kill the other Careers with me. But if I wake Cato, either of us can wake Glimmer.

I could also just run, leave the Careers and join Peeta and Rue. I get up, get my bow and quiver of arrows. I start to walk away, when I hear a very familiar voice,
"Where do you think you're going?"
Cato.
I turn around slowly and see an awake and standing Cato. Luckily, the other Careers are asleep.
"I'm leaving," I say.

"Leaving? Why?" Cato asks, walking toward me.
"Because there's a tracker jacker nest in the tree," I answer, walking backwards.
"And you're leaving without us? Not even going to warn us?"
"No. I don't like you four, you're Careers and ruthless killers."
I bang into a tree, so I can't walk away from Cato anymore. But that doesn't stop him from walking closer to me.

A few seconds later, our faces are only about six inches apart.
"Do you like me, Katniss? Like I like you?" he asks.
I don't know if I like him. He is very good looking, but he's a Career and I'm pretty sure he isn't kind. But I know he likes me because the other Careers and Tributes wanted to kill me, but he defended me.
"Yes, I do," I say.

Cato then places his hands on my hips, which sends shivers through my body. He presses his lips to mine and kisses me passionately and I kiss him back. Our lips move in perfect sync. My fingers tangle with his hair as we kiss. I don't know how long we've been kissing, but I really don't care.

"Cato?" a voice asks.
Oh no. It's...

Author's Note:

Competition! Whoever guesses who it is will get the next chapter dedicated to. It might not be a Career, it might be. You can only guess one name though, so think wisely! Sorry for not updating in a long time, I hope you can forgive me for that! I toke many suggestions for this chapter and added my own things.

Please keep reading, vote and comment!

- Emi ☺