Promises (A Clato Fanfic)

Chapter 7: Tribute parade

Clove POV:

After all the screaming fans in the Capitol have stooped following us, we make our way to the remake center. I'm taken away from Cato and taken into a room with a mint colored curtain on each side.

My prep team is a young girl who looks about 21, she is wearing a short mint dress with sparkles on the top. She is wearing sparkly flats and her hair is blonde and curled perfectly. There is also a young man who looks about 22. He is wearing a pair of lavender shorts with a bright yellow button up top and wearing pink high heels. The Capitol has some weird fashion. His hair is lavender. The last one is a woman who looks to be about 29. She's plump and has pink skin. She's wearing an aqua pantsuit. She has straight aqua hair. They start to wax me, but I don't feel anything. I'm used to pain. I'm also to busy thinking about Cato. Was he serious about me marrying him? Surely there's no way we're both getting out.

When my prep team is done with me, they send me into a room and I wait on my stylist. This tall, tan girl walks in. She looks to be about 19. She has blonde curly hair and is wearing a peach day dress with peach flats. She is the most normal Capitol person I've seen so far. "My name Alexandra, but you can call me Alex. I'm not here to be just your stylist, but you're friend too. Anything you wanna talk about?" Alex asks. I'm just happy I didn't get put with a lunatic.

"Actually yes. Cato, my district partner, has been my best friend since I was 3. We started dating 2 days ago. He was gonna volunteer but he promised me he wouldn't. I also I promised him I wouldn't volunteer for his sister, but I did. He volunteered to protect me and now one of us have to die." I just now realized I was crying.

"Oh sweetie, it'll be alright. You just have to have hope. Maybe the Capitol will love you and demand for both of you to come out. Just think positive."

"The worst part is, he said if we both make it out he wanted to get married. I'll never get married, and never have kids. I wanted to have a perfect life with Cato but now we can't."

"Shhh, calm down it'll be alright. You just have to believe. Now let's get you ready for parade. This year your theme is warriors." Alex says. I like that theme. She tells me to close my eyes and I do.

After about 2 hours of being blindfolded, Alex tells me to take off my blindfold. I do as told and look into the mirror. There's no way that's me. I'm wearing a gold skirt, a gold sleeveless shirt with feathers going down the breast. I have gladiator sandals on my feet and my hair is put into a bun with a gold headpiece with wings on it. I look stunning.

Me and Alex make our way to the Town Square and I see Cato. He's wearing the same thing as me, only in boy form. "You look hot!" Cato whispers in my ear when I walk by him. I smile and blush like crazy. "Now you two. Remember act like the 'Vicious Lovers from District 2.' That's your theme. Look creepy and sadistic, but show a little love. Cato kiss her on the cheek, maybe even the lips. Clove, hold his hand a lean on him. Not much, just a little. Any questions?" Enobaria says. We all nod our heads no."Than lets get started." Enobaria, Brutus, Alex, and Cato's stylist leave us alone until the parade starts. "You really do look hot in that outfit." Cato says.

"You're not so bad yourself. Would it be bad to kiss you right now? Or do we need to save it?" I ask.

"I think one little kiss right now would be okay." I lean up to kiss him. After about 1O seconds we pull apart. " Maybe we could continue this tonight?" Cato asks.

"I'd love too." It's at the point where the other tributes are staring, especially the girl from District 1, but I don't care. We love each other. We can do what we want. Me and Cato decide to get more stares, so we both bust out laughing. The stares doubled. This makes us laugh more.

After another 1O minutes of joking around, they tell all the tributes to get in their chariots. Cato gets in first and helps me in. They start the countdown from 2O. "When those gates open, kiss me on the lips for 5 seconds. Grab my hand and lean on my shoulder and wave. Give a sadistic look at people who stare at you. Got it?" Cato asks me. I nod my head in reply and the chariot starts to move. I place my lips on Cato's and kiss him for 5 seconds. Then I grab his hand and lean against him and wave and gave creepy looks to if different people.

Suddenly, the cheers for me and Cato stop. The crowd starts to cheer for someone named Catpiss and Peter? I couldn't understand. When our chariot stops, I look at the other tributes. I don't believe what I see. District 12 is on fire. Literally. I hope they burn to death. Every chariot comes to a stop and President Snow comes out and starts talking. "Welcome, tributes we welcome you. We salute your courage and sacrifice. We wish you Happy Hunger Games and may the odds be ever in your favor." That man is so creepy.

When Snow stops talking, the chariots make their way back to where we started. I feel like me and Cato got sponsors. Not as many as D12 though. We meet up with the others and head to our apartment. It looks the same as the train. We decide its late so we all go to bed.