Promises (A Clato Fanfic)

Chapter 23: Coming Home

Clove POV:

After 2 days on a train, we're finally home. This is the part I've been looking forward too. Getting to see my parents, Justin, and Emily. The only people I care about besides Cato.

At the train station, we are greeted by all of District 2. In the front row are our families. I still think I'm dreaming about Justin. As soon as I get off the train, I run into Justin's arms and hug him. I missed him so much. "Hey, I told you you would come back. And better yet, Cato came with you." Justin says.

"I know. I still can't believe they let us both out unharmed. It just doesn't feel right. It feels like something happened that wasn't supposed to." I tell him.

"Well, two came out instead of one. That might have something to do with it."

"We rebelled against the Capitol. We showed them up. Surely Snow isn't happy. Can we talk later at home?" I ask him and he nods. I go an hug my parents and then go to see Emily. "You kept your promise. Thank you for getting both of you out." Emily hugs me and starts to cry.

"I told you I would, just like I told you I would volunteer. A promise is a promise." I hug her back. "We should go to your new houses now." Shirley tells me and Cato. We hug our families one last time and follow Shirley to the Victor Village.

When we arrive we see two houses right across from each other. One is a two story stone house with a red front door. The other was a two story plain white house with a green front door. They were both beautiful. "Clove, you get the stone one and Cato gets the white one. Hope you like them. I'll see you in a couple of weeks for the tour. Goodbye." Shirley tells us and leaves.

"Are you gonna ask your family to move in?" Cato ask me.

"No, I want to live on my own. What about you?" I ask him.

"I'll probably ask them and if they say no, then i'll live by myself."

"Cool, do you wanna come over for a little bit?" I ask him.

"Sure." he tells me and we walk to my house. When you open the door, there is a grand staircase leading onto a catwalk thing. The kitchen is on the right and the living room is on the left. Upstairs there are three bedrooms. One has pink walks with flowers on them, two twin beds and a dresser and tv. The second one has emerald green walls with a king size bed with an emerald green comforter with a pattern on it. It has a flat screen tv and an on suite bathroom. The last one has dark red walls and a queen size bed. It also has an on suite bathroom and no tv. I think I'll take the green one.

After we tour my house Cato leaves to go to his place. I decide to go back home and get my stuff.

When I get to my house I go inside. I see my mom cooking dinner and my dad watching tv. Justin's probably working. I go over to my mom. "Hey, I just came to get my stuff." I tell her.

"Well, since you're here, you should stay for dinner." she tells me. I nod my head and go to my old room. I get all my pictures and most of my clothes . That's all I take because the Capitol has provided me with everything else I may need.

I sit and talk to my dad for about an hour and Justin comes home. Mom calls us to dinner and we all sit down at the table like old times. "So, do you guys wanna come tour my house tomorrow?" I ask them.

"We'd love too sweetie." my mom says. We eat some more and Justin starts to talk. "So, sis, how was it being in the games for you. It was hell when I went in." Justin tells me.

"Well, like every year, you had to kill

people to get out. So I guess hell would describe it." I tell him. He nods his head.

After we make small talk, we all get up and go our own ways. Dad helps mom with the dishes and I go to talk to Justin.

"Does anyone besides the Capitol and us know you're alive?" I ask him.

"Nope, just y'all and Cato. Snow came to talk to me after the reaping." he tells me.

"Well, what did he say?" I ask concerned. If he hurts my family, he'll regret it.

"He told me, since I told you about me making it out alive, I had to change my name and appearance. He wants my new name to be Luke. So call me Luke in public. Okay?"

"Okay, I'm gonna go home now." I tell him.

"Bye, I'll see you tomorrow," he tells me and leaves. I go to say bye to my parents. "I'm gonna go now. Its getting late. Come over tomorrow for lunch. Okay?" I tell them.

"We will. Goodbye sweetie, we love you." they both say. I wave to them and make my way back home. I'm finally home.