Right by My Side ( PeetaxCato)

Chapter 17-A Happy Home

Peeta

Monday morning began school life once more....only we were all totally different than we were Friday. A lot of things had happened and it seemed like it was all just one big huge dream.
Me and Cato, Katniss and Cashmere, Clove and Johanna.....
There was so much gay pride and now the only problem was keeping it away from the haters like Glimmer and Marvel.
  Cato nuzzled his chin against my neck and said "Baby, welcome to another day of higher education..."
   I noticed he was only wearing a T-shirt and his underwear. Like that was so provocative to me...

  Me and Cato walked to school this time, and I didn't care about the stares as we held hands. I was happy.
  Johanna and Clove came up the corner from the cafe with their arms linked. They were very happy with each other as well. Katniss and Cashmere walked up and waved. We were walking like the Suicide Squad with Cashmere as Harley Quinn in her pigtails. Actually Johanna was....oh who cared though? The point was we were all together. And Cato looked so dashing in his red jacket and jeans....
  Automatically when we walked in, heads turned and eyes glanced as we held our loves in our hands. Not a lot of pretty stares either to be honest. I looked over at Marvel and Glimmer, who glared at me as they turned away. Not that it really mattered.
  Cato held me close to him as he walked me and Johanna to class.I honestly hated not having all of my classes with him now. I mean sure we had art together but like I had no other ones with him. That made me sad as he kissed me and went to his first period.
   "So hit me up with all the details boy..." Johanna said immediately after Cato left.
  "What do you wanna know?" I tease. I was catching on to Johanna's jive.
   "Did you guys fuck or no?" Johanna whispered as we passed by a sleeping Mr. Abernathy once more.
   I looked at her and raised her eyebrows as I looked at her and grinned. Johanna smacked my back and said, "Ooh girl get you some..."
   I busted out laughing at this.
"So I see you and Clove are a thing..." I said as Katniss came in.
  "Yeah, she and I are talking right now but keep your fingers crossed." Johanna winked.
   " Hello humans! What exciting new topics of discussion shall we talk about now?" Katniss quipped.
" You and Cashmere have been seeing a lot of each other lately..."
Johanna teased.
  "Oh, please! Its not THAT bad!" Katniss laughed.
  " Mhm sure..." I chimed in.
Katniss smacked me playfully.

Cato

"Hey, loser" Clove chirped as she sat next to me in first.
  "Hey, hoe" I replied back.
"So apparently you and Peeta are definitely a thing, right?" she asked.
  "Yes and I am so happy because this is the only one I can ever love in this special way that is so hard to describe." I smiled.
  "Explain then. As you can obviously tell, Johanna and I are sort of a thing." she answered.
"Well, it's like I know he's my one and only. You know me, Clove. I have never been in love before, and Peeta gives me life."
  "How exactly does he do that? Does he call you Daddy?" Clove teased.
  "Oh whatever dude." I laughed.
"But seriously though, did he sleep with you?"
  "Yes, he did." I smiled.
"I'm so happy for you guys. I'm just glad your first time was special, Cato..."
  "Oh? When did you have yours?" I joked.
"The night Finnick caught us." Clove dropped her eyes to the floor.
  I winced at how I had forgotten that incident.
  "Its ok though at least he got the shit beat outta him." Clove smiled happily once more.
  I think we all had some serious shit to think about then. The memories had not faded yet. Only time would tell....

Song of the Day; Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper