The Hunger Games: Adulation

Chapter 2: Cato's POV

A/N Just a reminder that this chapter is written Cato's point of view! 

Hope you love it!

-- 13Fire

When I wake up I feel strong! I take a shower, and brush my hair. Today is reaping day, it's my time to make my parents proud. This is why I trained everyday of my life to get stronger! When I walked outside It was already reaping time so we all headed off to the justice building in order to pick the tributes. Our escort, what was her name again? Eh, I don't care! 

"Welcome to the reaping of the 74th annual hunger games." she almost sounded really bored. "Time for the women!" she walked over to the bowl containing the girls names. She quickly picked a name. "Lillybird Lacewittle." I heard cheers from one person in the crowd. 

"I volunteer as tribute!" My best friend Clove yelled and I smiled. 

"Oh yes Clove, hello! And now the men!" The escort said. She swirled her hand around and picked a name. "Jackson--" 

"I volunteer as tribute!" I yelled already in the isle that they set away from the two crowds.

"And Cato! Ya..." the escort said and walked off of the stage. We were quickly pushed onto a train.

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About an hour after the reaping I heard a noise coming from outside my puny room.

"CATO!!!" Yelled Clove, and I rushed in.

"What? What is it?!" I asked.

"It's time to watch the re-caps of today's reaping!!"

"Ooh, yay! I can't wait to see our competition" I said sarcastically doing fake quotation marks around competition.

"Same!!" Clove told me and I nudged her. She quickly turned on the re-caps. From district one there was a boy named Marvel and a girl named Glimmer, seriously who names their child Marvel and don't even get me started on Glimmer! District five there was this odd looking girl, with a fox like face and I don't really remember her name.. There was also this guy Jason, he looked tough, but not really like a threat! Then there was districts eleven and twelve. District elevens tributes were a big guy named Thresh, he could be a problem. And then there was twelve yer old Rue. Clove was extra excited about killing Rue. Then district twelve. God, their escort is an idiot! 

"As usual! Ladies, first!" Effie, their escort, said as she walked over to the woman's bowl. She quickly grabbed a card. "Primrose, Everdeen!" She said with a smile that stretched all the way across her face it was kind of creepy, that's the capitol people for you. 

"Prim! PRIM!" a tall older looking brunette yelled, the girl that was reaped quickly spun around and started to run to the brunette but a group of peacekeepers stopped them both. The brunette somehow managed to  push her way around the peace keepers. Interesting...

"I volunteer! I volunteer." the peace keepers let her.

"I volunteer as tribute!!" she finished.  Prim was screaming 'no' at her. "Prim go find mom," she told her I could tell she was scared. 

"Well! I think we have our very first volunteer! Come on up sweetie!" Effie said cheerfully. She slowly made her way up the stairs and towards the microphone.

"What's your name sweetie?" she asked.

"Katniss Everdeen" she answered.

"Katniss?" laughed Clove, "What kind of a name is that?!" I softly hit her.

"Shut up Clove!" I yelled and kept watching. She almost growled at me. "Ooh, scary!!" I lunged at her and she jumped. I slowly walked back to my cabin cart and re-watched district twelves reaping over and over. Studying Katniss and her team mate, Peeta Mellark. How much you wanna bet that he's the bakers boy? Who else would name their child Peeta? The more times I watched the reaping video, the more I noticed how beautiful Katniss was. I had to meet her! Maybe, she could fight? Who am I kidding she's from a outline district there's no way she's a good fighter! 

After maybe a day, we arrived in the Capitol. It was full of idiots dressed in wild colors that had way to much botox! They cheered and I watched them. Freaks. Right when we got there we were shown to our room. It was on floor two, so it wasn't the biggest or best room there.  Tonight we had our big entrance, where we rode in on horse drawn chariots. It was our sponsors first look at us and I was bound to get some just from their first look! Our stylists dressed us in gold gladiator style costumes because our district is masonary. Towards the end of the isle, I caught a glimpse of Katniss on a hologram flag machine. She looked amazing! Dressed in a black leather shirt and skinny jeans. Her stylist set it on fire  or something.

I went to sleep that night thinking of her, and how I was going to get closer to her.