Beauty and the Brute||Catoniss Fanfic

Chapter 27

The few days I've had before the victory tour I've been spending with my family and of course Cato. We've been taking long trips out to the woods and I've been showing him around the district. Then at night he slips into my room and wards the nightmares away.

It's like we're in our own little world.

Until Effie and my prep team come bursting through my bedroom door.

"Up, up, it's going to be a big, big, big day!" she squeals in that high pitched Capital accent she has. I hear Cato groans and turn over, releasing me from his tight grip. I sit up and rub my eyes, trying to get the sleep out of them. I look around taking in the freakishly dressed people before falling back in my bed and covering my head with a pillow.

"Katniss, get up. We are on a very tight schedual and need to be on time," Effie scolds coming over to shake my shoulder. I sit back up and look over at the sleeping blond beside me. I but my hand on his muscular shoulder, shaking him to wake him up.

"Cato, Cato wake up," I say trying to get him to wake up. He groans and wraps his arms around me trying to pull me back down to him.

"Katniss," he calls out to me trying harder to pull me down but only to find me resisting more.

"Cato, get up," he sighs and sits up. He rubs his eyes to get the sleep out just like I did earlier then runs his fingers through his bed head.

"Morning," he mumbles kissing me on the cheek softly.

"Morning," I reply. I don't think he's noticed the other people in my room yet.

He looks around my room a little, just to take everything in and finally his eyes land on my colorful prep team and bubbly escort.

"What are they doing he," he asks with his arm still wrapped around me.

"We're leaving today," I tell him with my brows furrowed. I thought he would remember something that important.

"That's today?" he wonders allowed looking at be with a questioning look.

I just smile and nod.

I pull him out of bed with me and my prep team leads me to an unoccupied room where they have set up an area for me to get ready. Cato is lead to another room most likely for the same reason, using Peeta's prep team.

2 hours were spent waxing, waxing, and more waxing. I'm sure Cato's prep didn't take as long. Finally, once we're done, Cato and I are taken to the train station where the train is already there waiting for us.

My mom and sister are there waiting there to see us off. I'm kind of sad to see that Gale isn't here.

I hug my sister first. She slips something into my hand. I let go of her and open my hand to find the mockingjay pin.

"For luck?" she asks. I'm takin' back to a time over 6 months ago, the thought bringing tears to my eyes.

"For luck," I confirm with a nod.

I go over to my mom and give her a hug too.

"Bye mom," I whisper not knowing what else to say.

"Good bye honey. Be safe," she whispers back.

Cato then gives my mom and sister quick hugs before coming over to me and grabbing my hands.

"Ready?" he asks me. I think about this. With Cato, I'm always ready.

"Ready," I say and he leads me onto the train that will take us to the Capital.

Back to where in all began.

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