Fighters From District 2

Chapter 4

"We should be leaving any minute now. Cato and Clove. Come wave good bye to the District people. Bye!" Gabriel shouts. Cato and I walk to the window. I see my mother and father. Cato waves to his family. Then the train begins to leave. And the platform disappears. "Right then. To district 12 we go!" He shouts and walks away humming to himself.

"Cato. District 12. Katniss and Peeta. They came 5th and 4th. We killed them" I say.

"I know. What are we going to say?"

"I don't know. We can't say sorry. We killed them. Their blood on our hands" I reply as I walk away from the closing window. It begins to get darker as we Leave 2. Cato stands still. Looking out at the passing objects.

"We can't help that. It's what we had to do to survive Clove. If we didn't win. Then one of them would have. Okay? Kill or be killed" he says. He still stands looking out the window.

"I know we didn't have a choice. We killed Katniss and we could Have let Peeta bleed to death. But we had to go find him" I say

"We had no choice Clove!" He storms over to me and looks down on me. Pulling an angry face

"I know. I'm going to bed" I tell him. I feel so stupid now. I don't want to make him lash out. I know we had to kill him. He wanted to get out of there as soon as he could. I stand up and walk into my room. Slamming the door behind me

"Clove. Clove come back. I didn't mean to do that" I hear through the door. I undress from my OTT outfit and into some more comfortable clothes. A light brown knitted jumper. And black leggings with some fluffy socks. Winter clothes. I turn on the tv to see a smiling face and another. They are smiling and waving. It's Cato and I of course it is. It would be anyone else but the victors could it? I watch as they say how Cato didn't want to kill me. But one viewer said: he should have killed her. It's extra baggage. If it was any other district. The rules would have been allowed to have been bent like they are now.

Cato shouldn't have killed me. He really did love me. I know he did and still does he is most Likely sitting out side the door now. Waiting for me. I totally forgive him. Even though it was all my fault. I open the door to see the door is open to Cato's room. I knock and the door slides open more.

"Cato? I'm so sorry" I say. He is sitting in his bed. With the cover over him. "Cato? What are you doing" I ask. I sit on the side of his bed

"Think if what to say at 12" he replies

"It's going to be hard. Something nice to say. But anyway it's my birthday in a few days. We will be in 7 I think" I tell him. His face lightens up

"I know. You don't think I forgot did you? We have been together 3 years in a month. It's going to be a celebration filled few weeks. I already have your present picked out for your birthday and for 3years" he says. He smiles and puts his arm round me. He's lying down. And I'm sitting up. So I lie down next to him. I look up at the ceiling. It's a cream colour. When lights pass it lights up

"You can't do that too me! I need to know what my presents are now" I say with a giggle. I look over too him he still looks at the ceiling.

"Guess you'll find out soon then" he looks too me and smiles then kisses me on the head. We look at each other for what feels like forever. Forever is not as long as I wanted. I being to drift off to sleep but I'm awoken by a stroppy Gabriel. He's yelling at Cato

"What did I say Cato?! I said you aren't allowed her in with you!"

"We didn't mean to. She was sitting in here and fell asleep. What do you think will happen! It's her birthday soon anyway. It's not going to matter anyway. We know what we are doing Gabe!" Cato shouts

"Well i-I. Fine Cato. You win. You two can be together. It's not going to matter anyway okay. I give up" Gabriel shouts and he storms out. He will do that. A lot. Since we will win. A lot. Cato smiles at. He's smile is so cheeky sometimes. I smile back and we kiss as simple as that. I close my eyes and feel his hands around my back. Pulling me closer too him. I place my hands on his neck. Just as he lets me go. I get a glimpse of his eyes. Deep blue. So beautiful.