Fighters From District 2

Chapter 14

I lie in bed. Looking up at the ceiling. It's early in the morning. Cato is fast asleep. So what do we do in the mean time? Between now and the Ball thing. I hope it's not like some stupid speech to the capitol people. That would be my biggest nightmare ever. Not my biggest. But I don't like talking in front of big crowds. I turn to Cato and stroke it blonde hair. It's so beautiful. Even his bed head. It doesn't look much different to his normal hair. I get up and Walk towards the window. I open the long draping curtain. To see passing lights. By each light we pass it looks like there is a person next to them. The people look very familiar. I look closer as we pass them. I look at one that catches my eye. My breathing suddenly gets heavier. It's Rue! Then Thresh then Katniss and Peeta. Each standing next to there own light. My heart races. I begin to sweat heavily. I run to Cato and try to wake him up. But it's not working. I turn my into his side and his face is swollen and beaten I scream at the top of my lungs and run out to see all the tributes standing looking at me. They all have blood in the places that was the cause of their death. The stare at me with the dead eyes. And I scream again only I close my eyes to open them to see Cato looking over me "Clove! Wake up! Please! Clove can you hear me! Please clove listen to me. Wake up. Please" he shouts. I am awake and I find his head on my chest "clove..please" he says crying

"Cato! It's okay. I'm fine" I say. I sit up and he holds his head still on the lap. I hold the top of his head in my hands. "Cato. I'm fine please stop crying I'm okay see" I say

"Clove" he looks up and his eyes are red from crying. "You were screaming..I-I didn't know what to do. I tried waking you and you wouldn't wake up. I got scared then you stopped screaming. Clove...I thought you were dead" he says. I look at him and we press out foreheads together

"I'm okay now you see. I'm alive. I'm fine Cato" I tell him. He kisses my lips and then pulls his head away and pulls me over to rest on his chest. I have my head above his heart. It's pumping so fast. I put my hand on his stomach and he takes my hand. He starts stroking my head with his free hand

"I know. Don't leave me Clove. Please don't leave me" he says

"I won't. I promise" I tell him

"Good. Nothing can tare me away from you. Clove. You remember that. If you ever lose me. You remember that I will always be back for you. I will find you again" he says a tear runs down my face.

"I will Cato, I will" I tell him. And I drift off to sleep.

I wake up and I'm lying in the same position. Still hand in hand. Today is the day of the Ball thing. I need to get me dress fitted. The morning light is demanding me to wake up. So I sit in bed and Cato is still sleeping

"Cato?" I whisper. He wakes up and looks down at me. "I'm going to get a shower. Then get my dress fitted" I tell him

"Okay" he says. I get up and walk into the shower. It's so warm. There are buttons on the wall. They are labeled by Colour. I click the black one. And place my hand on a pad. An electric pulse goes up my arm and reaches my hair. And changes the colour of my hair. Only it doesn't. My hair is a dark brown anyway. It's only one shade darker. I wash my body and step out of the shower and grab a towel I dry myself off and pull my dressing gown on. I walk out of the bathroom and put my clothes on. Cato must be at breakfast. Because he's not here.

"Clove? Could you be ready in 10? You need to have your dress fitted and then have your hair and make up done" says Riley. He knocked at the door

"Yes. Where shall I meet you?" I ask

"In the dressing room at the end of the train" we have a dressing room. Wow. I did not know that. I hear him walk away. I can be ready in in 2 minutes. In fact. I'm ready now really. I pull my clothes on. It's the usually look for me. Dark shades and leather something. Today it's a Jacket. I walk out the door and walk to the end of the train I walk in to see a wall with mirrors stuck on to it. Riley is standing there and my dress is on a mahican. It's beautiful. It's light red and is a long dress with not to many ruffles. It's so beautiful. There is a sketch on the wall of it. And my hair in this is down. It's really simple. I have what looks like a silver hand guard. Like what you have for archery and knife throwing so you don't get cut or sore hands. It's rapped around my hand like a glove. But it's only on one side. And it's one the upper side of my hand. Not in my palm like the leather ones are.

"Riley. It's Stunning, I love it" I tell him.

"I'm glad. Now we have to take your hair and give it some volume. And you are going to have a side fringe to the right and your make up will be a smoky eyes okay?" He says. I understood parts of what he said. But not much. So I nod. He puts the dress on me. I watch a tear role down is face "clove you look really Pretty. So stunning" he says. My hair and make up is done.

"So I'm wearing this tonight?" I ask

"Of course. Now I have to fit Cato. And he wants it to be a surprise. So out out out please. I'm not sure why. He's suit is nothing special" he says. I take of my clothes and replace them with my day time clothes. Take my make up off and replace it. But I leave my hair. It's nice. I watch Cato walk past me and walk into the room. As he walks past I turn and see him. He walks into the dressing room and opens the door with his back. He looks at me and smiles then winks. I laugh at him under my breath. I walk and see a wave of colour as I pass the window.

"Oh my gosh!" I say to myself. Their are Millions of people out their. waving and smiling and jumping and cheering. It's terrifying. I smile and wave back. This one woman is pointing at me and screaming. I find it hard not to laugh. We are going very slowly into the station. Cato better be ready soon. Riley and Cato both walk out. Cato runs up to me and goes to hug me. But I push him away and point to all the people. "What do you think your doing" I ask and laugh

"Opps" he says. We walk to the door of the train and the door opens. I feel a wave of roars hit my ears. I laugh at them.

"we love you guys! Your amazing!" We hear people shout. At Least the Capitol loves us "we love you Cato" shouts what looks like a group of girls. He waves and they scream. He chuckles. Maybe the capitol love Cato more.