thegirlonfirekatniss:

She noticed his hesitance and his defenses and she backed off now and she looked him over,”I see,” she said softly as she adverted her eyes and she bent down retrieving her bow from the ground before she walked passed him now and slowly back through the trees,”You can follow if you wish, I don’t intend any harm Cato…I think I really need to save the whole blood thirsty card for the arena” she said as she glanced over her shoulder at him. “Come on, I’ll show you a few things that may make your stay a little more enjoyable” she assured not sure he’d follow but if he chose to it was his choice. She continued slowly making her way through the trees as thoughts raced into her head, he treated her like an enemy which technically she had been but certainly he should understand that she was only doing as he was trying to survive. She sighed and she finally reached the meadow where she sat down in the tall grass and she set her bow aside and glanced up at the sky and far out onto the trees, she missed doing this with Gale, but she and he were far from good terms any more, she had made it this way. She chewed the inside of her cheek and glanced over her shoulder seeing if he was going to join her or if he had taken his leave.

Cato watched her, his defenses still on high alert. This was the girl who had taken his life, had been the direct result of his ultimate demise. Even if the games were over he couldn’t find it in himself to have a shred of trust towards the girl on fire. His eyes followed her actions, ready to retaliate in a violent manner if she should try to kill him for a second time. Perhaps the games were over, but enemies was not an easy mind set to break. Adrenaline hummed through his veins, ready to bring her down if she made a move against him. He jerked his head towards her upon hearing of her going into the arena. It did not line up with the capital’s promise to never make a victor have to return to the games. Before he could stop himself the question escaped his lips, curiosity getting the better of him. “The games are over, you need not worry about taking another life. Unless of course by some twist of fate you are returning.” Cato couldn’t completely mask his innate delight upon her having to be a part of the games once more. He was only sorry that he couldn’t go as well and do justice upon the disgrace she had brought upon his head. He followed her, waiting for her reply. She seemed lost in thought, completely in a daze. He couldn’t allow himself to have such childish thoughts. It was reacting to the world in this fashion which had brought death upon many he had encountered during the games; by his own hand of course.

glimmer-sparkle-district1:

She has realized how much he had changed from her original thought of him. He was that sweet boyfriend that she had always wanted and if you hadn’t gotten to know him you would have never guessed him to be so..gentleman like. Most people thought of the people of two as the heartless killer and generally it was true but Cato happened to be the exception. Before they had met Glimmer didn’t believe guys could love, every guy she had been in love with had treated her like garbage and pretty much used her for sexual encounters. She had seemed for lost around him like a kid in a candy store just lost in the moment wishing it would never end and just realizing you had to leave soon. It was like a ticking time bomb if Cato left she would explode not literally, of course, but emotionally. She didn’t want to think about it not now that everything was perfect and she and him were fine she had nothing to worry about yet. Glimmer lifted herself back onto Cato lap wrapping her arms around him and kissing him softly. “I’ll have you forever and more.” She said smiling and looking into his crystal blue eyes that never failed to distract her from life.

Cato had not foreseen the change Glimmer would bring not only into his life but also into his personality. It was a change that he hadn’t been willing to embrace right away, but after everything he had put Glimmer through she deserved nothing than the very best he could give her. The fact that she had forgiven him at all and allowed him to be something to her that he never merited was beyond incredible. He was willing to do whatever it took to maintain her desire to have him at her side. He had made it his personal mission to never display feeling towards anyone in the world. Seeing those around him as possible tributes so his goal would only be to destroy them. Now that the games were over and he was somewhat free of the capital’s control of him he had no quams with displaying his affections towards Glimmer. Cato had no one else in the world who cared if he lived or died. He had known if Glimmer would not take him, then he would have no reason to live. She being the only one who cared for him, having failed his parents and his district. The shame of living there as a failure had been far too great for Cato to ever want to return. The idea of being in a place where Glimmer residing instead was too appealing for him to think of anything else. He kissed her, savoring the taste of her skin against his own. “Forever may not be long enough, but I’ll take whatever I can.” Cato said, taking her hand and leading her from the carnival.

End

((Let’s start a proposal one))

glimmer-sparkle-district1:

I’d love it to be. Stop it with those looks you are turning me on.

I had a feeling that you might. Don’t worry you have the same affect on me babe.

(Source: catowithoutreserve)

kittykatnipp:

“I know I can lie my way out of it, I’ve lied my whole life. Especially about how I’ve felt.” Katniss hugged Cato tightly and closed her eyes, she silently swayed with him until she stopped thinking about her past. She looked up at Cato and smiled, she loved his face and his structure. She reached up and kissed his lips for what seemed like forever. She let go and laid down next to him. She shortly fell asleep since she had a long day of training. 

Cato nodded, curling a strand of her dark hair around his index finger. “I think the capital has made a liar out of all of us.” Cato said, knowing he had lied to himself and those around him for the entirety of his life. Acting as though he cared for no one in the world. He masquerading as though he wasn’t even capable of such thoughts or actions. He wrapped his arms around her, closing his eyes against the world. It’s said that if you slow your breathing, time slows as well. Cato didn’t know if that was true but being with Katniss made him crave a method to slow time. In a matter of weeks they would be thrown into the games. He would have to find a creative method in which he could be with her. He had pushed it out of his mind but he would have to face it someday. Today was not that day, right now he had her in his arms and there was little else that mattered to him.

(Source: catowithoutreserve, via kittykatnipp-deactivated2013041)

glimmer-sparkle-district1:

Glimmer knew that Cato did not take the words love lightly. They were in a special place. A place she hadn’t been in with any other guy. They liked her for her body, for her looks, for her abilities. Cato loved Glimmer for Glimmer and everything she was. He was the guy she had imagined as her prince when she was little. The one in the fairy tales and even though there relationship hadn’t been perfect it felt perfect now. And that was all she ever wanted. To feel safe with a guy not like he would be gone the next morning but he would be here forever. Or at least she hoped forever. She hadn’t recognized herself really as the girl hopelessly in love as the girl so hypnotized she couldn’t think of anything else of her boyfriend. She had always thought of guys just as people who wanted to sleep with her but with Cato it felt different he wasn’t just her boyfriend he was her best friend too. She would be lying if she said she didn’t have her doubts but she hoped that if this was a dream, she would never wake up. As Cato spoke she was hearing exactly what she wanted to hear. She blushed as Cato took her hand and pressed it to his lips she sat back down on the bench her legs hanging over Cato’s thighs and leaning back so she was practically laying over him. “Then I guess you are staying with me, huh?” She asked smiling again.

Cato sat with Glimmer, shocked upon the words escaping his own lips. Words he had never considered saying aloud to anyone. And yet she had caused him to do many things he had never thought he would ever engage in. The games had been his life, so upon gaining the attention of other women. He had replied in like manner, not because he had felt true affection for any of them but merely for his own gratification. Glimmer had captured his attention in a way that no other girl ever had. It was obvious to anyone who had eyes of Glimmer’s unmatched beauty and yet that was but one reason among many as to why she held his affections. He had not considered the notions of caring for a woman beyond their ability to satisfy his needs. And yet it had been his front, his life’s great lie that he hadn’t wanted to care. Buried deep inside he craved to be able to share his life with someone who wanted him for more than his physical attributes. And yet he could actually hold a conversation with Glimmer, speak to her besides spending every moment together giving into their desire for flesh. Because she wasn’t just his girlfriend, he was one of the few in the world that had his utter and complete trust. She who had broken his barriers down to find a part of him that he hadn’t realized he possessed. “I will stay as long as you will have me.” He said wrapping an arm around her waist, the other draped over her legs.

sweetbutdangerous-rpg:

They were friends, nothing else. She felt for him but she doubted he would feel something more than a friendship. She was so insecure about herself, not about her skills but about her looks. The reaping was close. They knew each other and they have been friends since the day she got to talk to him thanks to her parents. She was 12 and she remembered that day like it was yesterday. She was at the gym, practicing. Her entire life was to be the best with the knives, the first one in the class and the most smart of the family. She needed to bring honor and proud to the family. She kept throwing knives, she never failed and suddenly as the door opened she saw him. A smiled gently touched her lips but she kept throwing the knives and not failing. When the coach told her it was enough she got down and went to greet him. 

She ran toward him and hugged him tight.” Cato ” she screamed. They were friends, only friend and he heart ached because of that. Only if he knew what she was feeling he would stay away and make it easier for her to forget him. But as this thought crossed her mind she felt like crying and dying, she shook it away and faked a smile as he pulled away. It was sad, the reaping was coming and she knew he was dying to volunteer and bring honor to the family. She didn’t want to lose him, she wasn’t ready to let him go and neither to go to the hunger games. She was young than him, she was 15 he was 17. “You are ready for the Hunger games?” she asked and her eyes weren’t full of excitement but of sadness. She didn’t want him to get hurt, she knew he was good but he could die there and she wouldn’t take it. She needed to keep those thoughts away, they were only friends. 

Clove was one of Cato’s earliest memories, characterizing nearly every important aspect in his life. He couldn’t quite put his finger on what exactly he felt towards her. He knew that he cared for her. That was apparent, merely because she was one of his closest friends. She was one of the first that he let into his guarded heart, knowing right away that she would always remain an important person in his life. Even though he had been in his teens upon meeting her, he couldn’t seem to remember a life in which she wasn’t a part of his life. He had always been a serious boy, completely focused on the task at hand. Rarely straying from intensive training and leaving little room to do anything else. His parents had welcomed his dedication as he stayed away from the activities of other boys his age, training becoming the very center of the axis his world spun on. At the time he had no intention of changing his viewpoint, everything else taking a backseat. That was until he met someone who he thought could co-exist alongside his drive to win the games, Clove. Upon entering training he saw her, smiling slightly, and yet not loosing focus on the task that was laid before her. Once the trainer signaled for her to bring a halt to her flawless knife throwing she jumped down, rapidly closing the space between them. He openly smiled, in a fashion he reserved just for her, taking quick long strides which easily kept pace with the run she had to use to counteract her. Cato felt a jerk in his chest as was his custom whenever she said his name, smiling in a way that seemed to be just or him. But they had been friends for years, she couldn’t possibly feel for him as he felt for her. He dare not tell her of his affections for her, it would only cause a rift between them that was not easily crossed once made. At least as friends he would never have to lose her, even if that meant that maybe he would never have her as his own. Cato spread his arms, squeezing her tightly in his embrace before letting go.

From the moment of Cato’s birth, volunteering for the games had been drilled into his brain. Pushed and prodded towards that end, so much so that he believed it was his own desire as well. Among the boys especially it was a contest to see which volunteer would be chosen, seeing as any boy who had mettle would be fighting to be chosen. Cato found himself among that following every year, growing that much more frustrated every year when another boy was chosen instead. He nodded, his eyes bright with anticipation. “I’ve been waiting for this my entire life.” He replied confidently as he glanced down, seeing that the excitement was only one sided. To anyone else it would have gone unnoticed but he did know her and saw the underlying sadness in her question and in her features. “But you aren’t looking forward to the games?” He questioned, curious as to her reply.

(via ronniekendricks-deactivated2012)