A Series of Clato One Shots and Short Stories

Truth or Dare?

 Clove's POV

                              It's Johanna's birthday, therefore, I and our group of friends are sprawled out on sleeping bags on the floor of Johanna's room. Johanna being the daredevil that she is insisted that we play truth or dare. So here I am, in the line of fire.

"Truth or dare...Clove?" Johanna asks, her eyes gleaming as she gives me a mischievous smile.

"Knowing you Jo, I'm gonna play it safe with truth," I answer, nibbling on a piece of pizza.

Glimmer giggles. "Oh sweetie, it's funny that you think you're safe."

Katniss and Annie give me looks of sympathy.

Johanna cracks her knuckles. "Tell us, honestly if you like Cato and give us a detailed description as to why."

I feel my cheeks heat up. "Ummm...never mind. I pick dare."

Johanna laughs evilly. "Then I dare you to tell us."

"Fine! I guess I might have a teeny, tiny crush on him, maybe..." I blurt out, my cheeks bright pink.

"Now tell us why..." Finch egged on.

"Um...for one, he's nice, especially to me. He's punny, which can be annoying, but also kinda cute. He got me out of trouble with a teacher once, which he didn't have to do, but he did it anyway. He has a nice smile, that's probably one of my favorite features of his. He's also pretty fun to be around and overall a pretty great guy." I take a breath. "There, are you happy now?"

"Yep." Finch answers, "here you go, Jo." She hands over her phone.

"Wait, no...you didn't..." I start, my eyes widening.

"What? Videotape every word you said? We did." Jo laughs, typing into her phone. "Let's see...Cato Hadley..."

"No! You can't send that to him!" I lunge at the phone, but Glimmer catches my wrist and tugs me backward, causing me to fall over onto Katniss's pillow. I hear a ding and Jo looks at me triumphantly.

"Sent."

I shove my face into my pillow. "I'm doomed..."

"Aren't they the worst? They did stuff like this to me and Annie with Peeta and Finnick." Katniss says, coming to sit next to me.

"Did you complain when they asked you guys out?" Glimmer asks, smirking.

"Well...no..." Annie adds.

We all jump when my phone rings with the all too familiar ringtone of a song both me and Cato love, birds, by Imagine dragons. (A/N All credit for this song belongs to the band). Everybody jumps.

Glimmer snatches my phone. "Oh my God Clove! He's FaceTiming you!" She shrieks.

"Don't you dare answer it..." it's too late, by the time I've finished my plea, she has already answered.

"Hiiiiii Cato!" She and Finch squeal.

"Hey...is Clove there?" He asks, sounding confused. I shove my face even deeper into the pillow.

"Here she is..." Jo wrestles the pillow away from my face and shoves the phone into my hand.

My face turns crimson. "Hi..."