Hey guys! So after my first fic, I was like, well, maybe we should slow down with the drama and angst here. There might be a teeny bit here, but not as much, thank Gods.

As I said in the summary, this'll be a Tratie fic, because I'm a huge fan of these two cuties ^-^ Hope you like it. It takes place after the Battle of the Labyrinth, so Katie is scared of losing her loved ones in the Titan war, which will explain this chapter. Katie and Travis will both be around 15, 16.

Disclaimer: Ok guys, one of you please…?

Katie: I will! Wave does NOT own Percy Jackson or Heroes of Olympus, nor any one of us! We belong to Uncle Rick.

Wave: Unfortunately. I'll warn you guys when I do.

Katie: She only owns my sweet little sister, Juliet. That girl is adorable :)

Wave: I know. Oh, and this chapter is dedicated to Greysouthpaw, who was my first reviewer and gave me a good piece of advice. Thanks Grey, you're awesome ^-^

Ok I'll stop now. Enjoy guys!

She had walked out of her cabin, for once not the calm and gentle girl everyone knew, but looking furious, her cheeks red and her hair a soft grass green. No one dared to ask about the colour.

She stalked over to the Hermes cabin. Why oh why couldn't he leave her alone? He had the whole camp to prank, but no, it just had to be her. He'd pranked her lots of times before, but she'd always taken it kindly and sweetly, not saying a thing. But this was just too much. Green hair? Seriously?

There, she thought, I hope he's happy. He managed to make me mad. And the Gods knew that her getting mad was a very rare thing. What does he want anyway?

She opened the door to the Hermes cabin, ignoring the cries of protest from the campers who hurried off to put their things away. She found Travis lounging on his bed, watching her approach with an amused glint in his eyes. His beautiful eyes…

Don't get sidetracked, she told herself. You are NOT attracted to him!

But…

No 'but's, Katie. Enough already!

"Yes, Katie-Cat?"

Aww, it's so cute when he calls me that!

No, it's not! Now stop it, I'm trying to concentrate here!

"Don't call me that." Katie said through clenched teeth.

"Sure, Katie-Cat. Nice hair, by the way," Travis teased. Katie narrowed her eyes at him.

"What do you want anyways?" she asked. A surprised look came over his face.

"I absolutely don't see what you mean," he answered.

"Why do you keep pranking me? You have the whole camp, and it has to be me?"

"It's fun," he said, smiling. "You don't react."

"I don't believe you," she looked at him suspiciously. Travis sighed.

"Your choice," he said. "Now, do you mind? I just came back from the lake. I have to finish getting dressed…" He pointed to himself.

Katie blushed when she saw he was shirtless.

Wow. He's got some nice muscles. And abs. Wow.

Oh, so who's getting sidetracked now?

Shut up!

She blushed even harder when she realized she was staring.

"Enjoying the show?" Travis smirked.

"You wish," she mumbled. And with that, she walked away.

Katie was running. She didn't know from who or what, she just knew that she shouldn't stop. She was in a forest, but for some reason, all the trees were dead and the ground was cracked and dry. The sky was bloody red. She desperately wanted to stop to catch her breath and bring the trees back to life, but she knew she had to keep running. So she did. Thorns scratches her arms and her bare feet scraped on the pointy rocks. The trees got scarce and a crater loomed into view.

She stumbled and almost fell into it, but someone caught her. She struggled, but the arms held her tightly. She screamed, and a hand covered her mouth.

"Tut, tut, tut, none of that," a low voice whispered into her ear. "I have something for you. Look, little demigod."

The air in front of her shimmered, and she saw her father in a plane. There was a shudder and a loud BANG. People panicked and got out of their seat and hostesses were running around, trying to calm them down. There was an explosion, and the plane went down in flames. Crashed onto the hard ground. Katie gasped.

"NO!" she screamed.

The air shimmered again, and a different image appeared in front of her. This time, demigods were fighting monsters. And the demigods were falling like flies. Already there were bodies on the floor. Miranda. Lou Ellen, her best friend. Travis. Silena. Juliet. Others she barely knew.

Tears flowed down her face. This was a nightmare. It had to be. Her head spun, the voice laughed. The air was thick, suffocating her. Thunder rumbled. The wind howled. Katie's vision got blurry. She struggled and stumbled again, the arms letting go of her, and she fell into the crater. Her world went black.

Katie woke up, sweaty and trashing in her bed. Everyone in her cabin was asleep. Swinging her legs out of her bunk, she put her cold feet on the floor and shakily stood up. She looked over to Miranda's bunk, then to Juliet's, and she breathed a sigh of relief. They were both there, still alive. She could even hear Miranda's light snoring. Black spots danced in front of her eyes and she suddenly felt a desperate need for air.

She tiptoed outside. The air was warm, with a slight breeze, and she took in great gulps of oxygen. The moon was almost full, and the faraway sound of the waves lapping onto the beach was soothing.

A hand touched her shoulder and her nightmare bloomed back into her mind. She screamed and another hand clasped itself firmly on her mouth. She kept struggling.

"Stop it, Katie-Cat!" a voice hissed in her ear. "It's me! Calm down!"

She froze and turned around. It was Travis. Her fear turned into anger and she started hitting his chest, crying. As though the blows were nothing to him, Travis grabbed Katie's hands and pulled her to him. She collapsed on to his chest and sobbed into his shirt.

Travis hugged her close and whispered comforting words into her ear, soothingly petting her hair. Gradually she calmed down and stopped sobbing, but her green eyes were still red and puffy. He looked down at her.

"Nightmare?" he asked quietly.

Katie nodded wordlessly and a tear slid down her cheek.

"Hey, it's ok," Travis whispered. "You're fine now."

Katie shuddered and clutched Travis like a life boat, his arms still around her, rubbing her back as they sat on the steps of the Demeter cabin.

For a while they sat there, not saying a word, until Travis heard Katie's breathing slowing and steadying. She had fallen asleep, still huddled against his chest. Not wanting to wake her up, he took her in his arms. She was surprisingly light. Travis walked back inside the Demeter cabin and put Katie back on her bed, pulling the sheets back over her. She looked so peaceful in her sleep, her eyes closed and her breathing slow, her long lashes brushing against her cheeks as a soft summer breeze wafted in the room through the open windows. The only unsettling things about her were the tear tracks on her face.

She's so cute, Travis thought.

He brushed her tangled brown hair back and kissed her forehead. She smelled of honeysuckle and lilies.

One of Katie's siblings mumbled in his sleep and Travis quickly backed off, not wanting to be caught, and he walked out, closing the door softly behind him.

That was ok. I really hope you guys liked it, because I'm not that used to writing ^-^ Please review! I appreciate constructive criticism! Also, feel free to follow/Favorite ;)

Katie: Whoa, whoa, what was THAT?

Wave: *frantically tries to hide story* Umm… Katie, you weren't supposed to read this.

Katie: What… What kind of prank was that? I like my hair the way it is, thank you. What kind of nightmare in the history of nightmares was this? And…did Travis just… kiss my forehead?

Wave: *smirks* Try not to fangirl, Katie.

Katie: *blushes* Whaaaa…? Why was he outside at night anyways?

Wave: Oh well, you'll just have to ask him in the next chapter. *laughs*

Travis: What will she have to ask me?

Katie: Nothing, nothing! *glares at Wave* Don't you dare tell him anything!

Wave: *whines* GUYS, I'm trying to finish this, alright?

I'll try to update soon!

Yours in demigodishness,

Wave ~