Katie's Pov
I was walking with my boyfriend, Jack – son of Ares – along the woods when he suddenly stopped walking next to a large tree. His smile grew bigger. I knew this wasn't going to end well for me. He grabbed my shoulders and tied my body to the tree with rope. I have no idea where he got the rope from but he did it really tight. Jack looked in my eyes and started swiping me with his sword. He cut my stomach, legs and my arms. I screamed every time his blade opened my skin. Jack was laughing like a mad person, enjoying every scream. My body was a bloody mess and the air was cold. My shirt and pants were ripped and had blood stains. Jack laughed and left me tied up. I had no idea what I've done to get this special treatment. I screamed for help and waited.
Night was during in and my cuts had dried up. I still waited for help. Monsters were creeping up and taking one look at me and shaking their heads like that I was an easy one and wanted a harder job to deal with. I closed my eyes and drifted of to a dreamless dream.
I woke up stilled tied up. The woods were black and I was alone. I couldn't reach my dagger. I couldn't find my dagger. I looked around and in front of me I saw a dark figure. It was a boy. That's all I could tell.
"Need help?" The boy asked me. He had a deep voice and strangely familiar voice to Hermes.
"Who are you?" I asked trying to figure out who it may be.
"Who am I?" The boy asked. "Well, I am an awesomely hot guy who you hate your guts out. Would you like me to help you Katie Kat?"
Only one person calls me Katie Kat. Oh no… It's Travis Stoll. Why him?
"Don't call me that and I would like to be untied."
I heard footsteps and a knife cutting the rope. I was free from the tree. I fell and landed on my feet wobbly. I held onto the tree for some support.
"Thanks Travis."
"Why are you out here at three AM all alone?"
Three AM! It's three AM in the morning? How long was I asleep for?
"I got tied up. I'm glad the harpies didn't get me."
"So am I. Come on, lets go back to your cabin so that you can get some rest."
I felt his arm going over my shoulder to support me. I limped along to my cabin with Travis. The worst thing was, that I like the feeling that his arm was around me. Is that normal? No that isn't normal.
We were at my cabin and the light came on. Travis took one look at me and shook came to his face. I looked down at my body and saw what Jack had done. I've never had this many cuts in my life and never wanted to. Travis took my wrist and checked it. Tears fell down my cheeks.
"This is not from training," Travis said having a look at my legs. "Who did this to you Katie?" I didn't answer. "Katie, tell me who did this!"
"I don't know!" I felt bad for lying to him but I didn't want to rat out my boyfriend, even if he did do this to me. "I don't know who did this to me."
"In the morning we'll go to the big house but right now you need rest." Travis opened the door and steered me to my bunk. I didn't bother getting changed. I rested my head onto my pillow and fell asleep. Travis didn't leave my sight until I was fast asleep.