p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"An- Thought I'd have a go at Tratie. Sorry if this is bad xx - Katie's PoV /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I liked the idea at first. But I wasn't alone when I heard it. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"Yes, I did like my own time but at a party throw for people to communicate, it wasn't ideal. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"Chiron had decided to throw a masquerade to get people to show their true selfs without the hatred or arguments. This of course was because you wouldn't know who the person you were talking too was. Of course, some people knew each other straight away, some after a while, and some demigods just met up before coming to the party in the big house. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I had gotten a 'makeover' at the Aphrodite cabin before. They had forced me into an aline olive green dress. It was an off the shoulder look, a lace bodice stopping at my waist and I had black, glossy high heels on. Totally different from my normal garden clothes. The Aphrodite cabin had taken my hair down, braided the sides, and pinned them at the back of my head to make a half up, half down style. I had 'accidentally' interwoven daisies and poppies into my hair. My natural hair was already curly so they didn't really do anything in that way. They gave me a dramatic lash and wing but kept the eyeshadow natural, and gave me a burgundy lip. The mask they said would be best matched the dresses colour and covered the top half of my face with beads and small lace flowers. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"Annabeth, Percy, Miranda and the rest of my siblings had all left me. I was sitting on the bench on one side of the wall with a cup of punch in my hand, which, knowing Hermes kids, was probably spiked. Taylor Swifts, Story of Us was blaring in the background. I scowled. I really did hate my friends and their stupid boyfriends. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Why are you so grumpy?" A voice asked. A boy was now sitting beside me with an infuriating smirk on his face as he said it. I mentally slapped myself to think it was attractive. Of course, from what I saw, he wasn't exactly ugly. He had a dark blue mask with a silver outline, matching his tie. I decided to take Chirons advise and tell him. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""My friends left me for their stupid boyfriends and I'm alone," I crossed my arms. He grinned. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I know, right?!" He exclaimed. "My brother goes and makes out with the closest female he can get his hands on. Quite perverted if you ask me," I smiled at that. I noticed he had blue eyes. Larkspur. The colour of larkspur. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""It's annoying. Sometimes I wonder why Chiron even decided to throw this," He nodded, smiling. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I'm sure all the demigods will love some mysterious bonding time," He imitated Chirons voice, making me giggle at the stupidity of it. Kissing you started to play. I laughed to myself at the ironic setting which reminded me of Romeo and Juliet. I stared at the demigods on the dance floor. Larkspur stood up and offered me his hand. "Wanna dance?" He asked. I nodded and took it. He had dark curly hair. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"He led me out to dance, letting me lay against him. I smiled. I mouthed the words and saw him do it too. I cringed at a person making out with someone. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"Larkspur winked at me and I felt my body heat up but I just smiled back. He spun me around goofily while I accidentally knocked into someone. They glared at me but it just made me laugh with Larkspur. I think it was Drew. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"The song started to slow to a stop. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Who are you?" I asked. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I'm-" Just as he was about reveal myself he got pulled away. They exchanged muttered words and it was clear they knew each other. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""We have to go!" The other boy muttered, only an inch shorter than Larkspur. He glanced at me apologetically. "We have to escape before we get brought into this,"/span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I narrowed my eyes at them. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""What's happening?" I asked sternly. The shorter boy smiled and laughed sheepishly before grabbing Larkspur and legging it. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Hey!" Larkspur exclaimed from the door. "I said to not follow the plan!"/span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"The music suddenly stopped. Cream pies were dropped from the panels in the ceiling and we were covered. I growled. That pesky little boy had just ruined my night. And he was going to get it. /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I didn't exactly know who the shorter boy was, let's call him Pie, nor the dancer, Larkspur, I decided. It would probably come to me. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"When I found whipped cream in my slippers I forgot about the masquerade. I wanted to kill the Stolls, especially Travis who probably did this. They would normally wait outside to see my reaction but they didn't jump out from the bushes when I walked out of my cabin. I chose to go to their cabin. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I knocked on the door, but I didn't really need too. It was already open. That was when I heard the conch horn blow for dinner. It was empty. There cabin was empty. I smirked. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"It was either the Hermes cabins mischievous energy or my desire to get back at all the pranks they had pulled on me that lured me in. Not a single camper inside. I decided to risk not going to dinner. It would be worth it. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I walked to the head counsellors room and saw their bunk bed. I snooped through Travis' draw to be sure to find a pranking devise, but what I found made me gasp. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"A mask. The mask. /spanspan class="s2" style="font-family: '.SFUIText-Italic'; font-style: italic; font-size: 17pt;"His/spanspan class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"mask. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"It took me a few minutes to knock out of my shock. Now I felt insanely stupid. It was so obvious. From all my years of shouting at Travis, I should've knows his eyes and hair but I was so sure it wasn't him I ignored it. I stuffed it in his draw when I heard some talking outside. I did the weirdest thing, jumping out the window, and hid under the window frame as soon as the door opened. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Don't stress dude," I heard a voice say, specifically Connors. "You can check her cabin if you want," I could feel his eye roll. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""But she never misses dinner!" Another voice said- Travis. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Go then," I heard the door open and close. Oh no. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I was a fast runner but Travis was the fastest at camp. I couldn't out run him to my cabin, he has had a head start. The only think I could do was go to the strawberry fields. I started to work as normal and put on strawberry fields forever which I always did. A few minutes later I saw Travis in the distance, running back and forth. I guess he had spotted me as soon as he ran towards the place I was sitting. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"He was slightly out of breath. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Where were you Katie Kat?" He asked, resting his hands on his knees. He eventually plopped down next to me. He started to ramble. "You never miss dinner, are you alright? Did someone hurt you? I can prank them if you want, have you eaten a lot of strawberries-"/span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I know it's you!" I blurted out. Why did I just do that? He paused and stared at me. He had the same eyes. "I was in your cabin," I confessed. "I found your mask," /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"He opened and closed his mouth, as if to defend himself, but ended up saying nothing for a while. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""What?" He whispered in disbelief, as if he was trying to convince himself it wasn't him. And that stung. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I know you're the person who came up to me and asked me to dance!" I exclaimed. "You left because of the pies," I explained as if it were obvious. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"His lips slowly turned into a small smirk and his cheeks tinted an almost unrecognisable red. He chuckled lightheartedly. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""That was funny," He murmured. He shifted slightly to face me. "So, are you alright with it?" He asked gently. I looked at him confused. "That is was the 'stranger' with you?" I smiled. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Yes," I stated. He looked surprised. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""But you hate me!" He exclaimed. I shook my head. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""You get on my nerves Trav," I rolled my eyes. "Constantly! But I would never hate you. I'm just sorry I was so horrible to you. I should have never said some of the things I said. It's in your blood to prank and I suppose I have a short temper and overreact," I confessed. He raised his eyebrows teasingly. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Is the prideful Katie Gardner finally apol-"/span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Shut it Stoll," I interrupted with a playful smirk on my face. "At least I have the audacity to," He laughed lightly. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I suppose I should apologise too," He smiled at me. "I can be a bit over the top with pranks," He admitted. "I just don't really thing before I do them, I only aspect a good reaction, not bitterness," He paused. "Well, for that long of a time, and sorry for the slippers," I scoffed. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""It was you!" Before I could do anything he got up and bolted for the hills, soon followed by me. /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"A little Tratie oneshot. I know it's kind of short and without real romance but please say your views and ideas. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I liked the idea at first. But I wasn't alone when I heard it. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"Yes, I did like my own time but at a party throw for people to communicate, it wasn't ideal. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"Chiron had decided to throw a masquerade to get people to show their true selfs without the hatred or arguments. This of course was because you wouldn't know who the person you were talking too was. Of course, some people knew each other straight away, some after a while, and some demigods just met up before coming to the party in the big house. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I had gotten a 'makeover' at the Aphrodite cabin before. They had forced me into an aline olive green dress. It was an off the shoulder look, a lace bodice stopping at my waist and I had black, glossy high heels on. Totally different from my normal garden clothes. The Aphrodite cabin had taken my hair down, braided the sides, and pinned them at the back of my head to make a half up, half down style. I had 'accidentally' interwoven daisies and poppies into my hair. My natural hair was already curly so they didn't really do anything in that way. They gave me a dramatic lash and wing but kept the eyeshadow natural, and gave me a burgundy lip. The mask they said would be best matched the dresses colour and covered the top half of my face with beads and small lace flowers. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"Annabeth, Percy, Miranda and the rest of my siblings had all left me. I was sitting on the bench on one side of the wall with a cup of punch in my hand, which, knowing Hermes kids, was probably spiked. Taylor Swifts, Story of Us was blaring in the background. I scowled. I really did hate my friends and their stupid boyfriends. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Why are you so grumpy?" A voice asked. A boy was now sitting beside me with an infuriating smirk on his face as he said it. I mentally slapped myself to think it was attractive. Of course, from what I saw, he wasn't exactly ugly. He had a dark blue mask with a silver outline, matching his tie. I decided to take Chirons advise and tell him. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""My friends left me for their stupid boyfriends and I'm alone," I crossed my arms. He grinned. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I know, right?!" He exclaimed. "My brother goes and makes out with the closest female he can get his hands on. Quite perverted if you ask me," I smiled at that. I noticed he had blue eyes. Larkspur. The colour of larkspur. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""It's annoying. Sometimes I wonder why Chiron even decided to throw this," He nodded, smiling. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I'm sure all the demigods will love some mysterious bonding time," He imitated Chirons voice, making me giggle at the stupidity of it. Kissing you started to play. I laughed to myself at the ironic setting which reminded me of Romeo and Juliet. I stared at the demigods on the dance floor. Larkspur stood up and offered me his hand. "Wanna dance?" He asked. I nodded and took it. He had dark curly hair. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"He led me out to dance, letting me lay against him. I smiled. I mouthed the words and saw him do it too. I cringed at a person making out with someone. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"Larkspur winked at me and I felt my body heat up but I just smiled back. He spun me around goofily while I accidentally knocked into someone. They glared at me but it just made me laugh with Larkspur. I think it was Drew. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"The song started to slow to a stop. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Who are you?" I asked. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I'm-" Just as he was about reveal myself he got pulled away. They exchanged muttered words and it was clear they knew each other. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""We have to go!" The other boy muttered, only an inch shorter than Larkspur. He glanced at me apologetically. "We have to escape before we get brought into this,"/span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I narrowed my eyes at them. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""What's happening?" I asked sternly. The shorter boy smiled and laughed sheepishly before grabbing Larkspur and legging it. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Hey!" Larkspur exclaimed from the door. "I said to not follow the plan!"/span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"The music suddenly stopped. Cream pies were dropped from the panels in the ceiling and we were covered. I growled. That pesky little boy had just ruined my night. And he was going to get it. /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I didn't exactly know who the shorter boy was, let's call him Pie, nor the dancer, Larkspur, I decided. It would probably come to me. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"When I found whipped cream in my slippers I forgot about the masquerade. I wanted to kill the Stolls, especially Travis who probably did this. They would normally wait outside to see my reaction but they didn't jump out from the bushes when I walked out of my cabin. I chose to go to their cabin. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I knocked on the door, but I didn't really need too. It was already open. That was when I heard the conch horn blow for dinner. It was empty. There cabin was empty. I smirked. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"It was either the Hermes cabins mischievous energy or my desire to get back at all the pranks they had pulled on me that lured me in. Not a single camper inside. I decided to risk not going to dinner. It would be worth it. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I walked to the head counsellors room and saw their bunk bed. I snooped through Travis' draw to be sure to find a pranking devise, but what I found made me gasp. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"A mask. The mask. /spanspan class="s2" style="font-family: '.SFUIText-Italic'; font-style: italic; font-size: 17pt;"His/spanspan class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"mask. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"It took me a few minutes to knock out of my shock. Now I felt insanely stupid. It was so obvious. From all my years of shouting at Travis, I should've knows his eyes and hair but I was so sure it wasn't him I ignored it. I stuffed it in his draw when I heard some talking outside. I did the weirdest thing, jumping out the window, and hid under the window frame as soon as the door opened. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Don't stress dude," I heard a voice say, specifically Connors. "You can check her cabin if you want," I could feel his eye roll. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""But she never misses dinner!" Another voice said- Travis. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Go then," I heard the door open and close. Oh no. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"I was a fast runner but Travis was the fastest at camp. I couldn't out run him to my cabin, he has had a head start. The only think I could do was go to the strawberry fields. I started to work as normal and put on strawberry fields forever which I always did. A few minutes later I saw Travis in the distance, running back and forth. I guess he had spotted me as soon as he ran towards the place I was sitting. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"He was slightly out of breath. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Where were you Katie Kat?" He asked, resting his hands on his knees. He eventually plopped down next to me. He started to ramble. "You never miss dinner, are you alright? Did someone hurt you? I can prank them if you want, have you eaten a lot of strawberries-"/span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I know it's you!" I blurted out. Why did I just do that? He paused and stared at me. He had the same eyes. "I was in your cabin," I confessed. "I found your mask," /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"He opened and closed his mouth, as if to defend himself, but ended up saying nothing for a while. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""What?" He whispered in disbelief, as if he was trying to convince himself it wasn't him. And that stung. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I know you're the person who came up to me and asked me to dance!" I exclaimed. "You left because of the pies," I explained as if it were obvious. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"His lips slowly turned into a small smirk and his cheeks tinted an almost unrecognisable red. He chuckled lightheartedly. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""That was funny," He murmured. He shifted slightly to face me. "So, are you alright with it?" He asked gently. I looked at him confused. "That is was the 'stranger' with you?" I smiled. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Yes," I stated. He looked surprised. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""But you hate me!" He exclaimed. I shook my head. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""You get on my nerves Trav," I rolled my eyes. "Constantly! But I would never hate you. I'm just sorry I was so horrible to you. I should have never said some of the things I said. It's in your blood to prank and I suppose I have a short temper and overreact," I confessed. He raised his eyebrows teasingly. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Is the prideful Katie Gardner finally apol-"/span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""Shut it Stoll," I interrupted with a playful smirk on my face. "At least I have the audacity to," He laughed lightly. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""I suppose I should apologise too," He smiled at me. "I can be a bit over the top with pranks," He admitted. "I just don't really thing before I do them, I only aspect a good reaction, not bitterness," He paused. "Well, for that long of a time, and sorry for the slippers," I scoffed. /span/p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;""It was you!" Before I could do anything he got up and bolted for the hills, soon followed by me. /span/p
p class="p2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" /p
p class="p1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: #454545; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"span class="s1" style="font-family: '.SFUIText'; font-size: 17pt;"A little Tratie oneshot. I know it's kind of short and without real romance but please say your views and ideas. /span/p