Katie's POV:

"Umm Katie," I opened my eyes just enough to see that my sister Miranda was standing over me with a frown on her tan face. That frown could only mean one thing.

"What now?"

"See for your self," she responded. I sat up taking a moment to stretch before lifting myself up to change into some worn jeans and a white shirt that had some dirt and grass stains that would most likely never come out. Then taking a moment to compose myself I walked outside. The place was a mess of melting chocolate and pastel colored Easter eggs. There where lumps of the chocolate that somewhat resembled bunnies and not to mention the silly string that was lying all around the flowers in our garden like neon spider webs. The roof was ruined and those flowers would take hours to clean. I WAS MAD!

"STOLLS!" I screamed at the top of my lungs barely able to contain my fury. Then without a moment's hesitation I walked to the Hermes cabin and pounded at the door.

" Yes," said a very miffed looking Hermes kid that had a pale face dusted with freckles. He had orange hair and upturned eyebrows.

"Tell the Stoll's to get out here if they value their life" I sent him my very best death glare.

" Jeez," He said, " Keep your pants on" and with that rude remark he disappeared into the hellhole that was the Hermes cabin. I peered inside to see that people where cramming things under beds for morning inspection and to my horror there where dead plants in the window sill, these kids couldn't keep a plant alive if their life depended on it. My thoughts where interrupted by the one and only Travis Stoll.

"Miss us so much that you had to visit Katie-Kat?" he asked oh so innocently. I looked up to see him leaning on the doorway with a smirk covering the lower half of his face.

"Ohh I just had to come I missed you guys so much," I responded my voice laced with sarcasm.

"Really?" he responded surprised by how calmly I responded. Normally I would've blown up by now. Here it comes.

"NO NOT REALLY STOLL! I WANT YOU TO GO TO MY CABIN AND CLEAN UP THAT PRANK RIGHT NOW!"

"Me do a prank? How could you say such a thing," He put his hand over his heart and pretended to be hurt.

"Stoll you're testing my patients."

"So if I did do the prank, I wouldn't clean it up anyway."

"Why!" I cried exasperated.

"That ruins the point." He stated matter-o-factly.

"Stoll! What do I have to do so you will clean it up?" He furrowed his eyebrows as if deep in thought.

"I got it!" He said his face lighting up " Well I've gotten a kiss from a lot of girls, you know right?" I nodded not liking the direction this was going. "Well I still haven't stolen a kiss from the one and only Katie Gardener."

"Nope," I said spinning around heading back towards the cabin. Suddenly I looked around and there where kids' watching like it was some kind of soap opera. I blushed and looked away.

"Aww… why not?" He asked.

"Because your Travis Stoll." I said and he pouted. "I'm going to go clean my cabin," with that I turned and bolted.

. . . .

I was so tired and would give anything for some sleep. But nooo this girl got sleep in a parallel universe right? After I had my encounter with Travis I had come back gotten a bucket of water and a sponge to start scrubbing the roof clean. I washed the cabin and replaced the grass on the roof with new grass and I had hand cleaned the flowers that now smiled as if they where good as new. Now all I, Katie Gardener, wanted was to sleep and not be bothered. Too bad murder is illegal.

As I walked towards the dinning pavilion to enjoy my "peaceful" dinner I started to hum. But as I entered the dining area the lights where shining and since it was so incredibly dark outside I was temporarily blinded from all of the light. The fates probably hated me because I fell and landed on none other that Mr. Stoll himself. When I opened my eyes I realized that I had landed right on top of him our faces inches apart.

"Well Gardener," he mused, " I see that you really are falling for me." And with that remark I snapped. I slapped him so hard that he emitted a shriek even the gods on Olympus could hear him.

"That, Stoll is how I think of you," I jumped off of him and half ran half walked to the Demeter table leaving a very confused looking son of Hermes behind.

"What was that all about?" asked Miranda her brown eyes tinted with worry.

"It was nothing," I replied brushing her remark off my shoulder.

"That was not nothing," She pointed out "Spill."

"I'm just not having a very good day," I said sighing. Then I noticed the purple welt that was slowly forming on Travis's face and the staring people. I guess it's not everyday that I slap someone.

"KATIE!" an angry yell broke my train of thought.

"What?" I said exasperated. Then I turn around to find an angry Conner two inches away from me holding a very "menacing" looking dictionary in his hand. His brown curly hair framed his face and his lips where in a slight pout as if he was a small child that wanted something he couldn't have.

"What do you mean WHAT!?"

"I mean what." I reply to tired to argue. I picked up a piece of my straw colored hair twirling it absentmindedly.

"Say sorry."

"No." I got up without a bite to eat and stormed out towards my cabin. I didn't get a wink of sleep. NOT A WINK.

. . . .

The next day the weather was stormy and the atmosphere was very humid. Oh boy this better not be Hermes doing. Because there was no way I was apologizing to that idiot. As if on cue it started to pour. I sighed and got up knowing that if I wanted to end this I would have to apologize. I headed towards the other side of the room and looked into the closet for something to wear. The floor was cold and xsmooth and since it was the morning it made me shiver. Then I walked towards the door to go say "sorry".

Finding him was probably the easiest part. He was under a tree by my cabin as if studying the best way to prank me next. He was planning revenge.

"Hello, Katie-Kat come to slap me on the other cheek so I can match?" he asked raising his eyebrows and stuffing his hands in his jeans pockets.

"No, Stoll," I said "I'm heretosaysorry"

"What was that?" he said smirking.

"Stoll!"

"Hmm?"

"UGHHH!" I collapsed and sat down next to him. My right knee was touching his and our shoulders where touching. "You are impossible."

"I know Katie-Kat," he responded "That's what makes me irresistible." He flexed his muscles.

"I'm sorry though, I overreacted and it was my fault." I looked up to see him smirking "Stoll!"

"What?"

"You're smirking." I said pointedly.

"Well, I never thought there would be a day when you would apologize to lill' o' me." I glared got up and dusted my jeans and headed to the dinning area. As I entered I noticed that my whole cabin was already there. The tall walls where covered in graffiti. And when I was about to ask I saw Rachel Dare starting to glow green. Oh Boy…

A daughter of flowers and two sons of thieves

Shall travel north for what they seek

A creator and a thieve shall cause much grieve

Beware of a traitor indeed

It took a moment to register in people's faces. But after about a minute people started to look at me then the Stoll's then me then them so on.

"No way-" I began.

"So Gardener looks like you me and Connor are going on a quest." He chuckled, "I knew you couldn't get enough of me."