Travis sat on a couple of old tires he had found, basking in the sun. He wasn't just sitting there to be idle, he was waiting. Waiting for that someone who came to the strawberry fields every day.
"Travis stop being so laxidazical!" screamed Katie. "Get these tires off my strawberry plants now!" Travis smirked up at her. "Why babe? I like watching you work" he said. Katie rolled her green eyes and walked away, stomping her feet. Travis chuckled to himself and stood up off the tires.
"Travis Lee Stoll you have gone way too far!" yelled the voice of a 12 year old. Travis looked at rose in confusion. "I didn't do anything!" he said. Rose scowled at him her red hair blowing gently to the side as breeze began to blow. "You destroyed Katie's strawberries, now she's in her cabin crying because she's been working on them since Christmas, that was 8 months ago!" Rose said, kicking him in the shin and running back to the Demeter Cabin. Are all Demeter kids temperamental? Travis thought as he headed over to Katie's cabin, his smile turning to a frown.
The stairs creaked as Travis walked up to the door. His hand was held in a fist to knock but before he could bring his hand to hit the wood a vine sprouted holding his hand in place. More vines started to grow, clinging to his feet. "What do you want" came a cold voice from inside the cabin.
"I came to apologize for what I did" Travis said looking at the door.
A laugh could be heard as the door opened. A tear streaked Katie stood there, her hair in a messy bun and her eyes red and puffy. "How do you expect me to believe that excuse?"She asked. "You have never in the many years I've known you, apologize for something that you did.
"Look Katie just listen to me" pleaded Travis. His past really wasn't helping him right now. He only did that stuff to her to get her to him. Would she seriously listen to him if he wasn't pranking her? I think not. The vines slowly went back from where they came from and Katie went and sat on the stairs. Travis followed her actions. "Katie I didn't mean to ruin your plants, I really mean that. That whole scene worked better in my dream." Travis froze.
"I was in your dream?" Katie questioned, looking out at all the other cabins while fiddling with her hands.
Before Travis could stop himself he replied "Not just in this one but almost all of them for as long as I can remember."
Katie looked down at her hands a light blush spreading across her face. "Travis you're lying to me. You hate me, why would you have dreams about me!" she said finally looking at him.
"What makes you think I hate you?" he asked looking at how everyone was heading to the dining pavilion. The conch horn must have blown.
"If you like someone you don't steal their stuff, ruin their prize possessions, and you don't hide from them" said Katie standing up. "Besides you like the blonde type, with baby blue eyes, and nice curves. I'm a daughter of Demeter. I have brown hair, green eyes, and I roll in the dirt."
"But what if I said I loved you for all those things?" asked Travis standing up as well. "What if I said I loved the way you smell like the flowers you grow, and how your eyes sparkle in the sun, or maybe that you are the prettiest girl I have ever seen?"
Katie had turned around. "Travis I still don't believe you" she said walking to the dining pavilion.
"What will make you believe me?" Travis asked sincerely as he followed her.
"I'll believe you when Ares wears Victoria's Secret" she said and with that she was off.
Travis stopped in his tracks, his lopsided grin covering his face. That can be arranged, he thought as he headed off to dinner.