Disclaimer: I do NOT own the characters in this story even if I do wish I owned Travis ;).

This is my first fanfiction. It is about Travis finally getting the guts to ask Katie to the 4th of July fireworks at the camps beach and hopefully to become more then friends. Does he succeed? Does he fail? What could go wrong? A bit if it involves Travis Stoll.

Travis gets the girl

Katie woke up late that morning to an empty cabin and a pounding on her cabin window as Katie groggily slipped out of bed she walked towards the window and pulled the curtains back, the sight she saw peeved her off a lot. Standing there at her window was none other than the annoying twerp named Travis Stoll. And what was he holding? A bunch of flowers that were specifically grown to decorate the path towards the beach for the 4th of July fireworks. Katie stood there staring at him fuming, her cheeks turning red from the anger and the angrier she got the more Travis's smile got weaker until it was completely replaced by white cheeks and eyes wide of fear. Katie ran outside in her green pajama shorts with floral flowers over them and her blue singlet. Even though Katie was probably going to kill him Travis couldn't help but think about how her top made her grass green eyes stand out more and how perfect she looked after just waking up. Katie stomped up to Travis and gave him a glare that made him visibly shiver. "Explain" Katie demanded trying to yell at him, "w-well" Travis' started stuttering, "I-I was um... yea, you know"
"No. I don't know Travis" Katie said getting louder starting to attract the attention of a few campers leaving the dining pavilion.
"Well, I wanted to know if you would um"
"Travis" Katie said starting to get annoyed, "if you are going to say something say it before I punch you for ruining my flowers!"
Travis looked at Katie with wide eyes and then down to the flowers, he looked back at Katie and smiled sheepishly holding the bunch of flowers out to her. Katie took the flowers from him.
"If you come near me or my cabin ever again I swear to the Gods I will punch you into next week!" Katie exclaimed stomping away towards her flower bed hoping to repair some of the damage her enemy brought to them.

Travis made his way back to his cabin knowing there was no point trying to talk to Katie again because he knew that she wasn't lying when she said she would punch, not to next week but at least to the infirmary. Travis walked into his cabin feeling down in the dumps at his failed attempt at asking Katie to the 4th of July fireworks this was the third year in a row he had failed, but he got closer than the other times because this time he actually said something to her. "ARGH" Travis groaned as he flopped down onto his bed, "why am I so stupid?" he asked himself
"Because you are" someone replied from the opposite side of the room, Travis looked up startled only to realize it was his brother Connor, "so, I had this awesome idea to prank the Aphrodite cabin"
"Not in the mood Connor" Travis mumbled into his pillow
"WHAT!" Connor screamed making Travis pull his pillow over his ears, "how are you not, it's the Aphrodite cabin, we always take first chance at them!"
"She threatened me and never wants to see me again" he mumbled turning his head to the side so he was facing Connor. Connor looked at him with a questioning look, Travis sighed and answered Connor's unsaid question, "Katie"
Connor stared at him for a moment and then started laughing, "tha-that's a good one" he said between laughing clutching his stomach. When Connor looked back at his brother he realized he wasn't smiling at him like he would if he had tried to trick him but when he saw the seriousness on Travis's face he quickly sobered up and sat on the edge of a bed. "You aren't joking are you?" Travis shook his head 'no'. "Well then we need a plan to get you to not be an idiot around her and for her to say yes, don't we?"
Travis sat up on his bed so fast he fell off it, "are you serious? You'll help?"
"well I need my prank buddy back" Connor replied and with that said he helped Travis up and they left to head to the Hephaestus cabin to cook up their plan to get Travis the girl.

"Katie" someone yelled from behind her as she worked in the strawberry fields. Katie turned her head shielding her eyes from the sun as she saw her little sister Lily running towards her carrying what looked to be a plain piece of paper but as she got closer Katie saw there was something in Greek written on it. Katie's little sister Lily was 8 years old with strawberry blonde hair and the same grass green eyes Katie has.
"What is Lily?" Katie asked her getting up onto her knees so she was the same height as Lily. Lily gave her a toothy grin showing Katie her missing front tooth. Lily held out the paper and gave it to Lily. "What is this Lily?" she asked turning it over.
"It's a message" Lily replied grinning like she knew something Katie didn't. Which was true.
"Well, who's it from?"
"Just read it!" Lily exclaimed before skipping off. Katie shook her head smiling at the retreating girl before looking down at the piece of paper in her hand.

Dear Katie,
At 6:30 tonight you are formally invited to a special picnic by Zeus's fist
I hope you can make it! It would mean a lot to me!
Yours sincerely, your secret admirer!

Katie couldn't help but smile, it was badly written but hey, someone actually liked, although she had no idea who it was. As Katie made her way back to her cabin, take a shower and get ready for her mystery date.

Katie stood in the bathroom of her cabin wearing a knee length sunset orange dress and over the top she wore a light blue cardigan, she had applied minimal eyeliner and a small amount of lip gloss give her lips a light pink shine to them. She stood staring at her hair in the mirror, 'why won't this work' she thought to herself as she slammed the hairbrush down onto the counter of the sink.
"What's going on in here?" someone asked by the door, Katie jumped slightly startled, she spun around and looked at the culprit. Standing at the door with a knowing grin on her face was her older sister Minnie, Minnie was 18 years old with crystal blue eyes and mouse brown hair.
"Nothing is going on" Katie replied turning back towards the mirror picking up the comb as she attempts to do something with her hair.
"Here" Minnie said picking up the hairbrush and brushing it through Katie's hair and parting it down the middle, "do you have a hair band?" she asked, Katie nodded and handed her the one on her wrist. As she started braiding Katie's hair to the side she said something that got Katie's attention.
"You know he prefers your hair down, but if I think he will like the braid"
"What?!" Katie asked looking at Minnie through the mirror, "You know who it is?"
"Yea... don't you?" Minnie asked feeling slightly awkward
"NO! Tell me who it is!" Katie pleaded, it had been killing her all day not knowing who it was.
"I can't do that, especially if he wants it to be a surprise" she finished tying Katie's hair and put her hands on Katie's shoulders, "he also thinks you look gorgeous without make-up". And with that Minnie left the bathroom and a very frustrated Katie behind.

Travis's POV

Right now I was so nervous I thought my stomach was going to implode, it felt like there was a hundred elephants running through it. I was wearing a black tux, with a white shirt and a green tie to match Katie's eyes, I was going to wear my normal camp clothes but apparently that was unacceptable so Connor had Silena give me a makeover, worst 30 minutes of my life, they tried to do something with my hair but the curls just bounced back into place. So they gave up on it. As I stood by Zeus's fist with a bunch of chocolate roses I saw Katie walking out from behind the trees, I quickly looked behind me to make sure everything was in order and then I turned back around to see Katie walk towards now that she was closer I got a better look at her, she looked stunning and seemed to glow in the moonlight, I felt the elephants increase and that my knees would give way and then i started having doubts. 'she hasn't seen me yet, what happens if she bolts the second she sees me or what if she sees me and yells or punches me then bolts' I start wiping my palms on my pants as they start sweating. I saw her turning towards the side of the fist where I was, she was going to see me any moment and she did. "Stoll" she said with venom in her voice, "what is this, a prank, going to dump fish guts in me are you?" she asked looking around.
"No, it's not I swear!" I exclaim, "Please come around this side" I ask turning and gesturing to the back of Zeus's fist, she eyed me sceptically before cautiously moving around the rock.

Katie's POV

I walked around the fist keeping an eye on Travis making sure he wasn't going to try something why my back was turned. I had to admit Travis was going out of his way for a prank, it must be big because he seemed really nervous, 'and he looks really good' WHAT?!, where did that come from. As I stepped around the fist I froze in my tracks sitting there on the ground was a picnic set out on what looked to be a Ben 10 blanket, 'definitely a Stoll thing' sitting on the blanket was my favourite foods, from spaghetti bolognese to cheesecake, I even saw my favourite wheat cereal. And there were two plastic wine classes and a bottle of Sunkist and coke. I turned towards Travis with an eyebrow raised, he smiled sheepishly and gestured for me to sit down, he sat first and offered me his hand, I didn't want to be rude so I took it and sat beside him.
"Drink?" he asked holding out a cup to me and picking up the coke, I nodded my head confused at why he wasn't doing all this. He poured me a cup and handed it over, as I took the cup I couldn't help but ask what I did.
"What are you planning Stoll?" he looked up at me from pouring his own drink.
"um... this" he said really quietly picking up a remote, he pressed a button on it and i watched amazed as something bronze rose from the ground. I stared amazed as it completely came out of the ground it was a giant and on the front of it in green glowing written it said two words 'Be Mine'. "I had the Hephaestus cabin make it" He said rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. I just sat there staring at it in shock and then I looked back at Travis and he was there in front of me on both knees a bouquet of chocolate roses and a bracelet made out of celestial bronze.
"I don't understand" I said turning to face him completely. He lifted my arm slipping the bracelet onto my wrist.
"This bracelet means that you will be always have protection, all you have to do is swipe your finger over the engraved flowers and it will turn into a shield. And the sign means I want you to . . . yea what it says" he went quiet near the end.
"You will need to elaborate on exactly what that means."

Third person POV

"You will need to elaborate on exactly what that means." Katie said staring directly at Travis.
"It means this" he said cupping Katie's cheek. Travis leaned in closing his eyes hoping Katie wouldn't shove him away, but she didn't, Katie had closed her eyes and started leaning in as well, she felt Travis's breath hit her face and her breath hitched in her throat. Travis heard Katie take in a deep breath and couldn't help but smile knowing he made her like that, he opened his eyes and saw Katie with her eyes closed and a blush on her face, Travis could feel a blush on his face as well and he wasn't surprised at that fact, he usually blushed whenever he was around her. Travis closed his eyes and closed the gap that kept Katie's lips off his. Katie was expecting Travis to have rough lips but they weren't, they were soft and he was an amazing kisser he was gentle and sweet. Travis had expected Katie to push him away by now but she hadn't which made him smile into the kiss. Travis's hand that was cupping Katie's face rested on her waist gently pulling her closer to him. One of Katie's hands combed through his hair and the other gripped his tuxedo jacket crumpling it up. As the kiss started to get more heated, Travis brushed his tongue over Katie's bottom lip and Katie opened her mouth allowing his tongue to enter her mouth. As their tongues battled for dominance he slowly lowered her onto the blanket they both pulled away for air. Travis had his forehead rested on Katie's forehead, one leg in between her two and the other on the outside of Katie's.
"Do you understand now?" he asked breathlessly, Katie smiled and let a giggle out and she nodded in response. Travis let out a throaty chuckle, "so do you say yes?" Travis asked nervously.
"If you ask me properly" She replied
"Okay" Travis said standing up. He helped her stand up and then got down on one knee, Katie let out a giggle and covered her mouth the back of her hand, Travis grabbed her other hand and started speaking, "Katie Gardener, I love you, that's weird saying out loud but it's true" he looked up at her face and saw her eyes widen slightly, "I've had feelings for you for three years now and even though I never have admitted it, I love you, and I want –no I need- you to be my girlfriend? So will you?"
"Of course I will you dummy" Katie said pulling him up to stand, she leaned in and whisper in his ear making him shiver, "I love you too." She laid a gentle kiss on his cheek and Travis started blushing.
"One more thing" he said pulling away slightly to stare at her face, "will you go to the 4th of July fireworks with me?"
"Of course, isn't that what a girlfriends for?" Katie smiled pulling him in for another kiss.

The End