MAY 11: EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY
Chapter 1: Freedom
"Travis!" Katie yelled. Her brown hair was pulled up in a tight ponytail while a frown rested on her face.
Travis just looked at her. The mischevious grin on his face was unmistakable. His own brown hair was flowing in the wind. His blue eyes sparkled the same way his brother's eyes does. With a plan.
Katie thought this plan involved constantly making her miserable. This was part of why she hated him. Travis dismissed Katie's hate and annoyed her even more. The more annoying moves Travis made, the angrier Katie got, until she would explode in yells, just as she was doing now.
"Stop it, this is not yours!" Katie said again.
"I have the freedom to do and eat whatever I want," Travis answered. Travis's smile grew bigger.
Katie felt her cheeks flush a little red. Katie looked at the boy in disgust. Suddenly, she wrapped her hands around the brown, weaved basket he had stolen and yanked it out of his hands. As Travis yelled in pain, Katie just smiled and went back to picking strawberries.
"OW!" Travis yelled again for dramatic effect. "Why?"
Katie sighed, only a fool like Travis Stoll would ask a question like that. "Because you are not supposed to eat the strawberries. How am I supposed to get enough strawberries for Miranda's birthday cake if you keep eating them?"
"Come on Katie," Travis objected. "What's more important, her or me?"
The name "Travis" yelled inside of Katie, but Katie still said, "Her, obviously."
Travis frowned, seeing that part of his plan was not working. Finally, he whined, "You are going against my rights as a human."
Katie made a face and talked slowly as if Travis was a fool, "Big words for such a little kid."
"I'm serious," was his response.
Katie rolled her eyes. "Come on! What rights?"
Travis stared at her and gasped as if shocked. He looked at Katie. She was doing what she always did, picked strawberries. Now that Travis had eaten most of the strawberries, her basket was barely halfway full.
Katie looked up. She was interested now. "What rights?" she repeated. The tone of her voice had gotten softer.
"The rights of 'Eat Whatever You Want' day," Travis said, proud of himself.
Katie growled in his direction, "Just because I came a month earlier to Camp does not mean I have to follow your ethics!"
"Whatever you say Katie," Travis said as he reached over and ate another strawberry.
"Stop that!" Katie slapped his hand.
Travis looked at her. The distance between them was close to none. Katie seemed to notice too. She slowly scooted away, as if it was uncomfortable or weird. Travis was about to too, but, for some reason, it didn't bother him. It had felt as if it was natural to be close to her.
Noticing the awkward tension between them, Travis soon got up. He walked towards Katie. Then, he kicked the basket of strawberries and ran away to the echo of his name. Still, Travis was thinking about the moment he and Katie had shared. Could it be-? Travis had no idea.
Katie, on the other hand, was furious. First, "No Socks" day and now "Eat Whatever You Want" day. It seemed as if Travis was trying to make excuses to annoy her, proving that he enjoyed such a thing. As Katie picked up the strawberries, she thought of Miranda, her sister. Katie was going to make a strawberry cake for her sister no matter what. If it really was "Eat Whatever You Want" day, Miranda should be allowed to eat the strawberry cake she wants, right?
Aphrodite watched all of this from above. In her mind, she complained. She hated how demigod relationships went so slowly. She was sure that Travis would lean in for a kiss, but he did not. Aphrodite eyed the girl working in the fields alone. As a goddess, Aphrodite had no right to interfere, but she had to. She had to awaken both of their thoughts from the inside.
The goddess smiled. Let the drama begin.
YAY! My first not-really-a cliffhanger! What do you think Aphrodite will do? All that is certain is that it is going to be filled with a lot of drama and romance! And with Travis Stoll around, the world has to be flooded with humor...
I know! I have a really bad sense of humor! But, it is still a good story, right?
Anyway, Check out all of my other stories, especially my House of Hades. I'm am really trying to update them... I am! I promise I WILL update this story (since it follows a timeline).
I am super sorry. I am really sick. Ambroisa and nectar are helping, but the Apollo campers are saying that I need "time" to heal. As if I have all the time in the world.
Anyway, Thanks for all the beautiful reviews! The more reviews I get, the more I will write, and the better each chapter will get.
DISCLAIMER: Bla bla bla... Everything belongs to Riordon except for the things that belong to me, and the Skittles company. Even though the Skittles company doesn't own anything in this story.
Still, I am eating Skittles now.
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