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A.N.: just so you know, my updates will probably once or twice a week, since I'm finishing up my House of Hades fanfiction, and that's my top priority, as well as having a Leyna story still going strong. They will become more frequent in one or two weeks, since I'll have wrapped up my House of Hades story. But until then, if I don't update every two or three days like I usually do, bear with me!

Two: Travis PoV

I don't understand why all the girls are so ticked about the Love Games. I mean, Drew's a definite bitch and everything, but still. It's just a game, and it's not like they're going to be losing their virginity. Not that I would complain, or even know if they still have it, for that matter.

But for me, this is a perfect opportunity to upgrade my reputation as a first class player at camp while simultaneously getting Katie Gardner to fall in love with me, under the guise of the Games, which could be a good or bad thing. I'm not quite sure yet.

And yeah, I, Travis Stoll, am in love with Katie Gardner.

Even though she hates me guts and probably wants to kill me.

It all started with those stupid chocolate bunnies, which I pranked her with because I wanted to impress her. Unfortunately, it backfired, and she's never forgiven me. And I guess it didn't help that I prank her cabin at least once a week, because it's the only way I get to talk to her. Yeah, it's that bad. I'll do practically anything just to get her to talk to me. Even if that means temporarily dying her hair pink and having to run from her as she screams death threats at me.

So it's too late for us now, I guess. But the Games give me an opportunity to act like my interest is just to play her (which I would never do in real life) and get her eliminated from the Games when she falls for me. When in reality, I actually want to get together with her.

She's always in my head. I can't stop thinking about how her dark hair gets tossed over her shoulder when she's working in the strawberry fields or how long her suntanned legs look in her short overalls. It's insane.

Only Connor knows, and that was an accident. I mean, its not like I try to talk in my sleep. Thankfully Connor was the only one up, otherwise, I would've already been blackmailed into doing a lot of things that I wouldn't like to do.

But this was a crucial summer. The Games were working in my favor, but I needed to catch Katie's attention first. Something with a mixed message that would make her speculate on whether or not I liked her. A prank that was classic and well done, but with something that would make Katie, or even once of her sisters, think twice about my feelings for her.

And I knew just the thing.

The next day it was show time. Katie and the rest of the Demeter Cabin were out working in the strawberry fields, which gave us plenty of time to put our plan into action. As my loyal side kicks, I had Connor, and of course, Lou Ellen from the Hecate Cabin, who had agreed to help since Connor and her had some sort of thing going. Well, now I didn't know if it was a thing, since the Games had started, but I wasn't complaining. I wasn't going to complain about a Hecate kid that could steal someone's nose off their face of charm chocolate bunnies so they didn't melt until a certain someone saw them. But for all Lou Ellen knew, I was doing this as part of the Games, and not as a legitimate love prank.

I set the ladder up against the back of the Demeter Cabin carefully, cradling several boxes of merchandise in my hands. I set to work as Connor kept watch, whispering every now and then through his walkie-talkie to me.

I arranged the bunnies in the formation of a K, making sure to make the letter extra big and visible. She'd know who did it for sure, but that was kind of the point, even if it mean I'd get chased around camp by her for the rest of the day. It would be worth it in the end, especially if the Games went fine and the Aphrodite Cabin, or more specifically, Drew, didn't interfere. She had a habit of doing that, and now that she was initiating the Games, I more than knew that she was up to something.

I climbed down once the bunnies were set, returned the ladder to the camp store and sat behind the desk, waiting for four o'clock to roll around, which was when the Demeter Cabin would return to their cabin and find themselves pranked, and when Katie would be majorly ticked off.

An hour later, I had just finished handing over the smuggled six pack of Cokes that I'd gotten ahold of for Percy when she stormed in, looking extremely pissed but seriously beautiful at the very same time. I wondered how she managed that.

"Travis Stoll, I am going to kick your ass into next week," she threatened. "What the hell is up with the bunnies? It's not even around Easter, I don't even want to know how you got ahold of them!"

I laughed, flashing her my signature jokester grin that could make any girl but Katie Gardner swoon. As usual, it didn't work and only made her more mad.

"You know what, Stoll? If you think you can prank me into letting you into my pants for the Games, you'll be disappointed. And trust me, you better watch it," she finished turning on her heel to leave.

"Gardner, just because I don't want to get into your pants doesn't mean I don't want to get into your overalls!" I called after her. I heard a disgusted voice yell: "Go to hell!" as she slammed the door and stalked off down the hill towards her cabin, which was starting to drip chocolate.

Phase One: success.

Sorry it took awhile, I'm kind of busy with my House of Hades story at the moment, because I'm almost done with it. But please review, and if you have any suggestions on whose perspective I should use in the next few chapters, tell me and I'll fit them into the drama I have coming up. I have further explanations of the Games in store, so don't worry if you're confused with the specifics. Anyways, thanks so much for reading!

-NotsoSugarQueen