May 14th: DANCE LIKE A CHICKEN DAY

Chapter 2: Charming (Travis Style)

Travis knew that he had to get Katie as his girlfriend. He had to make her say "yes" the first time he asked her. If she refused, he would be the laughing stock of the whole camp. Originally, Travis had planned to wait but, now, something urged him to act faster. Still, Travis didn't mind. Little did he know that the true reason he cared about Katie's opinion was, not for the other campers, but for himself.

At 5:00 in the morning, Travis's alarm rang. He answered it with a smile. Having claimed the top bunk, he looked below and saw his brother who was desperately putting his pillow over his head. Travis just rolled his eyes as he got down and offed the alarm. Then, Travis tackled his brother until he woke up. Travis knew that he needed Connor for this special prank.

When Katie woke up, she looked outside her window. She loved having a bed next to the outside scenery. As she woke up everyday, she could see the sun sail up to the sky and the moon fall back down. In Katie's mind, at that point of time, everything blossomed and became alive. The sky blued and the richness of the green plants were easier to see.

Still, today, when she looked out, something was wrong. Katie could sense it. Somewhere in the familiar bird calls a beat was skipped. Katie just did not know what. On that note, Katie stepped out of bed. That was when the worst thing happended to her.

"STOLLS!" her mind buzzed. How did those two creeps get into her cabin anyway?

Katie, now covered in glue, took another step. She was about ready to plummet one of those mischeivious Hermes' boys into pieces. And then, mountains of rubber chickens fell on her. Katie growled in anger. The rest of her cabinmates, who were deep sleepers, almost woke up with all the sound she was making. Nevertheless, Katie did not know what else to do but go outside. That was a huge mistake.

As soon as the rubber-chicken-covered Katie opened her door, ice cubes fell into her shirt. Katie tried to get the cold ice cubes out, but it looked more as if she was doing a silly dance. The ice slid down Katie's back like nails on a chalkboard and, when the last piece fell out of her shirt, Katie sighed in relief.

Katie was ready to go to the showers, which was unconveniently located behind the cabin, but was stopped by the sight of something she didn't want to see. Travis Stoll with a phone taking a video of her. Katie fumed with anger. The Stolls had been pranking her for ages now. This was the last straw. And with that, Katie started marching over to the boy, ready to choke the life out of him.

Travis, on the other hand, was having the laugh of his life. Once he noticed Katie marching towards him, Travis saved the video and put the phone away, for later. He didn't even try to look innocent. Travis knew that would do him no good. Instead, he looked at the girl. Her face was flushed red with embarressment, and with the green clothes she was wearing, Katie looked a little like a strawberry. The white glue was like frosting, covering her completely from head to toe. Finally, the rubber chickens made her beautiful appearence better, adding a funny aspect to it. The chickens stuck to the glue which, in turn, made them stick to her. This, and her dancing, was enough to give anyone a heart attack from laughing too hard.

"STOLL!" Katie's scream pierced the blue sky, making some campers wake up.

"What?" Travis said casually. This suprised Katie a little, but the anger on her face did not decrease.

"One word." Now, Katie's voice was normal, but coated with a tinge of annoyance. Travis could tell she did not want to wake anyone else up. "Why?"

Travis grinned. He was prepared for this. "I was just trying to get you into the holiday spirit."

"What holiday?" Katie said exasperated.

"'Dance Like a Chicken' day," Travis replied, the grin not leaving his face, "and might I say, you were a great chicken."

"I'm going to kill you Stoll!" Katie muttered under her breath.

The next thing Travis knew, he was running from the girl he was planning to ask out a few hours earlier. Still, he did not mind. It was Katie's attention that Travis wanted the most, and that is what he had gotten. Even though she hated him, Travis still could not wear the smile off of his face. No matter how hard he tried, the grin was stuck there like a disease.

The two teenagers ran into the forest and Katie could see Travis was running out of breathe. Still, as soon as he stopped, the son of Hermes could not help but threaten the girl.

"Come any closer and I will send this video to the world," Travis said holding his phone in his hand.

"You wouldn't dare," Katie responded.

"You know I would," Travis replied back. The stupid grin was still plastered on his face.

"Please Travis," tears were coming out of Katie's eyes.

This suprised Travis, but he still kept his cool. "Watch me."

Katie watched as Travis pressed the "Send" button on his phone. She watched as her nightmare was unfolding. She looked at the boy and nodded her head side to side in shame. Her green eyes were filled with tears that poured out of her like a leaky faucet. She was a mess and still he had to ruin her life.

"I hate you. I will NEVER forgive you for this! NEVER!" Katie screamed as she ran back towards the cabins to the showers.

Travis just stared at the girl as she ran off. Travis felt a burning in his heart. He looked down at his phone and slowly shoved it into his pocket. Travis felt an emotion cloud his mind, his laughter. Immediately, his everlasting smile disappeared. Travis felt something he never felt before in his lifetime. Especially as a son of Hermes. Guilt.

And... Cliffhanger! I'll tell you a clue. Next chapter is coming out tomorrow, on May 15.

BTW: You guys can look up all of these holidays! I swear I did not make any of these up!

I am estimating about 10 chapters, what do you guys think? Review on your thoughts. I may even skip and do an extra chapter of July 4th (the Fireworks) if I get enough reviews saying I should by the time I finish this story.

DISCLAIMER: Riordon owned Camp Half Blood, Katie, Travis, and anything else from the books.

PEACE OUT!

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