Hello, so here is chapter 3! I (most likely) won't be able update much in the next month, sorry. I'm be pretty busy with school and all the crazy project teachers are handing out. So, it's a bummer. Anyways, enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or Heroes of Olympus.


Katie wasn't sure what to expect today. She half-wanted Travis not to show up, even if that meant doing the dishes herself. Katie had no doubt that Connor told Travis everything that happened, and today was sure to be a bit awkward. But apparently, Travis decided that he should choose today not only to show up, but also to show up on time with an annoyingly cocky smirk plastered on his face. Even when he wasn't trying, Travis was annoying.

"Hey Katie." Travis said, still grinning like the idiot he was.

"Travis." Katie replied, not looking at him.

She felt her face going hot, though she wasn't sure why. There was no reason for her to be embarrassed... was there?

"What's the matter Katie-Kat? Did you not have fun with Connor yesterday? Connor said he had a blast." Travis asked, not even trying to conceal his laughter.

"Why do you insist on being so annoying?" Katie responded, ignoring the question about Conner.

She wasn't in the mood for Travis and his antics today, though she's never really in the mood to deal with Travis. But who was besides his brother Connor?

"Why do you insist on being such a boring stick in the mud? Have you ever even heard of the word fun? Or party? Or really anything besides 'gardening' and 'Travis is annoying'?" Travis said, his voice mocking and smug.

Katie had to stop herself from punching Travis, no matter how satisfying giving Travis a black eye would be; she did not want to deal with a whiny Travis afterward. Nor did she need to deal with extra punishments if Travis decided to go play "victim" to Chiron. On month of Kitchen Duty was more than enough, thank you.

"Oh, just wash the stupid dishes." Katie ordered, ending the conversation.

After an awkward silence, a few broken dishes, and an incident with the soap (do not ask); Katie and Travis settled into a comfortable routine of Katie washing the dishes and Travis drying and stacking them.

They worked in silence for a while, but eventually, Travis got bored (and apparently also got a death wish) and decided to strike up a conversation with the already irritated daughter of Demeter.

"So, Katie. Conner tells me that you like me." Travis said, doing an awful job hiding his laughter. Katie could've sworn there was a light blush on his cheeks, but she dismissed the outlandish idea.

Ridiculous, she thought, of course he isn't blushing. Why would he be?

"He said that?" Katie replied, with just a hint of venom in her voice.

Katie decided the next time she saw Connor, he'd have a vine around his ancle and he'd be dangling from the nearest skyscraper.

"Well, his exact words were 'Hey Travis, Katie has an embarrassingly large crush on you.'" Travis said.

"I'm going to kill Conner." Katie decided, an already present frown growing deeper on her face.

"You didn't deny it." Travis replied, a smirk on his face.

Katie was fuming. Did this insufferable idiot really think she felt anything but discontent towards him? Okay, so she also felt like she should punch him in the face, but that wasn't really an emotion...

"I will say this one time, and one time only. I. Do. Not. Like. You. I never have, and quite frankly, never will." Katie said through gritted teeth.

Though, if Travis wasn't imagining it, Katie was blushing lightly.

Then Katie stomped out of the kitchen, and this time, Travis and few hundred dishes were left behind. (Karma, anyone?)

Once he recovered from his shock, Travis' trademark smirk reappeared on his face.

"She is so in denial."


Alright, so did you like it? I hope so. Review and tell me what you think!

It's kind of hard keeping these guys in character and everything because Rick didn't really develop them that much. So tell me what you think about there ICness also.

Uh, also, feel free to leave suggestions in a review about future chapters. Bye (: