Pick-pocketing

The son of Hermes laughed quietly as he tossed his prize in one hand. He watched fascinated as the sun reflected off the glass and the gold, creating intricate patterns dance across the ground. He finally stopped and slipped the watch back into his pocket. His nimble fingers grasped the leather wallet and brought it out to light.

It was a funny old thing. Black, shiny leather with gold engraved into it. The edges were slightly worn out, but it wasn't noticeable. Inside it was a different matter. There were multiple cards. Three different credit cards and a couple of notes which almost made him drool at the prospect of money. This guy was rich. Travis held back a grin. Whoever he had nicked from was going to be so pissed when they found out he had stolen their wallet and their watch.

"Stroll! What do you think you're doing!" A girl screamed. Travis jerked and almost fell backwards. He scowled. Leave it up to her to make him look like a fool.

"Hey Katie! Fancy seeing you here!" He grinned, shoving his hands into his pockets.

Her green eyes narrowed. "What are you doing in my garden? Planning to set up some traps? Or maybe turning my strawberries neon yellow again?" She crossed her arms and cocked her head to the side.

"No hello? I just came back to Camp!" He asked, pretending to be shocked. "I'm hurt that you would think so lowly of me." He tried not to get distracted by the new pair of earrings she wore. They happened to be a very nice shade of purple, bringing out her green eyes.

"Just stay away from my strawberries, will you? If you know what's good for you." The last part gave him shivers that ran down his spine. He unconsciously ran his fingers through his hair, remembering a certain unpleasant week involving roses sprouting from his head and a swarm of angry bees chasing him. Katie smirked at him, giving him a knowing look. Sheesh that woman can be scary. Almost as scary as Annabeth. And that was saying a lot.

"Hey Katie! I have a present for ya! Catch!" He threw the watch into the air. She yelped and managed to somehow catch the object before it crashed into the muddy ground.

"A watch? Is this some kind of prank?"

"Nope!" He smirked, "I, er, acquired it from when I was away."

"Don't tell me you stole this!" Her eyes widened before letting out a groan. "What if you get caught?"

"Me? Get caught? My father would disown me before that happened … But to be truthful… I may have sort of accidentally took it off a business man. Come to think of it, he looked vaguely familiar."

Katie just snarled, "You idiot! Take it back! Give this back to the man and apologise!"

"Does that mean I have to give this back as well?" He waved the rather large wallet in her face. She growled and snatched it out of his hands. She flipped it opened and her eyes scanned the content before she let out a screech of disbelief.

"You stole from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!?"

"Of course I did- Wait what?" his jaw dropped open. Katie collapsed on to her knees, too horror-struck to stand. Her brown hair fell gently around her shoulders. The stolen items slipped out of her grasp and fell into the dirt.

"This… this is awesome!" Travis crowed. "I'm gonna tell Connor! He's going to be so jealous! I'll be back!" He bent down and scooped up the expensive watch and wallet from the ground and rushed off to find his brother, leaving the poor girl stunned in the middle of the strawberry patch.


AN - Hey guys! Sorry this one was so short. I'm currently writing the AUs so I decided to post this short one rather than nothing at all. Hope you liked it either way. Leave a comment with any ideas you might have. Every review means so much to me.

The prompt was, "What do you mean you accidentally pick pocketed the president?!"

Okay, until next time, be happy and stay safe.