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Chapter 3 Travis's POV
I totally didn't want to do this. Especially after how Katie just sang. Who could compare to that? I swear that she could have been an angel. Her voice was so soft and gentle. Why did she have to be so darn cute?
"Come on, you're up. Follow me." Rachel wasn't exactly the gentlest person in the world.
I stood by the stage as Rachel hopped up the steps. She went up to the mic and tried to get the crowd's attention.
"Alright, we're back and we have our next act for you. His name is Travis Stoll and he's going to be singing Crush by David Archuleta. Good luck, Travis." I gulped before I walked onto the stage. I took a deep breath and started off with it.
I hung up the phone tonight
Something happened for the first time deep inside
It was a rush, what a rush
The truth was that I sort of liked Katie. Okay, more than sort of. There was just something in the way she smiled and the way she was so caring and selfless. I think I started liking her the first time I saw her. Cause the possibility
That you would ever feel the same way about me
It's just too much, just too much
Of course, just because I like her, doesn't mean she likes me. If she did, I swear it would give me so much strength that I would be able to walk out of the Underworld alive one thousand times. Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I've just got to know
I will be the first to say that I was in denial about liking Katie. I mean, I never really had a crush on a girl before, so it was completely new to me. I tried to distract myself from it by pranking the Demeter cabin all the time. It wasn't my best idea.
Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?
Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
Cause I try and try to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
I always thought about what it would be like if Katie and I were together. It was just another day dream of mine though. But I couldn't help and wonder if she ever thought of me, you know, in a good way. Again, just another day dream. And no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get this perfect daughter of Demeter out of his head. Has it ever cross your mind
When we're hanging, spending time girl, are we just friends?
Is there more, is there more?
Girls were so hard to understand sometimes though. You could never tell if they were flirting or just laughing with you. So sometimes he had no idea how to act around her. But in the end he could just be himself.
See it's a chance we've gotta take
Cause I believe that we can make this into something that will last
Last forever, forever
Katie wasn't just another girl I wanted to like for a few months and then go onto somebody new. I really liked her and wanted it to last for eternity. Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?
Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
Cause I try and try to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Hermes guys aren't exactly known for their charm or love lives, so I didn't know if this was what love feels like or some other crazy thing. He hoped it was love.
Why do I keep running from the truth? Do you ever think when you're all alone
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I just got to know
All that we can be, where this thing can go
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?
Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
Cause I try and try to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
This crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
I finished the song off slowly and heard the response of the crowd quickly. Loud cheering and clapping was all that could be heard. I smiled widely and bowed. Rachel came up again and shooed me off the stage.
Percy was standing there and he patted me on the back. "Good job, man. Really surprised all of us." I rolled my eyes and was about to say witty back to him when Katie came up.
"And you said I was good." She laughed and gave me a quick hug. My palms started to get sweaty. I laughed along nervously with her until Beckendorf can up to us.
"Hey, Chiron said it's getting late and that we should be getting back to our cabins. So you better wrap things up over here. We'll have to resume things tomorrow. See ya guys." He left and tried to quickly catch up with Silena. Percy turned towards us.
"Well, I better go find Wise Girl then. Bye." After he left I turned to Katie.
"Hey, would it be okay if I walked you back to your cabin?" I don't know why I had to ask her this; I walked her to her cabin all the time. She shrugged.
"I don't know why not." We started walking in the direction that we had to go. I turned towards her and the only thought I could process is that she looked almost godly in the moonlight.
"Hey, great singing today. I didn't know you were that good." Her voice didn't sound sarcastic or anything, so I knew she was being sincere.
"Thanks, but you were way better than me. I think that was the first time I ever really sang a real song."
"Really? The Demeter cabin doesn't really sing, we sort of just hum as we water the plants." This was true, whenever I walked by in the afternoon I could hear them whistling some sort of bird tune.
"Yeah, us Hermes kids just steal stuff and play pranks." I admit my siblings can get annoying, but we weren't as horrible as everybody thought…I think. Katie laughed as we reached her cabin.
"Alright, goodnight. See you tomorrow." She hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. She quickly opened the door and ran inside as I put my hand against my cheek. I need to get her to know how I feel.
