Sorry for the long wait, Connor had writer's block for a while until Travis brought her back to reality.
No one's POV:
They stared at each other's eyes.
"Stoll" Katie managed to say.
"Katherine." Travis shot back.
They were both at the pavilion getting some breakfast and if they were lucky, a date for the ball. And they had the same plan going in their heads.
"Who are you going with?" Travis asked her.
"None of your business, Stoll" Katie replied, her eyes were fuming.
"Don't get cranky all of a sudden, Katherine, I just wanted to ask you who your date was….unless you're going alone.
"Why? Concerned I'm already taken?" Katie smirked. Travis's face went pink.
"I'll have you know," Travis continued. "I've already got a date. So that makes you the concerned one." It was Katie's turn to blush.
"I never said that, Stoll" Katie managed.
So far, they were standing in the corner of the big place. Breakfast at their tray but no yet eaten. Some people were staring at them. The Aphrodite girls started to whisper and giggle. Connor sat his table, waiting for his older brother with a confused expression.
"I can see it in your eyes." Travis said.
"So now you're checking out my eyes?"
Travis turned even redder than Sam's hair.
"No" Travis blurted out. "I just spotted a fly near it a while ago."
Out of the corner of his eye, Travis could spot his brother slapping his hand on his face.
"So when the fly was there, you managed to sneak a peek at my eyes?" Katie asked mischievously.
"No…it was just too big to not notice." Travis shot back.
They both didn't speak for a moment. Everyone at camp knew they liked each other, some claim that this was just like what happened with Beckendorf and Silena, except that Katie wasn't much of a flirt.
"Well, it's gone then" Katie spoke. "If you'll excuse me, I best be going to my table." She turned her heel and briskly walked to the Demeter table, where her siblings were snickering.
Travis
Travis regretted mentioning the fly.
He stood there motionless, watching Katie chatter with her sisters and brothers. Then he realized the people staring at him. He quickly went to his table beside his brother. Connor just stared at him in disbelief.
"What the heck happened there?" Connor scolded.
"I-I was nervous!" Travis protested as he picked up a strip of bacon and ate it.
"Oh, sure, that's always the answer" Connor continued. "You don't even have a date!"
"I will, just you wait." Travis assured his brother, but not himself. "Besides you don't have a date either!"
"Actually, I'm planning on the new girl, if I could just get to her first before Leo does."
"Good luck, dude." Travis said and their conversation ended and they ate in silence.
Katie
Katie wished she had a home like Rachel's.
It was all modernized, which doesn't fit with the cave but the things in it cover the walls of rock. Sometimes in her free time, Katie would spend time with her friends. In the late afternoon gossiping, and the topic is the same one as everyone's right now.
"So, Katie, who are you going with?" Rachel asked.
Katie was afraid of this, earlier she told Travis that she already had a date. She was lying of course, Katie never had a date, she said that so Travis would be jealous. But right now, its girl time with her closest friends: Rachel, Annabeth and Piper. She was always honest with them, not this time.
"No one's asked me yet." Katie replied.
"Are you sure?" Rachel countered.
"Of course" Katie stammered. "Stoll-I mean still waiting for the right guy."
Rachel laughed, "No offense, Katie, but you're a bad liar." She turned to Piper, "Piper, would you do the honors?" Rachel requested.
Piper smirked then she spoke in an entirely different tone. Katie figured out what was happening before her mind was completely conquered. Piper is charmspeaking her.
"Tell me who he is." Piper demanded, but in a soft, smooth voice and Katie responded almost too quickly:
"It's Travis Stoll" Kate mumbled then she snapped out of it.
"Eww" Rachel and Piper said in unison.
"What?" Katie decided to tell the truth, its way better than mind control. "He's…cool, I guess." Katie felt her cheeks going hot.
"That" Annabeth hesitated, thinking what word to describe the counselor of the Hermes cabin, "is disgusting."
Katie couldn't help but laugh, and the others joined in. They then discussed about Jason not asking Piper out yet. But Katie was only half listening, she was thinking about what she confessed earlier, that it was only half true. Travis Stoll isn't her date to The Winter Solstice Ball, yet Katie thought.
Travis
Travis had seen some better days.
He was about to ask his "fake" date to the ball. He had it all planned out, ask someone and make Katie Gardner jealous, if only it was that easy. Right now, he was in front of the Hecate cabin, almost ready to ask Lou Ellen to the ball. Almost, even though Travis was just going to use Lou for his scheme, he was still nervous to ask her.
Travis fixed himself up and knocked on the door. Hecate kids get easily annoyed and don't want to be disturbed, so he only knocked once. Luckily Lou Ellen answered the door, a flask of glowing blue liquid in her hands.
"Sup, Travis" Lou greeted. This was why Travis chose Lou, she acted like a sister near him, unlike most girls.
"Hey, Lou, whatcha cookin'?" Travis asked.
Lou lowered her flask and hid it behind her. "Nothing much, so why are you here?"
"I was wondering if you would…gototheballwithme?" Travis regretted saying the last part so fast, cause Lou was going to ask him to say in again.
Fortunately, she understood him and smiled.
"Sure, why not? Between you and me, I wasn't even going to the ball." Lou replied.
"Thanks, Lou. Good luck with whatever you're brewing in there." Travis said, before heading for the Hermes cabin.
Phase one is complete Travis kept repeating in his mind.
Don't worry, Katie will get a date. But telling you now would ruin the fun.
So just stay tuned…
