JUNE 12: LOVING DAY

Chapter 10: Water

"You like Katie!" Connor teased Travis again for the millionth time in three days. Travis sighed, knowing that it was true.

Still, he blatantly refused the assumption. There would be no way that Travis would want Connor to know that he did not get a girl. Still, Connor annoyed Travis, irking him until he was about to burst.

"What do you want?" Travis stubbbornly screeched.

"To reveal my favorite brother's crush," Connor mocked innocence.

"I'm your only brother and I'm older," Travis replied, smirking.

Connor growled and Travis just left the door. Sometimes, Travis hated his brother. Connor would always try to deliberately annoy Travis. Proof of this is Connor bugging the boy on his love for Katie. Still, Travis was the king of comebacks, so Connor always got what he had fired at Travis. The both had a love-hate relationship, and when somebody mistakes one of them for the other, inside they explode with anger. It's an amazing acheivement that they both are actually currently living together and breathing.

Then, Travis heard an expected scream. The boy knew he would never be able to go back into his cabin with Connor, so he darted to the woods, near the lake, all to avoid the girl who he really wanted to see. Still, Travis knew his attempt to run away would never work. Katie always found him. She was so determined and she never gave up on a job. That was what Travis liked the most about her.

Katie, on the other hand, was too enraged to think of whether she liked, or even loved, the boy at all. Travis had been pulling pranks on her nonstop, ever since the race. At first, Katie thought that this was because of his sacrifice in the race earlier. However, Travis was taking the pranking too far. In the morning, when Katie woke up, she saw all of the flowers and plants outside of the Demeter cabin wilted and dead. Just the fact that somebody would do this to a goddess is terrifying.

This was the reason Katie was running. She scoured all over camp, even having an awkward conversation with Connor, when she saw the boy next to the lake. When Katie first glanced at him, her mind went haywire. She thought of how cute and handsome he looked. Suddenly, Katie wanted the boy to ask her out. Katie forgot all of her anger. She wanted to forget the past, and live in the present.

Aphrodite grinned. Her magic was working. The goddess knew that Travis and Katie were meant for eachother. No matter how much the two denied it themselves, they would have gotten together. Still, being impatient, Aphrodite could not wait. She had to wipe out all the denial. She had to make the two a part of their own love story. She had to fulfill her hunger for love. She just had to!

When Travis saw Katie, he knew that he could not run anymore. She would just catch him. Still, the girl looked a little dazed. Travis, however, did not want to risk it.

Katie groaned. She felt like shaking her head repetively. Finally, when the girl was in her right mind, she asked Travis, "Why?"

"Why what?" was the boy's reply. Katie rolled her eyes.

"You know what I am talking about," Katie started. "Why are you pranking me nonstop?"

Travis did not know what to say. He couldn't tell the girl that he loved her and was pranking her to get her attention. Travis sighed. That would be too embarrassing. He imagined her response, especially since she had called them both best friends only a few days ago.

"Travis," Katie said. She spoke in a tone so that, if the situation was different, Travis would have mocked her and told her she sounded like an adult. "Why? Please tell me."

"Travis. Tell her," another voice whispered in his head.

Katie was staring with him with her big green eyes, pretending as if her eyes alone could blurt the truth out of Travis.

"Katie," Travis started. He could not keep his feelings in any longer. "Do you know what day it is?"

"No... What day is it?

"Loving Day," Travis took a deep breath, "and I love you."

Silence flooded Travis's ears. He was afraid of what she would say. The world seemed to slow down just to torture him. He saw her lips about to move. Travis was ready for disappointment. He wanted to close his eyes shut and hide in his bed.

Then, Katie opened her mouth and whispered the words, "I love you too."

Travis was surprised but he didn't complain. Instead, he grinned like a mad dog. Then, he pushed her into the lake.

"What was that for?" Katie yelled as she pulled Travis into the lake with her.

Both of them were smiling. They knew they were meant for eachother. In the water, they were close, but suddenly, the closeness did not feel uncomfortable. Instead of moving away from eachother, the two demigods kissed.

Last chapter officially. But, I'm planning to write an epilogue since the internet isn't working and I owe it to you guys. Is the story okay? I tried my best at romance. I'm sorry, but I have never been in a relationship before.

Anyway, the interent supposedly is going to start working in a week. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Also, I just wanted to remind you guys. If I get 20 comments from 20 different people before June 3, I'll write a July 4 bonus chapter.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything you recognize. Don't worry though. My ninjas are halfway there. I hope.