A/N: I don't really know why this scene came to mind... I'd love to know what you all think. It's my first Katie POV so it's even more important.
Things I'll Never Say by Avril Lavigne
Katie's POV
"Alright, Katie?" When I didn't answer, he continued, "What's up?"
I couldn't speak. There was something lodged in my throat, refusing to allow my voice past my tongue.
There were so many things I'd always wanted to say to him. But I couldn't. I was too shy to even talk about stuff like that in front of him. Too scared to talk about my feelings for him. How could I when to me he looked like a god?
Every time he so much as walked past me, my tongue seemed to curl in on itself, making it impossible to speak. Or I'd stare at my feet whilst my cheeks turned red in embarrassment at being unable to answer his question because there simply weren't any words in my head. Yes, that was what Travis Stoll, son of Hermes, reduced me to: an idiotic, incoherent bimbo.
I wished more than anything that I could tell him that I fancied him. Or that the next time he asked me out, I could say yes, rather than mumble something about being busy. It was like there was some inbuilt machine that stopped me from saying what I wanted to.
But if I could, I would ask Travis to the movies. Or I'd ask him to go to the beach with me.
I knew I never would. I wasn't brave like Annabeth or Clarisse. Both of them had gotten the guys they wanted and were really happy with Percy and Chris. I knew me and Travis just wasn't destined to be because they'll always be the things I'll never say. It was just the damn nervousness.
Rationally, I knew that one day I'd be older, wiser, and then, maybe, just maybe, I'd be able to walk up to him and say, "Marry me today." That was what I wanted more than anything.
Swallowing my fears, I said in hesitating words, "Hey, Travis. Do you want to do something tonight?"
"I thought you'd never ask," he replied with a wide smile.
And I thought, maybe they won't always be the things I'll never say.