The title's Spanish for "to return home." Pairing is for a variety of people, but I owed you them anyway.

Summary: A quest + a golden mango + a homecoming = a kiss from the girl you pretend to not like but really do. [Travis/Katie.] Pre-series.


37. regresar.

He staggers into camp with a sloppy bandage around his head and a cheerfully arrogant grin. Connor is right behind, golden mango clutched triumphantly in his fingers.

"Travis! Travis, you're back!"

"Obviously, Katie," he says. "Successful as usual, eh?"

She stands on her tiptoes and kisses his cheek. "I'm, uh, really glad you're okay."

He blushes, and Connor rolls his eyes and shoves him forward, then calls back, "He's secretly glad you kissed him, Katie!"

"How did you know that?" she hears Travis say.

"Twin telepathy, duh."

"What? We're not even twins!"

Katie bites her lip to keep from smiling.