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Chapter 3

Travis's POV

Kitchen. Patrol. For. A. Month. This day couldn't get any worse. I found out a few hours ago that two people, one from Hermes and one from Demeter, will be doing Kitchen Patrol a night and will keep rotating. i watched as Chiron posted a list on the Hermes cabin and the Demeter cabin. I walked over to look at the list on the Hermes cabin. It said,"

Week 1- Travis S. and Katie G.

Connor S. and Miranda K.

Josh W. and Mackenzie L.

Emily J. and Rose M.

Kelsey G. and Matt R.

Rob L. and Ricky W.

Daphne P. and Donnie T.

Oh no. Oh no, no, no. I'm stuck with Katie! Why, why, why? Well, I guess because we are both the head counselors but still. Tonight will be utter torture.

Katie's P.O.V.

Let's just say I wasn't too happy when I read the list. I was paired with that nerf herder (a/n: you won't know what this means unless you've seen Star Wars) Travis Stoll. Yes, him. The person who tries to make my life miserable- and succeeds. After I saw that list, I walked up to Chiron, furious.

"Chiron?" I asked. "Why am I paired up with him?"

"You're both the head counselors." he replied.

"Does it have to be him?" I cried.

Chiron sighed. "This will help you work out your differences. Now no more complaining. If you didn't want to work with him, you shouldn't have covered the cabin in poison ivy in the first place."

"But they started it first! They always start it first!" I yell, frustrated.

"Dear child, calm down. It is doing no good that you are yelling, look around you," Chiron says.

I look down and give a surprised gasp. The grass around me is brown and withered.

"But..but.. I thought only children of Hades could wither the ground?"

"Katie, most children of Demeter can too. Remember the story about how the seasons work?"

I nod, knowing the story by heart.

"When Persephone is in the Underworld, Demeter is angry but broken. So, all the earth withers for the fall and winter. it is only fitting that her children can do it too. Ricky and Miranda can do it as well. I think others can do it but they haven't discovered it yet. Now, back to the patrol list."

"Oh, yeah. Um, I guess it is fine. I will, um, just heal the ground before I go," I say, numb after learning this new information.

I reach down and touch the ground. Instantly it grows back healthy and green. I nod goodbye to Chiron and walk away.

'Can this day get any worse?' I think as I walk towards the Demeter cabin.


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Katie's POV

It did. Why fates, why? As if working with Travis wasn't enough, when we were eating lunch, Travis threw a tomato at me that splattered all over my brand new white shirt. To get back at him, I grew flowers all around his bed. To get back at me, Travis threw a bunch of water balloons filled with whip cream at me during dinner. And the worst part? Chiron saw. And he sentenced us to write a 3,000 word essay together in English (remember, we're dyslexic) on why what we were doing was wrong.

So now I was stuck in the Big House with Travis writing an essay. And he wouldn't even look at me

Travis's POV

Oh my gods.

I hate Katie.

And this essay is unfair.

This essay is stupid and is taking too long. I am avoiding Katie's eyes and only talking when I need too. We still have about 1,000 more words to write. UGH. The fates have been plotting this. I just know it. They want the Hermes and Demeter cabins to always- hey look at that butterfly. It's flying close to Katie's head. Should I tell her? Nah, she would never believe me. Katie and the rest of the Demeter cabin think us Hermes kids are skunk bags but they judge us too- Oh my gods. the butterfly is growing!

"Uhh... Katie... there is a growing butterfly beside you."

"What? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Katie screams as she looks at the growing butterfly.

We back away from the butterfly. It stops growing when it is about the size of Katie. Then it transforms into a girl about 17-18.

"Hello, young demigods. I am Psyche, wife of Eros. I am here to warn you. The rival between Hermes and Demeter will be your camps downfall. (a/n Psyche was the only thing that came up related to goddess, butterflies, and Greek, sorry if it's wrong but blame Google if you must :D) If your two cabins never get along, then Hermes and Demeter will forever bicker. If they continue to argue then they will never have time to carry out their godly duties in harmony."

"Um... hello, Lady Psyche. I thought t-that gods always fought?" I stuttered.

"That is true, child of Hermes but as gods our powers are intertwined together. Hermes is god of travel and trade and Demeter is goddess of grain and harvest. She can destroy all of mankind's food. Which destroys parts of Hermes powers. The people that travel will travel no more because they will have no food and die. The people who trade food or wheat will not be able to trade anymore. See? If they keep arguing then the world will suffer, starting with your camp. So, I suggest you two and your cabins learn to get along. Goodbye," Psyche says as she transforms into a butterfly again and disappears.

There was an awkward silence until Katie spoke.

"Um, so, we need to get along then, huh?"

"Yeah, I guess so. We could add what just happened to our essay and it should finish it. Then we can take it to Chiron and tell him what happened."

"Yeah, sure."

We go back to the table and we slowly (dyslexia, hello) write down what just happened. We count the words. It's over 3,000. we pick up the papers and head towards the archery arena, where Chiron is teaching. To tell him our weird encounter.

End of Chapter 3


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