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Fifteen reviews, not bad, but we can do better, the whole reason I have not posted is because no one has reviewed, I think I may have gotten two reviews, come on people we can do better, and I still have one spot for character submissions, well on to the story, don't want to keep you waiting. OH, and the LINE BREAKS ARE JUST TO SEPARATE THE PARAGRAPHS AND STUFF. I am having computer issues.

Katie's POV

"I should probably... I should go after him, make sure he is okay." I say, and I back out of the room. I know I should probably be really worried, and I am, but I would like to hear what that girl has to say. I don't know why but I have a bad feeling about her. I walk slowly to the place where I know Travis will be hiding. In the meadow where we had our first date, he comes here often after fights with me or his brother.

I see Travis, sitting alone by himself on the table, he has his hands on his head, with his head bowing down, I take one more step, and he looks up at me. I can see from his face that he has been crying, but why. My only instinct is to think that he and that girl went out or something, well no because that's impossible, but maybe they would have become a couple if Travis hadn't come to camp. "Hey Travis," I finally say, "You want to talk about it." I have made my voice soft, like I am talking to an injured animal.

He nods, and begins his story. "We were like brother and sister. She was my best friend..." He continued his story, and went on to say how one day, when they were 7 and 8, he had some more homework than usual, so when Alyssa suggested that they go to the tree house, he said he would meet her there. He finished his homework, and he stepped outside to see Alyssa get hit and run. He ran inside the house to call 911, within minutes they were there, he was walking by the ambulance when he heard a paramedic say that she died. He grabbed Connor and together they ran away, only to almost die, and be brought to Camp by the Hunters of Artemis.

"End of my story." he whispers, "Until just now I though she was dead." He chokes on his sobs. It breaks my heart to see him so sad. I came up to him and gave him a hug and a kiss.

"Oh, baby, I am so sorry, I had no clue, you never told me." I cry, which is true, he never breathed a word of this to me. I thought we had told each other everything, so this kind of angered me.

"I found it too painful to bring up babe, I should have told you though. I thought I had killed her, well no, for years I blamed myself for her death, I wished that I could go back in time and have her wait for me. The guilt, it had eaten me a live until today, you have no idea how much relief I have Katie, I feel free..." This made me feel a lot better about him not saying anything in the first place. When he suddenly stopped I looked up and I saw Alyssa and Alex, standing there.

"Travis. I missed you so much." Alyssa cries. Travis, looks up, and runs to her. He gives her a hug, and he starts spinning them both around. Something I thought he only did with me. Alyssa starts laughing, and that is what gets to me. Her laugh is so genuine, to describe it is impossible, but he makes her happy, and she makes him happy. I hope nothing romantic is going on between them.

"Hey, Alyssa, I thought that I would never see you again, I thought that you were dead. I thought that it was my fault that you died." Travis begins, "Katie, come here, meet my sister from another mister."

Well if he is calling her that then obviously there was no romance involved, but still with pretty girls like her you can never be too sure. I walk up and passing Alex he whispers, "Don't worry about them, Travis is in too much love with you to see another girl the way he sees you." I must admit that his comment made me feel a lot better about Alyssa.

"Hey I am Alyssa, and I think you have known my brother from another mother for a while already. Nice to meet you Katie." Alyssa greets me. She and Travis are still hugging and spinning really slowly. I open my mouth to speak but the dinner bell rings and I close it. Travis slowly sets Alyssa down, and he grabs my hand and we head off to get dinner. I notice Alyssa and Alex are behind us so as we are grabbing dinner I turn around and I see them kiss. I tug on Travis' arm, and he turns around.

"Oh my Gods. I am going to kill Alex the moment we get in the cabin. He is going to get it for messing with my little sister." Travis growls. Oh it is so cute to see him get protective of Alyssa, and it also calms my suspicions of her. Travis calms down a bit, and we head to the tables. I dump some of my chicken Parmesan into the fire pit, and I send thanks to Demeter for the good crops today, thanks to the other Gods for the minor things that happened today.

"Bye Travis, see you at the campfire later on." I say as I give him a quick peck on the lips, and I saunter off to my table. I sit down, and I see Alyssa walking with Alex to the Hermes table, she sits next to Alex and Travis and soon I see them laughing hysterically. Oh how I wish I knew what they were laughing about. I turn back to my food, and I almost finish it when I hear claps, and wolf whistles. I turn to Miranda and ask, "What is going on?"

"The new girl is a daughter of Aphrodite." She replies with a sniff. We don't particularly like the girlishness of their cabin, though they have helped us on several occasions, they are still very rude towards us. I turn towards Alyssa and I see her in a really pretty dress. It is strapless white, and it suits her perfectly. Her hair is curled to perfection and her bangs look perfect. She is also wearing a pair of gold heels that look really tall. She just stands there and looks at Alex, not knowing what to do. I chuckle as I finish my dinner and head to my cabin for some peace and quiet.

Travis' POV

I ran to the meadow, knowing it was the only place I would be alone for a bit before Katie found me. I cried, and cried. I never thought that I would see Alyssa again. Sure I was happy, but I needed some time to think. It was a lot to take in that my sister, not really, was back. I had always blamed myself for her death, and now that she is back I can let go of all the false guilt that I had built up inside of me. I guess I should start from the beginning.

We were like best friends. She was like the sister that I never had. I always had her to be there for me, I mean I have Connor, but he was always to busy playing video games to be much fun. Alyssa and I met while on a camping trip when she was four and I was five. We talked and soon after we became inseparable, our parents began to talk and they found out that we were next door neighbors. Since then we spent every waking moment with each other. When we started school, our parents asked for us to be in the same combo class every year. The teachers had always sat us next to each other, knowing that if we were apart there would be trouble. I was always so protective of her, I was the only one that was allowed to boss her around. I remember one day I had to use the restroom, so I left Alyssa alone for a little while, and when I came back a little boy had pushed her down. I punched that boy in the nose for hurting my little sister.

I smiled remembering all the good times that Alyssa and I had, and when I looked up I saw Katie staring at me. ""Hey Travis, you want to talk about it?" Katie asked me. I nodded my head

"We were like brother and sister. She was my best friend..."

Flashback

One day I had more homework then usual, and Alyssa was getting a bit impatient with me. "I want to go to the tree house already Travis," she whined.

"Alright Alyssa, I am almost done, how about you get a head start and I will meet you at the tree house in a couple minutes." I tell her, but for some reason I feel a bit uneasy letting her go, but I shrug the feeling off, and try to concentrate on finishing my homework.

"Bye Travis," I hear Alyssa call from downstairs as she shuts the door, and leaves the house. I finish up my homework, and I run down the stairs, and straight out the door. I step out just in time to see Alyssa about to finish crossing the road when out of nowhere a car comes out and hit her.

"Noooo..." I cried as I ran into the house to call 911 for this emergency. I dialed the number with my shaking fingers. As I listen to the phone ring I begin to pace the room, I step outside to see if the driver that hit Alyssa was still there. It wasn't so I grabbed Alyssa and brought her to the sidewalk.

"Nine one one, What is your emergency?" I hear a lady ask from the other side of the phone line.

"My best friend just got hit and run, by what I think was a drunk driver." I say tears streaming down my face.

"Alright, calm down. What is your address?" The nice lady on the phone asks. I state my address, and she says, "Alright, I have notified the ambulance, the police, and the firemen of your current location. I will stay on the line with you until they arrive. Does your friend have a pulse? To check you have to put your head to her chest and listen."

"Yes, she does have a pulse, but it is very slow, and not very strong." I say, and I hear the faint sound of sirens in the distance, and soon the noise becomes incredibly loud as the police, ambulance and firemen arrive. I let the lady know, and I hang up the phone. I let the paramedics deal with Alyssa, as I pace around not doing much, but worrying.

I stop by the ambulance and listen to the paramedics talking and I hear one say the words that I was dreading to hear, "She is dead." I ran, I did not listen to anything that anyone said. I run into the house and get Connor who is in his room listening to some really loud music.

"Connor, we have to go Alyssa is dead, and I think it is my fault." I tell him, and he looks at me shocked by my statement. Even though he spent a lot of time in his room playing video games, he loved Alyssa so much, we both did. I grabbed him, and a bag of clothes that we both were planning on taking with us on our vacation that we were going to take tomorrow. We leave the house and head into the forest behind our house. On the way some monsters found us, and we would have died if it weren't for the Hunters of Artemis.

Flashback Over.

"End of my story. Until just now I though she was dead." I say as I begin to sob again. Katie comes up to me and embraces me for a while before turning her head and giving me a sweet, loving peck on the lips.

"Oh, baby, I am so sorry, I had no clue, you never told me." This is true. I told Katie everything, except for this. I just could not bring myself to even say her name without breaking down into tears.

"I found it too painful to bring up babe, I should have told you though. I thought I had killed her, well no, for years I blamed myself for her death, I wished that I could go back in time and have her wait for me. The guilt, it had eaten me a live until today, you have no idea how much relief I have Katie, I feel free..." I say, and I guess that is the best way I know how to describe the way I truly feel right now. I look up and I see Alyssa with tears brimming in her eyes.

"Travis. I missed you so much." She says, her voice cracking as she lets her tears spill onto her cheeks. I run up to her, and I hug her spinning her around. Slowly she wipes her tears, and begins to laugh. Her laugh, I missed the way it would chime in my house, and was always so real, and never fake.

"Hey, Alyssa, I thought that I would never see you again, I thought that you were dead. I thought that it was my fault that you died." I tell her. She imperceptibly shakes her head and gives me a look that says, why you were not the one to hit me with a car? It only last for a second but I get her message. "Katie, come here, meet my sister from another mister."

She comes closer and Alyssa greets her, exclaiming, "Hey I am Alyssa, and I think you have known my brother from another mother for a while already. Nice to meet you Katie."

I realize that I am still hugging her, but I don't think I will let go until it is absolutely necessary. I see Katie begin to open her mouth to say something, but the dinner bell rings, and I know that it is now time to let go of Alyssa. Katie and I head off walking towards the tables. I know Alyssa and Alex are walking behind us, but I think nothing of it.

I feel Katie tug on my arm, and when I look at her she points to the entrance. I see a horrific sight. Alex kissing Alyssa, in my rage I angrily burst out, "Oh my Gods. I am going to kill Alex the moment we get in the cabin. He is going to get it for messing with my little sister." I know Alex, and he is a player, but I will just have to deal with him later. I calm myself down and I get in line.

I grab my dinner, I don't even know that I got, but when I got to the fire pit, I dumped some of my food in and sent thanks to all of the gods for helping me find Alyssa. "Bye Travis, see you at the campfire later on." Katie says before placing a small peck on my lips. I sit down at the Hermes table, and a few minutes later so does Alyssa, followed by Alex.

"Hey guys," Alyssa says, "So is this food any good and what is in my cup to drink?" I look at her plate and see that she has piled on the salad, and has a small amount of chicken to go with it. She doesn't look like she is turning anorexic, but I can't help but wonder. Alex and I laugh at her questions.

"Well, the chicken from here is delicious, but I cannot account for the salad." Alex says. Alyssa smiles, and takes a bite from her chicken salad. She smiles again and flashes a thumbs up. "So anyways Alyssa, when do you think your mother will reveal who she is?"

"I don't know. I hope soon." As she is saying that her dirty, clothes fade, and she is put into a white strapless dress with gold trim. I disapprove Aphrodite, inappropriate choice in clothing, but whatever. Her gold heels are high, making her almost as tall as me. Maybe about an inch shorter than me and I am 5'9" and still growing. Her makeup is also done, and wow how different she looks.

Around me wolf whistles are heard, I and begin to clap and whistle along with them. Alyssa looks lost, and yet there is a confidence around her that she knows what to do. The clapping dies down, and she sits down at the Aphrodite cabin, Piper the leader making her feel welcome. I sit down and finish my food.

I turn to Alex to see him staring at Alyssa. "Alex, we need to talk." I say. I see him nod, and I start walking to our cabin. "Look man, I can see that you like Alyssa, but I just can't let you get close to her. I have seen your ways Alex, if I am going to let you anywhere near her you gotta prove to me that you have changed. I just can't stand to see Alyssa upset. You understand." I see him nod, and swallow before speaking.

"I know how I am Travis. I think I want to change for her. I know I have only known her for one day, but something about the way that she carries herself, and acts around people, man it makes me crazy. I will gain your trust bro. Oh and I am sorry I kissed her, it was a bet that I won." We arrived at our cabin in silence.

I just don't want her to get hurt, and knowing her if she found out about this conversation she would be a bit mad at me. "This conversation never happened got it man." I tell Alex in a strict voice.

"Don't worry man, I don't want her to know either it would be bad for the both of us, I can already tell." He says, and I smile knowing that even if he doesn't get to be her boyfriend he would make a good understanding friend for her. With that in mind I lay on my bed, and I crash.

I think I liked the way that I ended it. With the brotherly talk and all. Please, please review, if I get to 20 I think I can give that reviewer a surprise, but you must have a fanfiction account, or if not leave an email for me to send you the way I was originally planning on taking this story. YAY, OH and ONE MORE CHARACTER SPOT LEFT, YOU CAN BE AN ANON REVIEWER. BTW check out Alyssa outfit here... alyssa_daughter_aphrodite/set?id=56820543#stream_box
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