A day early because I'm afraid I'll forget tomorrow what with it being a holiday and all...but here! :D
Katie had never really cared about what she wore as long as she didn't look hideous. A pair of jeans and a t-shirt were fine with her, and none of that makeup and skirts and glitter really mattered, so why bother? But as the fourth came closer, she began to realize that she could not go to the fireworks with Travis in a pair of ratty jeans and her Camp Half-Blood t-shirt.
That's where the problem came in.
Katie didn't really have anything besides that to wear.
No skirts. No tank tops. No makeup. No high heels.
Nothing.
So in her moment of desperation, Katie turned to the one person she never thought she'd ever want to talk to again.
Becky Malone.
"You want me to help you with what?" demanded the pretty, raven-haired girl.
Katie sighed, nearly on the verge of begging on her knees. "Please, Becky…I know you don't really like me and all—"
"Don't like you?" Becky snorted. "You stole my boyfriend! And now you want me to help you look gorgeous for him? No way."
Katie scrunched up her nose. "I-I didn't steal Travis," she protested. "You guys broke up for your own reasons…"
Becky rolled her eyes. "Whatever floats your boat. But I am not helping you." And she promptly slammed the door in her face.
Katie could feel her face flushing with anger, her eyes burning. She yelled, "Fine! I didn't want your help anyway!" She turned on her heel and started down the steps from the Aphrodite cabin, plopping down on the bottom one and putting her head in her hands. It looked like she was going in muddy jeans…gods, she just wanted to be pretty for him. Was that too much to ask for?
"I can help."
Katie jerked her head up and found herself looking directly at the Aphrodite cabin leader, Silena Beauregard. The girl was smiling at her, looking genuine. Not like she was going to make her look like a clown because Becky was her sister.
"Really?" Katie asked, wiping away the dampness on her eyes.
Silena nodded. "Sure!" she said brightly. "Anything to help a girl get her guy!"
Katie blushed. "H-He's not my guy," she stammered, and Silena just giggled.
"Come on!" she said, grabbing Katie's hand and pulling her back up the steps. "Let's get to work!"
Knock-knock-knock.
Travis looked up from where he sat plotting his next theft on his bunk. No one else was in the cabin by now. But he'd had yet to work up the courage to go and get Katie from the Demeter cabin. Every time he thought about it, he wondered if he was an idiot for asking her in the first place, considering it looked like he couldn't even get himself to get off his bed.
Knock-knock-knock.
He sighed, betting it was an angry Demeter brother about to demand why he was standing his sister up…
"Travis, open the dang door."
His heart skipped a beat at her voice. He jumped up and scrambled to the door, quickly turning the handle and opening it to…
"Oh my gods," he breathed.
Katie stood there, her hair tangle-free and straightened so he could see it ended just at the center of her back. Makeup adorned her face, her lips cherry red and the black mascara making her eyes pop. She wore a light green sleeveless top with a black miniskirt, black high heels on her feet. She gave him an exasperated look, saying, "Travis! The fireworks are about to start! When were you planning on coming to get me?"
"H-Hot…" The word escaped his mouth without him really thinking about it. Instantly they both blushed crimson.
"W-What?" Katie asked, blinking a few times in shock.
"I, uh, I…said it was hot outside!" Travis blurted out. "I-I was coming to get you…I was getting a cooler shirt…"
"Oh." The red on Katie's cheeks faded down to normal. Or sort of normal, considering the blush she had on. She smiled at him and said, "Well, come on! We gotta hurry up or we'll get those crappy seats way far in the back!"
"Yeah," Travis agreed, grinning at her. He knew his face was still red from his slip-up, but, as Katie dragged him towards the fireworks, he figured it was worth it to see her blush like that.