Disclamer: I wish I owned PJO/HOO, but sadly I don't. :'(

About: Travis and Connor get caught egging the Aphrodite cabin. What's their punishment?

Time: Before the Second Titan War. Tratie not dating.

All for you!

Travis' POV:

"Hey, Travis?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm bored! There's nothing to do!"

I looked up at Connor.

"Well, we could go ahead with the Beauty Eggs."

Connor frowned. "But remember the Golden Mango."

I shrugged. "Your point?"

My brother's face lit up. "Alright! I'll get the eggs!"

~TIME LAPSE

"Is there anyone in the cabin?" I asked.

Connor peeked through the window above us, then shook his head.

"No one." His eyes twinkled.

I picked up one of the eggs and grinned.

"Then let's get pranking."

~FIVE MINUTES LATER

We stood back and admired our work.

It looked great.

Yolk from the eggs dripped off from everywhere. Shattered shells stuck on everything.

A maniac-like grin spread across my brother's face. To be honest, it kind of creeped me out.

"Um... We should get away before they come back." I murmured.

Connor nodded. "Let's go!"

"I don't think so."

I turned sharply.

Silena and rest of the Aphrodite cabin stood behind us, looking pretty angry.

I gulped. Connor and I slowly backed up until we crashed into the Aphrodite cabin.

"It was Travis' idea! He made me do it!" Connor cried.

Some crime partner.

"Hey!" I cried. "Connor was the one who said he was bored! He started it!"

Silena cocked a perfect eyebrow.

Oh. No.

~TIME LAPSE

"There she is."

I could practically hear the grin Lacy, one of the Aphrodite kids, had on.

"Oh, Travis!" Drew called out my name in a sing-song voice. "Your date is here!"

"Who now?" I groaned. I was sitting blindfolded and tied up on a chair in a gigantic...closet.

Go figure.

Now, normally I wouldn't have minded being blindfolded, seeing as I was surrounded by thousands of pink, sparkly outfits, but right now I was dying to find out who they were talking about.

Connor had been paired off with Miranda Gardner, Katie's sister. Our 'masters', as they called themselves, had put a love spell on him, so I could only imagine what would happen.

Creak.

The door opened someone began untying my hands while someone else took off my blindfold.

Two boys I didn't know stood in front of me, smirking.

"Off you go," One of gestured to the door.

I stood and sulked out into the open, dragging my feet.

When I looked up to see my 'date', my jaws immediately fell open.

There she was, in all glory and everything-Katie Gardner.

I thought her eyes would were going to pop out of her head as she gaped at me.

"Travis Stoll?" she cried out at the same time as I said; "Katie Gardner?"

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Travis, be nice to your girlfriend. You don't want to end up like dear old Connor, do you?" Silena drawled.

I gulped. "No ma'am."

"Good." she smiled. "Now go have some fun."

With that, she pushed Katie and me out the door, slamming it in our face.

"I'm leaving." Katie said as soon as the door closed.

I didn't try to stop her, but as soon as she got more than three feet away from me, a tugging feeling on my wrist appeared.

I gasped as Katie came flying back into my arms, taking us both down.

"What is going on?" Katie demanded.

"I don't know!" I cried. "The Aphrodite cabin must have done something!"

"Well, what did they do?"

"I don't know! You're the smarter one! You figure it out!"

"You are so- Wait, did you just compliment me without saying something perverted?"

I didn't say anything. I mean, how do you answer that?

Katie stared at me some more, then shrugged and stood.

"Come on." she said, offering me her hand. "We might as well enjoy ourselves."

"Oh... okay." I took her hand and she pulled me up.

As we argued about what to do, I couldn't help but notice that Katie hadn't let go off my hand.

"Look Katie, it's a hot day and what better way to cool down than to have a swim in the lake?" I pleaded. "Please?"

I gave her my best puppy dog eyes and they must have been good because she gave in.

"Fine." she said. "Let's go to the lake."

"Woohoo!" I cried. "I can't wait!"

Maybe this date wasn't such a bad idea...

Looks like Travis finally accepted that he's on a date.

Anyways:

Q: ' "Well, whatever happens, I know I'll fight next to you."

"Why?"

~ '

Can you finish the quote?