What Happens Under the Mistletoe…
Chapter 3: You Call That A Kiss?
Katie Gardner was in a massive crisis. She ran past the cabins in her pursuit. Travis Stoll had once again been up to his anctics, and this time had laced the Dementer cabin's eggnog with extra rum. Now she was in charge of a bunch of slurring, vomiting drunk teens, who were also her family, and she wanted payback.
The only problem was, she thought she was getting feelings for him. As she pondered on her feelings for the taller of the two Stoll brothers, she barged past Percy, who was in an intimate position with Annabeth. They shouted at her to watch where she was going, but she was already out of earshot.
The first thing that alerted Travis Stoll that he was being pursued was a voice shrieking "TRAVIS STOLL! I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" He guessed that it was Katie Gardner, the only one in the cabin that he hadn't seen drink the special eggnog. As he sped by, Leo Valdez flashed a grin at him, as a well done for yet another awesome prank. But then Reyna and Hazel walked by, and Leo's attention was diverted. Travis dived into a little hiding hole that he used whenever he was chased by angry victims. Sure enough, it was Katie chasing him. His heart leapt when he saw her. Damn you heart, Travis thought; she's my arch enemy, not my girlfriend.
Katie looks around, desperately searching for Travis. Where in Tartarus could he be? Suddenly, she caught movement out of the corner of her eye, and the chase was on again. Travis was fast, being a son of Hermes, but he was getting tired, she could just about hear heavy panting from him. Eventually, he stops abrubtly, and Katie crashes into him, sending them both to the floor. "What in Hades, Travis?" Katie asks. She landed on top of him, and their faces are just inches apart. She can feel his laboured breathing, and they both blush.
"Um, hi." He answers. As they lie in this intimate position, what seems to be all their friends appear out of nowhere. They quickly get off each other, stand up and wipe the worst of the dirt off them, still both redder than a beetroot.
"You two do realise you're standing under mistletoe, don't you?" Connor smirks at his brother. They somehow blush even more. Travis realises they're holding hands, but doesn't let go, instead, squeezes her hand a little harder. Katie turns to face him, and Travis tentatively pecks her on the lips, following the tradition, feeling like he's just been zapped by lightning. Katie grins at him, and asks
"You call that a kiss?" before smashing her lips against his, sending them both toppling once again. Distantly, Travis hears people gasp and cheer, and even a little bit of aww-ing; but he's lost in the kiss, just him and Katie.
Suddenly, they feel hands picking them up, and break the kiss, startled. Percy and Jason are carrying them by their necks and ankles towards the Great Lake. "Oh no, don't you dare." Katie moans, her arms around Travis' neck still.
"Oh yeah, I need payback for me and Annabeth." Percy laughs, remembering that underwater kiss. Too bad they can't make an air bubble as well.
They reach the lake, the new couple kicking and screaming threats all the way, their friends following them. Jason nods to Percy, and they launch them into the lake then high-five each other. Travis is surprisingly happy, as it's him and Katie, together, just like he hopes the rest of their lives will be. The funny thing is, they weren't under mistletoe anyway, but Piper held it above their heads just before the kiss, being the love goddess' daughter, she has to play matchmaker now and again.
Authors Note: So, another chapter finished. This is as a request by Frans Evans-Potter, hope you like it! Please, if you can think of a pairing, please say so in a review, and also give me your opinion, as I can't get better without seeing how you feel about my writing. As always, please, for the good of destitute demigods, click on the little box below, type a little bit, and click "Post Review". Also, from 1 review to 8, 8 followers and 3 favourites is awesome, please keep it going up! Bradykins out.
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