Travis closed his eyes, not wanting to see the impact. Once it had fully slipped out, she used her other arm and slipped it around his waist, clinging to him, knowing what she had done. Suddenly a gasp escaped from his mouth and a hand had reached her back, supporting her more than before. She wept, knowing she shouldn't have, but Travis just held her closer, not saying a word.

"Tra-Travis," She muttered, "I-I killed him"

"It's okay" He whispered knowing she wouldn't hear, but still held her closer. The silence was interrupted by the two men standing above them with a gun pointed at them, barrel straight at Travis's head. He breathed heavily, wanting them to ignore them. Hadn't they sacrified enough?

Travis whispered in her hair not moving his eyes from the finger on the trigger, "Katie, you need to trust me"

Katie slightly gasped, now keeping her eyes fixed on the gun, "Travis"

He hesitated before saying, "It's okay"

She noticed the blood and smell of flesh on his hand, and realized it was wounded, and still holding onto her waist, struggling to keep them from crashing to the floor.

"Travis", she looked up at him, hurt in her eyes. Travis gulped knowing his brother wasn't there to help him out.

"I'm fine, but you need to trust me" The way he said need, made Katie lift her eyebrows. He never been so needy, especially around her. His voice seemed different, like Sincerity won his voice over. She nodded her head, and he sighed.

"I trust you, I've always have" she muttered.

He hesitated before replying, "Hold on, tight"

"Huh?"

"You need to hold on, okay, I'm going to get us out of here, but you need to hold on tightly." She nodded, thinking what he was about to do, and was shocked when he positioned himself so that he could see below him. He stared intently, thinking, one wrong move, and he'd be dead. He did something as stupid as one of Percy's stunts.

He let go of the handle and fell approximately ten feet until a thud made Katie open her eyes, they were holding onto the railing a floor level below there original spot. She gasped, seeing Travis wince for a bit, containing yells of pain. That was odd. He would usually cuss and start swearing.

"Travis" She muttered, burying her head deeper into his chest. She opened it slightly, amazed he was still alive. He didn't want to, but took a glance at his brother. He tried erasing the image from his head, but it didn't work. He knew then that his brothers horrific image would haunt him forever, or until he's dead.

"It's okay" he muttered half-heartedly, not knowing if she heard or not.

"Travis, I'm sorry, let's get out of here. I can't stand looking at him now" she whispered. Travis noded his head and helped push her upward torward the railing. She grasped on, Travis's hand still placed on her back. Once she got up, he struggled to lift himself up. She ventually helped him out. Then a muffled scream exited his mouth, as a loud bang escaped from above. Seeing the blood awakened Katie's sense, that he'd just been shot. On his shoulder, was a big red spot that continued to grow, slowly seeping its way down his back, staining his shirt. Katie screamed, knowing how bad it must hurt and wrapped her arms around him, as he collapsed onto the balcony floor. He started breathing heavy, trying not to let the sound of hurt escape him.

He knew it wouldn't work. He sobbed, knowing the pain wouldn't be kept inside for much longer and inched his way into Katies arms. Once he was close enough, he rested his head in her lap, as she pat his back, opposite from the wound. She sniffled, trying to hold the tears and cries from her mouth.

"Travis, are you okay?" She sighed. He nodded, barely able to lift his head up. But one of his norms occured. He propped himself up with his arm and leaned torward her, ready to kiss her ever so slowly. She closed her eyes, preparing for the long awaited kiss she had missed dearly, but opened them sensing his shyness and looked at him, who had turned away.

"Travis? Why did you..." His lip quivered, not knowing what to say, but his eyes told it for him. It was the first time, she had seen Travis close to tears. NOt laughing tears, but pure sadness. He sighed heavily and looked away from her stare.

"I can't..." He muttered, thinking she wouldn't hear.

"Travis, you came to save me, but you're just not going to kiss me?" She slightly demanded.

"I can't, I just can't" he muttered, knowing the bullet was draining his life and time away from her.

"Why?" She raised her voice, "Why? Why are you so different? You aren't acting like the Travis I used to know"

"I can't tell you" He muttered, thinking his brother wouldn't let the plan shatter.

"Tell me Travis, I trusted you, and you can't trust me?" She was near yelling now, trying to knock some sense into him.

"There's a slight problem Katie" he said, tone different on the last word, hoping she wouldn't yell any longer.

"What?" She demanded, "Because I was raped?"

He shook his head and brushde his lip close to her ear. He breathed slightly, and whispered, "I'm not Travis"

I'm really sorry that I said this was the last chapter. I'm not lying this time when the next chapter is. I forgot about this line-I don't know how-and decided the last part'll be update tomorrow, or the next day. And I got a puppy1 I'm so excited, we named him Zeus.

Enjoy and review,

~Percabeth17~