Umm, hi guys! I'm SO, SO, SO sorry, you have no idea about it. I haven't updated in ages, I know! And I deserve all the hate in the world, but I'm sorry, I really am. Its just my computer crashed and all my chapters and stories got deleted. The my school work, and tests and applications, it was all too much! So anyways, I hope you guys forgive me, I'll update real soon. Here's chapter 2. Enjoy :)


2

It was around 4:30 in the morning, and the game had also been over. Children headed back to their cabins. But Conner Stoll couldn't just leave without a souvenir of last night. He went up and brought a camera, Annabeth, Percy, Clarisse, Chris, Grover, Juniper and Nico with him. They all excitedly headed to the kitchen.

It was Conner's idea to click a picture of Katie and Travis to never let them forget this night.

As they quietly opened the door, all the girls gasped, and the boys quietly chuckled. They were sure when Katie would become conscious; she would either die of embarrassment or totally flip, so Conner hurriedly took a click of them with Annabeth's camera.

Katie shifted uncomfortably due to the heat coming from the window to her lap. She stirred a little and woke up Travis in that process. As she opened her eyes, Katie gasped loudly, and tried to wake Travis up, while he just mumbled something about five minutes more.

''Stoll, wake up. If anybody comes in and sees us like this they are surely going to think in the wrong way.'' She panicked.

''Mmm... Mmm'' was all Travis muttered.

''Stoll, Chiron's here.'' And hearing that he woke up with a jerk.

''Where's he?'' Travis asked confusion evident on his face.

''I just said that so you would get up'' Katie quietly murmured.

''Well, couldn't you just let me sleep for a second more.'' Travis asked with bewilderment.

''I would definitely let you, Stoll. But I was just not too fond of the position.'' She said as she got down from the platform. She grabbed her jacket and sat down on another stool.

''Don't lie to me. You were definitely enjoying the position. No wonder you slept like it was the best night of your existence!'' Travis smirked. Sleep all gone, Travis Stoll couldn't miss a chance to make Katie flush.

'' Now, don't get your hopes up too high, Stoll. We are just locked up here by sheer coincidence.'' Katie shot back.

''Now that's unusual coming from Miss I'm-so-innocent! You better stop putting that shy virginal act of yours, because I know that it's not true.''

''SHY VIRGINAL ACT? I AM A VIRGIN AND I DON'T PRETEND TO BE ANYTHING!'' Katie growled.

'' What? Wait a minute... hold up. You're a virgin? Really?'' Shock clearly etched on his features.

''I already told you. Yes I am.''

''So have you ever kissed anybody?''

''Nope''

''Hell, have you EVER had a boyfriend?''

''God, no!'' she said, clearly irritated now.

''Whoa, I cannot imagine why someone would do that to oneself. I mean, why are you so hard on yourself? Is it because you're bod-''

''Oh my god, stop it! I'm just saving myself for someone special. And I'm not going to lose my virginity before marriage.'' She cleared.

''MARRIAGE? Are you crazy by any chance? Don't tell me you really believe in that stupid love-for-life stuff, Gardner. I mean I knew you were sorta dumb, but I thought you were smarter than that.''

Katie only shrugged. ''He's there for me. And one day he will come for me. My Mr. Right-''

''Well, well, I see you too have woken up!'' Chris cleared his throat. '' Because if you plan to leave each other alone for sometime after last night, you might as well get dressed up for breakfast''

''Nothing happened last night. We only slept.'' Katie answered.

''But there's something more important than that, tell me where's Conner. I'm gonna kill that bast-''

''Whoa! Easy there... Conner got a dare and if he hadn't done it, he couldn't play for the next two Fridays. So chill man. It was just a dare!'' Chris exclaimed.

''Yeah, just a dare.'' And saying that Travis and Chris both went away from the kitchen. Katie followed the way to her cabin.

On the way to her cabin, Katie got a lot of smirking stares and giggles, just like Travis got.

''What the hell is going on with these people?'' Katie asked Annabeth, when she came up for breakfast. All the campers were picking their breakfast. Chiron and Mr. D were yet to come.

''Well, it's because of what happened last night between you and Travis.'' Annabeth madly giggled.

''NOTHING HAPPENED BETWEEN US PEOPLE! NOTHING AT ALL. WE JUST GOT LOCKED FOR A DARE!'' Katie shouted so loudly, that the entire camp turned to silence and they all turned to stare at her.

''well, if that's the case, then what's this?'' Conner came up with a photograph. Everyone, except a few who knew already gasped as Conner held it high for everyone to see. Most campers knew that Katie and Travis had been locked up, but they didn't know what had happened. They just giggled when Katie or Travis passed them, but the photograph...

Katie Gardner was sitting on the platform, leaning against the wall with her legs stretched in front of her. Travis had his back to the photograph, and his face was nestled between her legs, as he lay there sleeping. One of Katie's hands intertwined in Travis' hair, as the other one interlocked with his. While his other hand on her knee. Clearly, they were asleep. That picture was being displayed to all the campers.

Katie turned a bright red as she watched smirks slowly spread across faces. She wasn't meeting anyone's gaze as she looked down and let the drama play on.

''We don't like each other, hell, we're not even friends. And she doesn't even know the 'P' of getting pleasured that way, so nothing happened last night!'' Travis shouted.

''When are you going to realize your feelings for each other?'' Annabeth said.

''Yeah, it's about time you got together.'' Percy agreed. ''It's so clear you both like each other-''

''I don't like him/her'' Travis and Katie shouted together, making people grin broader than ever.

''So shall we start the breakfast, kids?'' Chiron's voice interrupted. And they all began acting as if the last ten minutes hadn't occurred.

As their meal came to an end, Chiron gathered attention to make an announcement.

''All campers, kindly pay attention. To add to the cheerfulness of this camp, we are inviting a very special guest for a few days. Please warmly welcome, Daughter of Zeus, Thalia Grace.''

Everybody cheered and hooted as Thalia crossed the line of the camp. Annabeth, Percy, graver and Nico ran to welcome their best friend. But as they ran to greet her, even though Percy was in the lead followed by Annabeth, Thalia ran past them and pushed herself into Nico's arms.

Their hug seemed like an eternity to all the viewers. Both, Nico and Thalia, their faces buried in the crook of each other's neck. After some coughs and not so subtle hints, they left each other. But it didn't seem odd to anyone, as they knew this was coming. But there was one question left.

''You can't like a man, Thalia. It's against the rule of the-'' Annabeth started.

''I know, but I talked to Lady Artemis. And after a lot of persuasion, we made a deal. I will accompany her on her hunting's, but not as her lieutenant, but just as a protector. You see, that's I'm not immortal anymore.'' She gestured to her body, which seemed to have lost its former godly glow. ''Now I can visit Nico- I mean you guys anytime.'' She exclaimed with a noticeable charming glow.

After sometime of Thalia's arrival, Chiron announced that the students shall be going camping that night and return five nights later. Older students were to volunteer and take care of the campaign areas, as Chiron and Mr. D were not going to accompany them, since they had an urgent work in Olympus.

All the cabins were appointed each department to take care of. Percy was given to take care of all liquid arrangements; Athena cabin was given the responsibility of taking care of the campsite and their tents, etc.

All the preparations were made by each cabin for the trip, by the time they were ready to leave. And off they went after Chiron bade them goodbye.

''where are we?'' someone from behind asked as the Athena cabin declared that they had reached their destination.

''we are 22km north-east from the south of the cabin, that is from where we left. And –'' Annabeth began.

''Accurately 17km east, from the nearby Low Bay lake.'' Percy grinned.

''Nice, Seaweed Brain. Perks of being the son sea god, isn't it? Getting hints from daddy are we?'' Annabeth teased.

''Yeah yeah! Whatever!'' Percy muttered.

''Ok, everybody get you tents out and I will demonstrate how to put them up, since I've modified them a little.'' Annabeth instructed, as everyone removed their tents. They had decided to share 1 tent between 4 people. And just for those two nights, they decided that they could sleep with whomever they want. But no boys and girls together, apart from their own siblings, was Chiron's condition.

And so Annabeth started demonstrating by putting up her own tent, and others followed. Since Percy and Nico didn't have cabin mates, they decided to share the tent and Thalia decided to join Annabeth. And since Thalia and Nico couldn't sleep in the same tent they decided to put their tents beside one another.

As she was showing them, Annabeth showed them how to fix the edges, how to make the hook hold in place. But finally when they reached the end part to pull the tent from above, she tried to stretch herself a little in order to reach the tip and in that process Annabeth happened to put her leg on a particularly slippery marsh. Her leg slipped forward and she lost control. She braced herself as she started falling backwards. But just in time she stopped.

She stared into his eyes, green ones. The exact colour of an island ocean. Percy stared right at her. His arms circled around Annabeth's slender waist, as her arms interlocked around his neck. Percy pulled up Annabeth a little, her nose touching his. He still had her balanced, when she moved a bit forward and slightly nuzzled his nose.

''Get a room you two'' someone shouted. They both blushed a deep red as they jumped apart.

Finally when the tents were put up, they had their dinner, it was time for roasting marshmallows around the fire. The problem: the place that they had put up their tent had no firewood but wet twigs, due to the recent rains.

''Travis, Conner, it was your duty, wasn't it? You're supposed to find wood to make fire.'' Someone from the Hermes cabin shouted. ''We appointed you two to do the work, didn't we!''

''Well... that'd be deep inside the jungle, where there are a lot of be rose shrubs in this forest, according to our research-''

''Your research! Yeah right... which is half the time 100% wrong.'' Katie shot.

''As if you know anything about these plants and woods, Gardner.'' Travis shot back.

''Yes I do. I do know. I do know about plants. If it would have been my job, I would have definitely done my job, unlike –''

''If you're so smart, why don't you go and bring the wood.''

''Didn't you hear me? It's NOT my job!''

''Now, now both of you. Stop it. Travis, Conner, better late than never. Both of you go and bring the wood.'' Chris suggested, and everyone agreed.

''But I'm allergic to roses. So I'm sorry, that's why I didn't go. But if guys still want me to-'' Conner started.

''Travis, is Conner really allergic to roses?'' Chris enquired. Travis nodded.

''Ok, Travis, you go. And take someone with you, so that you don't get help and don't lose your way back.'' He said.

''Cool, Natalie, if you would.'' Travis flirtily asked an Aphrodite girl. She winked back and started to get up but this time Percy interrupted.

''Are you really taking her?'' Percy asked, as he scanned a scantily clad Natalie George. She was Aphrodite's daughter so she was obviously into makeup and plus, since today was camp Ms. George had decided to wear more skimpy clothes.

''What's wrong with me?'' Natalie asked, slightly pouting.

''It's just that if you're going with him, you're definitely going to make him forget his way and no prizes for guessing what you both are going to do instead of collecting of wood.'' He said and everyone agreed.

''So, I suggest Katie should go with Travis, since she'll know about the best type of wood.'' Clarisse said and once again everybody nodded, except Natalie of course.

''Why me? There are so many other people who know about-'' Katie started.

''Weren't you the one to claim knowing about plants, woods, and stuff, so now that they are giving you a JOB, you should do it, shouldn't you, Gardner? Unless of course, you don't know about-'' Travis cut her.

''I DO know about them. I's just-''

''Oh c'mon Katie, we're just telling you because you would be able to find your way back in case Travis forgot, plus you know a hell lot about this stuff and none of the campers from the Demeter cabin are as experienced as you.'' Percy explained.

''Oh... ok, fine.'' She gave up.

''Cool, c'mon Gardner.'' Travis smirked as he put a hand around Katie's waist when they turned around, which she swiftly slapped, earning a chuckle from the campers. And off Travis and Katie to find wood to roast marshmallows. If only it would have been that simple.


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