I'm sorry I updated so late, we had a Korean 'Thanksgiving' and I was busy for a few days.

Have fun readin! =)

[Travis's POV]

I went to my room and layed down. I tried to think of the prank Conner and I were planning. But I could only think of that girl, Katie Gardner. Her warm brown eyes, simple and natural brown curly hair, her smile which literally glowed... I could go on like that forever.

Ugh... I'm lovesick. But it's okay, I suppose, since I have my soul mate and she's not Katie... is she? No, Aphrodite would tell me if she was my soul mate... I think.

[Conner's POV]

Annabeth told me about Katie and Travis, and about Operation Tratie Step #2. Me and Annabeth talked, or rather, whispered what to do next, and we decided to have a small party. It was Jason's birthday exactly two days later, and Aphrodite was going to tell Jason about the plan, then take Jason somewhere in America so that he wouldn't ruin any moments for Travis and Katie (Actually, she and Jason will be watching the whole thing) and suprise him. Annabeth would organize the party while nudging Katie into Travis. Nico and Thalia, I believe, would be 'talking' somewhere in a room. And I would do the decorating with Travis, and hopefully Katie, along with getting food done and all the other small tasks. I also had nudging Travis to Katie.

I would have to tell everyone the news. I made some posters on my DemiCom (a computer for demigods-doesn't attract monsters) printed them out, and slipped them under everyone's doors. (I could hear 2 people jump when I slipped the paper in Thalia's room, hehe). Then Annabeth and I travelled to the mall where Katie worked.

"Hi Katie!"

Annabeth and I said.

"Hey"

Katie answered, looking at me and turning away, disappointment on her face.

"So, you see, we're having a a small party at our place, so we'd like to ask, or buy some flowers from you, or better, help in the decoration.

Katie's eyes lit up.

"Will Tra-everyone be there?"

"Of course"

Annabeth answered.

"Then I'm in"

"Great. You can come anytime you can tomorrow."

I said as I handed her our address. Her eyes widened.

"You live in America?" (A.N. Remember, Aphrodite said 'a mall somewhere in Europe')

She asked. Whoops, I must've given her our US address.

Annabeth frowned, smacked me in the head, then handed Katie another piece of paper. Katie looked at us suspiciously, as she read the address.

"I'll be there tomorrow at maybe about at 3"

Katie said. We said goodbye and went home.

The Next Day...

[Travis's POV]

Conner and I moved the table to the left.

"No, no no! Move the table 1 inch to the right"

I rolled my eyes. We had been like this for hours. I looked at the clock. It was 3. So it wasn't for hours, just 30 minutes. Well, it felt like hours.

Suddenly, Conner looked at the clock and saw the time. His eyes widened and mouthed something to Annabeth.

Something like 'It's time'.

Then Annabeth looked at the time. She gasped.

Then the doorbell rang.

What the-?! NOBODY can see the door unless they live here or were invited here. And everyone who lives here has the key. So we have a visitor.

Annabeth came in with a brown-haired girl.

NO! It couldn't be! Anna and Con said that somebody was coming to help with the decorations, but I never thought it would be her!

An Hour Later...

[Katie's POV]

This is so much fun! Who would have ever thought that decorating could be such fun!

Conner and Travis, as I soon found out, loved pranking and kept messing up the decoration. I had to track them out and yell at them a bit.. Although I went a bit easy on Travis..for some reason I don't know.

Annabeth seemed very smart. She helped me decorate and she planned out traps to catch the Stoll twins.

Just then, I heard somebody cackle, and when I looked behind me, Conner and Travis had caught Nico and Thalia in a net. They looked quite annoyed, yet Nico looked rather amused, while Thalia looked as if she would murder the. If looks could kill. Apparently, seeing their swollen lips, they had been making out.

I laughed, although I felt a pang, and suddenly I found myself picturing Travis and I in Nico and Thalia's place. Strange. I've never had a crush and I've never felt that feeling before...

As I said, strange.

Just then, somebody pushed me... right into the cake I had baked a litte while before. (kinda rhymes, doesn't it?) Good thing I baked two.

Travis ran away, giggling like a girl. I grabbed the whipped cream and chased after him. I caught him then put whipped cream in his hair and on his clothes, not to mention his face (including a little bit in his nose!)

Ha. Payback.

Then Annabeth saw us. She looked at the cream and toppings on my face (from the cake) and the whipped cream on Travis. She told us to go wash our hands and face and go decorate the garden.

YES! I LOVE gardening!

[Travis's POV]

Katie and I decorated the garden. Correction: Katie decorated the garden, and I watched her work. She didn't seem to mind, though.

She was facinating, I tell you. Everything from how her eyebrows furrowed when she worked, how she'd trim the grass and bushes. How she would plave reorganize the flowers into someting shaped and lookingl like a rainbow, how she would take some remaining flowers and make garlands, and how her touch would make every rose bud, every tulip bud blossom furiously.

Time went by and soon the garden was finished. Katie and I sat down on the stone bench. We just sat there for a while. A minute past by. Two minutes.

Really awkward.

A few days after Jason's Party...

[Annabeth's POV]

No matter what I try they don't get anymore closer! I even gave them privacy at the garden, and still!

I kept thinking, and I came up with a solution.

Couples need a little push to get together, something big. And that was exactly what Katie and Travis needed.

Sorry I didn't have the time to send people the sneak peak, but I think I'll have time to send the 'solution' Annabeth thought up... to reveiwers.