Me: It took me awhile to find something cute and interesting to write about, but I finally did, despite the fact that I caught the flu.

Blech.

Can you believe we already have passed the 50 mark? Anna= proud.

This is: Sports

I don't own the PJO universe.

Travis, Katie and an irritated Nico

Summary preview: Give me a T-R-A-T-I-E! Go TRATIE!

I stared back at Nico in shock.

"You've... you have never played football?" I asked, my mind spinning at the absurdness of it.

Yeah, I was never really in school, but when I was younger, Conner and I had still played football (and all the other sports) during any free-time we had outside. The fact that Nico had never played blew my mind.

Nico gave me a pointed look. "I've been a in a magical hotel for most of my life. The other part was trying to survive during a war."

I frowned. "Point taken."

I thought over just what I would need to help teach a teenager-who was obviously well past the age that most children develop their love of sports- when I saw Katie pass.

A brilliant idea lit up my mind.

"Katie! Hey, KATIE! Come here for a sec!" I yelled, trying to get her attention. I saw her raised an eyebrow, and was kind of confused at the look on Silena's face as Katie slowly made her way towards me, but I shrugged it off.

Girls were just weird like that.

"What do you want, Travis?"

I grinned. "How would you like to be a cheerleader?"

I suddenly found myself ducking a heavy rock that had been chucked at my head.

"You sexist pig." Katie told me, but her tone was somewhat amused, so I knew it was okay to keep grinning at her.

"I keep hearing that. No, but seriously, it's for a good cause."

"The boredom of the male population of camp?"

I put on a face of hurt. "Of course not, Katie. Would I do that?"

I decided to ignore the pointed look on her face.

"Anyway, you know Nico, right? Saved the camp by convincing his creepy- I mean, completely loving and generous dad, Hades to fight in the war? Ring a bell?" I asked, shooting a wary glance at Nico's scowl and the huge scar in the ground that was only a few yards away.

Katie rolled her eyes. "Of course I do, Travis. He is standing right behind you."

I glanced behind me to find that, yes, Nico was now standing behind instead of in front of me.

I had the sudden urge to run away screaming, but forced it down. No one, not even Jackson, can pull off running away, screaming at the top of their lungs.

"Right. Anyway, you know the ritual of boyhood, right? The guy plays football for the first time? Well di Angelo over there has never played, and I need a cute girl for the role of the cheerleader."

"And I am to assume that ever boy has a cheerleader for his first game of football?"

"Er, no. Most don't. But hey, that is only because we were too young to understand the need to one. Nico is a guy now. Not a boy, but a guy. He needs the cheerleader."

"And this isn't in anyway revenge for the caramel he put in your shampoo bottle during the 'Prank Percy Jackson' fiasco is it, Nico?" Katie asked, turning away from me.

Nico scowled. "Well it wasn't. I'm not so sure about now."

I glared at them, then tried to smile.

"Is that a yes, I'm hearing, Katie?" I asked.

Katie sighed. "You wouldn't stop bugging me about it for hours if I didn't. Sure, Travis, that is a yes. But only if you answer one question."

"Excellent. Sure. Give me your best shot."

"You're a guy. You call everyone by their last name, except for me. Why is that?"

I blinked, a bit shocked by the question, but then I got over it.

"Because you are Katie. Gardner just doesn't sound as right to me."

She laughed, and I could see a faint blush spread across her face.

"You idiot. Okay, fine, but I am not wearing a skirt. Deal."

"But-"

"Travis." she said, her tone warning.

I sighed in defeat.

"Whatever. Okay Nico, so here are the rules..."

Me: More of a friendship thing then an actual couple-ly thing, I think.

I still like it.

And oh my gods, I was making plans for Dec. 27 with my some of my friends from HS, (we still keep in touch-considering four out of five of us are in the same college ;) and I was talking to my friend Katie when she started complaining about our friend -her boyfriend- Travis. And then it was an Oh-My-Gods-PJO-Moment.

And that is what inspired me to write this.

Next Chapter: Deep In Thought

It shall be cute sweet Percabeth. Or something with Poseidon and Sally. Whichever you guys like more.

Thoughts?

~ Anna/ Booklover98