Hello.

I know you may want to kill me for not updating.

I don't really have much of an excuse, except I have been very busy and time has not been in my favor.

I really hope you liked the last chapter, or short story since it wasn't a chapter. Someone asked me why I always made Connor nice to her instead of Travis. It is simply because I feel they couldn't have been friends before the pranking started; imagine someone who you considered your friend suddenly started being mean to you and make your existence slightly miserable; would you date that person? I certainly wouldn't and I think Katie wouldn't as well. Making them 'enemies' since the beginning just seems more logical to me; there has to be some connection between the two, a safe ground, in this case sweet ol' Connor.

Hope you enjoy this chapter as well.

There was obviously an elephant in the room; Katie was sitting down leaning in the right corner, closest to the door, practically trying to become the corner. Whereas Travis was sitting down on the first steps of the stairs that lead to the second floor of the cabin; Connor was laying in his bed dumbfounded: they had been asleep when he went to get some fresh air, when he came back he found them that way. It seemed as if they had kissed, pfft, as if that could ever happen.

None of them made a move to talk to each other; their focus was solely on the TV, playing some old movie they had never seen. Unknown to the younger Stoll, Katie and Travis kept sneaking glances at each other when they were sure the other one was not looking; if their eyes met, the daughter of Demeter's cheek with turn as red as a healthy rose, but her eyes would hardened and fill with hatred; Travis would look away, his cheeks turning pink and so did the tips of his ears.

Travis remembered softly pecking Katie's sleeping form; he did have a really cheesy dream about the kiss. Katie dreamt that she and Travis were dating; one thing was kissing the guy, one completely different was having an -yuck- affectionate relationship with him. Anyways, the windows were open and a chilly breeze came through, making both of them slightly cold; in a completely instinctive way of becoming warmer, they drifted to the closest source of warmth, each other. In other words, they ended up cuddling. What does a girl do when she wakes up; cuddling with the guy she wants to kiss? Grab the nearest pillow and try to suffocate him with it -duh. Travis woke up by realizing he couldn't breathe, thanks to all his training, he managed to push his attacker back and pin their arms above them. Almost comically, the two pair of eyes widened simultaneously and both of them ran to opposite sides of the room. And that was how Connor found them.

Tick Tock. Soon.

Tick Tock. Soon.

Tick Tock. So SOON.

The dinner horn was an hour away from sounding, Katie had been counting the minutes (or at least tried to, distracted by any sudden movement, or squirrel.), so she could scream victory and hide in her cabin. The fates seemed to hate her; Lou Ellen came by and decided to get the brothers to convince the Nereid's to place the potion in tomorrow's breakfast, or that was Katie thought at least.

"I want you to do it in dinner, now!" She exclaimed making wild, close to break dance, moves with her arms.

Travis indignantly crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow, "We agreed we were going to do it tomorrow."

Pranks require planning and being extra careful, especially good pranks. Stoll pranks were always great.

"I'll pay more."The daughter of Hecate eager to get her revenge rolled her eyes and smiled slightly evilly.

Connor's and Travis' eyes seemed to sparkle in the dim light; their minds were working at full speed now. Lou Ellen might think she had an advantage over them; she was playing their game, and there was no way they would lose.

At that moment was when Katie regretted the deal. Connor walked over to Lou Ellen and whispered something in her ear, her eyes widened and her lips formed an 'o'.

"No way!" Lou Ellen exclaimed.

"That or no deal."

The daughter of Hecate crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. "Deal."

Travis and Connor just smirked.

"Let's get going then!" Connor exclaimed going out of the cabin, Travis and Lou Ellen following close behind; whilst Katie was left there dumbfounded. Noticing her absence, (having regained some confidence), Travis went back for her. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her with him.

"What did Lou Ellen agreed to do?" Katie said after pulling her hand away, saddening two people, but they hid it well.

Travis winked, "You'll find out soon enough."

She hated how her heart jumped in joy, "stupid feelings."

The Nereid's practically poured all the potion in all of the food, they even made the daughter of Hecate make more; like most people in camp they deeply disliked the snobby daughter of Aphrodite, Drew Tanaka.

To make sure the plan worked in absolute perfection, the dynamic trio went back to the Hermes cabin and the daughter of Hecate to hers; the perfect bait. Around five minutes later, the horn for dinner sounded: Katie wanted to run out of the cabin, but she didn't want to ruin the prank.

"Just go." Travis said, a smirk adorning his very kissable lips. "You have to act as natural as possible, try not to raise suspicions."

The daughter of Demeter ran out the door, enjoying the way she felt free once she left the cabin; at that moment she didn't have to care about Travis or about behaving; her only care were her beloved siblings and making sure the prank worked.

They say revenge is sweet; this time, it was going to be loveable.

It worked perfectly! As usual, every head would turn to the awaited, pretty much runway, Drew and her crew would do. Everything was perfect, until the food was served, as soon as everybody had a bite, except a very non suspicious group of four people; the attention was no longer on Drew. No one even saw her way, not even her siblings; it was as if she was invisible, or better, a no one.

Katie tried not to laugh, which made her choke on her drink; one of her half siblings asked her if she was alright. A smirk, too similar to the Stoll brother's, adorned her lips; frightening her siblings. She had been spending way too much time with them; soon she was going to become one of them.

The daughter of Demeter took a glance over to the Hecate table, where Lou Ellen was having the time of her life; her eyes filled with a sadistic kind of joy, whereas her face was adorned with a familiar mischievous smirk. Her eyes followed Drew, she was standing up now, who was practically pleading for any type of attention; she kept getting frustrated by the second.

Drew was an angry crier. That didn't not mean she cried angrily, instead, it meant that she cried when angry. It was obvious she was mad, furious would be an understatement; she had never been used to feel like someone who was normal; as normal as a demigod can be. After all her tries of getting the attention back to her were futile she stormed out of the dining hall, arms crossed over chest, her eyes filled with crystalline tears. A frustrated scream was heard in the distance; that may the daughter of Hecate lose it. She stood up, absolutely delighted, and practically skipped over to the Hermes table. She thanked the brothers, over and over again.

"Pick up your payment in my cabin after dinner."She whispered, smiling. "Nice working with you guys."

The Stolls smiled simultaneously, "anytime."

Supposedly they were both going to pick up the payment after dinner; though Connor had a plan of his own: whatever happened between his brother and Katie was going to be fixed.

"Dude, are you okay?!" Travis yelled outside the bathroom stall; while Connor puked his guts out, or so it seemed.

"Yeah-"chocking noise "- I might –"groan. "You know what, go without me." Connor managed to get out, pretending to wipe something off his chin.

"I won't go there alone in the middle of the night!" Travis squealed, trying not to seem a wimp. "Two or none has always been our rule." Not to mention that I don't want to die alone, Travis decided to leave that part of his motivational speech.

"If you're so afraid to go alone, take Katie with you; she gets a part too." Connor's smirk was practically heard by his tone; that way why it was a great time to pretend to puke again.

Travis sighed in defeat, "Just leave your guts here, bro. I don't want to even want to have to make someone in the cabin clean puke." He looked disgusted, not at the thought of vomit, but at the simple idea of cleaning anything.

"Yeah, bro. I'll try; don't die."

Believe me dude, I'll try.

"I won't go, Travis." It seemed final, to Katie at least; she had made it clear she didn't want to be anywhere near him, right now; especially when their death could come soon, at the hands of hungry harpies. "I'm not going, face your death alone, mighty Stoll." She mocked, crossing her arms over her chest, ready to slam the door in his face.

A simple cheeky smile, showing a small, tiny cute dimple at the right edge of his mouth and a simple 'please' was enough to move Paulina's heart. She and Katie had planned a small girl's night, to make up for the potion thing. She had been standing behind Katie, and apparently she had a soft spot for him. As soon as he smiled, she shoved her best friend out the door and locked it.

The daughter of Demeter was thrown out her own cabin, before she could land on the steps of her cabin, face-first, Travis managed to catch her. "Don't get killed!" was heard through the door. Katie pushed the son of Hermes away, "Let me go in." she said while hitting the door violently.

Before she and Paulina could have a heated argument with the possibility of the door getting taken down, Travis grabbed Katie's wrist, and pulled her with him. "Too late, "he muttered while running. "Keep quiet."

If the possibility of her imminent death wasn't so close, she would have screamed her head off, with something along the lines of 'molesting' or 'harassment'. Getting the money was the easy part, only they weren't allowed to leave so easily.

Katie knocked on Lou Ellen's door, or tried to bring it down with her fists was another way of describing it. "Open up." She half whispered, half yelled.

The door swung open, revealing the daughter of Hecate in her completely not matching pajamas. "What?" she rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"We're here to pick up the money and the other thing." Travis spoke up, behind Katie; entering the cabin without being invited, and Katie followed suit. All of the girls were asleep; it was obvious Lou Ellen had been sleeping as well.

Lou Ellen handed him two bags filled with gold drachmas. "Wait until I find the other thing." She said, eyeing them up and down, leaving upstairs.

The silence between them was really awkward, they were not looking at each other and none of them made a move to even try to break it. Lou Ellen came back around ten minutes later, "I had to make some adjustments." She handed a small gray bag into Travis' hand. After muttering a small thank you, they left.

Everything was going right, until Travis decided to break the silence; he poked Katie's side, startling her, making her squeal; they saw a fast moving shadow approaching them, interested in the sudden sound. With a small look at each other, they agreed on something: 'run'.

They hid by a tree, Katie's back pressed against it, and Travis standing before her. It just kind of happened, Katie was getting too far away, and getting separated was no answer; Travis pulled her and pushed her against the tree. Their breaths came out in short pants, their chest rising evenly.

Katie looked up, and her face turned as red as a tomato, she was glad it was pitch dark; he wouldn't be able to notice her blush. He hadn't seen her yet; he was too focused trying to see if anything was close to them; once he was sure he focused on where he knew she was.

"Are you okay?" he whispered, his lips close to her ear. She nodded in response, not trusting her voice. And maybe in that moment a part of the potion was acting up in her, maybe it was that they could probably die soon; she wanted to kiss him so badly. She was about to make up her mind and do it, when he spoke up, "Let's get going before it comes by again."

He grabbed her by the wrist, but she pulled away. She grabbed his hand, in a moment of bravery, and made him follow her. She pulled him with her, running towards the closest cabin, his.

They entered through the window, trying to be as silent as possible, seeing that everyone was asleep, or trying to be. They looked at each other and burst out laughing, covering their faces trying to be silent; they were relieved. Travis gave Katie her part of the deal, she had sneaked into the Aphrodite cabin, and she deserved something in reward.

Katie sneaked out, and left for her cabin, where Paulina was waiting for her. She wished Travis a good night, and went away. When Travis threw himself in bed, Connor, who had been pretending to be asleep the entire time, asked him how it went. Travis told him they almost got eaten, skipping out the part where Katie had tried to kiss him.

He couldn't fall asleep though, his mind was working at full speed. Katie Gardner wanted to kiss him, Travis Awesome Stoll. He wondered though, how much of it was actually real, did she really want to kiss him? His stomach twisted at the thought of a love potion; how mean he and his brother may be, they would never mess with someone's heart.

He felt scared, because he knew that whether if it may be real, or a total lie; he could never reject her. He smirked, he was going to find out tomorrow the truth; with a kiss.

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Until next time.