Laughter erupted from the Hermes Cabin as red paint attacks Katie from above as she trips over the trigger,

Travis and Connor stood in front of the group laughing just as hard as the others. As Travis laugh died down, he walked slowly towards Katie, still smiling. Katie was shaking. Travis had assumed it was due to anger.

"Haha! Katie-kat I think you look good...red... okay, not really." Travis waited... But instead of screaming, Katie looked up from the ground and glared at Travis with so much hatred, Travis flinched. With a closer look, Travis realized that there were actually tears running down her cheeks. Travis softened,"Are you-"

She ran.

"Katie? Katie!" Travis have looked everywhere for Katie since she ran away during breakfast. The sun has already started to set in no time it will be dark, dangerous for any demigod to out alone, even armed. Travis should be heading back to camp but he wasn't going to leave without Katie.

"Katie!" Travis' flashlight shone brightly through the almost-dark-forest. As Travis shone his flashlight briefly upwards at the tree in front of him, he did a double take, as he saw a movement above.

"Katie?" Travis tried angling himself to take a better look. "Katie come down, it's getting late we should be heading back!" Travis shouted. Katie simple turned away, facing the other way.

"Katie? Katie! If you're not- I'm going up!" Travis held his torchlight with his mouth and started climbing, frequently getting poked. It's a really tall tree.

"Katie-"

"Go away." Katie's voice was barely a whisper.

"Katie-" Travis tried reaching for her.

"Go away." Katie's voice was louder and more stable, but still trembling fiercely.

"Katie please-" Travis tried again.

"Will you just go away?!" Katie finally snapped. Tear stains on her cheek, but no more were running. Her sudden out burst shocked Travis.

"I...I'm sorry. For the pranks, but please can you come back with me to the camp? It's already pitch dark, it's very dangerous for us to be out here."

"Sorry? You're sorry? Five years Travis. Five years I've endured you and your brother. For five years I had been hoping for you two to grow up and stop! Every summer I was always so happy that campers would be coming back. More people, more lively. Then every single year, you and your brother- especially you- would come and destroy my summer with your stupid pranks!" Travis looked down ashamed. "You just had to come, every single year. I've endured your stulud pranks but now? You just had to prank me the day I was told my father had been in a fatal accident and had- passed?" Katie choked. "Do you know you have a way of showing up every time when I want to see you the least?"

"I'm sorry..." Travis couldn't think of anything to say. So Katie continued.

"You know what? Sometimes- No every single time I see your face, I really wished that you could just...die! I wish you were gone! I wish I had never known you my entire life!" Katie screamed. When she finally looked at Travis, she saw the hurt on his face, so obvious, so strained, like he was trying to hide it. She regretted her words, but had no means to take it back.

"Look how 'bout we make a deal?" Travis was shaking. "You come back with me to camp, and I try to get myself killed?" Katie hoped he was joking, because his voice surely don't sound like he's bluffing.

Travis escorted her to her cabin, without a single word, not even to say goodbye. Well actually neither even looked at each other throughout the walk.

"Wait." Katie finally decided," Travis wait." She ran up to him. When she ran up to him, he immediately turned away from her.

"What?" His voice was so...vulnerable.

"I just wanted to say I didn't mean what I said back there. I mean sure you are very annoying but I wouldn't want you to...die." Travis sighed. Facing Katie.

"Why do everyone say this?" Travis exclaimed, clearly frustrated and may be even angry.

"Say what?"

"You people say the meanest things and then say you don't mean it later. I know you want me gone. Well so does everyone else. I'm sorry for thinking I could be for once myself and not be judged. I guess that was just too selfish of me to ask for someone I care about to accept the way I am without blowing up in my face. My mom, my friends- well at least I thought they were my friends- and now you. For the past five years, you've said mean things- oh so mean- but I never thought you were serious. Now I finally know the truth. You guys all want me gone. And I know you guys mean it. I am annoying. I am a terrible mistake. And I should restore order to this world by just leaving it."

"No-"

"Save it."

He didn't show up during breakfast.

His cabin members didn't see him either.

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