A/N: For a boy. Because this drama keeps getting worse and worse. And really, I'm happy you decided to choose her over me. I don't need, or want for that matter, a boy to decide my self-worth and decide when I get to be happy. But this is just to show you how I felt Friday night when you left me sitting in the dark, on that table, while you walked away with her.

Katie picked at her Alice in Wonderland dress as she walked back to her cabin. It was Halloween time at Camp Half-Blood and she had decided to come to New York for the celebration, take a few weeks off school. She tossed her bag of treats on her bed and wandered back outside to the stadium. A fire was blazing, boys in masks, carrying rubber chainsaws went around scaring newbies who weren't going to whip out a sword and fight back. There were three couples scattered around the large stadium sitting close to each other. Katie sat close to the fire, staring as the flames licked at the air.

She looked up when footsteps approached, expecting to see another couple coming closer to the warmth of the fire. Instead, it was Travis Stoll, wearing a bloody mask and holding a bag of treats. He pushed the mask onto the top of his head and sat next to her.

"Want a Snickers?"

"No, thanks."

They watched the fire together for a second until he glanced at her again. "You okay, Gardner?"

She shrugged. "There's just...so much stuff. You're lucky you've never left camp. I hate living in the real world."

"Camp isn't like the real world?"

Katie was about to say no, but then she paused and thought about it. Maybe Camp Half-Blood was a lot like the real world she lived in each school year. Boys were stupid, girls were mean, it was all one big competition... She shrugged again.

"What are you supposed to be?"

"Hmm? Oh, Alice. From Alice in Wonderland?"

Travis nodded, taking a bite of a King sized candy bar that smelled of caramel. "So, what's going on the real world that's so bad you had to come here to get away?"

Katie hesitated a moment, wondering why Travis Stoll was being so nice to her. She looked at him, his hair falling in front of his eyes, his lips pursed with a smear of chocolate on the corner. And all of a sudden, those old feelings from last summer came rushing back and she found herself, once more, thinking about how handsome the annoying Stoll boy was.

"My ex started dating someone."

"Oh."

She nodded. "Yeah. I mean, it's not like I like him anymore, but… We had our first kiss on Halloween and right now he's probably kissing her. Even if I don't like him anymore, the whole 'moment' is ruined now. I hate this stupid holiday."

"I'm sorry."

Katie wanted to tell him that he didn't have to be. But it was nice that someone was willing to listen to her, so she didn't ruin the moment with trying to be strong when she obviously didn't feel like it. The truth, if she would ever admit it to herself, was that she didn't even care about her ex anymore. Travis had wiped every thought of that jerk from her mind. Huh. And she had been so sure her heart was locked tight… But he somehow managed to find his way in.

Travis and Katie sat there for a moment, just looking at each other. Katie's leg was pressed really close to his and he was leaning into her. Katie's gaze fell to his lips. She felt her cheeks heating as she looked down at her knees. When she looked back up, he hadn't moved. Was…was Travis Stoll about to kiss her?

She wasn't sure how he felt about that. All she knew was that her heart was beating double time and his gaze hadn't wavered from her eyes. Still, he was pretty close to her, and, a tiny part of her hoped for a moment that he would kiss her.

And then Abigail, daughter of Aphrodite, and one of Katie's friends, walked up and took the seat next to Travis.

"Hey, guys, what's up?"

Katie's heart thumping stopped. Oh, how stupid she'd been. Everyone knew Travis liked Abigail. Everyone. Even Abigail.

"Oh, hey, Abigail," Travis said, smiling at her. "Want a Snickers?"

"Totally!" She accepted the candy and smiled at Katie. "Hey, Katie Baby. Wanna go to the Big House for cookies?"

"Um, not really."

"Travis, you wanna go?"

He glanced back at Katie, as if asking permission. She shrugged.

"Yeah, definitely."

They left together and just as they were about to leave Katie's line of sight, she saw Abigail grab Travis' hand in her own.

And he didn't pull away.

A/N: Tell me if you think I should continue. I was thinking of putting in an Angst shot about her yelling at him or something. Lemme know.

Love,

E. M. Zeray

PS—I almost kind of feel like Taylor Swift. She writes songs about the boys, I write fan fics:)