Travis Stoll woke up covered in sweat, shivering. He had just had one those nightmares where you know something really bad happened, you just can't remember what. He lay in bed trying to fall back sleep, but after about ten minutes realized that he was just too shaken up. He got up, careful not to wake anyone, and walked out of the Hermes cabin. On the way out, Travis glanced at the clock. It was freaking 3 AM! He began walking towards his favorite spot: a huge rock, big enough for him to lay on, in the woods. When he reached the rock he lay down, lacing his fingers behind his head and closed his eyes, trying to relax. Travis froze. He heard a noise coming from deeper in the woods. He cursed himself for not bringing a sword. Travis lay still trying to discern what the noise was. It almost sounded like….someone crying. After a few more minutes Travis was sure. That was definitely someone crying, probably a girl. He got up and started walking towards the sound. Finally, he reached a small clearing in the woods. There, sitting on the floor with her back to a huge tree and her face in her hands, was Katie Gardner. She was the last person he expected to find out after curfew, especially crying. Travis and Katie didn't get along too well, but still, he couldn't just leave her here sobbing. Slowly, he walked towards her. Katie seemed to sense something once he got within a few feet of her. She snapped her head up and immediately, plants began springing up around Travis gripping his arms and legs.

"Whoa! Hey, call off the plants!" he yelled, startled.

"Oh, it's you Stoll," she said and the plants around him disappeared. "What do you want?"

Travis finally got a look at her face. Her eyes were puffy and red and she was wearing what he presumed she had worn to bed: black shorts and an old camp shirt that was a little to small for her, but she still looked pretty. Wait, what? Since when did he think Katie Gardner was pretty? "I-I just heard crying and I came back here to see what was going on. Sorry."

"Well, everything fine. You can leave now," she said turning her face away from him.

"Katie, what happened? Why are you crying?"

"That's none of you're business Stoll!" she said still not looking at him.

"Well, maybe I can help. I can't just leave you here." Travis wasn't too great with girls and tears, but he couldn't just leave.

"Since when have you ever cared about me? Don't lie! Is this another one of your pranks?" Katie said, finally meeting his eyes. She looked so angry and sad at the same time. Was he really so mean to her that she thought he would try and play a prank on her now?

"Katie I wouldn't do that! Even I'm not that low. Please… just tell me what's wrong." She stared a him for a couple minutes before sighing and looking down at her hands. For some reason he really wanted to help her, to hurt whoever did this to her.

"Well…my b-b-boyfriend…" She burst into tears again. Travis tentatively sat down beside her and put his arm around her. Katie's body stiffened but after a few seconds she relaxed into him. After another few minutes of sobbing Katie quieted down. "My…. boyfriend, Josh Andrews, f-f-from the Apollo cabin..well I f-f-found him cheating on m-me with this slutty Aphrodite girl." She managed to stutter between sobs. "I g-guess I can't r-really blame him" Katie said, sniffing. "I'm not pretty like she is."

"You're ten times as pretty as any other girl in camp!" Travis really had no idea where that came from, but he meant it.

"Really?" Katie asked looking up at him. Travis suddenly felt very aware of little things. Like how his arm was still around her. And how her face was only a couple inches away from his.

"Yeah. Any guy would be lucky to have you," Travis told her using his thumb to wipe the tears of her face. Her cheeks turned red, but she held his gaze. Travis noticed that her hair smelled like vanilla and something citrusy. A cold wind blew through the clearing and Katie snuggled up a little closer to him. Now their noses where almost touching. He could smell the toothpaste on her breath. It was like gravity was pulling him closer to her. He leaned in and closed the gap between their lips. At first Katie didn't move but after a few seconds she wound her arms around his neck and began kissing him back enthusiastically. He removed his arm from her shoulders and instead put it around her waist. It was like his head had become detached from his body and was floating in the clouds. He had kissed plenty of girls, but never like this. This was soft and sweet. Finally, she broke apart for air. They were both breathing heavily and blushing deeply. Slowly, a smile crept onto her once grief stricken face.

"Wow," she said. It finally dawned on him. He had just kissed freaking Katie Gardner! And she had kissed him back!

"Umm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." Travis said a little scared. She was probably going to kill him.

"No, it's ok. It was kinda nice," she said, her cheeks turning an even brighter shade of red. Travis looked at her. He had never noticed how beautiful her eyes were. They were a deep, deep brown. He noticed Katie was leaning towards him again. She kissed him, but this time with more urgency. She ran her fingers through his hair and Travis felt like his brain was melting. When they broke apart to breathe again Katie kept her hands in his hair. After one more mind numbing kiss, Travis noticed that the sun was rising. Katie seemed to notice this too and untangled herself from him and stood up.

"See you tomorrow Travis," she told him with a smile on her face and walked out of the clearing. After sitting there for a few more minutes, Travis got up and walked back to his cabin. He crept inside and settled himself in his bed. Only then did he notice that she had called him Travis, not Stoll, for the first time. Travis fell asleep with a smile on his face.

Did you guys like it? Hate it? Review please! I'm thinking of writing a sequel about their next day in camp and how everyone reacts so review and tell me if you think it's a good idea! Thanks for reading! P.S. you guys should totally go read my Percabeth story!