Tratie

Katie

Set during the Battle of the Labrynth

Enough was enough. I had put up with Travis Stoll's dumb pranks for 5 years, ever since I came here, but I was done not doing anything. In the beginning, I got my revenge. But then I decided to stop wasting my time on unimportant things.

"You mean you realized if you didn't let him prank you, you wouldn't have an excuse to see him every day."

Sometimes I hate that voice.

***

Anyways, I had been having a lovely night before Easter. I had always loved the easter egg part, because I totally cheated every time, getting the plants to tell me where the eggs were hiding so I could get the most candy. I woke up early in the morning to go check on the roof. 3 years ago, Andrew went to college and I took his place. This year, I am determined to make the best easter egg display ever. Last night, before I went to bed, I had planted seeds from these beautiful plants so that when I made them grow, they would spell out Happy Easter, along with a picture of an easter egg. I walked up the hill that led to the roof to check on the plants before my siblings woke up. You see, our cabin was built into a hill so you could just walk up there. But when we got pranked constantly because of that, we built an ivy wall. No one but a child of Demeter could get up there. As I reached the top, I gasped.

I guess others can get in. All across the lovely fresh-sown dirt was chocolate. Melted chocolate. "My plants will never grow through this!" I thought as tears pricked the corners of my eyes. All that hard work.... for nothing.

"I absolutely hate Travis Stoll!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Then I ran into the forest.

"That's it. Let it all out. He doesn't deserve you, nor will he ever. He just plays with your heartstrings and uses you to his advantage. You should destroy him so he knows how it feels."

"Shut up Nemesis. I know that's you."

"Just trying to help. You know, Kronos could help you get the revenge you want...."

"I said GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"

"Fine, fine. I see how it is. When that wimpy part of you turns to stone-cold ice, let me know. I'll be here."

***

I sat alone in the woods sobbing for hours. I heard my friends calling for me, but I asked a local dryad to hide me in her trunk. I saw them run by, Lou Ellen, Miranda, Lacy a girl from the Aphrodite cabin, and Selena, the Aphrodite cabin leader. I shouldn't be causing trouble. We've already got the Titan War coming, and here I was acting like a spoiled brat when Percy and Annabeth were out there risking their lives for the future of Camp Half-Blood. I stepped out of the tree.

"Hey, guys. I'm sorry for being so spoiled and making a big deal out of nothing."

They all hugged me.

Lou Ellen said "We heard what happened. It was terrible for the Stolls to pull something that cruel. I wouldn't blame you if you accidentally missed all the targets during archery and hit Travis."

I giggled. I was pretty good at archery now and could hit the bullseye almost every time, to the excitement of Lee, who called me his "star pupil". So my "accidentally missing" was as believable as Miranda not liking Connor.

Sticks cracked as someone came running through.

Travis.

"Oh thank the gods, Katie Kat, you're all right! Everyone thought you were kidnapped!"

Lou Ellen sniffed. "No thanks to you."

I replied to Travis in an ice cold voice, "Girls, could you allow me a few minutes with Travis?"