Tratie

Chapter 5

Travis's POV

So I was just walking and discussing our latest prank with Conner, (which may or may not have involved spiders and the Athena cabin,) when he pushed me into the shed and locked the door. Then three minutes later Katie gets pushed in by Miranda.

Then Conner's voice comes on a loud speaker.
"Hello Earthlings! Your planet has been abducted by aliens from Mars." Then we hear Miranda say "Conner, stop messing around." Then we hear Conner say, "Aw, come on babe." And then there's the discusting sound of them making out. So I yell out, "Hey, could you keep it PG over there?" And then there's the sound of them scuffling around, trying to get up. "So, anyways, you are going to be stuck in there until you learn to be nice to eachother and until you tell eachother your true feelings." It was kinda dark in the shed, but I thought I saw Katie blush. But- no. She couldn't feel the same way about me as I do about her. "But anyways, we will keep you in there as long as needed, whether hours, or days. Food will come, along with mattress and stuff if you have to stay overnight. Goodbye."
"Oh well, I guess we're stuck here, Kates." I said. Katie found a watch on one of the shelves. "11:20." She announced. "Okay." I replied. And it was like that for a while, just akward silence. Then she said, "Okay, that's it. I have to do something." She thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, I'm gonna clean the whole shed." She said defiance. "What?" I cried. "It's so big! It's gonna take forever!" "Well, fortunately for me, I've got forever." She muttered. I watched her, fascinated. In the end, she finished in an hour. She sat down next to me, exhausted, but happy, admiring her handi-work. We sat there for a while. When Miranda's voice came over the announcement thingy. "So, you guys, it's time lunch. We have personally have picked your lunches, so that when you eat them, they'll be like what normally eat at lunch. And last of all, don't try to escape when we open the door. We have a larger group than you, and plus we have Piper to charm speak you. But that's it. Okay! Enjoy your lunches!" And then the speaker system clicked off.
Conner came through the door, carrying two breakfast trays with food on them. "Enjoy!" He said before walking out. And locking the door behind him.
We are lunch in stony silence.
When we finished, we set our plates and trays on a corner. I looked at Katie.
"Look, we can't avoid talking forever." I said. "I know. I'm sorry for crying." She said. "Why didn't you tell anyone? At camp, I mean? Like, ever since Conner and I stole-I mean got a car, Chiron's been telling us to drive everyone while Argus guards camp. "Why didn't you just say no to going? Or we coulda just picked you up early." I said earnestly. "Well, I, I, I don't know." She said. She looked so miserable I gave her a hug. At first she seemed surprised, but then then leaned against my chest, accepting the embrace. We stayed like that for a few minutes, until she started crying.

Katie's POV

I started crying. I couldn't help it. I felt so miserable, and he felt so warm and comforting. He gently grabbed my chin and, with gentleness I didn't know he possessed, titled it to face him. "Shhhhh ....." He said, calmingly, soothingly. "It's gonna be okay. We're never gonna drive you to that stupid horrid house ever again." He said. He pulled me closer, into a tighter hug.

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When I stopped crying, and cleaned my face, he asked me, "Hey, you wanna play 20 questions?" "Sure. What's your favorite color?" I say. "Silver." He says. "Okay... What's your favorite color?" I laughed. "Green, duh!" I replied. "Umm okay, what's your favorite animal?" I asked him. "Hmm... a Black Mamba snake." He said. I nodded. It kept going on like this, simple questions, until his 19th and final question. It was asked softly, gently, solemnly , unlike the other questions. He looked into my eyes.
"Who do you like, Katie?" I blushed furiously. I hadn't been expecting this. "Ummm... Well, honestly, you." My voice barley a whisper.
"Who do you like, Travis Stoll?"
It was his turn to blush. "Well, uhhh, you, actually." He said.
We sat there for a moment, staring into each other's eyes. Then we started to get closer and closer. Until, finally, our lips touched. At first he was gentle, but then he slowly deepened it, out lips now moving in sync. I felt fireworks going off inside me. Then we broke apart, gasping for air.
"Well, I'll give you one thing, Katie Gardner. You're one hell of a good kisser." He said, And I blushed furiously.
For his 20th question, he asked, "Katie Gardner, will you be my girlfriend?" "Of course." I said, and lent in for another kiss.