Tratie One-Shots

Punishment

I've had this idea written down on a random piece of paper from months ago, before I even found Wattpad and was just reading Percy Jackson head cannons on Pinterest. I was going through my cabinets to clear stuff out for school and I found the paper. Why this was my first Tratie idea and not how they got together, I have no idea. Anyways, enjoy!

Is it a good idea to prank your girlfriend? Probably not. I know that. Do I care? Well, that's an entirely different question.

You see, I'm a son of Hermes, so I thought perhaps I could try to get away with one. Just one little prank. I used to prank my girlfriend Katie all the time, but that was before we started dating. After six months as an official couple, I've decided to try again. What could go wrong?

I decided to do this prank without Connor. I know my brother well, but not well enough to know if he would help me or try to talk me out of it. I've never really asked my younger brother for advice about girls (wow... shocker). 

I waited until the afternoon, when the entire Demeter cabin went out to the strawberry fields to work their second shift. When I was sure they had all gone outside, I snuck into their cabin and set up my contraption. It's nothing new, just the classic trigger to make a bucket dump something on the victim's head. I set up the ropes and sensor, and waited in the bathroom for Katie to return.

A few Demeter boys entered first. One of them saw the bucket, looked down at Katie's bed, and snickered. He returned to his task and didn't mention it.

Next, most of the other campers entered, led by Miranda Gardiner. Miranda usually checks for buckets and tripwires, as Katie has told me, but she seemed too frustrated with her younger siblings to notice. Finally, Katie walked in. Her hair was tied back in a low ponytail and her gardening clothes were covered in mud. However, when she smiled, I couldn't help but admire how pretty she is. She walked towards her bed, right across the sensor, and the ice water fell right on her. The entire cabin went quiet, and Katie stood there in shock. Then her eyes fell on me in the bathroom.

"T-Travis..." she shivered. "What the HADES?!"

I smirked, coming out from my hiding place. As I walked towards my girlfriend, she crossed her arms. I think she was trying to look angry, but she only looked cold. For a split second I felt guilty, which is a feeling only Katie Gardner could make me feel, but I shook myself out of it.

"It's a prank, Kit Kat," I said softly.

Katie's eyes flamed. "I know. Why did you prank me?"

I'll admit, I was taken aback. It took me a few seconds to respond, and my response sounded more like a question than a statement. "Uh... cause I wanted to?"

"I thought the fact that we were dating meant you wouldn't prank me anymore." Katie replied sternly.

"I don't remember agreeing to that," I commented. "I assumed that now I'm sure you like me, I can prank you again."

Katie's eyes softened, which made me sigh in relief. However, a mischievous glint appeared in anger's place. When a child of Demeter gets mischievous... believe me, there's no surviving it. It's just too rare.

"Very well," she said innocently. "That's fair... I guess."

I tried not to think about how she was probably lying to my face. I simply smiled. "Glad to hear it, Kates." That's when I regretted the whole thing.

As I leaned down to kiss her, she stepped out of my way. I stumbled forward and turned back to her.

"Katie, kiss meeee," I pouted. I put a hand on her waist, and pulled her closer to me. I closed my eyes and leaned down, only to get a finger to my lips. I opened my eyes and stared at Katie in confusion.

She smirked. "No kisses for a month as punishment." She removed her finger from my lips and began helping her siblings, who were covering the floor around Katie's bed in towels.

"B-But... no!" I practically shouted. Katie just smiled. "You can't do that, Kates! I'm so sorry, please don't. You can't be serious."

But when our eyes met, I knew she was. I also knew she wasn't doing this to teach me a lesson... this was her revenge.

"Oh, Trav... I am dead serious."

1 MONTH LATER

My eyes were watching the clock, watching seconds go by until midnight. At midnight, it will be the end of my punishment. Yes, Katie went through with it. No kisses at all. Not even on the hand or cheek, just nothing.

I watched the clock intently as my siblings snored.

11:24

11:30

11:48

11:55

11:58

At 11:59, I piped up, all of the drowsiness leaving my body. I mouthed the seconds as they went by, and when the clock struck twelve, I bolted out of bed and out of the Hermes cabin. I sprinted to the Demeter cabin and frantically knocked on the door. I heard groans from inside.

"KATIE-KAT!" I shouted.

I backed away slightly as the door opened. Katie walked down the steps right to me. She blinked sleepily. "Tra-"

I kissed her. I may be dramatic, but it felt fulfilling. Not being able to kiss Katie for an entire month was worse than you know. During moments of comfort or special dates, whenever I would lean in, she would push me away. Although I knew we were still together, when I kiss her and she kisses me back, I let go of every feeling that she may stop liking me. I worry about that everyday.

Katie regained focus and let go. "You little-"

I held up my watch. "Midnight."

She smiled, and I kissed her again. When I finally pulled away, it wasn't because I wanted to, it was because I had something to say.

"Never do that again," I whispered.

Katie laughed. "We'll see, Stoll."

So I wasn't going to include the '1 month later' but after I wrote it I thought it was too cute not to include. This story went from amusing to deep, which I thought was interesting. and it was not intended lol.

 Thanks for reading!

P.S. do I update too much? idk I feel like I update more than normal hahaha sorry