(Silver is Silver, Gold is Gold, These Disclaimers Get Really Old) :)

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Katie Gardner was sitting on her bed reading a book about- you guessed it- gardening. She was absorbed in the section about the new hybrid strawberries science was 'improving', so when the door was thrown open with a loud bang she sat up so fast she banged her head on the bunk above her. "OW!" she exclaimed, "Lilli Grace, you startled me! Please, there's only so much that poor door can take before it falls off its hinges." In the doorway stood a small Demeter girl with golden hair that appeared to be glowing, because the sun was shining on it so cheerily.

"Please, Please tell me a story," the small girl begged. "Why such the sudden eagerness for a story?" inquired Katie. "Weeeellll…" the girl began, "Chiron-said-we-were-supposed-to-listen-to-a-story-from-an-older-camper-and-I-picked-you," she rattled, blushing. Katie was a bit suspicious, but she didn't have anything pressing to do at the moment, so she reluctantly complied. "What do you want it to be about?" Katie asked. "Well, duh," the small girl looked at Katie like she was a moron, "A princess... and true love." "Oh," Katie mumbled, "Of course. Let me think."

Katie wasn't all that good with love stories, because she'd never had one of her own. She'd never had a boyfriend, or a first kiss, which, at fourteen, was pretty odd. She was okay with that though. She was saving her first kiss for someone really special. "Not just anyone," her dad had advised, "Your first kiss will be so much more special." "How do I know if he's the right one for me?" she had asked. "You'll know." He winked. "Just like I did with your mother…" He trailed off, a faraway look in his eyes, the one he always got when speaking of Demeter. "She was a fine woman." he sighed. "If only..." "But now you have me," Katie cut in. "Yes, and you have me," he replied, smiling, "You will always have me."

She didn't have her father anymore. He had died of cancer a year ago. Katie quickly redirected her thoughts. Back to the story. Right.

"Kaaaatie," the girl coaxed.

"I'm working on it, I'm working on it." Katie leaned back against the rough wooden wall.

"A long time ago, in a land very, very, very far away, there lived a beautiful princess named-" began Katie.

"KATIE!" exclaimed the small girl.

The storyteller chuckled. "Close," she teased, "Her name was Katharine." This isn't me.

"Riiiight…" Lilli Grace eyed her.

"Oh, whatever," the six year old huffed, crossing her arms. "Just tell the story."

"Only if you promise to not interrupt anymore," Katie pleaded.

The small girl rolled her eyes in reply.

"As I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted," she said, looking meaningfully at Lilli Grace.

"Once upon a time in a land far, far, away there lived a gorgeous princess named Katherine. She lived in a beautiful castle with her brothers and sisters. Their mother ruled the land with a firm but gentle hand, and the people who lived in the kingdom were content. But Katharine was not. She had everything she could ever want, but something was wrong."

"She didn't know true love!" crowed the golden haired Demeter girl.

"Wrong." Katie stated. "She was not happy because there was a very annoying boy whose father was a noble at court, and so the boy was treated as a prince. He constantly pestered her, annoyed her, and followed her around everywhere. No matter how nice she was, or how mean she was, or how much she ignored him, the boy, whose name was Trevor would constantly push, pester, poke, and make himself a general annoyance anytime he was in the same room with her."

"I'll bet he likes her," Lilli smirked.

"What an absurd idea. Of course not. Don't Interrupt, RUDE!" the demi-god said quickly, before Lilli could make some smart remark that Katie would have had a hard time answering.

"Moving on. Anyway, Katharine was really annoyed by all the effort he made especially to tick her off. One day she decided to get even with him. So, to do this, she went to his younger brother for help about how best to trick him. When she asked to him for help, he advised her to find an excuse to talk to him alone, and then when he was alone with him, get one of her friends to fill his bed with crickets."

"What kind of revenge is that?" complained Lilli Grace.

"I can't think of anything better than that!" protested Katie.

Lilli rolled her eyes.

"His brother assured her that he had an irrational secret fear of them, and that they were ten for a dollar at the local pet store."

"Cheap revenge that preys on his greatest fear. I like it." Lilli grinned evilly.

After giving her the best 'I'm really creeped out that a six year would think about such things' look she could manage, she continued.

"Katharine plotted and planned till she had a plan worthy of Athena. She would put on her prettiest dress, do her hair especially prettily, (because he would be more likely to stay longer) and summon him to her room by way of a servant. While she was talking to him, she would ask Miranda to fill his bed full of crickets. Okay, she thought, maybe it wasn't that good of a plan, but it was all she could come up with. It was actually a horrible plan... but hey, whatever works. She put her plan into action the very next day. After braiding her long brown silky hair, she put on mascara and a light shade of brown on her eyelids to complement her deep green eyes. Adding something shiny to her lips, she wondered if her revenge was really worth all this trouble. Quickly deciding it was, she put on the final touch, a long flowing hunter green dress with loose short sleeves that barely covered her shoulders and matched her eyes. Deciding that would be all, she tidied her room and anxiously waited for his annoying little face to appear in the doorway."

"Are you positive this isn't you?" Lilli questioned skeptically.

"Yes, I'm sure," Katie replied, exasperated.

"What happens now? What happens now?" It must have been the ADHD, because Lilli was literally jumping up and down.

"Umm… Oh. Anyway, the princess was waiting for the prince. Actually scratch that, that sounds too… romantic."

"Isn't that the entire point of this flippin' story?" demanded Lilli.

Katie crossed her arms. How could she end this story?

"When Trevor's grinning face appeared at the door, Katherine mentally groaned. This was the hard part. Talking to him. 'You called, milady?' His mischievous smile was matched by his bright blue eyes that, at the moment, were shining like stars. His light brown hair was as usual, falling in his face, and he was dressed like any noble."

"Told you he liked her," smirked Lilli, in anticipation.

"Katherine always forgot how he made her feel- like her stomach was turning to butterflies and her frown would always start to turn into happy smile."

Katie thought fleetingly of Travis, but pushed the thought out of her mind.

"She remembered how, when he smiled, even the sun seemed to glow brighter than usual. She remembered how she liked/disliked him in a funny little parody that was all her own. Now, she was at loss for words."

"What did she do?" asked Lilli, enraptured.

"I- I don't know," she replied. She lay back with her head on her pillow. "I don't know."

Outside the window, a certain Hermes boy with curly brown hair and bright green eyes was pressing his ear against the wall, straining his ears to hear what was going on. He was very interested in the story being told. He also was really digging this Trevor person. Sounds like someone he might like to hang with sometime, he mused.

A/N: I really need help in what happens next. Please review or PM me with ideas. Not too overly OOC/fluffy.

I'm kind of insecure about my writing, but flame away, I appreciate constructive criticism.

Please tell me how the story ends! :)