Title: Summer Jokes

Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Rating: R+

Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Summary: Katie can't take anymore jokes. She's been suffering from Stoll pranks for eight years. But when Travis really crosses the line, how will Katie contain her anger? Set after TLO, before TLH. Might be a threeshot.

A/N: Hi guys! Here's the last part of the threeshot I promised. Sorry I took so long I was busy ending Spy Troubles, starting It's Possible, updating Opposite's Attract, working on Cinderella with a twist, and then my book. Well it's finally here! Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed! Review and enjoy guys!

Disclaimer: Thank Uncle Rick for that. ;)

Chapter 3

Third Person Limited: Katie & Travis

Katie ran as fast as she could. She still couldn't process what Travis had done to her. She couldn't believe him. She tried and tried to open and close her eyes, but it wasn't a dream as she hoped for. She had so many tears in her eyes she couldn't even see where she was going. That's when she accidentally tripped over a rock falling to the ground and hitting a rock hard. Her head started throbbing, she put her hand over the spot where red liquid was escaping. But she didn't care, she got up putting the hand over the injury to stop the blood and kept running.

She kept running until she finally reached her destination. A long, narrow pit that lead to a wild river, hundreds on feet down. She stopped and looked over the edge. She could end her problems right now. She could escape into a world where she was loved, where no problems existed. Or she could face her problems and suffer even more than she could handle. She looked down the pit. If she accidentally slipped in there it would surely hurt, and she would most likely fall to her death.

With just one small step she could end it all. She could end the pain. She could end the Stoll pranks. She could end everything, keeping away her secret. She wanted to end it. All she had to do was jump, and no one was looking. Katie sat down in the edge of the cliff and looked down. I'm sorry I failed you mother.

Travis was confused. He thought it would be a funny joke to paint Katie's Lily, but I guess he chose the wrong paint and the flower had died. Now he was stuck with an angry Katie. The problem was that she had never reacted in such way where she would cry. She might get a little red and punch him, but she never, ever cried.

Now Travis felt guilty, and he hated feeling that way. It wasn't really his fault, she had made him mad by throwing the first pie. But then again he had pushed her. He always did, but now this was different. He had to fix this. He sighed and walked out of the cabin with not another word.

"TRAVIS!" for a second Travis felt excited. He thought it was Katie, but when he turned around all he encountered was an angry Miranda, and a slap, on his other cheek. "Seriously! Don't you see what you have done! I told you not to push her! Now we don't even know where she is! She's gone Travis! And it's your fault!"

"Well I didn't know Katie could be so serious about a little plant! Here I can buy her a new one!" he screamed and started taking out his wallet from his back pocket.

"No," Miranda sighed and looked at Travis deeply. "You don't understand. That Lily belonged to Katie's grandmother, she was the only one who knew her secret. Her dad wanted nothing to do with Katie and left her with her grandmother. She was the closest person to Katie. She died a few years ago. Katie was devastated. She stayed with her aunt the rest of the summer. But when she came back she was still depressed. Spend all day in the strawberry fields. She brought the plant with her hoping it would bring the love with her. Remember that time you pranked Katie by putting wet cream in her pillow?"

Realization hit Travis. That was the day Katie hadn't even reacted to his prank, she didn't even punch him or anything. Since then his pranks increased, Travis thought she was just ignoring him. So he pranked her even more. Now he felt guilty. It was all his fault.

"No," he muttered and turned to Miranda. "I have to find her before she does anything stupid!"

"Wait what!" Miranda screamed.

"She said some strong words to me and then ran towards the woods, I have to find her, bring back up just in case!" he screamed dissapearing into the woods.

Travis kept running, he had to apologize. He had a really bad feeling in his gut, he felt that she was about to do someone unforgivable. He had to stop her. He couldn't let her hurt take over. If it did, it was game over, for all of them.

He ran as fast as he could until finally a narrow pit came into view. In the edge, sitting, was a certain brown-haired girl with green eyes. The scene broke his heart but he immediately went into action. He could hear her sob as he approached.

After getting at least five feet close to her he spoke, "Katie..." he muttered. She turned with her now red, puffy eyes. She turned back to the pit and murmured, "What do you want Travis, you better not get close or I let myself go," she murmured her voice breaking.

"Don't do it. Please," he spoke as calmly as he could.

"I have nothing to live for. No one would care anyways, I don't have anyone," she murmured.

Travis took another step forward. He felt anger rise up to his face. How could she think she had no one? "What? So you're just going to end your life?" he screamed. She looked at him confusedly. "There people who love you! Don't do it!"

"Who loves me? Who even cares about me?" she asked angrily. By then some Apollo kids and Miranda had arrived, watching the scene from some distance. Travis took two more steps forward.

"Miranda, your siblings, your mother, your aunt..." he exclaimed adding a list of long people who cared about her. He took one more step forward closer to Katie. "I do," he muttered. Katie looked at him confused, this was his chance, he quickly ran over to her and carried her away from the edge.

"NO! LEAVE ME ALONE! GO AWAY! I WAN'T TO DIE!" she screamed, violently struggling against him. His strong grip grabbed her and turned her around into his arms. He embraced her putting his chin over her head and consoling her. "I want to die..." she muttered sobbing.

"It's alright, it's alright..." he murmured kissing her forehead as she cried into his chest. "It's all over... You're safe Katie."

By this time the whole camp was watching the depressing view. The whole camp was silent, even the Ares kids were watching in awe as the scene took place. Most of Katie's siblings had their hands over their mouth's. Some of her sisters where crying. Aphrodite girls had their hands over their hearts while Annabeth and Percy where embracing each other as they watched the depressing scene.

They were all in awe. Scared, traumatized. They couldn't believe that one of the strongest, and bossiest girl's in camp had just tried to commit suicide. Travis turned to the Apollo kids and signaled them to come help. They quickly ran over with their equipment and walked Katie back to camp. That night no one slept right. They were all too worried about what had just taken place. The camp was quiet, all you could hear was the song of nature. Travis didn't sleep either. He felt even guiltier than ever. He couldn't believe what Katie had said.

I WAN'T TO DIE, the words replayed in his mind. It was all his fault.

The next morning, the first thing Travis did when he woke up was visit Katie. He entered the infirmary, with some Lily's in hand, where he saw Miranda towering one of the beds looking at sleeping Katie. She was stroking Katie's hair smiling as if she was in deep thought.

He cleared his throat, and she quickly looked over to him.

"Oh hey Travis," she muttered. Her eyes were puffy as if she had cried all night. "I'll leave you with her, I'm really hungry right now," she smiled sadly. Before she walked out she looked at him with deep eyes. Travis opened up his arms and she quickly embraced him and cried in them.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much," she kept whispering. "You saved her life, I don't know what I would've done if she... if she..." she cried harder.

"Shh... It's alright. All that matters is that Katie's alright," he muttered hugging her tightly. She finally stopped and let go. She smiled at him.

"I hope you two get together," she murmured. "You guys look cute. Treat her well, she had suffered enough."

Travis blushed deep red.

Before she exited she looked back and smiled. "Travis," she added smirking. "Katie will love the Lily's."

Travis smiled, and Miranda took one last look at Katie before leaving. Travis looked at the sleeping beauty. He approached her and placed the Lily's in the small table next to the infirmary bed. He smiled and stroke her hair.

That's when Katie groaned and awoke from her sleep. She looked at Travis with curious eyes.

"Morning sleeping beauty," he muttered stroking her hair.

She smiled and said, "Travis... you came."

"Of course I would," he replied smiling.

"Did you really mean it?" she asked.

"Mean what?"

"What you said last night... you care about me?" she asked.

"Yes Katie. I care about you too much to let you go," she smiled. "In fact, I think I love you."

She quickly leaned over and gave Travis a long, passionate kiss in the lips. He put his hands on her waist and she started to stroke his hair. They finally pulled away gasping for air but kept their foreheads against each other's.

"Travis," she murmured.

"Yes Katie?" he replied.

"Thanks for the Lily's, now I have something else to remind me that I'm loved," she finally said then kissed him again. They both smiled against the kiss. And with that, the hidden Miranda took one last picture before leaving the couple alone. She was surely keeping the photo for their wedding, and to show their children. She giggled and walked back to her cabin. She sighed and opened the door. As she entered a bucket of water was thrown over her.

She heard laughing from behind her. She turned in shock. Connor was chuckling at the wet Miranda.

"Connor..." she muttered. "I'm going to kill you!"

And with that, she chased Connor around camp, just as Tratie enjoyed their own make-out session.

A/N: So I'm done! You guys liked the ending? I personally like how this turned off. Anyways I hope you guys follow me and read my Percabeth AU stories. Thanks for reading. Review please it means a lot. Bye guys!