V is for Valentine's Day
"Psssst!" Travis hissed from the open doorway of the Hermes cabin, trying to catch that new Apollo kid's attention. "Psssst!" When finally he turned around to stare in confusion, Travis nodded his head. "Yeah! You! Apollo kid! Come here!" Apollo Kid looked around with shifty eyes before hesitantly walking over to the crazy man clinging to the door frame.
"Yeah?" he asked, his eyes narrowed in confusion.
"Hey. It's Anthony, right?" Travis questioned with raised eyebrows and a slight nod.
"Andrew," Apollo Kid corrected.
"That's what I said." Travis rolled his eyes. "Anyhoot, I need you to do something for me."
He looked around a bit before speaking. "Why?"
Travis sighed in frustration. "Um, hello? Cabin arrest? Apparently Mr. D doesn't like it when you rearrange the wires on his Pac-Man machine so every time he loses it calls him a dirty hoebag. I can't leave this stupid place!" he said angrily, kicking the side of the door frame. He yelped and fell to the floor to examine his big toe closely. "I got a splinter," he whined, looking as if he were near tears.
Apollo Kid stood around awkwardly, shifting his weight from foot to foot. "Can I go now?" he asked with raised eyebrows.
"No!" Travis exclaimed, jumping to his feet with frantic eyes. He disappeared from view for a few seconds before coming back with a small card in his hand. It was red and frilly and in the shape of a heart. "I need you to take this and put it on Katie Gardner's bunk for me. Can you do that?"
"What do I get from it?" Apollo Kid asked, making Travis sigh. He was hoping that for once, this kid wouldn't be a jackass like all of his brothers and sisters from Cabin 7. But no. He was just as bad as them. Obviously.
"10 bucks."
"20."
"10."
"20."
"10."
"20."
"15."
Apollo Kid stared at him before shrugging and sticking his hand out for the Valentine. "Deal."
Travis smirked and placed it gently in his palm. "Make sure it doesn't get ruined or I'll cut off you pinky toe off and make my brother eat it." A loud, "Hell no, bitch!" could be heard from behind Travis.
"Who's bunk again?" Apollo Kid asked. Travis sighed and rolled his eyes once more.
"Katie Gardner, Demeter's daughter. Top bunk on the left. There's a bunch of little flowers drawn on the ceiling right above it and a giant heart with 'KG+AL' written in it."
He stared at him in confusion. "But I thought your name was Travis?"
"Yeah." He sighed and shook his head. "Adam Lambert."
Apollo Kid nodded before turning around to head for Cabin 4. "I'll be right back," he said over his shoulder to the crazy man with a blinking ankle bracelet.
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Katie grunted as she lugged her bags after her up the steps of the Demeter cabin. She was hating life at that moment in time. Why did she have to spend her Valentine's Day at some stupid camp full of even stupider campers when she could be home, watching Ugly Betty reruns while texting that super hot new senior who she totally made eye contact with the other day? But no. Her father had to go to some stupid dentist convention, and for some reason she just couldn't understand, he didn't trust her enough to stay home by herself for a week.
Katie sighed and gave her luggage one last tug up the stairs before it finally rolled along beside her. She was hoping to get the cabin to herself at least so she could just relax and maybe read a little bit. But no. The gods just hated her that day. Lounging on her bed and chewing obnoxiously on a piece of gum was Miranda Gardiner. That little bitch thought she was soooo cool because she's a year older than Katie and she goes to camp year round. All the rules stated that Miranda would now be the new head counselor, no matter how much Katie tried to argue.
Katie had hated her ever since.
"Hey, Katie!" Miranda exclaimed way too enthusiastically while sitting up in bed to smile at her. Katie just glared in return and trotted over to her bunk. "How has your year been?"
"Fine," Katie grumbled.
"Oh." Katie could feel Miranda's eyes watching her as she placed her luggage on the bottom bunk and unzipped it. "Well mine's been pretty good. There hasn't really been much action around camp or anything. Just some major drama with the Aphrodite cabin, as per usual." She saw Miranda smile a bit and just rolled her eyes.
As Katie got on her tip-toes to place her favorite teddy bear on her bunk, she noticed a heart-shaped note set on her pillow. With a tilt of her head, she set down the bear and grabbed the Valentine with gentle hands.
She sat down on the bottom bunk and opened up the note carefully. "What's that?" Miranda asked, but Katie just ignored her, focusing only on the small letters scrawled on the red card.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I didn't start living,
Until I met you.
The poem left Katie smiling, and her cheeks were tinged with red. It was signed 'Your secret admirer,' and Katie couldn't help but have her mind wander as to who it could possibly be. There weren't that many possibilities seeing as more than half of the campers were at home, going to school and what not. She just really hoped it wasn't one of those really ugly guys. That would suck. As her mind went spinning, Katie glanced up at Miranda who had gone back to her magazine.
"Yo, Gardiner," Katie said, making Miranda look up at her with raised eyebrows. "Do you know who put this here?" she asked, holding up the card hesitantly.
Miranda frowned and shook her head. "No. But when I was on my way here, I was almost positive I saw that new Apollo kid walk out."
"Anthony, right?"
"Andrew, I think."
"That's what I said." Katie rolled her eyes and sighed melodramatically. She gently folded the card in half and placed it in her pocket. "I gotta go," she said, standing up from the bunk and walking towards the door.
"Oh-Bye!" Miranda yelled after her but the door was already in the process of slamming shut.
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"Boo!" Travis screamed as he hopped next to Katie, making her jump, almost flinging the marshmallow off of her stick.
"Gods, Stoll!" she exclaimed, hitting him on the shoulder, making him almost fall off the small log they sat on. His laugh rang out through the quiet night and Katie rolled her eyes, turning back to the fire and the burning marshmallow in front of her.
"Scared?" he asked with a smirk and raised eyebrows.
"You wish," she said with a smirk of her own.
"What? What kind of comeback is that?" Katie only laughed a bit in response. "Someone's awfully happy," Travis stated, trying to grab at the marshmallow as she brought it to her mouth. She smacked his hand away quickly.
"I could say the same thing about you."
Travis smirked widely. "I'm off of cabin arrest. Did you know that there are 132 tiles on the ceiling of the Hermes cabin? It's true. And the carpet is softer underneath the bunks. And the lightbulb that hangs in the corner flickers every 2 hours and 26 minutes. And you know Henry?" He nodded. "He doesn't only changes his underwear every few weeks. And-"
"I get it," Katie said, cutting him off with a smirk.
"So what about you? Good Valentine's Day?" He watched as she bit her lip and continued looking at the fire. She seemed to be debating in her head whether to tell him or not. Finally she turned to him and smiled.
"Yeah. Yeah, I had a great Valentine's Day." Katie bit her lip and stared at him expectantly, as if waiting for him to say something rude and regrettful.
"Oooh!" Travis crooned. "Did Gardner get someone special?"
Katie's smile just broadened and she nodded her head a bit. "Yeah, actually." She hesitated before saying, "I actually have a secret admirer."
Travis smirked and looked down at his lap, shaking his head a little. "A secret admirer, huh?" At least Apollo Kid left the card there for her to find, even after he threatened to go back and tear it to shreds when Travis didn't pay him. "Do you know who it is?"
Katie paused and then nodded, her smile only growing. "Yeah. I think so."
Travis waited before asking, "And? Who is he?"
"I'm not gonna tell you," she said, picking at the marshmallow hesitantly.
"What?" Travis exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air. "Why not?"
"Because!"
"Because why? I'm like the only person at this camp who you don't hate. Just tell me." He bumped his shoulder against hers, making her laugh quietly.
"Fine. I'll tell you," Katie sighed, licking her fingers.
Travis smirked his famous smirk. "What's he like?"
Katie grinned, blushed, and looked down at her lap. "He's sweet and funny. And tall and handsome. He's really nice."
"Do I know him?" he asked with raised eyebrows and a smile. She must've known it was him. Who the hell else would it be? And who the hell else is 'sweet and funny' and 'tall and handsome'?
Katie giggled nervously. "I sure hope so."
He laughed, too. "Well-" he began but was cut off as Katie gasped loudly and hit him in the gut, shutting him up immediately.
"There he is," she said breathlessly.
"What!" Travis exclaimed, following her gaze over to none other than Apollo Kid. He was smirking cockily and joking around with a couple of his brothers. He flipped his hair and chewed on a chocolate bar, making Katie sigh romantically.
"Isn't he amazing?" she asked dreamily.
"No!" Travis guffawed. "He's anything but amazing! He's-He's-"
"I gotta go talk to him," Katie said immediately, standing up quickly and straightening her clothes. "How do I look? Do I look okay?" she asked Travis who just continued staring at her in confusion.
"What!" he repeated.
She took a deep breath. "I'll talk to you later, 'kay Stoll?" Katie asked
"But Katie-" he yelled after her, but she was gone. He watched sadly as she went up to Apollo Kid nervously while biting her lip and removing the Valentine from her pocket. As she talked animatedly, her hands moving as fast as her lips, Apollo Kid was smiling and nodding. Travis saw Katie stop talking, and she stared at him with raised eyebrows and expectant eyes. Apollo Kid smirked and glanced over at Travis.
Travis shook his head violently, practically begging him to say no. But he watched as Apollo Kid turned back to Katie, smiled a blinding smile, and nodded his head enthusiastically. He saw Katie giggled before wrapping her arms around his neck in a hug.
Travis sighed and closed his eyes sadly. He lost it. He was this freaking close and then he lost it. If only he had enough balls to write his name or actually ask her to be his Valentine face to face. If only he got a chick to put the card on Katie's bunk or actually paid Apollo Kid.
But no. He lost. Yet again.
Travis hated Valentine's Day.
"Yeah?" he asked, his eyes narrowed in confusion.
"Hey. It's Anthony, right?" Travis questioned with raised eyebrows and a slight nod.
"Andrew," Apollo Kid corrected.
"That's what I said." Travis rolled his eyes. "Anyhoot, I need you to do something for me."
He looked around a bit before speaking. "Why?"
Travis sighed in frustration. "Um, hello? Cabin arrest? Apparently Mr. D doesn't like it when you rearrange the wires on his Pac-Man machine so every time he loses it calls him a dirty hoebag. I can't leave this stupid place!" he said angrily, kicking the side of the door frame. He yelped and fell to the floor to examine his big toe closely. "I got a splinter," he whined, looking as if he were near tears.
Apollo Kid stood around awkwardly, shifting his weight from foot to foot. "Can I go now?" he asked with raised eyebrows.
"No!" Travis exclaimed, jumping to his feet with frantic eyes. He disappeared from view for a few seconds before coming back with a small card in his hand. It was red and frilly and in the shape of a heart. "I need you to take this and put it on Katie Gardner's bunk for me. Can you do that?"
"What do I get from it?" Apollo Kid asked, making Travis sigh. He was hoping that for once, this kid wouldn't be a jackass like all of his brothers and sisters from Cabin 7. But no. He was just as bad as them. Obviously.
"10 bucks."
"20."
"10."
"20."
"10."
"20."
"15."
Apollo Kid stared at him before shrugging and sticking his hand out for the Valentine. "Deal."
Travis smirked and placed it gently in his palm. "Make sure it doesn't get ruined or I'll cut off you pinky toe off and make my brother eat it." A loud, "Hell no, bitch!" could be heard from behind Travis.
"Who's bunk again?" Apollo Kid asked. Travis sighed and rolled his eyes once more.
"Katie Gardner, Demeter's daughter. Top bunk on the left. There's a bunch of little flowers drawn on the ceiling right above it and a giant heart with 'KG+AL' written in it."
He stared at him in confusion. "But I thought your name was Travis?"
"Yeah." He sighed and shook his head. "Adam Lambert."
Apollo Kid nodded before turning around to head for Cabin 4. "I'll be right back," he said over his shoulder to the crazy man with a blinking ankle bracelet.
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Katie grunted as she lugged her bags after her up the steps of the Demeter cabin. She was hating life at that moment in time. Why did she have to spend her Valentine's Day at some stupid camp full of even stupider campers when she could be home, watching Ugly Betty reruns while texting that super hot new senior who she totally made eye contact with the other day? But no. Her father had to go to some stupid dentist convention, and for some reason she just couldn't understand, he didn't trust her enough to stay home by herself for a week.
Katie sighed and gave her luggage one last tug up the stairs before it finally rolled along beside her. She was hoping to get the cabin to herself at least so she could just relax and maybe read a little bit. But no. The gods just hated her that day. Lounging on her bed and chewing obnoxiously on a piece of gum was Miranda Gardiner. That little bitch thought she was soooo cool because she's a year older than Katie and she goes to camp year round. All the rules stated that Miranda would now be the new head counselor, no matter how much Katie tried to argue.
Katie had hated her ever since.
"Hey, Katie!" Miranda exclaimed way too enthusiastically while sitting up in bed to smile at her. Katie just glared in return and trotted over to her bunk. "How has your year been?"
"Fine," Katie grumbled.
"Oh." Katie could feel Miranda's eyes watching her as she placed her luggage on the bottom bunk and unzipped it. "Well mine's been pretty good. There hasn't really been much action around camp or anything. Just some major drama with the Aphrodite cabin, as per usual." She saw Miranda smile a bit and just rolled her eyes.
As Katie got on her tip-toes to place her favorite teddy bear on her bunk, she noticed a heart-shaped note set on her pillow. With a tilt of her head, she set down the bear and grabbed the Valentine with gentle hands.
She sat down on the bottom bunk and opened up the note carefully. "What's that?" Miranda asked, but Katie just ignored her, focusing only on the small letters scrawled on the red card.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I didn't start living,
Until I met you.
The poem left Katie smiling, and her cheeks were tinged with red. It was signed 'Your secret admirer,' and Katie couldn't help but have her mind wander as to who it could possibly be. There weren't that many possibilities seeing as more than half of the campers were at home, going to school and what not. She just really hoped it wasn't one of those really ugly guys. That would suck. As her mind went spinning, Katie glanced up at Miranda who had gone back to her magazine.
"Yo, Gardiner," Katie said, making Miranda look up at her with raised eyebrows. "Do you know who put this here?" she asked, holding up the card hesitantly.
Miranda frowned and shook her head. "No. But when I was on my way here, I was almost positive I saw that new Apollo kid walk out."
"Anthony, right?"
"Andrew, I think."
"That's what I said." Katie rolled her eyes and sighed melodramatically. She gently folded the card in half and placed it in her pocket. "I gotta go," she said, standing up from the bunk and walking towards the door.
"Oh-Bye!" Miranda yelled after her but the door was already in the process of slamming shut.
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"Boo!" Travis screamed as he hopped next to Katie, making her jump, almost flinging the marshmallow off of her stick.
"Gods, Stoll!" she exclaimed, hitting him on the shoulder, making him almost fall off the small log they sat on. His laugh rang out through the quiet night and Katie rolled her eyes, turning back to the fire and the burning marshmallow in front of her.
"Scared?" he asked with a smirk and raised eyebrows.
"You wish," she said with a smirk of her own.
"What? What kind of comeback is that?" Katie only laughed a bit in response. "Someone's awfully happy," Travis stated, trying to grab at the marshmallow as she brought it to her mouth. She smacked his hand away quickly.
"I could say the same thing about you."
Travis smirked widely. "I'm off of cabin arrest. Did you know that there are 132 tiles on the ceiling of the Hermes cabin? It's true. And the carpet is softer underneath the bunks. And the lightbulb that hangs in the corner flickers every 2 hours and 26 minutes. And you know Henry?" He nodded. "He doesn't only changes his underwear every few weeks. And-"
"I get it," Katie said, cutting him off with a smirk.
"So what about you? Good Valentine's Day?" He watched as she bit her lip and continued looking at the fire. She seemed to be debating in her head whether to tell him or not. Finally she turned to him and smiled.
"Yeah. Yeah, I had a great Valentine's Day." Katie bit her lip and stared at him expectantly, as if waiting for him to say something rude and regrettful.
"Oooh!" Travis crooned. "Did Gardner get someone special?"
Katie's smile just broadened and she nodded her head a bit. "Yeah, actually." She hesitated before saying, "I actually have a secret admirer."
Travis smirked and looked down at his lap, shaking his head a little. "A secret admirer, huh?" At least Apollo Kid left the card there for her to find, even after he threatened to go back and tear it to shreds when Travis didn't pay him. "Do you know who it is?"
Katie paused and then nodded, her smile only growing. "Yeah. I think so."
Travis waited before asking, "And? Who is he?"
"I'm not gonna tell you," she said, picking at the marshmallow hesitantly.
"What?" Travis exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air. "Why not?"
"Because!"
"Because why? I'm like the only person at this camp who you don't hate. Just tell me." He bumped his shoulder against hers, making her laugh quietly.
"Fine. I'll tell you," Katie sighed, licking her fingers.
Travis smirked his famous smirk. "What's he like?"
Katie grinned, blushed, and looked down at her lap. "He's sweet and funny. And tall and handsome. He's really nice."
"Do I know him?" he asked with raised eyebrows and a smile. She must've known it was him. Who the hell else would it be? And who the hell else is 'sweet and funny' and 'tall and handsome'?
Katie giggled nervously. "I sure hope so."
He laughed, too. "Well-" he began but was cut off as Katie gasped loudly and hit him in the gut, shutting him up immediately.
"There he is," she said breathlessly.
"What!" Travis exclaimed, following her gaze over to none other than Apollo Kid. He was smirking cockily and joking around with a couple of his brothers. He flipped his hair and chewed on a chocolate bar, making Katie sigh romantically.
"Isn't he amazing?" she asked dreamily.
"No!" Travis guffawed. "He's anything but amazing! He's-He's-"
"I gotta go talk to him," Katie said immediately, standing up quickly and straightening her clothes. "How do I look? Do I look okay?" she asked Travis who just continued staring at her in confusion.
"What!" he repeated.
She took a deep breath. "I'll talk to you later, 'kay Stoll?" Katie asked
"But Katie-" he yelled after her, but she was gone. He watched sadly as she went up to Apollo Kid nervously while biting her lip and removing the Valentine from her pocket. As she talked animatedly, her hands moving as fast as her lips, Apollo Kid was smiling and nodding. Travis saw Katie stop talking, and she stared at him with raised eyebrows and expectant eyes. Apollo Kid smirked and glanced over at Travis.
Travis shook his head violently, practically begging him to say no. But he watched as Apollo Kid turned back to Katie, smiled a blinding smile, and nodded his head enthusiastically. He saw Katie giggled before wrapping her arms around his neck in a hug.
Travis sighed and closed his eyes sadly. He lost it. He was this freaking close and then he lost it. If only he had enough balls to write his name or actually ask her to be his Valentine face to face. If only he got a chick to put the card on Katie's bunk or actually paid Apollo Kid.
But no. He lost. Yet again.
Travis hated Valentine's Day.