Disclaimer: i do not own the Gallagher series or the characters. All of that belongs to Ms. Ally Carter

Cammie POV

Hey, my name is Cammie Morgan. I attend the Gallagher Academy for exceptional young women, and if you have level 4 clearance you know that Gallagher is a school for spies-in-training. Anyway this is the story of how I saved blackthorn's alumni disc.

I was looking up at my father's picture in the blackthorn hall of fame. I had snuck out of Gallagher so I could see him (not even the new security could keep me in). Things there were getting too stressful. Joe had said I was welcome anytime.

That's where I was when all of a sudden I heard feet pounding on the ground running toward me. Next I saw a man in black racing straight toward me with Joe, Zach, Grant and Jonas just feet behind him. I don't think any of them saw me just yet.

All of a sudden the man dove toward the wall and disappeared. I knew he took a secret passage way, because it was the same one I took to get into Blackthorn. Soon I was running toward the passage, flipping a former headmaster's picture to open the door. I notice then that the boys had seen me now. Zach had a confused sorta look on his face. But Joe's showed something like pride on it, but it was gone before I could really tell and was replaced with determination.

Instantly, I scribbled a note on a piece of evapa paper from my pocket, before the door closed, telling them how to get into the passage. From behind the door I could hear the faint sounds of sirens going off, as the code black finally was alarmed. Soon I heard Joe and the boys following me in the passage. I heard Joe's voice calling out toward me, yelling at me that this man I was chasing had stolen the Blackthorn alumni disc. This new information just made me run faster. I knew how serious this could be, if the man got away.

Next thing I know I was right behind the man in black. I knew I had to stop him, so I pounced. Soon the man and I were on the ground, and he started fighting. I rolled on top and hit him as hard as I could. He tried to flip us over, but I just used that momentum to come back on top. Somehow we were up and in fighting position. He though the first punch, but I blocked him, and used his force to flip him over. The man was up in seconds, ready to fight. Next he tired a kick, but I twisted him over onto the ground again. But this time before he could get up, I was on top of him. After hitting him with all my might again, he swung at me. But I grabbed his arm and twisted behind his back, keeping him still.

Then I heard feet thundering toward us, and moments later Joe, Zach, Grant and Jonas were there with us. I smiled up to them from on top of the man in black as the boys looked down at me in awe. This time I definitely saw the pride on Joe's face when he looked at me.

"Hi. Nice to see you guys again." I said, still on top of the man. They all gave me little half waves, except Joe, he had a big smile on his face.

"Are any of you guys going to help me with him?" I asked, nodding down to the man still under.

Suddenly all 3 boys rushed forward towards me, like they just snapped out of a daze. Grant Zach and Jonas all collided with each and fell to the ground, making me laugh.

"Glad to know we cause you amusement" Zach said, I just rolled my eyes and lifted the man off the ground. Instantly Joe rushed forward and started searching the man for the disc. Finding it, Joe put it in his back pocket and shoved the man to Grant and Jonas. After tying his hands of course.

Suddenly Joe moved forwards and engulfed me in a big hug. Soon I was hugging him back.

"How you been Joe?" I asked.

"Good. How bout you tell me what you're doing here?"

"What? No, how are you's or it's good to see ya's" I asked playfully, like we done all summer. We'd grown close after I learn he was my godfather. I really was good to see him after all this time, him being here at Blackthorn all this time.

"Cam." Joe said sternly.

"Fine, have it your way. I snuck out of Gallagher and this was the first place I could think of coming. Plus you said I was welcome anytime." I told Joe, matter of factly.

"I did say that, yes. But I figured you tell someone first. Your mother called me frantic because you were missing." Joe answered concerned, I could tell he really cared for my mom, and wished dad was here to help us out.

"Yeah, well this wasn't something she'd understand." I said a little sadly. I wished I could have talked to her but I knew there was no way she would get what I was going through.

"Are you sure? From experience I can say your mom can be very understanding." I knew he was telling the truth about my mom. Aunt Abby and he gave it a go this past summer and he was forever going to my mom for help. But I just nodded my head.

"OK. Well what about your roommates, could you have talked to them or at least told them you were coming. According to your mom they nearly tore the school apart looking for you." Joe suggested.

"I'm sure. This was something only he would understand." I told Joe, talking about my dad.

"Ohh. Well we're lucky you stopped by or else he would have escaped with the alumni disc." Joe said understandingly, signaling toward the man in black.

"Well, I should probably go call your mother and tell her you're alright and with me. The sooner the better or else this is probably the 2nd place your friends will come looking for you. And I think Dr. Steve would like to keep this school intact for as long as possible." Joe said with a smile, his emotions always came out when he was with me. Thinking about my 3 best friends storming into Blackthorn and tearing it apart looking for me, made me laugh.

"You should do that. Bex has probably already gotten Liz to commandeer a helicopter here." I told Joe making him smile.

Grabbing the man Joe quickly moved back up the passage. Leaving me with Zach, Grant, and Jonas.

"Hey guys" I said.

"Hey Gallagher Girl" Zach said with a smirk. Great, I thought he'd dropped the trait since he hasn't smirked once before now. But I guess not.

"Hey" Grant said.

"Hi" Jonas greeted me.

"So… What's with you and 'Joe'?" Zach asked. I knew this would come up.

"Why don't you ask him?" I said, knowing they never would, and rolling my eyes. I quickly started to leave the passage before that conversation could go any farther.

I heard the boys following after me, I guess they wanted to keep questioning me about my relationship with Joe. Once out of the passage I quickly moved back toward my dad's picture, so I finished talking to him about my troubles. But of course Zach feels like he needs to talk to me right now.

Instead of hearing Zach's voice, I heard the sound of the doors bursting open and the unmistakable sound of my 3 best friend's feet entering Blackthorn. Down the hall I can hear Macey commenting on Blackthorn's appearance. I've described this place to them a thousand times, but it's different actually seeing it in person.

"WHAT are you guys doing here?" I yell at them from down the hall. If the rest of the boys weren't already awake, they will be soon.

"Oh thank goodness. You're here." Bex said from the door. "We were worried sick. Liz here had to steal a helicopter from Gallagher to get us here" This made me smile, only my friends.

"I warned Joe, but I guess he wasn't fast enough" I said hugging my 3 very best friends in the entire world. "I'm so glad you're finally here. Now you can meet him too."

"I'm afraid that's going to have to wait till later Cammie, your mother would like to speak to the 4 of you. If you would follow me" Joe said, appearing from nowhere, that's a special talent he has. Following him I could tell we were heading toward Dr. Steve's office, I of course know Blackthorn almost as well as Gallagher, seeing as Joe works here now.