Hey guys!

i just want to give credit for the idea of this plot to a2zm, whose story 'the mystery of finding blackthorne' inspired this story.

DISCLAIMER: i own nothing, all credit goes to Ally Carter. please be nice and don't sue me.

yours truly,

katiebear95

p.s. this is my first fanfic so pleaseee be nice, and don't forget to review 0:]

The Way to Blackthorne

CHAPTER I

Cammie POV

I sat in the silent library of Gallagher Academy, flipping through all the books I could find that had any relevancy to me. Usually, my best friends, Bex Baxter, Liz Sutton and Macey McHenrey would be here helping me, but everyone had left for summer vacation about a week ago, a week after finals and the departure of the boys from the exchange program.

A week. That's how long it took me to give in to the pounding in my head and get my butt to the library to try and find the location of Blackthorne, so I could find Zach.

That's right, Zach, as in Zachary Goode, as in the boy who kissed me in front of the entire school and then walked out of my life.

Last semester my best friends (and roommates) and I had spent every waking minute of our lives trying to learn all we could about Blackthorne and the boys that studied there. And, more importantly, understand one boy in particular. The trouble is that we had ended up with nothing, if not less than what we had started with. The Blackthorne Boys were as mysterious to us as the school they came from.

Which, needless to say, bugged us.

Especially me, seeing as Zach seemed to dedicate his life— and his smirk— to annoying me. So, while my best friends and I bugged their rooms, honey-potted, and schemed, Zach followed me around and purposely did anything and everything he could think of to irritate me.

Unfortunately, for some inane reason, God made me attracted to Zach. God must really hate me.

So, long story short, I fell for him big time (not that I would ever admit it) and I'm pretty sure he fell for me to. And then he left. And I don't know when, or if, I'll ever see him again. Ah, the life of a spy.

All I really do know is that I have feelings for him (much to my great dismay) and that I can't tell anyone about it, not even my best friends. Why? Well, first of all because I know that someone might use it against me in any way that they could possibly think of (Tina).

And second because after what happened with Josh I promised myself I would never let another boy in to my heart. But I had anyways. And even though I hate Zach for worming his way into my heart, I can't help but hate myself more for letting him—and possibly getting addicted to him.

And that is why I'm in the library at five o'clock in the afternoon, pouring over all and any books that mention Blackthorne— I'm feeding my addiction.

I have chosen to dedicate my summer to trying to find the hidden location of Blackthorne Institute for Boys, and consequentially find my way to the boy who kissed me and walked away.

I was sitting at the table were Zach and I had studied, my jacket draped over my chair and my head lowered to the book whose script I was trying to make out in the poor light.

After the first few pages I lost interest as I realized that this book was written about the civil war (at least, what really happened).

I went back to the shelf where I found the book and was about to put it back when I notice that there was a small button were the book was supposed to go.

I pressed it cautiously and the fire place in the back of the library turned to reveal a secret passage.

The passage was so small that I had to crawl into it, but after a few feet it opened up enough for me to stand up straight.

I followed the dark tunnel until I got to a small room, lit by a dim light hanging from the ceiling. In the room was a small bookcase that looked like it would fall apart if I touched it because it was so old.

I walked over to the book case and my eyes widened when I saw a book with the words 'BLACKTHORNE' printed on the binding. I only hesitated for two and a half seconds before I carefully pulled the book off the shelf.

I opened it to the first page and read. What I read shocked me. It had the location of Blackthorn Institute for Boys …