The Pros and Cons of Pining Over Zachary Goode:
Pro: I have a crush on someone.
Con: That person is popular.
Pro: He is hot.
Con: Everyone wants him because he is hot.
Pro: He doesn't notice me.
Con: He doesn't notice me.
Cammie sighed, looking up from her paper. It was fourth period on the dreadful first day of school, and to Cammie's horrible surprise her teacher has decided to give them a lecture on Ancient Civilizations and why Darius the First was a misunderstood Persian king. She could tell this would be a dreadful class, spent day dreaming and sketching in her sketchbook.
So far classes had been pretty good too. Cammie had spent most of the day playing pointless games to get to know her classmates and such, who she already knew. It was their Junior year of High school, and there were only two students. A girl named Ava and a rumored gay boy named Russell.
Nothing interesting had happened either. Cammie arrived at the Blackthorne Academy, shoving her stuff in her new locker, and then leaning against a wall to watch for new students. At exactly 8:32 in the morning, Zachary Goode and Grant Newman came into the school, talking to Jonas Anderson, a boy Cammie met in the computer lab Freshman year.
Jonas was a genius, and Cammie and he were fairly acquainted. Enough so that she counted him as a friend. Zachary and Grant talked to Jonas as if they were best friends, which was new. Jonas sent Cammie a smile and a wave that was (luckily) unnoticed by his two new friends. Cammie returned the sentiment.
Ten minutes later Macey McHenry arrived leather clad, a cigarette between her pierced lips, and a light amount of makeup on her flawless face. She scolded Cammie for not dressing up more, stopping only when Bex showed up, telling Macey to put out her cigarette. Then Liz showed up, her petite blonde form jumping with excitement at the excitement of being able to do homework again and having a good reason to study.
The school bell rang at 8:50 am exactly, and the small group of friends dispersed. Cammie looked down at her schedule, wondering what classes she would be in this year.
English 3 AP
Individual Sports
Math 4 AP
World History AP
Art 3
Latin 2 AP
Chemistry AP
Journalism
It seemed like Cammie had gotten all the classes she wanted this year, and they were all in the same area. So far things had been pretty good. Aside from this stupid lesson.
"Cameron Morgan, I-" Mr. Stark's voice interrupted Cammie's thoughts, and she realized that he had been addressing him with the question he had asked not long ago.
"Xerxes," Cammie interrupted. "Xerxes ruled Persia after Darius the First."
Mr. Stark narrowed his eyes at Cammie, probably disappointed because he couldn't yell at her for not listening now.
"Pay attention in my class Mrs. Morgan."
"Did I not answer correctly?" Cammie asked with a huff and an innocent tilt of her head. Mr. Stark ignored her question, and Cammie shrugged off the snickers she was getting for already annoying the teacher. Instead she returned to her sketches, focusing on one she was drawing on the mansion she stays at during the summer, what everyone there calls The Gallagher Academy.
20 minutes of sketching later and the school bell rang, signaling for everyone to leave for lunch. Cammie grabbed her things and waited for everyone else to leave the classroom before leaving as well. There was no point in leaving with the crowd when they were all just going to the same place.
Cammie looked down at her schedule, seeing that as she had realized before, she had first lunch. With first lunch students are to report to the school cafeteria immediately, instead of going to her class.
She grabbed her lunch box from her locker, and headed to the cafeteria, immediately getting tackled with a hug.
"I wanted to say hi earlier but I am saying hi now!"
Cammie laughed, waiting for her friend to pull away. It was Jonas, of course, and he was smiling at her with a large smile.
What could she say? She had made some good friends.
"You want to sit with me for lunch?" He asked. "Bex, Macey, and Liz all have this lunch and they are already sitting down."
Cammie nodded.
"Of course. Who else would I sit with?" She asked heartedly. Jonas smiled, and grabbed Cammie's hand, leading her to the table where Macey and Bex were already arguing.
"Ava is absolutely gorgeous, if she wears makeup or not," Bex argued angrily.
"I'm not saying she isn't gorgeous," Macey replied pointedly. "I'm just saying she needs some makeup to make her kind of pop out you know?"
"Cammie never wears makeup, and neither does Liz," Bex replied. Cammie sat down next to Jonas, and looked at her friends, watching them argue with slightly curious eyes.
"Yes, and they definitely could use it," Macey replied. Her eyes drifted to Cammie, and then they went to Liz. She reached into her purse slowly.
"No," Cammie stated. "Not happening."
Macey sighed.
"Just lipstick," she begged, her eyes growing wide.
Cammie shook her head, pulling a sandwich out of her lunch.
"It isn't happening."
Jonas chuckled from beside Cammie, and she glanced at him, eyebrow cocked.
"Does this happen often?" He asked. Cammie nodded with a bit of a grin.
"Everyday."
She took a bit of her sandwich and chewed her food.
"But on to more important things. Zachary Goode and Grant Newman?"
Jonas's ears turned a light shade of red.
"Yeah, I met them over the summer," Jonas said softly. "They are nice."
Macey's jaw dropped.
"Wait... You're friends with Zachary Goode?" She asked, her voice an octave higher than usually.
Jonas was full on blushing now.
"I mean... I guess that's what it is," he muttered softly. "They're nice."
Cammie laughed and draped her arm over his shoulder.
"Well I am proud of you," she said happily. "Making new friends you little nerd."
Jonas looked down, but he was smiling.
"Thanks Cammie."
Cammie smiled at him and picked up her sandwich, eating some more of it, when suddenly Bex whistled.
"Speak of the devil..." She muttered.
"Jonas!" A voice exclaimed, and someone was hugging Jonas warmly. Jonas jumped a bit.
"Zach?" He murmured in surprise. Cammie's eyes widened in surprise and she dropped her sandwich.
Zachary Goode was in a closer proximity to her then she had ever thought he would be, and her heart was racing out of control. Cammie closed her hands into small fists and dropped her eyes, refusing to look at the new additions.
"And Grant!"
There was a loud laugh, and Cammie felt the two sit down. She opened her eyes and gave a small shake of her head.
This wasn't happening.
This couldn't be happening.
"Oh guys, uh meet Cammie's friends," Jonas said. He paused a second. "It's Macey, Liz, and Bex. Then there's Cammie herself."
He swept his hand at her, and she just stared down at her lunch.
"Cammie?" Jonas repeated. Cammie snapped out of her trance, and she looked up smiling.
"Right... That's me," she said, casting a smile at Jonas, and then Grant, and then oh so begrudgingly, to Zach.
His emerald eyes were even more beautiful in person. She hated that.
"Hi," Zach said, and he was breathless. "Cammie."
Cammie wanted to melt. She ripped her eyes away from Zach's and looked down at her food.
"Wow, this is going to be an interesting year, isn't it?" Macey observed. Cammie shook her head slowly.
"Only if you make it that way," she muttered softly.
Macey laughed a bit, and Bex joined her, nudging her.
"Oh yeah. This is going to be a very interesting year."
And as Cammie felt Zach's eyes on her, she really wished that she could do anything but agree.
Author's Note:
Well hello Gallagher Girls and Blackthorne Boys! I'm here to introduce a new story to you guys! I really hope that you all like it! Zammie is shipping off again!
