FFAL - Ch. 2

Since the incident of Zachary Goode, as named by Elizabeth Sutton, nothing had happened that would cause great alert in two weeks, one more week until February. Despite this, Liz was more aware than ever, checking constantly the security activity.

It was Sunday, so Cammie went to her mother's office to have their weekly dinners, consisting of microwavable food, and twinkies, with a coke.

"How are you, kiddo?" she asked.

Cammie shrugged. "Fine."

"So how's school?"

"Fine I guess," she replied. "You'd know better than I."

Rachel just smiled.

Back in their suite, Liz looked at Cammie as she walked in. "So what are we going to do about it?"

Without actually defining what "it" was, Cammie already knew.

"Nothing." Bex, Macey and Liz stared at her.

"Nothing?" Macey asked.

"Nothing at all."

"Are you sure? What if they've got data about us? Or maybe put a tracker on you! How about-" Liz began.

Cammie put up her hand, then glanced at her. "Precisely," she said, closing her eyes. "We let them come to us."

The grin on Cammie's face spoke of recklessness, foolishness, and a billion other reasons why Liz wasn't sure they would go through with her plan, but it also showed reassurance, and the glint in her eye indicated nothing anywhere near boring.

"What do you have in mind exactly, Cam?" Bex asked, a smile creeping upon her lips.

"It'll take a bit to get it set up, but it'll work."

"So what are we doing now?" Jonas asked.

"Nothing."

"No way man!" Grant exclaimed. "There is no reason why we can't do anything."

"Of course not, Grant," he said, looking at his arm in disgust. It was red, with a huge bump near the inside of his elbow, causing him to feel irritation whenever he bent it.

"Then why are we just standing here?" Grant asked. "Why not at least go catch a movie or something?"

"Because there are consequences to actions."

"Stop being so damn confusing."

"Why?"

"Because it's annoying."

"Why?"

"Beca-" Grant began.

"Stop it guys," Jonas cut in.

Zach shrugged. "Fine."

"Fine."

"Alright then," Jonas began. "Why don't we just get something to eat?"

"Fine with me," Grant said.

"Whatever dude," Zach said, rolling his eyes.

~one week later: a Friday~

To be honest, Cammie was never quite sure what wouldn't happen. She always knew just what to do, but today she wasn't quite sure what to expect from Zach. He had outsmarted her at her own game - the game where she had always ruled as queen.

"Hey there Gallagher Girl." The voice came from nearby toward her left.

She shifted her gaze in that direction and raised an eyebrow. "Zach."

"I got your note," he started, eyes twinkling as he moved forward."Just couldn't stay away, could you?"

Cammie scoffed. "Of course. That's exactly what I had in mind."

"So what's wrong?"

She glanced at him. "Why would anything be wrong?"

Zach sighed, took out a slip of paper, and began to read, "Zach. Need some help. Meet me where we met."

He raised an eyebrow. "If that doesn't means something, then what does it mean?"

Cammie blew on her bangs with a sigh. "Come on. I need to show you something."

Cautiously, Zach followed.

"You see this?" she asked.

Roaming around with his eyes, he did. "Yeah. I see it."

"Remember this," she said. "You may need it for later."

"Why would I need a secret passage?" he asked, slightly puzzled.

"Just in case."

It was near lunch and Zach was starving, but he did the polite thing and asked Cammie, "Do you want to get something to eat?"

And Cammie, doing the polite thing, said, "Sure," with a shrug of her shoulders, showing physical indifference. On the inside, however, there was tension.

What could he possibly be planning...

Despite her earlier indecision, soon they were laughing together.

Cammie couldn't remember a time where she had been so carefree.

Zach couldn't remember when he had laughed this much.

That was, until his mother walked into the diner. He wasn't worried about her causing a scene. She had a lot more sense than that, but was he was worried about was how she didn't know where he had gone off to. However, she simply raised an eyebrow and gave him a small, secretive smile before leaving.

Cammie noticed her, and immediately she became aware, but showed indifference outwards and continued with their friendly banter.

"Nice necklace," Zach said. "Perfect gemstone in the middle. Almost enough to hide a camera."

Cammie glanced up. "Now why would you say that?" she said, clearly amused.

"'Cause there's one in there right now."

"Really," she said, taking off the necklace. "Maybe you'd like to check."

Macey had given it to her that morning, and knowing her friends, this was exactly the type of thing they would do, but she didn't panic.

"Yep it's right there."

"I know."

Zach looked at her mischievously. "If you wanted a picture, you could have just asked."

"Maybe I don't want a picture," she replied, smiling slightly.

"Too late," he answered, pulling out his phone and snapping a picture of them before Cammie could react.

Zach showed it to her and she had to admit. It was a very good picture of them.

She was smiling and her bangs were - for once - not in her eyes, and he had a crooked smile that brightened his already stunning eyes.

Really sorry for the lack of updating, but I've had some problems...and happy moments. Life ain't all bad :3