Author's Notes: Like I said before, reviews boost my confidence. I said I'd post if I got 10 reviews, but I didn't. I only got 9. I'm posting anyways because I've not written for a week! That's right! I haven't posted for a week because my mom keeps trying to fix my phone on iTunes, I've been reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I just haven't been on the computer much, and I just got lazy and I want to take my Christmas break. My Christmas break ends on January 3rd, so I'll be posting again a few days after that. I also won't be posting on January 19th, 20th, or 21st. Why? On the 19th and 20th, there's no school. The 21st is my birthday so I'm not gonna be worried about a story, I'm going to be excited that I'm finally 12 years old. If you're not sure why I'm using italics and stuff, read my first chapter's A/N. J.K. Rowling is growing on me, so sorry if my words are a bit fancy.

Summary: The new receptionist is trying to flirt with Macey. Cammie, Bex, and Macey find possible places they think Zach might be hiding. Liz is giving advice. Bex gets to talk to Grant.

Pairings: Cammie x Zach, Bex x Grant, Macey x Preston, Liz x Jonas

Characters (in this chapter): Cammie, Bex, Macey, Liz, Jonas, Grant, Edward Townsend

Disclaimer: My name is not Ally Carter.

"Cammie," said Zach. "Oh Zach, you don't how worried I've been," I gushed. "Cammie," he repeated. "We didn't have to find you after all," I continued on. "Cammie! Wake up!" he yelled. Wait. Wake up? I was awake. Then I realized that my eyes were closed. The brown hair grew to the length of Macey's hair. The hair turned sleek black. Then the eyes changed from emerald green to sea blue. His voice changed to her voice. "Macey!" I exclaimed. "Cammie, I-"she tried to say. I wouldn't have any of it. None of whatever the heck she was gonna say. "No," I growled. "You woke me up," I added, "from an incredibly awesome dream." "Sorry, Cammie, I-"she tried again. I tried remembering. I tried to remember how Zach had looked in my dream. When I couldn't pull out the memory, I was devastated. I threw my head into my pillow and started crying. So silently that untrained ears wouldn't be able to tell what I was doing. But Macey is a spy. She knows. "Cammie," she tried a final time. "What?" I managed to say. She cringed at my tone of voice. "Cammie, it's already eleven o'clock. You overslept," she said calmly, as if this happened every day. "So? We should leave in the afternoon so nobody expects us," I replied. Macey's mouth hung open in surprise for a second, but she quickly straightened up. "What?" she asked, bewildered. "Afternoon," I said. I threw myself into the pillow, but Bex came out of nowhere and pulled me out. "Fine," I grunted. Five minutes later, I found myself eating chocolate. I was surprisingly dressed and ready to go. Must have been a quick shower. I walked down the lobby glumly. Macey was eyeing the new receptionist. Wait, new receptionist? My mind hadn't been playing tricks on me. There was, indeed, a new receptionist. Macey was smirking. "What about Preston?" I whispered. "I'm just doing some playful flirting," whispered Macey. We walked towards the door in our earth colored clothes when Macey turned back and winked at the receptionist. He gave her a dazzling smile. One look back would confirm red cheeks. I was giggling madly and Macey was laughing triumphantly. Bex had a stoic look about her face. I raised an eyebrow at her. She seemed to be stifling a laugh; when we reached the shopping center, she let out the laugh. People from all around stared, so we covered her by laughing too and Macey pretended she had told a joke. "Hilarious, right?" she said. People looked away; the Chameleon couldn't be seen so often so I tried hiding myself.

We finally ended up at the same edge of desert as last time, and were about to connect Liz to our comms- "We forgot our comms!" "Dang it!" "Bex, could you-""On the double." She came back in two minutes, meaning she must have run at top speed. After all, it usually took about ten minutes to get here. People didn't look at her and notice that a girl who stands out is running towards the desert? Macey and Bex were looking deeply into my eyes. Dang it, stupid emotion-showing eyes. "They're light blue,huh?" I mused; thinking that they turn light when I'm confused. Macey blinked. "Dark," she corrected. This time I blinked. "My eyes turn dark when I'm confused?" I wondered out loud. "Confused? About what?" asked Bex. "Nothing," I shrugged it off. I could see, out of the corner of my eye, Macey and Bex shooting looks at each other. I rolled my eyes. Looking all around, I saw a small cave, just big enough to hold a human the size of Zach. I pointed it out, and a flashlight was shining in it not too soon after that. It was empty, but that didn't mean Zach hadn't set up camp here at one point. Perhaps he had to switch locations frequently. Or maybe he was out searching for food. Nevertheless, I marked it on the newly printed map as "Cave" and we continued onward. We found another hole in the ground, which also belonged to a honey badger. This time we simply backed away and tried staying on course. We found another cave, which had a bag of chips inside. Another cave revealed an empty chocolate bar wrapper.

When we were around the middle of the area we were to search, we actually saw a house. The three of us sprinted inside, closing the door shut quietly. I saw- Townsend? What's he doing here? I went into Chameleon mode and hid behind small objects. Bex climbed into the air vent, and Macey hid behind the couch. I quickly grabbed my green contacts, Bex put on blue contacts, and Macey put on brown contacts. Edward Townsend would never recognize us that way, so even if he caught us, we were wearing sunglasses and contacts. I was sure he'd never guess. I couldn't help but eavesdrop on his phone conversation. I threw a mini-microphone on the table and listened through my comms unit.

Yes, yes. I know, Rachel, but if Cammie doesn't want to be found, she won't be found. Rachel- if you want me to spy on Cammie, she'll notice me right away. In fact, she's in this house right now.

He knew I was there. I quickly made it to the air vents and hid inside, but Macey was caught. "Where is Cameron, Macey McHenry?" he demanded. Macey shrugged, so I signaled to Bex. I jumped down right behind him and tapped his shoulder. "Looking for me?" I asked coldly. "Your mother wanted me to check on you," he said in an equally cold tone. "I'll tell her you're fine," he continued on, "Can you get out of my house?" Macey sprinted for the doorway, Bex looked in a hurry, but I just walked casually. "Cammie?" he asked. I turned to look at him. "Why are you in the desert?" I pretended not to hear this question and continued walking. When I was almost outside, I said four words. "None of your business." "Nice job, Cam," Bex high-fived me. "I don't know how you stand that guy," Macey had gotten back her cool. "I guess I'm just kind of used to him," I answered.

Cammie: Liz, is there a way for you to check out the area marked on our map?

Liz: That's a really special map. It has software connecting to my laptop that can well- let's just say it drops cameras in the area where places are marked.

Bex: Awesome. Send us a link to download the software on our computer at the hotel.

Macey: Yeah, that way we can see it too. We can just delete the program when we leave the hotel.

Liz: Alright. Anyways, Cammie. Why was Townsend in a house in a desert?

Macey: Her mommy dearest wanted him to check up on her.

Bex: Ha ha.

Cammie: Oh shut up Mace.

Jonas: Bex, you can talk to Grant now.

Macey: Here we go.

Grant: Hey, Bex!

Bex: Oh-my-gosh-I-haven't-seen-you-in-so-long-how-are-you-doing-do-you-know-why-we're-here

Cammie: Let him breathe, Bex.

Bex: Sorry.

Grant: It's alright. I, um, don't know why you're in the desert.

Bex: Zach-is-missing.

Jonas: Bex, calm your butt down.

"You guys!" exclaimed Bex. "What?" Macey protested. "Stop listening to my conversation," she feigned an angry look. I sighed and she talked to Grant, occasionally with bursts of quick talking.

So bored. So tired. NO, YOU MUSN'T FALL ASLEEP. Too tired. Zach… I was cuddling with Zach. We were at- his house? Apparently. At least Catherine wasn't there. Catherine? Wait, Catherine.

I awoke to a bright light. Macey wasn't in the room, nor was Bex. They walked in and I explained that the Circle of Cavan could've taken Zach. But Zach was right there, sitting in front of me. "Shhh, it's okay, Gallagher Girl," he stroked my hair. I smiled, and we went back to sleep.

My eyes shot open. I was dreaming, again. Cammie and Bex were standing over me, and we were back in the hotel room. "You fainted," Bex explained while Macey got some water for me to drink. My head was throbbing. Macey handed me the water bottle and I drank it gratefully. "You said something about 'Catherine'," Macey informed me. I remembered. "The Circle of Cavan might have kidnapped Zach," I said, slowly and carefully. Bex and Macey walked off. "She's going nuts," muttered Bex. "No, maybe she's on to something," Macey defended me. Macey walked over to me. "How do you figure that the Circle is after him?" she asked me while Bex sat on the bed. My thoughts were getting fuzzy. Bex could sense this so she pulled me out to the balcony for some fresh air. I breathed it in, and felt much better. Macey followed shortly. I explained my dream to her. "That's all you dreamed in four hours?" Bex asked, surprised. Four hours? I'd been asleep for a few measly minutes. I blinked, suddenly tired. My eyes were drooping, and I fell into a dreamless sleep.

Author's Notes: Sorry it's so short. Then again, I'm not sorry. All you had to do was review and this chapter would be longer. I'm assuming people didn't review because they don' know what to say. If that's the case, I'll be leaving a word in this A/N for you to say as a review. After Christmas break, I'll be back to normal on updates and stuff. Since you have about two weeks, I want 15 total reviews when I come back. If they aren't here, I'll probably give up on my story. No total 15 reviews means no new chapter until I get 15 reviews. I might take a depression break. Thank you if you reviewed more than once. If you already reviewed, I'm not counting another one as part of the 15. That's unfair, you may say. No, it's not. I need six new people to review. Here's the words to review.

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