Cam POV

The corridors were quiet. Everyone would have been asleep. Should have been asleep. I prayed that no one would decided that at this specific moment they needed to use the bathroom. I walked along the corridors until I got to one door. I knocked lightly. After a few seconds the door opened slightly.

'What are you doing here Cameron?' Joe asked, his eyes looked tired but alert at the same time.

'I need to go for a walk' I choked out. At that moment I realised how it was hard to breathe.

'Come in' Joe widened the door. As I stepped through he examined my attire. 'I'll get dressed' He nodded before moving off into his bedroom. Once he came back out, he was wearing workout gear, smirking at me. 'I know a place we can go' he said. I nodded and followed him out of the school. We walked across the field and into the woods, not saying anything. I followed Joe through the trees and up some hills. He marched on ahead allowing me time to realise that he's done this before. He's wanted to escape and breathe, so he's found a place. After about 20 more minutes of walking in silence, we got to a little clearing in the woods, remote from everywhere else.

'Do it' He said. I looked at him confused 'This place is like a soundproof box, anything that happens here won't be heard by anyone unless they're within a 250 meter radius' He stepped forward 'Trust me' He smiled 'Do it' I looked away from him towards the large landscape. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, my fingers curling into fists at my side. I screamed. I screamed loudly, feeling my vocal cords pull and stretch, my lungs relinquishing all the air it had, my head becoming clear. Once I finished I allowed the silence to circle me, my screams dissolving in the wind. I opened my eyes and saw Joe smiling at me.

'Feel better?' He asked

'Yeah' I answered, surprised that it helped. Joe's smile widened.

'I found this place in my second year. I never told your father about it. I wanted something that was just mine' His smile slipped slightly as he looked around him 'I wish I showed him this' He admitted, then he looked at me 'When I found out he had gone missing, I didn't know what to do, I just lost my best friend' He ran his hand through his hair 'Somehow I came back here...and I just let it all out' This was one of the first and only times I've seen Joe Solomon, the Joe Solomon, be weak, be vulnerable. I gave him a hug.

'I'm glad I have you' I looked up at him 'When I first began Covops I thought you hated me' We both laughed

'I hadn't seen you in so long, and you sitting in that classroom, expecting me to teach you tricks that ended up getting your father killed...I thought I could save you by stopping you'

'I would have stayed on the course even if you hated me Joe'

'Really?' He raised his eyebrows at me, not believing me for a second

'Dad, Mom, Abby, You' I stated 'My family saw I was a pavement artist before I could walk. I would have stayed a pavement artist even if I went to a normal school'

'I can see that happening' He laughed.

'Zach and I broke up' I blurted, wanting to get it off my chest

'Why?' he asked

'There's too many secrets between us. He's different here. I'm different here. It's like we're stepping on each other's toes, trying to be the best'

'What's the real reason?' Joe asked. I cursed under my breath at how Joe could read me so easily. But when I looked at him, he wasn't my teacher...he was my step-dad.

'We had an arguement and he said he was trained to kill me. It got me thinking about...Catherine. I wondered if Zach knew that I was a target. He knew it was a Gallagher Girl but not which one'

'You need to stop revisiting the past'

'IT'S NOT ME' I shouted 'Bex said it's not like last time, Liz brought up Josh, Nick asked if I knew everything about that summer, you and mom don't want me in technical in case I remember. I'M FINE' The words hung in the air, Joe looked at me, he turned back into a teacher

'You're not fine' He stated

'I'm managing' I answered.

'What do you want to do?' He asked

'I want to find Philip's killer and then go home'

'We've told you to let us investigate his death' Joe warned

'Why were the security cameras down? Why was no one on the fourth floor? Who does no one know about the passageways?' I asked, my anger building 'The killer is in that building and I want to know who?'

'Enough Cameron' He snapped. I stepped back. 'You don't see it do you?' He asked, his voice softer now, more worried. I shook my head 'If you keep going on about who it could be, sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, then-'

'I become the target' I finished off for him

'Exactly' He whispered 'Stepping out of line in that school gets you noticed, you should have sensed that Chameleon'

'I thought I was playing their game' I admitted confused

'Blackthorne don't play games' Joe shook his head 'Breaking up with Zach was a bad decision' He looked at me

'Why?' I asked

'Because you're out in the open now. Blackthorne boys won't stick up for you now. Being Zachary Goode's girl was like a badge. Boys wouldn't dare go near you'

'I'm not a prize or an object to be owned Joe. Are you saying you aren't helping me, now?' I couldn't hide the hurt in my voice.

'There are some moments in the corridors that teachers don't see or choose not to see' Joe lifted his shirt slightly, I was a small scar by his hip. A wound that he had at Blackthorne, and judging by the look in his eyes, he knew just how dangerous Blackthorne was, and he knew that they certainly don't play games.

Author's note: Hello everyone! Today was A-Level results day in the UK and I was basically shitting myself all morning. Good news and bad news for me right now; bad news is I didn't get into the university I wanted so I might be taking a gap year, good news is that I now have more time to write Fanfic and possibly write my own stories. (I'll keep you updated). 'Dad, Mom, Abby, You' I stated 'My family saw I was a pavement artist before I could walk. I would have stayed a pavement artist even if I went to a normal school' 'I can see that happening' He laughed.This is one of my favourite lines of this chapter because I'd written this story around the same time as Twisted Reality. THE PARALLELS ARE UNREAL! Update again tomorrow xxx

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