Cammie POV

When I woke up, I felt like hell had come through with its tornado and swept through my entire body, making me feel like nothing was inside. I felt hollow, empty and the memories of last night flooded through my head once more. I let out a soft whimper and climbed out of bed, making my head turn a full 360 and I stumbled back, collapsing on my pillows. I huffed out a sigh and got up more slowly, careful to hold on to my bed for balance.

Once I controlled my feet, I walked into the bathroom and tried to do something about the mass of bobby pins in my hair from last night. It was a total mess. My hair was sticking up in the most random places, and the bobby pins were digging into my scalp. Oh, so that was what had caused the head rush.

I distinctly heard someone rustle the bedcovers and walk into the bathroom but the mirror was too fogged up with my breathing for me to see anyone. "Cammie." A singsong voice said quietly. I immediately knew who this voice belonged to. Vanessa. I turned carefully, remembering her 'power' and eyed her cautiously. Was she a witch? One of those vampires in a storybook who had amazing talents. I shook these thoughts from my head and smiled briefly.

"Hey, Nessie. How was last night?" Gosh, that must have been the most obvious question in the world. It was clear that I was attempting to small talk her. She shook her head sadly and burst into tears right then and there. I rushed over to comfort her. Whatever the problem was, she was absolutely going crazy about it. I didn't care if she had magical powers that I didn't know existed. I didn't care if she could kill me by just twisting my head to the side. Whatever the problem was, she was my friend, and it was my duty to comfort her in times of need.

She seemed in anguish, gasping for air, her eyes barely meeting mine in this moment. Witch, or spy, she had feelings, and right now, no matter how indestructible she seemed, she was doomed, and I didn't know why. I cooed in her ear, unsure whether my other three sleeping roommates could hear us, that really wasn't my concern. "Nessie, are you…okay?" The words stumbled out of my mouth as I patted her back and handed her the box of Kleenex on the counter.

Wiping the tears away, she looked up at me with tear filled eyes. Seeing her like this made my heart just want to disappear. It couldn't break anymore seeing as someone had already shattered it. All she could do was merely mouth the words that seemed to make her cry that much more. "Justin." Her voice was merely a whisper, though I should've seen it coming. It was time that guys knew not to mess with us Gallagher girls.

Confused, the strong façade that she once held strong came crashing down like boulders, with the one tear that managed to escape, sliding down her cheek, down to the hollow of her throat. She only looked towards me, dead. She wasn't that lively girl that I'd met; she was her ghost, nobody at all. She looked paler, like the world couldn't see any less. All she did was hold herself, cradle herself as she smacked softly against the wall. I felt the pang of sadness concur between the both of us. "Vanessa, I'm…I'm so sorry, I should've told you sooner." Wiping the tears away she looked towards me, taking a deep breath. The happiness in her voice disappeared; I could tell she was trying to maintain it. "It's not your fault…"

"I thought he was different. Not like all those other guys out there." I shook my head sympathetically but she kept going, "He just seemed so sweet to me, he helped me through the times with Jacob. I never would've suspected him of doing something this horrible." A few tears escaped down her cheeks and landed on her skirt. I led her out to the room and sat her on my bed. Opening up my laptop, I punched in a few keys and hacked into the Blackthorne database files. I let out a sigh as my eyes swept over Zach's name and I fought the urge to click on it. When I got to the name 'Justin Blackthorne', I let out a strangled yelp and my hand started shaking. "What's wrong?" she asked, her hand flying to her mouth once she caught sight of his name.

"He's a descendant?" Her voice slightly boomed, but it was only like that to me. The past few minutes her voice was only in a whisper, her normal tone shocked me. With her eyes reading over the files she shook her head, tilting her head in confusion. "I…can't…believe it." She rolled the keypad, scrolling through the names, the people, everybody that we knew that Justin Blackthorne had been with. Needless to say, it was a long list.

"Wow." I muttered as we scanned the 153 conquests he had been with. Eva Alvarez, Courtney Bauer, Tina Walters, Kim Lee … all from Gallagher. I shook my head in disbelief and disgust. This guy was clearly a player. And Tina had already slept with him! That bitch. Immersed as I was, I could still hear my friends finally waking up and creeping up behind me to have a look at what I was reading. Before they could even take a step from their positions though, I said, "Guys! Come here. There's something you need to see." Within 5 seconds, the three of them had scanned the lists quickly. They turned to me, their mouths a perfect O.

But of course, they all looked at each other, and towards Nessie, the honest wreck that she was. Macey only muttered the words first, her eyes firing into all of ours. "Nessie, you can't let him win, you can't-..." She simply trailed off, Bex continuing her sentence, her thick British accent standing out. "You can't be tricked." All Liz could do was shake her head, and then looked towards the screen, then towards me, her voice cracking in disbelief. "You hacked the system?" Strangled laughter fell from their lips, minus Nessie and me of course, and seeing the look we'd both held they stopped, their game obviously turning on. We all turned towards Nessie, who still shook her head.

But their eyes peered towards me, the stunning realization hit me. "We can't let Blackthorne win." They nodded their heads in perfect harmony and their faces lit up excitedly. Oh, this was so on.

"Guys, we've already gotten our hearts broken by the Blackthorne boys. Ness got hurt by Justin, Cammie by Zach, and even Grant was flirting with some random at the party. The only plus in our team is that Macey found someone. Rick Johnson. Senior, extremely hot, and unbelievably sweet. And the only steady relationship here is Liz's with Jonas." Bex ticked us off her fingers like we were a list she was planning to take shopping.

"We can't let those boys do what they think they can do. We're not weak, we're Gallagher girls, and we don't need those three, and you know what? Let's make this…all of it…official." She smirked as she looked around, meeting all of our eyes, something mischievous was stirring the cauldron in her mind, and we all knew it. "We all need to swear, not to let them get to us; if they want it? Then they'll try. We're in the school full of excellent women; let's not let our hearts get in the way." It was like she was running a cult, but I couldn't help but nod my head. I was sad, and upset, but what better way to get revenge that to know that it didn't affect you?

"Guys…I don't think- I can't do it…" I muttered, looking down, shaking my head. I didn't know if I was capable. "I-I can't." A rule in our school was never to give up, did the rule apply to love?

Just then a knock on the door startled me, making me jump. One of the worst possible mistakes in a girl's life was to get surprised. "Cammie! Please open the door?!" I gasped at the familiar voice and let out a strangled cry, rushing into an open cupboard. Macey and Bex quickly closed the door shut and I heard Liz open the door. Through a crack, I saw Ness and Bex making a barricade so that Zach couldn't get in. tears started spilling down my cheeks at his tear-streaked face. If I was in this much pain, I couldn't even imagine how much pain he would be in. I slapped a hand over my mouth as I started crying again.

Zach POV

I peered over Bex and Ness, trying to get a good look at Cammie. Was she happy, sad, or perfectly normal? I just had to see that she was fine and I would go, leave her be. Let her live her life without my interference. But no matter which corner I looked, I couldn't see her. She was hiding from me and that just proved how much she didn't want to see me. I sighed and walked away, away from the astounded faces of her friends. Once I got around the corner that would lead me to my room, I looked up, surprised to see a feminine figure standing outside my door.

It was Cammie. And she was crying. And her wrists were cut. And she was bleeding like mad. I rushed towards her and guided her into my room.

Ness POV

I rushed out of the room, as we peered inside, and I immediately knew where Cammie was. I ran, as fast as I could without looking inhuman, towards the only place she'd go. I knew that I had to push past the dorms of the Blackthorne boys, but I would do it. I avoided their glance, and turned a corner, only to see a sight that broke my heart. Here was Cammie, cradled in Zach's arms, on the floor, blood surrounding them, her wrists slit, and her eyes puffy and red. I was ready to launch off, but I stayed.

It was like looking at a car crash, I knew I couldn't look away; all I could so was stant there, my heart slowly shattering. I could see the tears that streaked their faces, the forbiddens smiles in this moment, they were speaking with their eyes, and it was incredible. My jaw flew open, and my tears appeared; this was love.

(AN: Ok, Ok. I made Cammie kind of emo here. Forgive me! This was in the plot. Couldn't back out. And it was kind of necessary if you wanted Zach back with Cammie ;) Ok. We need a title so review!)