Chapter 9
The Secret
My mind was screaming at me telling me this was wrong so I listened and shoved the person off me and saw Zach.
"Zach, what the hell!" I yelled. His arms were on both sides of me making sure that I didn't try to escape but I wasn't trying because I was too pissed
"I'm sorry...i wasn't thinking...I couldn't help myself." he said looking into my eyes and then he started leaning in again but I put my hand to my mouth so he kissed my knuckles. Not only was I covering my mouth so he couldn't kiss me but it was also so I wouldn't kiss back
"Zach," I said so calmly that it even scared me "You have a girlfriend so keep your damn lips to yourself!" I kicked him in his spot again and ran out
I ran around trying find my way around And then I ran into the pixie looking girl I think her names Elizabeth.
"Oh my gosh Elizabeth! I am so sorry, I was trying to get away from Zach, I'm so sorry!" I apologized as I helped her up and she smiled at me but then disappeared when she realized what I had said if possible she got paler.
"Did you say you running away from Zach? What did he do?" I knew I could trust her so I told her everything from when I stormed out to where we ran into each other and she looked milky white by the time I was done
"Listen Cameron we cannot tell anyone about this okay. Zach is Tina Walter's boyfriend and she hates it when people hit on Zach. Just stay away from Zach the best you can," I nodded and then she added "Oh and call me Liz everyone does." she stuck out her small hand that I gladly took
"Call me Cammie or C for short." she dropped my hand almost imminently
"You're C? But C's gone! She's in Canada or something like that plus she has eight dogs not four." tears slid down my cheeks and she noticed right away
"Striker was the first to die. Then Hidden, Sneaky, and Cinnamon died a few days ago so all I have left are those four plus Louis." more tears came out and she wrapped me in a hug
"I'm so sorry Cammie." she lightened up then "Hey why don't I take you to our room so you can get to know them." on our way down she told me all about Gallagher Academy but we're in Blackthorne Institute for an exchange
When we got there she opened the door. The room was colorful and I almost puked at the sight of it. Yes that's how colorful it was and I'm not really that into stuff like this. I'm not going to explain what it looked like because if I do I'll throw up.
The only place that wasn't touched was where a bed was and the wall and dresser around it. Finally! Something plain in this stupid colorful room. No one else was in here so we just did our things. Liz went to do extra credit in the library after she showed me around the room and told me that there was something in the bathroom waiting for me.
Slowly I approached the bathroom door and I opened it. Out burst three full grown dogs that tackled me to the ground and one that limped over and licked my cheek. I laughed and hugged Naughty, Danger, Killer, and Speed. My family.
There was a suitcase on my bed that had all of my things in it and there was something on top of the suit case. When I went over to the bed I picked up the note first and grinned when I saw his messy hand writing.
Cammie,
Just thought that you would want these for old memories just in case something ever happens between us.
Love Louis
I picked up seventeen pictures the were under the notes. Six of them were the same as the ones the Louis gave Joey and the other eleven were of other good times that happened with Louis and I or Joey, Louis, and I.
There was one that Joey, Louis, and I were at the Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee Titans football stadium on the bleachers. I had Joey in a head lock because he had took one of my nachos without laughing and Louis took it because he thought it was funny to watch Joey get beat up by a girl.
Another was Naughty, Danger, Killer, Hidden, Sneaky, Striker, Speed, Cinnamon, Louis, and I at Niagara Falls. Naughty was biting Danger's ear, Killer and Hidden were looking at each other, Sneaky and Speed were looking at the camera in confusion, Striker and Cinnamon were looking at the water falls and Louis had his arm around my shoulders and I was putting bunny ears with my fingers on his head.
Then the one where Naughty, Killer, Danger, Speed, Hidden, and Sneaky were still puppies and they were laying on my stomach and next to me asleep. Louis and I were next to the fireplace sleeping with the puppies. My head was on Louis's chest and he had his arm around my shoulders. We were only 10 at that time and I bet Joey took it.
I sighed and put the photos in my top dresser drawer and went back to the bed. Tears were going down my cheeks after seeing all my dogs in those pictures, it just broke my heart knowing that there's only four left.
The four of them came over and snuggled into me, trying to comfort me. After a while I gently pushed them off and started to decorate my side of the room. Once I was done I smiled at my work.
My bed was next to a window so I put thick navy blue curtains on it. Painted the wall around my bed navy blue and midnight black strips with posters of rock bands. A light blue lava lamp was next to my next to my bed on the dresser. The beds blanket is a big fuzzy picture of a wolf howling at the moon in navy blue and other colors, the pillows are navy blue and fluffy and fuzzy.
Someone knocks on the door so I get off my bed to go answer it. Danger, Naughty, Killer, and Speed stay on the bed and watch just in case. I open it and a boy with dirty blond hair and hazel eyes is leaning on the door frame. He looked like a Greek God but I'm not interested.
"Huh hi can I help you?" I asked not opening the door all the way even though I changed into jean shorts that go to my knees and a navy blue shirt with a white tank top under it. As you can tell my favorite color is navy blue.
"Yeah actually I'm looking for Bex is she here?" the boy asked I looked back in my room and turned back to him
"Sorry buddy no one's here but me and my dogs. Liz told me that she likes to go to the P&E barn so why don't you check there?" I suggest
"Oh okay thanks oh and my name's not buddy it's Grant, Grant Newman and you must be Cameron." Grant stuck out his hand and I shook it and opened the door fully.
"Call me Cammie or C...actually I haven't been called Cammie since I ran away from home...Oh well I guess killing people can do stuff to you right?" he looked at me like I was crazy
"You're C," I nodded "and they're actually letting you stay here? But you killed more then a hundred of people! And Plan B? You can kill people with one napkin?"
I groaned and was about to slam the door but another guy stopped me. He has short brown hair that was up in a foe-hock and light green eyes and he was smiling at me.
"Hey there beautiful what's your name?" he asked
"Oh I got tons of them." I growled and his smile grew bigger
"Oh Grant this one's feisty is she taken?" the guy asked Grant and I scoffed in disgust
"Dude don't talk about her like that or she'll put Plan B on you." Grant whispered and the other guy looked me up and down and laughed
"Her? This hottie wouldn't hurt a fly." I laughed, put both my pinkies in my mouth, and whistled. Before I know it my four dogs were next to me and growling at the mystery guy
"Whoa that was unexpected." the guy put his hands up in surrender and smiles at me but I keep a masked face
"Who are you?" I asked motioning for my dogs to heal. They sit but keep their eyes on the guy
"Nick and you must be the famous C that is being hunted all around the universe am I right?" the Nick guy asked
"Yeah I guess you could say that and it's Cammie not C, C's only when I want to kill someone and I'm not in the mood so...leave!" I snapped and they both turned on their heals and ran like there was no tomorrow
~Dinner Time~
"So I just walk out once the Headmistress calls my name? Right?" Liz and I were walking down the hall with Danger in front of us, Killer behind us, Naughty on our right and Speed on our left. They've actually learned to like Liz and they usually just like Louis. Speaking of Louis where is he?
"Yeah that's pretty much all you have to do. But then you have to tell your name and tell stuff about you. Just try not to scare anyone okay?" I laugh and she joins in. The halls are completely empty because everyone's in the Grand Hall eating. We stand next to some oak doors that Liz said lead to the stage
"No promises." she hugs me and I tense up and she pulls back blushing "I'm sorry I got carried away." I shook my head
"It's okay, I haven't had a hug in...in...wow I can't even remember the last time I was hugged...my dad never hugged me because he was always training me and Louis knew that I would break his arm if he hugged me so thank you." she smiles and throws her arms around me again.
I tense up again and then relax and hug her back. She let's go and looks at her watch her eyes growing like half dollars.
"Oh my gosh! I have to go! Be good you should be making your entrance in a few minutes! Good luck Cammie." she runs off and I stand with my dogs. I listen in.
"Welcome Gallagher and Blackthorne, as you know there was a girl who fell through the roof here at Gallagher Academy. You all know about C, she is wanted all over the universe by different people," murmurs filled the room "She's come from...all around the world so let's welcome Cameron." I walked in with my four dogs and everything went dead silent. Silverware dropped, jaws looked like they would fall to the floor and all eyes are on me.
I go up to the podium with two dogs on each side
"Hi people. Um...I'm Cameron but call me that and I would most likely put Plan B on you, and yes I know it's illegal...everywhere ever since I started it but I don't go by the rules. Call me Cammie not C because only certain people can call me that. My code name's Chameleon. Yes I know I have four dogs but the other four died. One died by the COC and the other three died in a fire that none other then Joe Solomon did. And I did not want to come here, I was chased down, shot, nearly killed, and barely conscious when I was coming here," I paused and looked over the crowed of boy and girls who were on the edge of their seats wanting to hear more of my life.
"I killed my first person when I was five. Actually now that I think about it it was five men and one leader. The leader killed my dad so I tied him to a chair and shot him in the head. I'm not going to tell you his name because I don't want to ruin this person's ego. Um...oh yeah! These are my four dogs left. Danger, Killer, Speed, and Naughty. I only trust them and two other people." I almost laughed when Zach sat up straighter in his seat
But when I looked over the crowd of hundred of kids I didn't see Louis so I crouched down next to Speed and whispered to her.
"Go find Louis and bring him here." with those words she zoomed through the crowd of girls and boys and out the huge oak doors then i bent down next to Killer and whispered in his ear "Bring me Liz." he jumped off the stage and went through the crowd of screaming girls and laughing boys until he came to Liz
She looked at me like I was crazy (maybe a little) and Killer tugged on her shirt and pulled her onto the stage by force. Liz looked at me with pleading eyes but I smiled and shrugged.
"Liz because she's been such a good friend to me and she actually listens and," I was interrupted by loud barking and yelling
"Okay! I'm going! Speed stop shoving! Don't try to bite me you know better!" I laughed at Louis and he walked it my laughing stopped and I stared at him.
His brown hair was messed up in a really cute way, he had dark wash jeans on and no shirt on because Speed was running with it in her mouth and I gotta say this boy has a hott six pack! Practically all the girls in the room were drooling at trying to fix their hair, push up their boobs to try making them look bigger, and putting on lip gloss or make up.
"C tell Speed to give me back my shirt!" Louis yelled when he came on stage with me. Liz was staring at him and I almost laughed
"And Louis," Zach looked totally broken "Now Speed give Louis back his shirt before this room floods with drool." That's when Zach cracked
"Excuse me?" he yelled standing up and my dogs growled
"Heal," I ordered and looked at Zach who looked drop dead angry
"You take him but you don't take me," everyone's staring now
"I did it so you wouldn't get hurt!" I was furious
"Oh and like Larry didn't get hurt!"
"It's Louis and he actually cared enough to come pick me up! I couldn't just leave him! I knew him longer then you have and he was running for the same reason as me!" no one even tried stopping the argument
"So! I still could've come with you? You think I wanted to be here? You think I wanted my dad shot by a five year old? Oh wait it was you!" I stepped off the stage and started stomping towards him
"Excuse me! You're stupid dad is the only reason I'm running! FYI your dad killed my dad first! What was I supposed to do leave and never look back! I'm a freaking Morgan Zach we don't run we fight! We do what we can for our family! And I will never back down. Ever! Even if it takes me till I'm 50 I will not stop I will not stop killing people till I take down the COC!"
"Oh so now you want to kill my mom too?" we were face to face now
"Sure why not! You obviously don't care enough to have stayed with her! Zach, I don't kill because I want to I kill because I have to! If I had a choice I would stop but I don't! They have someone I love! Someone that I love with all my life! He is my life! Wouldn't you do anything to save the one you love?" on the last sentence my voice went soft and low
"Oh course I do Cammie," he cupped my left cheek with his hand
Oh no. He started to lean in but I pulled back "I have to go." I jogged out with Speed and Naughty by my sides as Danger and Killer stayed with Louis and Liz
"Cammie!" Zach's voice rang out in the dark hall but I didn't stop. Once I got to my room I locked the door and sat on my bed as tears rolled down my face. There's one secret that I have kept from everyone all my life.
I got off my bed and went over to my dresser and pulled out that one picture that I've kept from everyone, even Louis. I still can't get that horrifying day out of my head, I still have nightmares that I can't control of that day.
I went back and sat on my bed letting more tears flow down my face and I looked at the picture. It was a picture of me and a boy. We were both three and there was a cake in front of us and we were both smiling and laughing as we blew out the candles.
He had buzz cut honey brown hair and crystal blue eyes like mine and his skin was the same light tan skin as mine. That was my twin brother Xavier and the COC took him the day after our fourth birthday. He wasn't just my brother, he was my best friend, my partner in crime, and my big brother (he's old by 55 seconds).
That's the only reason my dad trained me, told me the huge secret, that's the only thing they have against me. He's the only reason I'm out to kill the COC and I can't keep dragging people into my things. It wasn't my fault that he was taken. Xavier was trying to protect me. Daddy never told us anything, he started telling me stuff after Xavier was taken.
I put the picture back and sat on the bed again. There was a crunch and I stood up again to find a piece of paper on my bed with writing on it. Slowly I picked it up and read it.
Cammie,
We can make this easy or hard for you. If you want your brother then meet us at the gazebo in town on Saturday. If you bring anyone we will kill your brother and you. If you do not show up we will kill your brother and make sure that you watch as we do it.
-COC
I gasped and stuffed the paper in my pocket and sat on my bed. Today's Wednesday so I have three days until I go.
I'm not going to let my brother die.
Yeah i know, i just wanted Cammie to have a twin because I've always wanted a twin brother. Tell me what you think about her having a twin and stuff like that and trust me Zammie is coming