Zach POV
I entered the room. My gun trained at my side ready to attack at any moment. The room was completely dark. I remember from the blueprints that Jonas grabbed, this room had no other exit so I closed the door softly behind me and locked it.
As soon as I did that, a lamp turned on, casting a warm glow across the room. There was a figure standing at the other end of the room next to the floor lamp by the window. She was staring out into the dark, her back was to me so I got a full view of the crimson red strapless dress that seemed to hug all of her little curves.
I looked around the room seeing if there were any other possible threats. There were none. Just a good amount of liquor.
'Tiffany St. James?' I asked.
'How do you know my name?' She asked, her voice soft but carried power.
'Your buddy Preston gave it to me' I lied. I saw her tense. I'd hit a nerve so I decided to keep digging.
'He told me quite a lot about you'
'Did he?' She sounded surprised and slightly worried.
'Yeah. Told me everything I need to know…' I moved closer to her
'And then he ended up dead' She was hurt and angry. 'So why do you want me?'
'You have something I need. Information'
'Do I? There was a hint of surprise in her voice. Maybe even a hint of amusement.
'Yes. And you're going to give it to me.' I moved even closer.
'Is that so?' Once again there was amusement in her words. 'Or else what?'
She began to turn around slowly.
'You'll beat the crap out of me?' She smirked
'Suzie?' I don't believe this! It's the girl I met at the beach.
'Got ya' And she proceeded to punch me straight in the face.
.
I flew backwards rolling over the edge of the couch. My gun flew across the room.
I regained my balance just in time to block several of her punches flying towards me. She attempted a kick but I caught her leg, twisting her around and forcing her to the ground. She flipped back, landing perfectly just a short distance away from me. She grabbed my gun. I pulled out the knife from my ankle holder and launched myself at Suzie/Tiffany before she had a chance to fire the gun.
She roundhouse kicked me again and I managed to scrap my knife along the hem of her dress before being able to kick her back.
Her body slammed against the wall with such a force, it knocked the air out of her lungs. And causing the gun to land back at my feet
'We have a problem' Grant said through the comms
'It better be more important than what I'm dealing with' I hissed, launching the knife just above her head to scare her.
'I've found C4 residue...there's a bomb somewhere'
'Shit' I hissed, grabbing my gun and firing a few shots to create some distance between me and this girl. I swiftly left and hurried down the corridor.
'Jonas, buddy, I need you to find that bomb now'
'Looking through the footage as we speak' He replied. I reentered the ballroom making my way straight over to Grant.
'You're bleeding' He told me. I touched my nose & felt the warm liquid. I grabbed a few napkins from a nearby cart & cleaned up.
'Did you kill her?' he asked.
'No. But she's not our biggest concern right now'
'Where should we start?'
'We need to get everyone out of here. Jonas can you hack into the alarm system?'
'Guys, I'm only one person! I can either look for the bomb, or get everyone out of here. Your choice'
Grant and I shared a look. Whatever happens, there's still a bomb.
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Cammie POV
My body slammed against the wall, knocking out the air. Damn this guy can fight well. I ducked as a knife came flying at my head. On the floor, I looked at where the knife landed. It never would have hit me. So why…
'Chameleon, do you have eyes on the target?' Liz asked me.
'A little busy right now Bookworm' I replied. I was about to stand up when several bullets were launched into the cabinet.
'Duchess, I need back up' I snapped, taking out the gun from my upper thigh holster. I braced myself listening for any movement but there was nothing.
'In position' Bex said
'Three...two...one' I stood up at the same time Bex burst through the door. We had our guns aimed at...nothing. There was no one there at all.
'Damn it. Peacock, do you have eyes?' I asked
'He's just re-entered the ballroom...he's got a friend. A cute friend' Macey said
'Focus Peacock. Do not engage. Keep them there' I replied moving towards Bex.
'Um...Chameleon…' She pointed down at my dress. I looked down noticing my evening gown now ripped to shreds.
'You've got to be kidding me!' I huffed
'Uh oh' Liz's tiny voice came through the comms. Bex and I shared a look
'What do you mean uh oh?' We said in unison
'Looks like someone else is trying to get access to this system. Probably the guy in glasses you met earlier'
'Bookworm, you know what to do' I said
'On it!'
Bex and I made our way back through to the ballroom. With the loud music, no one would have heard the shots fired. Everyone was dancing and having fun...but something wasn't right.
'What do you see?' Bex asked, not as a spy but as a concerned friend
'The waiters are gone. All of them. They're gone'
'Maybe they're refilling the trays?' Bex suggested
'Not possible. I have organised way too many parties and an event like this should know better' Macey replied 'And this place is dirty. I mean look at the windows, they are covered in...uh oh'
'What?' Bex asked. We looked across at Macey who, even from here, we could see the colour was gone from her face.
'C4' She whispered.
'This is a trap' I breathed out.
'We need everyone out of here' Bex said.
'Bookworm, can you override the system?'
'On it! Authorities have been informed too'
'I still have eyes on the target. Do you want me to engage?'
'Negative' I replied 'They're not our concern right now. Bookworm & Peacock, I need you both to get everybody out of here. I don't care how, just get everybody out. Duchess and I will deal with the bomb'
'Copy that' They all replied. Bex and I made our way back across the ballroom towards the service entrance. We were most of the way across when someone grabbed my wrist. I whirled around aiming a punch but was caught by the Tom/Zach guy. His jaw was set film and his eyes were blazing, furious.
'We need to finish what we started' He hissed.
Bex looked back, ready to attack but I shook my head subtly. She nodded and continued to disappear through the crowd. I looked back at Tom/Zach, lowering my fist.
Tom/Zach pulled me into the middle of the ballroom, his hand on my lower back locking me in place.
We swayed to the music, his head bent slightly so we were close, our bodies practically meshed together.
'So...it looks like you're not who I thought you were, Suzie...or is it Tiffany St. James?'
'I can say the same about you, Tom. Or should I call you Zach?' He twirled me around and dipped me in the middle of the dance floor 'Or, should I just call you Blackthorne Boy?' His arms momentarily loosened so I nearly dropped. His eyes widened in surprise before he put a focused mask on.
He pulled me up, his arms gripping my forearms tightly.
'Who are you?'
'Oh come on, I thought you knew all about me?' I teased. His grip tightened.
'Where is it?'
'What are you talking about?' I asked, confused. My companion rolled his eyes and scoffed clearly, not believing me. His grip remained tight.
'Where is the bomb?'
'That's what I want to know' I said. He searched my eyes, confused. His grip tightened again.
'How do I know you're telling the truth?' He hissed
'You don't. But you're going to have to'
'Shit' He muttered in...Farsi?
He loosened his grip on me, leaving red indentations on both my upper forearms.
'Update now…' I muttered, low enough that even with this guy standing in front of me, he still wouldn't hear.
'A found footage of a group of guys coming in a white van. Their faces are covered' Liz said
'Just found 6 waiters unconscious in a room. Their clothes gone' Bex said
'And I found the fire alarm,' Macey added.
'Pull it' I ordered. Suddenly the fire alarm sounded and the sprinklers went off. Everyone started screaming as freezing cold water hit them. People began running to all the various exits but I remained in the middle of the room with the Blackthorne Boy.
'What is your mission?' I asked him over the sound of the alarms, sprinklers and people's hysteria.
'I need to find someone important and all our clues led to Tiffany St. James'
'That's impossible' I shook my head, my hair beginning to cling to my face 'Tiffany St. James doesn't exist'
'What do-'
The guy's eyes widened like saucepans.
'We need to get out of here' He grabbed my wrist and began to pull me towards the back door, going in the opposite direction to where everyone else was running.
'What's going on?' I asked, pulling on his wrist.
'We need to get out of here' He repeated.
'Hey' I pulled on his wrist causing him to stop 'Tell me what's going on?'
'They found the bomb. 100 pounds of C4' He snapped 'That's why we need to get out of here'
'Did you hear that?' I said, my attention turned back towards the ballroom.
'We did. We're all secure' Bex informed me.
'I wasn't talking to you guys' I muttered. I began to call out to Tom/Zach but it was too late. Before anyone could act further, a blast occurred, sending everything into darkness.
Author's note: Hello everyone! So now Zach has met Cammie properly but doesn't know her real name. What do you think will happen next? If you've read my two-shot you may have some idea of what's going to happen but it won't be exactly the same. Hope everyone is going good at the moment! See you all very soon xxx
Guest: Thank you so much! xxx
Jamko-Zammielover: Ah thank you so much! I'm so happy with this story and I can't wait to share what's coming soon! xxx
true-fangirl1204: Definitely! The boys don't know what the girls have prepared for them xxx
covertoperative456: Same. I love seeing them being spies but also having normal moments. Who do you think will capture the other first? Zach or Cammie? xxx
Roxie: Have a look at my 'Just Strangers' story as it's a collection of one-shot mini stories. One of which then inspired this story xxx
AllyCarterFan101: Yes! Zammie are about to have a full-on war right now. I can't wait! It doesn't sound rude at all! I'm trying to upload either on Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays (which seems to be going okay for now and most likely Fridays) on this story and on my others are going to be when I've finished writing them (I've been balling my eyes out every time I write Moving On in a bittersweet way and I don't want to let it go just yet). Thank you so much as always for your continued support. Not rude at all! Stay safe xxx
GallagherGirlEmbassyRowFan: Same! I was out in my garden working on my laptop half in the shade and I could only last an hour. It was way too hot. Then I napped for half a day, it just completely wiped me out. I'm good! Little bit of stress with work stuff but I've been enjoying being able to write again. What did you think of Zach's reaction? When Cammie said 'Or, should I just call you Blackthorne Boy?' and he nearly dropped her in shock. Priceless. Stay safe too xxx
nutellacrackers: first of all, your name is ICONIC! Secondly, thank you so much! I don't know when I'll be uploading the next chapter, I'm in the middle of a writer's block with it. I had an idea of where I wanted to story to go but I need to rethink through some things carefully. Hopefully in the next few weeks! xxx
Guest: Thank you so much xxx
Tkd girl: Thank you xxx
Airhead: Thank you! Moving On will be updated next week! It's a very sweet and a little bit sad chapter. xxx
Archer5210: Thank you so much! Hopefully every week I'll be able to update! xxx
the-markette: Thank you! So the boys think that Tiffany St. James is their target and the girls know that it's Cammie's cover so whoever sent the invite wanted to get her attention. It seems that someone else is involved in this whole thing... xxx
boredboredboreddd: Your moment has arrived! What did you think? Aww thank you! I always try to make the characters like the books whilst putting my own twist on the characters. Thank you again xxx
Embers And Spies: Hello! Long time no see! Hope you're doing well! Thank you so much xxx
