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A/N: I think there's one more chapter after this, but we'll see. :) Thanks for all the reviews and everything so far!

Chapter 5-I Think I Smell A Rat

"We should really go," Kat said for the fourth time. They had finished their lunch and were just laying on the beach, enjoying the sunny day. Patrick's arm was wrapped around Kat, and her head was resting on his shoulder. Finally, she forced herself to actually get up. "Come on," she said. "I don't mind missing fourth period, but I have a paper due in 5th and a test in 6th. We've got to go."

Patrick groaned. "But we're having such a nice time. Why ruin that with school?"

Kat gave him her "serious student" look. "Because school is important," she said. "I wish you would take it more seriously."

Patrick stood up as she talked and started folding the blanket. "Come on, come on," he said, taking her hand. "Let's go. I don't know which I hate more, school, or your lectures about school." She returned his grin as they headed back towards Patrick's bike.

Back at Padua High, the other Stratford sister was missing her fourth period class as well. She was in the AV Club room with Cameron, Dawn, and Michael, plotting against Tabitha.

"Okay you guys," she started, "Part 1 of the plan worked perfectly. Everyone's terrified to say anything bad about Kat. But if we really want them to stop hating her, we need to give them someone new to hate. And Tabitha should work just perfectly. I mean, half the student body already hates her. They just need to hate her more than Kat."

"I don't know," said Michael cautiously, "That might be easier said than done. Kat said some pretty harsh stuff."

"Tabitha's just as rude as Kat was," Dawn said. Bianca looked at her quizzically. "I over-heard her talking to Blank this morning. His accent is so hot, by the way." Cameron gave her a hurt look, so she quickly corrected herself, "I mean, you're way cuter, and so much taller. But...accents are hot." She shrugged. Bianca and Michael both nodded in agreement.

"But what did she say?" Bianca tried getting Dawn back on topic.

"Oh yeah. Um...they were talking about Kat's video. And Blank was, like, totally yelling at her, and then she said, some stuff, and, I don't know, somehow she said that, even though she agreed with Kat, she would never be stupid enough to say it on tape."

Suddenly, Michael smiled. "Why don't we put that to the test?"

How Cameron got roped into doing the actual spying part, he had no idea. It was after school, and the hallway was empty when Cameron confronted his target. "H-hey, Tabitha," he stuttered.

"Oh," she looked at him disdainfully, "Hello. What are you doing here so late?"

"I was waiting for you. I wanted to talk to you about..." he glanced around, making sure no one was around. He continued in a half-whisper, "About Kat's campaign video."

Her smile faded. "I'm sure I have no idea what you're talking about, Cameron." She moved to step around him, but Cameron blocked her way.

"I think you do. I mean, no one else had access to the tapes besides me. And I know I didn't do it."

Tabitha rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "Alright, fine. But it's not like you have any proof. What are you going to do about it?"

"Nothing. I mean, Kat had it coming to her, right? I just wanted to say how much I...I admired what you did."

Tabitha's ego was getting the best of her, just as Bianca had planned. She flipped her hair. "Well, it was her own fault, really. Saying all those things when she knew she was being recorded."

"So you don't agree with what she said?"

"Oh, don't get me wrong. Most of the students at this school are complete idiots. I bet half the kids here can barely spell their own names. But I have a little thing called diplomacy."

"So you'd only say it behind their backs!" Cameron said as if she had said something deep and profound.

"Exactly. I'm so glad we're on the same page, Cameron. I'm sure I can trust in your discretion in this matter. After all, it would be your word against mine." With that, she gave a little nod and walked off down the hall, leaving Cameron alone. As soon as she was out of sight, Bianca came bursting out of the Janitor's closet where she had been hiding.

"Cameron, you were amazing!" she gushed. "You were the best spy ever! Now all we have to do is play this over the morning announcements tomorrow, and Tabitha will be totally ruined."

"Gosh, now I feel kind of bad..." he started, but Bianca cut him off.

"Cameron, you did a nice thing for Kat today. Just focus on that."

He nodded. Then, smiling, he picked up a pen out of his front shirt pocket. "Plus I got to use the awesome spy-cam pen I got for my birthday!"

Kat was waiting in the parking lot for Bianca. Patrick was hanging out with her, leaning against her car.

"Thanks again for today," she said. "For...everything."

"You're not mad anymore that I tried to help?"

She shrugged. "I can't say I agree with how you helped, but...it is nice that my car isn't covered in garbage right now."

"And you're really not going to do anything to get back at Tabitha?" he was desperate for revenge, but Kat just shrugged again.

"I don't know. I feel like she'll probably get what's coming to her. Maybe I should just take the high road."

"Oh, she'll definitely get what's coming to her," Bianca laughed. She had walked up just at the end of their conversation. Kat looked at her quizzically, but Bianca refused to say more. "Can we take Cameron home, too?" she asked instead. Kat rolled her eyes and signaled for the two sophomores to get in the car.

"I'll see you tomorrow," she said to Patrick, as she got into the car. He stood in the parking lot for a long minute watching her car drive off. He knew Bianca must be planning something. Whatever it was, he hoped it was good.

Kat and Patrick were on the roof during lunch the next day. Kat was grinning from ear to ear, "See, I told you Tabitha would get exactly what she deserved."

"You gotta love Karma," Patrick agreed. "And your sister's diabolical plan."

Kat nodded, and giggled, "She may be shallow and self-absorbed, but she's great for revenge."

End Note: Okay, I think I suck at endings. But this felt like an ending you'd see on an actual episode, y'know? I also wanted to add a little note in here to say that, for some reason, when I imagine Cameron with a cast on his leg, the cast is hot pink. I just felt like sharing that. :) I already have an idea for the next "episode". We'll see how it turns out when I sit down to write it.