Hey! I'm back with chapter one! Thanks for all of the OC's, and I'm still accepting them if you want to submit more.

~Chapter 1: Chocolate and Spies: Never a Good Combination~

"Lexi, put the chocolate down," one of my best friends, Morgan, said stiffly.

Grinning, Lexi put the rest of the chocolate bar on the nightstand, leaning back into the fluffy pillows on my bed.

I rolled my eyes as I sat in the corner on the far wall, my attention mostly focused on the computer screen in front of me. I had put two cameras in our room a little bit after coming here, just in case. I was now going through the video from the past week, watching with a bored expression as nothing remotely out of the ordinary happened.

"You know," Morgan said with a sigh, "We could just kick you out of here. I mean, you're gonna make us want your chocolate!"

"Don't be over dramatic, Mor," I said, using the nickname for her that I knew she hated but tolerated since I was her best friend.

She glared over at me mockingly, her green eyes barely visible through the narrowed lids. "I'm not being over dramatic," she replied calmly. "But now I want some chocolate."

Shrugging, Lexi through the rest of the bar at Morgan. With her spy reflexes, Morgan caught it with her right hand and broke a piece off of the Hershey bar.

I sighed, finally looking up at the two. "So unhealthy," I remarked.

"Last time I checked, I'm not the hyper one," Morgan said, chewing happily on her chocolate.

"Guilty as charged!" Lexi grinned at me from across the room.

I smiled, shaking my head as I looked back down at my computer. I had almost finished my report on the history of spies for Mr. Goode, and I was not about to finish it later. I wanted it done and over with before we went to go eat dinner.

The room had become silent, I realized. Lexi was still leaning against the pillows, her eyes closed, and Morgan had gone back to writing her report. She had yet to finish the written draft of it since she'd been working on our other, more difficult assignments. Assignments that I still needed to finish up.

"Well, while you two finish up with what you're doing, I'm gonna go find AJ, Kat, and Charls," Lexi suddenly announced.

She left the room, her back straight as she walked confidently out of the room and closed the door quietly behind her.

I looked over at Morgan, who was still leaning over her paper and scribbling away. Her brown curls formed a curtain in front of her face, hiding her from view. She'd been my roommate since I'd first started coming to Gallagher Academy in the seventh grade. We had the room to ourselves then, since there was a small amount of seventh graders, and things were still the same. She was my only roommate, even though she wasn't my only friend. I had friends from the older grades, but not a best friend like Morgan. I found myself relating more to her, since we'd shared just about everything we had to tell with each other within the first few months of knowing each other.

For example, she had high expectations from many people because of her parents. Her mother was a top spy, her grandmother was and still is the headmistress, and her father was not only a Blackthorne spy but is now a teacher here. In other words, people expected her to be the best of the best, and sometimes the pressure could really get to her.

When I had first gotten here, I had thought of her as quiet and mysterious. She was just like me, trying to be the best and prove herself. I didn't blame her.

My dad was Liam O'Neil, head of MI6 in Britain, and my mom was mostly a mystery to me. All I knew was that she was a kick-butt spy, and since I'd found out, I'd wanted to be like her, the woman I never knew. And dad? Well, it just made him happy that I was so much like my mom, according to him. I looked a lot like her with my dark brown hair and ever-changing eyes, according to Dad. I found it kind of weird, knowing that she might be out there somewhere, not knowing that her daughter was almost the spitting image.

Needless to say, I found the need to prove myself. And I knew that, some how, Morgan was about the same.

I finally looked back down at my computer, and when I saw the time, I set it quickly to the side. I logged off and jumped to my feet, stumbling forward to find some shoes. Morgan looked up at me curiously, and I simply mouthed 'Dinner!'

Thankfully, Morgan knew what that meant. She slipped on her Chuck Taylors while I slid into my checkered Vans, not really caring if the frayed laces weren't tied.

"Ready, Freddy?" I asked with a grin.

Morgan smirked. "Lets go, Joe."

And with that, we shuffled from the room and made our way to the smell of really delicious food.

"Lexi," Charlie was groaning, her British accent thickening, "chew, don't inhale!"

The older girl grinned sheepishly. "Sorry," she said after swallowing a large bite of spaghetti. "Hungry."

"Apparently," Kat agreed teasingly.

AJ smiled widely. "Lexi, since when are you not hungry?"

Lexi pretended to think about that before settling on, "Let me get back to you on that."

Morgan was fighting something between a smirk and a smile, clearly amused with the bickering on food that happened every day. She looked over at me.

"I'm going to go finish my homework," she said quietly, not wanting to interrupt the oh-so-funny 'food fight'.

I started to stand from the table too, not wanting to stick around for the rest of the conversation. "I'll come too," I murmured. "Still need to finish the math."

Nodding, Morgan stood and started to walk away from the table, throwing a short wave over her shoulder. As I walked away, AJ called, "Bye, Randy!"

When we were out of earshot, I turned to Morgan. "You did that just to get out of their ever-present feud, didn't you?" She nodded. "Good. Now we're both out of it."

Grinning, we made our way up the spiraling stairs, completely alone in the halls while everyone else was busy eating. We went into our room, getting right back to work. And we didn't do anything else until it was done thirty-three minutes and twenty-seven seconds later.

Four minutes and nine seconds later, our friends decided to crash in.

Literally.

Our door burst open and Lexi and Charlie tumbled in, practically wrestling each other. They were fighting, to put it simply, but it wasn't a serious fight. There weren't any painful blows that we'd learned, just rough-housing- for whatever reason.

AJ trailed in after them, plopping down on my bed beside me. She sighed, glancing over at me with amusement in her blue-green eyes.

"What was it this time, AJ?" Morgan asked, coming over to sit cross-legged beside her second cousin. Yes, second cousin, since Mr. Goode's mother had a younger sister which later equaled into Allyson Jane Deline coming into the picture.

AJ only shook her head, smirking. "Trust me," she said. "You don't want to know."

And for once, I agreed.

"It was a bit awkward and confusing to keep up with," Kat said, coming to stand in the doorway.

"I don't doubt that," I remarked.

Right about then, Lexi and Charlie came to a truce and were soon off the floor. Charlie consciously fixed the high ponytail to her hair, and then straightened out her skirt and shirt as an afterthought. Lexi only flounced on Morgan's bed, laying across it on her back. She sat up just as quickly.

"I hear we're going to town tomorrow," she said excitedly.

"Whoo," I said sarcastically. "I'm guessing it's going to be interesting."

Morgan nodded. "Most likely," she agreed.

We continued on like that for a while, talking about what we would do. Everyone eventually trailed off, yawning and rubbing their eyes. Lexi was the first to go, since she was crashing from her hyper-rush, and AJ helped her back to their room, laughing quietly. Kat left too, saying that she was going to read a bit before going to sleep. And then Charlie left, saying that she would see us tomorrow at breakfast.

When Morgan and I were alone in the room, we got ready for bed. Changing into sweatpants and a tank top, Morgan dressed in shorts and a t-shirt. I combed out my hair, pulling it back into a braid to keep it at bay for the night.

And then the lamp flicked off, and I found myself sleeping peacefully.

I know, not very good so far, but it will get better, I promise. Just trying to set a basic outline for it, and hopefully not rush into the action. Oh, but trust me, action will be following when they go to town. :D

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~Dreaming