a/n: so, i didn't go to school today :) so, i thought i'd squeeze in a new chapter :) thanks for reading, i appreciate the critique (:

so, here we go:

Cammie continued walking with Zach.

It was a sea of silence between the two. Zach looked over at her, watching her face as she stared out into the distance, obviously lost in thought. He only wondered one thing, what was on her mind when she was with him?

If it wasn't obvious enough, Zach liked Cammie. Really, completely, genuinely like-liked her. He thought she was really cool and really smart. She was an amazing spy and even a great listener. Since the Blackthorne Boys arrived at Gallagher, Zach noticed a new thing about Cammie, each day. Like how she never chose any cereal but Cinnamon Toast Crunch for breakfast, how she always tied her hair back when she was doing a difficult math problem, how she always put on her ear phones whenever a room got too loud and rowdy, and how she would always gaze off into space, not knowing she was even doing it.

Sure it was kind of creepy how Zach knew all that, just by watching her. But it was all in the territory of being a spy. With each day Zach studied her and noticed all these details, each day, Zach grew more and more attracted to her.

There was just something about her, Zach just didn't what exactly. Maybe it was just the fact that she was a mystery, a beautiful heiroglyphic, unable to crack.

He looked at her, then simply asked, "what are you thinking about?"

Cammie turned to him, with a small shrug, "Just some stuff."

Zach raised an eyebrow and he thought he was the secretive one. "Uh huh." He simply shrugged and smiled at a couple of girls that were passing by.

Cammie turned to him, "But of course, the amazing Zach Goode and his fan girls." She cracked a small sarcastic smile.

Zach shrugged, "Hey, I can't deny my unbelievable good looks." He smirked, "Kinda comes with the terrority of the surname."

Cammie just rolled her eyes. "Of course Goode, of course."

Zach looked at he for a moment. She was so complicated, there would be days where they could just partner up for a CoveOps mission and everything would be chill and then there were days where she couldn't stand being within a mile radius of him. Girls were weird, but he decided to take his chance and ask, "So, Cam, I gotta ask, because I think the world is on my side today." He took a pause then looked at her, "Want to hang out sometime?"

Cammie stared at him for a moment, wondering if he was serious or not. "Zach, is this one of those things where I think you're asking me out and then you make me feel like a stupid idiot by saying you're not asking me out like that?"

Zach just chuckled, "You're funny, Gallagher Girl."

Cammie rolled her eyes again, she honestly had no idea how Zach could be so tolerable one moment, and then so annoying the next. It was his magical gift, really.

"You're annoyed," Zach simply stated the obvious.

Cammie turned away, "No, nothing, forget it."

Zach looked at her, amused. "Gallagher Girl, just tell me, do you like me?" He smiled, not smirked. Cammie studied him for a moment, he had a cute smile, it showed that he was a nice person and actually had a heart instead of a black hole.

Cammie opened her mouth expecting a snarky remark to come flying off the tips of her lips. But nothing came out. If someone were to ask her if she liked Zach Goode, she wouldn't know how to reply because she honestly didn't know how she felt about him. Yes, he was kinda-sorta-really cute and was the James Bond of Blackthorne, but did she like-like him? She didn't know, all she knew was that she wasn't ready for any of it. Which was probably one of the reasons why she tried to avoid him so much. But it was moments like the one they were in, when it was just them, talking that were so ...okay.

Zach was actually pretty sweet when he wanted to be. He said funny things, listened to her, and had this easy-going personality. Cammie remembered the first month he was at Gallagher, he annoyed the heck out of her with that evil smirk.

Then things changed when she and him collided in the school's hall. That was the first time, Zach and Cammie ever had a civil conversation. It was definitely a roller coaster of emotions with them. They weren't sworn enemies, but they weren't the best of friends either. They were... frenemies, pretty much.

After Cammie didn't respond, Zach cleared his throat. "Okay, fine," He ran a hand through his hair, "why don't we start new?"

Cammie lifted an eyebrow, "what do you mean?"

Zach smiled at her, "Well, it's obvious, I annoy you." He smirked.

Cammie turned a light shade of red then said, "Only because you and your smirk annoy me!"

"My smirk?" Zach raised his eyebrows, as if innocently.

Cammie shook her head, "Right, seriously, your smirk is like always plastered on your face."

Zach just chuckled then said, "Okay, well, listen," He said getting back to topic, "Well, you and I've hung out before, and it wasn't that horrible. right?"

It was true, Zach and Cammie have hung out numerous times before. With the priveleged title of being top spies, they had a lot in common. And their past hang outs weren't so bad.

"Right," Cammie agreed.

"And, I really like being friends," Zach nodded, "So, let's start fresh. But before that, please tell me why I annoy you." He asked, hopefully.

Cammie just smiled a little at Zach's desperation, "Well, you don't. Not really, anyway."

"Well, I must've done something to tick you off," Zach said, taking her arm and seating her on a wooden bench by a large pillar.

Cammie thought for a moment, her face getting hot from the embarrassment of the secret she was about to reveal. "Okay, can I tell you a secret?" She didn't look at him as she spoke, and kept her voice low even if the hallways were empty.

Zach nodded, waiting for her to continue.

"Okay, so, you're kind of really, really good at being a spy, like at the CoveOps mission three weeks ago." Cammie's eyes stared off into the distance, because she didn't want to match Zach's eyes, "And it was a timed mission, and just when I thought I was so close to reaching Mr. Solomon, there you are, standing and waiting." She let out a breath of air. She felt... relieved. Like the weight on her chest was lifted.

Zach chuckled, "What are you trying to say exactly?"

Cammie looked at him and said, "This may seem a little immature and probably so stupid, but I'm irritated at you half the time, because you were better that day. You beat me and I grew kind of intimidated." She admitted as she folded her fingers together and placed him on her lap.

After a moment of thought, Zach burst into a fit of hysterics. He was literally turning red from all the laughing and slapping at his thigh like a crazy person. "I... I... can not..." His face growing red as he continued to laugh.

Cammie smacked him with her book, "Stop!"

Zach wiped at his eyes and coughed, still chuckling, "Sorry Cam, I..." It took him exactly 54 seconds to calm down. "It's just, you're incredible, one of the most amazing spies I've ever seen and you're intimidated by me?" He was smiling now.

Cammie shook her head, "I know ridiculous, but it also didn't help that you're like the Zac Efron of this school."

"Jealous?" Zach offered.

Cammie snorted with laughter, "Please, not in the slightest bit." She replied a little too quickly.

Zach just shrugged that comment off and said, "Cammie, you're an amazing spy, an excellent person and I seriously think you need to start seeing that." He extended his hand out, "Anyway, Cameron Ann Morgan-"

Cammie interrupted, "How did you know me full...?"

Zach interrupted her and simply said, "Spy." Then he continued, "Cameron Ann Morgan, would you like to start new?"

Cammie laughed at the formal approach he was attempting. It seemed really weird for them to be doing this, but Cammie really didn't want to be on Zach's bad side or even have Zach on hers. So she took his hand and nodded, "Friends."

He nodded and Cammie felt a funny tingle in the pit of her stomach. She was happy and relieved that she could call Zach a friend, because pretending to be repulsed by him was very hard even if she was a spy.

And that's when Cammie suddenly realized it. She pulled her hand away from Zach's, making a mental note to never mix emotional feelings with being a spy. It's kinda what ruined her the first time with Josh.

a/n: review if you wish(:

this chapter just needed to explain some stuff and hopefully tie some loose strings and make it less confusing. but don't worry, this story will get more intense through out the story :)

i really appreciate all the reviews, you guys are waaaayyy to nice.