a/n: each and every one of you is amazing. and i survived my world history test today :D but i have loads of art homework D:

here you go, loves:

Once class was dismissed, Zach stood up and followed Tina out the room. She quickly began talking, yammering away about who-knows-what. He wasn't really paying attention, his mind was too busy wandering off and thinking about Cammie and how she made him fall head over heels for her. She was all he thought about, day and night. All the time. She was in his thoughts before he fell to sleep and the first person he thought of once he woke up.

He definitely had it bad for Cammie Morgan.

But here he was, listening to Tina Walters babble on and on, while he looked around and wondered if Cammie saw him. He and Tina made it to the Grand Hall, grabbed trays with their lunches, and made their way down the empty edge of the sophomore table.

Tina smiled at Zach, "So, why'd you want to have lunch all of a sudden?" She batted her long eyelashes.

Zach just shrugged, "I don't know, I just wanted to... I guess." He looked down at his food, picking at it with his fork.

Tina's smile grew even wider, "Oh my gosh! Really?" She giggled flirtatiously, looking like she was going to have a spaz attack. She blushed a little, then leaned in forward. "Well, I'm glad you did." She said in a low voice, then let out another high-pitched giggle.

Zach slowly nodded, "Oh-kay, then."

She smiled again, "You're really cute!" She giggled. Then giggled. Then after, giggled again. Tina was obviously someone who giggled a lot.

"Soo..." Tina smiled, gently nudging Zach's foot with her own. She turned red, as giddy as could be.

"Yeah?" Zach asked, raising an eyebrow.

"What's your favorite song?" Tina asked, launching them both into the longest lunch hour of Zachary Goode's life.

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Cammie walked into the Grand Hall a bit late, since she had to go back to her room and grab her notebook for her next class. She pushed the doors open, her hair floating behind with every fast step she took. She grabbed her food and then walked over to the sophomore table -her usual routine-, and sat down.

Bex, Liz, and Macey all looked at her, eyes wide with what could only be fear. Cammie looked at them, raising an eyebrow, "Yes?"

Macey nudged Bex and hissed, "She doesn't know yet!"

Bex nodded, avoiding Cammie's eyes.

Cammie studied the both of them, both faces were wearing fear, uncomfort, confusion, and something else. Liz let her eyes glide down the table, to where Zach and Tina were sitting and talking. Well, Tina was talking. Zach just looked uncomfortable and bored.

Cammie's eyes followed Liz's.

Her heart stopped and not in the cliche sense, it literally stopped beating for a second or two.

In that short time period, her head began spinning, her stomach churning, and her palms were sweating. Her mouth felt dry, like no words would come out and down her esophagus felt like it was knotted. What was that feeling?

But, she quickly calmed and collected her cool, turning back to her friends, "Oh, I didn't know Zach and Tina were friends..." She let her voice trail off, turning her attention back to her food.

Her three friends just shrugged, not meeting each other's eyes.

Cammie just forced a smile, "Heh, right well, we better finish up. We're going back to Roseville. The carnival's next week." She said, her eyes being blinded with small droplets of tears. She bent her head down, so strands of hair would fall in front of her face, shielding her from the world. She smiled and let out a small chuckle, hoping her friends couldn't see what a mess she was.

She had no idea why she felt the way she did. She wasn't ...jealous. Impossible. Why would she be? It's not like Zach liked her and it's not like he was her boyfriend. But for some reason, the way Tina and Zach were laughing and talking in low voices made Cammie think bad thoughts.

She stood up, grabbed her tray, and walked out of the Grand Hall, holding her head up high. There was no way in a million years, she'd let Zachary Goode mess her up.

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Cammie tucked back a strand of hair behind her ear, walking up towards Josh. She smiled then greeted, "Hey Josh!"

He nodded back in her direction, lifting up a heavy piece of wood onto a long table where they were going to start building more booths.

The spring afternoon was windy, with long, cool breezes passing by every few minutes. The cool air sent small chills down Cammie's back, even with a heavy jacket on. the clouds were a light shade of gray, but streaks of sunlight crept through, giving the open field a semi-glowing effect.

Josh looked back at her, laying the wood on the table. He smiled, "What's up?"

Cammie just shrugged, "Nothing, just a little ...bored." She said with a small smile, jamming her hands into her pockets.

Josh just laughed, "Okay then, want to help me with the streamers?" He extended his hand out to her, holding multi-colored streamers.

Cammie nodded slowly, taking them into her hands, careful that her finger tips didn't touch his.

She collected them into her hands, walking over to the empty booth for where the prizes would be at. She dropped down the rolls of streamers except for the yellow one. She unraveled it around it's hold and then started wrapping it around the mundane, wooden pole.

"So, how've you been?" Josh asked, making small talk.

Cammie looked at him, he was folding ribbons into bows. She studied his hair, his face, his posture, his clothes, everything. She searched for the one thing that made her fall in love with him in the first place. His smile, his charm, his loving personality. Basically, him in general.

Cammie smiled slowly, "I've been good, Josh. I've really been good." As she took in a breath of air, she realized how she meant every single word. She went through a really rough patch, breaking up with Josh. And it devestated her to no end. But after a little time, she was finally okay.

She opened her mouth to say something else but was interuppted by Zach, who bumped right into her side.

"Ow!" Cammie yelped, his strong body smacking into hers. She rubbed at her side, feeling a throbbing sensation from his rough touch.

"Sorry, am I interuppting?" Zach mumbled then smirked a little, "I'm sure you'll be fine, Cammie." He rubbed at arm, affectionately.

Cammie raised an eyebrow, but then felt Zach brush his hand against hers, dropping a quarter in her palm.

She was it.

Zach just smirked, because that meant Cammie had to part ways with Josh (something he probably wanted), then he walked away smoothly. Not turning back to catch a glance at her half-confused, half-irritated face.

a/n: short chapter, but oh well :D thanks for leaving me reviews, you guys :D i definitely love opening my email to them.

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