Lauren's POV

I dived for my handbag and pulled out my ringing phone. Please let this be Kelly or Annabelle, I thought to myself.

I had tried to contact them but since they were part of MI7, I didn't know their numbers. So, instead I phoned my old home, St Trinians. I really did miss the girls back there but Gallagher was my home now and I really liked it here. Bex, Macey and Liz were amazing and Mr Solomon was so hot! The Chavs and First Years at St Ts could be so annoying sometimes.

I looked at the caller Id, 'unknown number'. Fantastic! It was bound to be Kelly or Annabelle. I hastily flipped it open and, thankfully, heard the voice of Kelly Jones on the other end.

"Kelly, hi." I smiled at the voice of the British spy and ex-head girl of St Trinians. I could feel the eyes of everyone in the room on me. Probably because it should have been impossible to make a phone call in Gallagher.

"Hi Lauren. Miss Fritton said that you needed mine and Annabelle's help?" her voice crackled with the bad reception.

"Yeah, we do, here at the Gallagher academy." I answered sitting on my bed and crossed my legs.

"Ah, Gallagher. I've worked with loads of people who went there. So, what is it?"

I met Bex's very confused gaze. "Well, it's about someone called...Cammie. Cameron Morgan." Bex's jaw dropped and Macey's and Liz's eyes widened. "She's on the run and no one can find her. You and Annabelle are the best so I thought you could help us." Bex signalled me to hand the phone to her, "Hang on; I'll pass you to one of Cammie's close friends." I held out the phone to Bex but Liz snatched it and put it on speaker.

"Well, now you're on speaker Kel." I informed her.

"Why is she on the run?" I heard Annabelle ask.

"A secret organisation called the Circle are after her. We don't know why." Macey said.

"Ok, what does she look like?"

"Um... hi Kelly, I'm Liz... can I send you a photo of her? I mean, is your phone secure?" Liz leant closer to the phone and swept her long, blonde hair out of her face.

"Yes, it is secure. I'll make sure to dispose of the photo afterwards so that it doesn't get into the wrong hands." Kelly reassured my brain box friend.

"Ok... one sec." Liz scrambled to her computer and scrolled through a few photos until she found a good one of Cammie. She did some technological thing that I honestly had no clue what she did.

"I got the picture. Is she alone?"

"No. She's with a boy called Zachary Goode." Bex answered.

"Ok. I'll keep a look out. I'll tell you if we see anything. I got to go, bye." The phone went silent.

"Ok, who was that and why is she looking for Cam and Zach?" Bex's brown eyes met my green ones.

"That was Kelly Jones. She was head girl at St Trinians about three years ago and is now part of MI7. Annabelle Fritton was head girl after Kelly left and is also part of MI7." I explained, sitting down on the floor next to Will.

"MI7?" Liz asked, "Is there such a thing?" her eyebrows furrowed.

"Yeah. It's new and really top secret." I explained to my American friends.

"Cool!" Jonas grinned.

"So, back to the game?" Liz asked.

"Nah, can't be arsed." I said. The game was getting a bit old.

"Well, since it's nearly one in the morning, I'm going to bed." Grant stood up and headed towards the door.

"Same. Bye Liz." Jonas smiled at Liz and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Liz blushed and smiled back.

"Yeah, see you tomorrow girls." Will gave a lazy wave and followed his friend.

Jesus, he was fit! Of course, I would never show that I liked him, St Trinians girls are strong and so are Gallagher girls, I was both.

"Night." Macey yawned and climbed into bed. We said our 'goodnights' and promptly fell asleep.

The next morning I woke up surprisingly early – like, six o'clock early – so I decided to explore my new home. Gallagher was a bit like St Trinians, except without a first year in a fish tank or an Emo tied up on RS blackboard like she was being crucified. But it had the same sort of wooden staircase and it felt... homely.

I wandered aimlessly around the mansion. I ran my fingers along the wooden banisters thoughtfully. There were very few people around since it was six o'clock on a Sunday morning. Most people were recovering from late nights and movie marathons.

I took in my surroundings. I hadn't been here that long so I was still getting used to things around here. The teachers were stricter and a lot less forgiving that at St Trinians.

I missed St Trinians. I missed the cold and the rain in England and the green English countryside. I missed my sisters at St Trinians and their madness – even if they were very dangerous people. I thought of the Geeks, the Emos, the Chavs (or 'Rude Girls' as they prefer, but they are Chavs), the Posh Totties and even the annoying First Years. I missed the dorm parties and the Vodka brewing. I missed Miss Fritton and her advice on explosives and just general craziness – she was sometimes worse that the girls!

Even though I missed England and all my friends, I loved it here in Roseville. I loved my new friends and teachers. I loved learning new things and all the missions. I loved the fact that you didn't have to watch your back at all times when you're relaxing or studying or even sleeping.

I wandered into the Grand Hall and grabbed a bowl of Corn Flakes and a cup of tea and sat on the usual table that was empty. There were a few people in the Grand Hall; a couple of first and second years and Mr Solomon and Madame Dabney.

"Hey." A voice behind me said, making me jump and spill some tea. I turned around to see Will smirking at me. The boy was so cocky – that just made me like him even more.

"Hey, pretty boy, thank you very much for making me spill tea all over my cereal." I said as sarcastically as I could.

"You're welcome." He sat down next to me.

"Dickhead." I tried unsuccessfully to hide my smile and mopped my tea-covered hand with a napkin.

"The one and only." He smiled at me.

We were later joined by Bex, Grant, Macey, Liz and Jonas. I got up to refill my tea since the majority of it had saturated my Corn Flakes.

"Last night was fun." Grant said as I sat back down.

"Yup." Bex agreed and bit into an apple.

There were a few minutes of silence as we ate. The hall began to fill up with more tired girls.

"Um, Lauren... why did you get help finding Cammie and Zach?" Macey looked up from her pancakes, "I mean, you don't even know them, so why would you help?"

I thought about it carefully. "Well, you guys are my friends, right?" they all nodded, "I guess... I just wanted to help you find your friends. I don't know really. I just...did." I shrugged.

"Thank you." Bex whispered.

I don't really like the beginning but I needed to involve Kelly somehow. Yay for Kelly and Annabelle! :)