"Every pretty girl is a heartbreaker"

― Sara Shepard

Chapter 7:

Flashbacks and Drawbacks

Oh my lovelies it has been awhile hasn't it? Don't dwell now though for C shall make a dwelling into a living hell, for those who want answers too young and well…

Zachary Goode looked out from the frosted window to the green manicured lawns of the Gallagher Academy thinking about Cammie. Could Cammie really be alive? Was she really in their dorm?

Zach shook his head and pushed himself off the loveseat forcing himself outside of the Gallagher boundaries. He pushed the old grey stonewall, whose colouring was a bit more disoriented compared to the others.

This one Cammie and Zach's secret passageway. Nobody knew about it… nobody. It's where they used to hang out, kiss, laugh, anything that filled the moment. They had pictures and posters hung up and other knickknacks that made the passageway look more "grandiose".

Zach smiled as he touched the picture of Cammie kissing his cheek as confetti and people blowing streamers surrounded them. It was New Year's Eve and they were sharing their second kiss (the first one was when they watched the ball drop at New York, and it was one the lips which was located next to the picture). Cammie was wearing New Year's glasses that said 2013 and you can faintly see the numbers from the side of her face. She was wearing one of those cone hats too.

Zach brushed his fingers against the photo. He sighed and touched his cheek where Cammie had kissed him. He shook his head and constantly thought why. Why did she leave? Why did she get herself killed? Why did she have to fall in love with him? And most off all, why did he fall back?

Zach dropped his hand to his side and turned around on his heel, slowly pacing over to the end off the passageway. He reached the secret door that led outside. Not even the Gallagher cameras could spot this. It was like a blind spot for the camera. Zach turned his head around taking in one last glance at the passageway then opened the door. He was suffocating, dying, drowning. He needed air.

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"What are you talking about Melody?" Bex questioned folding her arms and giving her a glare along with Macey and Liz.

Melody scratched the lower side of her chin and bit her lip, "Sit down." She demanded.

The girls sat down on the edge of the bed as Melody walked over to the door and made sure it was locked. She looked through the keyhole before turning on her heel and walking over to the three angry and confused girls.

"I'm saying that I'm not who you expect me to be. I'm-I'm not the bad one…" she trailed off, her eyes looking side to side before looking at the three girls.

"Oh really? You're not the bad one? Ha! Surreee! The girl who called her cousins friend's bitches, putting Nair in her cousin Cammie's shampoo bottle, which thank the lord Cammie knew the smell of that! Broke her cousin Cammie's leg on purpose, left her alone at a train station on purpose, almost pushed her in quick sand on purpose, and she is supposedly 'not the bad one'? I'm sorry but I'm seeing the wrong picture here!" Bex explained, her voice raising a few octaves.

"Okay yes, I am sorry about that, I truly am but will you please let me explain?" Melody asked nervously.

"Oh I'll let you explain alright after I punch you so hard you're going to be afraid to ever mess with us again!" Bex exclaimed in rage as she leapt from her spot on the bed.

Melody backed up a few paces and Liz stood up putting a calming hand on Bex's shoulder.

"Bex it's okay, calm down. Let the girl explain…" Liz soothed. Bex slowly unclenched her fingers and slowly sat down.

"Now what were you saying Melody?" Macey asked.

Melody sighed, "I know about C." Melody blurted. The girls gasped.

"Wh-wh-what?" Liz stuttered.

"How- how do you know about C?" Macey asked, confusion written all over her face.

"Because I might have leaked onto something…" Melody trailed off.

"What do you exactly mean…?" Macey questioned. Liz looked as if she was solving an algebraic expression.

"Are you part of the C team Melody?" Liz questioned.

"No! Of course not! I wouldn't betray you like that! I know I've been really mean these past years but I didn't mean it! I was trying to protect you…" Melody answered back.

"What? Wait protecting us from who? Mel what the hell is going on?" Bex exclaimed even though she was questioning her own words. Melody quickly clamped her hand over Bex's mouth.

"Shhh! They might hear you!" she warned.

"Who might hear us…?" Macey trailed off. Melody bit her lip and released her hand from Bex's mouth.

"They might hear you…"

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Zach walked along the sidewalk at the park. He looked up at the sky and watched the clouds and stood there in awe. There were two clouds that looked like a boy and girl. Actually, scratch that, there were two clouds that looked like Cammie and Zach dancing. (A/N: I STRONGLY recommend listening to My Love by Sia for this part. It really brings in the mood. I'll tell you when to play it.) Zach suddenly fell in a trance of all of Cammie and Zach's memories.

*Clouds fade away and flashback starts* P.S Now You Can Play It If you Want! Picture it starting when the clouds are dancing then fading away….

"Zachy wait up!" Cammie giggled as she ran up the hill. She raced ahead of Zach and laughed as Zach snaked his arms around her. He took her up in his arms and carried her up the hill as she dangled off his shoulders.

"Gotcha!" Zach laughed.

"Zach put me down!" she kicked and laughed.

"Gladly." He stated and dropped her down the on top of the hill.

"Charming" she grimaced in a sarcastic tone.

"Sorry just following orders from you your highness." Zach bowed. Cammie rolled her eyes.

"Come on Cammie!" Zach hollered from the tree house. He bent down and helped Cammie up the stairs attached from the trees.

"Wow…" Cammie breathed, "It's gorgeous…" she stared at the room in awe.

"And you haven't even seen the most of it." Zach smirked as he took Cammie's hand and gently tugged her to another floor of the tree house.

It was completely empty, all it was were two mats, a low railing and the clear night sky.

"Woah…" Cammie trailed off. The laid down next to each other on the mats and looked up at the night sky. The slight cold air nipped at their skins but they didn't mind.

"Thank you Zach, this is beautiful." Cammie smiled. She crawled over to his thin mat and laid her head down on his chest. Zach stroked her hair soothingly as the pointed out constellations from the night sky. Cammie laughed as Zach made up a few of his own.

"Look Zach, it's a shooting star!" Cammie pointed out. It was so cliché but he loved it. Cammie closed her eyes then opened them again.

"What did you wish for Zach?" Cammie asked. Zach slowly nudged Cammie's head off his chest and propped himself up against his elbow and started stroking Cammie hair again.

"Nothing Cammie. You're all I need." Cammie smiled and even in the night sky you could see the crimson colour rush up onto her cheeks. She snuggled against Zach and looked back up at the night sky.

Zach suddenly stopped and thought for a moment. Cammie was his rock. She appreciated him for whom he was, which in someway made him stronger and he knew that, though he couldn't help but to feel lost, lonely in away. That night was a great night filled with laughter and smiles, it wasn't even the end of it. He looked back up at the sky as the flashback slowly took over him again.

"Zach?"

"Hmm?"

"You know you're amazing right? Don't ever think you're like your mother okay?"

"Okay Cammie" Zach paused for a moment looking down at her, her bright sapphire eyes glowing against the moonlight. "I promise." He added. Cammie smiled in satisfaction. She sighed looking back up at the stars, her eyes mesmerized, as if she was in a trance. Zach smirked at her. She was perfect to his eyes. The way she carried herself, how she was more worried about others than herself, they way she glared at him when she was mad, the stubborn attitude, and most of all, the way she drifted off into the world being herself.

Suddenly Zach stood up and reached for Cammie's hand. He pulled her up and Cammie looked at him confused.

"Dance with me."

"Now?" Zach nodded. Cammie snaked her arms around Zach's neck securely.

"I love you Cammie."

"I love you too Zach." Her heart belonged to him and they both knew that. Zach twirled her around and just when he was reeling her back in, he connected his lips to hers. She smiled in between the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him in closer.

As Zach returned from his trance he pulled his black hoodie up as rain started pouring down from the skies, as if they were crying with him. He ran over to a tree and sat by the big bushy oak tree. Not the smartest idea since he would still get pretty wet but he sat there anyways and traced his finger around the heart carved into it with his and Cammie's initials on it. Cammie gave him all she had, and I mean everything she had, and he did the same to her, but now he's hurt… badly

"Alright class, today you'll be helping to plant the Gallagher Academy garden. No funny business okay? Get to work!" Ms Dabney instructed.

"Hey Cam I think the hose is broken." Zach called, even though he knew it wasn't.

"Hm really? Here, let me try…" Cammie furrowed her eyebrows and looked at the hose closely. Zach then tiptoed behind her and turned on the facet causing water to be splashed on Cammie's face.

Zach laughed at Cammie's expression. If only the boy was smart enough to turn the facet off. Cammie smirked and sprayed the hose all over Zach.

"Hey!" he shouted grabbing some dirt and smudging it all over Cammie. She laughed and soon they had a dirt and hose contest. Zach couldn't help it. He had control over the hose now but her threw it behind him and it looped around a tree branch. A mist covered them as if it was rain, and the sun reflected on it causing it to show a rainbow. Zach kissed her and cupped her cheek as dirt smudged all over the side of her face.

Her plaid shirt that she was wearing for the assignment had been ruined but Cammie didn't care the least about it. She was too busy falling in love and being 'rebellious'. A sudden sharp clap broke their trance.

"Unbelievable! First you two destroy your part of the garden, then get soaked and dirty on purpose, and then you show PDA in my classroom! Unbelievable! So disrespectful! Both of you failed! F's for the both of you! NOW CLEAN UP THIS MESS!" Madame Dabney exclaimed throwing her hands up in the air. Zach and Cammie nodded violently and once Ms Dabney was out of earshot they both laughed and giggled and continued there little game poking each other on to the side and destroying even more of the garden before finally cleaning up.

The rain had slowed to a light sprinkle and Zach had gotten up and started walking back to the Academy. He looked up at the sky one more time before asking, "Where are you Cammie? I know you're alive even though I have already seen your body. Where are you Cams?" he then strolled away and snuck back into the passageway and into the shadows.

That's all for now my dears. Though don't worry because not everything is what it appears. The shadows are lurking and starting to come head, for those you who are still stuck inside lust…

A/N: IMPORTANT: I'm baackkk! Okay one, THIS WAS HORRIBLE! IT WAS A BAAAADDDD FILLER! Two, Fanfiction wouldn't let me update! They really didn't do anything either! This is the only story it will let me update for now!

Sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes!

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