Hey guys! Just got off my 13 hour plane ride and I'm exhausted. Anyways, I managed to write a chapter for you before my computer ran out of battery! Yay! Hope you guys enjoy it!

I really am enjoying your reviews. I feel the love. :) And you guys are just so funny! xD

I know you guys are wondering how Cammie could have forgiven him so easily...It'll all be explained! :D

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LINA

Lina ran. And ran. And ran till she couldn't run anymore.

She found herself in the small town of Roseville and blending in with the town people.

She walked around town unnoticed until she found herself at the park. Lina sat down under a tree and started to cry.

Her mother had kept her identity a secret from even her daughter. What kind of mother was she?

Lina wouldn't be able to forgive her mother; at least not for a long time.

She curled up into a ball and willed herself to rest and let all her worries fly away. But spy training isn't something you can turn on and off.

Lina could feel someone watching her. Actually she could feel many pairs of eyes watching her. Too bad it was a little too late. Ten men in black surrounded the tree she was sitting under, and before she could lift a finger someone hit her on the head from behind.

Right before her world went black, she heard someone running towards her and calling out her name.

…..arghhh….ughhh…..gahhh…..

Lina opened her eyes, where was she?

It wasn't a dark and gloomy room like she expected. Quite the contrary, it was bright and comfy room.

"Hey. You're finally awake?"

Lina's head spun towards the voice. There across from her sat Andrew Goode with a look of concern on his face.

"You…you saved me?" she sputtered.

"Yeah. They were amateurs, not very good at kidnapping. If you weren't in such an emotional state, I bet you could've beaten them easily."

Lina was offended. "I was not emotional!"

Andrew didn't look mocking or teasing. "Of course you were. You were curled up in a ball and crying. I don't blame you though. Finding out your mom lied to you all your life is harsh."

Lina was a bit ashamed. Here she was, yelling at the boy who just saved her and wasn't even teasing her about being a bad spy.

"Sorry Andrew. I'm still a bit overwhelmed I guess." She looked around the room and finally recognized it as one of the rooms in the East Wing. Andrew's by the look of it.

She felt herself blush. She was in his bed.

"Andrew…why am I in your bed? And does my mother know I'm here?"

Andrew didn't even blink. "You're mother doesn't know you're here. She's still broken up by your reaction. I think she's worse than you. I brought you here because I figured you didn't want everyone to see you unconscious in my arms. The rumors that would start!"

Lina felt like blushing again. He carried her back into the mansion. All the security cameras must have caught it. She made a mental note to get rid of all those tapes.

"By the way Lina. I think you should forgive your mother. Since I didn't faint when I saw what was in the disk, Caleb and I got to see what else was on it. Your mother's last mission debrief was there. It was pretty harsh actually. I can see why she kept it all from you. Think about it."

Lina's mask was back on. She snapped back. "Don't tell me what to do. I can make decisions for myself. And no matter how bad that mission was, it's no excuse for not telling your daughter who you even are. She's the only family I know and she lied to me."

Andrew looked like he was thinking deeply.

"And don't even think about flirting with me Andrew. Just because you saved me, doesn't mean I like you or anything."

Andrew froze for a second. Then he burst out laughing.

Lina was confused. What was so funny?

Andrew started talking in a mock serious tone. "Yes Lina, I'm in love with you." Then he continued laughing.

"What?" Lina was hurt.

Andrew sobered up quickly.

"No Lina, It's not that you aren't pretty or anything….but I think it'd be kind of weird to flirt with my half-sister." Then he ran to the other corner of the room and waited for her reaction.

Lina wondered if she heard him correctly.

"Wait. Did I hear you right? You….you're my half-brother?"

Andrew just nodded and ducked again. Good thing he did because Lina picked up the closest thing next to her and threw it at him.

Thank god it was only a textbook. He quickly dodged the glass of water that flew at him next though.

"LINA! Calm down! I just found out too okay? My..uhh. Our dad told me to find you and tell you when I saw you getting kidnapped! Don't kill the messenger!" he ducked again as a pencil tip brushed the tip of his hair. Even pencils were deadly in a spy girl's hand.

"HOW CAN YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN! NOT ONLY DID I JUST FIND OUT MY MOTHER WAS LYING TO ME, NOW I FIND OUT YOU'RE MY HALF-BROTHER! THIS IS JUST PEACHY!"

Andrew chuckled. "Peachy? Nice vocabulary." then he got hit in the face with a hair pin.

"Ow! That hurt Lina."

"It was supposed to Andrew."

"Oh. Nice aim then."

Andrew was an idiot.

CAMMIE

Cammie was retiring into her room when she saw her mother coming.

Rachel Morgan had a look of pure joy on her face.

"Cammie! You've finally yourself again!"

Cammie felt weary. "Hey mom, it's nice being back isn't it? Except when Angel found out she threw a tantrum and hates me now." The last part came out bitterly.

Rachel looked sympathetic. "Hey kiddo, she'll come around. Give it some time and she'll forgive you. I'm guessing Zach already knows?"

Cammie sighed. "Yeah he knows. I think everybody will know soon."

Her mother nodded. "Elaine figured it out after you burst into the P&E barn earlier. I'm pretty sure she's already told Macey who must have told Bex and Liz."

Cammie would be bombarded with phone calls soon. Just great. Today was turning out better and better wasn't it? Sarcastically of course.

"Hey Mom? I'm going to go rest now. I'll see you tomorrow? I don't think I'll come down to dinner tonight. Too much drama. Tell the students who I am if they really haven't figured it out yet. Who knows what kind of crazy rumors come out of those girls' mouths."

Rachel Morgan nodded and waved bye to Cammie.

Cammie went back into her room and looked at her phone.

245 missed calls from Macey McHenry, Liz Sutton, Bex Baxter, and Zach Goode.

Cammie groaned. Time to call her best friends. She'd deal with Zach later. She dialed a four-way call to her best friends.

The phone ringed only once before three demanding voices answered.

"Details Cammie." Macey sung.

"Verbatim." Liz demanded.

"Tell. Us. Everything!" Bex half threatened.

Cammie explained what had happened from when she walked into Zach's room, to the fight in with the juniors, Angel's tantrum, her talk with Zach again, and finally her talk with her mother.

They booed and cheered and said all the right things at all the right times, and Cammie knew why they were her best friends.

"So Cammie, does Zach have results yet? Because I already have DNA samples from you Lina and him so I think I'll do my own tests soon. Who would have thought? I can't believe I overlooked something like that! There was a high possibility and..and.." Lina was babbling on and on.

"He called me too. I'm planning to ask him after I finish talking with you guys. And Liz, you can do your own test if it makes you feel better." Cammie said half amused. Talking with her friends always brought up her mood. Who else would hyperventilate like Liz?

"Fine . We'll talk tonight. Go find out the results! Liz will tell us the results. You hurry up and find Zach and make it up with Lina okay? " Bex said.

"Alright guys. I'll get back to you soon. Bye" Cammie replied and then hung up.

It was time to find Zach.

She exited her room and went to stand in front of the tapestry. She stared at Gillian's family tree. It had been updated to include Elaine too.

Angel wasn't Gilly's descendant, but she was a daughter of a legacy. She was born into the spy life.

Cammie heard Zach walk up to her.

"I thought I'd find you here." Zach's voice came out in no more than a whisper. It was just like sophomore year again.

But she was naïve back then. She isn't now. Cammie had seen more than her fair share of things since her sophomore year.

"Tell me Zach. What were the results."

She could hear Zach sigh behind her.

"Cammie….I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. She's mine too Cammie, and I haven't been there for you or for her. I so sorry." Zach sounded pained.

Cammie could feel her heart ache. Because she wasn't sure how to feel towards Zach. She despised him and sometimes she didn't. And now she knew they shared a connection, a connection through another human being whether they liked it or not.

Cammie's voice came out so soft if Zach hadn't been a spy he wouldn't have heard her.

"You didn't know Zach. I didn't know either. What are we going to do?"

"I don' know Cammie. I don't know."

Because both their masks had fallen. They were both exposed and vulnerable. Stuck between a rock and a hard place.

They just stood there for the longest time staring at the tapestry before them, not wanting to have to see the vulnerability in each others eyes. Maybe if they admit to each other, they wouldn't have to admit it to themselves the connection they were feeling.

They shared a daughter together, a daughter who was one heck of a legacy.

Someone who would be an outstanding spy, but a target for the terrorist organizations out there.

Because the Circle of Cavan was only one out of the hundreds they needed to defeat.

Cammie would do anything to protect her daughter.

Little did she know, Zach would too.

He would too.

ZACH

Everything had calmed down.

As calm as things at spy school could get. The news about Cammie being Miranda Kaufman had worn out. The students were under even more pressure to do well under such an amazing living legacy, now that they all knew she was living.

Lina hadn't completely forgiven her mother though. Sure they would talk, but Zach could see the betrayal still in her eyes.

Zach himself tried getting closer to Lina. She was his daughter too, but Lina often gave him the cold shoulder.

The only person in her family Lina really was friendly too now was Andrew. Probably because he hadn't known either so she didn't feel so betrayed by him.

The two half-siblings got along well and loved to prank each other. Zach stopped asking questions when Andrew came in the Grand Hall completely pink or Lina came in soaking wet.

It was just playful sibling stuff that went a little extreme. They were spies, what were you to do? It was funny to watch anyways.

Zach and Cammie talked often. They caught up a bit with each other's lives, interested how they both had made the decision to stay out of field work for their kids. They both understood the pain of having parents go MIA.

Zach sometimes watched Cammie's CoveOps classes and helped out too.

Zach could feel himself getting closer and closer to Cammie again. Only the fact he was married kept him and Cammie from being more than friends, and Cammie would never let him forget that he was married.

Actually she reminded him often. A little too often.

Winter break was quickly approaching and the end of the exchange was too. Zach felt sad to have to leave Gallagher, he was actually enjoying himself now.

Everything was so relaxing, Zach was planning to enjoy his winter break with Chloe home with him and Andrew. Like a family again.

Zach would have invited Lina and Cammie to stay with them too, but he was afraid Chloe would throw a fit. Actually, he knew she would.

A picture perfect plan. Perfect doesn't last.

It started with a phone call. Innocent enough.

A phone call from the Director of the CIA? No, not so innocent.

The Director started with formalities and all that. But as soon as he said "Zach, I'm so sorry." Zach knew bad news was to follow.

Zach felt like crying, it was déjà vu. He didn't cry of course. What kind of spy was he if he couldn't control his emotions.

Chloe had gone MIA.

How? She had gone on a simple enough mission, but she hadn't contacted the CIA since she arrived in Venice months ago. They didn't want to worry Zach so they hadn't told him.

Just another person gone from his life. Why was it whenever his life was getting better that fate would fire another bullet at him?

It was almost winter break, but he wasn't going to see his wife. Andrew wouldn't see his mother maybe not ever again.

Zach let a couple of tears fall down his face and willed himself to sleep.

Life just wasn't fair.

Eh... I hope you liked it! I feel like my writing keeps getting shorter and shorter.

Anyways. I really want to keep the story moving. There will probably be a few more chapters and the story will wrap up nicely. Once I finish this story I'll start another one which I have sort of an idea for. :D

BTW: I'm on vacation right now, so I might update every other day or even once a week. Don't hate me. I still check my email everyday though, so if I see too many reviews and do too little typing on my part, I might feel panicked enough to write faster xD (did that even make sense?)

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