Cammie POV

'Did your mother ever tell you that staring is rude?'

'Sorry, I just didn't expect to see you' I mumbled

'Still, not even a hi or hello. Honestly Squirt what did Gallagher teach you?'

'Sorry Abby' We smiled and I cleared my throat. 'Hello Aunt Abby, what brings you on this fine day to the town of Roseville?' I waved my arms round dramatically. She laughed.

'I'm here because your mother and Joe went to Rome to find the rare and exotic Chameleon, and since coming back they got a call saying that the exact same Chameleon was spotted in Roseville. I volunteered to see this creature for myself' she teased, we both started laughing.

'I've missed you a lot' I said hugging her

'Ditto Squirt' She returned the hug. 'Now, which passageway shall you use today?' She eyed me mischievously

'The front door' I smiled

'That's a first' She smiled and I playfully punched her on the arm. We stood up and started walking, then my phone buzzed.

Unknown: Who's your friend? Is she single? I stopped and looked around the place.

'Squirt, what's wrong?' She said stepping towards me, I showed her the text. She then looked around with me, searching for somebody. 'Cam we have to get back to Gallagher where it's safe' I nodded, Abby took the bike helmet and started the engine, I got on the back and we speed through the town of Roseville until we were safely inside the Gallagher grounds. I ran inside ignoring Abby shouting after me, I ignored the students who were staring at me, I ignored my mum and Joe as they ran after me. I ignored the pounding in my heart and head until I slipped into a secret passage that I stumbled upon seconds ago. I stood against the cold brick wall as the footsteps outside became distant. They hadn't found me. My phone buzzed again

Unknown: Those walls won't protect you forever

After the building burnt down at the hands of Catherine. It was rebuilt stronger. After that summer of being tortured at the hands of Catherine. I was rebuilt stronger. Yet, now I feel weak, I feel that any minute the bricks of Gallagher will fall on me, weakening me more. The academy is meant to now be one of the safest places in the world, those walls should protect me forever. They would if I let them. I could roam the halls like Gillian did and never leave the safety of the ground. Any sensible spy would do this. But this unknown person knows me, they know that I can't be caged, I need to roam free, break rules and break walls. I mean, if I was sensible, I wouldn't have gone back to Rome so many times, or stayed there for as long as I did. This person knows my pattern, knows how I operate. They might be the same person who watched me when I was at Preston's with Joe. They might have been someone I trusted...or still trust. There's one thing I know for sure, they are a pavement artist. Probably one of the best. I will not be beaten at my own game.

I must have fallen asleep in the passageway because the next thing I knew, the tunnel was in complete darkness. This wasn't why I woke up, what woke me up was the passage door easing open slightly, the rumble of the bricks as they slid away revealing a tall dark silhouette. Zach.

'Thought I'd find you in one of these.' He smirked 'The only problem was that I had no idea where the new ones were'

'How's you find me then?' I asked sitting up

'Spy' he pointed to himself and his smirk grew wider, I rolled my eyes

'You know that's going to get old some day' I said as he sat down next to me.

'That day will be the worst day in the world' he said resting his head on my shoulder, I rested my head on top of his. We both stared at the opposite wall for a few moments.

'I'm sorry about leaving'

'Don't be, they would have taken you in for questioning if they found you. That note actually gave us a few minutes to get away.'

'I couldn't see you get hurt' My voice cracked, I moved my head and Zach did the same. He then placed his hand on mine, rubbing little circles with his thumb.

'You don't have to do this alone you know. We flew halfway across the world to find you Cam. That's gotta count for something.'

'It does. I just feel like everyone is putting themselves in danger to protect me and I don't know why.'

'Because we love you. I love you' I hadn't realised but he was staring at me, i turned my head and stared into his eyes.

'And because I love you, that's why I didn't come back' I whispered

'But you're back now' He said moving his head closer to mine

'I'm not safe' I whisper, our foreheads touching

'Neither am I' He whispered before we embraced in a passionate kiss. I pulled away 'something wrong?' He asked I took a deep breath

'Zach, I've been lying to you'

'About what?'

'Everything'

'Cam-'

'-Hear me out please' I pleaded, he shut his mouth and gestured for me to go on.

'When we were on the mission, the day I got shot. I saw some files with Dr Steve's name on them, I had a quick look and one of them wasn't dusty. I opened it, it was a file on me, there was information about my mother and my father that I never knew about. It was pretty scary, then at the back was a surveillance photo of mom and Joe's wedding day. It was taken at a distance, probably at the edge of the grounds and there was all of us smiling. Each face had a red circle around their face it was like a-'

'-hit list' Worry crept into his eyes

'Yeah. The only thing was, mine had an x through it'

'Then you got shot' he exhaled

'Exactly'

'Cam, whoever tried to kill you obviously has been stalking you' I raised my eyebrow at him 'Abby told us about the text' if only they knew about my suspicions in Rome and the other text.

'I know what I'm doing.'

'Really? Cause right now it looks like you're hiding' Anger started to rise in his voice

'Hiding is what Chameleon's do best'

'No Cam, Chameleon's blend in. Cowards hide'

'So I'm a coward then?' I started to get angry, I stood up

'Cam, that's not what I meant' He stood up and tried to reach for me, I jogged out of the passageway putting enough distance between me and Zach

'Yes you did. You don't trust me'

'Gallagher Girl I do!'

'Then explain to me why you and Josh are all buddy with each other!' He stopped moving, looked at me shocked before quickly composing himself. But not quick enough. 'I know he texted you when he saw me in Roseville earlier, so what happened?' He sighed, ran one hand through his hair

'I called him when I found out you went missing in D.C. I thought since you went to Rome all the time for some reason that maybe you would come back to where it all started'

'So he became your spy'

'Cam, Josh was-'

'-So you're on a first name basis now? No Jimmy?'

'Cam. Stop.' He took a step forward, I took two steps back

'STOP WHAT ZACH? SOMEBODY OUT THERE WANTS ME DEAD AND THE PEOPLE...NO THE PERSON I TRUST THE MOST CAN'T EVEN TELL ME THE TRUTH' I screamed

'I FEEL THE SAME WAY CAMMIE! You just admitted that you lied to me. So don't you dare accuse me of not being honest when you've done THE EXACT SAME THING!' He shouted

'BOTH OF YOU, MY OFFICE NOW!' My mom emerged from nowhere, hands on her hips and eyes blazing. We walked in silence to her office, Joe was leaning against the desk with his hands across his chest with a big smile on his face. Abby was sitting the the sofa reading a magazine, she didn't even look up when we entered. Me and Zach stood in the middle of the room whist my mom walked to her desk and sat down. 'Will someone please explain to me why you both were having an argument in the middle of the night?' She looked at us. I shifted from foot to foot, I felt like I was getting told of at school...oh wait! I am!

'Someone wants me dead' I said casually

'Cam…' My mother warned. I shot my head up. Okay, I'm going to explode

'WHAT? There's no denying that fact that somebody wants me to end up like Dad. It's all because of that stupid Alumni disk and his stupid little secrets!'

'Cam.' Abby said looking up from her magazine, I turned to her.

'What?'

'Calm down'

'I'll calm down when I'm dead' I snapped

'Cameron' Joe said, I spun on him, he wasn't smiling anymore, he looked angry, before I could snap at him he spoke 'Let's go for a walk' He got up off the desk and walked to the door, when we left Joe was shutting the door when I heard Abby say

'Zach, what happened to her in Rome?'

I followed Joe through the school, I kept replaying what Abby had just said in my head. It was a good question...one that got me thinking... What did happen to me in Rome?

Author's Note: Over 2000 readers O_o I can't believe its been 2000 in over a week! Thank you! Chapter 22 will be uploaded on Wednesday 6th April xxx

JupiMoon: Thank you so much! I hope that you enjoyed this story line and the little bit of Zammie thrown in. xxx

FanvergentBookie: I was going to have Grace be evil and work for the circle, but I thought 'Cammie's been through enough, she needs someone to be nice to her', if you want me to do an alternative where Grace is evil, let me know! xxx

Segi: Now you know who send Zach the text...I knew Cammie couldn't return to Roseville without running into some old friends! Glad you liked it! TBH this chapter was actually 2 short ones, this was meant to finish on 'I will not be beaten at my own game' but I decided to combine the two because the next update will be on Wednesday. Thank you for understanding my schedule! xxx