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*Chapter 17*

Zach could hear the rhythmic click of Cammie's gun hitting her watch, he knew she was awake but he also knew she didn't know he was. She was too preoccupied with the gun, why it was given to her and why it had the inscription on it? She rolled over so she was facing the wall and Zach decided to move, he had seen a tiny shape that gave him a sense of déjà vu and needed to see it again. He slid out of bed while she wriggled and silently padded over to her, the cold hit his bare stomach but he ignored it. As he got closer to her bed he ignored his natural instincts and made some noise with his feet. She didn't respond but she did stop twizzling the gun.

"You okay?" Zach crouched down next to her, she was curled up under her duvet in a small ball and the only thing exposed was her feet. She just shrugged and curled up tighter, her back to him, "Can I see the gun one second?" Cammie held it over her shoulder but didn't turn around, Zach looked more carefully at the side of it. He pulled out a small torch from his pocket and shone it on the side, within the small gold line across the butt of the pistol was two tiny hinges. He let out a breath of realisation.

"What?" Cammie's voice was barely audible from under the duvet. She finally turned over and pulled the duvet from her face enough so Zach could see her eyes. The flickered down to his bare chest then back up to his face, Zach tried to hide his emerging smirk by looking down at the gun again.

"Hinges," Zach pointed at the gold line, reached under the duvet and pulled her hand out, she didn't resist. He ran her finger over it and her eyes lit up like they did every time they had a puzzle. She sat up cross legged on her bed and Zach noticed she was wearing her sports crop top again; her stomach had small bruises on it from the fight earlier. "You father was leaving you something, like that room." He handed the gun back to Cammie who dug her nails in next to the hinges, she ran them round a small circular door and pulled it open. Bits of paper flew out, Zach collected them from the floor and gave them back. Cammie shuffled across her bed and Zach sat next to her, she opened the first piece and smiled.

With love, Matthew Morgan

"We have to put them in the right order," She folded her part back up and looked at the back of the now small square. "It's the puzzle to get into his room." She put all of them on their backs in the small flat area on the bed in front of them. Each had a number in the corner but when you put them in a 4 by 4 grid in order they didn't make the picture. Zach smiled and began to move them around, Cammie realised he was copying the movements they had done with the bigger tiles to open the door. It didn't make the same face this time but a different one. Cammie opened them and placed them in order.

Dear Cammie, Rachel or Abby

I'm sorry but I have found something that will end everything, one of you needs to finish my work.

The circle know I found it and are now after me for hiding it from them, all of your positions within the circle will have gone by now.

Make sure you all return to the CIA.

I may have been born into the circle, but I will always trust the CIA. I just could never get away from these guys to become a double agent.

Now Cammie, you must find Catherine Goode's son. I don't care how you do it, but you must find him, he is like you and between you the secret is hidden. If he is within the circle get him out, he won't be safe their much longer.

Townsend is returning to our side and he has found out that you and him hold the secret, they want that secret.

Rachel, if you find this hide it in my gun and give it to the CIA.

Make sure only you or Abby will be able to find the note and understand it, Cammie will find out how to understand this in time.

She will be a great spy one day, and if she finds the boy (Which she must do by herself) they will be the ones to take down the Circle.

Don't question why but Cammie will be able to show you when she knows too. Hide everything in a double meaning.

Abby, stay in the Circle for as long as you can.

If you have to lie and get married please do it, Cammie and the boy will need all the help they can get from inside.

If you can get close to Catherine please do, also stop referring to Cammie as squirt, that's my name for her get your own.

Girls, you and this boy are my hope. If Cammie and the boy can gang up with some others like Joe Solomon please move them towards this, they need to be safe and they will need to learn both of them have dirty blood but they are the hope in my last few days.

With love, Matthew Morgan

Zach realised Cammie was shaking slightly and put his arm around her, he was the boy. They were special, how many of the teachers knew this? How much of their behaviour was affected if they did? Cammie curled into Zach's side and, for once, he didn't care that they were touching. His brain was working in over speed, he knew Cammie's would be too after she had got over the emotional pain of the letter, but for now she just needed somebody close. He had a deep feeling in his stomach, like a stone had been dropped in, they were always going to meet somehow. Never mind where or when, how or who, they were always going to meet. Would this mean Cammie would decide to go? Become enclosed like before? The questions building up inside of him was making his head hurt, which was rare as he was classed as a 'highly functioning genius' or something like that.

"Zach, promise me you won't ever go. I mean all of these people have." Cammie muttered into his side, Zach felt his heart skip a beat that was two questions answered.

"Never Cam." He put both his arms around her and leant back against the wall, another feeling of déjà vu flooding him.

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It was Macey this time, she hit her foot off a bit of the bed which woke her. She had immediately noticed Cammie's bed was different, but in the half light from under the door and the fake window she couldn't tell what. Then she looked over at Zach's bed, expecting to see the boy reading or something like he always was when he woke up and Cammie was still asleep. Which had only happened twice, but instead it was empty. Macey had felt a flip of worry in her stomach knowing this meant something had happened to Cammie. As much as Macey didn't like Zach constantly being better than her as a friend she had soon realised that he was the only one who could manage her when she really kicked off. If she decided to bolt even Bex, the fastest runner, couldn't catch her, but Zach seemed to be able to run off behind her and disappear equally well after her. His fast reactions had got her one too many times for Macey to still hate him.

She climbed out of bed and as quietly as she could manage, walked over to Cammie's bed and saw two figures asleep. This was the first time Macey had ever seen Zach asleep, and it shocked her a bit. Cammie was curled into the side of a teenage boy; his face was relaxed and calm. His arms were around the girl and without his clenched fist or movement his muscles looked almost normal 17 year old sized. His whole posture was one of protecting the girl, who had a hiding posture. Macey almost squealed in happiness, finally another person who refused to accept Cammie's constant 'I'm-fine' approach. She turned away before a female voice spoke,

"You okay Mace?" Cammie sounded as stong as ever, slightly thick with sleep but normal. Zach didn't give a start but he did give a stifled yawn, "Oh go back to sleep Teddy Bear, first time you slept in ages." Cammie hugged Zach who hit her lightly for the new nickname but closed his eyes again anyway.

"Yep I'm fine." Macey felt a small amount of hurt, but she thought she hid it well. Cammie kept choosing Zach over them; they had been around long before he walked in. Cammie glanced at Zach, who was back asleep, pulled a pillow towards her and put it in the place of her. Zach continued to sleep; as she slid of her bed she disrupted the paper slips. She collected them up and silently pulled Macey over to the mat, she sat down and Macey copied her.

"Wait, give me one second," Cammie looked at Macey carefully, "You think I keep choosing Zach over you guys. Your jealous but don't want to hurt me by saying so. There is something else but I can't tell what it is." She whispered, Macey nodded, looking down at her feet feeling foolish.

"The other bit is I'm stuck because I am annoyed with Zach and am eternally thankful too because he knows where to get you from, can get you faster and means you safe. Also, purely logistically, he can run faster to get you and his reflexes are better to catch you. I don't know Cam, I'm stuck." Macey started to wined her hands together. Cammie pulled her hands apart and looked her in the face,

"Macey, read these notes and listen. I won't ever ditch you guys for Zach, ever, you have done so much for me, all of you. You are my best friends and I love you all, I just love Zach too in a different way. I can't choose between the greatest girls on the planet and, let's be honest, the greatest guy on the planet. He could become a billionaire and want to move to outer Mongolia and I would want to know if you guys would be okay all the time." Macey finally looked up at Cammie, let pulled out one of her hands and pointed to the notes.

"You found these in the gun?" Her voice was wavering with emotion, but she didn't seem to notice or care.

"No, Zach found them. He saw the two hinges on the gold section and got me to open the small door."

"Why am I hugging a pillow?" A disgruntled voice muttered across the room, "You little…"

"Spy? Get over it, I needed to talk to my friend and you needed to continue sleeping." Cammie turned to face Zach, who was still hugging the pillow in front of him; he looked like a small child in the half light. "Either get dressed and join us or be quiet." Cammie ordered in a mock parent voice, Zach scowled and pulled himself off Cammie's bed and over to his own. Macey noticed how his feet made no noise on the floor, she tried to avoid looking at him but Cammie didn't, she smirked, glanced at Macey and began to laugh. Bex grunted at the noise and Grant turned over, pulling the pillow over his head. Preston and the others didn't stir.

"Why are you laughing now?" Zach pulled his t-shirt on and joined them, still making no noise. "I did say you are a bunch of giggles, how can I teach you 'passion'?" Macey looked between them completely bemused as they erupted into fresh giggles.

"Madam Daneby said Zach needed to teach me the passion of the Argentine Tango, he pointed out he couldn't do that as I was just a bunch of giggles." Zach was still standing up over them, and Macey noticed how relaxed he was, she had never ever seen him so chilled.

"You both seem to have got it by the time we saw," Macey replied, then Zach bent down and offered his hand to her. She took it and he pulled her up, Cammie looked between them then made a small Ah noise and shuffled off the mat.

"Argentine Tango is easy, even giggly can do it." Macey placed her hands on Zach's shoulder and then he took hers in his, not romantically but Macey was still aware of his possible strength from the muscle she could feel under her hand. Zach took a step forward and Macey followed, concentrating, he turned slowly and she copied a flick motion she had seen Cammie do, Cammie clapped quietly. "Remember when you kick or flick point your toes, Cammie had heals on which made it easier but you seem less clumsy."

"Hey! I did very well in those death machines, they nearly killed me." Cammie protested, Zach stuck his tongue out at her and Macey didn't see her response as Zach turned very fast causing Macey to fall backwards over his foot. Macey caught his hand and her hair brushed the floor as he spun her back up, "Try flying Mace!" Cammie suggested, Zach cocked his head to the side and Macey nodded.

"I will let you fall again and you just have to stay as straight as possible. I will bring you back up and into the air if you stay still enough." Macey nodded and waited, he spun around a few times, she concentrated on kicking and flicking and then she fell back. She tensed her whole body and fell perfectly straight, Cammie clapped enthusiastically, Zach smiled and brought her up much faster this time, she aimed to stay straight and obviously succeeded as next thing she knew she was in the air above Zach who guided her down with a hand. She stumbled on her landing and when she straightened up she saw both Zach and Cammie quietly clapping, she took a sarcastic bow and walked over.

"What even is the time?" She asked once they were settled on the mat. Cammie looked at her watch,

"6:03. Normal time then." She glanced at her watch, then to Macey who was looking shocked. "Anyway we never told you what was making me laugh earlier, Macey…" Cammie didn't get to finish as Macey landed on her, making her stop from shock and squeal slightly. This woke Bex up properly, she sat up and glanced at the mat to see Zach sitting cross legged laughing at Macey and Cammie who seemed to be play fighting in their pj's. She shook her head and turned over to sleep.

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"CODE RED CODE RED CODE RED" The mechanical voice called for the second time in two days, the whole hall went quiet and Joe stood up, everyone looked from the team to him. He nodded and Bex bounced out of her seat and Cammie had to watch carefully to see if she touched the floor on the way to meet her parents. Cammie followed with Zach slightly slower, the rest of the team picked up food and followed eating it.

"Sit down, this isn't like yesterday. Sit down." Joe called, a few people still went over to the door but Joe pulled them back. Once he was at the open doorway though the students piled up behind them. Bex was standing by the door, bouncing on her heals.

"Hello?" Another British voice called, this one was happy and relaxed not scared like Townsends.

"Name?" Joe called, he ignored the students and was loud and clear.

"Grace and Abe Baxter, parents of Rebecca Baxter who is probably bouncing behind the door right now." A female voice called back, equally calm, "And may I say I think the entrance is very 007, I hope you are hiding him somewhere to excuse it."

"What is Bex's favourite colour?" Joe asked.

"Red. But her second is Blue and then White. Very patriotic I would say." Abe replied. Bex nodded at Joe who smiled and nodded back, Bex flung the doors open and hugged her parents. They hugged back and Bex pulled them inside. Joe ushered the students back into the hall and they all did so, glancing back every now and then but the talk soon escalated back up. "Why aren't you boys going back in?" Abe asked once it was loud enough, Bex shushed him.

"You know Cammie and Liz, this is Macey, the one I was talking about a little while ago. The new girl in our room who I used to hate, but she is now one of us and like my best friend. This is Grant, my boyfriend, get over it Mum I'm 17. This is Jonas, one of Grant's friends and one of the team, he can hack the CIA faster than Liz! How cool is that? Liz can beat him at the FBI though and MI6 they are about even. This is Preston, another one of the team, his dad is the British Ambassador like Macey's dad. This is Zach, Cammie's boyfriend and our 007 in hiding." Zach frowned slightly at Bex's description and Abe laughed.

"I'm guessing you don't agree with that." He asked Zach who shrugged and was about to open his mouth before Cammie spoke for him.

"Ignore what he says, yes he is." Grace turned to look at Cammie, then gave her, Macey and Liz huge hugs each. "Trust me I know."

"I would guess you do Cammie, you will need to fill me in on these dangerous looking boys. In the meantime, got any food?"

"Like Mother like Daughter I see." Grant joked and Bex hit him over the head before leading them into the hall.

Heya readers, i know school has started, (i know because they lovely Colleen has been torn away by teachers) but keep the reading up and make sure to update your own stories as i do read some of yours as well. Particually those who review because i'm able to just click and get onto them instead of... well yeh.

Guest 1- OHHHH to you too, i'm not going to tell you because it is amazing and i dont want to ruin it...

Guest 2- Thank you so much, i'm so used to people correcting my spelling and writing that when i read that i bounced about for three minutes, 23 seconds and 3 pull-ups, because my legs hurt but not my arms so i decided to let them join in too!

Review if you have the time, i'm not fussed. I do recommend that you, if you havent already, read Alex Rider by Antony Horoviwtz, also about a teenage spy and he is equally as hot!

Charlie xx