Disclaimer: I do not own the Gallagher girl Series.
A/N Hey guys sorry for the wait I've got a lot on my plate see right after that A/N post I got a phone call, it was my best friend crying (and believe me she does NOT cry. Ever. )But her grandma had died, unexpectantly, her heart just stopped. And then a couple of days ago her grandpa died. Two grandparents, same week. She's having a pretty rough time so being her best friend, it's my duty to help her feel better. So I am (trying) she still upset though (understandably). So here's your chapter!
Mr. Solomon stopped in front of my room, "Ryan I want to talk to you tomorrow morning" I nodded "and" he stopped himself then looked at the door. "I want you to stand behind Cammie" I gave him an odd look. Why would he ask such a thing? "Why sir?" he shook his head "do what you are told please" I furrowed my eyebrows but went along with it and opened the door. I saw Cammie standing there arms crossed looking directly at Mr. Solomon behind me. "Well?" she asked expectantly he shook his head; I walked up behind her standing next to Grant and Jonas. He walked in front of her "Cammie I'm sorry" he sighed as he put his hand on her shoulder. "What are you-"but she couldn't finish because she was falling backwards in my arms. I caught her as she lay knocked out in my arms. Everyone looked shocked he looked around at us "I'll let you take it from here" and walked out shutting the door behind him fairly quickly. Everyone snapped their heads towards me "What was that?" Macey demanded. I shrugged easing Cammie down to the ground, I sighed "guys you need to know something" I looked down at Cammie. I knew I had to tell them not tell them tell them but tell them the jiff. "Cammie's in danger, I can't tell you why I don't even know. All I know is she's going to need protection; I want you to watch out for her. But no matter what you cannot tell her understand?" they all looked around at each other and then nodded "fine" Bex glanced at the clock and sighed "Well considering it bloody three o'clock in the morning I guess we should go back" we all nodded as I started to pick Cammie up. I picked her up bridal style as we all walked silently through the halls to their room. I looked at the three girls in front of me, they were up to something they kept glancing at each other. We finally reached their room; I sat Cammie down on their bed and turned to face them "What are you all up to?" Bex smirked and Liz shut the door. They all looked at me and I admit I started getting slightly scared. Bex was the first to attack me as she pinned me to the ground "Liz get your laptop and a chair, Macey get the rope, duct tape, you know the rest! "she ordered as the scrambled off. I squirmed and tried to break free but I couldn't get out of her grip. Dang I thought These Gallagher girls sure are strong. Macey came in with duct tape, rope, a video camera, a big fat red button wired to some box. And lethal was my final thought before I was being slammed into a chair and tied head to toe with rope a duct tape.
~15 minutes later~
I was glaring at them non-stop as Bex and Macey paced in front of me, arms crossed while Liz had a recorder and was typing furiously on her laptop. "Why the heck are you interrogating me?" I demanded angrily Macey pushed the red button. I flinched as I felt a small electric shock come through my body. I huffed out "How long have you been planning this! Is that why you have that dang button?" I yelled Bex sighed and walked up to right infront of me "So Ryan when you were contacted by Mrs. Goode?" this surprised me
"How did you-"
"We bugged Cammie and Mr. Solomon said something about you being contacted" Bex interrupted I sighed and looked around the room. "A few days ago, they all looked at each other. "And what did she want?" Macey stepped up. I looked them all square in the eye "I can't tell you Mr. Solomon-"
Bex shook her head "I don't care Ryan! She's your best friend and one of ours, how would you feel if someone told you she was in danger and you didn't know why or how. Or that your new best friend had a gun to someone's head, a gun that you had" she threatened. I huffed angrily. "Look, Zach's mom wants Cammie, just like when she was three years old. I don't know why, no one does. All I know is she's threatinning to kill my family if I don't give her Cammie" But then Bex did something I totally didn't expect her to do. She grabbed me by the color picking me up (shall I mention that I'm still tied to a chair?) and put me against the wall "you were going to kidnap and give her to some bloody criminal!" she yelled, wow this girl was really over protective of her friends. "No!" I yelled back, I was surprised no one had heard us with all the yelling, but that was the least of my worries. Bex let go of me and grabbed the button from Macey and kept pushing it.
"OW BEX *shock* STOP *shock* PRESSING THE *shock* DAM BUTTON!"
I yelled as I lost my breath from the shock. She kept pushing, but then Macey gasped "Bex stop!" she did as told "What?" she growled. "He didn't want to kidnap Cammie and Zach" Bex gave her an odd look she shook her head. "He wouldn't do that to her" Bex looked at her "and why not?" her mouth opened "because he's in love with her" and then you could of heard a pin drop. Liz stoped typing, Bex froze, and Macey smiled. Dang it I thought, I knew having a girl as a best friend was a bad idea. I sighed and looked at Macey how the heck could she figure that out? And so quickly! "is it true?" Liz piped up. I sighed and looked over to her, and quietly nodded "yea it's… true" it felt weird admitting it out loud. But then I heard a chorus of "awws" Bex put the button on a night stand. "So you weren't going to take both of them?" I shook my head. She looked around a little guilty "sorry" she said I huffed out but then thought better "apology accepted can I go now?" Liz furiously rushed over "yea sorry one sec" and then my ropes and ductape were on the ground. "Sorry for shocking you" Macey said on my way out, I gave her a little nod and headed out the door, knowing tomorrow would be a long day with no sleep.
Ryan's P. O .V
As they awoke the next morning Mr. Solomon was waiting for me in the interrogation room. I sighed as I grabbed an apple on my way there, I'd be missing breakfast for this. When I finally got there I could see Mr. Solomon leaning against the clear glass waiting for me. I walked in the door as he gave a short nod towards the chair giving the universal signal for "sit down" I sat and looked up at him. He stood up straight, "So what was your plan again?" he cooed I sighed and took a bight out of my apple. "My plan" I started and swallowed my apple bite. "Was to kidnap Zach, hold him hostage for two weeks, meet up with Mrs. Goode and make the trade. Then come back announce Zach was a bad guy, have my family home again and maybe see if everyone won't be mad I left." He gave me a nod silently telling me I could go.
"Oh and Ryan?" he called I turned "yes?" Something new filled his eyes "thank you, thank you for not giving Cammie to…that" I gave him a half smile "never" and walked out.
~later in the hall ~
3rd P. O .V
"We have to put them in a room together" Bex said looking around at the group. "Put who and why?" Ryan asked coming up behind the group of friends. Everyone's head snapped towards him. Bex smiled deviously "great we can you him" he gave them all confused looks. "What are you-"
Macey interrupted him striding up "Look lover boy see those two?" she gestured over to Zach and Cammie who were both walking
"Watch them" she wiped as they were about to pass each other.
They both stopped, Cammie glared, and Zach looked like he really wanted to talk to her. "Look Cammie I-" he started but not a second later Cammie had slapped him hard on the face and walked in the opposite direction. Ryan's jaw dropped open he also flinched a little, they gave him odd looks. He shrugged "She slaps hard" They all nodded understanding. Bex gestured to the scene that just took place "See? They need to talk pronto"Grant nodded "Yea these too seriously need to have a talk" they looked at each other. Bex turned to Ryan. "Ryan I need you to get Cam into the black box room, and Grant. You and Jonas will do the same for Zach. Have them both in there in half an hour" Bex instructed as the three went their separate ways. Bex sighed and looked back at her best friends "We got some work to do" she said as they all headed down the hall to the black box room.
~LATER~
Zach's P. O . V
.I sighed and plopped down on my bed relaxing against my pillow when…
"Zach" Grant's familiar voice rang through. I sat up, as he stood at the opened door. "Yea?" I asked he moved his head to the right gesturing for me to fallow him. "Come on dude theres something you need to see" I sighed
"Grant if it's another chip that looks like Sandra Bullock I-"
"It's not!" he protested, I rolled my eyes and sighed once more trailing behind him. Once he stopped at the door to the black box room I gave him a questioning look "Grant what are we doing here?" he giggled, I know giggled like a little girl. "There's a surprise for you" I shook my head "Grant are you feeling alright? Because if you're not we can-"but I didn't get to finish because Grant was already pushing me into the room with all his force. I fell to the ground and looked back as I heard the door slam shut. "Well" said a voice I looked up "I guess this wasn't your idea was it?" that's when I saw a very angry looking Cameron Morgan….great.
Cammie's P. O. V
I was writing in my note book when I heard a knock on the door "come in!" I called the door creaked open. "Hey Ryan" I smile sweetly and put my notebook down sitting up. We had had a little talk about the night before with the whole Zach situation. He smiled
"hey Cam, I need to show you something, come with me" I crossed my arms and stood up.
"Tell me where were going first" he rolled his eyes and grabbed my hand.
"Come on" he said and started pulling me, I stopped not moving as he did the same and looked back at me, not dropping my hand. He sighed "please Cammie" I cocked an eyebrow not saying a word. The last time I got dragged some where we ended up playing truth or dare. He shook his head "This isn't a game" his eye were pleading, I sighed finally breaking "fine" I muttered as he pulled me along, dragging my towards the north corridors. He finally stopped in front a black door, it was unfamiliar. "Ryan?" I asked a little un-easy "what is this?" he sighed
"Nothing too bad Cam, I promise"
"What are you talking about?" but the next thing I knew he was opening the door pushing me into it.
Zach's P. O. V
There's something you should know about the black box room. The only we out is by the key panel, if the doors are locked. And of coursed the doors we locked. The key panel was behind a single 14 inch piece of glass, no problem right? Wrong because that piece of glass happened to be bullet, bomb, knife, laser, and missal proof. Plus may I say the glass was a window about 17 feet up. I groaned as I hit the side of the black titanium wall in frustration "just let us out! Some one!" Cammie called annoyed as I was. "No" we heard a small squeaky voice. Both of our heads shot up to see….Liz?
"Liz!" Cammie yelled up at her friend. "Let us out!" she demanded Liz put her hands together and shrugged. "Sorry Cam I'm not letting you two out until you talk" she said simply and turned the window black (well it is called the black box room). "And you will talk!" yelled a British voice from the speakers. Cammie groaned and I just slumped down in a chair next to a table and another chair. "Cammie" I called she ignored me "Cammie" I pressed again, she was silent. I stood up and walked over to her "Cammie" I reached for her hand but she pulled back "don't touch me" she growled. I flinched back and went back to me seat
"You know" I started
"There not letting us go until we talk to each other so… let's… talk"
She was silent for a minute but sighed in defeat and walked over. "Fine" she mumbled we were both quite for a while when I finally got the courage to speak. "Cammie I'm sorry" she rolled her eyes and looked the other way. I leaned closer "Cammie please just hear me out" she looked back at me but glared while doing it. I leaned back "Look Cam… I'm not like my mother you've got to believe me" she scoffed "do I have any reason to?" I thought for a moment, she had a point. She really didn't have one, but I need her to give me a chance.
"Cam remember that day in the library? When I said Joe was the only one I had left? Well he is! He despises my mother as much as I do. He took care of me because he knew I was nothing like her and hated what she stood for. We changed things Cammie, a lot of things"
I said the last part softer thinking of how Joe and I had finally changed Blackthorne. She looked at me not saying a word, I sighed
"Cammie I couldn't have done anything to save your parents I'm sorry" I shook my head in guilt. But then I heard a faint breath as she sucked in to speak. I looked up at her "then why didn't you tell me what happened to them?" her voice cracked. "Cammie I couldn't" she shook her head "No you could. You knew what happened to me Zach! You knew that your mother tried to kill me again when I was seven. You knew that I was alive but when I finally show up you can't even tell me the one thing I've wanted to know for the past 10 years!" she yelled. Wait what was she talking about seven? My mother tried to kill her when she was seven? "What?" I said leaning closer "I thought you were dead I read the report my mother sent out. She gave me a look but I shook my head "Honest! I swear! Solomon thought the same thing!" her teeth gritted "That's a lie! Joe knew he dated my aunt for years and was my dad's best friend" How did I forget that? Crap of course he knew. I sighed "Then he didn't tell me but Cammie I need you to tell me what happened when she attacked you when you were seven" she crossed her arms. "Why" I shook my head "I need to know" and she did tell me, in detail actually, it sounded horrible. (A/N sorry I just don't want to go back and keep re-printing the flash back from the previous chapters)
"Oh" was all I said when she was done telling her story. She looked at her hands "You need to keep that mother of yours on a leash" I cracked a small smile and nodded "believe me I've tried." She shook her head "But why is she after you now?" this got my attention "What?" (A/N for confusion I kinda made it where Zach doesn't know about the whole Ryan thing, and when he tried to kidnap him) she gave me an odd look. "You know how she wanted Ryan to give you to her in exchange for his family's safety" What was she talking about?
"What? No!" I yelled
"What the heck are you talking about?"
Her eye's went wide "you woke up when I came in" she whispered as if just remembering something. Her mouth dropped open as if she was trying to say a million things but nothing came out. "Cammie talk to me?" she started stuttering "Whe-when I –ca came" I nodded "Yes" she swallowed. "When I came in your room that night Ryan was the one in your room with a gun and was taking you out of your bed" wait was he the one who took my gun from my bed. And why was he kidnapping me!" she must have read my face. "He was kidnapping you because she has his family hostage, and she wanted you in exchange for them so he kind of umm…" she trailed off and gave me a nod "Then I walked in and you know… I nodded I did know, I had been told. I shook my head "That doesn't make sence I'm her son and she could take me without having another student doing it" she nodded "My thoughts exactly" she mumbled. We stayed silent thinking but then Joe's words rang through my head:
"Zach I want you to look out for her"
"Why?"
"Because you're the only one who knows how much danger she could be in" I sighed but gave him a nod and walked out of the sliding stone.
I mentally gasped, Cammie was being chaised by the COC…again. It made sense, my mother had been defeated and well Ryan's her best friend. What if he found me as an alternative? It all fit together, I had to find Joe. Her gaze met mine as I shrugged "I'm not sure" she nodded ."So… are we cool?" I asked she was quite then we both heard a faint click she didn't say anything as she walked out.
Of course Solomon knew Cammie was alive. Of course he had kept it from me, he didn't want me knowing the truth. But I still didn't understand one thing. Why would my mother go after her now? She tried again when she was seven but then everything went dead silent. But then it hit me Abby. Abby was the one who took care of Cammie even since her parents died. Abby was the one who had nonstop missions for the CIA. Abby was the one who knew all of Joe's and Matt's plans for the circle. She was the one who knew everything. And Abby was the one who had just died. On a mission that had just gone wrong. One that Mr. Solomon knew about. And one that he knew where she could be, who with, and what he was up against. Joe knew the circle, better than me (and I'm one of the leader's sons'). Was it a coincidence that my mother contacted Ryan during about the time Abby died? One thing that every spy learns: There are no coincidences. My mom knew Cammie wouldn't have as much protection with Abby gone. The CIA doesn't even know Cammie is alive; the only one protecting her would be Joe. One against thousands….that seems fair (I think you know my tone).
I had to protect Cammie I owed her that.
The odd thing was I had met other families I knew my mother had killed but I never felt quite s guilty as this one. Why was that? Was it because I knew what it did to Cammie or is it because of Cammie? Because Cammie was….different from anyone else I ever met? Because she was smart, pretty and- What am I saying? Cammie was my friend, key word was. I have to gain her trust again and make it all up to her if it's the last thing I do. I picked up my jacket and made my way out of the room.
A/N love it? Hate it? Review please! I hope it was worth the wait
Oh and I have some news soo I was thinking, when I'm finally done with this story I'm going to do a base-off (anyone know what that is?) Well if you don't a base off is what I'm going to do: So in the beginning of the story I put that Cammie was almost kidnapped by Zach's mom but didn't succeed. Well I'm going to write another story based off if she did. I mean think about it what if she did get Cammie that day? What would happen? And no this is not a completely new story I'll still have Ryan and everyone. But there's and new plot. So yea new project I hope y'all like it once I can do it.
Sorry for mistakes, I didn't re-read over it, I just thought since y'all waited so long…
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-Alexandra