the crossword from jared's place

chapter one

chapter one

Hi there. I'm Cameron Morgan. Otherwise known as Cam, the Chameleon, Pavement Artist. But I normally go by Cammie.

I'm a 22 year old girl who went to a very... ahem... privileged school. The Gallagher Academy. You may know it as a school for rich and snotty kids.

But no! That's not what it is! Okay, so I'll let you in on a secret. Something that you have to promise not to tell. Ever. Like, seriously, take it to your grave.

Okay, well, that school isn't exactly what you would call a normal school. And the kids that attend it aren't what you would call normal kids. It's a spy school. And the kids who attend aren't regular in any way-they're spies. Well, thank you, Captain Obvious! I happen to be one of the lucky girls who attended. And then the Blackthorne Boys came making it co-ed. To make a long story short, Zach and I have been together since they first came back. I hadn't heard from him for one year, 8 months, and 12 days. And then I got a letter saying he was coming back. And that he missed me.

I didn't talk to him for days. Then one day he decided to follow me around school and "seduce me" (don't worry, his words, not mine!). Well, sort of, anyway.

So then he trapped me in a supply closet. And when he pushed me against the wall to kiss me, the glitter flew down like rain in a hurricane. But we didn't stop. It was romantic... in a kind of awkward way. I had glitter in my hair for days. I was finding it in my ears for a while. And it came out of my nose like there was no tomorrow. That was a kiss to remember.

That was years ago. Like I said earlier, I'm twenty two. We're still spies, but we only get called on missions occasionally. Crime's been pretty low. NOT!

But there's always Liz and Jonas and Bex and Grant. Oh, and did I mention that Macey has a new beau? His name is Danny and he's from Australia. They met on a mission to Zurich, Germany. They were supposed to kill each other, but right when Macey was seriously about five seconds away from killing him, Liz came running through yelling, 'DON'T KILL HIM! HIS BOSS WAS A FRAUD! DON'T KILL HIM!' It was actually pretty funny.

So she put her gun down and he took the moment to lunge at her. We were pretty much scared shitless considering we were all watching from the sidelines with popcorn. I'm only joking. We came with Liz. We thought he was about to kill her, but he kissed her. Then we left. They got married that same year, when we were all 19. Talk about a rich and famous couple!

Bex and Grant got married a year ago. It was in Tahiti. And let me tell you, that place is SO freaking awesome! Liz and Jonas are engaged to be married in June. They make an extremely cute genius couple.

So, anyway, back to Zach and myself. Well... he recently went on a month long mission to Barcelona. His objective was to rescue the beautiful diamante de esperanza, which means "diamond of hope".

At one point, the point in which he knew the location of the diamond and was sent to the coordinates, he had to swim under a waterfall and into a cave-like area. To make a long story short, he whooped some bad guy ass and retrieved not only the diamante de esperanza, but also a special ring that was on one of the criminals.

It was a ring that was found in the early 12th century. It belonged to the mother of a famous Italian painter named Cristiano Botticelli. Oh, you mean you've never heard of him? Yaaaaaaaaah... well, it's not just you.

One of the more discreet artists, Botticelli passed the ring through generations. Up until the 14th century it went from Botticelli to Botticelli. But then it went missing. After that, it was replaced and everyone thought that Mister Cristiano Botticelli was a fraud.

Of course we know about him, though. I mean, after all, we have to know these things, since we are spies.

Anyway, so il anello di perpetuo amore,or the ring of perpetual love, was found on the ring of one of the most hostile psycho maniacs in the WORLD. Oh.... I forgot to mention one teeny weensy part. Botticelli was a spy and installed a few special traits to said ring. Not only is it the most beautiful ring anyone could have ever laid eyes on, but it also includes a lie detector, a grapple device, and a laser.

So the point of me telling you about this wonderful piece of jewelry is that... well, I think it might just have to show you, now won't I?

flashback to 8 days, 12 hours, and 34 seconds ago! =D

It will be a month today since Zach left for his mission in Barcelona and let me tell you, I miss him like crazy!

Liz keeps telling me that being such a hormonal, sex-crazed young adult, (not that much! And it's not my fault! You'd be the same way if you knew Zach!), and that if he didn't come back soon she'd kick his ass for driving them all mental. Woops.

Anyway, as I was saying, it's been a month and if he doesn't come back soon I just might k -Ding-Dong! I walked to the door, befuddled, seeing as it was 3 o'clock in the morning and all of my friends would be dead asleep. I opened the door and...