A/N: I'm sooooooo sorry for not updating! I wrote an extra-long chapter just for you guys! It's over 2000 words! Please forgive me. Thank you reviewers! It warms my heart to see people say they love my writing! And yes I meant Brian not Brain. Sorry about that.

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CPOV

It's been 2 weeks since the shooting range and the Blackthorne boys and I are really close. Grant is like another protective older brother. Jonas is like a little brother to me; I am 6 months older than him. Nick is also like a protective older brother. Zach is one of my best friends although I wish we were more, not that I would ever admit it. Also, Bex and Grant like each other, but aren't officially dating yet, Jonas and Liz have crushes on each, but are too shy to admit it, and Macey and Nick have been dating for 2 days now. Zach hangs with me like I'm his best friend and nothing more. I kind of feel like he lost interest in me. As you can see, a lot has changed over 2 weeks, but one thing hasn't. My mother's words still rang in my head. Why don't you ask him what he's keeping from his little princess? What was that supposed to mean? What could my father possibly be hiding from me?

I sat at lunch lost in thought. I must have looked pretty obvious because next thing I knew Zach asked me, "What are you thinking about?"

I turned to face him. "Nothing, just the big announcement Joe said he was making today," I said. That wasn't an entire lie. It was one of my thoughts, just not the dominant one. We talked a little and then Bex came bursting through the doors.

"Oh my goodness Cammie! You will never guess what just happened!" she said with a lot of enthusiasm.

"Grant asked you to be his girlfriend," I stated. I knew because Grant asked me if he should or not.

"YES!" she said, and then the rest of our gang joined us for lunch. We talked and laughed, and it was really fun. Then Joe walked up to the podium.

"Attention students, I have a very important announcement," he said and that got everyone's attention. "This year we will be holding a ball. It is both for your enjoyment and it is also a test. Now this is not some ordinary ball; it is a masquerade. You will have masks of two kinds. Actual masks, and covers. Next period you will be fitted for tuxedos and dresses. It is this Friday. Carry on," and then he left the podium.

"This is awesome! Finally an excuse to doll you guys up!" Macey said with excitement.

"Oh joy!" I said with sarcasm.

"Come on Cammie. It can't be that bad," Zach said.

"Obviously you don't know Macey," I said. The bell rang and lunch was over. We had free period, but we had to get fitted.

All of us were waiting to get fitted. They called up Macey and Nick. I walked over to Zach. I needed help with something, and it wasn't going to be easy.

"Hey Zach! Can you help me with something," I asked as I walked over to him.

"Sure, anything for you Cams," he replied. I zone out for a minute. He just said he would do anything for me! How sweet! My thoughts were interrupted by Zach. "Cammie, you there?"

"Oh right. You know this school pretty well right?" I asked.

"Yeah, like the back of my hand. Why?"

"I need your help," I said slightly unsure on how he would respond to my next sentence.

"With what?"

"I want to sneak out," I whispered.

"YOU WANT TO WHAT?" he basically screamed. I shushed him and told everyone to mind their own business. "Why do you want to sneak out?" he asked more calmly this time.

"I need to go back to Dulles and search my dad's office," I said.

"What are you looking for in your dad's office?" he asked.

"I'm not entirely sure," I replied.

"I don't know Cammie. It seems dangerous, and the security is really tough, and if we get caught-" he said, but I cut him off.

"Please Zach! It is really important to me," I said with puppy dog eyes.

Zach sighed. "Okay fine. I'll help you sneak out," he agreed.

"Thank you so much, Zach!" I said and then I hugged him. The hug lasted a little longer than it should have. Now is probably not the time to say it felt so good to be in his arms, but it's so true! We pulled apart. We were just staring at each other.

"Cammie, I-"he started, but was cut off by Mrs. Kutchi, the woman fitting us for our dresses.

"Zach and Cammie! Your turn!" she screamed. I never will know what Zach was going to say, but oh well.

I stepped up to the podium and they started sizing me. My dress was a black, strapless, knee length dress. It was really pretty, but it was not something that a chameleon like me would wear. That's the thing though. Friday I would be somebody else. I would not be the Chameleon.

Time skip to Friday!

I finished putting on my make up and walked out of the bathroom. My cover was McKayla Machee. She was a college student who loved to perform/sing. I was really upset with that part, and I knew my mother had planned it. I loved to sing, but I hated doing it in front of people; the reason I am the Chameleon.

I slipped on my sparkling black mask then took a look at my roommates. They were stunning. Macey wore a floor length, red dress with a red mask. Liz wore a one shoulder, floor length white sparkling dress with a white mask. Bex wore a strapless, knee length purple dress with a purple mask. All of their hair was beautiful.

"Cam! You look amazing!" Bex said.

"Thanks! So do all of you!" I said.

We all exited our room and headed towards the grand hall. When we walked in, I was shocked. The grand hall looked absolutely beautiful! Lovely chandeliers hung from the ceiling and sparkled. There were drapes and table clothes and it just looked amazing.

All my friends split up to find their dates. Even though we had covers, you could bring a date. I walked over to the refreshments table and grabbed a cup of punch.

"Why hello there," I heard behind me. I turned around to see none other than Zach. "I don't believe we have met. I'm James," he said.

"Hello James," I said very politely. "I'm McKayla."

"It's nice to meet you McKayla. Tell me about yourself," 'James' said.

"I'm a college student at JMU. I am majoring in the performing arts," I replied.

"So will I be able to see you perform tonight?" he asked. Zach knew I hated performing in public.

"I'm afraid not, James," I said slightly smirking. He set his drink down on the table.

"Well McKayla, may I have this dance?" he asked.

"You certainly may," I replied. He pulled me to the dance floor and we started dancing.

"Ready for tonight?" he whispered in my ear. We were planning on sneaking out after the ball.

"Ready as I'll ever be," I said back, barely moving my lips. If we were caught even talking about this, we would be dead.

"We don't have to do this Cammie," he said. I looked up into his eyes and saw worry.

"But I do," I whispered back. "I need to know," I said. We were looking into each other's eyes again. We had stopped dancing and we were just standing there, in the middle of the dance floor. I saw Zach slightly move in. NO WAY! Zach was going to kiss me! I was mentally freaking out, but on the outside I was calm. I started to move in too. When our lips were centimeters apart, I heard my mom talk.

"Welcome!" she said. We jumped apart because we were startled. Yes, being the spies that we are we shouldn't have been startled, but at the moment we weren't spies. We were a boy and a girl about to kiss. "I would like to thank all of you for coming to this ball!" she said. Her cover was that it was the grand opening of her restaurant or something so she threw a ball. I looked around and saw Macey, Bex and Liz coming my way. They had a worried look on their faces. Oh crap I thought.

"Guys what's going on?" I whispered. My mom was still talking, but I wasn't listening.

"McKayla," Macey said, using my cover name just in case someone overheard us. "We heard Mrs. VanCamp (my mom) is going to ask you to perform since you love singing," she said, trying to act calm. I look of terror came across my face. Why would my mom do that? Is she seeing if I can keep my cover even if it means I have to do something I hate?

"Will you guys come on stage with me if that's true?" I asked. They all nodded.

"It is my pleasure to introduce an upcoming star from JMU, Ms. Mckayla Machee!" she said then gestured towards me. The girls and I started walking towards her. I put a smile on my face, but on the inside I was dying. Everyone clapped as we made our way towards my mom.

"Ms. Machee, I heard you love to sing, so would you do us the honors, and sing us a song?" she asked, looking me in the eyes. I tensed a little, but then smiled.

"I would love to!" I said with fake enthusiasm.

My mom handed me an IPod then said, "Pick any song." I walked over to the stage with Macey, Bex, and Liz right behind me. They went to the three microphones that were set up for background singers and I went to the one up front. The light hit me, though I would never admit it, I was terrified. I looked back a Bex and nodded, and she started the song. (A/N You should listen to the song It's like the BEST song ever! It's my favorite song! It's called Where Have You Been By Rihanna.)

I've been everywhere, man
Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you babe
Looking for you babe
Searching for you babe

I became more into it, so you could tell I loved performing.

Where have you been
Cause I never see you out
Are you hiding from me, yeah?
Somewhere in the crowd

The girls started doing the yeah's in the background.

Where have you been,
All my life, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life

During this part, there was no singing. Everyone was dancing and looked like they really enjoyed it.

I've been everywhere, man
Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you babe
Looking for you babe
Searching for you babe

Where have you been
Cause I never see you out
Are you hiding from me, yeah?
Somewhere in the crowd

The girls did the yeah's here.

Where have you been,
All my life, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life

I was dancing around the stage, and it really looked like I loved it.
[Beat Break]

Where have you been, all my life

You can have me all you want
Any way, any day
To show me where you are tonight

The girls did more yeah's and I was holding other yeah's and oh's.

I've been everywhere, man
Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you babe
Looking for you babe
Searching for you babe

Everyone was clapping and cheering at the top of their lungs for me. I bowed and thanked them.

"I also want to thank Mrs. VanCamp for this wonderful opportunity," I said then faced my mother. She knew I wasn't thankful, but she smiled back. We walked off stage, and headed back towards the boys. As I walked back, they all told me how good I was and I thanked them.

"You did amazing McKayla," Zach said.

"Thanks James," I said and I hugged him.

"You have that evil glint in your eyes, what are you planning?" he whispered. We pulled apart and spoke barely moving my lips.

"Let's just say my mom better watch out. Revenge is coming her way," I said. Then I turned towards my mom, smiled, and waved.

SNEAK PEEK

"Cammie, there's something I need to tell you," Zach said.

"Zach, as much as I would love to hear it, we are in a closet, with somebody outside so we should really-" he cut me off with a kiss. It was sweet and tender and his lips felt amazing.

"You should learn to stop talking," he said. I smiled and he bent down to kiss me again, but then the doors opened. We fell down because we were leaning against it. I looked up to see who it was.

Oh crap.

A/N: I AM SOOOOOOOOOO SOORY FOR NOT UPDATING YESTERDAY! I was incredibly busy! I will try my hardest to get two chapters up tomorrow! Again I'm soooooo sorry!