Juicy Gossip

Now, to fill you in on all the juicy gossip at Gallagher Academy.

SOOO:

I was talking to Cammie, who is always down to talk to a Gallagher student. So we were walking and we saw Mr. Solomon, Grant, Jonas (The two Blackthorne Alumni who brought the boys) and Zack sitting together. Just then Alec (be still mine heart) walked by and Grant called him over. I heard Cammie comment to Liz (who we were talking to) "It looks like the 'I Had A Crush On A Gallagher Girl' Club"

And I thought she was talking about me and Alec, but then I saw Liz's face. She was blushing really REALLY hard. Then I remembered something from the books. How Liz and some guy (I think it was Jonas....Sorry. It's been awhile) liked each other.

Might I just say "Oh My Bloody Gosh"

Liz has a crush on Jonas?! Jonas had a crush on her? Shall old flames be rekindled? Ah!

While were on the topic of Gallagher/Blackthorne couples....

Tansy and Lance are SOOO cute together. I don't spend a lot of time with seniors, but obviously I see them at meal times and such. Plus I have advanced blade class with Tansy's group. I already knew the blade basics when I came, thanks to Mom.

Also, I ride to the airport with them. I'm trying to get my pilot's licence, so when the seniors go to practice jumping out of airplanes and stuff, I ride along.

Seniors spend the most time skydiving (They have to practice landing. That is the tricky part) and last time they went up, they had room for one more person in the plane (One of the girls was sick)

So I got to watch Tansy and Lance skydive together. They are so bloody cute. On the way up, Lance said "I've never kissed anyone when skydiving" and Tansy said "LETS!"

Since they jumped out before me, I had to (got to) watch them kiss....while flying through the air.

They are so cute.

-K

One Reason Why I'm Worried

I've been feeling better of late.
Alec is always around. Well, not always...

But often. When I fake smile he gives me a look like " Be happy or I'll make you happy"

That in and of its self normally makes me smile. I can imagine he doing something crazy in the middle of Countries of The World, just to make me smile.

I don't cry as much as I did. In fact, I hardly cried then...it was just easier for me to snap.

Its good to know that there is someone else who knows. Someone who has my back.



I'm worried about my parents. They don't normally go on missions. They are more or less retired. Mom mostly works at Langley in a desk job and Dad teaches wilderness survival to CIA Operatives. (The adult kind. Not the training since childhood kind)

They haven't been on a mission that was this long in a long long time.

And that's one of the reasons why I'm so stressed.

I am also questioning myself. Do I REALLY have what it takes to be an operative? Will I crack under the pressure when the time comes?

I have to go to class now...

-K

How Am I?

Fine. Totally fine.



But to be honest, I am feeling so confused.

Part of me is mad at him for seeing me so weak.

Part of me is mad at myself for being so weak in front of him

Part of me is thankful for his support, for his time, for caring


But united, they make very confused me, who spends a lot of time wondering if all boys are this confusing and complicated.

He always seems to be around. Not like he is being a creepy stalker person, just...oh I don't know what.
It is nice to have someone who has my back.
But I'm so disoriented.

-K

Let It Go

I was in the library in my favorite window seat with a fuzzy blanket.

You'd think I'd be happy.

I'm not

But I'm pretty good at hiding it.

Everyone was gone. The Mansion empty.

Everyone was given a free pass to town, and the students were out in force. The girls hadn't been out in weeks. All the boy-girl couples were out doing stuff.

I could afford to cry.

But as soon as I started, Alec came around the corner with two cups of tea.

He handed one to me.

"What's wrong?"
I didn't answer so he said  "Come on. Either tell me what's wrong, or stop moping."

I faked smiled.

"Nope" He said and he grabbed my free hand and pulled me up. "No fake smiling"

"How can you tell?" I asked as he pulled me across the room. If he told me I could change that...

He smirked. "Not telling" He led me to the couch and told me to sit down. So I did.

"We're watching a movie" He told me. "What do you want to watch?"

"Frozen." I said, wanting him to argue. To get bored as soon as it started and leave. Instead he said "I've never seen it. Should be interesting." and sat down next to me.

So we watched Frozen. It was really funny to watch his face. Seriously, I don't need to watch the movie. I've seen it a million time.

How he smiled when Anna and Elsa were playing.
How sad he looked when Elsa hurt Anna. When Anna was by herself.
How he looked at me in concern when Elsa was trapped in her room, alone,
How he laughed at Olaf
How he wanted to kill Hans....

Yes. In fact he muttered some not very nice things under his breath. Grandma Beatrice would have washed his mouth out with soap.

A lot of soap.

But Grandma didn't know Portuguese, so....

It made me smile. For real. I laughed and he turned an gave me that half smile (Do guys know how sexy that is? Well, it looked even better on him) and said "Mission Accomplished"

We ended up watching a lot of Disney movies: Tangled, Brave, Atlantis, Mulan....

-K

I'm Not OK (Again) (Still)

If you want to run in the morning before class, you have to get up pretty early. If you want to run, take a 3 minute shower and eat...well you have to get up that much earlier. Since I prefer not to stink all day (also I love my food) I get up pretty early.

During the spring and fall I run outside, but it is WAY to dark out to go run, so I run on the treadmills in the P&E Barn. Not a lot of other people run, so normally I am alone.

It's kind of funny. I have never seen a 8th grader or Freshman. It's mostly Juniors and Seniors. I have only seen  two Sophomores who show up everyday: Alec and Will. He is the one that got stabbed with a pencil. Surprisingly, he was a really good sport about the whole video thing. He jokes about it making him famous and if they were allowed to  post it to Youtube he would be a internet celebrity! In fact he joke about a lot of things. 

Anyway, I got up extra early to go run, in hopes that  I could have the barn to myself. Even though it's Saturday, and we don't have class, I still wanted to work. force of habit and all. Also Alice is putting on a Movie Marathon and if I'm going to sit on my butt all day I should go the extra mile. 

I didn't get the whole barn to myself in case your wondering. There was a random senior. We both joked about our hopes of quiet being crushed and then silently got to work. Every once and awhile we would jokingly call out and ask if the other was finished. Can I have the barn to myself now? 

 I saw Alec was coming. Ok, I'm sorry, but it's so awkward around him. 

While I'm pretty good at hiding my feelings, but he's seen me at my worst. I'd been avoiding him. I didn't need his concern. I didn't want to remind him of how cracked  I felt then.

Luckily the senior dude is here. So it's not weird.

Then the senior left. 

Crap

For awhile we ran in silence. 

Then he asked

"Hey are you ok?" 

Am I ok? My parents are still gone. I still have all the other problems I had earlier. I just have them under control better. 

Plus I am alone with Alec. 

"What makes you think I'm not ok?" 

"Your acting like you were earlier." 

I grabbed my towel off my treadmill and said "Great. As if I don't have enough problems, I have a boys spying on me. I don't need your concern." I yelled at him. I jumped off the treadmill and left. I left my gym bag and run out the door for the woods. 

"Kat?" He called, following. 

"Leave me alone" I hissed and ran faster. Of course he had only just gotten to the gym and I had been running for awhile. And I think he is also faster. But I still beat him to the woods. 

Once I was there the advantage was mine. I races through the trees, weaving and jumping brush. I heard him run into the wild rose I had just ran into and curse. 

But I just kept running. 

And running

I'd cried in front of him before, when I had boxed until my hands bled. I'd been weak in front of him before when I almost dropped my tea cup.

I hate being weak in front of anyone. Even my friends. This guy had only been here a month and so far he had seen me just about every time I had cried. 

I wanted everyone to think I was strong. To see the girl I wanted them to see. Not the girl I was hiding. Everyone is weak sometimes, But I never wanted anyone to see. 

I kept running. 

Eventually, I heard him drop behind. I kept going a little longer. The forest was quiet. he must have given up and left. Maybe he realized now that I was weak. That I wanted to be alone. 

Even more I was afraid he would realized that I was alone. And that deep down,  I didn't want to be. 

I stopped by the stream. 

And cried. 

And cried.

I was NOT ok. 

But nobody could ever know that.

Nobody could know. 



I heard a rustle behind me and glanced back. Alec came out of the trees. His jeans were ripped from the roses and his legs were beginning to bleed. Too late I realized I couldn't run. I couldn't hide the tears. I was in a sitting position and he was too close. 

I decided to stall and distract him. I stood up. 
"Your legs are bleeding" I said, hoping to make him look down. Instead he said
"So are your arms" 
I glanced down. "I hadn't noticed" My voice cracked. 

"You don't notice. That's the problem. You just keep pushing yourself." He looked angry. 

"Im fine"

"stop lying"

A squirrel came out of the brush just then and I turned to look at it. I knew that would attract his attention. Cracking sound and me looking. Perfect. He turned and in that instant I ran again. 

But I didn't make it very far. He had longer legs and he was fresh. Plus he's a spy. He caught me before I had even crossed the clearing. He grabbed me around the arm and forcibly picked my feet up off the ground a few inches. 

I kicked back, trying to hurt him. To make him let me go. I wiggled as much as I could. Finally I managed to wrap my feet back around behind his legs and I applied pressure to the back of his knees. 

I had hoped that when he fell, he would let me go. He didn't. Now we were both lying on the ground and he was still holding me. I couldn't get free. 

I was so angry with myself. For being weak. For being stupid. For getting caught. I cried without meaning to and I was angry about that too. I cried and cried. . I hated myself for not crying silently, I hated the giant racking sobbing breaths I took. I know he could feel them. I could feel him breathing calm, in and out. 

Finally I couldn't cry anymore. I was limp. I hated myself for being weak. Alec no longer had no restrain me. I couldn't go anywhere. 

After awhile, Alec sat me up and we sat on the mossy ground. He kept one arm around me and turned slightly toward me. I couldn't escape. I pulled up my knees and rested my head on one of them, looking away from Alec. From the boy who'd bested me. From the boy who'd caught ME in the forest. On my ground. 

From the boy who'd seen my at my worst.

"Ok" He said after awhile "Tell me" 

"Why do you care." I croaked 

"I want to know"

"Why" I demanded, turning to look at him.  

"Because I care. Because if you don't you;ll just keep running yourself into the ground" 

I told him. I told him everything. I told him the things I ha never told anyone. Not even Jess and Lily. Not even my Mom. 

Half way through I started to cry again. Oops. Looks like I can still cry. 

He pulled my against him into a hug and I found myself leaning against his chest. I finished, pouring out my soul to this boy. 
He just sat there, with his chin on my head.

After awhile he asked me, "Ok, I'm going to let you go now. Promise not to run?" 

I nodded. There was no reason to run. Nothing to hide, besides myself (which was still very ashamed of crying my heart out in front of him) I washed my arms in the creek and Alec got most of the blood off his jeans. I don't normally wear any makeup, so there was nothing it fix. I just washed my face in the cold creek to get rid of the tear streaks. 

I went to stand and almost fell over. Alec caught me. And we began to walk back. 

I was silent most of the way back. Alec talked about his family and other things. I wasn't really listening. When we were almost back in sight of the mansion, I put on a fake smile (It totally looked real.) and laughed, like I was having the time of my life.

"Kat" Alec said, looking concerned "You don't have to do that" 

I broke off my fake smile for a second and told him "Yes I do" 

-K

What Happened Next

So I told them all my story, and they were all so happy.
One of them sighed and said "I wish I could have been there"

Then Alice sat up suddenly and yelped "The security cameras!" Then she wheeled her wheelchair quick as light, and raced off down the hall. The rest of the girls raced after her leaving just me and the boys.



But wait.

I just keeps getting better. They found the library feed.

So now there are three videos.

Video One: Me throwing book at Alec's head.

Video Two: Me stabbing Peter with a steak knife

Video Thee: All of us attacking yet another  Blackthorne boy.


The note at the end? Gallagher Girls 3; Blackthorne Boys 0

And they showed this video at the end of our grand James Bond Movie Marathon. There were a lot of Blackthorne Boys present. They didn't look happy.

Oh. This is going to be LOTS of fun.

-K

The Return of The Mad Hatter

Alice returns today! 

Who is Alice? Alice is a Gallagher Girl. She is disabled and confined to a wheelchair. She has leg problems. She just under went surgery last month, so she wasn't allowed to come back to school until now. 

She wheeled into the class room. (She always was a bloody dramatic girl. I just know she didn't come to Breakfast so she could come into class and surprise us. We didn't even know if she was going to make it back this month) 

She rolled in and we all stood and cheered. Happy moment. 

Then as I was sitting down  I heard a boy behind me (not RIGHT behind me, just back a few rows) say

"I thought all Gallagher Girls were supposed to be bad-ass ninja chicks" (or something like that) 

I dropped to a crouch, pulled my knives and stood. I guess I wasn't the only one  who heard. Almost every girl in the room was standing. Some stood, clenched there hands and glared, some threw textbooks, (and we have very bloody heavy  text books, so...) Oh yeah, and we have a girl in the Sophomore class who specializes in darts. The boy, in a matter of seconds, was hit with five or six heavy books and three pencils stuck in him. One literally stuck. Like in his flesh. 

So he lay on the floor and the remainder of the girls (and some of the boys)  glared down at him. Needless to say, class was disrupted. He went off to the nurse. 

He didn't mean any offense. Just stupid things slip out sometimes. Especially out of the mouths of boys. 

He apologized. All was forgiven. 

Was Alice offended? No she was laughing as hard at the time I thought the was going to hurt herself! Of course she managed to get the whole thing on Camera. No doubt we will have 100 funny parody movies made by the end of the day. All by her. Well, her code name isn't the Mad Hatter for nothing. 

Anyway, so we were all sitting in the classroom in the lull that followed and someone (Alec)  said with a laugh  "Well, at last this time they were only stabbed with pencils. Last time it was steak knife." and then looked pointedly at me and laughed again. "In the shoulder"

Then all the girls turned on me too. 

Oops. I may have forgotten to tell them that...

-K

PS. If YOU haven't heard about the knife throwing incident, you can read about it here. 

Impaled a Dinner Guest

Writing On My Blog About My Blog

So, my blog has turned into interactions between Alec and Me. Which may be kind of annoying to some of you (somehow I don't think so though), but that is basically all that is going on in my life. 

I suppose I can talk about how much I miss my family...

The new book I'm reading, except it's classified....

So anyway, I've been talking about the girl part of my life, I can't talk too much about the spy part of my life, so maybe I'll say something about my blog. 

Who knows about my blog?

Well. All of you. You mean at my school? Just me and Headmistress Morgan. I haven't told any of my friends or anything, but I am intending to tell them about it at the end of the school year. They'll most likely all want to guest blog, so be ready.

How can you even be writing about this? 

Well, one of our alumni, Amirah, had to leave our school eight years ago do to the fact that she was being hunted by the circle.  She changed her name and wrote a "fiction" series about a snobby boarding school that actually trained spies. Yep. That's right. Amirah and Liz went through Cammie's cov-ops reports and diaries (with her permission....I hope), wrote a book and published it for all the world to see. 

So, You've read the books? 

Yes. Duh. I have also read her Heist Society series, and am interested in her Embassy Row series. I don't think they are based off real people. At least I have never heard of Kat (Why does she have my name? There can't be that many Kats!) 

Am I super excited about have 1000+ page views?

Ummmm. Duh. 

Just Kidding. You, my beloved followers, are such bloody awesome people! Thank you for reading my stuff!  

Any questions for your followers? 

Yes! As you know, all bloggers LOVE comments and receiving emails from their readers. So I'd love if you would comment and tell me what you want to hear about.'

Gallagher Alumni from Amirah's series? 

Classes? What are we learning? 

Also, I am planning on posting about me. So if you have any questions (Favorite movie. color, class, book, etc)  let me know!   Comment or Email me! 

What is my email?Well, you can find it on my google+page (which can be found here) or Katthegallaghergirl@gmail.com   

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UPDATE! Please note that I will be posting my answers to your questions sometime next week. So you have to email me or comment BEFORE then.
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Cheers mates 

-KAT 

Jo Staff

Today was the first time since the boys arrived that we worked on our individual weapons in P&E.

It was nice to get some insight on my knife work. I have been practicing, I always do. It's so relaxing.

It was also the first time many of the girls had seen the boys' weapons.

Some people fell into little groups, working with similar weapons. Sometimes we would be paired up to try something like, Double Knives Vs Katana, you know. Just in case.

It's just our grade working in the barn right now. Once a month all the grades get together to practice. That's fun, because if you are one of the more skilled students ( I am) you get bumped up a grade. So I would get to fight with the Juniors.

The R/D students have to come to P&E classes, though after the Sophomore year they can decided to come every other practice. Which is kind of sad, because soon Lily won't be training with us. She already splits up every afternoon when Jess and I go to Cov-ops studies. *Sigh*

Anyway, I was watching Jess and David shooting longbows together over at the archery station, while I was taking a breather from fighting D'aja and her nunchucks (honestly girl. Calm down.)  when Ms. Hancock asked " Katherine? Are you ready for another round? I'm thinking of pairing you up against a Jo Staff. There is an interesting move I'd like to show you."

So I turned around and there was Alec with a giant stick.
"K" I said, elegantly, I fixed my pony tail, took a sip of water and stepped onto one of the training mats.
"Ok, Katherine, Alec. I want you to just start, and fight instinctively... Then we'll work on different moves later. "

We both nodded. I could see other students stopping their work to watch. Ms Hancock noticed too and told them to go back to work, but they started watching again as soon as she turned her back.

Ms Hancock looked back and forth, making sure we were both ready.

Alec stood at one end of the mat, relaxed, holding his Jo staff. I stood at the other end, arms crossed, weight leaned on one leg.

Alec shifted uncomfortably. "Does Kat have a weapon or is she fighting me hand to staff" he asked Ms Hancock.

I realized he hadn't seen my daggers, which I kept sheathed in each boot, and smirked. "I'll be fine!" I said. "Let us begin"

He shrugged and swung and experimental blow at me from the side. He was trying to figure out how I was going to fight. I ducked under it, dropping into a crouch. In one fluid movement, Alec changed direction and swung a blow from above.  Quick as a cat (pun intended)  I  pulled my daggers out of my boots and formed them into a X above my head, bracing myself for the blow just as it hit.

He was very surprised for a moment and in the moment, I stood, moving the Jo Staff to one side and kicked out at his gut in a sidekick.

He dodged back and pulled his Jo Staff with him.

He took another step back and nodded once.

"Interesting" He quipped.

Then he sprang back into the fight and we fought, daggers and staff flashing back and forth, quick as light.

I felt myself getting tired. I could see he was slowly too, but not as quickly as I was.

One of the daggers slipped from my sweaty hand. Drat.

I decided on a last ditch effort move. I ducked under his Jo Staff, switching from leaning back from out of the staff's reach, slide under his legs, jumped up.

He was tried too and it took him longer to react. He started to spin around, but I was already behind him with my daggers at his throat.

"Time" Ms Hancock called. I took the daggers from his throat and stepped back. He wiped his sweaty hands on his pants and held it out to me. "You surprised me" I wiped mine off and shook his hands.
"It won't work twice. Good fight, by the way."

Everyone went back to work, and Alec and I sat on one of the mats and listened to Ms. Hancock while we cooled down. When we did start up again, we just worked together, learning the moves in slow motion, and ingraining them into our memory.

Do you want to know what a Jo Staff is?

This:

-K

Bloody Hell. He notices things.

Bloody hell.

I was filling my mug again after the Movie Marathon and I noticed it was my

"Good Morning. I see the assassins have failed" Coffee Mug!






Either Alec was bloody lucky and grabbed my favorite coffee mug by luck or....

He's been watching me

A LOT

Not just creepy watching. But genuinely noticing what's going on with me (scary)



In two days he already notices my favorite coffee mug etc.

The girl part of my is blushing.

The spy part of my is impressed

The girl spy though is wondering:

WHY is he watching ME? I'm not saying "I don't have a chance" or anything, just why me?
None of the other boys are picking up on these things.

Also, is it just me? Or does he notice these things about everybody? Is it because he had to carry my mug for me the other day? (I'm still not over that by the way)

Even David, who knew Jess when she was little, doesn't know these sort of things about her.

What the bloody hell?

-K

Spy Movie Marathon and Hot Chocolate

So this afternoon, everyone was planning to go hike along the trails because everyone was going crazy from being inside. Jess and Lily invited me, but I shook my head. Right now i just needed to be alone. I nodded for them to go ahead. Just about everyone was going, even the Research and Development girls who LIVE in the library and labs.

Even Liz.

I sat in the common room with a fuzzy blanket looking out the windows thinking. Then Alec walked in with two mugs of hot chocolate.

You could have gone with them" He said

"I wanted to be alone" I said "What's your excuse"

"I didn't want you to be alone"

I might have said something snotty, but he handed me hot chocolate.

Uh Oh!

He found my weakness! Chocolate! I sipped it. It made me feel a lot better

"Wow. Why are you so bloody protective?" I muttered "It's not like your my boyfriend."

"Wouldn't that be a tragedy?" He asked sarcastically

I looked up, but he was facing away, looking at the Gallagher movie collection. Most of them were donated by a Gallagher Alumni named Tina Walters.

"Never seen this one before" He said holding up one of my favorites The Man From U.N.C.L.E

"You've never seen it?" I gasped. I stood up and walked past him to the couch, snatching it out of his hand as I walked "Come on!" I called. "This calls for popcorn!"



It turned into a movie marathon.



The third batch of popcorn was popping when everyone flooded back in.

"That was quick" I called.

"To muddy. Plus it started to rain." Lily said and plopped down beside me. "What's ya watchin' "

"Spy movies. Alec had never seen the Man from UNCLE!"

*Collective gasp from all the Sophomore girls present*






Then started to rain like crazy outside, so we all stayed huddled inside, in blankets.

So much for going outside.

-K

Talk to the Girls, They'll Fix It

Last night, we were in our room, getting ready for bed. I was brushing my hair when Lily looked up from painting her nails.

"Ok, Kat. Spill. What's wrong?"

I said nothing, just gave them a look like, What me? Problems?

"Come on Kat" Jess said from the bathroom. "We gave you space. Now squeal"

Ok, so I guess my friends saw that something was wrong with me.

So I told them. Well not everything. But most of it. As much of it as I could bring myself to say out loud.

Of course it ended up being about Pitt, David and Alec.

Totally un-supporting friends

"He's SOOOO dreamy!"

"Lily! Alec is annoying!"

"But he's so cute"

"He is also over protective, Jess! He's not even my boyfriend!"

"Do you want him to be?" Lily smirked

*Here Lily was creamed with a pillow *

 After a brief (but glorious) pillow fight, we relaxed again and started annoying Jess about David

Talking to them made me feel so much better and my day went so much better.

-K

I'm fine

I wore long sleeve that covered my hand this morning to hide my raw knuckles. 

Luckily, my friends are a little...distracted...by the boys. 

The only one who noticed was Alec. Bloody Alec. 

Why is he always around embarrassing me. I hate it when people see me when I'm low. When I'm sad, crying, sick etc. 

I. bloody. hate. it.

Anyway, I walked down with my friends, and got in line for waffles. I love waffles. 

I was fine carrying my plate of waffles, but as I was walking over to the tables, I shifted the hand I was holding my coffee mug in. 

The hot mug touched my hand and I gasped. 

And released the mug.

Then Alec caught it. 

I kept my eyes down as I muttered "Thank you". I don't know what would have been worse,  Alec having to catch my mug, or it shattering onto the ground and making everyone look. Maybe then they would have noticed what a mess I am right now. I took a deep breathe and looked up. 

I forced a perfect smile. "Thank You" I said, a little louder this time and reached out my hand for the mug. Which of course showed my hand. Dang it. 

He gave me a look with his sad deep brown eyes, but he said in a normal voice "No. That's fine. I'll get it." 

I saw Jess and Lily sitting with David and Pitt. I don't mean just at the same table. 

I mean the two boys and the girls were sitting in the four person spot that the three of us normally sat at. 

What? Seriously? It's been one day!

I must have snorted or something. 

You Ok? Alec asked

I flashed him a smile that could fool Natasha Romanoff. 

"What? No I'm fine" 

"Kat..." He said

"I'm fine!" I growled through my now not so realistic smile

I walked straight and true to the table and slid into a seat.

"Hey guys! What are you up to?" I asked in a peppy voice, ignoring Alec as he slid into the seat beside  me.

Then I listened to their happy babble and tuned out a little, smiling and eating my waffles. 

But the strawberries didn't taste as good today and my coffee tasted bitter. 

P&E Wasn't much better

I sparred with Alec today. We practiced our moves, which were pretty simple today. Luckily, I normally fight with my legs. 

"Kat" Alec said, as he dodged a blow "you can hold back if you want. It's ok if your..." 

He was distracted while he talked and I switched from leg sweeps and high kicks to a good punch in the face. Then I drove him back with a flurry of blows. I tripped him as he walked backwards. 

I leaned over him as he lay on his back  and said "I am a Gallagher Girl. I. Do. Not. Back. OFF"

I held out my hand and smiled my fake smile that everyone but he and I thought was real. 

"Go again?" I said

"Yeah" He nodded and stood up. We started sparring again and he got in a surprise blow. It was actually a pretty cools move. He swept my legs out form under me, pinned my arm behind my back and knelt at the same time, forcing me to one knee on the ground, my arm twisted behind me. I knew how to get out of this position, but I was seething that he had gotten me into it. 

He smirked at me and said "You could try" and before I could twist out of my position, he let he go.

Sadly, then the P&E lesson was over  before I got a chance to kick him again. 

"I'm fine!" I hissed as I gathered by gym bag from it's spot by the wall. 

"It's just a bloody knuckle. You don't have to be so bloody concerned!" 

And I turned and stared at him. He just looked back with those concerned brown eyes. I felt myself loosing this starring contest, so I rolled my eye, pretending to be annoyed, and  ran to catch up with my friends. 

-K

I'm A Mess

I guess you really want to hear about how the day went. Well, even the girls who are a little boy crazy ....well, we're Gallagher Girls. We're kind of...competitive. 

I've never seen such intense P&E  workouts. 

Maybe some of these girl think they look cuter if they're kicking someones butt. 

Maybe they just don't want to be shown up by some boy

I trained the same as I always do. I worked hard, but only hard enough to learn the move. Then I trained hard later that afternoon, when everyone else was busy.

We may be supposed to work with these boys, but there is no reason to show them more then I have to. 

Never give out free information.

But at the same time, I didn't let anyone take me down. I worked as hard as I needed to. I haven't sparred with any boys today. And the Culture and Assimilation class wasn't on anything to embarrassing.  That was nice of Madame D. 

I'm kind of exhausted. I still miss my parents. I don't know when they're are coming back. I miss them. I thought it would be better with everyone there. 

It isn't. The sun was going down and everyone was inside by the fire studying or watching TV. I snuck out to the barn and began to box. I worked and worked until I got into a flow, tears flowing freely down my face. I only broke out of my trance when my knuckles began to bleed. I dropped and began to do push ups until my stomach felt sick. 

I sat for a minute, breathing heavily. I was planning to go run in the woods, along the path. The dark didn't bother me. I opened the door and saw the rain pouring down. 

"To run or not to run?" I asked, my voice cracking. "I can't come in soaking wet, but I feel like a could use a run in the rain." 

"You don't look like you need to go out in the rain." Alec drawled from his spot in the loft. He was sitting with his back against the wall. A book lay across his lap. 

At times today, I was glad I had gotten Alec. Or Alec had gotten me. Whatever. 

But right now I was spitting mad. This was MY TIME. I clearly wanted to be alone. Why can't he let me be? 

I could have said something witty. Or cutting. Or things that would have made Madame D  (and Liz and my Mom ) wash my mouth out with soap. But instead I fixed him with an evil glare. I stared at him. He looked down, calmly meeting my eyes. 

I turned on my heel and fled. I walked stiffly out the door, but as soon as I was out of sight and hearing I ran. I ran back to the house, snuck up the back stairs to my room and turned on the bath water. Only then, with the  bathroom door locked, did I stop and look in the mirror. 

Mascara ran down my tear lined face, and my  knuckles knuckles bleeding over my clenched hands. 

I'm a mess.


I felt a little better once I had taken a hot bath. But I wasn't at peace with myself when I fell asleep that night.

Welcome Home Dinner

(I am writing this from the bathroom off our room. Lily and Jess have bedded down so I can post if I'm very fast) 

Well.

That was interesting

So we all went into the Dinning Hall.   As tradition, we girls only sit on the far side, that way we can see the opening ceremony better. Well, not always. Most of the girls do. The table where Jess, Lily and I were sitting (they are like Cafeteria tables) had three empty chairs on the other side of the table. Anyway, we had all gotten our food and were sitting down.

The teachers came in.....

followed by the boys.

Jess' eyes got really big and Lily made a tiny squeaking sound. Then they both turned on me.

I tried to look surprised

Then Alec and his three friends came and sat down on the opposite side of our table and said "Hey Kat" 

There goes my cover.

Lily looked mildly angry. (JK. Smoke was coming out of her ears) 

Jess looked stunned. So did one of Alec's friends. (I didn't know his name. I only knew the annoying ones)

Then he said "Hey Jessica"

Then Alec and his other friend...(who was stuffing his face. Wait until Madame D. gets a hold of him! Muuwahahaha)   Anyway, they turned like "WHAAAAAAAT?!"

Turns out, Jess and this other dude (his name is David) knew each other when they were younger. They used to live in the same small town! He moved away two years ago and neither one knew the other was from a spy family.

After a moment of stunned silence, they began babbling as fast as they could. I looked at Alec and I mouthed "Awkward"

He raised his eyebrows and mouthed "Amusing"

So yeah. My day was awkwardly amusing.

I did break away for a little bit and introduce Tansy and Lance


-K

Whiskers

I was in the library. I had just finished feeding Suzie. She hasn't started eating kitten food yet, so Zack and I take turns babysitting and bottle feeding her. Anyway, she was full and had just fallen asleep and I was flipping through a book ( Mark of Athena. Hey! We read non-spy books here!) when I heard a voice from the dark corner of the room.

"Your not as tough as they think." He said, leaning calmly against the wall.
Who was it? 
 Alex.
Oh, you know. The one who I threw a book at.
At his face.

Which he deflected in a very fast cool spy like move. (What ever. I still beat him)

He kind of freaked me out. I had no idea how long he had been there. But instead I stayed still and said with a laugh

"Who said I was tough?"

"I think it was Peter," He said with a mock thoughtful look. "Right after you stuck a steak knife in his shoulder"

"Whiner. It barely touched him. I thought they taught hardened assassins at your school."

"They changed all that after Joe Solomon, and Dr. Steve." I thought I heard a growl in his voice when he mentioned his schools crazy ex-teacher. Then he shrugged. "Besides, Peter is on the...what do you call it here...research and development track."

Suzie yawned and rolled over. I rubbed her behind her ears.

"Did they decided your punishment?"

"Yeah..." I hesitated to say that he (and all the other boys) WERE my punishment.

"Was it tough?"

I laughed and said in a haughty tone "Nothing is too tough for a Gallagher Girl"

He laughed back and started walking out of the library.
"Alright. Good night, Whiskers." I thought he was talking about the kitten until he added as he walked out of sight into the hall " And good night Suzie!" 

-K

Fruit Ninja. Gallagher Style

I was in the P&E Barn practicing my sword skills. All Gallagher Girls have to be proficient in two weapons. Mine are hand guns and knives. I prefer knives to swords because I feel like they are easier to use. I use double knives to fight and work on knife throwing.

Sometimes I use a sword though, because Lily and The Twins came up with a fruit ninja game last year.
Using real fruit of course. No bombs, sorry. Headmistress Morgan said we couldn't do that. Party Pooper.

Luckily, Lily fixed the mechanism so that it doesn't take two people (one to run the fruit launcher and another to chop) so I was out...well, chopping. I decided to make a fruit salad.
(Since Louis isn't here, I've been making most of the food ever since I tried Headmistress Morgan's food *Gag* )

Anyway, a band of boys came in. (Alec wasn't with them) They had never seen the fruit ninja machine, since it was under a tarp in the back.

One of them looked especially interested, (they aren't terrified of a knife throwing mad man. woman. girl. whatever. I don't think they like Peter...) and while the rest of the boys pretended to spar, he came over right away. I recognized him as one of the seniors. He eyes lit up and he asked if he could try it. I had barely said yes when he sprinted off. He came back with his sword case and pulled out his rapier.

He went at the fruit with a skill and joy I had only seen once. When I ran out of fruit, he stood, light footed, breathing lightly and grinning like a child at Christmas.
"I've got to introduce you to Tansy" I said thinking of the tall thin senior who loved her rapier.

I had to leave about then to make dinner, so I told him how to run the machine and showed him the practice targets, which were fruit shaped foam. (Even we don't have THAT much fruit) and then I left for the kitchen.

Tansy is going to enjoy this semester. Finally someone who she can talk to about rapiers. Seriously if I had to listen to another "Rapier Vs Something Inferior" talk or He's not holding his rapier right comment about a movie, I think I would have shoved something down her throat.

-K

Impaled A Dinner Guest

 
So I walked into the dinning hall. (sounds like the beginning of a bad joke)  I'm used to it being empty. It's nice. I can eat whatever way and want and everything.

Anyway, have I ever mentioned I have REALLY good hearing? Seriously.


I noticed "Alec" (if that even was his real name. I still don't trust him) wasn't starring daggers or anything. So he didn't hold a grudge. That's good. I saw another boy lean over and whisper.
"Check out those legs."

I assume I wasn't supposed to hear...but still.

So, I tucked into a somersault roll thingy, and popped up by the near by table.

"Well, aren't you a drama queen." you might be thinking but

A. You have NO idea

B. Even though the table was, like, 5 steps away, they would see me going for a knife, etc.
Plus the roll is faster, and it doesn't register right away that I was going for a knife.

Anyway, I stood up and threw the knife in one fluid motion. I saw Alec's eyes going really wide as he and the boy on the other side of Annoying Boy ducked behind the table. But Annoying-Boy was still looking around him, waiting for a laugh. A returning joke or insult. Not a angry knife throwing girl.

He took a knife through the shoulder. The boy on the far side of Alec jumped up and run to help. Annoying Boy stared at his shoulder.

And I?

I calmly sat down and began eating my supper.

Hey! I cooked this tuna casserole and I'm going to enjoy it.

I am expecting someone will come and talk to me. I am in the library right now. I finished dinner fast. Not because I'm worried. (More like annoyed). I just always eat fast. Life is too short to spend it all at the table.

So yes. I went to dinner, impaled a guest, calmly ate my dinner and went to work on my blog. I'm thinking of changing the background.
-K

In Case of Cute Boy, Throw Book

Yesterday, I heard Cammie, Abby and Rachael talking. All I heard were bits and pieces. 

Nobody being here....

....No sense in keeping them cooped up...
...Might as well...

... she wont tell anyone

I just went back to my book.

The next day, I was hiding in the library, reading, when a boy walked in.

He was tall. Not too tall. A little taller then me maybe, with blondish brown hair that was cut kind of short. Not military short, just short enough that it stuck up a little.

He was very cute.  Our eyes met.


 I did what any self respecting girl would do. I flung my book at his face. He dodged neatly.

Luckily it distracted him, and that's all I was hopping for (Though I would have liked to see the heavy volume of "SpyCraft" splat into his face)

I had surprise on my side and I quickly swept his legs out from under him and pinned  him to the floor.

Just then Cammie and Zack came in.

Cammie saw us and sighed. "I was hoping to get to you first" she sighed.

"He's an exchange student."

Then I understood. "From Blackthorne" I stood up and glared down at him. Then I sighed looked away and held out my hand to help him up.

He said "I'm Alex" and held out his hand

I gave him a look like, Seriously?

"Kat" Cammie said in a warning tone

"Cat?" He laughed. "Like C-A-T?"

"No. Kat like Katherine. With a K. " But I shook his hand, because that's what I was trained to do. Even with Madame D out for the break, I still expected her to pop out of the woodwork and ask me I wasn't being a lady.

Then I  gave a polite smile that would have fooled anyone, except for the fact that they had all seen me glaring daggers a few seconds ago, grabbed my book and left.

well that went well.

-K