Awkward and Awesome: Being a Gallagher Girl

Awkward:

• The Gallagher Glare
• The secrets you have to keep from your hometown friends
• Homework
• Sometimes Mr. Fibs makes you be his assistant. *Muffled Scream*
• Sometimes living with all girls has its downsides. Like gossip. But there is NO backstabbing. No cruel petty drama. WE ARE SISTERS! Sisters sometimes fight...but we are strong. DO NOT MESS WITH US!
• Everyone in own thinks your a snobby brat...
• And you have to play along (This is kind of awesome though...) 

Awesome: 

• Cov-ops classes! YAY! It's so much fun! Sometimes its challenging, but hey, if you don't want a challenge why are you even going to GA? Plus they are taught by bloody legends!
• Getting that one move perfect
• You have the most awesome sisterhood ever! They will stand with you no matter what! (Just don't spoil TV shows, or you'll get it in P&E)
• Those awesome sleep overs that are a combination of dessert, drama, and hot spies. (Well not always spies...) 
• Running. 
• Everything 
• Anything that has to do with clandestine anything 

-K 

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 

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

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

Katherine Edgeworth, Reporting for Boy Duty

"The List" as it came to be called, was posted in the Dinning Hall.

Almost the entire school was gathered around those five little pieces of paper.

Now even if a boy and girl really hit it off that first evening when (most of us) first met them, they still didn't know id they were going to be paired up. Boys could ask, but mostly Headmistress Morgan and the Blackthorne Boys Alumni who had come with them decided. I think they paired them (us) up by interest.

Lily and Jess, who were wearing way to much makeup for the first day of school pushed into the crowd.
"Let me know who I got" I called to them as I made my way to the food. I smiled to Gracie, and Emma as we walked through the buffet line.

"Just us and the food!" Gracie laughed

Emma snorted "Boys, who needs them! I don't think they're even up!"

I grabbed waffles (I LOVE waffles) and piled it to the top with whip cream and strawberries and grabbed a glass of juice.

The twins, plopped down beside me on either side. I always mix them up, but I think Ashley was on the left and Emily was on the right....

"I got Luke" the one of the right smirked

"I don't see why YOUR smiling, Ashley!" the one on the left said (must have been Emily) " I got Hunter!"

"Did you see mine?" I asked through a strawberry filled mouthful.

"Yes. Lucky! You got Alex!"




Goodie.



(PS Lily got a chap named Pitt and Jess got David. Naturally)


Got to go start class now. Wish me luck!

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

Update

So busy.

Everyone is coming home today, for the Welcome Home Dinner.

Almost nobody came home yesterday. Our resident French Chef came back. Mainly faculty.

The boys vanished into the wood work like cockroaches. Lily and Jess aren't back yet. I'll let you know how it goes but  they(Jess and Lily) will most likely swamp me with questions (the boys are showing up at dinner) and school begins on Monday.

I'll fill you in later

-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

My Punishment

So I bet your wondering what my punishment would be.

 

 Well, Headmistress Morgan assigned me to "Boy Duty"

So guess what.

When all the boys show up, tradition is, they pick a guide. The first time they came, they just chose any girl they wanted from their grade. Well. Headmistress Morgan has some rules about that now. Basically, the boys can choose from a list of girls who sigh up for the position. We don't have many more girls (in the Sophomore grade) then we do visiting Sophomore boys. Which means one or two girls can decline. Anyway, as my punishment, I have to sign up.

Goodie. I was one of the girls who was going to sit this thing out. Wheee.

You may be thinking, well, maybe the boys will pick some one else....after the whole knife throwing incident.

No such luck.

There are 15 visiting Sophomores.

The first 15 girls who sign up get a slot.

So.... I'm stuck.

At least it won't be Peter.

Oh, if you're worried about Peter (AKA Annoying-Boy) he's totally fine. I wouldn't KILL a guest! Honestly, what kind of person do you think I am?

He had a book. (I think it was a fourth edition of Hacking in the Himalayas...) He stuck it in a breast pocket of his jacket. I know right? How even has a breast pocket in their zip up hoodie? I though that was only a suit coat thing....

Anyway, the knife barely went through the book to his skin. He had a tiny poke. Just hold your finger over it for a minute and you'll be fine!

It did look a little creepy. You should have seen all the boys with their eyes bugging out of their heads.

That's right! You don't mess with a Gallagher Girl!

-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

Abby and the Babies

Abby went into labor and Joe drove her and a frantic Townsend to the local hospital. They would have used the school hospital, but everyone is gone for the holidays.

And yes I said babies. She's having twins. I said that right?

Anyway, since I'm not needed I volunteered to take care of Suzie the kitten, and Butter and Carl, Townsend's corgis.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to type or read with jhngfcsd

Seriously, if they dance on the keyboard one more time...



-K

Suzie

Meow

This post is about my furry feline friends. 

Sadly, there hasn't been a cat at the school since Buckingham's beloved Onyx died. (RIP Onyx) 

Or at least until this Christmas. 

Zack was at a local pound looking for Carl (who decided to make a break for it when Townsend was walking them) when he saw this sad looking kitten. It was kind of beat up looking, and had a few scratches. It also had lost it's mum and needed to be bottle fed,  and so nobody was taking it home. Of course Zack is a big softie, so when he heard they were going to put it down, he took it home. 

Cammie, Joe, Townsend, and Rachael were out of the mansion, but I volunteer at the local animal shelter over the summers and I love, love, love cats so I was always the one who took care of them when I worked there. So Zack and I took care of the kitten, gave it milk from a makeshift bottle and when it had curled up to sleep, Zack named it Suzie. 

He is going to give Suzie to Buckingham when she gets back. 

-K

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

I miss my family, but I'll stick to my cover to the end.

-K

Everyone is Gone Except the Bloody Corgis....And Me

Bex went home to be with her parents over the holidays and Liz left for the south yesterday.

All of the other girls who were still here have gone home, including the twins. Their parents weren't going to be back in time, but they made it in the end.

Yay

All alone on Christmas.

Except for Butter and Carl.

Honestly, if these bloody corgis don't leave me alone....


-K

My Fandoms!

Some of My Fandoms.

• Agents of Shield
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Disney
• Harry Potter
• Heroes of Olympus
• Hunger Games
• Magnus Chase
• Marvel
• Narnia
• North and South
• Percy Jackson
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Pride and Prejudice
• Sherlock
• Star Wars
• The Arrow
• The Flash 

-K

Awkward and Awesome: Christmas Addition

Awesome: 

When your scissors glide

Awkward: 

When they then get stuck and rip the paper

Awesome:

 Finding the perfect gift for you friends and family

Awkward: 

When you have no money

Awesome: 

Running into cute boys at the mall

Awkward:

 The time you do is the time you forgot to wash your hair (that or they give you the Gallagher Glare) 

Awesome: 

Walking around the towns bedazzled with lights, trees, and snow. Not to mention that lovely Christmas Spirit!

Awkward: 

That Christmas Spirit goes right down the drain when they notice the uniform (Then comes the Gallagher Glare)

Awesome: 

Spending time with your family!

Awkward: 

When your family isn’t there

"Happy" Holidays 

-K

Christmas Dinner

So I got board and decided to go to the kitchens. I know my term for training is over, but I like the kitchens.

I found our awesome chef making green bean casserole. And I was like: What the Heck? I didn't know you made green bean casserole?

He told me he had got these recipes from the girls who had to stay. (He didn't know I was going to stay, so he hadn't gotten one from me) He did this so the girls could feel more at home during Christmas Break. I stayed and helped him and I made some of the recipes my family always makes. Like cinnamon rolls, and Bread Pudding.

Joe is back

It snowed today. Great big beautiful flakes flying down all over the school grounds. Joe Soloman came back today and there was a whirl wind of Joy. Everyone came rushing down to see him, his wife, Headmistress Morgan, in the lead. I stayed in my seat in the library and watched. Liz jumping up and down, Bex standing back calm and collected, but with a big smile on her face. Ditto with Macey. Cammie spinning round and round, Joe slapping Zack on the back and kissing his wife until  Liz and all the other girls who had stayed over the holiday break blushed. Abby and Townsend gathering around, Abby who is now huge laughing with Joe. Even Townsend had a smile. (And not his annoying smug smile)

I still feel alone, but every thing is a little better now that Joe has come back.

-K

I'm Fine. I lie

Lily and Jess keep trying to cheer me up. I didn't tell them, but I think they could tell I was feeling a bit off.
Plus Headmistress Morgan told them

They offered to take me back home with them, or they offered to ask their parents if they could stay.

I told them no. I was fine.

Gah.

I hate lying to my friends.

At least I don't have to act as much, now that they have gone home. It is kind of nice to be by myself in the dorm and to wander the empty halls. I can vent my pain on the heavy bags in an empty Training Barn with no one to see my pain

-K