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Fish Tale

Chapter 1: Fish Butt

Baby, there's a shark in the water
There's something underneath my bed
Oh, please believe I said
Baby, there's a shark in the water
I caught them barking at the moon
Better be soon

- VV Brown

(Shark in the Water)

"Hey fish butt!" Bex called from above the surface from the water. Cammie smiled at the muffled words and kicked her flipper clad feet to the top of the tank. She broke the surface of the water with a big gasp.

"Hey," Cammie said, grinning ear-to-ear as she looked at her best friend who was all dressed up for homecoming.

"Cammie," her friend said, appalled, but slightly amused. "You've got to get ready. I can't believe no one came to get you sooner," Bex muttered with a sigh.

Cammie grinned again as she climbed onto the aquarium's solid floor base above one of the larger tanks. She resisted the urge to whip her hair around, the effect being to soak Bex. Cammie knew if she soaked Bex now- in her expensive dress- she would never, ever hear the end of it; and maybe an ass kicking as well.

She swiftly removed her wet suit before wrapping a beach towel around her torso. She smiled, still thrilled with the joy of being in the water, swimming among the fish. "I told you before Bex," she said calmly. "I'm not going to homecoming."

Bex pouted, "Why not?"

Cammie sighed. "What's the point?"

"The point is," Bex said, not daring to move closer to her wet friend. "You've got to show that jerk what's he's missing!"

Cammie rolled her eyes before dressing in her jeans and V-neck, wringing out her hair. "Josh?" she inquired, raising an eyebrow.

Bex nodded.

"Josh is a self-sufficient ass, why would I want anything to do with him?"

Bex gave her friend a stern look. "Because he dumped you," she said flatly. Cammie frowned, still slightly sore on the subject of her ex.

Cammie had managed not to let it bother it too much. "Oh yeah, I forgot about that! Why would I want anything to do with him if he dumped me?" she asked, an icy note in her voice.

"You want revenge."

"No," Cammie said. "I really don't."

"Cams," Bex said, the disapproval clear in her voice. "He's and asshole that dumped you because you'd rather be here than with him. He's your typical ass-jock."

Cammie looked to ground; she knew her friend was right.

"Fine, I'll go," she muttered.

Bex's face lit up. "Good," she said. "Mace already picked out a dressed."

Cammie gave her friend a disbelieving look. "You're kidding."

"We knew you'd come around. Now come on, we haven't got a lot of time!"

Cammie rolled her eyes. "Yeah fine, it's pay day though," she said. "I've got to pick up my check so I'll meet you at my place?"

Bex nodded before she walked out, her short dress sticking to her body. "I gotta get Liz but I'll meet you there."

Cammie smiled to herself before heading to the office.

"Cammie?" Aaron called as she walked in.

"Yup," she called back, finding him sorting through paperwork at his desk. "I'm here for my money."

Aaron smiled, and it crinkled his face a bit. "I know," he said, handing her an envelope that had been pushed to the side of his desk.

"Thanks," she said, sending him an appreciative smile before saying goodbye and hurrying out. Then she remembered she left her bag on the aquatic deck. She shook her head to herself and ran back to grab it quickly. However, when she walked in she saw a dark-haired boy dangerously close to getting (or falling) into the water. Cammie didn't recognize him.

She snook up on him, tapping his shoulder softly. He spun around and sucked in a breath, completely taken by surprise.

She gave him an amused look. "Hi- can I help you?"

"Uh," he started. Cammie smiled- an easygoing smile that told him he wasn't in trouble.

"It's fine. But just out of curiosity, what were you trying to do?"

The boy looked away, suddenly wary. He muttered something under his breath.

"It was a dare," Cammie managed to make out.

"A dare?" she questioned, the same easygoing smile on her face.

"They wanted to see me swimming in the tank," he said.

"You can if you want," she said. She gave him a secretive look. "I won't tell," she said, motioning to lock her lips and throw an invisible key behind her shoulder.

His eyes widened. "Seriously?"

"Yeah, but make it quick, I've got places to be." Cammie knew exactly who was daring him to do that, and it made it funnier for her to watch knowing.

The boy smirked, clearly not afraid or nervous anymore. Cammie noticed that he was actually probably very cocky but breaking into an aquarium is technically a criminal offense. Maybe he had some sort of a history.

"Won't be but a minute," he said, stripping off his t-shirt and diving in before she had a chance to answer him. She peered over the edge, watching his broad figure disappear with the fish. She probably should have stopped him; it wasn't safe to go in without the proper equipment, but she didn't feel like having Bex yell at her for being late. Instead she stared at her watch, waiting for his head to pop back up.

Less than a minute later it does, and she is surprised that he has held his breath that long.

He pulled himself out of the water and Cammie doesn't even glance at him, she could tell he had abs even without his shirt on and she did not want to get caught staring. What was the point in leading him on if she didn't want a relationship?

"Satisfactory?" she asked with an eyebrow raised.

He smiled. "Definitely; they totally thought I wasn't going to do It."

"Why did you have to do it again?" A knowing smile played on her lips.

"I'm the new kid," he says nonchalantly. "I got to prove myself."

She smiled and nodded, she only knew the group of friends that did that, and it included her dumbass brother.

"Grant, Nick, Jace, Jonas, and Will?" she asked knowingly.

"Yeah, how'd you know?" he asked.

Cammie ignored him and asked him a different question. "Shouldn't you be getting ready for homecoming?"

He sent her a weird look, and then smirked. "No. Why; are you asking me to go?"

Cammie laughed and shook her head. "No offense but you aren't really my type," she shrugged. "I just know Grant wants to go with Bex," she said.

"I'm every girl's type," he insisted, Cammie just laughed again. "How do you know Grant?"

"I've lived here my whole life," she stated. "You get around to knowing the people you go to school with," she said. She didn't mention that Grant was her brother.

"Oh," the boy said.

"Yup, so you need to go now so I can leave. Unlike you I am being force to go to homecoming," she said, ushering him out the door as he pulled his shirt back on.

His smirk reappeared.

"Goodbye," she called as they reach the entrance. She noticed Grant and his friends off to the side, silently watching them.

"Don't you want to know my name?" he asked.

Cammie shrugged. "I'm on a tight schedule, but I'm positive I'll know it soon enough."

The boy gave her a funny look, his green eyes seeming to pierce through her. "You're a strange girl," he stated.

Cammie grinned and said, "You don't even know the half of it."

:*:*:*:

He stood back and watched her leave, a confused expression on his face. He heard Grant and the others come over.

"Already fawning over her?" Will asked.

Grant shot him a glare.

"She's . . ."

"Different? Awesome? Unbelievable hot and totally off limits?" Jace supplied.

"Off limits?" Zach asked.

"She's my sister," Grant snapped.

Oh that's how she knew Grant.

"Well Damn, she's hot," he said. Jace, Will, and Nick nodded their heads in agreement.

"And off limits," Grant growled. "She'd never go for a guy like you; and she doesn't exactly do relationships."

"How can she resist this?"

Grant shook his head, amused and a little irritated at the same time. "She doesn't have time for any guys and she doesn't go for assholes. They've all tried," he said, motioning to Jace, Will, and Nick.

"What do you mean doesn't have enough time?" Zach questioned.

"She's got school and swim team and work. She basically lives in the water."

"She's a serious swimmer?" Zach asked, suddenly remembering what muscular and broad shoulders she has for a girl. She had looked very athletic.

Grant snorted. "That's an understatement, she's in love with water. She can't stay away from it," Grant informs him. "Her last relationship didn't work out so well because of it."

"She broke up with him so she could swim?"

"He broke up with her because they didn't spend enough time together," Jace piped up.

"Weird."

Will shrugged. "Not really," he said. "It's like when a girl asks a guy 'me or the car' and the guy picks the car, only different circumstances."

Zach nodded slowly. "She can't be that hard to crack," he said, vaguely unsure why he was discussing this with her brother of all people.

Grant gave his new friend a hard look. "I am not going to play over-protective brother because I don't think you've got a chance. But suppose you do," he said this slowly. "you break her heart, you will have a lot more than hell to pay. My sister is not a toy."

Zach nodded and threw his hands up in surrender. "No problem," he said easily. Zachary Goode didn't plan to fall in love anytime soon.

He just wanted a challenge: a hot challenge. "I wasn't on planning on making it serious."

Grant nodded once again. "Just make sure Cammie knows that."

Cammie. That's her name, Zach thought to himself. "She will."

Grant gave him one last warning look before breaking into an easy-going smile. "Now who wants to go homecoming?"

All the boys groan.

"What? It'll be fun," Grant protested. Jace gave him an 'are you serious?' look.

"He just wants to go because Bex is gonna be there," Will mumbled. Grant shot his friend a glare.

"I do not."

"Give it up Grant," Nick cut in. "We all know you've been in love with her since, like, kindergarten."

Grant actually turned red. He decided to shrug it off. "What about you, hot stuff?" he said speaking directly to Nick. "Don't you wanna see the frigid bitch?"

Nick glared.

"Her name is Macey."

Grant shrugged. "I've never heard a nice word come out of her mouth," Grant gave Nick a serious face. "Ever."

"Grant why would she be nice to an idiot like you?" Will said, having Nick's back.

"Come on Will," Jace said. "Macey is a total bitch. Bex is too though."

"All the girls are btiches," Grant said, defeated.

Jace, Will, and Nick all grinned. "Except for Cammie."

"You guys seriously need to get over her. She will never go out with you."

Zach cleared his throat. Grant rolled his eyes again. "Zach still has a chance but you guys," he said to the others. "Tried long ago. It is not going to happen."

"All I way saying," protested Nick. "Is that she's beauty and brains, as well as not being a bitch."

The others nodded in agreement. Grant shrugged and looked away.

"I think I need new friends- ones that aren't in love with my little sister."

Zach grinned. "I'm not in love with your sister," he said triumphantly.

Grant gave him a wary look. "Not yet," he muttered.

"Watch yourself Zach; that girl could be the death of you," Jace added. What the hell was that about?

"Are you serious?"

Will shook his head, laughing. "No. But maybe the death of your ego."

"I can't believe you're all in love with her."

"We aren't ," Nick sayid, than amends it. "Anymore. We were. Jace here," he said, patting his friend's back. "Hasn't quite gotten over her. We just like to joke about it."

Jace shrugged and looked away again. "Where's Jonas?"

The boys shrug and then Grant snickered. "Probably with Lizzie."

"Lizzie?" Zach asks.

Will sighed and looped his arms around Zach's shoulder. "You, my friend, have got a lot to learn."

Grant spoke up again. "So homecoming?"

His buddies laughed and nodded. "Sure man, I'm up for hot chicks in short dresses," Will laughed.

"Alright then, time to find those tux's I know Bex reserved for us," Grant said as they make their way out of the Gallagher aquarium. "Don't worry Zach," Grant said. "I'm sure we got an extra around somewhere for you."

Zach just shrugged and jostled his head up and down.

"Whatever."

:*:*:*:

Cammie winced as Macey burned her scalp with the curling iron. Again.

"Mace," she complained. "Come on. It hurts."

"Hasn't anyone told you being beautiful hurts?" she replied, twirling another lock of Cammie's hair around the red-hot iron.

"Yes," Cammie muttered.

Macey grinned triumphantly. Cammie, who caught Macey's look in the mirror, then said. "It was you."

Macey frowned. "All the more reason to listen."

Cammie snorted, she fingered the red robe she has on, almost dreading to see the dress Macey has picked out for her.

"I don't wanna go," she whined.

"Too bad- Besides isn't there a new kid in town? One of Grant's soon to be minions?" Macey asked. Cammie smiled; remembering the green eyed boy from the aquarium. "Yeah."

"What's his name?"

"I dunno. I saw him at Gallagher."

"The aquarium?" Macey questioned.

"Yeah, he was there with the guys. Doing that stupid get-in-the-tank-without-getting-in-trouble thing," she said, rolling her eyes. Boys.

"I think Cammie's got a crush," Macey sung, and began to grab make up from the vanity.

"Mace. He is just another guy," Cammie said.

"Was he hot?"

Cammie nodded her head. "Definitely. In a rugged sort of way," she said, thinking about his defined muscles and abs she had refused to gape at. "Tall, dark, muscular, really bright green eyes."

"Mmm," Macey mumbled. "More for me."

"Sure Macey, because you don't have a thing for Nick," Cammie snapped sarcastically.

"I do not!" Macey yelled in a playful sort of way. Cammie shot her a look. "Alright I do, but if he isn't going to make a move, then what is the point?"

"Macey you are the boy expert. Shouldn't you know?"

"Yeah but he not like other boys," she protested.

Cammie sent her a playful look. "Yeah I know. He actually thinks you're nice," she snorted and started applying eyeliner. Macey hit her on the back of her head before patting the curls back into place.

"Ow," Cammie yelped cradling her head even though it hadn't really hurt. "I was kidding. He thinks you're a total bitch." Cammie laughed.

"Do not make me ruin your hair," Macey snapped.

"I don't care if you do. I don't really want to go anyway."

"Cammie come on, get over Josh."

"I am over Josh," she said, but both of them heard the doubt in her voice.

"Cammie, he was you first real boyfriend."

"I know," Cammie said, leaning back into the chair. "I don't even know why I even wanted a boyfriend. They're too much to deal with. Besides being single means you can flirt with lots of different guys."

Macey laughed "I guess that's true. Think Bright eyes might make an appearance at the dance?"

"He said he wasn't going to go, but I feel like Grant is making them all go. And Bex just called saying she was coming over to get Grant's extra tux from last year."

"More for Cammie," Macey purred, spraying Cammie's hair with hair-spray.

"Macey?"

"Yeah?"

"Shut up."

Macey rolled her eyes again. "Come on Cams. The new kid could make Josh extremely jealous."

"Why do you guys think I want to make Josh jealous?" Cammie exclaimed.

"Because you do?" Macey answered.

"I don't," Cammie said firmly.

"Whatever don't act like you aren't attracted to the guy."

"You mean just like I was attracted to Will, Nick, and Jace?" Cammie asked, a vicious spark in her eyes. The girl knew how to play dirty.

Macey huffed. She had liked all of the three boys once upon a time before Cammie seemed to steal them away. "You know they only liked you better because you're nice."

Cammie laughed. "I know. I bet if you were nicer they'd be fawning over you more. You are prettier than me."

Macey sighed. "Cameron Ann. You are gorgeous. As well as I am," she said, slightly vain. "We are beautiful in different ways, I think. You're like the typical American girl- who has a freaky obsession with water- while I'm the supermodel bitch. It works for us, right?"

"It is not a freaky obsession."

"Is to. Cam you'd rather be in water with fish than with a guy in bed," Macey supplied.

Cammie laughed harder. "That. Is. Not. True."

"Really so you aren't a virgin?" Macey asked, a delicately plucked eyebrow arched.

Cammie blushed and looked around. "Of course I am, you knew that."

Macey smirked. "At least you didn't let some ass who is in love with your best friend take it," she said bitterly.

Cammie rolled her eyes. "Come on it's not like you treasured it anyway."

"Cammie I was in love with him at that point."

"You cannot be in love with Will Nathanson. It isn't possible."

"Easy for you to say," Macey grumbled.

"Come on Mace. Will has been a douche since before puberty. You couldn't have expected him to do anything more than an one-night stand. He's a man-whore. A very cute man-whore, but a man-whore none the less," Cammie said.

"He can too love."

"I thought you liked Nick."

"I do," she said. "It's just Will wasn't in love with me. He was in love with you."

"Are we seriously going to do this again?" Cammie asked. Macey shook her head.

"No you're right. It shouldn't matter and it doesn't. I am no longer a jealous bitch," she gave Cammie a playful glare. "Just stay away from Nick."

Cammie grinned lopsidedly. "No problem."

Macey smiled triumphantly. "Good, now let's find that dress."

Cammie groaned.

:*:*:*:

Zach and Will snook into Grant's house skill-fully.

"Are you sure we're just allowed to walk- well sneak- in?" Zach asked.

Will snorted and nodded his head. "Dude. I've been doing this since before I can remember. We've always just walked into each other's houses."

Zach gave Will a funny look. "Then why are we being as quiet as possible?"

"Because if Macey sees us she'll bite our heads off."

"Who's Macey? Grant's other sister or something?" Zach asked. Will snorted.

"Hell no; If Grant was related to her I think he'd die. She's Cammie's best friend."

"So why would she be here?"

"Whenever they get ready for a party or event it's like a ritual to get ready in the Morgan household," Will whispered as they snuck past a door on the second floor. Zach could hear muffled sounds coming from indoor. "Cammie has a big-ass bathroom they always use. I think she might have a pool in there."

"A pool?"

"You obviously do not know how much that chick loves to swim. She has like a million fish. And they all have names," Will fake shuddered.

"Is she kind of a freak?" Zach asked, not being able to resist.

"Who? Cammie? No not really. You wouldn't be able to tell unless you hang around her a lot. I mean she loves water but it isn't like she talks about it all the time. Like oh my god- have you heard of the blah blah blah fish?" At the last sentence Will voice hired a few octaves making his voice crack.

"Uh dude," Zach said. "Never do that weird girly voice again. Please."

Will laughed. "No problem."

Soon enough they were in front of Grant's door, marked Grant.

"Real creative," Zach muttered. Will snorted as they walk in and close the door behind them. "Where are the 'rents?"

"Their dad is off in Iraq and their mom works long and weird hours. They're almost never around."

"Here we are," Will said pulling out a tuxedo from Grant's massive closet.

"Are they loaded?" Zach asked, looking as the spacious room with wealthy objects.

"I'm sorry did you see the outside of the house?" he asked rhetorically. "Yes they're filthy rich. Whatever their mom does she make a shit ton of money."

Suddenly there are footsteps coming towards Grant's room and they heard Cammie yell, "I bet she left them in Grant's room!"

Zach and Will shared a look before the door opened and Cammie is there and silk red robe. She stared at them, clutching the thin fabric to her skin.

"Will," she said coolly then looked at Zach. "You." Zach only then realized she didn't know his name.

"Uh, Zach," he said. Cammie rolled her eyes and walked past the two of them, looking at Grant's night stands.

"What are you looking for?" Will asked.

"Bex's chandelier earrings," she answered. "We can't find them anywhere else and when you can't find something it's in Grant's room. I bet they're under the bed."

Zach shared a look with Will. She was going to bend over in that short little robe? It barely covered her ass when she was standing up. She bent over and Zach and Will couldn't help themselves.

"You guys," her voice came from under the bed.

"Yes?" Will and Zach asked together.

"Quit looking at my ass," she snapped. Zach looked away embarrassed but Will doesn't, instead he moved closer.

"You're showing it off babe," he said, playfully slapping her butt.

"William," she said, Zach can see the evil glint in her eyes. She stands up, her hand on Will's chest and reached up on her toes to whisper in his ear.

Then she stepped back, two dangly earrings in each hand. "So don't ever touch me there again. Got it?" she snapped at Will.

"Bye Will," she said in a lighter tone of voice. When she passed Zach she grinned at him.

"You made the right choice," she said. "I'll see you guys at the dance," she called. Then turned around when she gets to the door.

"Don't let Macey know you're here- she won't be as forgiving as I was."

She turned away and closed the door, and both boys waited for her footsteps to retreat.

"That chick is vicious." Will said.

"What did she say?" Zach asked.

"That if I ever did that again she'd rip my balls of and feed them to the sharks," he said. "Nothing I haven't heard before."

Zach laughed. "She sure is something else."

Will rolled his eyes. "Get dressed."

:*:*:*:

Cammie slipped back into her room cradling Bex's earings in one hand. Macey looked up. "What took you so long?"

Cammie shot her a look. "Have you seen Grant's room? It isn't like they were just lying in the middle of the bed," she lied.

Macey rolled her eyes. "Fine we got to put your dress on come on," she said sashaying her way over to Cammie's closet.

"I would kill for your closet," Macey growled. Cammie laughed- Macey said that every time they walk into it.

"You're daughter of a senator, yours is just as good as mine." Cammie replied.

Macey persisted. "No yours is like Hannah Montana's minus all the trashy outfits."

Macey pulled a garment bag of the rack. She unzipped it, revealing a short white satin lace dress with a silk black bow just under the bust.

"That doesn't look like a whore outfit for once," Cammie said pulling it out of the bag, ravishing in the smooth texture. "It's actually kind of classy, and . . . simple." Cammie grinned up at Macey. "I love it."

Macey returned the grin. "I think it fits both of our tastes. It isn't too slutly but it's short enough to show of your legs and the neckline is perfect for your boobs."

Cammie giggled and shred her robe, pulling on the pretty dress. Macey zipped it up and tied the bow over the zipper.

On Cammie the dress came to mid-thigh and Macey was right; it showed of her boobs nicely.

"Damn girl," Macey said. "You look scorching!" she imitated a deep male voice. The two cracked up laughing.

"You're not so bad yourself," Cammie said in her own guy voice and they cracked up all over again. They were still laughing on the floor when Liz and Bex found them.

"Uh, you guys?" Liz asked, looking at them strangely.

Bex laughed as the other two pull each other of the floor. "You guys look great," Liz said to Cammie and Macey.

"Thanks," they echo at the same time.

"So are we ready?" Cammie asked surveying Bex and Liz, who were also dressed up.

"Yup," all the others answer.

"Great let's go."

Hello readers, so I've decided to come back and edited this story cause it needs some major cleaning up. Anyway whoever reads this, this is the new updated first chapter of Fish Tale and I hope you guys continue to enjoy it as I edit each chapter.