This is my first story ever, and a learning experience. Depending on how this goes, and how many reviews/favorites this first chapter receives, I will do my best to update this as often as possible. Enjoy! (:

I don't own Austin & Ally or anything else you might recognize.

Chapter 1

"You need to fix your attitude." Jimmy Starr says in a firm voice.

"What attitude?" the blonde retorts, propping his feet up on Jimmy's desk.

"THAT attitude. You have this summer to fix it, or we're releasing you from your contract.," the older man sternly replies, "Your parents and I have already discussed the matter."

"My parents? What do they have to do with this?" a confused look appears on the blonde's face.

"Son, we think it's best we go back home for the summer. Give you a little break.," the young mans father steps in, his mother not too far behind.

The blonde huffs under his breath. Not too pleased with the decision that is being made for him.

"Home? Yeah, like that's going to fix my 'attitude' that I appear to have." he air quotes, rolling his eyes in the process.

"If your attitude doesn't change upon your return, I'm afraid Starr records is going to have let you go, Austin. Do you understand?" Jimmy says, standing up from his desk.

"Whatever." an annoyed Austin responds, standing up, storming out of the office.

"I hope for your sake, as well as Austin's, this works." Jimmy says in a hushed tone as soon as Austin is out of reach, looking back at his parents, Mike and Mimi Moon.

"We hope so too.," a hopeful Mimi chimes in, "Hidden Springs may be just what he needs." *

It's been twenty four hours since the meeting in Jimmy's office. Austin still wasn't happy about the decision that was placed before him, let alone made for him, but it's the price he pays.

Sure he started his career off young at the ripe age of fifteen, and maybe he let the fame get to his head a little bit, or quite a bit his parents would argue, but he's always felt like he was the same kid before all of that. Others would disagree, his label included. They just don't understand all the pressure they've been laying on him.

Hell, he was still a teenage kid and still wanted to do teenage things, but even that was a long shot. Now he's suffering the consequences of his so called "attitude".

"I can't believe you're making me go back to Hidden Springs!" Austin says yelling as him and his parents entered their home.

"Austin, it's only for a few months, not forever." Mimi calmly explained, trying not to add to Austin's rage.

"I don't want to go back, that's the thing. I don't have an "attitude" problem that you all seem to believe I have." the enraged blonde said throwing up his hands in the air.

"Austin Monica Moon! It's this kind of behavior that got you in this mess, young man!" Mike said stepping in, "Hidden Springs is going to be just what you need. A reality check. A break. At this point, we all could use one. Whether you think so or not."

"You...we used to call it home, Austin." Mimi spoke.

"Yeah, well now Miami is home." Austin says walking over and plopping himself on the couch, "I also hate when you use my whole name." He huffed the last part under his breath.

"Austin, at this rate, you really don't have a choice. Jimmy said you have the summer to fix your attitude, and if not, you're out." his father said reminding him of the meeting they had that afternoon with the the head of Austin's label.

"I heard what Jimmy said." Austin said bringing his hands to his face, "Can I at least bring a friend?"

Mimi and Mike just stood there exchanging a look that only the other only seemed to understand.

"If that's what it will take you to get to Hidden Springs, then it's a compromise we are willing to make." Mimi said before walking off to the kitchen to get dinner started.

"Go on Austin, make your call and get packed. We're leaving in the morning." his father stood up pulling out his phone to make calls in regards to his family's mattress store.

When everything was said and done, Austin got up from the couch, pulling out his phone and opened up his contacts. He was scrolling through and saw a name, one that he would have to see very soon. Once he got to the name he was looking for, he made his call.

"Dez, pack your bags. We're going on vacation."

At least his parents were generous enough to let his red headed best friend tag along to their trip back "home". He doesn't even consider Hidden Springs home anymore.

Sure they left ten years ago, and their last visit was right before he was discovered and signed to Starr Records. Now that he's seventeen he can't even remember why he even liked going back, let alone living there. Jimmy and his parents seem to believe he lost his mojo over the last year, he didn't believe that. Now that they've been in the car for several hours, he can't help but wonder if he really did lose his "mojo".

"So what's so special about Hidden Springs?" Dez curiously asked.

"Nothing dude. It's been awhile since I've been back here." Austin tiredly replies.

"Oh Austin, you loved being up here." Mimi cooed.

"Yeah, loved being the keyword mom." Austin sounding annoyed now.

"Anyways, your brother will be joining us too.," his mother adds, "He'll be coming down at the end of the week. It'll be nice family vacation."

Austin looks out the window and notices they aren't too far from the familiar territory that he once called home. Moments later they pull up to an all too recognizable house he knows that was once his childhood home. Sure there's just fields for miles and miles, and the mountains off in the distance, but that's not what catches Austin's eye when they pull up.

"Whoa.." Austin muffles, a little too loud, while getting out of the vehicle because now everyone that was in the car is looking off to what Austin sees in the distance.

A petite framed brunette, wind blowing through her long hair, hands thrown up in the air, just carelessly riding bareback on a chestnut horse. She looked content, but more importantly she looked free.

Deep down Austin knows that he wants to feel like that again...free.

Hidden Springs is not an actual place, at least that I know of. If you play the Sims3 then you know what town I am talking about, but for the sake of my story this Hidden Springs is a mix of that town along with Apaloosa Plains, also another town in the Sims3.

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