Chapter One
Ally's POV
I sit by the mall pond thinking of songs to write for Austin. I have been having the worst writer's block lately. I sigh and toss my songbook down on the bench next to me. Why can't I think of some good lyrics? I sigh and put my head in my hands.
It is getting late, so I figure I should probably get back to Sonic Boom. The sky is dark with lots of stars sparkling in it. I sit there for a few moments admiring them. I play connect the dots with them to make little shapes. I suddenly feel a brush against me.
I pull my gaze down from the night sky and look next to me. It is Austin, the boy I write songs for and my best friend. "Oh, hey Austin. How did you know I was out here?" I ask."I just took a guess. What are you doing?" he asks. Gosh, he is so cute. I just recently realized I have feelings for him when he started dating Kira. "Well, I was trying to write a song, but I have writer's block. So I stopped and I was just looking at the stars," I say.
"Writer block, huh? Hmm, maybe we can snap you out of it," he says. "What do you mean?" I ask. "Well, stop thinking about it so much. You're stressing yourself out. The lyrics will come to you soon. Just relax. Do you want to go with me to get an ice cream?" he asks. "Yeah, sure," I say and sigh. He smiles at me. "I promise the lyrics will come. I don't want you to be stressed over it. I know what happened the last time I forced you to write a song, and I don't want that to happen again. So just take all the time you need," he says. "Thanks Austin," I say smiling back at him.
We walk to the ice cream shop, which is across the mall. I so badly wish I could just hold his hand right now. We're standing really close, and his hand bumps mine a couple times. I have to look away from him to hide my blush. As we approach the ice cream shop, I reach into my brown purse to pull out my wallet, but Austin grabs my hand and pulls it out of my purse. I feel sparks rush through me. "I'll pay," he says, being the gentleman he is.
We walk inside the ice cream shop and up to the counter. Austin's favorite ice cream is chocolate cookie dough, and mine is fruity mint swirl. He doesn't even bother asking me which flavor because he already knows. Another thing I love about him. He knows me like a book.
I walk over to grab napkins when I see Trish, my best friend and Dez, Austin's best friend, sitting in the corner of the store. Why would they be getting ice cream without Austin and I? I mean, Austin and I always do stuff without Trish and Dez, but that's because we're closer than them, and everybody knows we aren't dating. But Trish and Dez? They never hang out alone, they can barely stand each other.
I walk back over to the counter where Austin is ordering ice cream. I give him a nudge and motion my head towards the corner of the store. I look up at his eyes and they grow wide. "No way!" he whisper shouts. "I'm just as surprised as you are!" I quietly say back. "Are they dating?" Austin asks me. "I don't know, Trish didn't tell me anything, or even drop a hint!" I say back, "Did Dez say anything to you?" He shakes his head. "Should we go over and say hi, and see if they say anything?" I ask. "No, we can't do that," he says, "Obviously this is supposed to be unknown to us." I shake my head. "Why wouldn't they tell us?" I ask. "They probably feel weird about. Let's just get our ice cream and get out of here before they see us," Austin says. "Okay," I agree. I peek over one last time. Trish and Dez are giggling like crazy. This is way too weird.
Once we're out in the clear, Austin hands me my ice cream. "Here you go," he says, smiling. "Thanks Austin. Now, let's talk Trish and Dez. They definitely looked like a couple in there," I say. "Ally," he says dragging my name, "Don't assume they like each other just because they are here together. Remember the last time we thought they were dating? Trish was dating Trent. We can't just make assumptions," he says. I sigh. "You're right, but I hate that they keep secrets from us," I say. "Well, like we said last time we thought Trish and Dez were dating, we'd probably do the same thing, you know, if we were dating," Austin says and then scratches the back of his neck like he does when he's nervous. "True. I have an idea though. We'll just keep secret about it. Act like we don't know anything. And then we can look for clues and find out if they're secretly dating!"
I suggest. Austin agrees and we walk back to Sonic Boom.
Trish's POV
"Told you they would come to the ice cream shop," I say to Dez. "This was a good idea. They didn't even see us!" Dez exclaims and gives me a high five, "You're like a master at this kind of stuff." I proudly pat myself on the back. "Well done, Trish," I say to myself and Dez laughs.
The reason Dez and I are at the ice cream shop is because we know Austin and Ally always come here. Ever since Ally admitted to having a crush on Austin, Dez and I both wondered if Austin felt the same way. So lately, we have been spying on them to see if they might be getting into the dating zone. Looking for sparks, and secretly doing little things that will have an affect on their relationship.
For example, last week Austin and Ally went to the food court together. Ally stood up from the table and walked towards the garbage can. Dez and I were hiding behind a bush nearby, and as soon as she walked past the bush I tossed a cup in front of her causing her to trip. I felt bad, but Dez and I both were dying to know what Austin would do. And sure enough, he sprung up from the table, darted across the food court and helped her up. When he helped her up he looked right into her eyes and they just stood their staring at each other for a minute, smiling like idiots. They are so totally in love.
I don't know why Austin just won't admit it. I mean, Ally did. She should tell him. Or he should admit his feelings and stop using Kira. Seriously. We all know Austin and Ally have feelings for each other but every second the two are like "we're just best friends" like no you aren't. You are IN LOVE.
So that's basically the reason Dez and I fabricated this whole spy thing. I didn't tell him Ally has a crush on Austin, he just assumed it. But both of us weren't 100% sure of Austin's feelings towards Ally so we started spying. Dez promised though that he wouldn't tell Austin Ally likes him. Mostly because I threatened his gingerbread family and his freckles.