ALLY'S POV

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock going off. I got out of bed and stated to get ready for school. I went into my bathroom to go take a shower. When I was finished, I got out, dried myself off, and then went to my closet to pick out my outfit for the day.

It was the first day back from spring break and I was so excited to get back to school. My best friend Trish was back from her family vacation in Brazil and I had missed her like crazy. I can't wait to see her again and hear about all the amazing things she has seen in Brazil. Trish is really lucky to be able to go to such beautiful and exotic places like that.

I've never traveled before, I've never even left Florida. I would really love to travel and see the world someday, but my dad is super overprotective of me.

I looked over at my alarm clock. 8:05 am it read, its blue light blinking on my bedside table.

"Oh no, I'm going to be late for school!" I yelled as I rushed to put my shoes on, scrambled to put all my books in my bag, kiss my dad goodbye as I ran out the door.

School officially starts at 8:30 and it usually takes 10-15 minutes to walk to school.

Now, I know what you're all going to say. "Ally, you have more than enough time to get to school on time." While that is true, I like to leave the house 10 minutes earlier so that I have 20 minutes to spare to be able talk with my teachers and help them out before school starts.

Yes, I might be the good girl that never does anything wrong and I might even turn in all of my assignments two weeks early, but it's for my future. I've been chosen as valedictorian and I have been one of the few at my school to be able to perform for a professor of MUNY. And if I get chosen they will offer me a scholarship to MUNY. I have always wanted to go there ever since I was a little girl.

You see, the reason I am so dedicated to my schoolwork is because of my mother. My mother went to Harvard once she graduated from high school. She went into Harvard for medical school and graduated with honors at the top of her class. My mother started to travel around the world to help animals in danger. On her last mission, the plane crashed and she died when I was only 10 years old.

She always told me to follow my dreams and if I worked hard, I could make them come true. I just really want to make her proud.

I was so lost in my own thoughts that I hadn't even noticed where I was going until i felt another body crash into me.

"He watch where-" the person had yelled while I spilled all of my belongings across the floor.

As I scrambled to collect my books, I felt that same person bend down, handing me my papers.

"I'm really sorry for stumbling upon such a pretty little flower like yourself." He whispered huskily into my ear.

It was then that I finally looked up and stared straight into the most beautiful dark hazel eyes I had ever seen.

He then helped me onto my feet while handing me the last few papers I had dropped.

"Th-thank y-you." I stuttered out hopelessly.

Did I just stutter? Oh great, I can't believe I actually stuttered. Way to go, Ally. He now probably thinks you are now an even bigger idiot than you already are. Okay, calm down Ally. The key is to act cool. Oh no, he was talking and I totally just ignored him. First you bump into him and then you ignore him. Great way to make a first impression.

"What?" I asked him as I finally found my voice.

He smirked. Oh god, that smirk. You can't judge me, if you were standing right beside me right and looking at him, you would understand exactly what is going on with me right now.

I had only noticed now what he was wearing. He wore a plain white t-shirt, a black leather jacket, faded blue jeans with rips in them, and a pair of worn converse. He also wore one chain with a train whistle and another chain with dog tags on them.

It was then that I realized that I hadn't seen him around school. He must be starting new today.

"I said it was no problem. It was the least I can do for crashing into such a beautiful and delicate flower like yourself." He said with a voice as soft as silk, making me want to record his voice and listen to it for hours.

"I'm Austin. Austin Moon." He then extended his hand out towards me.

"Ally Dawson." I told him and I then put my hand in his. When I grasped his hand, it had felt so soft and gentle, yet rough with calluses at the same time. To my surprise, instead of shaking hands, he brought mine up to his mouth and gently laid one single kiss in the middle.

By now, I was blushing beet red and tried to hide my face behind the stacks of books I was carrying in my arms. He then brought the books down away from my face and stared straight into my eyes.

"You know, you look really cute when you blush." That only made me blush even more.

Just then the bell rang. I was so lost in the conversation that I didn't even notice what the time was.

"I have to go. I'm gonna be late for class." I told him. He just looked at me and smiled and I just couldn't help myself melt. I turned and started to head to class.

"It was nice meeting you, Ally Dawson!" I heard him shout from behind me.

"It was nice meeting you too, Austin Moon!" I shouted over my shoulder.

"Hey, Als. Where were you? You're never late, you always come here early. What happened to you? Are you okay?"

Trish asked me before I was even able to sit down in my seat. Trish has always been protective of me and has been ever since my mom passed away. She is always checking up on me and making sure that I'm okay.

"I'm fine, Trish. I just tripped and fell in the hall. It is absolutely nothing to worry about."

"Are you sure, Ally? Because your face looks really red right now." That's because it was. I just couldn't stop thinking about Austin. The way he made me feel, it was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.

"Ally? Ally? Hello? Earth to Ally? Is anyone home?" She started tapping her fingers on my forehead.

"What are you doing?" I asked as I gently pushed her hands away from my face.

"Well, what was I supposed to do? I asked you the same question three times and you still didn't answer me. What happened?"

"Nothing. Just lost in thought I guess."

"What were you thinking about?"

"That it is a good thing that Mr. Valan is always late to class."

It wasn't exactly a total lie, I was thankful that our teacher hadn't arrived yet, but I definitely did NOT want to tell Trish what had really happened in the hallway, otherwise she would totally flip out.

Just then Mr. Valan walked into the classroom with someone trailing behind him.

"Class, we have a new student joining us today. His name is Austin Moon."

As soon as the girls saw him, they all started to fluff up their hair or check their makeup on their phones. But, he wasn't looking at any of them. He was staring straight at me. We locked gazes and it had felt like years until our teacher's voice broke through our connection.

"Okay, Mr. Moon, why don't you find yourself an empty seat and we shall get started on our lesson."

Austin then walked to the empty seat next to Dallas, which was across the room from my own seat.

For the entire period, I couldn't help but look over at him every few seconds. An each time he caught me, I would shyly look away and blush a little.

I don't know what it is about him, but I just can't seem to pull away from him. Everytime I even think of his name, I can't help this connection that I feel between us.