First story in the Austin and Ally world. I haven't been writing much because I've been busy so if you know me from the Degrassi world, I'll update soon. Hope you like this, I think it's pretty awesome.

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Ross sighed, running his fingers through his hair as a reporter in front of him asked about his band. Beside him, his sister was nodding and answering questions, while he just seemed somewhat out of it. He knew the camera was picking up on his uneasiness as it usually always did and seeing someone out of sorts wasn't exactly that difficult to point out.

Then the topic of Austin and Ally came up and he froze.

Rydel looked at him and he looked back at her. She then understandably nodded her head and put a hand on his shoulder, about to say something, but he stopped her.

"We go back for filming the third season in a couple of weeks," He finally answered.

"Are you excited to be back with your castmates?"

He didn't really know how to answer that. Sure he was excited to see his crazy friend, Calum and the sweet smart ass Raini, but there was one thing holding him back from being pumped about it and it was because of her.

Laura.

"Yeah, I mean, what's not to be excited about? I get to see my friends again." He smoothly answered, hopefully giving off the vibe that everything was just fine and dandy with everyone.

The reporter nodded, and then she smiled, looking over his shoulder. "Look who's here, your other half." Ross looked confused for a moment until he spun around and he saw her. Right there. In front of him for the first time since he last saw her six months before.

"Hey!" Rydel was the first to break the tension, thank god. She wrapped her arms around the petite girl and hugged her.

"Hey," Laura answered a smile on her face. Ross was happy to see that she still had her bubbly personality still in tact. Though he could see it was probably being a bit over used. She then turned to him and they stared at each other for a few moments, before he just shook his head and threw one arm around her hugging her close to him. She reacted by hugging him back just as close and then just like they they released each other.

"Well, now that both Austin and Ally here, why don't we just continue this interview with you both?"

Ross and Laura exchanged a look.

"Well, I sort of have to…" Laura began.

"I've actually got to get inside," Ross continued, nodding his head in the direction of the building the TCAs were being held in. "I have to meet up with…" He trailed off for a moment, locking eyes with Laura. He really didn't want to say her name. "…Maia." He finished.

"Maia?" The reporter looked confused.

"They were in a movie together," Rydel jumped in, noticing that neither Ross or Laura were going to speak as she had an unhappy look in her eyes and he was just unsure of what to say. "Teen Beach Movie, it's premiering this summer actually, right Ross?"

He broke out of his trance and nodded, "Yeah. It's great, guys. You uh, should really check it out." He smiled then to make sure that the reporter knew everything was okay and wouldn't ask too many questions.

"Alright, well, Laura, really fast. Austin and Ally is going to be filming again soon, how do you feel about it?"

"Great!" Laura's eyes lit up. "I can't wait!" Wow, Ross thought, either she was trying to hide something like he was or she was actually genuinely excited about going back to filming. "I can't wait to see Raini and Calum again, though I think I'll probably be seeing them tonight, but filming with them is always fun."

No one missed how she left out Ross and that hurt him a little bit. Though he tried not to let it show or blame her really. After the way they left things a few months ago, he really wasn't too surprised with the way she was acting towards him.

The reporter though didn't let it go. "What about him?" She asked, motioning with her eyes towards Ross.

Laura nodded, the smile back on her face, "Of course! When am I not super excited to film with him?" She threw her arm around his neck for emphasis and hugged him. "He's the best to work with." Ross really couldn't tell if she was being sarcastic or not, so he just smiled and nodded, looking at her.

"Yeah, working with her isn't so bad…" He said, "Except when she eats too much candy. Oh man, when that happens it's best to avoid her for a good two to three hours."

"Hey!" Laura's mouth dropped open and both Ross and Rydel burst out laughing.

He shrugged and she just rolled her eyes and shook her head. He did, however, see the small smile on her lips as she looked away.

"Alright, well thank you both so much for chatting with us today and you, Rydel, thank you."

"Of course."

"Yeah, absolutely."

"No problem."

All three of them said together as the camera was then shut off and the reporter moved on to another celebrity she saw just a few feet away.

Ross turned to his sister and Laura. Laura looked at him a moment, before she just set her mouth in a thin line and stormed away from him, not saying a word. He just sighed and looked at his sister.

"What was that about?" Rydel asked as they both walked down the carpet towards the entrance to the venue. "She acted like you killed her cat or something."

Ross shrugged, "Maybe she's just having a bad day."

Rydel shook her head, "No, there's more to this story." She stopped him from going inside. "Six month ago, you two were the best of friends, happy and excited to be around each other. And now she seems like she can't even stand to be near you."

"That easy to see huh?" Ross asked and Rydel nodded. "Alright, well, I have no idea what her problem is, so… yeah. I'm just gonna go inside and meet up with Maia. We have to present today and they want to go over a few things with us." He started to slowly back away from her.

"There's more you're not telling me," She called out to him, "And I'm gonna find out what it is!"

He just waved his hand in the air and walked off. Hopefully, Laura kept her mouth shut if Rydel went to talk to her. He really wasn't in the mood for an interrogation.

He sat down in the seat beside Rocky, who turned around and noticed he was there.

"Hey bro, how did the whole rehearsal thing go?"

He shrugged, "Fine." He answered, pulling out his phone he unlocked it and started to play a game, while he waited for the show to start.

"Everything okay?" He asked and Ross nodded.

"Everything's totally cool." He didn't miss the sarcastic undertone in his voice, so he just ignored it. Hopefully his brother did too.

He was so into his phone that he didn't notice there was someone next to him, until Ratliff said, "Hey, Laura! Good to see you!"

He looked at him confused and then he pointed behind him where he saw Laura was right there. She glared at him and he just rolled his eyes.

"You know, you could be a little more sympathetic," She whispered to him.

"You could at least stop trying to kill me with your eyes," He shot back. "I said I told you I was sorry. What more do I have to—" She didn't let him finish. Instead, she stood up and abruptly stormed off up the aisle. He watched her leave, now officially pissed off. He didn't listen to Rocky or Ratliff's calls and instead went after her. He found her at the entrance to the auditorium and grabbed her wrist, spinning her around. "What the fuck Laura?"

"Let me go!" She ordered him, just as Debby passed by them and raised an eyebrow. Ross quickly let her go and she straightened her shirt out before smiling over at the fellow Disney star.

"Everything okay?" She asked and they nodded.

"Yeah, we were just messing around," Laura told her, not making any eye contact with Ross who just nodded as well.

"Alright, well, I'll see you inside then."

Laura nodded and with that, Debby left. She turned to Ross, "Wow, good going, you almost got us caught."

"You're the one being rude," Ross argued, "At least try to act like you want me around instead of like you could care less about me."

"Wow, you got that completely right. I don't want to be around you. Because I don't. I don't even want to—"

"Okay, I get it, Laura. But if you still want this to be a secret that only we both know, I think it's best you act like we're cool unless you want everyone to start asking questions. Rydel is already suspicious enough, let's not give her more of a reason to be."

Laura didn't say anything and for a second he thought she was just going to walk away, when she cracked a wry smile. "Then we probably shouldn't be having this conversation in the middle of a venue where everyone can see and hear us talking."

"Okay, point Laura." He answered. "So, can we please just act cool so that everyone will think we're cool?"

Laura nodded. "Fine."

"Fine."

"Good."

"Good."

"Oh come on, not that again!"

They both turned and saw Sterling was just walking into the auditorium. He shuddered, "That brings back some memories. Got major ass whoopings for that one."

Laura laughed. Ross laughed with her and then walked towards the entrance to go meet up with Sterling.

"What kind of memories are we talking?"

"Long nights with Demi, filming Sonny with a Chance. Not bad ones, but we had to rehearse that fifty million times a day to the point where we'd do it without even realizing we were."

Ross locked eyes with Laura, "I know that feeling."

She looked away.

"Well, nice seeing you, I got to go find my seat. See you guys later?"

They both nodded and with that he walked away. Laura awkwardly stood there, while Ross was more uncomfortable.

"We should…" She began and he nodded, agreeing.

"Yeah." He answered back. "Let's go."

Laura actually ended up being in the seat in front of him. And the whole time he couldn't help but stare at the back of her head. He didn't really care about who won what awards and who was doing something totally insane on stage. He just really wanted Laura to forgive him for what happened, but it didn't look like it was going to happen anytime soon.

"Hey." Rydel whispered, lightly hitting his arm. "You have to go backstage."

He blinked and realization set in. "Oh shit, thanks for reminding me. You're a life saver, Rydel."

She nodded and sat back as he got out of his seat and quietly left the auditorium. He soon found where the back stage area was and opened the door, going up the stairs he saw Maia was already waiting for him.

"Hey!" She smiled and hugged him, "I know I saw you a couple hours ago, but nice seeing you again."

He smiled, "Yeah, you too."

"Nervous?" She asked him and he shook his head. He never got nervous. Not really. Well, except when he was around Laura, that was a bit nerve-wracking he had to admit. But lately not so much since she basically hated him. Maia seemed to sense he was distressed, "Hey, are you alright?"

He nodded, "Why wouldn't I be?" He was really getting sick of these questions.

"You just seem distracted is all. I know you just got back from tour, how was it?"

"Amazing." He smiled. "All those screaming fans… all yelling your name and singing your songs. It's really a great feeling."

Maia smiled, "I bet it is."

"You should come sing with us on one of the sets," He suggested. "We could see a cover or one of the songs from the movie."

She nodded, "I think I'd be into that." They laughed and the stage hand told them that it was time for them to get ready to present. They got to their places and then their names were announced. They did there thing (with Miley almost killing Ross with her surfboard) and then were off the stage and back in their seats in no time.

"Wow, that was interesting." Rydel commented and Ross rolled his eyes.

To his surprise, Laura turned around to face them. "Miley was kind of a bitch there," She said, locking eyes with Ross. "You didn't really deserve that." That surprised him to say the least.

To her surprise, his just shrugged. "Actually, I think I did." He answered back and Laura just wordlessly turned around, not saying another word.

He ignored the looks his band was giving him and just sighed, settling down in his seat more, he just continued to watch the show in silence.

He was standing by himself, one foot up against the building and was tapping his fingers on his leg, when he felt the presence of someone in front of him. He looked up to see it was the last person he expected to see: Laura.

"What are you doing here?" They both asked together. Laura smiled at how in sync they still were with each other, before repeating the question.

"It got stuffy in there, I just wanted to get some fresh air, you?"

"I saw you leave." She admitted and moved to stand beside him on the wall. It was silent in between them for a few moments, before she continued, "I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Why wouldn't I be?" He asked her softly. "One of my best friends is pissed off at me and Miley just basically treated me like shit, so here we are."

She didn't miss the sarcasm in his tone at all.

"Okay, look, you really didn't deserve her doing that, but she's not part of our problems." Laura used her finger to gesture in between them. "And though I'm still incredibly mad at you and the whole situation, I just wanted to come here and I don't know… call a truce or something."

He raised an eyebrow, "We're not at war, Laura."

"Well it seems like we are." She sighed, looking down a moment before looking back at him again. "We go back for filming in two weeks and I'm pretty sure Austin and Ally aren't supposed to be mad at each other. Or at least she isn't anyway. So I'm willing to put my differences aside if you are."

He shrugged, "Fine."

"That's it? Just one word?"

"What else do you want me to say, Laura? I can't read your mind. I mean, you were cold towards me the moment you saw me talking to the reporter and then we almost got caught arguing and then you expect me to just agree to a truce? Are we even ever going to talk about what happened?"

"So that's a no then." Laura answered, taken aback by what he'd said. He just blinked at her confused.

It was silent again. Uncomfortably and so awkwardly silent.

"Whatever," Ross muttered a little while later. "I'll call a damn truce if that's what you want."

"Thanks." She bit her lip and then he lifted his head to look at her. They locked eyes and it took everything in her to not push forward and kiss him. She had to remind herself that she was still incredibly pissed at him.

But that was getting a bit more difficult as time passed by.

"So, see ya around I guess, or in two weeks." He whispered and with that, walked back inside the building leaving her outside to think about what had just happened all alone. But she wasn't alone for too long. She thought fast and got up to go talk to him. Just as he was about to open the door to go back inside to the awards, she grabbed his shoulder and spun him around.

"You don't have the right to be like this," She said, her tone cold. "I do, okay? You hurt me, I didn't hurt you."

"Why is this suddenly about you?" He snapped.

"You brought this on yourself, I didn't do anything."

"Right, you didn't do anything. Sure thing, Laura." His tone was so cold, she took a step back. He only stepped closer to her. "Don't put it all on me, I feel shitty enough about it."

She stared at him, swallowing hard, before she responded with, "Good."

He realized then that all of their "making up" that night was for nothing. She was still going to be a pain in the ass.

But instead of saying a word, he just shook his head and walked passed her in the opposite direction.

"Hey dude, the awards are that way." Some security guy said, "Pretty sure you have to stick around until it's over with."

"I'm not feeling too well," Ross told him, as he snuck a glance at Laura who was just staring at the ground. "If you see my brothers or sister just tell them I went home."

The security guard nodded and with that, Ross stormed through the entranceway, the door hitting the building hard behind him.

And all Laura could do was watch, her eyes blurring her vision as her heart broke into millions of pieces.

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