Couples & Careers
Austin and Ally were standing together in Sonic Boom, acting coupley as usual. Austin was teaching Ally how to play clarinet golf, even though she knew how to play. "I know how to play, Austin," Ally said, smiling. Austin smiled and took his arms away from where they were around her shoulders. "But I never said I didn't like that coupley arm thing you were doing," she added. Austin smiled and put his arms around her again. Ally used the clarinet to hit a golf ball, and it went through a course of instruments and ended up in the French horn. "I got a horn in one!" Ally exclaimed excitedly.
"Wow," Austin said as he high-fived her, "you rock at clarinet golf! How about I take you out to dinner to celebrate?"
"Austin Monica Moon," Ally said, standing behind the counter, "are you asking me out on our first official date?"
"Why, yes I am, Ally I-don't-know-your-middle-name Dawson! I wanna take you to this cool new magic-themed restaurant, where all your hunger will disappear!" Austin said the last part while making a dramatic gesture and face.
"Great! Pick me up at seven thirty!" Ally said, mimicking Austin's gesture and face.
"Cool!" Austin said. "See you then!" He started walking out of the store.
"Oh, and Austin?" Ally said.
"Yeah?" he asked, turning around.
"I am never telling you my middle name." Ally smiled flirtatiously. Austin laughed, waved and walked out.
Ally pulled out her flip phone. Everyone told her to get an iPhone, but she loved her flip phone and the word guessing game it did when she was texting. "It's like autocorrect," they said. No, no, no. It was way better. She looked in her contacts and started typing Trish's name. After typing Tri, her phone turned it into Trish. Ally smiled and called Trish.
"Ally, I'm working!" Trish said as soon as she answered her phone. This shocked Ally, until Trish continued talking. "Thank you! Now I have a reason to quit. One sec." Ally heard muffled talking and a bit of yelling. Then, Trish said, "'Kay. What's up?"
"I need your help. Austin asked me out on our first date, and-"
"Say no more," Trish cut her off. "I'll be at your house in twenty minutes."
Austin called Dez on his way home. "Dez, I need you to come over ASAP. Ally and I are going out on our first date in…" he paused to check his watch, "exactly five hours, and I need your opinions when I pick out what I'm gonna wear."
"Yay! I can't believe you two are finally going out on your first date! I'll be over in ten minutes!" Austin knew Dez was doing the guy version of fangirling. Austin continued home, excited thoughts running through his head. I'm actually going on a date with Ally Dawson tonight! Oh my gosh, what am I gonna wear? What are we gonna talk about? What if I get broccoli stuck in my teeth?! Austin, just calm down. Everything will be fine. The date will be great and you'll be fine.
Finally, Austin arrived at his house. He was about to open the door, when Dez opened it. "Hey, Austin. Took ya long enough. Let's go!" Dez proceeded to run upstairs to Austin's room, with Austin following close behind. "So, go try something on," Dez said, sitting on Austin's bed and grabbing a comic book. Austin walked into his closet and shut the door. He put on a white shirt, purple tie, and silver jacket and pants. He walked out.
"So?" Austin asked nervously.
"I like it! Ally's gonna love it, dude. She loves it when guys wear silver."
"How do you know that?"
"I-Well-Uh-"
"You read her book?"
"Don't tell her! I love my life! And my gingerbread family!"
"Don't worry, I won't tell her. So, we still have, like, four hours until the date. What do you wanna do?"
"Isn't it obvious? I gotta teach you manners." Uh oh, Austin thought.
"Trish, how many more dresses are you gonna make me try on? How many did you even bring?" Ally whined.
"C'mon, this is the last one," Trish said, tossing a red dress to Ally. Ally caught it, sighed, and walked into her closet to change. Trish read a magazine and saw a picture of Austin and Ally holding hands. She smiled.
"Trish, please tell me this is the one," Ally said, walking out of the closet.
"Oh yes. That's the one," Trish said smiling. The dress was a red one-shoulder dress that cut off just above the knee. Ally smiled and grabbed a pair of red heels to go with it. Ally set the heels by her bedroom door and looked at the clock.
"Oh my gosh! It's already seven!" Ally exclaimed. "Trish, you need to do my hair and makeup!"
"Eh, I can do it in forty-five, easy."
"He's picking me up at seven thirty."
"It's Austin."
"Touché." Ally sat down at her vanity and watched Trish do her hair through the mirror. It was a simple 'do. Just swept over one shoulder and curled, but Ally loved it. Then, Trish did simple makeup. Dark mascara. Nude eye shadow, but with light shimmer. Light blush. Tinted lip gloss. When Trish was finished, Ally looked at the mirror, smiled, and then looked at the clock. "Good job, Trish! It's only seven twenty-five!" Ally quickly put her shoes on and walked downstairs to wait for Austin.
"What do you wanna do while we wait?" Trish asked.
"There's only five minutes 'till he gets here. Now four," Ally replied.
"Sweetie, this is Austin we're talking about. You may be dating, but he's still Austin," Trish pointed out. Just then, the clock ticked to seven thirty, and the doorbell rang. Ally gave Trish an 'I-told-you-so' look, and Trish just raised her eyebrows in surprise. Ally opened the door.
"Hey, Austin!" she said cheerily. His mouth just hung open as he looked at her.
When Trish appeared next to Ally, Austin quickly shut his mouth and regained his composure. "You-Uh-I mean-You look great," he finally managed. Ally blushed. "So, you ready to go?" he said, offering his arm.
"Yeah," she said, taking it. She said goodbye to Trish and they started walking toward Austin's car.
"Have her back by ten, or you answer to me!" Trish shouted from the doorway. "I'll be waiting up!" Both Austin and Ally knew Trish really would wait at Ally's house, but only so she could get the details on the date the minute Ally got home.
"Will do!" Austin replied, smiling. He opened Ally's door for her, and she got in the car. Austin walked around and hopped in the driver's seat. The drive to the restaurant was full of talking and laughs. Finally, they arrived. Austin and Ally walked hand-in-hand inside.
"Austin for two," Austin said to the hostess.
"Ah, yes. You're right here. Reservation for seven forty-five," the hostess said, smiling. Ally was impressed. Austin saw the look on her face and smiled and winked. The hostess showed the couple to their table and gave them both menus. "Your waiter will be right with you," she said cheerily. Austin thanked her and picked up the menu.
"So, do you know what you're getting?" Ally asked. Austin shrugged.
"Probably the lasagna. What about you?"
"Same. But, with pickles on the side," Ally added. They laughed. Suddenly, in a puff of smoke, the waiter appeared. Ally nearly fell off her seat and Austin screamed girlishly. They both blushed and smiled.
"I'm Al the Magnificent, and I'll be your waiter this evening," he said. "Are you guys ready to order?"
"Yeah," Austin said. "I'll have a diet coke and the lasagna, and the lady will have lemonade and the lasagna, but with pickles on the side." Austin rushed the last part before Ally could cut in. He just winked at her. Ally smiled. Al the Magnificent pulled all their food out of his hat. Austin and Ally were in awe.
"Enjoy your meal," Al said, and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Austin and Ally started eating. They had an amazing time on the date, laughing and talking like they normally would, except this time, they both knew this was the start of something magical. They ate pancakes for desert. All too soon, Austin paid the bill, and they left the restaurant. It was nine fifty-nine when they stood in front of Ally's house.
"I had a great time tonight, Austin," Ally said. Austin smiled.
"Me, too." Then, Austin leaned in and kissed her. He knew this was only their second kiss, but he didn't think he'd ever get used to the sparks he felt. They pulled away as ten o'clock rolled around. They hugged, said goodbye, and Ally walked inside to hear the final chime on the grandfather clock in the hall way.
"Ally!" Trish exclaimed. Ally figured her dad was still at work, as Trish would never yell if Ally's dad was asleep in the house. "Deets. Now."
"It was fun. The place was nice. He ordered for me and all that stuff. And he kissed me when we said goodbye. Normal date stuff."
"HE KISSED YOU?! OMG ALLY THIS IS HUGE!" Trish shouted, probably waking up the whole neighborhood. Ally nodded slightly and Trish pulled her into a hug. They both ended up squealing like fangirling chipmunks. "Well, I gotta get home. I start my new job in the morning."
"Bye, Trish," Ally said.
"Bye. See ya tomorrow."
The next morning, Austin and Dez walked into Sonic Boom happily. "Hey Ally. Hey Trish," they said at the same time.
"Hi," the girls said. Silence ensued.
"So what do you guys wanna do today?" Dez asked.
"We could go to the beach," Ally suggested.
"Yes! You don't know how long I've been waiting for you to say that!" Austin exclaimed. "Meet you guys there in an hour!" With that, he ran out of the store, with Dez following.
"We've all been waiting for you to say that. C'mon, let's go get ready," Trish said.
An hour later, the four friends arrived at the beach for a day of fun, friends, and fruity mint swirl. The perfect day ended with Austin and Ally kissing in the water and Trish and Dez 'Aww"-ing in the background.
Yeah. Told ya it was weird. Whatevs... Who's excited for Couples and Careers?! MEEEEEEEE! So, thanks for reading and please review! Love you ALL!
~Maddie :)