Yay! Babyblazeful is back! Thank you guys for all of the nice reviews on my story "Beneath the Waves". Good news… I decided to make a sequel for it because you guys want one. As for this story, most of these characters are real people such as my family, my friends, and others. And I'm working on a couple different stories right now. My goal is to make them a little longer than how Beneath the Waves came out.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Austin & Ally, but I did buy the soundtrack a couple of days ago.
The Hero in Me
What would you do if you walked passed a burning building when you could hear someone screaming from inside? Would you jump at the chance to save them? Now that I think about it, I'm glad that I did decide to save them. You see, I saved someone that night that is very important to me now. With some people, it would not be their first priority to save someone and risk their own life. But it was my first priority…
"Austin Monica Moon!" Mike, my dad, yelled. He came stomping up the stairs to my room. I immediately tried to hide in my closet, but he opened my door faster than I could say 'pancakes'.
"Yeah dad?" I asked.
He gave me a serious look, "What is all of the flour doing on the floor in the kitchen?"
I smiled nervously. "I was trying to get the pancake mix from the top cabinet. It's not my fault that the bag got caught."
He pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, "And you didn't even think to clean it up?"
I smiled, walking downstairs while grabbing the dust pan and broom and cleaning up the mess I had left. My dad made me clean the entire kitchen as punishment for not telling him about the mess in the first place. By the time I got back to my room, I was so exhausted that I decided to take a nap.
I was woken up by the sound of my ringing phone. I checked my clock after I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. It was 12:00 am when I went to sleep. I've been sleeping for four hours! My phone was still ringing and I yawned, looking at the screen. The person calling me was my best friend Dez. He can be a bit of a goofball.
"Hello?" I muttered into the phone.
"Austin! James and Aiden just invited us to this huge party at their house tonight!" he shouted back so loud that I had to pull the phone away from my ear.
"Dude, I really don't feel like going."
He scoffed and said, "We have to. If you don't go then I'm going to be all alone!"
I smiled at his voice, which got higher and higher with each word he said.
"C'mon! You've got to come with me," he added. I sighed and checked the time.
"What time is the party?" I questioned.
Dez let out a long 'hmm' and responded with, "At 8:00 pm."
"Fine," I murmured.
He seemed to be happy about it because he squealed back, "Yay! See you there buddy!" And he hung up.
I figured that it was time to get up because it was already 4:30. I slowly stumbled out of bed and down the stairs.
"Dad! Can I go to my friend's party?"
He looked up at me. He was reading a newspaper and drinking some coffee.
"You are not allowed anywhere after what you have done."
I groaned. "It wasn't that bad, dad. I could have done something worse…"
He shook his head.
"If I don't go then Dez will be all alone," I complained.
"Dez? That goofball friend of yours?"
I smiled at his comment. It wasn't really mean or sad to say because everyone thinks he is a big goof. I think Dez himself thinks so too.
"C'mon dad. I'm a growing boy. I need me fun."
He laughed and put down his coffee.
"Fine. You're allowed to go. But as soon as you get back, you have to clean the whole house."
I groaned, but agreed so that Dez wouldn't bug me about not going, later on. For the next three hours, I played video games and I started to get ready, which would only take me about ten minutes. At 8:10, Dez pulled up at my house in his dad's black jeep. We both didn't want to be too early. Besides, it takes about twenty minutes to get to Aiden's house anyway and people will already be there so we can talk. I hopped down the stairs, step-by-step.
"Did your dad say you can borrow his jeep?" I asked him as soon as I got into the vehicle.
He grinned, "Nope. And he actually doesn't even know I have it."
He started the engine and we sped off down the road. The truck kept picking up speed and we reached Aiden's house in less than ten minutes. Dez yanked the keys out of the ignition and climbed out of the jeep.
"Hey buddy, you made it!" Aiden greeted us when we walked through the door. James came up behind him, grinning like an idiot.
"This guy may have gotten a little carried away and threw up on your floor."
Aiden shut the door with unnecessary force and ran to the sick boy. He was definitely not worried about the kid. He was mostly worried about the mess that he would have to clean up. James led us to the kitchen, where all of the snacks and drinks were set up. I settled with a can of fruit punch and Dez grabbed and already poured cup of soda.
I assumed that the liquid was Mountain Dew because of the light shade of yellow. But I wouldn't trust drinking anything that has been opened or prepared. Two girls walked up to me and Dez; giggling loudly. He let out a long burp. It, surprisingly, did not gross the girls out. The redhead stood closer to me and the blonde obviously liked Dez, judging by how she was leaning on him. The redhead lifted her hand and ruffled my hair.
"What's your name, cutie?"
Dez and the blonde went into the living room to watch some sports. I shifted on one foot nervously.
"Sorry. I have a…I have to use the restroom. Excuse me."
I trudged out of the kitchen and to the upstairs balcony. I didn't really have to use the restroom, if you did not already realize that. I should be downstairs talking to Aiden, but I was just enjoying the scenery.
"Hey. If it isn't Austin Moon."
I knew that voice and I smiled and slowly turned around.
"What's up Mrs. Jefferson?"
It was Aiden's mom. You may be wondering why she was at the party. In fact, she is an amazing party planner. Believe me, it surprised me at first too, but I would have her plan my birthday party someday.
She smiled and asked, "How do you like the party so far?"
I shrugged. "It's alright. I'm just not in the partying mood."
She walked back towards the door. "Okay. Well, if you get hungry or thirsty, there are refreshments downstairs."
I looked out towards the forest that was a few miles away. "Thanks Mrs. Jefferson."
I heard the sliding door stop halfway.
"You can call me Kathy." And she left.
I stayed outside for almost an hour before Dez came out, slamming the door behind him.
"Dude, that girl just won't leave me alone!"
I chuckled and turned around, leaning against the balcony's railing.
He stared at me with wide eyes. "Seriously! I've tried everything! I even told her that I only shower once a week!"
I laughed and shook my head. "And what did she do?"
He kicked the ground with the tip of his shoe. "She told me that I was a bad liar."
We both laughed and turned to look at the street. We could hear someone calling Dez's name from inside the house. We looked at each other.
"It's her!" he yelled.
"Do you want to leave?"
He didn't even answer. He just grabbed me by my shirts collar and pulled me outside. On the way out, we saw the redhead and Kathy.
"Where are you guys going?"
I smiled, still being dragged by Dez.
"We're leaving." I waved.
As soon as we got into the jeep, he let out a sigh of relief and speeded down the road.
"That girl was annoying!"
I rolled my eyes. "You seemed to like her at first."
It was his turn to roll his eyes. "Yeah. Before she got clingier than my clothes when I get out of the pool!"
I busted out laughing and BOOM!
Dez shouted in surprise and the jeep swerved to the right. Just before we hit a tree on the side of the road, we skidded to a stop in the dirt. I pushed the door open to check the damage. One of the front tires was popped with a huge metal pipe, which had a sharp point, jammed inside. I looked up at Dez and his face was masked with horror.
"Who leaves that kind of stuff in the middle of the road?!" he yelled and then his expression changed to one of realization. "Aw man, my dad is going to kill me!"
I patted his back, "You're on your own buddy. At least we got halfway so we can walk the rest."
He blinked his eyes at me. "We can't just leave it here!"
"We've got no choice. I'll see you tomorrow. Good luck when you get home."
And we separated; he walked one way and I walked the other. The first five minutes into the walk, I immediately regretted not taking a jacket or a sweater with me. It was so cold outside. I wondered what would happen when Dez's dad got home and saw that his jeep was gone. More importantly, when Dez got home and told him about it. He would definitely be grounded for at least a month or two. If he gets lucky and doesn't get grounded for the rest of his life.
I'm glad I'm not in his situation because one time when I was grounded, my dad took away my video games, my TV privileges, and my pancakes. I chuckled. I love pancakes. Ahead of me I could see houses coming up.
"Finally! I'm getting closer to home," I thought to myself.
All I had to do was pass this neighborhood and my house is the next street over. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and checked to see if I got any new messages. The air around me began to get warmer and it got brighter. My eyes snapped up to see a tall building with flames flickering and waving behind the windows.
Uh-oh.
With my phone, I quickly dialed 9-1-1.
"Hello. This is the Miami Police Department. What is your emergency?"
"I wasn't sure if anyone knew that there was a fire on Cornelia Road."
I told them the full address.
"What do you want me t—"
I was cut off by the sound of someone screaming from inside the building.
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