Spoken Words
Hey guys! This is my second Austin and Ally fanfic and I'm super excited! I hope you guys enjoy this story very much!
Obviously, I do not own Austin and Ally. In the story the characters may be a little OOC, just so ya know!
This story is inspired by Spoken Word. I recently joined a spoken word group on my campus and I love it so much. It made me think about how Ally writes songs but what if she started out writing poems instead of music. Spoken Word is great way to express yourself and get some things out there. LOVE IT SO MUCH!
Spoken word is performance poetry that is focused on expression, word play and story-telling. At his new school, Austin meets Ally, a girl with a difficult past. She introduces him to the schools' Spoken Word club. As they grow closer will Austin be able to help Ally overcome the hurt of her past?
Enjoy!
Chapter 1: A New School
Austin tapped his foot impatiently at the breakfast table. He wasn't in any way excited for today. Yet another new school, first day all over again. This was the eighth new school he has been to in the last five years. His parents kept opening new furniture stores, forcing his family to move all around the country. The new store was just started in Miami, Florida. He hated being the new kid. Leaving behind an old life to start a new one was never fun.
"Ok, Austin, time to leave for school!" Austin's over peppy mom said, entering the kitchen. Austin had to get to school early today to meet with the principal so he could learn the rules and get a schedule. Moving seemed to make his parents excited. He didn't seem to understand why.
Instead of responding to his mother's happy peppy attitude Austin simply stood up from the table, grabbed his backpack and walked out the front door. He dragged himself to his Dodge Ram, a car his parents bought for him for moving again. He got in the driver's seat and turned the key. His dad already went over the route to get to school with him at least five times. It was already two months into the current school year, so Austin was sure he would stick out like a sore thumb. Austin sighed to himself as he drove up to the school. The school was crowded with tons of students. Austin found a parking spot, unloaded his stuff and started toward the school.
Austin ignored the other students staring. It was always like this. Although Austin wanted to make new friends the first day was always frustrating. Austin walked into the school and made his way into the school's front office.
"Hello, my name is Austin Moon." Austin said to the school's receptionist.
The receptionist looked up from her computer and smiled at Austin. "Oh yes, welcome Mr. Moon!" She had the same peppy tone as everyone else making Austin roll his eyes. "The Principal will see you in a minute. You can take a seat." She gestured to the row of seats against the wall. Austin grumbled to himself as he sat in one of the seats. He took his phone out of his pocket and scrolled threw some of the apps.
Austin looked up from his phone when he heard the office door swing open. A girl with curly brown and blonde hair that reached her shoulder blades, smooth, flawless creamy skin, and big brown eyes entered the office. She was wearing a black tank top under an open plaid button-up top, jean shorts and black ankle boots. There was also a dark grey beanie on her head. She walked up to the receptionist, but didn't say anything. She just coughed into her hand to get the woman's attention.
The receptionist started off smiling, but once she looked into the girl's eyes, her smile instantly faded. "Oh, good morning, Allyson." She said in a dragged out tone. "The Principal and counselor will be right with you." She said. "You know the drill." She said, pointing to the row of seat. The girl turned around and sat down a few seats from Austin. She plopped her backpack by her feet and pulled out a journal. She started scribbling something into it. Austin was so curious about this girl. She was beautiful and for some reason, she drew Austin in. It was almost like he knew she had a story to tell.
Suddenly, she stopped her scribbling and turned her head toward Austin. Austin quickly turned back toward his phone, not realizing he had been staring at her. She looked like she was ready to say something, but then a door opened and a woman in a long skirt and white button-up top came out. She had frizzy blonde hair and thin brown glasses.
"Come on, Allyson." She said to the girl. The girl picked up her backpack and followed the woman into her office. "It's just you and me this time." She put a hand on the girl's back as she guided her into the office and closed the door.
After that, a different door opened and a man with dark hair, tannish skin, thick black glasses, wearing a dark suit with a white button-up shirt and a bright red tie opened the door. He was smiling at Austin. "Austin, my boy!" He shouted, opening up his arms in a grand gesture. "Welcome to Marino High School!" Austin stood up and shook this guy's hand. "I'm Principal Gold." He said, he seemed just as peppy as everyone else this morning, which only annoyed Austin all the more. "Please, come with me." He said, gesturing to his office. Austin slung his backpack over his shoulder and went into the Principal's office.
Austin sat down on one side of the desk, while the Principal sat down on the other side. There was a file sitting in the middle of the desk. There was a bookcase against one of the walls, a couple trophies on the back wall, and the room was fairly big. "So, I heard you wanted to see me." Austin said.
"I just wanted to say welcome!" He said, laughing a bit and clasping his hands together. "Answer any questions you have, and provide you with your schedule and other information." He said, still peppy and smiling.
"Oh, well, cool." Austin said. He just arrived, what questions could he have?
"Yeah," Principal Gold said. "Well Austin, I took a look at your file," he said, tapping the file on his desk. "You seem like you'd be a great addition to the school's basketball team!" He said. Austin played sports at each of his schools; he liked basketball the most because he could get out all his frustration. He also loved music class a lot, but schools don't care as much about music or the arts, they care about sports. "I'll see about getting you a tryout." He said, still smiling. Austin nodded, slightly smiling. "Now, scoot!" He shouted, joyfully, pointing at the door.
Austin hesitated, but got up and went out the door. The receptionist was waiting for Austin with a couple papers. "Here is your class schedule, a map of the school, school rules, and anything else you need." She said, passing him the papers. "Do you have any questions?" She asked.
Austin stared at the map, confused; it must have been written in another language. "No, I got it." He said. He was tired of being in this office. He smiled at the receptionist, slung his backpack back over his shoulder and left the office. The hallway seemed a lot busier than when Austin first entered the school. Again, everyone seemed to stare at Austin with curiosity. Austin rolled his eyes and looked down at his papers. One of them had his locker number and combination on it. He looked at the rows of lockers filling the hallway until he found locker 218, now his.
He stepped up to it and looked back and forth from the paper in his hand to the combination lock. He dialed the combination and tried to open the locker, but it wouldn't budge. He shook the handle, but it stayed closed. He re-dialed the combination and tried again, but the locker wouldn't open. Maybe it was the wrong locker.
"You're new here aren't you?" Austin turned slightly and saw a tall, skinny guy with red hair and really weird clothes looking at him.
"It is that obvious?" Austin asked, rolling his eyes again. He re-dialed and shook his locker again. But it was still stuck.
"Here, let me." He said, pushing Austin aside. He took the combination paper out of Austin's hand, dialed the combination, and then hit the locker three times, rattled the handle, then finally opened the door. "There you go." He said, smiling at Austin.
"Thanks, dude." Austin said, taking the paper back.
"My name is Dez." He said, still smiling at Austin.
"Austin," Austin said back, putting a couple things in his locker, then shutting the door. He would have to remember what Dez did later. "Hey do you know where," he quickly looked at his schedule. "Room 274 is?"
"Let me see it." Dez said, holding out his hand for the schedule. Austin gave it to him. "Room 274 is up the stairs, past the science lab, down the hallway, take a right, past the elevator that doesn't work, in a back hallway, last door." Dez said, as if it were so easy.
"Excuse me?" Austin said, his head spinning from those instructions.
"Just follow me." Dez said, patting a hand on Austin's back and leading him to the stairs.
. . .
Austin watched as a lunch lady put a turkey sandwich wrapped in plastic on his lunch tray. He smiled thanking her. He slid his tray down the line and grabbed an apple and a soda. The day was only half over, and all Austin wanted was to go home. First days always sucked in Austin's point of view. After paying for his lunch, Austin walked into the outside quad area, looking for somewhere to sit for lunch. Austin spotted Dez standing by a vending machine. He was about to start toward him and ask if he could sit with him when a girl with dark black hair, tan skin, wearing a shot pink dress and white jean jacket stepped up next to him.
"You can sit with us." She said to him. She smiled flirtatiously at him.
"Thanks, I'm Austin." Austin said, being polite.
"I'm Kira," she said leading him to her table. The table had three guys; one with tan skin and brown hair and was wearing a blue shirt and jeans, and another guy was a bit taller and had reddish brown hair, he was wearing a grey shirt and jeans. The third guy had dark skin, black hair, and was wearing jeans, and a white vest over a black shirt. Another girl was sitting at the table. She had honey blonde hair, blue eyes and wore a yellow sundress. "Austin, this is Dallas," Kira said pointing at the guy in the blue shirt, "Elliot," the guy with reddish brown hair, "Trent," the guy with the white vest, "And Cassidy," the girl with honey blonde hair. "Guys, this is Austin." She said, smiling at him again, and petting his arm. It was like she was calling dibs.
"Hey," Austin said, smiling at each of them.
"You're new right?" Dallas asked him. '
"Yeah, I just moved here." Austin said before taking a bite of his apple.
"And how do you like it here so far?" Kira said, hitting him with that smile again.
"It's alright." Austin had had so many first days that at this point every school was as same as the last.
"Well great!" Kira said, still peppy as ever. "I'll be right back, I'm just gonna get a bottle of water." She said, petting his arm again before she got up and walked over to the vending machines. Elliot, Trent and Dallas went back to talking about basketball, apparently they were all on the team, and Cassidy went back to eating her lunch and texting on her phone. Austin glanced around the quad area. It was really nice.
Then, suddenly, Austin's eyes landed on her. She was sitting alone on a bench, a book open on her lap, an apple in her hand. Austin remembered the receptionist saying her name is Allyson. But why was she there this morning? Why was she all alone? Why did she pull him in like this?
Austin looked over to his side and saw Cassidy tapped into her phone. She must've known everyone at this school. "Hey, Cassidy." Austin said, quietly, so only Cassidy would hear him. She looked at him, with big flirty eyes.
"Yeah, Austin." She said, batting her eye lashes.
"Who's that girl over there?" He asked, gesturing with his chin to Allyson. She seemed very invested with her book as she flipped its pages. "I saw her in the front office this morning."
Cassidy looked over at her and smiled evilly. "That's Allyson Dawson." She said. "She's insane." Cassidy put her chin in her hand as she shared the gossip with Austin. "About two years ago, she tried to commit suicide at school. Then she was taken out of school and didn't come back the next year. I heard she was sent to a school with other mentally unstable kids. Anyway, this year she came back, and she was all different. Her hair is different and she wears weird clothes, plus she's always alone. She's so depressing." Cassidy finished, shaking her head in disapproval.
"Really?" Austin said. That all couldn't be true . . . could it?
"Yeah, everyone knows." Cassidy said, nodding confidently. Austin looked at Allyson again. She seemed sad, maybe even hurt. It was like she desperately needed a friend. "I would avoid her if I were you." Cassidy said to him.
"Why?" He asked.
"Cause she's a total freak." Cassidy said as if it was obvious. "Hang out with her and you'd be considered a freak too." Cassidy spoke as if being friends with Allyson was social death. When Kira sat back down at the table, Cassidy moved away from Austin. It was like she respected the dibs Kira seemed to place on Austin.
"So, Austin, do you a have a girlfriend?" Kira whispered to him.
Austin looked up for a moment and saw Allyson walking back into the school. "No, I don't." He said to her. Kira giggled a little from excitement, but Austin kept his eyes on the spot where Allyson was sitting.
So, that was the first chapter! And there is more to come! What do you think will happen next?!
Ally and Austin are gonna be talking next chapter! YAY!
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