She stands up quickly, shoving her book into her bag. "Um, you have a pass, don't you?" she asks.

"A what?"

"A pass? To come in here?" Ally says. "I don't have one. You have permission to come in here and I don't. I'm... I'll go." Before I can say anything, she rushes out of the room. I look down. I should've kissed her. It doesn't matter if she has a boyfriend. I just want to feel her lips on mine. That settles it. The next time I see her, I'm kissing her. No hesitation.

Ally's POV:

I fight back the urge to cry. He was going to kiss me. I could see it in his eyes. But then, suddenly, he didn't want to? Am I not good enough for him? I suppose not. Fine. I've only known him for barely two days anyway. I thought we had a connection though. I thought we could have something special. But I guess he doesn't want that. And I can deal with that. I can deal with that...

After school, I sit in the car with my mom, mentally kicking myself. Why does it matter if he wanted to kiss me or not? He didn't kiss me. He didn't. I turn on the radio, trying to get the thought out of my mind.

You should've kissed me...

You should've pushed me up against the wall...

You should've kissed me...

I was right on the edge and ready to fall...

I punch the radio, turning it off. "Are you okay?" my mom asks.

"I'm fine," I mutter.

"I know what will make you feel better," she says. "I talked to your father and he talked to Mike and I may or may not have gotten him to ask Mike to ask Austin if he wanted to hang out with you sometime."

"You did what?" I ask, breathlessly. I thought he had a girlfriend...

"Austin said yes."

Apparently, he doesn't.

"Ally, you're just going to the movies!" my mom calls up the stairs.

"But I have to look perfect!" I exclaim, rushing around my room.

Does this skirt match this top? No! I throw it across the room. I hear a bell ringing in my ears. I guess that means I'm stressing myself out. I sigh and sit down on my bed, clutching my head. Okay, Ally, calm down and think. What should you wear?

"Austin's here!" Mom exclaims. All the color drains from my face. "He's coming up! Make sure you're decent!"

"Mom!" I reply promptly. I look from side to side quickly, looking for something to wear. Austin knocks on my door. I grab a random skirt and put it on. I step into my boots and open the door. "Hello," I say with a small smile.

Austin's smile slowly fades as he swallows and scratches the back of his neck. "Uh, A-Ally?" he says. "You're kind of not wearing a shirt..."

"Huh?" I look down and see only my bra. I slam the door in Austin's face. I pick up a shirt from beside my door and slide it over my head. I reopen the door. "Sorry about that," I murmur.

"It's, um, all right," he says. He smiles now. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah," I say. I shove my songbook into my purse and follow him out the door. We walk down the stairs.

"Ooh, Ally's first date―"

"Mm, mm," I say, shaking my head hard. I move my hand across my throat, telling her to cut it out. "Mm, mm!"

"I mean, Ally's first date... with Austin!" she exclaims. Austin's face is blank. "Well, you two better get going. You don't wanna miss the movie. We'll wait up." I give her a look. "I mean, um, come home whenever." She squeals and my dad tries to calm her down.

"Go," he mouths to us and he tries to pull Mom out of the room. Austin and I rush out the door and into his car.

After the movie, we leave the theater. Austin walks me up onto my front porch after driving me home. "I really had fun," he tells me, looking down at me through the darkness.

"I had fun too," I reply.

I see him beginning to lean down and I take a deep breath. I'm not going to set myself up for disappointment. Maybe he's a player! I refuse to let myself fall for him. I open the door and fall through it backwards, managing to stay on my feet. "I'll see you later, bye," I say quickly. I close the door behind me and stand against it. I take a deep breath.

"So?" my mom asks, standing a few feet away from me.

Austin's POV:

I stand against Ally's front door and sigh. I was actually going to kiss her this time. I was actually going to do it! And she pulled away. Why did she do that? Why did she do that? I thought she liked me? I kick the railing of Ally's front porch.

"Ow!" I say, trying to be quiet as I hop down the steps. "Ow, ow, ow..."

I'm kissing her next time. I'm really gonna do it. I just have to win her over somehow. Somehow...

The next day at school, I walk into the practice room, expecting to see her sitting in a chair in the middle of the room with a guitar again. And I do. I pull up a chair and sit next to her. "Good afternoon, Lady Ally," I say with a smile.

She smiles back. "Hello, Austin," she says. Ally opens the book I saw yesterday to a certain page.

"What's that?" I ask, curious. I try to look over her shoulder but she slams the book shut.

"It's my songbook," she says.

"What's inside that I can't see?" I ask.

She laughs a little. "The name of the person the song is about," she says.

"Oh, really?" I say, sliding my chair closer to hers. "Can I see?"

"Definitely not," she replies and holds her book down beside her thigh. She smiles at me. "Sorry, I'm very particular about my book..."

"Well," I say, "can I hear the rest of it then?"

Ally takes a deep breath. "I suppose..." She picks up a guitar and holds it on her knee. She begins to play.

There I was again tonight...

After she plays the song, I cheer and clap and smile. "That was amazing!" I exclaim, trying to pretend I hadn't heard the whole song yesterday.

She smiles too. "Well, thank you, I'm glad you liked it," Ally replies. "I usually don't play in front of other people..." She looks up at me. "But... I feel comfortable around you."

"That's good," I say. I hold my arms out for a hug and she falls into my chest, hugging my neck. I hug her waist and fit my head into her neck. "Do you want to go out again soon?" pops out of my mouth. I take a deep breath, waiting for her answer.

She whispers three almost inaudible words in my ear:

"Just say when."

We spend the whole period, laughing and playing around in the music room. When the bell rings, we grab our things and stand up. "Hey, Ally," I say as we leave the music room. "I have something for you."

"What?" she asks.

"I have something for you," I repeat. "Well... I have an idea. Just give me a little while to get it done, all right?"

She smiles, blushing a little. "Okay," she says.

"So... I'll pick up tonight at seven?" I ask.

"What, why?" she asks.

"For our date, of course," I say and I turn into my classroom.

Sorry that this chapter is so short and that it's been so long since I've updated. I'm trying to write so many different things at once. I'm writing a book and a story for my friend (if you'd like to read the story, it's on Wattpad (cough, cough, READ IT)). I kind of feel like I'm cheating on with Wattpad though :( Anyway, I hope you like this chapter and I will continue writing this one even though I'm writing the other one. (I'm an awesome multi-tasker) Anyway, if you'd like to read it, here's the link (wattpad story/ 11573722-forbidden-mate). I hope you enjoyed what I wrote of this chapter and the story on Wattpad if you're going to read it. Ummmm, I'll try to update more often. I love you guys. Don't kill me. 'Kay, bye!

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