Hi guys! Here is the second chapter of Teddy Bears and Corsages. I know I said I would update every week but I'm not going to stick to that.
I just wanted to say thanks to skwiregurli for answering any and all of my random PMs to her. Thanks a bunch!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything you recognize including the characters
Chapter 2
Austin's POV
"Hey, Ally," I said as I skipped through the doors of the Sonic Boom. "Do you want me to grab a pizza for the movie marathon tonight? I'll get a meat lovers and a pickles pizza."
Trish walked through the door.
"Sure, Austin," Ally grinned. "Sounds great." She paused for a second and glanced at Trish, Ally's beautiful smile replaced by a worried expression and a terrified expression plastered on Trish's face. "Actually, Austin, could I talk to you for a moment? In private?"
I followed her to the practice room and closed the door behind me. When she sat there staring at the floor for a few moments, I began to get nervous and invent possible situations that she would want to talk to be like this for. The main theme in my imagination is that she doesn't want to work with me anymore, being my songwriter and best friend, and never wants to see me again.
"So what did you want to talk to me about, Ally?" I ask as my hand reached back to rub my neck, my nervous tick.
"Um, well," she tried. She bit her hair - her nervous tick. "I was , um, wondering if you would, um, like to go to the movies some time?"
"Sure," I replied without thinking. "We'll go and see that new book-turned-movie that everyone hasn't stopped talking about with Trish and Dez tomorrow."
"No, um, Trish has plans," she whispered, biting her hair again.
"I'm sure Dez will be free, though," I grinned.
Ally frowned at me, the beginning of tears forming in her warm brown eyes, and left the room. I've made her cry.
Great. I've ruined everything and I don't even know how. I need to fix this. I've got to find Dez.
Ally's POV
I really didn't think it would end like that. I realised then that I had been deluding myself. He would never like me. It had all been in my head.
"What happened, Ally?" Dez asked after he and Trish approached and heard my sobs.
"N-nothing, D-Dez," I sniffed. "I'm f-fine."
"Okay then, but I'm going to get some scrambled eggs and custard," he said.
"Firstly, gross. Secondly, it's nine o'clock at night. Where do you think you're going to get such a," Trish cleared her throat, "unique combination of ingredients fully prepared at this time of day, you hairbrained boy?" she asked.
"Well, I think my pet chicken Fred laid some eggs this morning. Anyway, don't you know where custard comes from? It is made in a can. Where else would I find custard?" Dez replied, walking off.
Trish rolled her eyes as she walked out the door. "He never thinks things through, does he?" she said, pausing as her eyes followed his retreating figure and then snapped back to me. "What happened with Austin? How badly do I have to beat him up?"
"How do you know that it didn't go really well?" I scoffed.
"Because you're crying and Austin isn't here comforting you in a more-than-friends kind of way."
"Whaaaat?" I said. "What are you tal-" She rose her eyebrows "Okay, fine. He rejected me."
"What did he say?" Trish asked.
"He said that it would be fun for the four of us to go to the movies," I sobbed.
"Okaay."
"He doesn't like me, Trish."
She looked thoughtful for a moment. "Did he say that?"
"I'm sure he doesn't like me like that."
"Maybe he does. Austin is one to speak his mind most of the time but maybe this is something he isn't talking about. Don't give up, Ally. You'd be so cute together."
"Thanks, Trish," I said. I was sick of talking about my failed love life. "So how is it going with Dez?"
"Ummm, well, you see," she stalled, biting her bottom lip.
"Have you even had a conversation without hitting him or insulting him?" I asked.
"No," she whispered.
"Wouldn't it be easier to tell him if you were talking to him?" I asked, giving her a half-smile.
"I'll talk to him some day soon."
She got up and hesitantly left the room.
Trish's POV
Ugh. Why does Ally have to be right so often? Dez is just so ... DEZ that it's hard for me to picture us having much to do with each other, even if I want it. The truth is I feel electrified each time we touch, even when I'm punching his arm, and I don't want to hear that he doesn't, that he wants nothing to do with me. Ally thinks we would suit each other but ... I'm scared of his reaction. I mean, it's a very rare thing that Ally does get something wrong so I was surprised that Austin turned her down, even if he didn't understand what she was saying.
Hang on. He didn't understand what she was saying.
I've got to go have a talk with Austin.
Dez's POV
"Hey, Dez," I heard a voice yell and my head whipped around to find out who. Austin was jogging in my direction up along Miami Beach and came to a stop in front of me. "Can I ask you something?"
"Hi, Dez," another voice appeared at my elbow and I screamed in shock. Wait a second; why was Trish being so nice? "Austin, we need to talk," Trish said as she dragged Austin off to the forest by his right earlobe, much to his displeasure.
They were gone for almost half an hour before they returned and Trish walked away from Austin and I, muttering something under her breath.
"Dude. What just happened?" I asked, gesturing as I spoke.
Austin smiled. "I've got to finish that new song with Ally by Sunday but video-game night at your place. I'll catch you up then."
I knew he was lying but I couldn't tell about what.
"Why mine?"
"Come on, man. You know my TV sucks."
I considered the options. He wasn't going to say anything 'til then so I had no choice. "Fine, but you're supplying the junk food."
Trish's POV
"Hi, Dez," I growled. Why is it that I can't control my emotions around him unless it ends badly? I tried to ignore him, then and focus on the task at hand. "Austin, we need to talk," I said, dragging him off by his earlobe to ensure he was following.
"What do you want, Trish? I had something important to ask Dez about," Austin grumbled, rubbing his ear.
I rolled my eyes. "You were going to ask him about Ally, weren't you?" I drawled, knowing I was right.
Hi eyes bulged. "Uh, yeah. How did you know? Why is she acting so weird today?"
"I'm her best friend, Austin. Why wouldn't I know what's going on? And you're blind, by the way. How is it that you can't see what's happening?"
I could see the cogs turning in his brain but still not getting anywhere. "Sometimes you are as clueless as Dez," I sighed. "Ally didn't want a buddy-buddy get together kind of thing. Austin, she was asking you out on a date."
His shocked glance confirmed what I had suspected. He had no idea. "Trish, you're joking, right? Why would Ally ask me on a date?" He gave a nervous laugh. "We're just friends, dating would make it awkward."
"Well, you made the friendship awkward when you broke her heart." Geez, Ally was going to kill me if she knew I said that to Austin.
"What?" he replied, crestfallen. "I, I hurt her?"
"You should know what you're doing, Austin. Don't tell her I told you to," I whispered as I walked away, "but talk to her."
What! How did that happen? Don't hate me! I'll post the next chapter on Sunday/Monday. I think I have either two or three left (maybe four but probably not – its all in one doc. on my computer so I need to break it all into chapters).
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