Austin tossed and turned. Him and Dez had had a lengthy talk that evening about his growing feelings for Ally. What was he saying, he'd always had feelings for her, they'd never stopped. He groaned in frustration and hit his pillow. He didn't know what had gotten into him, ever since he'd slipped that he was writing Ally a song, he'd been kicking himself. Ally didn't need to know that, especially as they'd been doing so well as friends. With one final turn he fell into a disturbed sleep.
When he awoke the sun was shining in his face, he grumbled and flopped out of bed. After a quick shower he went downstairs and saw his mom making breakfast.
"Austin, you seem a little down lately. Are you alright?" concern was written over her face as she turned over the bacon she was cooking.
"I'm fine. Just tired."
"Austin, I can see through that. Have you and Ally had an argument?"
"No, mom. We're fine," He spoke through gritted teeth which made Mimi shake her head.
"Tell me the truth." It was said firmly and Austin knew there was no arguing with her.
"I'm just confused, that's all," He shook his head and continued, "I want to go back to being more than friends. But it's hard, ya know?"
Mimi nodded in response and said, "Come on, eat up. You want to be good for school."
He rushed through breakfast and made the short walk to school. He met up with Dez on the way and they walked in silence. Dez could see his best friend's internal battle, but left him to it. He knew Austin would come to sense, he just hoped it would be soon.
"Hey, Dez?" Austin broke the silence. Dez turned to look at his friend and waited for the question. "Do you think I should I should get Ally tickets for a concert?"
"Well Austin," Dez thought for a minute, which he didn't normally do, but in occasions of advice, he'd turn into The Love Whisperer. "I think you should just talk to her, buddy. Nothing special, just talk. Like you used to do."
"But Deeezzzzz," Austin whined. "You know I screwed up the other day!"
"You didn't screw up," Dez rolled his eyes. "You simply disobeyed the laws of The Love Whisperer. If you're gonna write Ally a song, you don't tell her. Duh."
"Good point," Austin nodded to himself and smiled. "I'll talk to her. Thanks dude!"
"See? The Love Whisperer is always right."
"Stop saying that." Austin shifted his backpack and continued walking. Dez was talking about the turtle he'd rescued (which he'd named Jimmy, by the way. He was trying to get on Jimmy Starr's good side).
As they approached the school, Austin saw the small brunette girl. He walked up to her and flashed her a smile.
"Hey, Als!"
"Uh, hey to you too?" Austin frowned at her confused look.
"What's up?"
"Nothing, just getting ready for class," Ally replied cautiously. "What about you?"
"I'm good, thanks!"
"Austin, you've been acting weird. Are you sure you're okay? No need to, I don't know, go to the nurse or something?" Ally still wasn't responding how Austin had imagined she would, so he thought he should apologise or hug her. Either could work.
"Ally, I'm sorry for not talking to you. I just had something on my mind, that's all!" He hugged her, which she returned.
"Good, I was worried about you. But you couldn't at least tell me that?"
"Nope, sorry. Anyway, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out after school?"
"Um, sure. As long as you promise not to show me another Zaliens movie."
"You don't like Zaliens?!" She shook her head in response and laughed.
"No, I still don't like Zaliens," She grabbed her books out of her locker and held them close to her chest. "I gotta go to go class now, see you later Austin!" She smiled and walked off in the direction of her first class, leaving a stupid smile on Austin's face.
"Dude, you got it bad." Dez said.
"I know," Austin sighed. "I know."
A/N: A slightly shorter chapter, sorry about that! But due to popular demand (thanks for the reviews guys!) I thought I'd whip out a new chapter. :) I'm quite enjoying writing this, although I don't know how long it will be. Maybe 10 chapters max, but who knows. I hope you liked it!