Okay guys, I decided to upload chapter two earlier! I guess I couldn't really wait to see what you guys think of it! I hope you like it and if I made any mistakes please let me know! I also have a couple of announcements at the bottom, so check them out!
Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally, or anything that you may recognize.
I can't sleep without waking up screaming, so I decide to remain in bed until it's time for school. I take a moment to look around the room, at the drawers, an empty aquarium, and the small piano sitting in the corner. That's new.
I get up from the bed, and make my way over to the piano. The moonlight seems to shine brighter on the keys, and I touch each key softly. The sound comes out so softly and heavenly. I decide that the piano is the only thing that I like about this place. I start to hum a little melody that my father and I used to sing before he died, but it brings back too much bad memories of my past life, and I force myself to stop. Instead, I make my way over to the window and I look outside. It's still pretty dark, but the sun is starting to rise.
I open the window, and I step outside so I'm sitting on the windowsill. It's pretty high up from the ground, since my room is on the second floor, so I have to be careful not to fall. Once I get more comfortable, I stand up on my feet. I look at the sky and it looks so beautiful I can't stop staring.
I wonder what it's like to be a bird, to be able to fly away. I wonder what Penny will say or do when I disappear. Would she cry? Or would she celebrate? What would Bryce do? What had my mother done? Then I imagine my mother holding me in my arms, and then she and my father come to take me away from here. But that won't happen. My father's dead and I don't even know where my mother is. What if she's living a better life now that I'm gone? Is she still alive even? What happened to her? All of these questions start to hurt my brain, and I just pretend I'm a bird again. Soaring, high up in the sky. Being able to see the world underneath me. The wind in my hair...
I snap back to my senses when I hear footsteps coming to my bedroom, so I quickly jump back in the room and land on my feet. I am pretty impressed by myself, but then I feel pain shooting up my leg. I run over to the bed and I throw my blanket over me. I'm shouting a stream of curses in my head because of the pain. The doorknob slightly opens, and Penny comes into the room. I close my eyes and take deep breaths to make it look like I was sleeping. Penny makes her way to my bed and then runs her fingers through my hair. I have to resist the urge to stop myself from slapping her hand away.
"My sweet Ally." Penny whispers, and then plants a kiss on my cheek. When I'm sure she's left, I open my eyes and then I rub my cheek until I get a red mark. I look at the clock and sigh. Only two more hours before I go to school.
Marino High School isn't like my old high school at all. Instead of people talking about you behind their back, they act as if you were never there. They completely ignore the new kids, unless they end up becoming a jock or a cheerleader or something. When they do acknowledge you, it's only because they need a favor or something. Otherwise you're left feeling like a complete outcast, which is what I am. Well, I guess I'm not a complete outcast, people now know me as Devil Girl, after an incident on the first day of school.
On the first day I went there I didn't bother covering up my scars or my bruises or anything. Not even my black eye, which was starting to fade away anyway so I decided not to cover it up. I came late to school and I had to ask someone to help me find my classes. My first class was History, and that class is filled with jocks and cheerleaders. I immediately hated everyone in that class the moment I laid eyes on them. They all seemed so fake and snotty. I decided I was right. When I walked into class, people began to snicker or laugh, while others pretended I wasn't there. I ignored all the laughter since I was used to it and I sat in an empty seat in the back corner. I ended up sitting next to the most annoying guy - correction: kid - on the planet.
"Hey new girl. Do you have a name?" he asked. I glanced at him and noticed some of his features. Brown hair, dark brown eyes. I ignored him and looked the other way, at the wall with a picture of Abraham Lincoln.
The kid started tapping my shoulder, which hurt so badly from a broken bone which I didn't tell anyone about. Let's just say that I actually did fall from the windowsill last time. I let out a hiss of pain, and then yanked his hand away from my shoulder.
"Don't you dare touch me or I will rip off your face." I said in a dangerously low voice. I guess he wasn't smart enough to realize that I was serious, because after a couple more minutes he started rubbing my arm.
"Do you like that?" he asked in a seductive voice. I decided to play along with him. I put my hand on top of his, and then smiled flirtatiously. His hands felt warm and sort of comfortable.
"Yeah. I do." I said, trying my best to sound seductive. He smirked a little, and then I quickly scratched his hands with my fingernails. He pulled his hand away quickly, and rubbed his hand, which by that time started to bleed a little.
"Ow! What's with the claws?!" he asked. I smirked and looked at my fingernails and then back at him.
"I'm a demon." I said. He rolled his eyes. But I saw a trace of fear in them.
"I'm pretty sure I can tell. What are you going to do? Drag me to hell?" he asked. I nodded.
"That's exactly what I was going to do." I said. "I didn't know you were smart enough to figure that out."
He scowled, then turned around into his seat. Before he did, I heard him whisper the words "Devil Girl."
Being a very good eavesdropper, I later found out that his name was Dallas. Apparently he was the one that all of the girls were after. From hearing rumors about him, I started to hate him even more. He tries to make girls fall in love with him, and in the shortest time possible. Being all sweet and romantic, he goes after the girl who everyone's least expecting. What makes me really sick, is that people say he's going to be after me.
I start to feel weird just by thinking about it, so I try to think of something else, but it feels like he keeps creeping into my thoughts. I finally realize that the reason I'm behaving like this is because... I'm scared. I'm scared of what he will do, or what he's capable of doing.
I glance over at the clock, and I get up to start getting ready. This time, I wear a black long sleeved shirt so people can't see my cuts. I look at the bathroom mirror to see how well my black eye is doing, and I realize it's mostly disappeared by now. When I'm done brushing my hair and it's tied into a ponytail, I grab my backpack and I head downstairs.
I walk into the kitchen and I sit on top of the kitchen counter and tie my shoe while I stuff a pancake into my mouth. Penny walks into the kitchen, and tries not to notice that I'm sitting on the counter. She has a list of rules in this family, and she gets pretty angry if you don't follow them. But I guess I'm an exception. I've broken every rule at least three times and she hasn't even said a word about it. I'm trying to see how long it takes until she snaps. It never seems to come out of her, even though I see how badly she wants to. Sometimes even the most perfect person needs to snap. But to my surprise, she doesn't. In fact, she completely ignores it. I raise an eyebrow in suspicion, which she also ignores.
"So, should I drive you or do you want to take the bus?" Penny asks. I hold up a finger, signaling for her to wait, and when I'm done swallowing my pancake I answer.
"I think I'll take the bus today." I say. I don't really feel like being anywhere near Penny or Lester today. "I'm staying after today." I add. Penny nods, and I walk out the door.
As I walk down the sidewalk I start to think of ways I can run away. I make up different methods as I walk. When I finally reach the sidewalk I see someone sitting on the curb. His hood covers his head, but I can see traces of his blonde hair. I slowly make my way closer to him. He looks up and I can see his brown eyes.
"What're you doing here?" he asks, clearly not happy to see me either.
"I'm going on the bus dumbass." I say. He scowls at me, and then moves over and pats a spot next to him. I hesitate.
"It's going to be at least fifteen minutes before the bus comes. Your feet'll get tired." he says.
"Why are you here so early anyway?" I ask, sitting down next to him.
"I could ask the same about you." he says. "I usually come here earlier before everyone else does for some time to myself."
I let out a groan. "More people?" I ask unhappily. He nods.
"Anti-social much?" he says. I scowl at him. He laughs. "Don't worry I hate them too."
"At least your someone who I can tolerate." I mutter.
"Oh really? It doesn't seem like you're tolerating me pretty well." he says, and laughs more.
"Maybe it's not too late for Penny to drive me." I say, and I get up but he puts a hand on my arm.
"Okay, I'm sorry. I'll stop." he says. I sit back down. "What's your name anyway?"
"I'm Ally." I say. He holds out a hand. I take it.
"Austin." he says, and we shake hands. We stay silent for a while, and I try to build up some conversation.
"So... Do you know Dallas?" I ask. I can't really think of anything else to say, and the silence is bothering me.
Austin frowns. "I wish I didn't. That kid made my life a living hell." he looks at me. "Let me guess. You've got a crush on him?"
I shake my head and pretend to gag. He laughs, and I relax a little. "What did he do to you anyway?" I ask.
"We used to get into a lot of fist fights." Austin says. I turn over so I'm facing him.
"Why would you do that?" I ask. He doesn't seem like the type to pick a fight with people.
"There was this girl I really cared about... I did anything for her, but then I lost her to Dallas." Austin says quietly.
"Oh. I'm sorry." I say. I rub his arm comfortingly.
"It doesn't matter. It happened a long time ago. I learned never to love anyone again." he says.
"Well you can't help who you fall in love with." I point out.
Austin buries his head in his hands. "Alright. Let's just... Stop talking about this." he says.
"Agreed." I say. The rest of the time we remain silent. It doesn't last very long because then the others arrive. I have to agree with Austin. I hate them already. They're so loud and obnoxious, and they won't leave me alone. About five minutes before the bus arrives, I'm about to go insane, but Austin tells them to stop and surprisingly, they listen.
When the bus finally arrives, I get on and Austin comes behind me. I find an empty seat and sit in it, and Austin sits next to me. I make some room for him to sit, and then I look out the window.
"You know," Austin begins. I turn my attention towards him. "I think we could be good friends."
"Maybe. You're the only one who bothers to talk to me." I say. "Everyone else doesn't care who I am."
"Tell me about it." Austin says.
"I guess that's one thing we have in common, besides our hatred for Dallas." I say.
"You never know how much you have in common with a person." Austin says.
"True." I say.
But I don't believe him.
For some reason, this story reminds me of 'Mirrors' by Justin Timberlake. Haha I guess I know why, but I'd love to hear why you guys think so!
Like it? Love it? Hate it? Let me know! I'm finishing up some of my unfinished stories, so it may be a while for a new chapter to come, since I have so many stories to finish up.
So? What did you guys think of this chapter? I decided to introduce Austin quickly because I have some ideas planned. Mostly dramatic, but I'll try to add some humor and some songs (which I don't know which ones, so I'll happily accept any of your suggestions!) from keeping it so depressing, though that may be kind of hard to do.
Also, I was thinking if I should add an OC in the story. If you think I should, let me know! I'm thinking of having a little contest to see, but if I decide not to use the OC in this story I'll definitely use it in another.
I was also thinking of some twists to add in the story, I have a couple already, but I was wondering what twists you guys think should happen!
Also, I'm deciding it's time to do a little one-shot here and there, so if you'd like one you can message me with your ideas!
I guess that's it, so I'm going to go now. Thanks guys! I really appreciate it!