Disclaimer: If I owned Austin & Ally, I would be able to see Girlfriends & Girl Friends on the premiere night, instead of of whenever they play a rerun. (I'm going on a trip that weekend, if you care, which you probably don't. Point is that I don't own Austin & Ally.) Oh, and I don't own Heatbeat by Ross Lynch as Austin Moon, which is the song used in the last chapter.
Chapter 2- Promises & Playing Detective
Later that night, Trish sat in her room reading a magazine and thinking about her conversation earlier with Ally.
She had waited in the food court for ten minutes, which annoyed her because she wasn't very used to it. She was starting to have more sympathy for Ally. Not enough to actually show up on time, of course.
When the petite brunette had finally shown up, Trish got a fifteen minute rambling about how cute Dallas looked when working in the library. On top of that, once Trish got a turn to talk, all she found out was that Austin had been acting weird around Ally, but she was still unsure why.
So, she was now extremely frustrated.
She gave up reading her magazine-she couldn't concentrate anyways-and decided to figure out what Austin's problem was.
After half an hour, she had:
1) Austin was worried about a performance
2) Austin was stressed about writing a song
3) He had a problem with school or his family
Or
4) He had a secret he was keeping from them
Trish didn't think most of the options made sense.
First off, the singer never got nervous about performing, and, come to think of it, he didn't even have a performance soon.
Secondly, Austin didn't generally freak out about songs; he knew Ally would always write a fantastic hit.
The third one was more likely, Trish reasoned. After all, Austin didn't exactly get straight-A's in school, and he and his parents didn't exactly see eye-to-eye about his dream of making it in the music biz.
Trish thought the last option made the most sense, though. After all, wasn't nervousness (which Austin had clearly displayed,) a sign of secret-keeping?
Ok think, Trish, think. The Latina told herself. What could Austin be hiding?
She pondered the question for a while before giving up and vowing to continue her search in the morning.
The next morning, Trish strode into Sonic Boom with a bright smile on her face and a new uniform.
"Guess who got a job at Movies Galore!" she said, doing her 'Trish Pose'.
"Hmmm.." Dez said from where he and Austin were standing behind the counter. "Is it Santa Claus?"
"Yes Dez. Yes it is." Trish said sarcastically. Dez fist pumped and Trish proceeded to roll her eyes.
Just then, Ally came out from behind the stairwell, her book in hand.
"Thanks for watching the store, guys!" she said to Dez and Austin, flashing them a smile.
"No problem!" Austin said giving her a loving smile, his eyes clouding up.
Trish narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "Hey Austin." She said. "Can I talk to you in private for a sec?"
Austin glanced at Dez, then back at her. "Um, sure." He said.
She grabbed his hand and dragged him over to the piano. She could feel Dez and Ally's suspicious looks. Well, Ally's.
"Ok." Trish said once they were far enough away. "What's up?"
"Nothing!" Austin said, looking slightly nervous. "Wh-why would something be up?"
The Latina furrowed her eyebrows. The nervousness was back. She examined Austin critically. He was on the corner of the piano closest to the wall, perpendicular to her. His elbows were on the piano and his cheeks were in the palms of his hands. His fingers were on the back of his neck, his nervous habit, not that she got to see it much. In addition, he had an unsettled look on his face.
What was wrong with him? What was he hiding?
"Austin," she said finally. "It's pretty obvious that something's wrong. Now what. Is. It?"
He sighed, trying to keep calm, although the nervous look didn't go away. "Trish, there's nothing wrong. But if there was, I'd tell you, ok?"
Without waiting for her response, the blonde brushed past her and disappeared into the practice room, where Ally had gone earlier.
Frustrated, Trish went back to where Dez was standing at the counter.
"Hey, Trish," the redhead said. "For the next music video I need a giraffe, a pound of salami, and a tennis racket!"
Trish looked at him like he was crazy, which he was. "You whack-a-doodle! Focus!"
Dez looked at Trish with a confused look. "Focus on what?" he asked.
Trish mentally facepalmed, but said "Um, hello?! Haven't you noticed that Austin's been acting weird lately?"
Dez put his hand over his mouth and his index finger on the side of his nose, thinking.(1) "No." he said finally.
The Latina rolled her eyes again. "Well, you may not see it, but there's defiantly something up with him. And, I'm going to find out what, and you're going to help me."
At the words, Dez grinned widely. "Oh, yeah! Trish and Dez, back as a team! Let's get our detective on!"
(1) Remember in Successes & Setbacks when they were talking to the doctor and Dez put his hand on his face and said "So how will that affect his dancing?" or something like that? That's what I mean here.
Okay, so hey everybody! :) I've decided to start putting my authors notes here insted. So, I hope you all enjoyed chapter 2! It was more of a filler chapter, but the next one will be better. (I think. I haven't written it yet, so...) Oh, in case you were wondering, I don't have any idea how long this story will be, but I'm thinking at least five or six chapters. (Don't hold me to that, though!)
So, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed, favorited, or followed. You guys are the best! :)
Responses:
chadsonville- Thanks! I hope you liked this chapter! :)
Auslly-all-the-way-Thanks!
Kissmyquiver (Guest)- Aww, you're so sweet! Did you read my Percy Jackson story?
Guest- I'm going to assume that was a flame, but I could read like none of it, so I'm not too offended. Also, you should probably work on your grammer.
12It'sMyLife21- Hey! Thanks for the review. And, like I said, you are correct; Ally didn't write "Heartbeat" for Cassidy.
