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I'm sorry, I'm pretty terribly sick today so the author's note won't be long. Enjoy this week's chapter!

''Professor Wendell is late again?'' Lib groans in frustration before burying her face in her arms laying on the desk in front of her. She was sitting next to the two boys in the mass media communication in society class, their first class of the day. ''This is the third time this week. This costs me 30 minutes I could've spend sleeping.''

''It's 11 AM, Lib. How can you still be tired?'' Ian laughs at her exhausted form. This only causes her to groan more, the sound muffled by the sleeves of her hoodie. It seemed like she rolled right out of bed, judging by the messy way she twisted her ginger hair in a bun and her big eyes lacking the characteristic thin line of eyeliner she normally wouldn't face anyone without. Giving up the battle to start a conversation with his female best friend, he turns to Austin, who's staring ahead.

''Can you imagine getting to meet all these famous athletes and asking the questions you've always wanted to know the answer of,'' he sighs, deep in thought, more talking to himself than Ian. '''What goes through Rafael Nadal's mind when he has to align his water bottles in one correct line?' And, 'How does Novac Djocovic manage to be so cool to the ball boys and still have enough focus to win almost every game?'''

''You like tennis?'' Ian asks him, surprised.

Austin nods. ''I used to play myself.''

''No way! We've been wanting to play, but always missed a fourth player,'' excitement is shown in his eyes as he sees a chance to practice one of his favorite sports. ''We should go sometime, Lib and Dan play too.''

''I'm down,'' Austin shrugs before shifting his eyes to Lib, her face still hidden in her folded arms. ''How does that sound, Lib?'' the girl raises a single peace sign and Austin takes it as an approval.

''Excuse me, is this seat taken?'' Austin hears a soft voice behind him as he turns around to tell the person the seat next to him is free. But when he faces the girl, both their faces light up. ''Austin?''

''Sarah, what are you doing here?'' he stands up to hug the small girl, having missed her giggle. The end of her fringe stops neatly just above her eyes while she weaved her brown in a side, fishtail braid. He hadn't seen the gym's receptionist in a while, being busy with the new college experience, but seeing her here was the last thing he expected.

''I changed my course, I studied History last year, but didn't like it that much,'' she shrugged happily.

''I totally forgot you go to Brown too,'' Austin thinks out loud, recalling a certain conversation they had in which she had mentioned.

''I didn't know you went here either, did you tell me?''

He shakes his head quickly. ''This is my first year here, I used to go to a different uni.''

''Well, I'm glad to see a familiar face,'' she smiles at him, genuinely relieved before eying the large lecture hall filled with, to her, unknown people. ''I've missed you at the gym recently.''

''My free time is limited, but I promise I'll stop by as soon as I can,'' turning around, he points at his two friends, Lib looking up sleepily and Ian eying the new girl with interest. ''This is Ian and Lib.''

''Nice to meet you!'' she smiles brightly as she gives the two a small wave before sitting down. For the rest of the class, Austin feels Ian's eyes constantly studying the girl on the other side of him.

The six friends had agreed to come together to lunch between classes, regardless how different their schedules were. Ally, Hannah and Dan were all in the same classes in Psychology, while the other three shared all the classes in Journalism. Austin was sitting on the far end of the picnic table with his girlfriend by his side, munching on a sandwich, when Ian nudged his leg under the table from across.

''Ally told me you were a good football player in high school,'' he speaks, nodding over to the girl who was in a deep conversation with Hannah, who was facing her, about their last class together. ''Are you interested in picking up your game?''

''We have a football team?'' Austin asks him in disbelief, in which Ian nods proudly.

''The brown bears,'' he reports while holding his hands up as claws. ''You should come to the try-outs tomorrow. We could use a good quarterback behind the center, which is my position.''

''How do you know my position?'' furrowing his eyebrows, he looks at him questioning. With a wide grin, he nods to Ally again.

''Ally is very excited to see you play after all your bragging,'' as soon as she hears her name, she looks up from her discussion to wink at Austin and smile at Ian before turning away again. ''So are you in?''

''You can bet on it,'' he smirks while high fiving his friend over the table. ''Do I have any competition?''

''Our football team has prestige, I can tell you a lot of others will be competing for your position,'' quarterback had always been a popular spot, Austin knew. In high school, he had fought for it too, mainly because it was usually the man who was responsible for most touchdowns, when played well enough. ''But, looking at your build and the stories I've heard, you'll make a decent shot,'' Austin didn't know who would have bragged about him to Ian, except for Ally, who's never seen him play. But, he didn't care. ''Just try to make the coach like you and you're safe.''

''How am I going to do that?''

''Just talk about your achievements in high school and exaggerate a bit. But, not too much. He hates boasters,'' Ian sums up while Austin tries his best to make a mental note, but he's not nearly done yet.

''He also has a weak spot for players who know different strategies. But, don't try to correct him, you'll be out faster than you can say Jack Robinson,'' Ian looks him straight in the eyes while warning him to make his statement clear. When he sees the confused look in Austin's eyes, he shakes his head. ''You'll see what I mean when he gives you the look of doom.''

''I'll keep that in mind, thanks,'' he nods thankfully and is about to take another bite when Ian speaks up again.

''And, whatever you do, don't bring up his son in any way. Just don't.''

Austin is about to ask for an explanation, when he sees a familiar face in the distance. Standing up, he waves his head while calling her name. Soon enough, she notices his calling and walks closer until she reaches the packed table.

''Hey, Sarah,'' his greeting makes everyone look up, noticing the, for some, acquaintance and, for some, stranger. ''Want to have lunch with us?''

''Sorry, I'm meeting a few friends for lunch, but thanks for offering,'' she studies a small watch around her pulse for a moment before looking at the group, shrugging. ''I'm quite early, I guess I can hang out for a little bit.''

''Oh, this is Hannah and this is Dan,'' he points at the couple all the way on the other side of the opposite bench. Hannah waves at the girl as Dan gives her a salute, his arm, as always, draped over Hannah's shoulder. Austin lowers himself on the bench as the rest scoots a bit, creating a tiny spot for the girl next to him. ''You know the rest already.''

''Hey, Ally, nice to see you again,'' Sarah tells her friendly as soon as she notices her sitting next to Austin.

''You too! I'm sorry for how I acted the other day at the gym,'' Ally shoots her an apologetic smile.

''Don't worry about it, everyone has those days,'' she waves the incident away with one movement of her hand. Then, her eyes fall on Austin as he winks at Ally while grabbing her hand. ''Wait, are you guys dating?''

''Since this summer,'' Austin tells her with a proud grin while squeezing his girlfriend's hand softly.

''That's adorable, you two are so cute together!'' the girl marvels ecstatically while clapping her hands cutely. ''I totally rooted for you ever since I saw your meeting. You're lucky, Ally, he's a catch.''

''I know,'' she answers giggly. ''I didn't know you're in college already, you look quite young,'' Ally widens her eyes as soon as the sentence escapes her lips. ''I'm sorry, that was rude.''

''No, you're totally right! I skipped a few years,'' Sarah shakes her head and smiles at the rest. ''I finished high school at 15 and I'm starting my second year at college while I just turned 18. I know, it's kind of weird.''

''More like impressive,'' Hannah gapes at her, just like everyone else except for Austin, who was already informed.

''Thanks,'' Sarah giggles. ''But, I can't take credit for it. Apparently, I have an eidetic memory. It's pretty fun, I learn extremely fast and remember every little detail of nice memories.''

''Sounds amazing,'' Ally sighs, imagine the ease she must have in college.

''It's not always great, though,'' Sarah purses her lips. ''I've had multiple times I embarrassed myself in front of cute boys and, as much as I want to forget, it'll stay right up here,'' she taps her index finger against her temple with a pout. ''Forever.''

''Fortunately, I have the ability to push those to the back of my mind,'' Hannah laughs. ''God knows I have a lot of those memories.''

''Lucky you,'' Sarah grins at her. ''Another unnecessary addition to this gift, is that I'll always remember how, on this exact day, September 14th, your cute top makes your eyes stand out,'' she nods at Hannah's bright blue top that, indeed make her eyes shine brightly. ''how killer Ally's legs look in those shorts,'' Ally blushes as she inspects her legs before hearing an agreeing humming next to her, coming from Austin who shoots her a naughty grin. ''and how his dimples make his smile extra bright,'' Sarah looks at Ian with a smile on her face as all eyes shift over to the boy. His dimples were definitely one of his good features. He didn't seem to notice all the eyes looking his way as he kept his focus on the new girl, a smile never leaving his face.

''Eye for detail too,'' Lib speaks up while nodding amused. ''Good feature for a journalist.''

''I guess so, yeah. Anyway, I should head back to my friends or they'll leave without me,'' she waves at the group before walking to the other side of the campus in a fast pace.

''What a curious girl,'' Dan states while watching her disappear.

''I liked her, she's sweet,'' Hannah smiles, still thinking back to the compliment she received about her top. The rest nods in union before getting back to finishing their lunch. Only Ian stays silent and Lib seems the only one who notices.

''You can try,'' Ian knows exactly what Lib means and looks at her for a second before diverting his eyes again, seemingly in deep thought. Even though they were sitting at opposite edges of he table, nobody seemed to hear their conversation, too busy involved in their own. Except for Austin, who was listening to Ally, but caught their talking too. ''She's definitely not gay, if she is, she doesn't know it yet and she totally flirted with you.''

''Nice,'' was Ian's only comment, making Austin's eyes narrow. The group stands up, heading to their next classes after a few minutes when Austin stops Ian before he can walk away with Lib.

''Lib, you go ahead. We'll be there in a minute,'' he calls after her in which she puts on her big headphones with a nod and walks away from them. As soon as everyone is out of sight and the campus ground is almost empty, Austin turns towards Ian, who looks at him curiously. His eyes widen when Austin grabs the front of his shirt, the fabric clenched in his fist, making the boy step backwards until his legs hit the lunch table.

''Listen,'' Austin orders, watching his friend with a dark look. ''I know you're all about the hit and run tactic when it comes to girls and I respect that, as long as those girls don't have more expectations than that and are as willing as you are.''

Ian swallows once and nods quickly, a frightened look in his eyes and is about to confirm the statement, when Austin cuts him off.

''But, Sarah is young, naïve and fragile. She's only 18 years old, she's just a kid. And I don't want you to lay a finger on her with those intentions of yours,'' he hisses as he warns him. This was the only difference between Ian and Lib. They were often fighting over the same girls, but, as far as Austin knew, Lib didn't like one nightstands. She wasn't fond of Ian's way with girls either, but respected it, just like him. ''You hear me?''

''Heard you,'' Ian mutters, shocked by the sudden change of Austin's behavior. He breaths in deeply as soon as he lets go of him, pulling his shirt down, straightening it again. ''I won't hurt her, I promise.''

''Good,'' Austin steps back, giving his friend space. His eyes soften after he sees the upset look in his friend's eyes. ''Sorry, man. She's like, a sister to me and, even though she's a smart girl, I don't think she has much experience with guys and I want to keep her from all harm.''

''It's alright, I get it,'' Ian sighs, knowing how Austin can get protective over people he cares about and doing anything to keep them from getting hurt. ''She's sweet and cute and she deserves a caring guy.''

Austin nods shortly before they walk towards the lecture hall together, keeping silent.

I would like to thank everyone who voted for me in the contests this week with lots of kisses xxxx If you haven't voted yet, the links are on my page. Be sure to spread it as well!

Last week's personality traits I put in the story was Ally's love for popcorn, chocolate mousse and Maltesers. Bless those snacks

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Rauslly-and-Percabeth-Rock chapter 2

I'm finally able to read this sequel! I waited so long for it! ;) Glad you're back! This chapter was amazing. I especially like Austin's jealousy when he thought that a waiter was hitting on Ally. The restaurant episode was pretty funny in general. Ally's friends seem to be cool.
The hot scene in the room was so good! Haha I'm like Ally. I wouldn't have been able to focus on my homework if a gorgeous man was working out in front of me. Can't wait to read the next chapter! - Aw that really means a lot! Glad you like the friends as well! I'm really trying to make them an important part of the story. Tell me about it. I would've reacted the same tbh

xrausllysx chapter 2

amazing chapter! i really loveeeeee this story. are trish and dez gonna make an appearance in this story? - Thank you so much sweetie! Thank you for asking! In the chapters I've written so far, which are 8, they do not. BUT your question gave me an idea of a way they might make another appearance. An important one I think you will love. Thanks for the fabulous suggestion!

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Girl I love you so much- you're the sweetest. Plus, Austin's really hot, just sayin ;;;) - Me? Oh stop it you. What did I deserve to get sweet reviews like this. DAAAAAMN RIGHT. I just couldn't help myself in that scene

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Omg, the second chapter is already up!
Now I feel even more stupid!
I totally forgot about the title, but thanks for the shout out!
I am so happy that u had already posted the chapter!
Thanks so much for updating!
Last review I totally forgot to say how much I love the new characters!
Sometimes fanfiction writers just stay with the characters that are already created, and though that is alright, I love writers with the nerve to come out with their own characters!
I am so glad u have that nerve.
Till next sunday, bye - Ahahaha don't worry about it! No problem, thank you for the idea. Aww thanks honey! I'm so glad you bring this up! While there is nothing wrong with Trish and Dez or any other character that appeared on the actual show, their personalities are already written and even though it's fun to think of new ways they would react on certain situations, it's way more fun, and more challenging, to create new lives and minds! I'm having a lot of fun doing it and I certainly don't regret it. Thanks for the amazing compliments!