Hey guys! Here's chapter 3.

Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or the little Lego candies I mention. I don't think they really have a name, but I'm pretty sure everyone knows what I'm talking about.

Dez has never had the best of luck. He'd never found any four-leaf clovers. Never caught a star as it shot across the sky. The wishes from his birthday candles never came true. However, listening to Macy sing and catching her stealing glances at him every now and then made him feel like he had just won the lottery.

She and Austin were practicing a song, one that Ally had stashed in her cache for future use. Dez was supposed to be filming it, but he'd kind of gotten sidetracked. They would be lucky if the camera was pointing at them at all. It was a good possibility that Dez had gotten so lost in Macy's voice that he had let the camera drop.

After they finished the song, Austin went to get Ally from the counter so that she could listen.

Dez and Macy looked awkwardly at each other. They hadn't exactly discussed whether or not to tell the others about Macy's predicament. Dez wasn't going to say anything unless he had permission, but Austin and Ally might wonder why he had been put in jail for assault when he'd never killed a fly before.

"I won't say anything." Dez said as he handed her a bottle of water.

She didn't say anything, just nodded and smiled as a thanks for the water.

"Is something wrong?" He moved to stand beside her. Ever since they'd arrived at Sonic Boom, Macy had been quiet. He wasn't sure if it was because she didn't want the real reason she was here to slip out. But something wasn't quite right.

"Yes." She said it so quietly that Dez wasn't sure if he'd heard her right.

"Yes?"

"Yeah."

Dez waited for her to spill her thoughts, but she remained quiet. Dez reached out to nudge her shoulder. "Mace?"

"Everytime there's something good in my life, John just has to ruin it. I'm scared he's going to take this away from me, too."

Dez was confused. He couldn't take away her voice, could he? "He can't take your talent."

"No. Not my voice. This..." She trailed off, and then looked at Dez's hand on hers. "Us."

Dez's eyes grew wide. Macy blushed. "I didn't mean us as in us, I meant us as in Macy and Dez and Austin and Ally and Trish. You guys are the first friends I've had in a while."

Dez was a little disappointed that there wasn't an "us." He'd actually thought for a moment that Macy was starting to return the feelings he'd been sending into the atmosphere.

She looked down at his hand on hers again, and sighed. She was about to say something when the door flew open. Macy and Dez flew apart from each other as Austin and Ally shared a knowing look.

"Interrupting something?" Austin questioned, and Dez noted that he seemed unsure of whether to enter the room or not.

"Nope." Macy sounded way too happy to be telling the truth, but everyone decided to ignore it.

"Okay, let's get back to work. Cool?" Austin waited for a nod before taking his seat and picking up his guitar.

Dez shook his head to clear the close encounter from his mind, and steadied the camera.

"Whoa. Look at that big lollipop." Macy's eyes grew wide. She looked like a kid in a candy store- or rather, a teenager. Dez had decided to show her around the mall, so that she would know what everyone was talking about. The candy store had grabbed her attention, and without thinking about it, she'd grabbed Dez's arm and pulled him inside.

She had various bags loaded with gummy bears, jelly beans, and candies shaped like Lego's. They had just been about to check out when her eyes landed on a display of jaw-breaker suckers.

Dez tried to hide his smile as he grabbed two.

"Why are you getting one? I thought you didn't eat a lot of candy." Macy started to walk towards the register.

"I figure if you like it so much, then there has to be something behind it." Dez looked down at her and saw a grin forming.

"I bet I could finish that sucker before you." Macy smirked as she said this.

"Oh, really?"

"Yep." Macy put her candy on the counter and reached for her purse, but Dez hip-bumped her out of the way and pulled his wallet out. She started to protest, but after one of Dez's could-you-refuse-this faces, she shut her mouth and crossed her arms.

"And what do I get when I beat you?" Dez returned her smirk.

"When?"

"Yeah."

"What makes you so sure that you're going to win? Candy-eating is a talent that takes a lot of practice."

Dez took the bag from the counter. "What do I get if I win? Better?"

Macy giggled and nodded. "If you win..."

"I'm waiting." Dez said in a song-like voice.

"I'll have to get back to you on that."

Macy sat wrapped in a blanket on Dez's bed, while he sat at the foot of it. They were racing to see who could finish their giant sucker first. Macy was pulling ahead, but she wasn't really trying to win. She was just having fun enjoying Dez's company. They were still trying to figure out the deals of the bet.

"What about this: If I win, you have to shoot Austin's next video. And if I lose, I have to sing in the next one."

Macy laughed. Staring at Dez desperately trying to finish his lollipop, the perfect deal came to mind.

"I've got it." Macy took a victorious lick, as if she had already won. She proceeded to dust off her shoulders and pat herself on the back.

"Well, let's hear it."

Macy scooted closer to Dez. He leaned in, as if it were a juict secret. In all reality, today had been a great day with Macy and he just wanted the oppurtunity to get closer to her without spoiling the mood.

"If I win, you have to..." Macy trailed off, and Dez practically fell over from the suspense. She laughed.

"Mace, you're killing me here. Just tell me already!"

"Okay, okay. If I win, you have to kiss me." She said this strong and steady. Dez almost thought she was kidding, but he saw her expression. This made his heart flutter.

"And... And what happens if you lose?" Dez caught himself leaning in even more. He could feel her breath on his face. He didn't know how much closer he could get to her, but he was sure it wouldn't be close enough.

"Then I have to kiss you."

And with that, Dez crashed his lips to hers.

Ooh, suspense. :) Review. Hit me up with ideas or suggestions. I'm open to anything and I'll try to fit everything in.

Until Next Time,

Anabelgem14