Once it hits Ally, she stands there, eyes closed, dripping wet, and about to set off a scream. Dallas Avens comes out of nowhere and swings a punch at the moment, I duck, twisting his arm behind his back. Ally screams out like never before.

"Listen Avens, don't test me," and I push him off. That's before Dawson tackles me to the ground. She starts clawing at me, and I'm in a daze. There's movement, but I don't feel it. Mouths are moving, but there's no sound. To me, the world is stopping in place, and I feel like I lost all my senses. How to hear, to touch, to taste, to speak. All of it lost, and I let her slap me, kick me, scratch at me, because there's only one choice left to do. Once I start to defend myself, she stops.

The redhead I encountered earlier is pulling her off me, but she's screeching. I come back to reality, to realize she's still the same Ally Dawson from years ago. She will always be. The shy, one who hated attention, but who made her change? I get up, and brush off the dust.

Obviously, ego talks. "Nice period on your shirt, by the way!" She was starting to calm down, but comes right up to me and slaps me. Hard.

"Bastard, you think you know everything, when you don't. You will never be-"

Ms. Ray comes in and says sternly, "Office, both of you- now."

x

Ally Dawson is hyperventilating when we're walking to the office. Badly. She mutters small words, that I cannot hear, but tears are at the edges of her eyes. She's looking down, with a red stain all over her shirt, her hair begins to frizz, and eyeliner and mascara smearing. Her shorts, which looked similar to Kira's, had been wrinkled a bit more than usual. I pity her. She slapped you across the face and it's only been the first day of school for you! Get it together!

"Ms. Dawson and Mr. Moon, explain yourselves!" Ms. Ray's smile is long gone, replaced by a frown and worry lines on her forehead. I bow my head down, because she was expecting more of me, that I'm like the rest, yet I proved her wrong. I will always be society. The messed up drug-addict teen who lives a rock star life. When neither of us responds, she clicks her tongue.

She sighs and waits patiently. "Ms. Dawson, I cannot continue letting measly fights slide by. It has been the third fight for you this year, and it's been two weeks of school so far. First, for kicking a guy in the groin for saying 'I'd tap that,' another for punching Cassidy Brooks for hugging your boyfriend, and now this?! The next time there's a fight, I'd have to suspend you! And you Mr. Moon," she pauses and rubs her temples, "Two problems in a day? Especially with the same person? Today is slide by, but another trouble will be the cause of a detention. I'm dismissing you two to go home, since there's been enough scandals today. Mrs. Prescott will drive you to the house and leave you there, now go gather your belongings, and come back."

x

Once we're left at home, I sit down on the driveway curb, fumbling with my lighter. I take out my box of cigarettes and take one out. Wow, what would Dad say to this? Literally, if the media heard about this, Hollywood Labels would kick you out of the contract. I sigh again. The lighter has a tiny flame, which I play around with until I hear movement and see Dawson sit right next to me.

Her hair is wet, and her outfit changed to a black tank top, with galaxy leggings. Ally's looking down, probably trying to think of what to say, but I speak first to avoid the awkward silence.

I run my hands through my hair. "What happened today?" She shakes her head, with some tears falling down with movement. She doesn't want to talk about it, but you have to ask why she did that.

"You smoke?" she asks. I nod. "Why are you here anyways?" A sniffle comes right after.

"Long story short, I was a disappointment to my dad, plus I was going to fail my school year, so I came here to an entirely new place to improve and that the media won't find me for a couple of days, apparently they'll be here in at least awhile, then find your house, then they'll assume so much shit, and Hollywood Labels will kick me out of my contract, then the media will go crazy," once I said it, everything made more sense. But, at the same time, I feel relieved.

She pauses to process my words, but continues on, "Don't you live for attention?"

The time seems to pass, but I don't find the words to respond. We sit on the curb in silence. Sun begins to warm up, and it was only 1 PM, and I know we're still the same from years ago. Friendship still lives on, but personalities change. She leans her head against my shoulder, and the serenity surrounds us. Thoughts keep interrupting my way of speaking, but in the end I ask the question, because it's the only one that bothers me like crazy. "What happened to us? Our friendship from years ago, why'd it stop?" I ask.

Ally picked up her head and looked at me, straight in the eyes. "All because of fame, that's why it stopped." She got up and walked away, her head held high.

As soon as she left, the cigarette in my hand, it falls into a puddle of water. I take another from the pack, and light it up. Fire at an end, a fool at the other end. I inhale the smoke, and exhale like never before. Just enough for me to understand that fame is what destroys us all.

"Austin and Ally! Please explain to me why you are here, earlier then usual?!" Ms. Dawson yells. Footsteps coming upstairs is all I hear. In the other room, I hear some scrambling and a lock. I do the same. Though instincts tell me to go into the bathroom, just in case. Which I do, but apparently it's locked from the inside.

"Let me in!" I half-whisper half-grunt. The door unlocks and I'm pulled in instantly. Ally's eyes are wide and frightened. Her hair is a messy bun, and she has notebooks and papers strayed all over the floor. There's even a blade right next to the sink, which I don't ask about.

Ally tries to find the words, but sits down and begins to organize papers, and check her flip phone every so often. "Mom is going to kill me! If I got into another fight, she'd ground me! Even worse, it's with you! She'll make us talk about our feelings, and all that crap. Please just say that someone angered you, and you meant to throw at it the guy, but I thought the guy provoked me, please say that."

I stare at her, like she's a retard. "Why would I take a hit for you? Obviously, two scandals in a day is enough? What's in it for me?"

"I'll do any huge favor at any time you want, no complaints!"

Her eyes are wide and painted with fear, but obviously, Ally was being serious. I shook my head, and she gives me a quick hug, before there's pounding on the door. It's muffled yells, but eventually, Ms. Dawson got too tired to do anything or to even yell at us. The sound of footsteps leaving and going down the stairs fill the bathroom, then Ally speaks to me.

"Do you have another cigarette?"

Her voice is serious and it makes me do a double-take. "Why would you smoke? You apparently are Ms. Perfect, so why would you do something that could endanger your health and so called 'beautiful' face?" I snap back at her. Honestly, no one asks Austin Moon for a cigarette, especially when they're health freaks.

"Forget it you asshole, forget I even asked." She picks up her stuff and leaves the bathroom. I grin. I got to her, keep that up, and you'll look like the angel and she'll be the demon.

x

The moment where I got out of the bathroom was the decision I turned on the TV. Channel surfing was a sport to me, so my laid back myself got to the bed and skim through the channels. The celebrity gossip was up and talking about some new band called R4 that toured around with Taylor Swift. My eyes glued to the television just to see the new hotties that I could be dating and that are celebs. Joanna, the host of All That!, was going to switch out into talking about Bruno Mars, but her phone rang in the middle of the session. She whispers quietly, and smiles like an idiot.

"Breaking news for all the Mooners! Gladly, Austin Moon is not dead or kidnapped, but left his residence at least a week ago! His location from Orlando is now relocated near the shores of Florida! Keep an eye out of the sensation, since we will be featuring a half an hour show about him next time on All That!. See you soon!"

They found you, and they're going to start rumors soon. You're screwed Moon. Your life is at the line.

They had found me.

Author's Note:

The media has found Austin! What lies are they going to be doing just to get money? And Ally owes Austin a huge favor! Austin will fess up what Ally told him to say, but let's say that favor is going to be extremely huge for it to be repaid. Let's get 4+ reviews for next chapter? Funny how chapter 2 and 3 had to take place in only one day? ;3 smart, smart, details need to be written all over the place.

Here is the characters' traits/info to see it better.

Austin Moon : known bad boy, arrogant, no patience, singer, judgmental, trouble-maker, smoker
Ally Dawson : perfectionist, queen bee, song-writer, conceited, drama queen, rude
Trish de la Rosa : ?
Dez Worthy : eccentric, red head, tall, odd

The Next Time I May Be Able to Update:

Before My Birthday (November 10th)

Chapter 1 Posted (October 20th)
Chapter 2 Posted (October 23rd)
Chapter 3 Posted (October 27th)