It was fall break. Ally and Trish were having their first sleepover in a long time.
It was their first sleepover since school had started.
It was also their first sleepover since they had met Austin and Dez.
"So how's the new song coming?" Trish asked Ally as they both sat on her bed, painting their nails.
"Really good! Austin and I thought we should write a song about how different we are, but we still work well together." Ally said.
"Cool! I can't wait to hear the finished thing!" Trish said.
She reached into her bag and pulled out a few sheets of nail decals.
"Ohhhhh what'd ya get?" Ally asked, looking through the designs.
"Well, I picked out the music notes one for you obviously. And check out what Dez found! They're zalian designs! They're so cool!" Trish said.
"No way! Where did he find them?" Ally asked.
"Oh we were just walking through the stores at the mall the other day after I got fired, and we went into this beauty place and I was looking around then he came up and showed me these and I just HAD to get them!" Trish said.
"Awesome! Oh, Austin would love these music notes, the design actually creates one of his favorite melodies." Ally said.
The girls started painting their nails, sitting in a content silence.
Until Ally suddenly stopped.
"What is it, Ally?" Trish asked.
"They aren't just the annoying boys who stole my song anymore." Ally said, quietly. "If they were, they'd be gone by now. They wouldn't have stuck around."
"You're right. I think we're stuck with them now." Trish said, laughing.
"No, it's not a bad thing! It's just... We aren't just two sets of best friends anymore, ya know? We're a group. A team. All together. United." Ally said.
"Yeah, I guess we are, aren't we?" Trish said, smiling.
"Austin, we HAVE to play this new game I got! Trish told me about it and it's AMAZING. The graphics are SICK!" Dez said excitedly as the two boys sat down in Austin's living room.
"Awesome!" Austin said. "Hang on a second though, I just gotta text Ally this lyric idea that I have. I think she'll really like it!"
Dez inserted the disc into the console as Austin texted Ally. The two boys sat down on the couch and grabbed their controllers, starting the game.
They played for a while, jumping to their feet and screaming whenever they unlocked something or someone died unfairly.
They were so engrossed in the game, they did't even hear Austin's parents come in, arriving home from work.
"Hey boys." Mike greeted them.
"Hi." Austin and Dez said simultaneously, never taking their eyes off the screen.
"How was school?" Mimi asked.
"Good." both boys replied at the same time, still not taking their eyes off the screen.
Mike and Mimi rolled their eyes at them, shaking their heads amusedly.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
The boys still kept their eyes glued to their game.
Mimi walked over to answer the door.
"Oh hi girls!" Mimi greeted the visitors. "Austin! Dez! Ally and Trish are here!"
The boys' eyes left the screen immediately, the game abandoned as they went to see their friends.
"Hey guys!" Dez greeted them happily.
"What are you doing here? I mean not that I mind, I'm just wondering." Austin asked.
"Team Austin meeting. Remember? You said we should do it at your house after school?" Trish reminded him.
"Oh yeah! Duh!" Austin said. "Come on in! Mom, is it ok if the girls stay for dinner?"
"Of course it is, sweetie. They're always welcome." Mimi said smiling.
"Cool. We'll be in the basement. Just tell us when dinner is ready." Austin said as the four teenagers went downstairs.
"I told you we'd need double the food we were gonna get for the boys." Mimi said to her husband, who had already started making dinner.
"Are the girls staying too?" Mike asked her.
Mimi nodded.
"I think we should get used to this. I don't see this group splitting up anytime soon." Mike said. "Austin and Dez were never this close with any of the boys they played sports with or any of their classmates who would come over for dinner every now and then."
"Those girls have them completely wrapped around their fingers and none of them even notice yet." Mimi said.
Mike laughed.
"The four of them really have something special, don't they?" Mike said.
"Yes. Yes they do." Mimi replied.
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