I'm back with Chapter 10! I hope this is good enough. I could never top the previous chapter. So enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Austin & Ally
Chapter 10: Team Austin
Austin was playing some keys on the piano when Ally's best friend, Trish walked in. Austin stopped immediately and stood up.
"Um, hey Trish," he greeted.
"Hi Austin," she said. Trish took out a file and handed it to him.
"What's this?" he asked.
"It's my resumé," she said. When Austin looked at her confusedly, Trish rolled her eyes and explained, "Austin, since you're a rising star, you need a manager. And I'm happy to offer my assistance."
Austin opened the file and flipped through the pages. He looked at her and said, "It's eight pages long."
"I have a lot of job experiences. So we have a deal?" Trish asked as she extended her hand towards him.
"Oh what the heck," Austin said as he took her hand and shook it.
Trish smiled and took back her hand. Then Dez walked in, followed by Ally. The moment Ally walked in, Trish raised both arms, one higher than the other and bent her wrist so that her palms faced upwards.
"Guess who got a job as Austin's manager!" Trish said to Ally in a sing-song manner.
"No way!" Ally exclaimed and hugged her best friend. When she pulled away, she looked at Austin.
"She had so many job experience, her resumé was like eight pages!" Austin said excitedly.
"Wow," Ally said.
"Oh! We should come up with a group name!" Dez exclaimed.
"Wow... Great idea, Dez!" Ally said.
"How about Team Austin?" Ally suggested.
"That's a great name!" Austin said.
"Then it's settled. We're Team Austin. We'll have our official team meeting tomorrow after school!" Ally said excitedly.
"Wait, tomorrow?" Austin asked, worriedly.
"Yeah, is there a problem?"
"I have rehearsals with the band tomorrow. Well, the the whole week. We're practicing for the school's benefit concert next Saturday," Austin said.
"Oh.. We'll we can't have a Team Austin meeting without you, Austin," Ally said.
"Hey! Maybe you guys could come to the rehearsals! Then in between breaks we could have the meeting!" Austin suggested.
"That's a great idea!" Ally said. "What do you guys say?" she asked.
"We'll be there!" Trish said.
"Absolutely!" Dez said.
Austin looked at his wrist watch. "Oh, lunch time!" he said.
"C'mon, Ally," Austin said.
"Let me tell my dad first," she said.
Ally walked out and shouted, "Dad! I'm on my break!" Then she walked down, followed by Austin.
The door to the manager's office opened and Lester's head popped out. He said, "Okay, honey," then went back into his office.
Ally rolled her eyes and walked towards the door with Austin by her side and his arm around her shoulder. Trish and Dez just watched them leave from the second floor.
"Are we missing something?" Trish asked.
"I think so," Dez said suspiciously.
Austin and Ally were enjoying their lunch together at the food court when a certain someone walked by. It was Dallas.
"Oh hey Dallas!" Ally greeted.
Dallas walked towards their table with a smile. Austin just looked at him uneasily.
"Hey Ally," he said to Ally.
"Austin," he said as he looked at him.
"Hey Dallas," Austin said.
"What brings you by?" Ally asked.
"Oh, just grabbing lunch before my shift at the libary," Dallas said.
Ally cringed at the way he pronounced the word 'library'. Before she could say anything, he spoke.
"I know you hate the way I say that but I'm trying," Dallas said with a chuckle.
"So, Dallas," Austin started. "Are you two cool?" he asked.
"Yeah, totally," Dallas replied. He then held out his hand to Austin, "Are we cool?" he asked.
Austin smiled and shook his hand, "Yeah, we're cool," he said.
Dallas took back his hand and smiled at the two of them, "Alright you two. Catch you later," he said.
"Bye," Ally said.
"Later," Austin said.
Then Dallas made his way to the library. Ally turned and looked at Austin.
"What?" he asked.
"That was very nice of you," Ally said.
"Really?"
"Dallas explained to me what went down between you two. I'm glad that it's all over," Ally said.
"Right... How much did he tell you?"
"Not much.. Just that you have been in love with me since freshman year," Ally said.
Austin's jaw dropped. "I.. Um.."
Ally smiled and held his hands, "What took you so long?"
Austin gave a small smile, "I guess I wasn't brave enough," he admitted shyly.
"I felt like I couldn't do anything," he added.
"And now?"
"I know I can do anything," he said. "As long as I'm with you," he added.
Ally's heart fluttered. She got up and gave him a small kiss on the lips.
After the date, Ally went back to work and Austin went up to the practice room. The day flew by in an instant. The next day after school, Austin was walking towards the school's basement where the rehearsal was held. The basement was wide and open and it was soundproof so the rest of the school above it would not be disturbed.
Austin opened the door and then froze when he saw his ex-girlfriend, Cassidy, near the stage.
"Cassidy?" Austin said.
The dirty blonde waitress from Melody Diner spun around and uncrossed her arms. Austin placed his guitar down and walked towards her.
"Hey Austin," she said.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I'm here to rehearse for the benefit concert. Same as you," she said.
"But you don't go to school here, do you?"
"Yeah, I do. I'm a sophomore," Cassidy said.
"But... We're the same age," he pointed out.
"I move around a lot. I just transferred here last month," she said.
Austin couldn't say anything. He just walked back, took his guitar and walked to the other side of the basement where his band and crew was setting up.
A few minutes later, Ally walked in and walked towards her boyfriend. Austin greeted her with a hug. When they pulled away, he saw Cassidy walking towards them.
"What is she doing here?" Cassidy demanded. "This is a private practice. You can't just come in here and..."
Austin cut her off, "Relax, Cass! She's my songwriter and a part of Team Austin. She has to be here."
"Plus she's my girlfriend so it's okay if she supported me," he said.
"Girlfriend? Since when?"
"The night you dumped me through text," he said bitterly.
"Um... I'll let you two talk," Ally said.
"No, I'm done talking to her. So I suggest you go back to your side."
"Fine!" Cassidy stormed out of Austin's side.
"Bring down the gate!" Austin shouted to his crew.
One of them took out a remote and pressed a button. Then, a soundproof glass wall came down from the ceiling and separated Cassidy's side and Austin's side.
"What is that?" Ally asked.
"That is a soundproof wall," Austin replied as he sat on the edge of the stage.
"Yeah, I mean why does the school have it?"
"The previous bands and talents in this school used to fight each other all the time when it comes to rehearsals. This place was the only place they could rehearse," he explained.
"There were two bands. The Knock Outs and The Misfits," Austin said.
"The lead singers of both bands were brothers. Then one day, they came up with a plan and even talked to the principal about it."
"The brothers had this wall custom made to be completely soundproof and it can be removed and brought back with a click of a button."
"Then the two bands managed to rehearse without fighting," he said as he ended the story.
"Wow," Ally said.
"Yeah," Austin said.
"So ready to hear me sing?"
"What about Trish and Dez?"
"I kind of lied to them and told them that the rehearsal starts at 3:30pm," he said.
"That's at least one and a half hour away," Ally said.
"Then I have until then to sing to you," he said.
Then before she knew it, the band began playing an upbeat tune. Austin took the mic and sang.
"Every day-ay-ay, I fall for you a little more-ore-ore. Every night-night-night, I dream of you so beautiful-oh-ul, yeah."
"Every time we laugh, I see the the sparks fly. Every time you blush, I feel those butterflies. Baby, how we feel, we'll always be in style. Forever and ever!"
Austin got down and took her hand and spun her around once as he sang, "This love, is never gonna fade, we are timeless! We are timeless!"
He let go of her hand and placed it on his chest over his heart, "My heart, will never ever change, we are timeless! We are timele-eh-yeah-yeah-ess," he held her hand again.
"And we're gonna la-yeah-yeah-ast."
"Our love will always feel this waaaaay, We are timele-eh-yeah-ess, We are timele-eh-yeah-ess! We are timeless!" he ended the song.
"Wow, did you write that all by yourself?"
"Sort of. It came to me in a dream," he said.
"Really? What was it about?"
"You," he said.
"Aww," Ally said. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him.
"You are the most sweetest boyfriend I have ever had!" she said.
She pulled away and gave him a peck on the lips. They pulled away just as Trish and Dez entered the room.
"Hey guys! You're here early," Trish said.
"I kind of have to. Setting up equipment takes time," Austin said.
"So let's have a short meeting then we can continue during the break," Trish said.
"Sounds cool," Austin said.
He walked with Ally towards the couch and sat down.
"Hey, is that Cassidy?" Dez asked.
"Yeah, ignore her," Austin said.
Dez walked towards her but then banged into the wall. He quickly became dizzy and dropped on the floor.
"Ouh! I should've warned him about that," Austin said.
Then the three got up and rushed towards the unconscious redhead and tried to carry him to the couch but ended up dragging him.
"Maybe you should just rehearse first," Ally said. "We can continue when he wakes up," she added.
"Good idea," Austin said. He got up and went back to the stage.
That's all for now and I'll see you next time! Remember to review! Reviews make me happy!