Now before you go and beat me up for not updating in like 3 weeks know that I AM VERY SORRY! I wish I had a better excuse but honestly I've been nothing but busy and it really sucks. While I was away I basically studied my brains out for my PATs that actually started today. I have 2 more to write this week and then it's the start of summer vacation! I also have been having 2-3 baton practices a week for 4 hours each time because of Nationals in a few days! I actually have a practice today. I'm very nervous and stressed over that too. So as you can see I'm very busy and lucky enough to be able to write/upload this for you guys today! I really need some sleep but instead I'm doing this :) ALSO stay tuned after the chapter for some really awesome news! Anyways those are my crappy excuses for not posting but let's get on with the story again!
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*Beach night, continued*
"I told you this plan would work!" Megan exclaimed.
"Why didn't we think of this sooner?" Bea added.
"Because, no matter how bad he hurts me I know it's not intentional. He may be clueless but he's still my best friend, you know?" I said honestly.
"Wow your crush must be a lot worse than I thought." Megan groaned.
I fumbled nervously with a strand of hair in the tips of my fingers. My teeth sunk deep into my bottom lip as a certain word replayed in my mind.
Crush.
"I think it's a lot more than a crush at this point. I really, really like him. Too bad he doesn't know it." I sank my shoulders at that last part, as if they weighed a ton.
My shoulders weren't the only things that weighed a ton.
"Ally, stop that right now! Remember the plan!" Bea not so gently reminded.
I couldn't help but laugh a little. They sure knew how to lighten the mood.
"I know. Just all this flirting and trying to subtly be sexy is really hard. And tiring. But enough about Austin for a little bit. Let's just go back to tanning." I suggested.
Without another word being said, we all went back to soaking up the summer sun. If Austin wants perfect sun kissed, Malibu Barbie skin, then he's going to get it. I leaned back into my chair, adjusting into a more comfortable position under the sun. While us girls were tanning the boys were off doing who knows what, probably still throwing a football around, and Austin was of course with Cassidy. Even her name just sounds so vile on my tongue but I can't find the will to hate her.
I should have willed myself not to watch them today but I couldn't help it. In ways, I'm glad I did look because what I saw isn't what you'd usually see. When I looked over, Austin seemed pretty out of it. In his own thought process and very distant from Cassidy despite the fact that they were sitting right beside each other. He never acted like this with her. They're usually inseparable, all lovey and overly "cute" and crap like that. In fact, Cassidy looked kind of mad and, well, annoyed. I wish I could say I was sad to see them fight but I wasn't.
I didn't want them, or anyone else to know I was watching and eavesdropping so I did my best to "play it cool". I'm pretty sure she was lecturing him, not sure about what though. But I have my suspicions. Even as he was getting in trouble he still didn't listen to her! Yikes. If his attention is not on Cassidy, I'm sure it'd be on some other girl at least. But when I steal a glance over at the not so happy couple, I find his eyes are on me.
For a moment everything stopped: My thoughts, ability to breathe, my heart, the clouds, the peopled all around us. My entire world had lost all sense of motion. I let myself get all giddy and nervous for about three seconds and then instantly reminded myself of today's purpose.
Might as well do something useful while I've got his attention, right?
I straighten up my posture, chin up, spine straight, shoulders a bit back, and casually flipped some hair out of the way. When I knew I had his full attention I bated my lashes a couple times and waved to him, acknowledging that I see him too. Feeling a bit brave, next I stared right into his eyes and gave him a really flirtatious wink. I covered it up with a casual, friendly smile.
It took all I had not to giggle at him.
You see, all this happened in a matter of seconds as Cassidy continued to lecture him. First he blushed when I caught him staring at me. God and I both know his eyes were on places I always covered up. Yet I'm still flattered. That's major progress! Plus I can't even be mad. I stare at him ALL the time. Maybe I should start dressing like this a little more often. Oh but then when I winked at him he was taken aback, like he'd never seen me flirt before! At first he didn't really react. I don't think he knew how to react. Austin Moon never gets speechless or flusters and very few people had the ability to do that to him.
And I'm one of those people.
There's something about being able to get him like this. It's a sort of satisfaction, a weird kind of happiness almost. Is that wrong of me? I've been sad for days, and sadness is the only thing I've felt until now.
Once he realized he needed to respond in some way, he nervously smiled back at me and then just as nervously darted him eyes back to Cassidy. Wait to play it cool Moon.
A very faint, light hearted laugh escaped from my lips. And I didn't mind that we were too far apart from each other for him to hear it.
But wow, that's probably how I look and act every time I talk to Austin these days; All stupid and nervous and awkward. Ugh. I disappointingly shake my head at myself. I make a note to work on my acting skills.
I went back to sun tanning now that my little flirt job was done. Things were just getting started, and Austin doesn't even know what's to come tonight.
*Night time, dinner*
Since my recent change in choice of clothing it has resulted into a giant request of boys wanting my attention. We three girls had many accompany us at dinner tonight, all of which were guys, very cute I may add. Austin and the other boys sat at another table with Cassidy and her other friends. I was becoming very good at using my peripherals, and by the looks of it Austin was giving every guy who flirted with me a death stare. That's a good thing right? I mean he is totally jealous and I didn't even plan for this one! It kind of just happened and I'm not one to say no to like ten really attractive guys. For my sake and the girls too.
Everyone at my table had finished dinner, which was fabulous by the way. We were waiting for the clock to hit 9 pm because that's when the dance party started. It was the last festivity for the day, and most fun! We girls were casually chatting with the boys at our table while we waited for the last couple minutes to pass. Trust me it was fun, but there's a constant reminder that I'd rather be talking with Austin. I liked when he makes me laugh. It's not the same with other guys. I'm glad Megan and Bea were getting more out of it though. They both were hitting it off with two boys in particular; I forgot their names though of course.
It felt like a life time had passed before it was finally nine. Everyone rushed out of the dining hall excitedly, myself included. I got lost in the giant sea of people heading to the lake, which was now blasting music and lit up like a thousand Christmas trees. The sight was quite breath taking. And I would have enjoyed it much longer if it weren't for the push of the crowd behind me.
I arrived at everyone's desired destination, shoes sinking into the sand as I walked. I looked around for the girls, or anybody that I knew really but I couldn't see past a single person. Curse my stupid shortness. All though the trees and other things surrounding the lake were covered in a million twinkling lights, it was still hard to make out familiar faces. Not being able to find somebody was making me anxious, so I went and sat down somewhere. Maybe I would be able to see one of the girls easier this way.
I plopped myself down onto the greenest of grass, letting out a long sigh. My mind wandered to Austin and how he's probably having a great time dancing with Cassidy. With her instead of me. I know I'm not supposed to think like that today but I can't help it. There's only so long I can go before I let reality get the best of me. And the reality is that Austin is still with Cassidy.
You know I could easily just sneak away, right back to my cabin right now if I wanted to. I had no idea where Austin even was, and neither Bea nor Megan is here to force me to stay. What a waste on a really cute outfit though. After the beach I changed out of my bikini and into a rather revealing outfit. I kept on the same pair of hip hugging high wasted shorts that barely covered my butt, and changed into a plain white bustier top. It was the same length as my crop top, ending just above my belly button, and showed off a great amount of cleavage in a "I'm not a slut" kind of way. I'd probably never in a million years have the confidence to wear this, so I convinced the girls to let me pick my shoes for cooperating so well. I picked my favorite black converse, which made my look a lot more casual. Of course this outfit was all for Austin, and he wasn't even here to see it!
I was about to head back to my cabin when an unfamiliar voice started to talk to me.
"Ally, right?"
I looked up from where I was seated firmly on the ground to find Cody, one of the cutest boys at camp, talking to me.
"In the flesh." I replied.
That caused a laugh from him. I wasn't trying to be funny though.
"A pretty girl like you shouldn't be sitting alone. Want to dance?" he asked hopefully.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't blush just a tiny bit. I guess there's no harm in saying yes. Plus he is really cute. If I didn't like Austin so much I'd probably consider him as a valid guy to like. Cody is blond like Austin but just an inch or two shorter. That still made him pretty tall though. As far as I knew he was a really great guy, but he was still no Austin. But right now I could care less about Austin.
"I'd like that." I smiled at him.
He took my hand in his very strong one and helped me to my feet. He didn't let go of it as we walked the few feet back to the party. He led me to somewhere near the middle of the crowd, the music blasting too loud to even remind me about Austin.
At first we danced with a couple inches of distance between us, but it didn't take long for it to get more … heated. Somehow he spun me around so my back was facing him and that's when I spotted Austin and Cassidy. I felt his hands slide down to my hips, and that's when I decided to go along with it. All I needed was for Austin to look over at us. I leaned back into him a little and placed one hand over top the one on my hip and snaked the other one up and around to the back of his neck. We swayed back and forth the rhythm of the song, and the music was pumping in synch with my heart rate.
And that's when I saw Austin giving Cody the worst of death glares I'd seen all day. I didn't even try to hide my satisfied smile. I continued to dance as if I hadn't even noticed him looking though. I gently tugged down on the hair at the nape of his neck to pull him closer to my face. I felt his hot breath tickle the skin on my neck and I let out a slight giggle.
That caused Austin to turn bright red as he was so furious. He was still dancing with Cassidy but hadn't stopped looking at Cody and me for about three minutes now.
I then felt Cody's hands start to move down to my butt, and it started to get uncomfortable for me. The smile I had on my face dropped as I moved his hands back up to my hips, hoping he'd get the message. Austin must have saw but restrained from doing something he'd regret. We continued to rock our hips in synch for another few minutes when his hand's moved back down again, and this time I pulled away and turned to face him, slightly disgusted.
"Cody, please stop." I warned him.
"C'mon Ally, don't be like that." He smirked.
He put his hands back on my waist and forcefully pulled me in close again.
"Stop it!" I shouted as I pushed my hands against his chest, hoping he'd move away again.
And it was like Austin could read my mind or something because within seconds he had whispered something to Cassidy, sending her off somewhere else, and was now protectively in front of me and face to face with Cody.
"She said stop alright." Austin said in a threatening tone.
The veins in his neck were sticking out and his skin looked hot from his probably boiling blood. It was actually kind of cute.
"We're just trying to have a good time. So stay out of this Moon." He threatened back.
Did boys always act so stupid? It was amazing a giant crowd hadn't formed around us yet or something dumb like that.
Remember how I mentioned that Austin was like two inches taller than Cody? Well it seems to appear that Austin is literally hovering over Cody at this exact moment, staring him down to the bones. Honest to god he's actually scaring me too.
"You have three seconds to shut your mouth and get out of my sight, or I swear you'll be leaving with more than just a couple of bruises." Austin spat, anger filling his voice.
I'd never seen Austin so … overprotective and hasty. Is it bad that I find it kind of attractive right now?
Cody swallowed nervously and said nothing as Austin impatiently waited for him to go already.
"One." He said through gritted teeth.
And that was all it took for Cody to angrily stomp away from Austin and I. We watch him disappear into the crowd of people, and I guess Austin must have forgotten I was standing right behind him, because when he turned around a look of surprise washed over him.
My arms were crossed over my chest, my weight was shifted on one hip, and a look of "not so impressed" covered my face.
We stared at each other for a while, waiting for someone to say something. I thought our little stare off might have never ended until he finally piped up.
"Want to dance?" he asked with a goofy grin.
I'd been waiting the whole night for him to say that, and this is when he asks? Still, it's better than nothing.
"I'd thought you'd never ask." I laughed halfheartedly.
You see, dancing with Austin was completely different than dancing with Cody. His hands stopped at my waist, a very respectable place I might add. I wrapped my arms around his neck, almost as if I were going to hug him. I resisted the urge to lay my head on his chest. We swayed back and forth and completely out of time to the beat, but I didn't care. All though I could barely make out his face in the moon light, his scent was strong, and very inviting. We danced in silence for a while, both of us too shy to say something.
"I could have handled that myself."
I was the first to break the silence.
"I can totally explain …" he said nervously.
"Please do." I nodded in agreement.
I saw him try to think of something to say, but he just couldn't muster anything up. I was making him flustered again.
"I uh, um, ya- I," he stuttered nervously.
"Please, continue." I teased.
"I don't know what came over me. I just couldn't stand there and let that guy hurt you." he admitted.
If only he knew that he was the cause of all my hurting.
"I have to say, you're pretty cute when you're jealous." I teased again.
"I was not jealous! I was just being protective of my best friend. You picked one of the biggest douch bags to dance with!" he immediately defended.
Best friend.
"Are you kidding? I totally saw the death glares from you. Practically screams jealous." I pointed out to him.
"Shoot you saw those?- I mean… yeah I got nothing." he said defeated.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anybody that Austin Moon's a softie. Thanks though. I really do appreciate it." I really did mean that last part.
"You deserve a lot better him."
I really do. But I don't deserve an Austin Moon, right? The world is not so kind that way.
"So, where's Cassidy?" I said, desperate for a topic change.
Not that it was a very good topic change.
"Oh, she went off with a few of her girlfriends. I probably won't see her for the rest of the night." He replied.
That's good for me, right?
"Speaking of Cassidy, I'm really, really sorry about the other day where I completely blew you off. I had a lot on my mind and I know that is no excuse but you deserve a real apology. I know I said I'd make it up to you and I'm keeping my promise." he said sincerely.
I had to admit, my heart maybe, sort of melted when he said that. It's like all these things I've been wanting to hear he was finally saying. I kept my cool on the outside pretty well though.
"So how's tomorrow sound? Just you and me. All day and maybe even all night?" he asked hopefully.
How could I say no to those puppy dog eyes or that cute little face? And the fact that he was finally trying, that means something. And I must mean something to him still.
"Sounds perfect." I agreed, nodding my head.
And it really did. I haven't been this excited since I got to camp! I get all of tomorrow to hope he might fall for me too. One chance is all I'm asking for.
I didn't find Bea or Megan at all through the rest of that night, but that was ok. There was plenty of time to catch up tomorrow. I spent the nights last hours with Austin, dancing and laughing and just being ourselves without having to worry about anyone else. It was nice. I missed the days before he had a girlfriend and I had a gigantic crush on him. Those days were like tonight; happy and carefree.
Tonight I didn't walk to my cabin alone, and I sure didn't go to bed with a hurting heart either.
Awwwwwwwwwe this last bit was very cute omg! Just a hint: there is going to be a lot of Auslly in the next chapter bc you all deserve a prize for being so patient in my uploading abilities. so as I mentioned I have TWO very big announcements, one more bigger than the other, but both of equal importance! So my first announcement is that I made a new instagram dedicated to mostly R5 but will kind of post anything to do with Austin & Ally too when I feel like it! I'd really love to get to 100 followers so if you could please do me the biggest favor and follow me feimoon.r5 that would be totally awesome! Now my second announcement is possibly the greatest news I will ever tell. So I just need to say big thanks to my parents. They're the ones who made this next part possible, and I'm so grateful for them supporting my interests! I'm very spoilt but so so grateful! So as many of you know I wanted to see R5 for my birthday, but that was unable to happen for me as they aren't performing at the BTSC. But you guys know that R5 is going on tour again in September, and what a coincidence because my birthday is in September! Now there is ONE show in Canada but I sadly live on the opposite end of the country from that show and it's in the middle of the week :( basically I had no chance in seeing them at the one show in Canada. But I asked my parents if I could see a show in the United States and THEY SAID YES! So I'm going to see and meet R5 in Atlanta, Georgia on September 6th, TWO DAYS AFTER MY ACTUAL BIRTHDAY! I'm so excited and I cannot wait! This is the most epic way to spend a 15th birthday! So if any of you are going to the same show tell me in the reviews! Maybe we can meet! Also comment your favorite part of the story in the reviews please! I love you guys so much :)