A/N: I AM SO SORRY. As always, the common excuse, I had a terrible case of writer's block. I almost gave up on this story because no ideas were coming on me. But luckily, Raura inspired me again and yeah…so, I hope you'll enjoy this chapter. Which I know you ALL WILL ENJOY ;)
P.S. I don't want to go to school yet. Just sayin'.
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Chapter 13
Ross and the rest of R5 together with Ally were in a circle, praying for the best. This was their first of day of R5's promotional tour and according to Demonica the place was packed!
"Okay guys, this is it. Good luck to all of us." Riker said as the whole band stepped out and the crowd went wild.
Ross headed straight to the microphone in the center and smiled. "Hey guys! So, um, first of all, thank you all for coming. Even though you guys have no clue to who we are, but…I'm glad all of you are here. Anyway, I'm Ross and this is the rest of R5." He said as he glanced back to signal the rest to introduce them.
"I'm Riker."
"Ratliff."
"Rocky."
"And I'm Rydel."
Ross laughed at the microphone. "So, won't keep you guys waiting. Here's our first song called: Can't Get Enough Of You."
You knock me off of my feet
Can hardly breath
When you're around me I feel the heat
You steam up the mirrors
And make me shift gears
Sometimes I can't think all that clear
I'm loosing sleep
I'm counting sheep like
1,2,3, let's go
You hypnotize me See girl you're like an equation I'm loosing sleep You hypnotize me (yes you do) You hypnotize me (yes you do)
You mesmerize me
Way-o way-o
Way over my head and I don't know what to do
'Cause I can't get enough of you
And I'm not good at math
You're very confusing
My hearts in a trap
I don't see your signs
Or see through the lines
And I just can't understand your mind
I'm counting sheep like
1,2,3, let's go
You mesmerize me
Way-o way-o
Way over my head and I don't know what to do
'Cause I can't get enough of you (way-o)
You mesmerize me (way-o)
Way-o way-o
Way over my head and I don't know what to do
'Cause I can't get enough of you
The crowd went wilder, if it's even possible. Ross looked back and saw Ally by the edge of the stage, standing and gave him thumbs up, in which he returned with a genuine smile.
"I'm glad you guys like that song!" Rydel shouted over her microphone.
"So, ready to hear another one?" Ross asked.
And the crowd cheered. The band started to play the instruments before Ross sings the first verse to another song.
"Hey Dez, would you mind watching over the store for a moment?" Laura asked her friend as she descends the stairs from the second floor.
Dez nodded. "Sure. No problem, Laur."
"Laur?"
"Yeah. It's my nickname for you. I just though that Laura's a long name, and I just get tired of saying the whole name every time. Laura. Laura. Laura. Laura. Lau—"
"Okay Dez! First of all, Laura's not a long name and you just took out a letter to look like Laur's a nickname. And second, don't say my name repeatedly. It's annoying." Laura said.
"Oh. I'm sorry, Laura."
Laura nodded, smiling. "Good."
Dez stared at her weirdly and it made Laura uncomfortable. "I have a feeling you'd be doing something annoying so I'm just gonna go and—"
"Laura. Laura. Laura. Laura. Laura. Laura. Laura…"
"Oh. My. Gosh. Dez!" Laura exclaimed as she exited the store with Dez still continuously repeats her name.
"Thank you guys so much! Thank you all for coming. But before this show ends, my friend All—Laura Marano has something for you guys!" Ross announced, almost spilling Ally's true identity.
The crowd cheered and shouted again as Ally emerged from the dark. She has a nervous look on her face as she waves at the massive crowd. She gazed back at Ross and gave him a look that simply says: "Help!"
Ross nodded and made his way next to Ally as he started to strum the chords to the song. Ally let out a shaky breath as she lifted the microphone to her mouth and belted out the lyrics.
"I'm the…" Ally sang, and then she turned to Ross as she lowered her microphone. "Ross, I can't do this."
"Yes, you can. I'll be here beside you. I promise, you'll do it perfectly. Please, Ally. Just sing." Ross replied.
Ally nodded as she, once again, took another shaky breath. She raised the microphone and the next thing she knew, she was singing the first verse. And there's not turning back now. Once you started something, you must finish it.
I'm the girl in the corner of the room
The one you never notice
Getting lost among the stars in the sky
Like a picture out of focus
I'm the sun in your eyes
Yet, you don't see me
I wear no disguise
But you don't see me
I'm a total surprise
And you don't see me
I'm so agonized
That you don't see me
You don't see me
Once Ally finished the whole song, Ross walked up to her. "You did it." Ally felt Ross's lips brushed against her earlobe as he whispered.
Ally couldn't help but jump in joy and embrace Ross in happiness. She was proud of herself because she managed to sing in front of thousands of people; because she overcame her fear in just one song.
"I did it!" she told Ross.
Ross nodded as he waved one last time at the crowd and walked backstage with Ally.
"Have a good night everybody!" Ally exclaimed.
"Thanks." Laura said as the cashier guy handed her change for her purchased drink. As she exited Zinga, Laura happens to notice a concert poster hanging from the store's glass window. She took it and saw that it was Ross's band concert poster.
Laura folded the poster as she ran back towards Sonic Boom, hoping that Dez is still watching the store and that Trish would be there too. She glanced at her wristwatch and saw that it was already five o'clock so there's no way Trish wouldn't be at Sonic Boom.
On her way back, she accidentally bumped into someone causing for Laura to spill her drink. "Hey!" Laura yelled.
"I'm still not done with you. I want a rematch." The girl whispered to her.
Laura looked at the girl, puzzled. "I-I'm sorry, but…do I know you?" she asked.
The girl raised an eyebrow, as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Don't you remember? Just because Austin helped you the last time doesn't mean you've won completely. I'm not done with you until someone would love my Ladybug Song—"
"Ladybug Song?" Laura asked, trying hard not to laugh.
"Yeah—"
"Laura!" someone called.
The girl looked confusingly at Laura. "Laura? Who's Laura?" she asked.
"Uh…"
Suddenly, Austin came behind Laura and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Hey, Ally." He greeted.
"Hey Austin."
Austin looked at the girl standing in front of them. "Tilly? W-what are you doing here?" he asked.
"I…I was just—"
"She was saying something about not being done with me and The Ladybug Song." Laura answered.
Austin was taken aback. "I thought you said that you'll leave Ally alone once she won?" he asked.
"I didn't say anything about that." Tilly replied.
Austin pressed his lips together. "Not to be rude or anything but…we're outta here. Bye, Tilly!" he said as he dragged Laura along with him.
When Tilly was out of earshot, Laura looked at Austin. "What was that all about? Who is she? And what's The Ladybug Song?" Laura asked, laughing.
"Well, she's Tilly. She and Ally were in kindergarten together. She wrote The Ladybug Song and everybody hated it. Ally wrote The Butterfly Song and unlike Tilly's, everybody loved it. So, one time, she disguised herself as H8TERGIRL and she posted bad stuff about me. She told us she was doing it to get revenge on Ally." Austin explained.
"Wow." Laura commented.
"She found out about Ally's stage fright and she took advantage of it. Thinking she'd win because of Ally's stage fright, she gathered all these people so that they can hear which song was better. Since Ally couldn't do it, I sang her Butterfly Song for her and…she won." Austin said.
"And now she's back for another match. You must teach me that song because this time, Ally will win not because Austin Moon sang for her. But because this girl who's pretending to be Ally, doesn't have stage fright." Laura said, smiling.
Austin laughed and tousled Laura's hair. "You're awesome, you know that?"
"I know." Laura said, nodding. "Anyway, when I was in Zinga a while ago, I saw this." She added as she unfolded R5's concert poster.
Austin took it from her. "Is this—?"
"Ross's band. And I was supposed to be a special guest at it." Laura finished as she pointed at her imprinted name and her picture that came with it.
"So, if you're here and you weren't able to do it, then…Ally's doing the tour!" Austin exclaimed.
Laura nodded. "Exactly."
"But Ally has a stage fright, you know that!" Austin yelled as he pulled at his hair in nervousness. "I wonder how Ally's doing."
Laura laid her hand on Austin's shoulder. "Hey, chill. Relax. Take a deep breath. Ally's doing fine. She got Ross with her." She said.
Austin's face fell and his mood changed. "Yeah. Ross is with her, she'll be fine." Austin said with a hint of jealousy in his tone of voice.
Laura's eyes widen. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I forgot that you like…"
"No, it's cool." Austin turned around and started heading back towards Sonic Boom.
Laura was left standing there, watching Austin walk away. She felt bad for ever bringing that up when Austin just confessed to her how much he likes Ally. Her eyes gravitated downwards and as soon as she eyed the concert poster once again, something inside her brain just clicked.
"Hey Austin!" Laura called.
Austin stopped dead in his tracks and he slowly turned around to face Laura. "Yeah?" he asked glumly.
"If it will make you feel better, we can buy tickets and see Ally sing on stage. Besides, they will be here in Miami in like, two days!" Laura said.
Austin's eyes lit up. "Yeah, that'd be awesome! And then, we can finally get Ally back!" he said.
Laura nodded. She was smiling genuinely but as soon as Austin said his last statement, her smile slowly faltered. Of course, she wants to go back to California but at the same time, she'd grown to love Miami and those people she met. Austin, Dez, Trish, Mr. Dawson and Cassidy. Heck, even she will Tilly! Laura wasn't just ready to leave yet.
Later that evening, Laura entered the practice room and saw Austin sitting at the piano bench, playing random notes.
"Hey." Laura greeted.
Austin swiftly turned around and smiled when he saw Laura. "Hey." He greeted as he stood up and headed over to the fridge.
"So, um, Trish and I already got tickets. We are so lucky we got the last remaining four. Those people in line were bummed at us." Laura said as she shoved her hands in her skirt's hidden pockets.
"You don't know how much I miss Ally. I can't wait to see her again. There's just so much I need to tell her." Austin said.
Laura sat at the piano bench and glanced up at Austin. "Like what?"
"Like…I miss her and…I can't wait to write another song with her. Believe me, my fans are dying to hear a new song from me. Too bad, my songwriter's not here to write me a song." Austin said.
"I'm a songwriter. I can write you a song." Laura suggested.
Austin's eyes widen in excitement. "Really? You'd do that for me?" he asked.
Laura nodded.
"Aaaahhhh, I can't believe Laura Marano's writing a song just for me! I bet you're amazing! No scratch that, you are amazing." Austin rambled.
Laura raised her hand up. "Okay, stop. You're rambling now." She said.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Laura responded.
"So, what do you have in mind? Do you already have an idea on what the song is about? Do you already have lyrics forming in your mind just like what happens to Ally?" Austin asked.
Laura giggled. "Okay, lover boy. Yes, I already got some lyrics in mind. And I was thinking," she said as she stood up and fixes Austin's fallen strands of hair.
"What?" Austin asked.
"I was thinking I'd write you a love song." Laura answered.
"Oh. My. God. Does that mean that by writing me a love song, you have a crush on me? Because I don't want a repetition of what happened between Ally and I before." Austin said.
Laura laughed as she playfully hit Austin in the arm. "No, silly. I was planning to write you a love song so that you could sing it to Ally once she gets back." She explained.
"Ohhhhh…."
"Why would you think that I have a crush on you? Is it because you look like Ross and I just realized I might have a tiny crush on him? Whaaaaat?" Laura scoffed.
Austin paused then smirked. "What did you say?" he asked.
Laura nervously places her hands on her hips. "N-noting. Forget what I said. I wasn't thinking."
"Someone's got a crush on Ross." Austin sang. "Someone's got a crush on Ross."
"Will you stop it?" Laura said.
"Someone's got a crush on Ross."
"Moving on." Laura half-yelled. "I was hoping you'd man up and confess to Ally how you're feeling once we got her back. Who knows? Maybe she felt the same way."
"But—"
"Uh-uh, not buts. You'll sing that still-not-yet-existing love song to Ally and then tell her about how you feel." Laura interrupted.
Austin rubbed his chin in thought. "Okay, here's a bet: if I told Ally about how I feel and she felt the same way, you'd tell Ross you have a crush on him." He said with an evil smirk.
Laura let out a quick sigh as she glared at Austin. "Fine."
"How about a celebration, everybody?" Demonica Dixon announced as she walked inside the room ten minutes after the concert ended.
Ally's blood boiled once she saw Demonica walked in the room. Just being in the same room with her, Ally felt like she can puke right on the spot. She disgusted that old woman.
"Yeah, that would be fun. We could use a little party anyway, since Aunt Stormie never allowed us to have one." Riker said.
"Party!" Demonica snapped her finger. Suddenly, Demonica's two tails walked inside the room with some party foods and beverages in hand. Ally could see some alcohol but luckily, there are always sodas to drive away the temptation to try just one sip.
"Party away, people!" Ratliff exclaimed.
And so, music filled the room and everybody danced to the rhythm of the song. Rocky turned off the lights and Demonica's two assistants stood on the tables as they shone flashlights of different colors throughout the whole room.
"Yo!" Ross exclaimed through the loud music.
Rydel lowered the volume of the music when she heard Ross's scream. When she made sure everyone had their attention to Ross, she signaled for him to go on.
"So, I would like to congratulate everybody, especially Ally for being brave tonight. She overcame her fear of stage fright!" Ross announced.
(Wondering why Demonica never calls Ally, Laura? It's because she knew it was Ally from the moment she saw her in the studio.)
Suddenly, everybody (except Demonica and his two assistants) gathered around Ally to congratulate her. And then, the party was back again. Ally went at the back of the room to grab some more drink when she noticed Ross beside her.
"Hey."
"Hello to you too." Ross replied. "So, um, I know I already congratulated you and all…but, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you myself. You were amazing and I'm so proud of you today. I can't believe you have a great voice. Everybody should hear that."
Ally blushed. "It's okay if nobody knows me. It's better that way." She answered.
"No. You're amazing and I like you for that." Ross said.
Ally was stunned. Did she just hear it right? Did Ross just tell her he likes her? Or maybe he just likes her as friend? "What?" she asked.
Ross was about to say something but he suddenly lack words. He licked his lips in nervousness. Suddenly, he had an idea to somehow lighten the mood. "Hey, look!" he said as he pointed at nowhere.
Ally turned her head to look at what Ross is pointing at.
When Ally wasn't looking, Ross leaned in to grab Ally's drink on the table as a prank. But then, Ally turned back around and accidentally and unintentionally, kissed Ross…on the lips.
"Whoa."
A/N: Sorry if it's poorly written. REVIEWS ARE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.