One more chapter!
Austin's POV:
"Whoa, the room is even more filled with popcorn" I said as I walked into the practice room with Dez and Trish. Luckily, Trish hadn't killed him in the four extra minutes that I was with Ally. "I know, I can't get it to stop" Dez said and I frowned. "How are we going to get rid of all this popcorn" Trish said, her tone exasperated. "I know" Dez said and jumped in the pile and began eating the buttery snack. I looked at Trish. "Don't" I said simply and Trish looked at me with a frown. "Do you really expect me not to say something bad right now? The dude thinks he can eat all this popcorn?" she said in an annoyed tone and I shrugged. "It's a start, let's help" I said with a smile and bent down and shoved some popcorn in my mouth. Trish rolled her eyes. "Idiots, I'm completely surrounded by them" I heard her mumble as she began to exit the practice room, only to return a second later. "Um guys, we have a huge problem" she said nervously and I got up. "What?" I asked curiously and she fiddled with her fingers. "Ally's downstairs" she said and my eyes widened. "What! I thought she was in the line" I said nervously and began pacing. "Me too" Trish said and we both sighed. "Well...you guys have to keep her busy, while I try to stop the machine" Dez mumbled, his mouth full of popcorn. "For once, Fre- I mean Dez, is right" Trish said and I nodded. "Come on, let's go" I said and rushed downstairs, Trish following close behind me.
Ally's POV:
I looked around the Sonic Boom store with a smile. It wasn't completely empty but no one was downstairs either. I saw Trish start to exit the practice room but when she saw me, she darted back in. I raised an eyebrow. That was weird. I began to walk towards the stairs that led to practice only to be stopped as by Austin and Trish as they barged downstairs, nearly falling over themselves. "Ally!" Trish exclaimed happily. "What are you doing here?" Austin asked in an equally happy tone. I raised my eyebrows at them both as I spoke. "I got kicked out of the line" I said and the two raised their eyebrows at me. "Don't ask" I said wearily as I sat down at the piano bench and they both stood in front of me. "We won't Ally, and we forgive you because like I said before, you'd forgive us in any situation, because you're such a sweet, caring and forgiving person" Trish rambled and I nodded. "Thank. You " I said curiously and turned to Austin, who had been nodding to everything Trish said. "So Austin, how's bird and store sitting?" I asked and he smiled. "Awesome, totally cool, no problems at all" he said and laughed awkwardly before Trish hit on the arm before sending me a smile. "Okay then" I said uneasily and tapped on a few random keys on the piano. "So where's Dez?" I asked and Austin and Trish froze. "Dez? Dez who? Psst, what are you talking about?" Trish said and giggled awkwardly and I stood up. "Um, our friend, redhead, extremely tall, funny, wears colourful clothing" I said and they laughed. "Oh that Dez" Austin said and hit his hand on his forehead and I turned to him. "How many Dezs do you know?" I asked and began walking over the practice room, Trish and Austin trying to block me. "Is he up here?" I asked and they both exchanged nervous glances and I knew I had to go up. I began to hear popping and the unmistakeable and delicious aroma of popcorn filled the area. "What is he doing?" I asked worriedly and finally pushed past Austin and Trish and entered the practice room. "OMIGOSH!" I screamed when I saw that it was filled with popcorn. "What did you guys do?" I asked angrily. "He did it", "She did it", Austin and Trish said simultaneously, pointing to the other. I groaned. "Where's Dez!" I asked loudly and Dez's head popped out in the midst of all the popcorn. "Here I am, hey Ally" he said and waved to me, smiling brightly. I glared daggers at him and he sank back into the popcorn. "What happened here?" I asked, well more demanded them to tell me and I rubbed my temples.
Austin's POV:
I sighed. I knew Ally would find out sooner or later. I guess I would just tell the truth. "Well, the reason why the practice room is filled with popcorn is because" I began and heard the subtle flapping of wings as Owen flew back into his cage and Dez closed his cage, giving me a thumbs up. "What was that?" Ally asked and was about to turn around when I caught her by the shoulder. "Um...nothing you're hearing things" I said and she removed my hands from her shoulders and placed her hands on her hips. "Okay, continue" she said. I scratched my head and thought. "Well...um...we wanted to have a...um...popcorn party...to...um...celebrate Owen's birthday" I said and Ally glanced at me and then pulled me into a hug. Once I recovered from my initial shock, I hugged her back. "Austin, that was so sweet, but you really need some tips about making popcorn" she said and I smiled. "Actually, Tr-" I began but Trish pushed me forward, landing me face first in the popcorn. "Don't listen to him" she said quickly and smiled at Ally as I stood up. I glared at her before Ally headed over to Owen. "Hey boy, did you have a nice birthday?" she asked the bird and I scoffed. "Give it up Ally, Owen's never going to speak" I said and she frowned. "Yes I am!" we heard a very high voice squawk. "Owen!" we all chorused and rushed over to the bird. "Austin and Trish let me free, Dez was a part of it and he touched your songbook" Owen confessed to Ally and she glared at Trish and I, and Dez, who had appeared at our side. "What is Owen talking about?" she said through gritted teeth and Trish, Dez and I exchanged glances. "Okay bye" the three of us said simultaneously before we rushed out of the room. Maybe Ally just needed a night to cool off. Tops.
Ally's POV:
As I sat down at the piano down in the store, I retrieved my songbook from it and began writing in it.
Dear Diary,
I forgave Austin pretty quickly for what he did yesterday, and no it's not because I have a crush on him. Maybe it was only part of it. But anyways, it was probably because I got lots of new sales selling popcorn in the store? Austin had performed to make people leave the line and I finally got a myTAB but Mindy stole it so that was a downside, but I thought it was still sweet. Anyways, Dez said he had big news for us today. Speaking of Dez, do you know him and Trish like each other? I know! I couldn't believe it myself. But love does some crazy things you know. Anyways, that's it for now.
Ally xoxo
I closed my diary as Austin came and sat next to me on the piano bench. "Hey Austin" I said with a smile and he smiled at me. "Hey Ally" he said bluntly and I frowned. "What's wrong?" I asked and he sighed. "I'm bored" he said and placed his head on the keys of the piano. I giggled. "I know what'll un – bored you" I said excitedly and he raised his hand up and glanced at me. "What?" he said interestedly. "Piano battle" I said and he smirked. "No offense Alls, but I could win a piano battle in my sleep" he said arrogantly and I rolled my eyes as I punched his arm jokingly. "Yeah yeah yeah, wanna do this or not, or are you afraid to lose to a girl" I said cheekily and he glared at me jokingly. "Bring it on, little girl" he said and I laughed. "Seriously?" I asked and he stuck his tongue out at me. "I'll let the height difference answer that" he said and I rolled my eyes playfully. "Whatever" I said and he stretched his fingers. "Okay, what's the prize?" he asked and rubbed his hands together childishly. "Loser buys the winner a smoothie" I said simply and he nodded and held out his hand. "Deal" he said and I took his hand and shook it. "Deal" I said and he smirked. "Now step back and watch the master" he gloated and began to move his fingers up and down the black and white keys making a sweet symphony. When he stopped he smirked in my direction. "Can you do that?" he asked and I nodded. "Duh" I said matter-of-factually and played the same tune with /one/ hand. Austin's eyes widened but his pride took the better of him. "Can you do this?" he said and played another tune with one hand. "While texting" I answered and he raised an eyebrow as I grabbed out my cellphone and texted while I played the tune with my other hand. Austin's phone beeped and he retrieved it from his pocket. "Told you I could do it" he read out and I smirked at him. "Well can you do this" he tried again and did the same thing I did, but a different tune. "In my sleep" I said and rested my head on his shoulder as I played the identical tune, not noticing the blush that crept onto his face when I did so. "Wow" Austin breathed. "You're good" he complimented me and I smiled and flipped back my hair. "It's a gift" I said as I stood up grabbed my book and headed behind the counter. "So I guess I'm buying you a smoothie" he asked leaning on the counter and I nodded. "I'm thinking Berry Mint Blast" I said and smirked and he rolled his eyes playfully at me, as Dez and Trish came into the store.
"Hey guys" Austin and I chorused and Dez and Trish smiled at us. "Guess what guys, Fr-, I mean Dez here, made a movie" Trish exclaimed happily. "That's awesome Dez" I said and gave him a quick hug over the counter. "Actually, I've only written it, but I want to film it and you guys have to be a part of it" he said with a smile and we grinned."What's it about?" I asked and Dez smiled. "It's about a giant sand crab that threatens Miami, I call it 'Claws, Dun Dun Dun" he began. "Austin, you're playing the main male character, Troy" Dez began and Austin jumped in the air. "Yes!" he shouted and I rolled my eyes playfully at him before turning to Dez. "Trish, you're playing Girl #2" he continued and Trish smiled. "Great! What does she do?" Trish asked and Dez and he looked at her sheepishly, and subtly moved behind closer to Austin. "She dies" he says quickly and ducks behind Austin before Trish can hit him. "What! I demand a better role, at least one where I live" she snapped and Dez came out from behind Austin. "Alright, I'll look into that for you" he said quickly. "Finally there's Sally, a shy songwriter that works in the music store and I decided I've give that role to the most talented girl I know" Dez said and smiled at me. I blushed and placed a hand to my heart. "Aw Dez, that's so sweet!" I exclaimed and gave him a hug. "Um...I don't know what you're talking about Ally, I was talking about Selena Gomez, she's amazing" he said and I pulled away from the hug. "Oh" I said and narrowed my eyes at Dez. "I called her agent and she's unavailable, so would you like the role Ally?" he asked and I folded my arms over my chest. "Dez, as much as I am flattered to be your /second/ choice, you know I can't do that because of my stage fright" I said and he sighed. "I'll do it" Trish said quickly and raced to my side. "I am Sally, I am a shy songwriter, who works in the music store" she said dramatically and I raised an eyebrow at her, but Dez beamed. "Perfect, you're hired" he said and Trish cheered.
"Awesome! I've got to go find some boring clothes!" she said excitedly and then turned to me. "Ally, can you come with me?" she asked and I hit her jokingly. "Hey, my style isn't boring!" I said defensively and smoothed down the skirt of my floral dress. "Sure! But do you want to go shopping or not?" she said and I nodded. "Fine" I said and turned to Dez. "Sorry I can't act, I'd love to help out though" I said and he smiled. "Don't worry, I'll find something for you to do" he said and ruffled my hair before he walked out followed by Austin. I fixed my hair as Austin said goodbye to Trish and I. "Come on Ally, you're hair wasn't all that awesome before anyways" she said impatiently and I glared at her. "I'll be outside" she said with a small smile and headed out of the store. I smoothed down another lock of my hair before I locked up the store and headed out the store with Trish. The first thing she did was insult me. Wow, how did I get so lucky when it came to friends?
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