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Vanessa's Make it in America Tour. Three months and over twenty four cities. Some were even sold out! Just the thought of that possibility amazes me! It's hard to believe how far Vanessa has come.
During the tour the band and Mary found out about my alter ego act. There was an incident on the tour bus where I was asleep to long. I would always wake up earlier to become Vanessa (I wasn't going to sleep as her!) before anyone else was awake...
I wake up one morning after my Richmond concert in Virginia hearing whispers under my blanket. "Vanessa? Wake up? We're stopping at a pancake house!" I hear Roy whisper near the blanket. I start laughing but stop shortly after when I realized something. I'm not Vanessa at the moment! I'm Ally! I must have slept in by accident! I should be awake before them!
Panicking, I was trying to come up with something to do to try to hide from them. But I guess I was under there too long. "Vanessa?" I hear Isabel's voice say hinting a little worry. "You are under there right?"
"Of course I am!" I say in my French accent.
"Then C'mon out we don't have all day!" Mary says eagerly.
I didn't know what to do so I stood up; with the blanket on top of me. I know it's kind of dumb but I knew they were around.
"Um, what are you doing?" I hear Kendrick ask slightly chuckling.
"I'm getting ready to go out for pancakes! Duh!" I say as if it was obvious. I then start walking in the direction I think is the bathroom in hopes that I can lock the door and get the wig and contacts on. I thought I was navigating myself well until I hit a wall and fell.
"Oh my gosh Vanessa!" Isabel exclaims and I hear footsteps coming up to me. I went to get up but I felt someone grab the blanket and pull it off of me; revealing Ally Dawson to them. My eyes widened and I saw theirs did as well. There was a long pause that made me very uncomfortable.
"Did she eat Vanessa or…" Roy questioned breaking the tension.
Jack face palmed himself. "No Roy. It's just a crazy fan girl pretending to be Vanessa." Jack says.
"I'm not crazy!" I defend myself.
"Well, you kind of are." Jack says back. "Where's Vanessa, little miss crazy?"
I glare at him. "Don't call me crazy. And I'm Vanessa Rose!" I say to them and use my French accent on the last sentence.
"Anyone can pull off a French accent." Jack said. "Well, I can't… but I don't believe you crazy."
"Is that your new nickname for me or…" I ask annoyed.
"It won't be if you tell us where Vanessa is." Jack answers. The band and Mary are staring at me wanting answers now.
I hear the bus door open and I see my mom walk in already in her disguise. She looks at the scene and her eyes go wide. "Um, Ally?" She asks. "What's going on?"
I shake my head. "I don't even know right now."
"You know her Mrs. Rose?" Kendrick asks my mom.
"Yes," She says taking off her wig slowly. "She's my daughter.
I look back at them to see shocked expressions on their faces. I go to the luggage box in the bathroom where all of our disguises were and got my wig out. I brought it back out to them. They gasped.
"YOU ATE HER!" Roy yelled. "I KNEW IT!"
"No you goof!" We all yelled back at Roy. He obviously needed the situation to be explained to him…
I told them the truth after that. They all understood and they were amazed. Especially Jack, he didn't realize Ally was dating Austin... He was embarrassed after that.
The concerts were amazing to perform. Having all those people cheering for me gave me such a rush. It was hard to believe it ended when it did. But I was excited to go back home to Miami. I would finally get to see my friends and dad after a whole summer! I honestly missed them. We did have phone calls. But it was hard to keep up.
When we finally came back to Hollywood Florida I was relieved to see a familiar place again! The band, Mary, my mom and I got off the tour bus one by one where Ethan was standing waiting for us. He welcomed us back and told us how well the feedback for the concert was. It was great to see him so pleased!
After a reunion with him and a goodbye to the band and Mary my mom and I drove home for the first time in three months. I was excited to see my friends and father again! I really missed them. Especially Austin...
When we finally got back home my dad was waiting outside. I ran out of the car and attacked him in a bear hug. He was hugging me tightly as well saying how much he missed me. After our moment my mom joined us and next thing we knew we were all in the family room sharing stories from the tour.
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"So then what happened?" My dad asked trying to control his laughing. I was currently telling him about my concert in Seattle Washington. During our time there we decided to try to get Roy to ask out Isabel. It was actually a funny story how that happened. We confronted him and he kept on denying that he had a crush on her. When we finally did get to crack he freaked out while the rest of us cheered.
"Roy started running down the hall in complete panic mode!" I exclaim. "When he got to the end of the hall there was a dead end so he ran into the room. Of course we chased him and we started arguing with him in the room. At one point Isabel came in wondering what all the yelling was about. Roy freaked out again but the rest of us ran up to Isabel, pushed her more into the room and locked the door.
"You locked them in a room?" My Dad asked shocked but was smiling.
"Only until they admitted their feeling for each other. Which didn't take that long." I say.
"You guys are so cruel." My dad says calming down from his laughter.
I continue to tell him about my times on tour until I get a text from Trish.
To: Ally
From: Trish
I heard from Kendrick you guys are back. We're waiting at Sonic Boom's entrance!
"Oh my friends are waiting at Sonic Boom for me!" I say happily. "May I go see them?"
"Of course Ally! Just come back home soon okay?" My dad answers.
I hug him again before literally running out of my house. I calm down and get to the mall in no time. I find my way to Sonic Boom. I see in the distance that my friends were at the entrance waiting for me. But I wanted to surprise them. I take a detour and go to sneak up behind them. When I get closer to them I can hear what they're saying.
"Where's Ally?" Trish asks the boys. "I texted her ten minutes ago.
"I have no idea." Austin says. "But I hope she'll come soon. I miss her like crazy and the fact that she's back in Miami is driving me nuts!"
"Maybe she forgot about all of us!" Dez said as if it wasn't a big deal. They looked at him weirdly. "What if she found new friends on tour?"
"Dez, I highly doubt that happened." Austin says.
"You never know though." Dez responds. At this point I'm behind their circle but not seen by them for some reason. "She even could have met another guy."
"I didn't meet any other guys on tour." I say stepping into the circle. "Well, except for those teenage boys that almost attacked me in Boston."
"Phew that's a relief." Austin answers. I giggle at them for not freaking out again but I knew they caught on when they did a double take.
"ALLY!" All three of them scream at once. Trish traps me in a bear hug.
"Oh my gosh Ally! It's you again!" She squeals!
"At least she didn't forget us!" Dez says as Trish lets go of me. I give him a big hug as well.
I turn to Austin who picks me up and spins me. I wrap my arms around his neck so I won't fall even though his arms are securely around my waist. He puts me down and kisses my cheek. "I've missed you so much." He kisses my cheek again. "It feels like you were gone forever.
I kiss his cheek. "I missed you too." I kiss it again like he for me.
We go into Sonic Boom and I tell them all about my tour. I even told them about what we did to get Isabel and Roy together.
"Ally you've turned into one bad chick haven't you?" Trish questions after I tell them about Roy and Isabel.
"I guess I have." I answer.
"You know, you learned that from me right?" She asked modestly. I responded with a sarcastic 'sure' causing us to laugh again.
I finally get to ask about how my friends' summer was. Trish said she had a decent amount of job firings while trying to talk to Kendrick as much as she could. Austin and Dez talked about how they hung out a lot doing who knows what. Austin even said that he spent some time missing me. He's just the sweetest. They even told me about Austin's summer project where he did a mash up of a bunch of popular songs. One of which was Make it in America, my biggest hit so far. I remember them telling me about it over the summer and watching it with the band. It was an amazing video that made me miss them... But luckily, the tour is over and I'm back with them.
At one point, Trish needed to get home And Dez just kind if left leaving Austin and I together. I suggested we go to the practice room because to be honest, I miss that room.
He walked me upstairs to the practice room which I dearly missed. Once we were in the room I literally skip inside and look around. I haven't been in here for so long. I couldn't stop my smiling. I hear Austin close the door and look over to see him facing me.
"Someone's very happy." Austin teased walking in the middle of the room where I was standing.
"I missed this place. Heck, I missed everything and everyone." I say happily. "Dez, Trish, Sonic Boom, The mall." I say leaving out Austin on purpose.
"Well, did you miss me?" Austin asked taking a step closer to me and putting his hands on my waist. Gosh, I missed that.
"Oh, I missed you the most." I say wrapping my arms around his neck. Something else I've missed. "I missed your voice, your smile, your crazy personality." I say as he rests his forehead on mine. I was smiling from ear to ear and he was too.
"Good," He stated. "Because I missed you so much. I think if you didn't come back by now I would have died." I laugh a little at this and he did too. "But seriously. I'm glad you're back with me."
We look each other in the eyes. His were glistening and I was getting lost in them. I missed looking into them so much. I then closed the small gap between us by pressing my lips on his. He immediately kissed back and our lips moved together in perfect sync. I missed this the most. Kissing him that is. But this must have been our most passionate kiss yet. We held each other closer (if that was possible) and I couldn't help but smile. After a few more moments of kissing I pulled away. I rest my head on his chest and close my eyes as he fully embraces me. I felt his head rest on mine.
"I really missed this. Us being together." I say not wanting the moment to end.
...
The weeks went by and next thing I knew my life was back to normal. My junior year started and Vanessa's break was over. I was Vanessa again; wearing my wig, contacts, makeup and had just gotten to the studio to talk with Ethan about my next big project. I was excited as to what he had in store for me. I haven't done anything as Vanessa in a few weeks and I was eager to get started again after a nice break.
Lynn brought me up to Ethan's office on the fifth floor. We entered the room to see Ethan at his desk, his assistants sitting on the couches in the room and another man standing to the side of his desk.
"Ah Vanessa," Ethan said with a smile. "Please sit down." He gestured to a chair in front of his desk and I Listened to him by sitting.
"Hi Ethan," I greeted. "What are we going to talk about?"
He let's out a sigh. "Vanessa first off, this is Walter Howard," He says pointing out the man next to him. "He is the CEO of the DiscoverStar agency in Los Angles."
Walter put his hand up and I shook it. "Nice to meet you Vanessa. Big fan of your work." He says to me.
"Nice to meet you too and thanks." I reply.
"Vanessa," Ethan starts out. "Walter here has contacted me after your world tour and says he wants to make you bigger."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I want to make you bigger than you already are!" Walter says taking over. "You've become so much here in Hollywood Florida. Imagine what could happen to you in Hollywood California."
I take in what he says. "Wait, are you asking me to join your agency?"
"Exactly!" Walter says smiling. "I've already talked to Ethan about this as well."
I turn to Ethan and he nods. "Yes, we've talked for a while now. I think this is a really big opportunity for you Vanessa. DiscoveryStar is a huge cooperation over in LA."
"It's true," Walter buts in. "We've worked with Jonas Brothers (1) and even Mary Bradmon!"
"You worked with Mary?" I asked surprised.
"We produced her last album. In fact, I remember having the same discussion with Ethan about Mary as I am having with you right now."
Ethan chuckles to himself. "This is like Deja vou." He says to himself.
"Anyways," Walter continues. "I would love to have you work with us! I have awesome ideas for you. We can start your next album and maybe I could get you a spot in a movie if you'd like."
I think about it and smile slightly. "That does sound amazing. But what about Chris Studios?"
"Oh don't worry about me here Vanessa." Ethan tries to assure me with a fake smile.
"Wouldn't my contract not go along with this? Don't they normally say I can't get out of them?"
"Well about that," Ethan says as his assistant Kyle hands him what must me my contract. "It says here you can't get out of your contract for non-artistic business." I stare at him slightly confused. "It means you can't stop working here to become something like a hockey player or a chef." He explains.
"And I'm not trying to make you next top chef," Walter says. "I want to make you the next Justin Bieber."
I start thinking about this opportunity. It really does seem nice. Mary did become a huge star after she left Chris Studios. I wonder if the same would happen to me. But what about Miami? What about Sonic Boom? What about my friends?
"Mr. Howard your offer sounds amazing. But, I think I need to think this over." I tell him.
He nods in agreement. "Take your time Kiddo you have about a week to decide. That's when I'll need a definite answer." He checks his watch. "As a matter a fact I must get going. Nice seeing you again Ethan." He shakes his hand.
"Nice seeing you too Walter." He replies.
Walter goes to leave his office. When he's at the door he turns back to me. "Think it over Vanessa. But you should trust me when I say this. This opportunity is once in a lifetime." With that he left.
I turn back to Ethan who lets out a sigh. "How are you feeling about this?"
I sigh too. "I don't know. I love the idea. But this agency is all the way in California! That means I would have to move away from here."
He chuckles to himself. "Mary said the same thing." Ethan tells me. "But she tells me she made the right decision of going. You should take her word on that."
I feel a pit in my stomach. "But what about you?"
He smiles at me. "I'll be alright."
I look over at Lynn and his assistants and they nod their heads as well. I look back over to Ethan who still has a smile.
"How about you talk this over with your parents tonight and make a decision." Ethan suggests.
"I guess your right."
...
"So what did you want to talk about Ally?" My dad asks as we all sit down at the kitchen table. It was my mom and dad sitting across from me facing both of them like a stereotypical serious talk.
I sigh. "I don't know how to say this..."
"Then skip to the point," My mom says. "I always hate that buttering up part anyways."
"Okay," I say unsurely. "I got an offer to work with DiscoveryStar agency."
My mom smiles and my dad blinks. "DiscoveryStar? I've heard of that! Wow, this is huge Ally!" My mom answers happily.
"What?" My dad says confused.
I mentally roll my eyes so my dad won't think I'm being sassy. "DiscoveryStar is an agency all the way out in Los Angeles. The CEO Walter Howard's asked me to join them." I explain to him.
"Wow that's amazing." My dad says with a smile. But that smile soon fades. "Wait, did you say it's in Los Angeles?"
I nod my head. "If I take the offer we'd have to move out there. I know this sounds so inconvenient but I have a week to give an answer so you don't have to answer right now! You can think! Even though this is literally a once in a life time opportunity it's fine! Really!"
"Ally you're rambling." my mom says.
I sigh once again. "Sorry about that."
My parents share a look and turn back to me. "Ally, sweetie," my mom says. "Your father and I knew something like this would happen one day."
It was my turn to blink in confusion. "Really?"
"Well of course!" my dad said. "Vanessa Rose is becoming a sensation. Even I knew an opportunity was coming soon."
"So what are you saying?" I ask still a little confused.
"Since we knew this opportunity would come one day your father and I decided to let you go if you wanted." My mom answered.
I smiled. "You mean I can go work for DiscoveryStar? You would be okay with it? It doesn't freak you out at all?"
"Not at all Ally. But the question you need to ask yourself is: Do you want this?" My dad asks me.
I sigh. "I honestly would love to work for them. It seems so easy to go too since my contract with Chris Studios will let me."
"So what's the problem?" My mom asks now.
I look down feeling a little uneasy now. "The problem is I don't like the fact that I'll have to move away from my friends and here. Remember the last time I almost left for MUNY? How am I going to tell them I actually want to leave for another dream? Plus, what about Sonic Boom and the mall? With MUNY I knew they would still be here. What happens if we leave?"
"Oh Sweetie," My mom says and I look back at her. "I know you care about your friends and don't want to leave them. But they are always supportive of what you want to do. Just like last time when you almost went to MUNY."
"Also," My dad continues. "I bet I could find a way to move Sonic Boom over to a store in California. People move businesses all the time."
I really haven't thought of all this. It makes me want to leave more.
"So?" my mom asks after a moment of silence. "What do you want to do?"
I close my eyes for a moment making sure I knew my honest answer was what I wanted.
"I want to take the offer."
(1) – Not true! Just for this story!
My reply to Dani – Wow, you went through a lot of emotion with this chapter! I'm glad you liked it though! I felt the exact same way when I reread it. You would really read my ten paragraph rant? Aha that's awesome!
My reply to Bubbleslolz – Don't worry he didn't! He just missed her like crazy! What do you mean on the last part?
My reply to Awesomus gurl – Aha that would be amazing if it was the plot! I'm glad you like that it focused on Ally. How did your friends react to the promo?
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Okay now that's done… WHO'S EXCITED FOR CAMPERS AND COMPLICATIONS?! I think I cried tears of joy watching the promo! Anyone want to talk about it?
Also, I made a tumblr for Austin and Ally as R5! If you would follow it I will love you forever. It's called austinallyr5memes. I make memes for them if you couldn't tell… :-P
Now I should probably go now. I'll be back when I finish my next chapter. Hopefully soon! I have some ideas for new stories as well so this will be wrapping up soon… but for right now…
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