Author's note: I'm baaack and with another interesting chapter that I hope you enjoy reading just as much as I enjoyed writing it. Review please!
Disclaimer: This story is based on a book I read a while ago with the title: Three Meters Above the Sky by Federico Moccia. While it won't be exactly the same, it will be similar in some aspects. I do not own Austin Ally.
Chapter 6.
"Hey, who was the bastard that called the cops?" Austin asks as they are on waiting the light to turn green again. They left that apartment just about 5 minutes ago and they aren't very far.
"It was one of the preppy boys at the party. I actually saw and heard him and thank God I did, if not we would be in big trouble" Dallas answers shaking his head disapprovingly.
"Take me back and show him to me" Austin demands. Dez looks at him like he has gone mad but dares not contradict him. So they turn around and head back.
From the Apartment Building, a group of guests are leaving. They are all talking about the party incident. A guy with a swollen lip has more to tell than the others. In the middle of the Chaos, Danny left with her friend Tamara without letting Ally know.
Lorie was kind enough to lend Ally a pair of jeans that fitted her perfectly and oversized sweater. She also gave her a bag for her Valentino wet dress. She finds Gavin waiting for her and they both head out, he offered taking her home.
As the pair exits the building, on the other side in the shadows, three guys wait.
"That's him!" Dallas says pointing at Gavin.
"Are you sure?" Austin asks as his jaw clenches.
"Of course! I saw him" Dallas responds.
Austin recognizes the girl walking besides that douche. Although her clothes are completely different, one does not easily forget a girl that has been in the shower with you.
"Call the others" he instructs.
On the other side of the street, Ally is walking with Gavin Young.
"Why didn't you do anything when that idiot got me in the shower?"
"I didn't know. And besides, I was busy calling the police" he explains.
"That was you?" she asks him surprised.
"Yes. You didn't see the chaos that those low life started. They started picking fights, throwing everything to the floor. Poor Lorie, I can't imagine what explanation she will have to give to her parents".
They come to a stop in front of a latest model BMW. "This one's it" Gavin says grinning while opening the passenger's door for her. Ally looks inside, dark wood and leather seats.
"Do you like it?" Gavin asks her.
"Duh!" She says giggling.
"I asked my dad to borrow it because of you. See, all that happened tonight was part of my plan so that I could take you home and have some time alone with you" he jokes as Ally rolls her eyes playfully and enters the car.
They are headed to her house, as they continue their talk and Gavin starts giving her details about the mess that happened in the party while she was busy taking a shower, suddenly a loud noise that sounds like metal, interrupts their peaceful conversation in the car.
"What was that?" Gavin asks while looking behind in his rear mirror. Unexpectedly, he sees a familiar face. It's the face of one of the guys who disrupted the birthday party (Erick). He is laughing crazily. Then, behind that guy, Jackson gets closer and throws a loud kick to the bumper.
"It's those bastards!" He cries out as he starts speeding up.
Ally turns to look around worriedly. They are all there and right in the middle, Austin. His leather jacket opens with the wind leaving his bare chest uncovered. He smiles at her. She turns around again.
"Go as fast as you can Gavin, I'm scared!"
Gavin does not answer while he keeps pushing the accelerator but the motorcycles speed up easily and catch up. Trent gives a strong kick to one of the turn signal lights managing to break it and Dez comes kicks one of the back doors, making a big dent.
"Shit... They'll destroy the whole car!" He says desperately and out of nowhere starts laughing maniacally. Ally doesn't know what scares her the most. "Fine! they want war, that's what they'll have" he adds wickedly.
He turns the wheel violently to the sides while Ally holds to the door frightened. All the motorcycles, seeing the car is going against them, stay a bit behind this time. Gavin brakes suddenly and the car comes to a halt. Everyone manages to move aside on time except Dallas who was just in the middle of the car at that moment, he tries to brake but his motorcycle skids and he ends up hitting the bumper hard and then on the floor. Gavin speeds up again making tires screech. The rest stop to help their friend.
"Son of a bitch!" Dallas exclaims as he gets up, his pants ragged by the right knee. "Look at this" he adds signaling his knee.
"With that hit, the knee is the least of what could have happened" Jackson replies.
"I don't care about my knee!" Dallas says exasperatedly "These are the jeans I just bought a week ago!".
Everybody starts laughing, relieved that their friend has not lost his life and in the process he still is in the mood to joke.
"I'll be right back" Austin tells them getting on his motorcycle.
Up ahead Gavin is ecstatic and celebrating his "triumph". Ally is quiet, her heart still beating fast against her chest and her body shaking lightly. He suddenly remembers that he is not alone in the car.
"Are you okay?" He asks her.
"Better, thanks" she answers shortly. "But I would really like to get home as soon as possible please".
"Of course, just let me stop for a second to catch my breath" he tells her.
When they reach the town's park, the car pulls over. Gavin gets out, closes his eyes for a moment just to breathe and then opens them, anxious to see the damage that his dad's car received. "Shit" He mutters to himself as he sees that the damages are noticeable.
Just as he goes around the car to check on the rear, a black motorcycle gets close and stops right besides his car. Gavin barely has time to turn around when someone is already pushing him against the trunk of the car. Austin pounces on Gavin with all his weight and throws a punch, managing to reach his mouth which now is bleeding.
"Maybe that'll teach you to keep your mouth shut next time, you piece of shit!" Austin tells him while he keeps throwing punches.
Ally gets out of the car quickly and with the bag that contains her white dress she starts hitting Austin's head:
"Let go of him you scumbag! Stop it!" she yells while she throws some kicks herself.
Austin turns around and tries to get her out of the way but ends up pushing her too hard, she moves back due to this and ends up tripping with the sidewalk and falling to the ground. Austin looks at her for a moment and Gavin tries taking advantage of the moment by attempting to escape but Austin is too fast and manages to pull him back to give him another punch. Just in that moment, a car passes by. It's the Underwoods. Her mother's friends.
Ally stands up and starts yelling for help, the car stops and Mr Underwood comes down.
"Ally? What in the world are you doing?" He asks her alarmed and confused just his wife is also coming out of the car.
"Please stop them. They'll kill each other!" She manages to tell him.
Mr Underwood gets behind Austin and attempting to immobilize him and managing to remove him from Gavin who quickly gets in the car and drives away but Austin throws his head with force behind managing to break Mr. Underwood's glasses and nasal septum which also starts to bleed. Mrs Underwood shrieks and runs towards her husband who tumbles to the ground.
"YOU CRIMINAL!" she yells at Austin "Don't you think this will be the end of it" she says menacingly as she helps her husband stand up, she gets him in the car and leaves.
"You're an animal!" Ally yells at him angrily once they are alone "You disgust me, you have respect for nothing and no one!".
Austin's breathing starts calming and when he looks at her, he smiles again making her shake her head in disbelief.
"You hit and old man. Someone older than you!".
"And how was I supposed to know?" He asks her annoyed. "I don't have eyes on the back of my head!". He tells her while he walks towards his motorcycle, gets on it and starts the engine. Ally watches him fiercely.
"Well, this is goodbye" He tells her simply.
"What do you mean goodbye?" She demands.
"Okay then, I will just leave, no goodbyes if you prefer" He replies.
"And how am I supposed to get home?"
"How the fuck should I know? It's your little boyfriend who left you here" He tells her acting uninterested.
"It's your fault he left!" She accuses him.
"My fault?" He asks offended.
"Of course! Whose else fault would it be? Come on, let me get on" She says as she gets closer. She lifts her right leg to get on but Austin let's go of the brake making the bike advance, he says nothing just stares at her amusedly when she does a second attempt to get on his motorcycle so he repeats his actions.
She looks at him in disbelief. "What is wrong with you? Stop doing that so I can get on!"
"Oh no you won't. I'm a ignorant beast, an animal, I disgust you and now you want me to give you a ride?" He says with a sarcastic tone "I can't let someone like that take you home. Believe me, I'm doing you a favor. You have to be coherent".
Ally looks at him angrily, feeling hatred for the guy. She was sure that if looks could kill, she would leave his body there and take the motorcycle herself (never mind she has no idea how to drive it). Without saying anything, she turns on her heel and decides to go walking.
Austin catches up with her and drives really slowly.
"Don't you think I'm right?" he asks her but she completely ignores him making him grin. "Sorry, but I really am doing it for you. That way you maintain your posture: I am an ignorant beast and you walk home. Okay?"
Silence. She crosses the street, looking forward intently. She gets on the sidewalk and so does he. He keeps her company as she walks.
"You know, if you actually decided to apologize and take back what you said… then, there would be no problem. I could let you get on and take you home since that would no longer be incoherent."
She keeps ignoring him so he grabs onto her sweater's sleeve.
"So… it's easy. Repeat after me: I, take back what I said…"
Ally pulls away from him forcefully and starts running.
"Nice manners!" He yells after her. As he is turning to catch up with her a car stops in front of her when the driver sees her running alone.
"Hey darling! Want a ride?" The driver tells her eyeing her up and down.
"And do you want me to break your nose asshole?" Austin asks menacingly, unexpectedly coming between Ally and the car quickly, getting off his bike. The driver looks at Austin and smartly drives away.
"Alright, enough with this, get on" he commands.
She tries to outrun him again but he pulls her annoyed to him and pushes her against a wall. She looks at him scared. He watches her deep chocolate eyes full of fear. He slowly lets her go and smiles again at her, kindly this time.
"Come on, I'll take you home. If not, I think I will end up beating up everyone in this town tonight" He tells her calmly.
In silence and limiting the conversation to tell him where she lives, she gets on behind him. The motorcycle speeds up and Ally instinctively, holds on to him, hugging him. Her hands end up, without intention, beneath his jacket. His body is warm against the night's cold air. Ally feels beneath her fingers how his muscles move with his every movement. Her heart is beating fast in her chest and she is not completely sure it is just due to the fact that it's the first time she rides in the back of a Motorcycle. She loses track of time as she holds on tighter to his body due to the changes of speed. Then, nothing, silence.
"Well, I would love to stay like this all night, or maybe, we can also explore other positions" he murmurs as she jolts and looks around.
She recognizes the houses and closed shops around. The same ones she looks at everyday, ever since they moved here. She gets off and Austin breathes deeply.
"What a relief! I swear, I could barely breathe" he tells her with a hint of joke in his eyes.
"Sorry" She mumbles "I was scared. I had never gotten on a motorcycle"
"Well, there's a first time for everything" he tells her softly staring into her eyes.
At that precise moment a silver Mercedes stops right besides them. Penny Dawson gets of the car, not believing her own eyes.
"I've told you hundreds of times I don't want you to get on motorcycles! And why is your hair wet?" She yells at Ally. Austin looks at Ally and can quickly tell that her mother frightens her.
"I… you see…" Ally starts stuttering.
"I'll explain everything ma'am." Austin intervenes "you see, I really didn't want to bring your daughter home, I didn't want to, right Ally? but she insisted because the guy that was supposed to bring her ran away"
"Ran away?" Penny looks at him confused. "What friend?"
"Yes, it's this guy with an amazing BMW although somewhat wrecked if I may say so…" Austin tells her "Anyway, he left here there in the street and she had no alternative than to ride with me" he finishes simply.
"In the street? That is absurd!" Penny cries out obviously perplexed.
"Isn't it?" Austin agrees "But don't worry, I already had a little chat with him. Right Ally?" He says and then murmurs closer to her just so only she can hear him.
"Wanna know something Ally? I really like your name" he tells her in a husky voice with a grin.
"And where in the world is your sister?"
She barely has time to finish her question when yet another car stops. Danny gets off and the car leaves hurriedly.
"Hi mom" Danny says but is stopped by her mother slapping her on the face.
"That is the last time you disobey an explicit order from me. I told you to stay with your sister" Penny tells her furiously.
"But mom, you don't know what happened" Danny starts explaining but Penny cuts her off.
"That's enough! Get in the car both of you!" She snaps before turning on her heel. Danny follows her miserably and Ally is about to do the same when a hand grabs hers making her turn around.
Austin looks at her with his characteristic smirk. He leans down and whispers in her ear: "Now I see where you get that temper of yours". She glares at him one last time before getting in the car. He drives away.
Later that night as Ally goes to bed she finds herself unable to sleep. She thinks about the events of that evening… all this is his fault: that arrogant, ignorant beast, no manners, idiot! Now that she thinks about it… she can't remember his name.