Neighborhood, Part II
By: B'Ealy
Contact: bealy082@yahoo.de

Part: 2
Rating: PG13
Codes: A/L, A/B

Disclaimer: I don't own them..... short and straight to the point!

Summary: After having seen the new boy next door for the first time, Ally has a big crush on him - but there's still Billy, her boyfriend.....


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The telephone rang.

"Ally!", Mrs. McBeal shouted after answering the phone.

"I'll pick it up here, mom," Ally said, as she picked up the receiver.

"Hi, this is Georgia," said the voice on the other end of the line.

"Georgia, hello....." Ally replied. She actually was hoping that Larry would call her, but obviously this wishful thinking hadn't become reality. Unfortunately, he didn't even have her number.

"The reason I'm calling is that I heard you got a new neighbor," Georgia said. "He's our age, right?"

"Yes, that's right," Ally said, knowing what Georgia had on her mind. She was the kind of girl that spent all her free time with boys, even though she was only ten.

"And I heard he's terribly good looking ..... is that true?" Georgia asked.

"Well, that depends on your taste in men, but I don't think he's your kind of guy," Ally replied, trying to think of a way to make Georgia change her mind about wanting to get to know Larry.

"What makes you think that?"

"Well, he's just not your kinda guy..... hard to explain, but I know that he isn't." Ally sounded a little angry.

"All right, then I'll check him out sometime. Who knows, maybe he really isn't my kinda guy, but I'm not sure that's possible," Georgia said. "So how are things with you and Billy? Are you still seeing each other?"

"Yes, we are," Ally replied, "and our relationship is as wonderful as I could possibly imagine."

"Well, you're still young, so there are more guys to come." Georgia sounded jealous. Ally always knew that Georgia envied her for being with Billy, as she had wanted to start a relationship with him herself.

"Anyway, good-bye," Georgia said.

"Good-bye," Ally echoed and put down the receiver. //Georgia is not gonna get him// she thought. //She's not gonna get my Larry.//


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The bell rang.

Ally went to the door and opened it. She knew it would be Larry, so she almost jumped to the door as she didn't want to wait even one second longer to see the loveliest boy in the world again.

When she opened the door, her joy faded. The boy standing there was not Larry - it was Billy. Now Ally wasn't happy anymore. She was rather upset. She had been waiting for Larry all afternoon, but now it was almost dinner time, and he still hadn't shown up.

"Billy....." it came out of her mouth, and that was about the only thing she could think of to say. Usually she would have flung her arms around his neck at once, but today it was different. Today she didn't feel the urge to do it. Today her thoughts hadn't even been with him for one second. Today she didn't want to see him. Today she wanted to fling her arms around someone else's neck.

"What are you doing here?" she finally continued. She knew that this question was a little rude..... and she also knew that it would make Billy realize that there was something wrong with her.

"I just wanted to see you," Billy said in a voice that made Ally notice that he was surprised by her reaction to his visiting her.

"You said that you'd see another friend today, so I thought I'd just pass by this evening and see if you were here. You know, I don't even wanna spend one day without seeing you." Billy smiled at Ally, but she knew that it was Larry's smile that she wanted to see instead.

"So..... can I come in?" he asked. "I even brought you a flower." He showed him the rose he had brought along for her.

"Thank you," Ally said, while taking the rose. She smelled it, and any other time that Billy had brought along a rose for her the smell had made her feel as if she was floating on clouds, but this time it was ordinary - as well as Billy's voice, his smile, the things he did for her..... it was as ordinary as Billy.

Ally didn't want to see Billy today. She couldn't stand seeing him anymore with his brown eyes, brown hair and his calm voice, although she had always loved to hear his voice before. She even caught herself making up ways to get rid of Billy..... Somehow she hated herself for those thoughts, but on the other hand all she wanted to do right now was be with Larry.

"Hi, Ally!" a familiar voice suddenly shouted. It was Larry running up the stairs!

"I'm sorry I didn't come any earlier, but I had promised to help my parents paint the ceilings in the house and we didn't get done until now."

"That's okay," Ally replied in a cheery voice. "I'm just happy you're here now."

"So this is your..... 'friend'," Billy said in an angry, but also disappointed voice. He looked at Larry from head to toe, knowing that he and this boy would never become friends. He looked at Ally one more time, saying a brief "I'll see you", and then he turned around and disappeared.

"Who was that?" Larry asked.

"No one special," Ally said. "Just the guy next door."



To be continued