Hey There!
So I was so pleased to hear that even a few of you liked it enough to review! You guys have no idea how much that means to me! So here is chapter two...I hope you like it!
Yours Always,
Undercover Dreamer
Disclaimer: I do not own Austin and Ally.
As I navigated the huge crowd I felt a new surge of confidence.
This won't be too bad! I just have to make it through this first day, and then I'll be fine. I'll be fine…
I looked around the open grassy field, and up at the tall tree's surrounding the area. When I saw a fluffy cloud float across the sky, I thought about my cloud watching club back home. If I was home in Miami I would have called them all to the mall so we could stare at the beauty all day long.
I shook my head as if to clear the thoughts out of my mind.
Common Ally, you're here to have fun and try something new.
Across the meadow I spotted two people wearing shirts that read "Camp Shamogoon". The older guy and girl were smiling and handing out information to other campers. I was relieved to know that this is the place I needed to be.
I pushed through the groups of people towards my destination. As I neared I felt like maybe I was ready for this. I know that things could go wrong, but I think that could be okay. You need to make mistakes to become a better person, right? I think that my life may just be going in the right direction for once. I was ready and excited to take on this new task.
But of course, because I am Ally Dawson, I had to take that moment to trip over some ones bag and stumble to the ground. I threw out my arms in front of me to catch my fall, but it wasn't necessary. Before I could feel the touch the impact, pair of strong hands appeared around my waist. They easily rebalanced me on my feet, and I turned to thank them.
"Hey, thanks. I'm so sorry about…" I trailed off when I looked up to find the most beautiful guy I have ever seen.
He had light blond hair that looked perfectly messy. His naturally tan body was toned like he exercised often. The smile that he wore was playful and sincere. But the best part of the whole picture was definitely the eyes. It was like looking into a warm cup of hot chocolate, and I just wanted to drink it up. I felt myself getting lost in the deep brown, and wondering how a person could be blessed with every single one of these amazing features. Then I realized I had been staring for too long.
My cheeks flushed a bright pink color as a tore my eyes away from his and cast them to the ground.
"It's no problem." His lively and sweet voice caused me to look up and give him a grateful grin.
"I'm Austin." The blondie introduced himself.
The name fits him.
Then I noticed he was holding out his hand waiting for me to shake it.
"Ally." I told him and took his hand. When his large hand surrounded my small one, I felt a flock of birds take off in my stomach.
"It's nice to meet you, Ally." I smiled stupidly up at him. I could not find it in myself to reply to his friendliness. All I could think was:
I like the way he says my name.
"So, I'm guessing this is your first time here at camp?" He questioned me playfully.
"How did you know that?" My eyebrows furrowed in question.
"Well, I've been coming here since I was thirteen. I would have noticed if you had been here before." I could feel a blush spread to my cheeks at his subtle compliment.
"So you must know this place pretty well, then?"
"Oh, yeah. Like the back of my hand."
Like the universe knew what we were talking about, a perfectly manicured hand appeared on Austin's left shoulder. The girl that walked out from behind Austin was-to put it bluntly- gorgeous. She had dark hair and a perfect complexion to match the perfect image.
Where do all these people come from?
"Hey Austin." Her voice was smooth and flirty, and I could see her hand grip his arm.
"Oh! Um…Hey! Ally this is Kira…my…um…" He awkwardly trailed off.
Kira swiftly grabbed for the caller of Austin's shirt, and pulled him down into a kiss. Austin quickly pulled away and glanced toward me apologetically, while Kira turned to face me.
"I'm Austin's girlfriend."
Of course he has a girlfriend. It would be impossible for a person as seemingly amazing as him to be single.
"You two make a cute couple." I stumbled for a reply that didn't sound as completely deflated as I felt.
"Aw thanks, Angie!" The beauty acted far too sickly sweet.
"Um..It's Ally." I shrunk back.
"Sure." Kira seemed just like the popular girls at my school back home. She was trying so hard to act like I was nothing to her. I refused to let her ruin my time here and quickly made a mental note to steer clear.
I think my distaste for her was radiating off of me, because when I looked up I saw a pleading apology in Austin's eyes.
Why does he care anyway? I've known him for like two minutes.
I decided to try and escape this conversation before it got even more uncomfortable.
"Well," I broke the impending silence, "I should probably go check in and get settled in."
"Alright, bye Angie!" I frowned, but let the comment slide. It was obvious she was doing it on purpose, so I won't egg her on.
I picked up my bag from where I had dropped it during the whole tripping incident. I gave Austin a little smile, and walked past him to my previous destination. As I approached the table I smiled to see that the line had gone down, and now only one person stood in front of me. I waited patiently and surveyed the area; seeing the lodge on the opposite side of the field, and a cluster of lakefront cabins down a trail right next to our current spot. I could hear part of the conversation between the person in front of me and the two counselors. I knew I shouldn't snoop, but it seemed interesting.
"…need to get extra time to sleep in. I just simply cannot do an eight A.M. wakeup call. Maybe someone could come get me at ten?"
The short latina girl spoke loudly and proudly to the pair of older kids. Her dark curly hair and wide eyes were helping to carry out her huge personality. I found myself instantly drawn to her boldness.
"I'm sorry Ms. de la Rosa, but everyone gets up at the same time- no exceptions." The girl counselor looked to be in her early twenties, probably in college. She wore her light brown hair in a high pony tail and a visor on the top of her head.
"Fine."
The girl sighed heavily, picked up her information sheets and stomped away. I felt my eyes watching her, until I realized it was my turn and stepped forward.
"Hi!" The girl counselor stated cheerfully. "My name is Maggie."
"And I'm Chris." The guy counselor had a little less excitement to his speech. His hair was dark brown and cut short, with bright blue eyes underneath. He was holding a clipboard in one hand and a pen in another.
"What is your name?" Chris asked me, ready to find me on his list of campers.
"Ally Dawson." I waited for him to find my name and check it off.
"Alright, the cabin you will be staying in is called Firefly. If you follow this path down to the lake you'll find it amongst the other cabins. Here is some information about activities we will be signing up for tomorrow morning." Maggie handed me a list with a bunch of different things to do.
"Here is the schedule for a usual day." She handed me another sheet. "And here is the list of special event nights. Every night we have different games and social gatherings. Each Friday night of the two weeks you are here, there will be a dance. It is a great way to let go and have a little fun with the rest of the group. "
I quickly grabbed all the information and looked up at them.
"Do you have any questions or concerns?" Maggie inquired kindly. I shook my head rapidly, which caused both of them to chuckle.
"We hope you have a great time at Camp Shamogoon!" Maggie smiled encouragingly at me.
"Thanks," I sighed and picked up all my stuff, "Me too."
