Ally's Boys: Chapter 2
A/N: It's Chapter 2! I don't own anything. Just saying. Oh, and pleaseeeee review! Thanks :)
Austin's POV
"Let's see. Pepperoni, mushroom, and…sausage. Yep, that's good. Thanks." Jacob, Ally's older brother, hung up the phone after ordering us pizza. I was lounging on the couch, flipping through channels, trying to find the game.
"Where's Ally?" I questioned.
"She's over at Trish's for a sleepover or something. Again." Jake answered, yawning. I had been bored at home, so I came over to the Dawsons' home. If Ally wasn't there, I would just hang out with Jacob. He was pretty cool. I got up to grab a soda from the fridge.
"Ah. I guess she needs to tell Trish about the whole Dallas incident." I replied.
"Yeah. She still hasn't told us much about it though. I swear, that boy better watch it." Jacob said while stuffing some sort of cheese puffs into his mouth. I popped open my soda.
I couldn't stand seeing Ally cry. When I heard her voice shaking over the phone, my heart broke. Ally was so innocent, fragile. Anyone who messed with that would have to answer to me. I felt so relieved when we got her, and I had her in my arms. Nothing would ever touch her there.
Of course, I couldn't tell anyone about my feelings. Jacob would either want to kick my butt or tease me for eternity. Dez would try to come up with ridiculous plan involving some sort of exotic animal. And Trish would tell Ally immediately. Nope, there's no way I could tell anyone. So I pushed my feelings deep down in my chest, hoping they wouldn't suddenly explode.
"She'll tell us when she's ready." I said quietly. Jake glanced over at me.
"Why can't she just date you? I mean obviously you both love each other. And you wouldn't hurt her. If you did though, I would have to do some damage to your face…" He laughed. I laughed half-heartedly with him and sat on my hands.
Suddenly, we heard the sound of the door being unlocked. It was late, and very dark outside. We heard grunting and the jingling of keys. We weren't expecting anyone to be back, though. Ally was at Trish's for the night, and Mr. Dawson was on another business trip in North Carolina. Jacob and I looked at each other and nodded.
I grabbed a kitchen chair while he got a frying pan off the counter. We crept silently to the front door like ninjas, preparing to attack the intruder. My hands shook, and I positioned myself on one side of the door. Jake reached down and flung the door.
"GOTCHA!" He yelled, swinging his frying pan blindly.
"AHHHH!" Ally screamed, jumping back, keys in hand. Jacob dropped the pan, and I set the chair down.
"Ally? What are you doing?" I asked in confusion.
"Coming home! What are you doing? Why do you look like you were about to attack me?" She exclaimed.
"We thought you were a robber. You're still supposed to be at Trish's house." Jacob shrugged. She groaned and stomped inside, slamming the door behind her.
"I got a headache and decided to come home early." Ally sighed and plopped down on the couch, taking a drink of my soda. "Where's food? I'm hungry." She kicked her feet up on the coffee table and looked back at us.
"We just ordered pizza." I told her. Jacob muttered something about wanting to hit a robber with a frying pan and lumbered into the kitchen to get more chips.
A knock on the door startled us all, making Ally jump.
"And there's the pizza guy." I laughed, opening the door, secretly hoping it was the pizza guy and not a robber.
Ally and I sat on her small twin bed with pizza on our laps, and one soda shared between the two of us. Her ipod was playing our favorite songs, and we were laughing, cracking jokes, and belting out the lyrics when my songs came on.
"Flip a switch, turn on the lightning!" I sang in a loud voice.
"Get it right, show 'em how it's done!" Ally sang back, giggling, and wiping her fingers on my pants.
"Hey! Get your greasy hands off me!" I yelled, tickling her. She cackled and tried to wipe more on my shirt. I tackled her and sat on her stomach, messing up her hair.
"Stop! I can't breathe!" Ally laughed, grinning wildly up at me. Her warm eyes danced. My heart melted. Gosh, I sound like a girl.
"What's that? Did you say keep going?" I asked her playfully and straddled her, tickling her sides. Her legs and arms thrashed, but I had her pinned down.
Just then, Jake strode in and froze when he saw us on her bed…in a very provocative position….and our clothes all rumpled… I leaped off of Ally and stood beside the bed with my hands up. Ally sat up quickly and fixed her shirt. Her cheeks burned tomato red.
"I just wanted to know if you wanted more pizza…" Jake trailed off, still observing the scene. A nervous laugh escaped Ally's lips, and I cracked up.
"Look, nothing was going on, Jake. You don't have to worry." Ally said, glancing up at me. Jacob gave us a doubtful look.
"Uh huh…Well, I'm going to go back downstairs, but I better not end up with a pregnant sister…" He said, raising his eyebrows at me. My eyes widened in horror.
"NO! I mean, that's not even what we were doing. I would never- I mean, of course I- Just, nevermind." I sighed, running a hand through my messy blond hair. Ally jumped up.
"Oh my gosh, just leave, Jacob." Ally pushed him out of her room and closed the door.
Ally's POV
Jacob is so embarrassing! I wanted to kill him. Good thing Austin's so easygoing, or that would totally freak him out.
After a few minutes of awkwardness, Austin brought up the dreaded subject. Dallas.
"What happened with Dallas? You can tell me anything. You know that, right?" His strong arms pulled me closer to him on my bed. I leaned my head on his shoulder, grateful for someone to rely on.
"I just thought it would be so perfect, you know? I always thought a date with him would be great. But I was wrong. I felt so weird talking to him. It's like our conversation was empty or something. Not like ours. I feel so safe and comfortable with you." I looked up at him, moving a strand of hair away from my eyes. Austin's gentle hand stroked my hair, and I fell into him. "Anyways, we ran out of things to talk about, and he started texting other people. I didn't like holding his hand. And I definitely didn't want to have to kiss him." I looked away, trying to force the tears back.
"It's ok, Ally. I'm right here. It's ok." Austin hummed softly in my ear, and I couldn't handle it anymore. The tears fell freely, silently. I did not try and stop them. I let them go, releasing all my fears and sorrows. Austin was allowed to see this side of me, and I didn't feel stupid with him. I didn't have to hide my feelings from him… well, I did hide my feelings about him.
I don't think I could do this. No, it's too much. But I had to get it over with. I had to do it. Especially when Trish was forcing me.
We walked arm in arm towards the food court and past all the different carts. Oh no, oh no. Here's the cell phone accessory cart. Dallas worked here, and it's his shift. Not that I memorized his shifts or anything…Focus, Ally!
Trish gave my arm a squeeze, and we strutted past the cell phone accessory cart without a second glance. I breathed a sigh of relief. But then I heard his voice calling to me. No. No no no no no .
Trish scurried off, and I was left standing alone, waiting for Dallas to catch up to me.
"Ally, wait!" He said, running over to me.
"Hi, Dallas." I said glumly.
"Hi." He said bluntly. All I wanted to do was get out of there. I looked around desperately for Trish.
"What do you want?" I asked a little rudely.
Dallas's shirt was wrinkled and untucked, and his hair needed brushing. Why did I ever like him before?
"I wanted to say sorry for the date. And I wanted to ask you out again to make it up to you." He smiled at me, and I cringed. This was what I was dreading.
However, I was saved by my heroic best friend. Austin Moon. He suddenly walked over, slinging an arm around my shoulders. I blushed, wondering what Dallas was thinking.
"I think I can answer that question, huh, Ally?" Austin grinned at me and turned back to Dallas.
"Yeah, I guess." I said. Dallas was staring at us in disbelief. I had to fight back the giggles.
Austin stepped closer to Dallas, and they were toe to toe. Austin was taller, so the brown haired boy had to look up.
"The answer to your request for a date with Miss Ally would be: NO." Austin said harshly. He turned back to me and grabbed my hand, leading me away. I didn't look back at Dallas once.
A/N: I know this was a little shorter, but it was fun writing this chapter. Please please please review!