Ally's Boys: Chapter 3
A/N: So sorry for not updating in a while! Check out my other story, Best Friends or More. Disclaimer: I do not own Austin & Ally, nor do I own anything else. Please review and tell me what you thought!
Ally's POV
I had been cleaning around the house for the whole Saturday morning. I even woke up early to get started! That was not normal for teenagers. But of course, since I was the girl in the family, and my dad was gone a lot, I was pretty much in charge of housework. Folding clothes, washing dishes, vacuuming, and dusting was not my idea of fun, though.
As I was on the kitchen floor, attempting to scrub a weird stain out of the rug, Jake came downstairs looking still half asleep. He stepped over me and reached for a cereal box.
"Hey. You need to clean your room today before dad gets back. You know how he gets mad when he thinks we didn't do our chores he left us." I reminded him, handing him the milk. Jacob scratched his head and yawned.
"Whatever. You're not my mom." He poured a huge bowl of cereal, and began shoveling it into his mouth. I rolled my eyes.
"Well, you still gotta do it. And it's your shift today at the store. I'm going to meet Trish in a little bit, so I'll be leaving soon." Half of me knew that Jacob was old enough to handle himself and didn't need mothering, especially since I was his little sister. But I also felt slightly responsible for us since I was the "mature" one, and I wanted to make sure he did his part. Putting the cleaner away, I ran upstairs to go change. Soon, I was out the door on my way to meet Trish.
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"Hmm. I'd say a solid seven." Trish eyed the passerby casually.
"Nah, I'm gonna go with a six. Not really my type." I disagreed.
"Ok, what about that one. He's probably around an eight. I like his hair." She nodded to my left.
"Yeah, but I don't like the color." Trish and I were playing a little game at the food court. As each boy passed by, we would rate his looks. A little shallow, I know, but it was fun. Suddenly, a familiar blond-haired rock star came into view, looking at a jewelry cart intently. I smiled at his quizzical look, with his furrowed eyebrows and lopsided frown.
"Austin!" I yelled, waving him over. He grinned and jogged to our table.
"You're a good nine." Trish appraised him.
"Why not a ten?" I asked her. I couldn't see how anyone would dislike his soft, shiny hair, and gorgeous deep brown eyes…
"Well, that's kind of weird. He's our friend and everything."
"What are you talking about?" Austin interrupted. I laughed at how confused he looked. His shirt color was messed up, and I reached up to straighten it for him. A blush crept up to my cheeks as my fingers brushed his neck.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." Trish giggled, and I rolled my eyes at her.
"So what were you looking for at that jewelry cart?" I questioned him. Probably a new girlfriend that was a blond cheerleader who couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time. Not that I was jealous.
"My sister's birthday present. She's having a big party and I have to get her something really good." He explained, pulling up a chair to our table. I offered him some of my soda, and he took a sip.
"What does she like? What's her favorite color?" Trish asked, helping. Wow, that's surprising. Trish helping? Ha.
"Umm… Pink?" He guessed, shrugging. I laughed.
"You don't know your sister's favorite color? Gosh," I said, playfully shoving him. Austin smiled and shoved back.
"I know yours. Yours is red." He declared proudly.
"Yep, and yours is yellow." I said. Trish sighed dramatically. We turned to her.
"Would you two please stop flirting. I'm outta here." She got up and marched off to her job that she was probably about to lose.
"Anyways, when is her party? I could help you pick something out." I offered. He stole my soda again and chugged the rest, thinking.
"It's next week sometime. And hey, I wanted to ask you if you would come. You know, as my plus one. I don't want to be bored out of my mind." Austin flicked a blond lock out of his eyes, flashing his winning smile that always got me.
"Sure. Just tell me when and where. Oh, and what do I wear? Is it dressy?"
"I think so. I know she's wearing a dress or something. That's all she talks about. Gosh, Mia can be so annoying." Complaining, he threw his head down on the table and covered it with his arms. His strong, muscular arms…
"She's just excited. Wanna come help with my shift? I have to go take Jake's spot in a few." I sighed, getting up. He immediately followed suit and threw out our soda.
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"This one?" Austin held up a God-awful green dress.
"No." I said flatly, moving to the next rack.
"How about this?" He held up a pretty flowy purple one.
"Yeah, keep it." We were shopping for my party dress at a fancy store a few minutes away from the mall. I was hesitant to bring Austin, but he was bored and had practically begged me to come. Finally, I caved.
"And this?" A horrible yellow dress with huge puffy sleeves.
"Who do you think I am?" I asked incredulously, hitting his arm.
"Gosh, sorry!" He held his hands up in surrender and quickly put the dress back. "Ok, I got it. I have a good feeling about this one."
I turned to see what he had, and was surprised. Austin was holding a beautiful red strapless dress that looked perfect. I nodded eagerly and smiled.
"That's great." He grinned and skipped happily towards the dressing rooms. I chuckled and followed.
He handed me the dresses and sat down on the chairs outside.
The first ones were no good. I didn't even bother showing them to Austin. I could tell he was getting impatient, because I could hear him pacing back and forth, humming.
I slipped into the red dress. It fit perfectly, and I smiled at myself in the mirror, twirling a bit. "Alright, here's the red one." I called out and opened the curtains. He whipped around to look at me, and grinned.
"What do you think?" I asked. He wasn't saying anything, and I was nervous. What if he hated it?
"Wow. Ally, that's beautiful." Austin said softly, taking a step closer to me. My heart beat faster, and I rubbed my arms nervously. His eyes twinkled and met mine, and I blushed, suddenly feeling uncomfortable under his warm gaze.
"Thank you." I murmured, and retreated to the dressing room. Soon, we were paying, and Austin forced me to put my wallet back.
"I got it." He said sternly to all my objections.
"Austin, really, I'm going to pay." I whined.
"No you're not. I'm the one making you go to the party, so I will pay for the dress. Go wait outside." He pushed me towards the door, a small smile dancing on his lovely face. I sighed, giving up the fight.
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Austin's voice rang out through my speakers, and I danced around my room in my new red dress. The blinds were shut and my door was locked, so I had complete privacy to do my embarrassing dance moves in peace.
Someone knocked on the door, and I went to get it. "Hey, turn it down-" Jacob said, but cut off. "What are you wearing?" He cocked his head to the side, looking at my new party outfit.
"It's the dress I'm going to wear to Austin's sister's birthday party. Do you like it?" I twirled for him, and he chuckled.
"Yeah, just don't dance like that. And that's funny. I have a birthday party to go to too. My girlfriend's." He replied, leaning against my door.
"Huh, yeah, that s weird. Wait. When did you get a girlfriend?"
"Oh, like a week ago. You didn't know? Her name's Mia." Jake said in a bored voice. I shoved him, and he yelled out.
"Why didn't I know you had a girlfriend? You never tell me anything! Goodness." I pouted. "Wait, that's Austin's sister's name. Mia." I said.
"Well, that makes sense. Her last name is Moon. Guess I never thought of that…" Jake scratched his head and left my room, pulling his old sweats up. I shook my head. That boy drives me crazy.
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"Let me get this straight. You're both going to the same party? Except you didn't know. It's Jake's girlfriend, and Ally's friend's sister. Well, ok." My dad was back, and we were all lounging in the living room with our take-out Chinese food.
"Yep. It's on Friday." I took a bite, and crossed my ankles. Jacob was cramming as much food as he could into his large mouth, and barely swallowing. I made a face at him, and he grunted at me.
"You gonna drive her, Jake?" Dad asked, nodding towards me. I groaned.
"Uh, no. I'm going with Austin. Definitely not with my brother."
"Yeah, I ain't showing up with my little sister." Jake rolled his eyes, and I threw a dirty napkin at him. He snickered.
"Who's Austin?" Dad looked confused.
"Dad, Austin Moon! You know, my music partner?" He never payed attention to me, and what I was doing with my life. I shook my head and looked away.
"Oh, oh yeah. That blond kid that damaged the tuba, the clarinet, the window, the cash register, the harmonica, the piccolo…." He trailed off, sighing. I laughed. Yep, that's the one and only Austin Moon.
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When Austin and I arrived at his house, the party was wild. His parents were gone, and the music was extremely loud, with tons and tons of people overflowing the house and yard. Austin sighed, took my arm, and we marched straight into the jungle. He yelled something into my ear, but I couldn't understand a single thing.
"Sorry! I can't hear you!" I yelled back, giving him a sheepish look. He shrugged, and spotted an opening to stairs. We ran up to his room and quickly shut the door, flicking the lights on.
"Sorry about that. Mia invited way more people than she should have." Austin laughed, running a hand through his perfectly tousled hair. I wished I could look that perfect.
"Yeah, that was crazy. So did you give her the gift?" We had picked out a pretty sparkly necklace with the letter M on it.
"Yeah, she loved it! Thanks!" He smiled. "And you look amazing. Did I mention that before? Like, really stunning." Austin reached out and touched my dress gently. I shivered.
"Thanks. You picked it out." I grinned, and pulled up the top to keep from revealing a little too much cleavage.
"I am pretty good." He nodded to himself. I chuckled, pushing him. He grabbed my arm and yanked me close to him. Our bodies crashed together, and we fell to the floor laughing. Suddenly, a wave of silence washed over us. We lied on the floor quietly, listening to each other's heart beats, and staring at the ceiling. I felt his hand touch mine, and I closed my eyes slowly. This felt so safe, so perfect. It felt like a minute and an eternity. I never wanted it to end. I could be who I was with Austin.
Someone burst through the door at that moment. It was Mia and Jacob. My eyes flew open, and we sat up automatically. "Hey, guys." Austin said awkwardly.
"Come get some cake! We were waiting for you guys so we could blow out the candles!" Mia said happily, and led Jake out of the room.
"Are Jake and Mia-?" Austin looked at me.
"Yep." I cut him off, nodding my head. He laughed quietly, straightening his nicely ironed shirt.
"Well, I guess we better get down there." Austin looked into my eyes, and I was mesmerized.
"Uhh…Yeah! Yeah. We should. Let's go." I blinked several times and hurried out the door. However, Austin's warm hand caught my arm and pulled me back.
"Thank you for coming with me. It really means a lot. You're my best friend, Ally. You're the best." Austin said sweetly, hugging me quickly. He ran down the stairs, assuming I was right behind him. But I was still standing at the top of the steps in disbelief. That's all he saw me as. His friend. I mean, I guess that's what we were. But what if I wanted more? Austin was just so good. Why did I think I had any right to him at all? I shook my head vigorously and ran down the steps to locate Austin.
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