I see that everyone liked my previous one-shot, but I'm here with another one. I hope you like this one too.
Everything in this chapter is not mine, except for my writing, that is mine. But, everything else isn't.
As usual, I was standing behind the counter of 'Sonic Boom', looking through my songbook while a pencil was tapping on my bottom lip. I was trying to find ideas for Austin's next song, but I just couldn't find any inspiration.
Like I told Austin, lyrics don't pour out of me like a river after a rain of tears. Thankfully, I wrote that one down in case I needed it one day. So, you see the predicament I'm in. Nonetheless, I have writers block.
Speaking of Austin, I was starting to get curious as to where he was. He's been late before, mostly because of his wandering eye, and that teenage hormone brain of his, but this is different. Usually, he's the first one too 'Sonic Boom' before Dez and Trish. Whom were here and currently arguing. Nothing new.
"Guys," I interrupted them. "Have you heard from Austin?"
Trish and Dez shook their heads' then went back to their nonsense. Apparently, Dez has been following Trish around like a little puppy, and she's sick of it. Little does Trish know, Dez has a tiny crush on her. Said someone who knows a guy, whose best friends with Dez. Yeah, basically Dez told Austin, and Austin came babbling it to me. You get the point.
I just still cannot believe Dez likes Trish. I mean, Trish is my best friend, and of course I like her, as a sister. And if Trish likes Dez the way he likes her, than I should be happy for her. But if anything, I thought Dez would go for someone with a lower IQ than him. It's mean, I know, but it's kind of true.
"Hey Hey Ally!" Someone greets me, derailing my train of thought. I look to find Austin with a yellow plaid shirt, jeans, and his black DC shoes.
I chuckle and smile. "Hi Austin. Where have you been?" I ask curiously, tiling my head to the side, oh-so-slightly.
Austin rolls his eyes and gives a small sigh. "Well, I got caught in family traffic. You see, my brother Riker has this new girlfriend, Lola. She's visiting from Hawaii. She's so cool, and my brother is really happy. My sister Rydel is getting kind of close with her friend Brandon, he's sweet and shy, and he's really into music. She's giving him piano lessons."
"My friend Ellington, we call him Ratliff, is secretly crushing on our neighbor, Janice. She's goofy and wacky, just like him. She's got a funny sense of humor."
"My other brother, Rocky is still as flirty as ever, and he's still trying to get a girlfriend. Honestly, it's not working." Austin chuckled.
"And my youngest brother Ryland is trying to ask out a girl from his school to his homecoming dance." [1]
"Wow!" I exclaim. "So, you had a family meeting?"
"Yup." His lips pop on the P. "Hey, why don't you come over to my house tonight? I'll introduce you."
"Why?" I ask curiously, raising a brow.
"'Cause, my parents already know the amazing girl behind the scenes, but my siblings don't. I want them to know who's my talented songwriter and best friend." Austin replies sweetly. (Insert "Awww" track there)
"Thanks Austin. And sure, I'll come." I smile. "Anything specific I have to wear?"
"Nah, just throw on something. We aren't that fancy." He chuckles and hops onto the counter and grabs a magazine from the pile Trish keeps.
Trish and Dez are finally done arguing and they huff off in two different directions. I close my book quickly and follow Trish. "Trish! Wait, I need to ask you a favor."
Trish stops and turns to face me. "Okay, shoot Ally."
I put on the widest grin I've ever had in my life. "Well, Austin invited me to meet his family. He said to wear something casual, but have you seen the things I wear? I really want to make a good impression on his family."
"Okay, one, slow down and breathe Ally. And two, I'll help you. Why don't we do a little shopping?" Trish smiles, bringing out her debit card.
"Where'd you get a debit card?" I ask, pointing to the piece of plastic in her hand.
"Birthday." She replies and I nod. Trish grabs my wrist and we head off for the mall.
Austin's POV
I watch as Trish and Ally leave before I scurry upstairs to join Dez. "Dez! I need your help!" I say and quickly shut the door. "I invited Ally over to my house to meet my family, but I have no idea what to do."
"Well, first take a deep breath Austin, than sit down." Dez instructs and I do as I'm told. Dez brings out the MyTab and begins.
"Now, when you get there, introduce her to the family. If she already knows your parents, which she does, say so, then move on to your siblings. When that's done, take her on a tour of your house." Dez explains.
"But, what if she already knows my house?" I ask curiously.
"Then let her talk with your family. She'll get to know them a little better, and it won't be awkward for all of you." Dez replies, typing down something onto the MyTab.
I nod and let him continue.
"After the conversation is over, and dinner is ready, lead Ally into the dining room. Let her go first, it shows you're a true gentleman. Pull out her chair and let her sit, then take your seat."
Since when has Dez gotten so knowledgeable? My brain asks, but I drown myself out and continue to listen to Dez.
"During dinner, keep the conversation something she likes to talk about. If you start to get on the topic of something that makes her uncomfortable, stop. Make a few jokes; try to get her to smile."
"When everything is over, offer to take her home."
I smile and stand up from the chair. "Dez, thanks so much dude! You're a genius!" I run out of the room as fast as I can and head home.
"What did I say?" I hear him ask.
Ally's POV
So, we're still in the mall, and we're still trying to pick out the right outfit. Of course, everything Trish picks out isn't my style, it's mostly hers. That is until I came across a gorgeous tan dress. It had a brown belt and ruffles across the bottom. [2]
I tried it on and it was a perfect fit. Even Trish agreed. When I was done, Trish picked out some summer pumps, nice tan brown bag and some gorgeous earrings. I insisted on paying for the accessories, since she was paying for the dress, but she wouldn't let me.
"Ally, this is for you. Austin is gonna fall flat on his face when he sees you." Trish gives me that signature smirk, and I know I'm in for trouble.
We get back to my house and immediately, Trish drags me up to my room and tells me too put on my dress and such. I do as I'm told and in five minutes, I have my outfit on. She then, pulls me into the bathroom and applies my make-up.
First she applies foundation, which I have no idea what it's for. Then comes the eye shadow, a light brown on my eyes, then a dark brown on the lower lid. I flutter my eyes open and smile. Next is the mascara, I told Trish I could do this by myself.
Fourth was the blush, which was a peachy pink. "It really works with your skin tone." Trish said as she applied it.
The last thing was the cotton candy pink lip gloss. I couldn't recognize myself, but whoever I was, I looked good. Now Trish wanted to do my hair, which I gladly agreed.
She straightened it with her brush, than pulled out her curling iron. The bottom of my hair was curled and the top was straight. I still couldn't believe how amazing I looked.
Trish smiled and placed her hands on my bare shoulders. "You look beautiful Ally." I thanked her, and that's when my doorbell rang. I grabbed my brand new purse, slipped on my new shoes and carefully made my way to the door. I say carefully because if I fall in the shoes, I could break a bone.
I straighten out my dress and take a deep breath, before opening the door and smiling. Austin's eyes became huge the moment I opened the door, and I couldn't help but blush.
"Ally, you look… wow… I…. wow." He breathed. I looked down at the floor, cracking a small smile.
"Thanks Austin. You look pretty good yourself." I compliment his purple shirt and his black leather jacket, his dark denim jeans and his DC shoes. His hair was slightly combed, and he wore his dog tags.
He extended his arm for me, which I gladly took. Before we could go though, we heard Trish exclaim behind us. "Have her back by 10 Austin, or we're going to have problems."
Austin lightly chuckled and we made our way to his car. Or, should I say truck. For normal people, it's unusual for celebrities to have a beat up, mustard yellow truck, but for me, it's completely brilliant.
When I got to the passenger side of the truck, Austin had a little trouble opening the door at first, but he gave a lightly chuckle and pulled the door open. I thanked him and climbed in.
With that, he made his way around to the driver's seat, and we were off to his house.
Austin's POV
The ride to my house was silence, a very awkward silence. That is until Ally and I both reached for the radio, and I felt a spark fly through my fingertips. Ally pulled away and blushed, as I turned on the radio.
Nothing by The Script, one of my favorite bands, was playing and I started to sing along. I looked over to see Ally staring out the window, with her fingernail against her lip. I quickly turned my attention back to the road. "Eyes on the road" I can hear my conscience say.
We finally reach my house and I step out of the truck, and open Ally's door for her. She takes my hand and steps out of the truck. I noticed her shoes were high, and she was having a little trouble. Almost like she was afraid of getting down. My truck is pretty high off the ground, but I did have a step bar underneath.
While I'm thinking to myself, Ally's shoes slip and she falls forward, right into my arms. I smile and help her back onto the ground. I can see another blush creep onto her cheeks as she walks towards my house.
I slip my hand into hers and open the door, revealing Rydel walking down the stairs, my parents in the kitchen, and all the boys huddled around the TV, playing some sort of skiing game.
"Hey everyone," I announce awkwardly.
Rydel walks over and smiles. "Hi, I'm Rydel." She takes Ally's hand and shakes it. Ally smiles and introduces herself. "I'm Ally."
"Oh, we know who you are. Austin never stops talking about you. "Oh Ally did this, Ally did that, Ally such an amazing songwriter. Ally's so cool." Rydel tries to do her best imitation of me, and I roll my eyes.
"He really says that about me?" Ally says almost quietly.
Rydel nods her head and smiles. "Yup. He never shuts up." Rydel teases, and sticks her tongue out at me. I return the favor as Ally walks by towards the boys.
Immediately, the boys stop playing their video game to smile at Ally. At the pit of my stomach, I can't help but feel a little bit jealous. I walk over and behind Ally to introduce her.
"Ally, this is Riker, Rocky, Ratliff, and Ryland. Guys, this is Ally." I smile. Rocky is the first to stand and take Ally's hand, giving it a light kiss.
"The pleasure is all mine." Rocky says, giving Ally a little wink.
Before I can say anything, Rydel interrupts. "Rocky, back off. Ally came here with Austin. She's off-limits."
"Too bad." I hear him say, and I watch as he gives Ally another wink. Riker stands and shakes Ally's hand. "Ignore him Ally. He loves to flirt with every girl who enters this house."
Ally nods her head and smiles. Ratliff stands and smiles. "Hey Ally, nice to meet you. Austin's told us so much about you."
Not this again! I think to myself as I roll my eyes. Ally begins to giggle, probably at something Ratliff said, before Ryland gets up and greets her.
"Hey Ally, welcome to the family." Ryland smiles.
Wow, this is embarrassing. What does my family think we are? Dating? Before anyone else can join in and humiliate me further, I guide Ally around the house. "And, of course, this is my room."
Ally looks around, glancing from the pictures on my walls to the instruments next to my bed.
"Kids! Dinner!" My mother exclaims from the kitchen. I smile and lead Ally to the dining room, where the rest of my family is sitting down. My father at one end of the table, and my mother at the other end. There's two seats open next to each other, I'm guessing that's our seats.
I guide Ally to the table, pulling out her chair for her, and as she sits down, I tuck it back in. "Thank you." She smiles.
Riker, sitting beside me, nudges my arm and gives me a smirk. I nudge him back and roll my eyes. Rydel, sitting beside Ally, gives her a smile and she starts to blush.
Ally's POV
To be honest, I feel sort of awkward. With the Rocky hitting on me, and Austin's family. But, I guess that's okay.
"So, Ally, Austin's told us so much about you, why don't you tell us yourself?" Mrs. Moon, or Mimi as she likes to be called, says sweetly, giving me a slight smile.
"Well for starters, I'm a songwriter. I sing a little bit, and I love music. As you all know, I'm Austin's songwriter, and his partner. But, he performs all my songs because I have horrible stage fright." I reply, returning Mimi's smile.
"And what amazing songs they are." Austin adds, and I turn to him, blushing slightly.
"Thanks Austin. Anyway, my dad owns a music store called Sonic Boom. I'm not that outgoing, like some people." I smirk and turn towards Austin. "Oh, and I love pickles."
"That she does. One time, this pickle store opened up, which Trish got a job at then got fired from, Ally almost drained them of products. She bought so many pickles. A pickle pillow, a pickle key chain. A pickle Pez Dispenser." Austin says, giving a light chuckle.
"Ew, pickled flavored Pez candy?" Rydel asks, scrunching her face in disgust. I laugh and nod my head.
"Welcome to my life." Austin replies, and I turn to him. He puts his hands up in defense. "Not saying that my life is boring with you. It's amazing since I met you."
"Close call Moon." I retort, sending him a smirk. He takes some whip cream from the desert on the table and uses his finger to tap my nose, which now has whip cream all over it. "Austin!" I squeal.
He just laughs and jumps from the table and runs away. I run after him and he's stuck between the kitchen foyer and me. "Pay back time." I smirk and use my two fingers to smear whip cream down his cheeks. Now, it's my turn to laugh. I wipe the cream off my nose and lick it off my finger then make my way back to the dining room, but two strong arms wrap around my waist and pick me up. "Ahh! Austin, put me down!"
"Not until you give!" Austin exclaims, laughing. I continue to struggling to release myself from his grip, but it doesn't help when he's spinning and I'm suddenly getting dizzy.
"Hey!" Rydel exclaims and we stop. Next thing I know, I feel a hard water pressure on my face and I gasp. I hear Austin behind me laughing harder now.
"Now, if you guys wanna get wet, follow us!" Ryland smiles and Austin puts me down. We walk out onto the front lawn, where Ratliff, Riker and Rocky are running and screaming like complete lunatics through the sprinkler. Suddenly, I hear a scream from Austin beside me, and the next thing I know, he's running down the hill (did I forget to mention they live on a hill? Sorry.) and into the water. I giggle and watch as they goof off.
"Come on Ally!" Austin tries to coax me into the water, but I shake my head. I'm already soaking wet.
Austin does a few flips, back and forward into the water before I shout. "You're crazy rock star!" I chuckle. The lights on the walkway come on and I can see the boys a little better. The moonlight was perfect as Austin stands in the middle of the water; his arms open wide and his head tilted back.
I think for a moment, debating with myself. Then suddenly, I scream wildly and run down the hill, jumping through the water. I hear Austin and all the other boys laugh as I squeal every time I run through the sprinkler.
We play in the water for at least 30 minutes, until the others get tired of it, and it's just me and Austin. My dress is now stuck to my skin, and it feels really tight. My heels are in the grass, and thankfully my purse is inside. My hair is wet and my makeup has washed away.
"Come on Ally, everyone's waiting." Austin says, motioning me to jump. I nod my head before taking a deep breath and running through the water. But, suddenly as I'm about to jump, two arms wrap around my waist and dip me.
It's a little scary to think I was about to hit the ground, but I felt water falling down on my face as I'm being pulled back up to my feet. I open my eyes and see Austin smiling. We're standing in the middle of the water, and I watch as water trickles down his face.
I give a soft chuckle, as does he, until I see him leaning in. My heart rate starts to increase, and I slowly lean in as well. My mind is racing with so many questions. Are we about to kiss? Did I have something on my lips? Is this actually happening?
My train of thought is derailed for the second time today when I feel the sensation that is Austin's lips on mine. I run my hands down his soaked shirt and onto his arms, as his hands are placed on my waist, pulling me closer to him.
At first, my brain takes forever to process what is going on, because it likes to think this is just some random fantasy, but after a minute, it finally realizes this is real life. That I'm actually kissing Austin.
Oxygen is soon needed, and we both pull back. Austin removes his hands from my waist and blushes. The first time I've seen him blush, and I like it. I make my way back into his house and grab my purse, along with my shoes.
Austin takes me back to my house, where I thank him for a wonderful evening and give him a kiss on the cheek. I wait until he's gone before I walk back into my house, where Trish is sitting on my couch, flipping through the TV channels.
"Ally, oh my gosh, what happened?" Trish asks, standing from the couch immediately.
I give a laugh and smile. "They best night of my life."
Austin's POV
On my way back to my house, I bring out my cell phone and call Dez. It's a few rings before he finally answers. "Hey dude, what's up?"
I smile and take a deep breath. "Hey Dez, thanks for the advice."
"Hey, no problem. I'm guessing it was a success." Dez says, and I can almost see his smirk.
"Dude, it was the best night of my life." I reply.
[1]: I saw a picture on Instagram where Ross and Rocky were crashing Ryland's homecoming dance. Poor guy. Lol
[2]: Ally's outfit - well, the links won't, stupid , so I can't really show you. But, in my mind, she was gorgeous!
I hope you guys liked this one! It's over 3,000 words! WOOOHOO! Look out for more Auslly one-shots.
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