Hey my loves darlings and dearests! Woo! Second chapter! Super excited! Obviously, I do not own Austin and Ally.

In this chapter, Austin meets Ally in their English class! What will happen?!

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Chapter 2: English with Ally

Austin walked quickly as he made his way to his last class of the day. English with Mr. Bronte. Austin was glad his first day was almost over. He just wanted to be home with his guitar. He walked into the class and recognized one or two students from pervious classes. He sat in the very back of the room. He sighed as he watched the students interact with one another. At the front of the classroom was a large white board and a teacher's desk, like all the other classrooms. On a corner of the white board: Spoken Word, Wednesdays from 5pm to 7pm was written with a green marker. Austin continued to look around the classroom. Then he noticed from the corner of his eye, the girl sitting in the desk next to him. Allyson . . .

Again, she was writing something in her book. She seemed so focused on the pages. She bit her lip before writing something else. So, they shared a class . . .

Austin thought about saying something to her, but he was stuck on what Cassidy said. Hang out with her and you'd be considered a freak too.

Austin didn't have much time to think about it. In the next second the bell rang and all the students found their seats. A tall man with brown hair and a five-o'-clock shadow stood up from a large desk at the front of the room. He seemed fairly young to Austin, he had to be in his late 20's. He wore a white button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and brown dress pants. He slipped on a pair of glasses that had rectangular black rims. He turned his back to the class and started writing something on the board with a red marker.

The Catcher in the Rye

The man turned back around, looking over the class. Austin put together that this must've been the teacher, Mr. Bronte. "The Catcher in the Rye." He said, his voice echoing over the class. "Chapter five." He said, seeming to look over the class. He pulled his glasses off his face. "What did you guys think about it?" He asked, leaning on the board. A couple girls raised their hands, obviously only interested in the hot teacher. Mr. Bronte called on one of the girls. "Yes, Jessica."

A girl with reddish brown hair grinned at him, but then licked her lips into an almost frown. "I thought the chapter was all sad and stuff."

Mr. Bronte smiled a very simple smile. "Yes, I suppose it was sad and stuff." The girls around the room all giggled. Austin turned his head and saw Ally was still focused on her journal, obviously not sharing in the flirtation of the teacher with the other girls. He found himself glad about that. "I want you each to get in pairs and discuss the chapter," Mr. Bronte said. He then looked at Austin in the back row. "Mr. Moon," everyone turned in their seats to look at him. "Why don't you pair up with Ally." He said, smiling at her. She finally looked up from her journal, a look of surprise and annoyance on her face. "I'm sure she can get you up to speed on where we are with the book." He crossed his arms over his torso. "The rest of you, pair up and get to work." Members of the class paired up and began talking, filling the room with noise.

Austin grabbed his chair and slid himself closer to Allyson's desk. For a moment it seemed as though she would ignore him altogether. Austin coughed into his hand, trying to get her attention. "Hi, I'm Austin." He said, smiling at her.

She looked up at, but didn't smile back. "I'm Ally." She said, then put her face back in her book.

"So," Austin said, rubbing his hands together, trying to think of something to say. "What do you think of the book?" He asked. He remembered something about this book, but he wasn't sure.

"The book is about alienation." She said, without looking up from her book. She scribbled something into it before saying: "The main character, Holden, wants to connect with other people, but even through all his attempts he fails." She wrote again in her journal.

Austin thought then about Ally. She was always alone and from the way Cassidy made it sound nobody wanted to go near her. He wondered if she related to the main character in any way. "Well, what made this chapter "sad and stuff"?" He asked, mocking Jessica.

Ally seemed to smile a little, before looking at Austin and saying: "When Holden writes the composition for Stradlater, he writes about his brother, Allie. He writes about a baseball glove Allie wrote poems in. He thinks a lot about his brother who died of leukemia several years before." Ally had to pause for a moment, turning her vision away from Austin, coughing for a second and then turning back. "Holden idealizes Allie, praising his intelligence and sensitivity, but remaining silent about his own emotional reaction to Allie's death." Austin thought about this for a moment, looking off into the distance, while Ally continued talking. "Throughout the novel, it becomes clear that Allie's death was one of the most traumatic experiences of Holden's life and may play a major role in his current psychological breakdown."

Austin sat there, wordless. He could see what made the chapter "sad and stuff", but still felt a little confused. He had never known someone who died, so he couldn't relate. He looked at Ally again, she was writing something in her journal. He thought again about what Cassidy said.

She tried to commit suicide at school . . .

He wondered how true that was, but it wasn't like he could directly ask her about it. "So, do you like the book?" He asked, trying to keep a conversation going.

Ally looked at him before resting her chin in her palm. "I think it's interesting." She smiled at him. To Austin it seemed like she didn't want to talk about the book anymore. She looked back at her book and turned the page.

He scooted a little closer and reached for the book, "What-"

Ally quickly pulled the book away from him and scowled at him. "Don't touch my book." She said in a solemn tone. Austin held up his hands and pulled away, showing he meant no harm. She slowly moved back to her original position, but left her journal on the other side of the desk. "So, are you enjoying this school?" She asked.

"Yeah, it's great." Austin said, almost rolling his eyes since he was tired of being asked that question.

"Really?" Ally asked, smiling a little. "Cause I think it sucks." Both she and Austin laughed.

"What's so funny over here?" Mr. Bronte asked as he stood by the pair. He looked from Ally to Austin waiting for an answer.

"Nothing," Austin and Ally said in unison. Mr. Bronte raised an eyebrow, surprised by them. "Ok, Mr. Moon, what did you think about the chapter?" He asked, crossing his arms over his torso.

Austin looked at Ally before saying: "I thought the way Holden described his brother was interesting." He said. "It seems like his brother's death really messed him up though he doesn't talk about how it really made him feel." He said before looking back at Mr. Bronte.

Mr. Bronte pressed his lips together, and nodded a bit. "Good job," He said, turning back to the front of the class.

"Thanks," Austin said.

Mr. Bronte turned back for a minute. "I was talking to Ally." He then turned and continued to walk to the front of the class. Austin smiled a little and laughed as he looked at Ally. She only rolled her eyes, not caring for the comment. Mr. Bronte clapped his hands a few times to re-grasp the class's attention. "Ok, back to your seats." He said. The class made their way back to their own desks and Austin scooted himself back to his desk. "Now, let's talk about the book so far." Mr. Bronte said. Austin thought Mr. Bronte was interesting. He really liked interacting with the students; he also seemed to have certain relationships with the students, calling the girls by their first names and the guys by their last names. He was the kind of cool teacher that all the students admired. As the class was almost over, Mr. Bronte turned and wrote on the board: Homework. The class groaned. Mr. Bronte grinned. "Yeah, yeah, I know. This will be due at the end of this week. I want you to write a one to two page paper, describing a place or object like Holden did in the chapter. Don't be afraid of where it takes you and try to not over think it. Read chapters six and seven by Wednesday." Mr. Bronte crossed his arms over his chest. "Now, please for the rest of class, try to keep the volume to a dull roar." The whole class laughed and began talking to one another.

Austin turned back toward Ally and saw she was back to writing in her book. "So," Austin said, trying to think of something to say.

Ally looked over at him, a little surprised. She then smiled a little. "So," she responded. Austin searched his mind for a topic, since he really did want to talk to her. "When did you move here?" Ally asked him.

"A few days ago," Austin said. "We move pretty often." Austin didn't like talking much about how often he moved around.

"I guess first days get pretty annoying after a while." Ally said, shrugging her shoulders.

"Yeah," Austin said, laughing a bit. "This is the eighth new school I've been to in the last five years." Austin said.

Ally's eye widened. "Wow," Ally's back fell back against her chair. "Must be hard to manage and make friends."

"I manage." Austin said, shrugging.

"Why have you moved so many times?" Ally asked.

"My parents own their own business. We move every time they open up a new store." Austin said, grumbling to Ally and himself.

"What's the business?" Ally asked.

"Moon's Mattress Kingdom." Austin said, biting back the desire to be spiteful.

"Oh, yeah," Ally said, looking back at him. "I've seen their ads on T.V."

"Yeah," Austin said laughing a bit. He held up his hand and begun to move it from side to side. "Come on down to Moon's Mattress Kingdom." Austin said, mocking his dad in the commercials.

"Where our mattresses are firm and our prices are soft." Ally said, mocking Austin's mom. The begun to laugh together the way Austin's parents did in their commercial. Ally and Austin laughed together. She smiled at him and he smiled back at her. She didn't seem like a freak to him. "What are you gonna write for the assignment?" Ally asked him.

"I'm not sure yet." Austin said, he really wanted to think more about it. "What about you?"

Ally shrugged. "I have some ideas in mind." The bell rang loudly signaling the end of the school day. Austin closed his eyes for a moment, thankful to have gotten through another first day. The class was out the door in a matter of seconds. "So, what are your plans now, Moon?" Ally asked putting her things in her backpack and slinging it over her shoulder.

Austin stood up from his desk as well, putting his backpack on his back. "I'm not sure yet."

Ally walked out the classroom first and turned to wait for Austin. He was about to come out and walk with her when he saw a glimpse of Elliot, Dallas and Cassidy at the end of the hall. He paused in the classroom. What should he do? He juggled for something to say, but Ally pressed her lips together and looked down. "Oh, I get it." She said, looking back up at Austin. "Don't want to be friends with the freak."

"That's not what-" Austin tried.

"No, it's fine." Ally said, interrupting him. "Bye Austin." Ally walked away, seeming sad and annoyed.

Austin sighed to himself. "Way to be an ass, Austin." Austin whispered to himself.

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