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Ally's POV

Last night, Austin told me not to go out with Dallas, and I thought about it for a while before going to sleep, and well, I think I'm going to listen to him. He's known Dallas for a long time, and I only just met him yesterday. If he says I shouldn't go out with Dallas, than maybe he's right. I feel like I can trust Austin. It's strange, you know? I've known him for only a week, and I feel like I can tell him everything and just be open with him. I trust him, I really do.

I sat down at the lunch table in the cafeteria, and like always, it was very loud. Usually, I don't mind, but right now my head was hurting. I don't know why, but I assume it's from all the thinking I did last night. When I say I was up for hours thinking about it, I mean I didn't get to bed until three in the morning. I opened up my bagged lunch and just stared at my food. Why wasn't I hungry?

"Hey," Austin said, sitting down with Trish and Dez. Like usual, they were bickering about something, so they didn't even notice I was there, or that they were in the cafeteria for that matter.

"Hi," I said quietly, playing with the pasta salad that my mom packed me.

"Are you okay?" Austin said, and I looked up at him. He looked concerned, just like I was last night with him.

"I'm just not really hungry is all," I said, but I could tell he didn't believe me. He took my hand in his and stroked his thumb across the top of mine.

"I know you're lying," He said as he continued stroking his thumb across my hand. "But, I promise everything will be alright." I smiled at him, and he smiled at me. I know he's trying to show that he cares for me, and that made me happy. We stayed in that position for a few seconds more until Dallas walked up to the lunch table.

"Hey, Ally," Dallas said, and immediately I ripped my hand out of Austin's.

"Dallas… Hi!" I squeaked. I looked at Austin, and he looked upset. I felt a little guilty about letting go of Austin's hand because Dallas was there. Why was I feeling so guilty?

"So… did you think about it yet? I'm dying to know if you'll let me take you out," He said, and I smiled a little. I heard Austin huff and then saw that he started devouring his food.

"Um, about that," I said hesitantly. "Let's go talk over there for a minute," I said, getting up from the table, taking Dallas' hand, and walking over toward the cafeteria exit. I let go of his hand and sighed. "Look, Dallas. You're a really nice guy, and extremely cute…" I said, and he smiled.

"Buuuuut?" He said, still smiling.

"But, I only met you yesterday, and I just moved here. And… I'm not really looking for a relationship, you know?" I said, hoping he'd understand, and he did.

"No, I get it. You're just so beautiful, and I'd love to get to know you," He said, and I smiled up at him. He really was sweet, but that's how all players are at the beginning, trust me, I know.

"Well, we can stay friends, you know? We can hang out, but no dating," I said, and he nodded in agreement. He pulled me into a hug, and I hesitated at first, but then wrapped my arms around him.

Austin's POV

I stared at Ally and Dallas, wondering what they were talking about. What could they possibly be talking about, I mean really? I bit into my sandwich, and just kept biting into it because I guess that's what happens when I'm mad and eating. Dez and Trish looked at me strangely.

"You alright there, buddy?" Dez asked, patting my shoulder.

"I'm fine," I said, taking another bite out of my sandwich, still looking at Ally and Dallas. "Just fine." Trish looked to where I was looking and then raised her eyebrows at me.

"Someone's jealous," She said simply. I turned to her, with my eyes and mouth wide open.

"I am not!" I said, and I wasn't lying… I don't think.

"Mhm, if you say so," Trish said, clearly not believing me.

I looked back over at Ally and Dallas, and now they were hugging. I dropped my sandwich on the table and stared at them angrily. Dallas looked at me, and our eyes locked.

'She's mine,' I mouthed at him. She really wasn't, but there was no way I would let Ally go out with that jerk. He grinned evilly at me, and I just glared at him.

'Not a chance,' He mouthed back, and that's when I had enough. I got up from the lunch table, grabbed my lunch and my backpack, whipped my food into the trash and stormed past them.

Why was I so mad? I wasn't jealous, I really wasn't. Dallas is just a bad guy, and I care about Ally, so seeing her hug him just set me off I guess. She's probably going to go out on a date with him, and there's nothing I can do to stop her. She's her own person, and she can do whatever she wants, I could care less. I sat on one of the benches in the lobby, there was still twenty more minutes until next period, and since I already threw my lunch away, there was really nothing I could do.

Ally's POV

I was hugging Dallas when I saw Austin walk out of the cafeteria, and by the look on his face, he seemed kind of upset. I let go of Dallas, giving him a small smile.

"I gotta go, See ya," I ran past him into the hallway and looked around. Austin was nowhere in sight. Where could he have gone? I walked down the hallway and kept looking around. I turned the corner and there he was, sitting at the benches. He was looking down at the floor with his hands in his hair and elbows on his knees. I quietly walked up to him, taking a seat next to him. "Hey handsome," I said, rubbing his back. Maybe a compliment would make him better, that's why I said it. He looked up at me, and then back to the floor. "What's the matter?" I asked, still rubbing his back.

"Nothing," He said into his hands. I moved my hand up to the nape of his neck and played with his hair while rubbing my thumb on the side of his neck. He took his face out his hands and turned to look at me, giving me a small smile. "That feels good," He said, and then put his face back in his hands.

"Please tell me what's wrong," I said, now becoming really concerned. "Austin, I know I've only known you a week, but you're seriously my best friend here, and I care a lot about you, and I hate when you're upset, and just please tell me. Tell me what's wrong, and maybe I can help fix it." He looked back up from his hands, and I smiled at him.

"You're my best friend, too. Well, my girl best friend I mean," He said, and I nodded because I knew what he meant.

"Good, now tell me what's the matter," I said, still playing with his hair.

He hesitated for a second, "I…I don't want you to go out on a date with Dallas."

"I know, and I told you that I wouldn't," I said softly.

"Isn't that what you guys were talking about? Going on a date?" He asked, confused.

"No, I told him that I just wanted to be friends with him and I wasn't really looking for a relationship right now anyways," I said, and Austin shot right up.

"Wait, seriously?" He said excitedly. I nodded my head. "That's great!"

"This was the reaction I was definitely expecting," I said sarcastically, taking my hand off of his neck finally.

"I'm sorry," He said while laughing, and I couldn't help but smile because I must admit, he does have a really cute laugh.

"Yeah, I'm sure you are," I said, squinting my eyes while nodding my head. He just ended up laughing harder, and then I started to laugh. "You just want me all for yourself, huh?" I said, clearly joking, but he actually nodded to this.

"Pretty much," He said, and I looked at him in disbelief. He smirked at me. "I'm joking."

"Good," I said, feeling relieved. Austin was great, but I just don't see him and me ever working out if we were to ever become a couple.

"Hey guys!" A voice yelled, coming from down the hall. We both looked up to see Emily running towards us. "Why aren't you two in lunch?"

I looked at Austin, and then back to Emily, not knowing what to say. Austin shrugged his shoulders and looked up at my cousin, "We cut. Ally wasn't that hungry," Emily looked at me surprised.

"Ally… not hungry? Yeah right," She said, and then we all started laughing. "Do you guys want to cut last period? We have a sub in math, and I heard through the grapevine, and by grapevine I mean Trish, that the sub doesn't even have an attendance sheet, so we won't even get caught!" She said, jumping up and down excitedly. She tended to do that a lot, even when we were kids.

"Em, I don't think that's such a good…" I started, but Austin interrupted me. God, what is with everyone always interrupting each other now a days!?

"Yes!" Austin said, jumping up from the bench, "Can we please!?" He said, looking down at me as if he needed my permission.

"You guys can," I said, feeling kind of uncomfortable because they were both staring me down. "But, I think I'm just going to stay in school,"

Austin and Emily gave each other this look, and Emily nodded her head at him. Now I'm scared. Austin slowly started walking up to me, and I backed up on the bench.

"Oh no," I said, backing up until I was at the edge. "No, no, no!"

Austin picked my up the same way he picked me up when we had our paint fight, with one arm, and squeezing me tight. There was no point in trying to escape because last time I tried that it got me nowhere.

"Austin, put me down!" I said, trying to at least set myself loose again.

"Nope," He said, as he and Emily started walking down the hall. Then he did the worst, he threw me over his shoulder and held me even tighter while they continued to walk down the hall, and I was just there, now staring at his back, sighing.

"If you're carrying me, can I at least have a piggy back instead?" I asked.

"Will you run away?" Austin asked, still walking.

"No," I said simply.

"Promise?" He asked.

"Promise," I said. He put me down, and then the three of us stood in the middle of the hallway. I put my hands on Austin's shoulders and jumped onto his back. He held me tightly on my legs, and then we all started heading down the hallway again. Emily smirked at me, and I glared at her. I know what she's thinking. She's thinking what she told me yesterday is going to come true, but it's not. It's really not.

As we came to the end of the hallway, we started going down the steps and there was Dallas at the bottom of the steps, playing on his cell phone.

"Hey Dallas," Austin said cockily as he adjusted me on his back a little. "Have a lovely rest of the day, I know I will," And with that, we all walked out of the school. I don't know what that whole thing between Austin and Dallas was, but the way Austin was talking was kind of… hot. Wait… No… Yes… No… I don't know.