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Song of the Chapter: Out Of My League by Stephen Speaks.

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Chapter 6: The Look.

He gazed at her with his dreamy Hazel Brown orbs as she played beach volleyball with all their other friends(surprisingly, she's not as bad at it as she thinks she it- in fact she's actually really good at playing the sport which was a first).

It was their last day of summer before senior year starts and even though Trish and Dez said that he's wasting it by just staring at her, observing her instead of actually going for the gold and finally asking her out. He thought otherwise; admiring her has always been his favorite thing to do(not it that creepy stalker-ish way, just admiring), even more than his music- and that is saying something.

It's like his eyes are glued to her, he can't even take his eyes off her for even a second for he fears that someone- Dallas, Ethan, Elliot, Gavin or even Trent- would go after her and beat him into asking her out or maybe make a move on her.

"Wipe the drool of your chin, lover boy." someone interrupted his ogling. He looked to his side to see the Brunette's best friend: Trish.

"I'm not drooling." he scoffed, although the back of his hand still wiped on his chin.

"Whatever butters your pancake, Moon... but you're still a little too obvious."

"Obvious on what?" he tried to act as innocent as he can with Trish's allegation.

"Yeah, right like you'd fool me," the Latina rolled her eyes "I've seen that look many other times before. From many other boys as well."

"What look?" he scowled "And what do you mean other boys?"

Trish snorted, shaking her head in amusement. "Sometimes I wonder if that bleach in you hair might've seeped through your head. That or you've been hanging out with Dez for way too long... are you blind?"

Austin looked at her with a confused and offended look "Okay, first of all, my hair color is real. This is not bleached." he defended "And secondly, I've been best friends with Dez since first grade, I'm used to him and lastly, what are you talking about? Of course, I'm not blind."

An eyebrow arched at him, Trish surveying him with a mocking look "Really now? Then surely you must've seen the look as well..."

"What look?"

"I should've known..." Trish smirked "That look, I've seen it quite a few times, the way the boy's eyes go all dreamy and soft when they look at the girl that they like."

"I don't go all dreamy and soft when I look at Ally." he grunted but his cheeks betrayed him.

"I didn't even say who the girl was, but you're right and I've been best friends with Ally since kinder garden and I've seen quite a few boys look at her like that. Like they could lift the world, turn it upside down, inside out just to make her happy. That look their eyes get when they see someone else making her happy, a longing look to care for her and keep her. Because she means the world to them."

As Trish spoke, Austin found himself gazing back at Ally and feeling his heart flutter as she played along with their friends, seeing her laugh and get all playful with other boys. He couldn't help but feel a burning feeling in his heart.

Trish was right, but that didn't mean he would admit that out loud.

He huffed, crossing his arms together "Who are those boys? What right do they have to even look at Ally like that?"

"Yeah, and what would you do if I tell you who those boys are?"

"Give them a piece of my mind."

"Really now? And what right do you have to give them a piece of your mind?" Trish mocked him.

He glared at her "Because I'm her best friend and I should be the only one making her happy."

"Is that a confession I hear?"

"NO!"

Trish smirked "Whatever you say..." then her expression grew serious. "But seriously, stop ogling at her, just ask her out, I'm sure she'd be more than happy to go out with you."

Austin looked at her, curiosity evident in his eyes "How sure are you that she'll say that?"

"I'm her best friend, of course I know what she'll say. I've known her the longest among other people aside from her parents."

"Really? So, does that mean that she likes me too?"

Trish rolled her eyes at him "I wasn't really planning on telling you this," she said "But since you're so blind, then yes. I know for a fact that she actually likes you, just don't tell her that I told you- she'll kill me. But if you don't ask her out sooner, she'll probably move on and you'll be stuck on the best friend zone forever. And you'll end up looking at her from afar, wondering what would it be like to have her in your arms instead of another boy- and we wouldn't want that, now do we?" she teased before leaving him to himself again.

He grunted, focusing back on Ally again. A smiled made its way to his lips as he sees her spike the beach volleyball to the other side of the court, effectively landing it where no one was able to reach it. But he was made to ponder on what Trish told her.

The thought of seeing her in another boy's arms was not a good thought and he knows that Trish was right- he can't just always look at her from afar forever. So, he has to do something and soon before another guy takes her away from him.

'There are other boys who like Ally as well.' the thought popped in his mind. And he did not like it one bit.

"Woohoo, yeah, go Ally!" he shouted, his fist pumping into the air, momentarily forgetting his troubles.

She looked at his direction and smiled at him, mouthing a thank you. Then going back to the game.

Soon enough, their game finished and of course, her team won. He ran up to her to congratulate her and give her a hug.

"Great job, Ally! You were awesome out there, seriously."

"Thanks, Austin." she giggled, willing the blush on her cheeks to die down.

"Sorry to interrupt this very cheesy conversation, but are you two coming or not?" Trish called at the two. Their friends were already by the other side of the beach, heading back to their spot at Shredder's.

"Coming." they said in unison, blushing in the process as well.

The duo walked behind from the rest of the group. They weren't talking and Austin could just see Trish(and sometimes Dez) constantly glancing back at him and Ally, giving him a look that says 'Ask-her-now-before-someone-else-does'.

Their hands kept on bumping into one another, evidently making him a lot more nervous, but he'll still do it anyway. He doesn't want her to be taken away from him, for any other boy to have her. So, with a deep breath, he finally plucked up the courage to do it.

"Um, hey guys," he called to the others, suddenly stopping in his tracks "Ally and I are gonna stay at the beach for a little while. You guys can go ahead, we'll catch up with you later."

After a chorus of 'yeahs' and 'okays', Austin grabbed Ally's hand before she could protest.

He dragged her back to the shoreline.

"Austin?"

"Yes, Ally?" he asked as if there was nothing wrong going on and he didn't just lie about them staying back on the beach.

"Why'd you drag me back at the beach?" she asked, eyeing him.

"I need to tell you something, Ally." they had stopped walking by now, just standing by a secluded part of the beach, the waves of the waters crashing down on their feet.

"O-okay..." she sounded a little bit unsure, avoiding his gaze but he made her look into his eyes.

He sighed deeply. It was now or never and he's willing to take the chance with her, he just couldn't hide his feelings for her anymore- she had to know!

"Remember what you told me at the start of the summer? How you wanted something great to happen before your summer ends- something to start off your senior year great?"

"Yeah..." she nodded "But I think it's a little too late for that... school starts tomorrow, Austin."

"What if I told you it's not too late?" he was starting to feel giddy. He was gonna do it.

"Okay, then how will you do it?"

He took both her hands in his "Okay, before you say anything, just listen to me first." she nodded although a little unsure of how her best friend was acting. "Okay, I know you want something different this year and I think I can give you something different and permanent. But I'm not sure if you'll like it completely, so just tell me now if you don't want it."

"I'm all ears." she nodded, urging at him but still a little skeptical.

"Okay, well how do I start this..." he scrunched his nose "Uh, earlier- when you guys were playing beach volleyball- Trish talked to me and told me something... and it made me realize something... and it wasn't a very good realization. So, I want to take a chance today and see if I could change that awful thing that Trish had predicted."

"Um...I'm, I'm kinda lost here, Austin..." she blinked at him "What are you talking about? Did Trish brainwash you or something?"

He shook his head "No, but she did knock some sense in me..." then he cupped her face with both of his hands "That you won't always be single forever. Ally you're an amazing girl and I know there are other guys out there who like you as well and it's only a matter of time before you finally decide to go out with one of them... but I don't think I can live with that. I can't let some guy just take you away from me, so I'm gonna do something about it."

He inched his face closer to hers, both their breath heavy and hollow. He could feel his heart beat faster and threaten to break out of his chest. "Tell me now if you don't want me to do this..." he breathed out. But she didn't say anything. She just closed her eyes.

So, he kissed her with all the passion that he has in him, pouring out all his emotions in that one kiss in the hopes that she will receive his message. And she did because she responded to his kiss with equal passion, tangling her fingers in his messy Blonde mop of a hair. It wasn't a very lustful kiss, just full of love- years of love and sexual tension between them finally released in that one passionate kiss.

After some time, they heard a wolf whistle from behind them and they pulled away, their cheeks red and puffy from blushing and lack of air. "Way the go, Austin!" Dez cheered.

"Yeah, glad you finally got the girl, Austin." Jace added.

Trish hit both the boys' arms "Way to ruin the moment." Trish rolled hey eyes but then she turned to them and gave Austin a two thumbs up "Glad you finally manned up, Moon."

Austin blushed while Ally giggled beside him. "That's Trish for you." the Brunette whispered to him. He chuckled.

A/N: Hehehehe, what's up guys? I hope you liked this."The look" is something I personally have encountered before. And uh, this "look" is basically the thing that I theorized about guys. The first time I saw it, it was directed to my best friend as well(so, I was kinda like Trish), anyway long story short I told the guy to man up and just go up to my best friend and ask her out, but he chickened out and didn't. I guess it was a good thing as well because my best friend would kill me if she ever found out that I tried to interfere with her "love life".

I don't even know why I told you guys that. I may have crossed the line here, I may have told you something a little to personal but oh well, at least I didn't tell you any names. hahahaha, besides I trust you guys, so I shouldn't worry about anything, right?

Enough of this, I'm rambling irrelevant things but I just want to say thank you to all of you! I'm really grateful for all of you who read my stories. For those of you waiting for the next chapter IYAA, it will be up tomorrow or the day after that. I'm really sorry if it took long, but hopefully its length will make it up to you.

Anyway, as always thanks for everything, I have more to come. And if you have any questions, never hesitate to ask me, I don't bite. :)

~Lou