AN: Hello! We said we'd be back, and we are! Big shoutout to Luckystarz910 for showing us a lot of love for the story! And yes, I (Miranda), have made the executive decision to DO SHOUTOUTS EVERY WEEK! If anyone besides us reads the AN's anyway.

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Disclaimer:

zebras are purple,

Purples are zebra.

We don't own Austin and Ally,

And We Don't Do Rhyming.

Center Stage

Chapter 5

Ally's POV

"One... Two... Three!" Dez counted, before "throwing" the "knife." When the "knife" was "thrown," I accidentally flinched. "Ally!" Mrs. Whole scolded. "The scene won't work if you keep flinching!" "Sorry, I know the knives aren't real, but it's still really scary!" I apologized. Mrs. Whole sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Everybody, take five!" She shouted, so the whole auditorium could hear.

I began to walk off the stage, but Mrs Whole called, "Ally, stay here for a second." "Ooh, Little Miss Perfect's in trouble!" I heard Tilly snicker under her breath. I shook my head to get her words out of it, walking to where Mrs. Whole stood. "Ally..." She talked quietly. "What's wrong? Why can't you do the scene?" "I just... I don't know!" I cried quietly. "I try to tell myself it isn't real, but I can't." "Ally, I'm sorry, but if you can't do the scene, we might need someone else to play Babe." She explained. "Don't worry, I'll get it," I assured her, acting confident. Inside, though, I worried. How do I become more confident! I wondered. Maybe I should research it. "I really hope you do, Ally," she smiled. "In the meantime, take a quick water break, and we'll try the rest of the scene, okay?" "Okay," I forced a smile, hopping off the stage and heading to where I had plunked my water bottle down with Trish and Maddy's.

"What'd she want to talk to you about?" Trish asked. "Oh, nothing huge, just about a scene," I said dismissively, hoping they'd move on with the conversation. Maddy was about to talk, but instead she focused on something behind me and narrowed her eyes. "Here comes trouble." "Here comes clichė phrases," Trish mimicked, but turned to see what Maddy was referring to. "Ugh, wait, Maddy was right, trouble is coming this way." Trish wrinkled her nose. I turned to see the popular kids: Kira, Tilly, and Cassidy.

"Hi hi!" Kira (*1) quietly shouted. "We just wanted to see if you and Trish would want to go to a sleepover at my house house!" And that was Kira's problem. She liked to say words twice. I think it might have actually stopped her from getting a bigger role in the play. "Umm, sure!" I said. Why not? It could be fun. I'm sure popular girls do stuff other than say words twice and have frappichinos. Right?

"Cool cool!" Kira squealed. "See you there!" "Yeah, see you there!" Maddy imitated. "Um, are you deaf, or were you just not listening? You weren't invited." Cassidy snapped. "What? That's ridiculous! I should be invited!" Maddy spoke angrily. "Well that's too bad for you!" Tilly smirked, as the three girls began to walk away. "I'm not going if she's not going!" I called after her, causing the trio to spin back around. "But Al-Al!" Kira whined. "One, don't call me that. Two, I don't care; both of us or neither of us." I stated, crossing my arms. "Ugh, fine fine, Dancee Mc. Dance a lot can come come." Tilly said an exasperated tone. "Wow, great pun there. Do you have a mass-producing joke factory or something?" Maddy muttered under her breath, obviously pissed off. Luckily, the girls didn't hear her, and as they were walking back to their seats, Mrs. Whole called us back onto the stage.

Time Skip!

At the end of rehearsal...

"Okay, before you leave, one more thing," Mrs. Whole said as we began finishing up blocking the scene. "Austin and Ally; you are aware that you kiss in this scene, correct?" All too well, I thought to myself, but just nodded on the outside. "Well, most directors would only have you do the kiss on opening night, to be spontaneous mad whatnot. However, with all your little teenage hormones running around rampant, I want you to perform the kiss right now."

Okay, this was basically my inward reaction when she said this: jekawjsmmsjakKSJWKWM&/2$2$1jemama?! My outward reaction, however, was to just stand like an idiot. "Right now?" Austin asked, sounding full of disbelief. "Right now." Mrs. Whole replied. "In front of everyone?" I asked shakily. "In front of everyone." Mrs. Whole confirmed.

"Let's just get this over with," Austin sighed, facing me. "Excuse me? No, I'm not doing this." I fumed. "Ally, I'm afraid that, if you don't do this, I'll have to replace you." Mrs. Whole said. "What? You can't do that!" I shouted, starting to become hysterical. "Is this such a big deal?" Austin pleaded with me, trying to get me to understand. "Yeah, it's kind of a big deal!" I screeched. "Why?" He shouted back. I froze.

Why did it matter so much? It just... It did, and I'm making such a big deal about it, and oh god everyone's looking- quick, got to distract them; but with what? Facing no other choice, I did it; I just stepped forward and kissed Austin. Kissed Austin. Kissed. Austin.

Let me define these words to clarify: Kissed: touch another's lips with yours as a sign of affection. Austin: my best friend who is currently staring at me with something in his eyes I don't recognize and don't want to recognize. And oh God everyone's staring at me what do I do what do I do what do I do- Run.

So I bolt off that stage and race out of the auditorium, everyone watching me.

AN: Well. That was very interesting. Can you wait for the next chapter? What happened to Ally? What do YOU think happened to Ally? We won't know unless you send us a review! Come on, you can just tell us if you like the story!

1*: If quietly screaming is a real thing...

GOODBYE AND GOODNIGHT!- Munsets