Hey people! Here's the new chapter! Oh, and remember the poll I told you guys about a few chapters back? Well, I've decided to close it tomorrow since finding the winner was a no brainer (Austin and Ally won), really. I'm not sure when I'll post the new story, but I'll tell you guys when I do.

Ally's POV

I heard Austin exhale in aggravation as I texted. We were at the bowling alley for our first date as a couple. I looked up from my phone, "Strike?"

"I wish," he groaned. I laughed, "I thought you were good at this," I said to him, putting my phone away.

"I am!"

"I can see that," I said, nodding at his scores. Austin huffed, "I'd like to see you give it a try." I sent him a glare before I stood up and took a glassy red ball, "Watch me."

Now, let me be honest: I have never played bowling before in my life. Ever. In all honesty, I think it's stupid, really. I mean, at the end of the day, you're just hitting a couple of pins with an extremely ball. I really didn't get the fun in that. Or the point.

But, seeing as Austin has an ego the size of Jupiter, I am willing to crush it. No offense to him or anything, but he really needs to tone down his ego a bit. One thing I know about boys is: they hate being beaten by girls. If I'm lucky, by the end of this date, Austin will have an ego the size of Mars. With any luck I haven't jinxed myself.

I bowled. Austin and I watched the ball in anticipation. A few seconds later, he cried out in agony. I looked at him in excitement, "That was good, right?" That, my friends, was the first brainless question I've ever asked because judging by his slightly pissed expression, it was.

"For you," he said in slight amusement.

"Yes!" I said, throwing my arms into the air. "How did you get a strike?! You said you've never bowled before!" Austin exclaimed.

I shrugged, "Maybe I'm just that amazing."

Austin picked his yellow ball as he mumbled, "Or beginner's luck."

He bowled and only managed to hit three pins. "Son of a gun," he whined, "What the hell am I doing wrong?" I shot him a sympathetic look, "That sucks." I bowled and this time I managed to get a gutter ball. I could almost hear him smirk from behind me.

"Not a word, Moon," I said as I walked past him to sit, "Not one word." Austin grabbed his ball, "Alright. This bad boy's going down," I heard him mutter. Austin got a strike.

"Yes! That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!" I playfully rolled my eyes at him, "Nice try."

"Says Little Miss Gutter-Ball."

"You sure you want to go there, Monica?" I said, using his middle name.

"I'm as sure as hell, Marie. Loser pays for the movie."

"Deal."

I obviously wasn't thinking at all when I agreed to the bet, because I lost by far. Austin guffawed at my annoyed expression. "Don't take it so hard on yourself; I am awesome at what I do."

I shot him a playful glare, "Oh, you mean bragging?"

"Not bragging per say... more like telling you how good I am at stuff."

"So you mean bragging."

"Yeah... pretty much." I just laughed and shook my head. Austin sent me a smile, "You want to try again?"

"Are you serious?" I asked him, "You think I want to do that again?"

Austin shrugged, "It doesn't have to be a competition this time. I can show you how to bowl."

"Uh..."

He stared at me with puppy eyes, "Please?"

"Sure." He mouthed the word, 'yes' before grabbing the red bowling ball. He handed it to me, "Bowl." I sighed and stepped closer to the alley. Just as I swung my arm back, Austin stopped me.

"You're in the wrong position," he stated, stepping closer to me. I could feel his warm breath tickling my skin as he spoke.

"And you have to have a good grip, like this," he instructed, putting his hand onto mine. The other moved my free hand underneath the ball for support. My heart skipped a beat as I felt sparks shooting through my body. I turned my head slightly, looking him in the eye. He stared down at me, his carefree smile making my heart melt.

That was the one thing I liked about Austin Moon. His smile. It was contagious and lit up his whole face. And his eyes... they mesmerize me as well. The warm chocolaty brown pools with the little golden flecks in them reminded me of hot chocolate. I also loved his beach blonde hair. I loved the way it kept falling into his eyes and the way it looked so soft, so lush...

"Ally," he whispered.

"Huh?" I responded, still in a daze. He didn't say anything though; he just closed the gap between us.

And that's when my phone started ringing. I groaned in pure annoyance and pulled away to answer the unlucky caller, who just so happened to be Dez.

"Who are you and how did you get my number?" Dez exclaimed once I picked up.

"What? Dez, you called me!" I said, rolling my eyes.

"I don't even know your name!" he retorted.

"It's me, Dez. Ally."

"Oh! Hi Ally, to what do I owe this pleasure?"

"You called me!"

"Don't shout, you'll wake up the baby llama," he said in a hushed tone. Dear God.

I sighed, "Is there something important you want to tell me?"

"Uh... no not really. Oh wait, yes there is! Tasha told me to tell you that you should tell your aunt that she'll be coming home later than usual."

"Why?" After a moment of silence, Dez didn't answer me. Instead, he just cut the phone. I stared at the blinking screen in confusion for a few seconds before turning to Austin.

"Sorry, it was Dez," I said.

"It's okay. Maybe we should go," he said, "It's almost six anyway; the movie starts in at seven." It seemed pointless to go since the bowling arena was also part of the arcade which was part of the movie theatre. (A/N: Help me, I'm completely clueless. Is that what you guys call a cinema in the USA?!) Yes, it was a big complex seeing as there were restaurants as well.

We walked to the ticket booth and I paid for the tickets. And the snacks.

"Why did you pay for the snacks?" Austin asked as I walked back with popcorn, sodas and chocolate. I shrugged, "I just wanted to."

Austin sighed and handed me some cash. I looked at him, "You don't have to pay me back."

"Yeah, but I want to. And Austin Moon always does what he wants," he said arrogantly, but I could tell he was joking. I shook my head at him, "I don't care what he does; he is not going to give me cash."

"We'll see about that," he said with a smirk.

I handed him is portion of the snacks and we walked out of the lobby. The room was lit but it was empty, seeing as the movie didn't start for another hour.

We put our snacks in our seats. Austin grabbed my wrist, "Run with me." What?

"Excuse me?"

"You know, up and down the stairs." I cocked my head, "Why?"

"Because, when I am famous, I won't be able to do that otherwise I'll make a fool out of myself. That and I'll be eighteen in a few months and... oh for the love of... please?!" he begged, clasping his hands together and pouting. I laughed at his cuteness and put my hands on my hips, "Sure, and when you're famous I'll be able to say, 'for our first date he took me to watch A Thousand Words (1) and we raced up and down the aisles. So romantic!"

"Is that a yes?"

"Sure, one round," I said as I stepped out of my shoes. You know what they say, 'if you can't beat them, join them'. "Ready, set, go!" He exclaimed, running down the stairs. I managed to keep up with him, until we turned to go up. I stopped midway to grab my soda. Austin jogged down to me.

"Can we do another? One more round! The last one, I swear," Austin said. "You are such a child," I said, looking around. "Fine."

By the third round, – Austin is really good with the puppy dog eye thing - I collapsed onto a random seat completely exhausted. Austin chuckled at me as he ran up. I put out my leg, tripping him. Austin grunted as he fell face first. It was my turn to chuckle at him as he sat up to look at me.

"That was sooooo mean!" Austin whined, clutching his chest, "Oh the pain! The agony, the..." he paused when he noticed I was clutching my stomach as I laughed.

"Drama Queen," I said when I had calmed down.

"Don't you mean King?"

"Nope," I smiled; we were having the exact same conversation when we were on our way to the concert a few weeks ago.

"Fine, I'm the Queen, you're the-"

"Servant?"

"I was going to say knight in shining heels, but sure!" I chortled at his random statement. "Sure, sit and laugh while I'm dying at your feet!" I gasped, playing along, "Oh no! What ever shall I do?"

"Well..." Austin tapped his cheek, asking for a kiss. I leant down to kiss his cheek, but he moved his head at the last minute he turned his head and kissed me properly. I felt his arms pulling me down into his lap, deepening the heated kiss as I wrapped my arms around his neck. His tongue asked for entrance into my mouth when I straddled him. I sat back, startled, because I had never kissed like this before. When the need for air became urgent, we broke apart.

I cuddled into his chest, content. "Ally," Austin whispered.

"Yeah?" I replied softly.

"The movie's going to start soon," he said. I sighed and we stood up, walking back to our original seats. "So what's the movie about?" Austin asked as I put on my shoes. More people started coming in.

"Jack McCall, played by Eddie Murphy-"

"Oh I love that guy!" Austin exclaimed, interrupting me. I sent him a glare, and he instantly kept quiet.

"Anyway, he finds an unusual tree in his yard after an encounter with a spiritual guru," I began again. Austin interrupted me, "A guru? I've always wanted to meet one. Do you think I'll find any in India?"

"Austin!"

"Sorry, sorry. Continue."

"As I was saying, he then finds out that with each word he speaks, a leaf drops off of the tree, so Jack refuses to speak at all, as doing so will keep the tree, and him, alive."

"That's so cool! It reminds me of Beauty and the Beast. Y'a know, since there's the whole rose thing..."

"Austin Moon!" I exclaimed, annoyed. Then I paused and smirked, "Wait, you watch Disney Princess Movies?!"

"No, my little cousin was obsessed with it. Now she's still obsessing over Hannah Montana. Now tell me what the movie's about."

"Okay, just don't interrupt me this time. So he decides not to speak at all so that he remains alive. Though, his work, marriage, and friendships are all affected by his choice," I said to him. By now, the room had darkened, showing that the movie was about to start.

"Doesn't sound that funny," Austin said, tossing popcorn in the air and catching it with his mouth neatly. Seriously? After he interrupted me not once, not twice, but three times? I frowned and followed my instinct.

"Don't play with your food like that!" I scolded. He rolled his eyes, "Yes mother." Ignoring that comment, I turned to the screen which was showing the previews of other movies. Austin put his arm around me, pulling me closer to him. I smiled and leant my head on his shoulder.

Ninety-one minutes later, Austin and I walked out of the theatre, still laughing hard. That was without a doubt the funniest movie I've watched so far. Well, I didn't really get to watch most of it. Austin is very distracting. First there was a popcorn fight. Then we had a quiet argument over who would get the armrest on the seat which I won, by the way. This was followed by an intense kiss which I'm sure lasted over a decade.

"I stand corrected, it was hilarious," Austin smiled. He glanced at his watch, "It's eight thirty. Want to go grab dinner?"

"Sure," I said as we walked to his car, "Where are we going?"

He smirked as he started the car, "Dinner."

"You're not going to tell me, are you?"

"Well aren't you clever?"

"Very. Austin, I hate surprises," I moaned, "Please tell me? Please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?"

"Who's acting like a child now?"

"I'm not acting like a child!"

"Mmhm."

"Fine, don't tell me," I said. Great, I do sound like a child.

"Fine, I wasn't going to."

I huffed, annoyed, "Fine!"

"Fine!"

"Great! Everything's fine," I snapped. Wow, bipolar much? Maybe I should stay farther away from Sonya.

"You look so hot when you're mad," he said, making me blush.

"Umm... thank you?" He laughed, "You're so cute." I just blushed harder and said nothing.

"So..." I began a few seconds later, "Where are we going?" I asked, hoping to get answers this time.

Once again, he smirked, "Dinner."

How was that? I would have updated sooner, but I had serious writer's block. I don't know... was it okay?!

(1): A Thousand Words is a real movie, and it's really funny. I think it's my new favourite movie for comedy.

Sammie!