Hey! I didn't think I'd update today, but panda, who is my friend in real life, insisted on me updating. She said she'd haunt me in my dreams. Creepy. Anyway, hows life? I know you just want me to get to writing, but I'm trying to put it off. TO ALL THOSE WHO REVIEWED JUST TO SAY YOU WANT LONGER CHAPTERS: if I wasn't extremely obvious last chapter, here: This chapter will be different. I just wanted to do Austin's POV of the first hour or so of camp. Sorry to disappoint.
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Ally POV
"Oh! Hey, Ally!" Dez said as I opened the door.
"Hey guys!" I said fake-enthusiastically, but no one seemed to notice.
"How have you been? We haven't seen each other in forever!" Dez said.
Cassidy and Elliot were doing a I-can't-believe-I've-never-seen-you look and then it turned into I-never-want-to-take-my-eyes-off-you look. Really Cass? Austin was right behind them, smirking at me.
"I know. Good. High school went well, how about you?" I asked generally. We were all around the same age, and we were all in the same grade. All of us just finished our first year in high school.
Dez was the only one to answer. "High school went well, except for all of my classes...and socially, and I'm not really good at sports. But lunch was good!" Dez said. I'll never understand him.
"As for me," Austin finally spoke, "I was quarterback and captain of the football team. School was a small struggle for me, though."
"I had straight A's." I said. Dez and Austin looked at me strangely. Even Cass and Elliot stopped looking at each other to stare at me.
"Hold up. You got straight A's?!" Cassidy asked.
"Yeah. What's the problem?" I wondered.
"It's just that I couldn't get past a B in any of my classes, even though I love literature." Cassidy answered.
"And I thought high school would be just like eighth grade – easy! But it wasn't! I actually had to try and I only got C's!" Elliot said.
"I really needed a tutor in math because my teacher sucked at her job, but my mom and dad hated math in school and were no help." Austin said. I wished I could be there to tutor him. It would just give us more time together.
After that discussion about school, I realized that dinner would be starting soon. It was almost 5:30 and dinner started at 6. If I wanted to be at the start of the line, I would have to go now!
"Sorry guys, but I gotta go. Gotta wait in line." I said, and started to leave.
Someone caught my arm and I felt tingles. Austin. I turned around and caught his eyes. "Hey, we'll wait in line with you. They're not selling lanyards until tomorrow, so then you'll have something to do!" He said.
Smiling wider inside than out, I agreed and we all went to the cafeteria together. Hopefully this year will be just as I expected it to be. Wonderful.
We walked towards the cafeteria together, in comfortable silence. Until Dez spoke up and said, "Hopefully there aren't many people in line already."
I answered, "There aren't usually many half an hour before. 5-10 minutes before it gets really busy." As we approached the door to the cafeteria, my answer was proven true, as there was only about 5 people waiting. We all sat down in a sorta circle behind the 5 campers that were there.
"You wanna play a game?" Cassidy asked. I saw an evil glint in her eye that turned my stomach. I wanted to say no, but after everyone agreed and then looked at me, my mouth said, "Sure."
An evil grin was then displayed on Cassidy's lips. Great.
"Dez. Truth or Dare?" As she said these words, everyone groaned, but truly wanted to know what Dez would answer.
"I don't want to play Truth or Dare. Someone always gets embarrassed." Dez answered.
"You all agreed to playing a game, and I picked this one." Cassidy said matter-of-factly.
"Fine. Truth!" Dez answered.
"Who was your first crush?"
Dez froze at this question. "Dare." He said scared.
"I dare you to answer that question." Cassidy said.
Dez looked down, then at Austin, then Elliot, then back down. "Trid da le roda" He said quietly.
"What?!" Everyone said. "Louder buddy," Austin said. "Say it!" Elliot screamed.
"Trish de la Rosa!" Dez said, then looked back down.
"I knew you had the hots for her! Why didn't you tell us, man! We could have helped you!" Elliot said.
"I was embarrassed! See! I told you someone always gets embarrassed during this game!" Dez answered sadly.
"It's okay, Dez. We didn't mean to make you feel bad. I think she still lives close to our neighborhood. She just goes to a different high school. We could hook you up." Austin said, and Dez immediately shot up his head.
"Would you go on a double date with me or something? Just to break the ice?" Dez asked hopefully.
"Sure buddy. Whatever you want." Austin answered. "Look at the bright side. You get to choose anyone and ask them whatever you want or have them do whatever you want."
"Hmmm. Ally! Truth or Dare?" Dez said.
"No, no, no, no, no! I do not like this game! I'm not playing!" I answered.
"Come on!" "It'll be fun!" "You'll be next!" My friends shouted at me.
"Okay. Fine. Dare."
"Man! I had a really good truth question ready." Dez said. "Well, Ally. I dare you to scream I am a pretty princess at the top of your lungs when we are finished with our meal in the cafeteria."
I widen my eyes in surprise. That would be so embarrassing. "Dez! That'll be humiliating!" I say. "Can't I say I'm a screaming chimpanzee or something?"
"Nope. Pretty Princess." He says, emphasizing every word.
"Man! Elliot! Truth or Dare?" I say, emphasizing on Truth and Dare.
"Dare." Elliot says with no hesitation. I was hoping for this one.
"I dare you, Elliot, to kiss my friend Cassidy here for a full minute."
Cassidy and Elliot are both staring at me with wide eyes. Cassidy has a bit of happiness in her eyes of surprise and anger.
"Now sit closer." I say, taking out my phone. "Go whenever the time is right." I say, having the stopwatch out. Within seconds, Elliot crashes his lips on Cassidy's and her hands go instantly to his hair.
They are positioned like this until Elliot moves his hands to her hips and pulls her closer.
"58, 59, 60!" I say. They are still kissing. "Hello?" Still kissing. "Stop now or get a room!" Austin tells his friend. They immediately pull apart and Cassidy blushes. She starts to move away, but Elliot pulls her onto his lap.
He whispers something in her ear and she smiles and nods. "Okay, Austin. Truth or Dare?" Elliot asks.
"Truth." Austin says after a few seconds.
"Awesome. Where you ever in love with someone, and who?" Elliot says evilly.
Austin's eyes get big and I can tell he and Elliot are having a silent conversation. About what, my only clue is the question Elliot just asked.
"Umm...uuuh...no? I've never been in love." He says, and I'm relieved to hear he's never loved.
Elliot gives him a look and then silently surrenders, before looking at me then quickly looking away. I wonder what that's about.
"Well, that leaves Cassidy." Austin says.
"I guess so." Cassidy answers. "Dare." She says, probably hoping for another kissing dare.
"I dare you to sit next to Elliot everywhere. Cafeteria. Campfires. Bus rides. Even in a canoe. For the entire week." Austin says, not really wanting to be mean.
I see Cassidy relax. "I can do that. I was probably going to do that anyway." She says. I smirk. Of course.
Then is when I look at my clock and see it's 5:59, almost time for them to open the doors. I look behind us and there's a huge line that's formed and I jump. I hope they weren't listening. That would have been creepy.
We stand up and soon enough, they're opening the doors. As I see Elliot and Cassidy, I can't help but want a boy in my life also. I glance over at Austin and I hope and pray that it'll happen soon.
Austin POV
As Dez opened the door and started talking, I wondered why we weren't going in. As I looked around him, I saw Elliot looking at Cassidy. I smirked and then turned and saw Ally talking to Dez.
"I know. Good. High school went well, how about you?" I heard Ally ask generally. I was about to answer when Dez beat me to it.
"High school went well, except for all of my classes...and socially, and I'm not really good at sports. But lunch was good!" He's always so weird, but he's a good friend to have.
"As for me," I finally said, "I was quarterback and captain of the football team. School was a small struggle for me, though."
"I had straight A's." I heard Ally say nonchalantly. Straight A's! I had B's C's and one D! I hate math.
Apparently, Cassidy didn't even know about this because she was also surprised.
Cassidy started a discussion about high school and everyone told they're story about freshman year. (A/N: I didn't want to write the entire discussion again, so yeah.)
"Well, I'm gotta go. Gotta wait in line." Ally said and turned to leave. I stopped her by grabbing her arm. I felt sparks, but shook them off.
"Hey, we'll wait in line with you. They're not selling lanyards until tomorrow, so then you'll have something to do!" I offered, wanting to spend more time with her.
She smiled big and agreed. We walked together quietly to the cafeteria. Until Dez broke the comfortable silence.
"Hopefully there aren't many people in line already." He said.
Ally answered, "There aren't usually many half an hour before. 5-10 minutes before it gets really busy." When we came to the door, I saw that Ally was right. There was only about 5 people waiting already.
"You wanna play a game?" Cassidy asked. Elliot, Dez and I agreed and we all looked at Ally. She said, "Sure" when she saw all of us looking at her. Peer pressure. (A/N: panda – opposite of peer pressure! HA! Inside joke, sorry guys!)
After we agreed, I saw an evil smile plastered on Cassidy.
"Dez. Truth or Dare?" As she said these words, I groaned, but I truly wanted to know what Dez would answer.
"I don't want to play Truth or Dare. Someone always gets embarrassed." Dez answered. He's right. Fall of 2009. Halloween party. I would say, but what's said in Dez's basement stays in Dez's basement.
"You all agreed to playing a game, and I picked this one." Cassidy said. She was right. I sighed internally.
"Fine. Truth!" Dez answered.
"Who was your first crush?" Now I really wanted to know the answer. He wouldn't tell Elliot or me what was wrong during 7th grade, and we knew he had his first crush, but he wouldn't tell us who it was.
Dez froze at this question. "Dare." He said, his voice wavering.
"I dare you to answer that question." Cassidy said. Well played, Cass. Well played.
Dez then said the most inaudible thing I have heard in my life. I heard a tr at the beginning, then nothing but pointless mumbles.
"What?!" Everyone said. "Louder buddy," I said, at the edge of my seat. Or as on-the-edge-of-my-seat you can be sitting on the sidewalk. "Say it!" Elliot screamed.
"Trish de la Rosa!" Dez said, then looked back down.
She was Elliot and my suspicion all along, but we had no concrete evidence.
"I knew you had the hots for her! Why didn't you tell us, man! We could have helped you!" Elliot said.
"I was embarrassed! See! I told you someone always gets embarrassed during this game!" Dez answered and looked down again..
"It's okay, Dez. We didn't mean to make you feel bad. I think she still lives close to our neighborhood. She just goes to a different high school. We could hook you up." I said, trying to comfort him. He looked up quickly with a little happiness.
"Would you go on a double date with me or something? Just to break the ice?" Dez asked, almost demanding.
"Sure buddy. Whatever you want." I answered, trying to make him happy again. Seeing him sad only broke my heart. "Look at the bright side. You get to choose anyone and ask them whatever you want or have them do whatever you want." I told him.
He smiled instantly at this remark. "Hmmm. Ally! Truth or Dare?" Dez said enthusiastically.
"No, no, no, no, no! I do not like this game! I'm not playing!" Ally answered. She probably had bad experiences with this game too.
"Come on!" "It'll be fun!" "You'll be next!" We shouted at her.
"Okay. Fine. Dare." She finally said.
"Man! I had a really good truth question ready." Dez said. "Well, Ally. I dare you to scream I am a pretty princess at the top of your lungs when we are finished with our meal in the cafeteria."
Her eyes widen in surprise. I'm also surprised that Dez would do that. That would be so embarrassing. "Dez! That'll be humiliating!" Ally says. "Can't I say I'm a screaming chimpanzee or something?"
"Nope. Pretty Princess." He says.
"Man!" She seemed to have been defeated. "Elliot! Truth or Dare?" She says, almost maniacally.
"Dare." Elliot says with no hesitation. He always chooses dare.
"I dare you, Elliot, to kiss my friend Cassidy here for a full minute." Ally says.
Cassidy and Elliot look at Ally with wide eyes. I know they both wanted this to happen, but probably not like this. 'Hey, you wanted to play the game, Cass.' I thought.
"Now sit closer." Ally says, they move closer together while she whips out her phone. "Go whenever the time is right." She says, after she taps the stopwatch app. Within seconds, Elliot crashes his lips on Cassidy's.
Elliot pulls her closer about halfway through and I hold back a wolf whistle.
"58, 59, 60!" Ally counts. They keep kissing like nothing happened. "Hello?" Still kissing. "Stop now or get a room!" I yell at them. They immediately pull apart and Cassidy blushes. Elliot sees that she starts to pull away, but he places her on his lap.
He whispers something to her about "later" and Cassidy smiles and nods at the comment.
"Okay, Austin. Truth or Dare?" Elliot asks.
I freeze. After a few seconds, I decide on truth because I can always lie. Hypocritical move, I know, but only if it's really bad.
"Awesome. Where you ever in love with someone, and who?" Elliot says with evil spewing from his lips.
My eyes widen. I can see Dez's mouth is dropped. They both know I like Ally. They've known and teased me about being in love with her for a year now. I never hear the end of it. I don't want to say it, though. I was expecting this week I would tell her, but not on the first day, before the first meal, 3 hours into the week.
"Umm...uuuh...no? I've never been in love." I lie, and I lie big.
I see Ally relax a little in the corner of my eye, but I then see Elliot give me a I-know-you-love-Ally look and I shoot him down with a hard look. He surrenders and looks at Ally for the slightest moment. I silently pray that she didn't see that.
"Well, that leaves Cassidy." I say.
"I guess so." Cassidy answers. "Dare." She says, probably hoping to kiss Elliot again.
"I dare you to sit next to Elliot everywhere. Cafeteria. Campfires. Bus rides. Even in a canoe. For the entire week." I say, not being able to think of anything mean. I didn't feel like thinking anymore, or being mean. Cassidy wasn't that bad, and I thought this would be good for Elliot too.
Cassidy relaxes. "I can do that. I was probably going to do that anyway." She says. I see Ally smirk. I know Elliot was smiling.
It's then when I realize it's almost time to eat because there are so many people in line behind us. I hope the people behind us haven't been listening to our Truth or Dare game. That would've been freaky.
We all stand up and they open the doors. "I know you were lying on that truth one. Do you like the blonde? The one who kissed your friend? Is that why you didn't say?" I turned around and saw an older man. Near him was an older woman and then a dad, mom, and two kids. "No. I don't like Cassidy. That would be bad. I-I've just never been in l-love." I say, stuttering.
"Mmhmm. I don't think so." With that, he stops talking, and I grab some food.
Well! Even that random old man knows Austin likes someone! Why doesn't Ally see it?! I'm even mad about it! How can Ally be so stupid!
Any who, I hope this satisfied your needs for longer chapters. Is it me, or is Ally's POV longer. Maybe it's just me.
Now. I noticed I made a mistake. Can you figure it out? HINT: It has to do with all the chapters, not just this one. The first person to correctly tell me what my mistake was will get whatever they want put into the story. You have full freedom.
With that, I bid you farewell! -veryimpatientfan