I'm back with another chapter! It seems like I just updated an hour ago or something because I did it, fell asleep, and now I'm doing it again. To you readers, it may seem like longer because I have to write it. (If you haven't noticed, I write the top A/N first, then the bottom one.)
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panda – Nope. That's not it. The first two chapters were Prologues. DUH! And I don't know if Trish will come into the picture. If you want her to, just tell me. I could figure something out. Or guess right. Then you will have to tell me exactly how to do it.
Highlight – It was my fault. I didn't see your review until after I updated yesterday. I actually got the truth or dare idea from another fanfic in a different category. The kiss was also a result from that fanfic. Also, no offense taken. I agree.
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Also, I forgot to do this the last few times: I don't own Austin and Ally, Leoni Meadows, or When you wish upon a star!
Ally POV
After eating dinner, we went down to the rec field again. I wasn't expecting anything because it was the first day of camp. I was also hoping there was nothing so we could play tag again.
But, sure enough, there was one staff setting up for either baseball, softball, or kickball. When I saw the large rubber ball, I concluded kickball.
"Hey! You need any help setting up?" Cassidy yelled.
"Sure! Could you set out the bases?" A staff member answered.
There were only 4 bases, so Dez had nothing to do. I gave him my base and went over to a staff member.
"Do you need any help during the game? An outfielder, infielder, catcher, or even a kid wrangler?" I asked her.
"Actually, you five could help me with the outfield. Most of the staff are setting up for the campfire tonight, and the rest are cooking. It's just me here." Dez, Austin, Elliot, and Cassidy came back then. "I just really love sports and kids that I wanted to keep this going. I'm sorry. I didn't catch your name. I'm Michelle." She said putting her hand out.
I took it. "I'm Ally."
"Dez." "Elliot." "Cassidy." "Austin." They all said while shaking her hand.
"Ally, Dez, Elliot, Cassidy, and Austin." She said while pointing at each of us. We nodded in response. "Great! Now, to get the word 'kickball' out."
We all took that as a hint to run in all directions finding kids. We shouted over large areas, "Kickball in the rec field! Kickball in the rec field!" Soon enough, dozens of kids were running in the direction of the rec field, and we went back. I even saw Jake.
We started to play. There was a long line of kids waiting to kick, Dez was on first, Cassidy on second, Austin on third, Michelle pitching, Elliot serving as catcher and giving candy to those who made it home, and me in the outfield.
Every time there was a ball that came into the outfield, I almost caught it, trying to be nice to the little kids. When the almost-teenagers came up, I was a little harder on them. The gang seemed to see what I was going at, and also dialed it down.
After an hour or two doing this, Michelle announced, "Okay! It's time to go to campfire!" There were many awws at this comment, but the kids left when we started to pick up the bases.
"That was really fun, guys!" Michelle said. "If there aren't many staff that come tomorrow to help, I would like if you helped. Even if there are enough, you should still come. It looks like you enjoyed it too."
"Definitely, Michelle." Elliot said. "See you later!" We called out after putting away the equipment.
We hiked up to the campfire. We all split up to find our parents.
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After campfire, my family and I go back to the cabin. I don't feel like sleeping yet.
"I'm gonna go for a bike ride." I told my parents.
"At this hour? Where would you be going?" My dad asked.
"I don't know. To the horses. To the bridge." I answered.
"Okay, but be back in half an hour. We'll be waiting." My mom said. I sighed, nodded, then went outside and rode off.
Going in the general direction of the horses, I saw another biker. Who else would be stupid enough to ride at this hour? I wondered. I saw they were aimlessly biking as well, probably to escape also. I tried to catch up to them. It wasn't that hard, but I still had to try really hard.
"Hey! Stop!" I yelled. That only made them go faster. I sighed, then rode faster. Finally, after ages, I caught up to them. I rode before the bike and stopped, blocking their way. The biker looked up and I saw Austin.
"Why were you running away? Do you not like me?" I said, depressed.
His eyes immediately softened. "No. That's not it. It's just that my mom wanted me to stay in the cabin, but I wanted to go for a ride, and I kind of left without her approval, so I thought it was her chasing me." He said in one breath.
"Oh. Where are you going?" I asked, wondering. We were going opposite of the horses and towards a dark road.
"No-nowhere." He stuttered. I giggled.
"Well, I wanted to see the horses." I said, turning around.
"I could come with you! You know, because...umm...bears and..um..night." He said.
"Well...um...I would...umm..." I said, mocking him.
"Don't mock me!" He said defensively.
"Just come on." I said, turning my bike around. He did the same and we rode in the direction of the horses.
"So. Where were you really going. I know it's not nowhere." I asked Austin, wanting to break the silence and also being curious.
"Well,...umm..." He said.
"Don't lie, Austin." I told him.
"I found this secluded piece of wildlife, only last year, just a bit up the road over there," he said gesturing backwards. "I was going there, but I didn't want to tell you because it was like my own little world. But now it can be our world." He said, and my heart skipped a beat.
We were almost to the horses now, and I rode even faster. "Race ya!" I called.
"You're on!" Austin replied, also stepping on the gas.
We were head-to-head. But just before we reached the horses, I went even faster. Unfortunately, Austin caught up. "I win!" We both shouted, then said, "No! I won!" There was a stare-down and we said extremely angered, "NO! I! WON!" After looking at each other for a few seconds, we broke down laughing.
I turned to the horses. There were a few close by, and I took this opportunity to take the apples I stored away from the cafeteria out of my bike bag.
I clicked with my mouth, trying to lure the horses over to me. One looked up and saw that I had food. He started walking toward me. I held out my hand with the apple on it. The horse quickly took it and started nibbling on it. Soon enough, the core was dropped on the ground.
"Can I have one?" Austin asked.
I handed him one, and I had one left. Austin was clicking with his mouth, but not well. I could tell he was only trying to copy me. I started to laugh, and clicked loudly for him. He smiled, and turned to the horse that was approaching him.
He looked confused as to what to do, and I said, "Hold your hand out flat with the apple on it." He did so, and the horse took it from him.
The last apple I took a bite of, becoming hungry. Austin saw me and said, "Hey! Why do you get the last apple?"
"Because I'm hungry!" I said.
"What if I'm hungry?" He replied.
"Then get your own apple!" I said, knowing the kitchen was closed and the next apple he would see would be in the morning.
He frowned, and I giggled, handing him the apple. He gladly took it, and bit it on the opposite side of my bite. I laughed and got back on my bike.
"So. Can I see our world now?" I asked.
"I'll show you the way." He answered, handing me the apple.
We rode back in comfortable silence. Once we reached the dark road, I took out my flashlight, which was very hard, seeming I was riding a bike and eating an apple. He looked at me right after I switched it on.
"Don't do that. It'll scare the animals away." He said.
"Then how will I be able to see them?" I asked, wanting to see wildlife.
"Your eyes will adjust to the light." He replied.
I put my flashlight back and kept riding, taking a bite of the apple.
He turned, and I followed. We were on a trail that was rarely used, seeing as plants started growing on the ground. We kept going on the trail, that was almost a tunnel made of branches and trees. The "tunnel" opened up and it was amazing. There was a log on the ground and birds in the trees still chirping, no matter the hour.
"Wow." was all I could say. Austin chuckled, then lead me to a post and we laid our bikes on it. He walked over to the log, and I followed, looking around the entire time. I sat next to him on the log, and looked up to see an opening in the trees. The stars were wonderful and I could also see the moon. The view was almost as great as the one on the bridge. Almost. But, the scenery around me was more wonderful than anything. I even saw a deer walking around.
"How did you even find this?" I asked.
"I'm not really into much of the stuff here, and one day, I was bored and stumbled upon it. But even if I don't like the activities, I still think of this as the best place on earth." He said.
"Me too. I love lots of the activities, though. The pool, the craft building, the horses, everything. But this beats all of it by far." I say, still amazed at where I am.
I look up at the stars and stare. Soon enough, I see a shooting star. 'I wish Austin would feel the same about me and can I know this year?' I think.
"This is so incredible." This is when I glance at my watch. I gasp loudly, causing animals to run away. "I had to be back 10 minutes ago! Man!" I quickly run to my bike and start riding, knowing I left Austin behind.
On my way back, one song is playing in my head.
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do...
More would have played, but my thoughts were interrupted when I reached the cabin.
"Where have you been? You're 15 minutes late! We were so worried!" My parents yelled.
"Keep it down. Neighbors." I told them. The remained silent. "I went to feed the horses, then to the bridge to look at the stars, and time got away from me." I said.
"Well, at least you didn't get hurt. Next time, bring a walkie-talkie." My dad said.
"Okay." I answered, and then went to change into my pajamas, then I drifted off to sleep.
Austin POV
After dinner, I suggested to go down to see if there was a game going on in the rec field. The others agreed and we headed down. I seriously hoped there would be something other than tag. I think I actually got slower than last year.
Fortunately, there was a staff member setting up for a base game. I saw a kickball, and came to the conclusion that we were playing kickball.
"Hey! You need any help setting up?" Cassidy yelled to the staff member
"Sure! Could you set out the bases?" She answered.
There were only 4 bases, so Dez had nothing to do. Ally gave him my base and went over to the staff member. She's always trying to help out.
She was talking to the staff, and when we finished setting out the bases in the perfect spots, we went over to them.
"I just really love sports and kids that I wanted to keep this going. I'm sorry. I didn't catch your name. I'm Michelle." She said putting her hand out to Ally. She was the only one out here. Ally offered to help, though. So that means we volunteered to help. Great.
She shook it. "I'm Ally."
"Dez." "Elliot." "Cassidy." "Austin." We all said while shaking her hand.
"Ally, Dez, Elliot, Cassidy, and Austin." She said, making sure she got our names right. We nodded in response. "Great! Now, to get the word 'kickball' out."
We ran out to tell kids about the game we were going to play. We shouted, "Kickball in the rec field! Kickball in the rec field!" everywhere we went. We went back when most kids went in that general direction.
Once we were positioned correctly, we started playing. Dez was on first, Cassidy on second, Michelle pitching, Elliot giving candy to the kids that make it home and being catcher, Ally in the outfield, and me on third base.
The infield started playing hard, getting almost everyone out. I saw that Ally would miss easy balls that were kicked by little kids, then I took the hint and also tried a little less. Cassidy, Dez, and Elliot also saw this and softened up.
After an inning of countless outs, Michelle yelled, "Okay! It's time to go to campfire!" Many of the kids protested and wanted to play more, but we started to clean up, and they left.
"That was really fun, guys!" Michelle said. "If there aren't many staff that come tomorrow to help, I would like if you helped. Even if there are enough, you should still come. It looks like you enjoyed it too."
"Definitely, Michelle." Elliot said. "See you later!" We called out after helping her put away the equipment.
We walked up to the campfire. We said "Later" to each other and went to find our families.
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After campfire, I was still fired up. I had no intentions to go to sleep any time soon. My mom had a different plan in mind.
"You can't go out now. It's too late! Just read a book or something. Don't go out!" She told me.
"But I don't want to read! I want to go explore and see the stars! I'm going." I said. With that, I quickly left.
Not much later do I notice another rider behind me. I shrug it off and hope that there's someone else who's weird enough to be riding at night.
I panic when I hear the person say, "Hey! Stop!"
I ride faster to try to avoid them. Obviously it's my mom trying to get me to come home.
I hope they've lost interest in chasing me, so I slow down a little. Big mistake. The biker pulls up in front of me and blocks my way. I almost turn around when I see that it's only Ally. I stop in front of her.
"Why were you running away? Do you not like me?" She asks, sounding sad.
I didn't want her to think I didn't like her! I wanted her to know I do like her...like that. But not yet.
"No. That's not it. It's just that my mom wanted me to stay in the cabin, but I wanted to go for a ride, and I kind of left without her approval, so I thought it was her chasing me." I said really quickly, not wanting her to worry about my feelings toward her.
"Oh. Where are you going?" She asked, full of wonder. I was going in the direction of "my own little world" a place I found only last year.
"No-nowhere." I stuttered, not wanting her to know about it. She giggled.
"Well, I wanted to see the horses." She said, turning around.
"I could come with you! You know, because...umm...bears and..um..night." I said, wanting to protect her, but also to spend time with her.
"Well...um...I would...umm..." She said, mocking me.
"Don't mock me!" I said.
"Just come on." she said, turning around. I followed her and we rode toward the horses.
"So. Where were you really going. I know it's not nowhere." She asked, obviously trying to break the silence.
"Well,...umm..." I said, hesitating to tell her my secret and trying to make up a lie.
"Don't lie, Austin." She told me. How did she know?
"I found this secluded piece of wildlife, only last year, just a bit up the road over there," I told her, gesturing toward where I was going. "I was going there, but I didn't want to tell you because it was like my own little world. But now it can be our world." I said, hoping we could bond over "my own little world". I thought I heard her gasp, but it was probably my imagination.
I saw her start to go faster.
"Race ya!" I heard her say.
"You're on!" I replied, knowing I was faster on my bike than my feet.
We were about tied. I was waiting for just the right moment to sprint ahead and win, but she stayed with me, almost.
"I win!" We both shouted, then said, "No! I won!" We stared at each other in anger and we screamed at each other, "NO! I! WON!" After staring at each other for a few seconds, we broke down laughing.
Ally turned to the horses. She was so beautiful in the moonlight. Cliche, I know. But it was true.
Ally took something out of her bag and it was an apple.
She started to make a noise with her mouth, and it brought a horse over to her.
She fed the apple to the horse and he dropped the core onto the ground.
"Can I have one?" I asked her.
She nodded and gave me one. There was one left after that.
I tried to make the same noise with my mouth, but failed completely. Ally was laughing at me, but then made the noise again. I smiled at her when I saw a horse coming my way.
I now noticed I have never fed a horse before. "Hold your hand out flat with the apple on it." I did as I was told, and the horse took the apple.
I heard a crunching sound, and turned to Ally. She was eating the last apple! Suddenly, I was extremely hungry.
"Hey! Why do you get the last apple?" I asked her.
"Because I'm hungry!" She answered.
"What if I'm hungry?" I questioned.
"Then get your own apple!" She said. The next apple I could have would be at breakfast the next morning. But I was craving an apple NOW!
I frowned, wanting the apple. She laughed at me and handed it to me. I took it happily, and took a bite. She laughed and got on her bike.
"So. Can I see our world now?" She asked. I loved it when she said that.
"I'll show you the way." I answered, giving her back the apple.
We rode in silence, but it wasn't awkward. It started to get darker because there were more trees above us. Ally switched on a flashlight. I quickly stopped her.
"Don't do that. It'll scare the animals away." I said, knowing from experience.
"Then how will I be able to see them?" She asked.
"Your eyes will adjust to the light." I told her, also from experience.
I hear her put it away and bite the apple.
I turned onto a trail that I found, now a little green because of the lack of use. We went through the green tunnel. My favorite part of the journey there was when the tunnel opened up. Seeing the open space and the stars was incredible.
Last year, I put a log on the ground to sit on, and I was still amazed that all these animals could still be awake at this time of the night.
I heard Ally gently whisper, "Wow." I chuckled, knowing the feeling exactly. I showed her to the post I hammered in and laid my bike on it. Ally did the same. I lead her to the log, but she was coming slow due to the amazing view. She sat next to me and looked up, seeing the astronomic view for the first time. It was truly breath-taking. The view wasn't as good as the one on the bridge, where you can see every star in the sky, but it was still amazing.
How did you even find this?" Ally asked.
"I'm not really into much of the stuff here, and one day, I was bored and stumbled upon it. But even if I don't like the activities, I still think of this as the best place on earth." I said, most of it true, except for the fact that I couldn't go anywhere she was because of my confused feelings last year.
"Me too. I love lots of the activities, though. The pool, the craft building, the horses, everything. But this beats all of it by far." She said, looking at me for a brief second, then back at the stars.
I look up also and I see a shooting star. 'Please have Ally feel the same way about me by the end of this week' I wish.
"This is so incredible." I hear her say. I want to say something cheesy, but true like, 'You're even more incredible, but that's when she checks her watch.
She gasps loudly, causing a few deer to run away. "I had to be back 10 minutes ago! Man!" She runs to her bike before I can say anything else.
"You're incredible, too. And you're eyes sparkle more than the night sky filled with stars." I said, knowing she'd already left.
After spending a little more time in our world, I ride home, ready to face my mom.
"Why did you run out like that? I am very disappointed, young man! It's only the first day!" She shouted at me.
"Mom! Neighbors." I said, calming her down.
"Don't do that again. You can go anywhere during the day, but not at night. Not unless you're with someone else." She said.
I went to my bed and lied down. I completely forgot that Elliot slept above me.
"Where were you, man?" He said. I jumped a little.
"Just out." I answered, not wanting him to tease me.
"Oh. Out with who? Alone? I don't believe that." He said.
"Well, believe it, 'cause it's true." I said, trying to end the conversation.
"I bet you were out with Ally." I tensed as he said these words. "Did you kiss her yet? Or tell her how you feel? Were you guys making out? Why didn't I chase after you?" He asked the last part to himself.
I sat up, hit him with my pillow, and laid back down. "I was alone, idiot. Now go to sleep."
He didn't argue after that, and I went to sleep with a smile on my face, remembering what I wished and also a familiar song. I hum myself to sleep.
Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
Done! I loved this chapter! I love it! I sound like I'm reviewing my own story. Sigh. Only one person guessed and it was totally wrong! Panda! This is a big hint: Characters!
Until next time! -veryimpatientfan