WELL HERE IT IS! MY NEXT UPDATE. SOONER THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD BUT I STILL DONE IT.

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THE ITALICS ARE AUSTIN'S THOUGHTS.

The Next Day:

*AUSTIN'S POV*

I did not sleep well last night.

My thoughts and dreams were filled with Ally.

I thought of the reasons that I always liked her; how smart she is, How talented she is, how perfect she-"

I mentally crossed the last one out. I saw her as perfect but I knew that there was no such thing as true perfection.

It was when my stomach grumbled that I realized I hadn't eaten since yesterday morning. The thought of yesterday still raw in my mind.

I went downstairs to grab some ready-made pancakes. That immediately brightened up my day.

I was in the middle of eating my pancakes when I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. When I checked the caller ID, I knew it was Ally.

She never calls me unless it's important.

When I answered the phone, I immediately knew that Ally was anxious.

"Austin, I need to talk to you. I'm so confused."

"What's wro-" before I could even finish my sentence Ally blurted

"Dallas kissed me!"

I nearly dropped my phone.

She kept talking about how wonderful the kiss was but I was just shocked

"W-w-what?" I stuttered trying to get my head around what she just said.

"Don't you listen to anything I say? I said, That Dallas kissed me and now we're dating."

I could feel tears welling up behind my eyes. I felt a massive knot in my stomach. I didn't even feel like finishing my pancakes.

"Umm... yeah, that's great. Listen Ally, I don't think I'm gonna come in today. I'm not feeling so good."

"Really?" She asked

"What's wrong?" I could hear suspicion in her voice.

"Umm... I think I have that stomach bug going round."

"There's not a stomach bug going around."

Thinking fast, I replied "That's because you haven't got it yet. It's nasty!" and with that I hung up on her.

I sighed. I can't believe that Dallas got to Ally before I did. He's a total jerk; A heartbreaker. He's- and I shudder when I even think of it- Ally's crush.

I went to my room. Maybe some music will help me feel better.

But you and Ally made music together

I plugged in my iPod and scrolled through the songs.

1[As I walk this land with broken dreams
I have visions of many things
Love's happiness is just an illusion
Filled with sadness and confusion,
What becomes of the broken hearted
Who had love that's now departed?
I know I've got to find
some kind of peace of mind
Maybe.]

Once the first song had finished, I found a different song. T was one of my favourites and always seemed to give me hope.

2[Lately I've been hard to reach; I've been too long on my own.

Everybody has their private world where they can be alone
Are you calling me?

Are you trying to get through?

Are you reaching out for me?

I'm reaching out for you.]

I sighed. I still felt sad but at least I was a lot calmer now.

But you can't avoid Ally and Dallas forever.

But I can sure try.

Give it up! You will never get her. So just come up with a cutesy couple name.

How about Dally? Cute isn't it.

"SHUT UP!"

Seriously? You do realise that you're arguing with yourself, right.

I didn't want to think about Ally and Dallas as a couple any more. I'm going to try and get some sleep.

Even though I had a rather hard-to-deal-with morning, I sleep quite well.

1What becomes of the broken Hearted?- Joan Osborne

2Beautiful-Eminem (I LOVE THIS SONG!)