Author's note: Second chapter of the day! Both of which were written today... This chapter is set during Chapters & Choices! It's a little different from the other chapters in the sense that there's not much Raura interaction, but I'm running out of ideas so this will probably be one of the last chapters.

Laura's POV

I like this episode, it's where Ally conquers her stage fright! Also, it's where Austin and Ally share their first kiss! At first, I wasn't sure about the idea of kissing my incredibly cute co-star, Ross, but then I was told that we weren't actually going to kiss, they were just going to position the cameras so it looked like we were. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

See, I don't really know how I feel about Ross. The fans have been going crazy over the idea of Raura, and I get how you could think that we like each other in real life, but I don't know if I actually like Ross. Obviously, I've been told by tons of people that he's super cute, handsome, hot, or whatever, but I just kind of see him as my good-looking friend.

I'm just pondering this when Ross walks up to me.

"Hey Laura! Are you ready to shoot the Jungle Cafe scene?"

"Yeah," I reply, and without any warning, Ross grabs me by the hand and starts running towards the set.

"Ross!" I exclaim.

He's a fast runner, though, and we're on set within seconds.

"That was fun!" he says, a little out of breath.

I roll my eyes. Ross can be so silly sometimes!

"Alright, are you ready to film this scene?" Calum asks, excited.

"Yep!"

"I did it! I conquered my stage fright!"

"I always knew you could do it."

"That was incredible! I feel like I can do anything."

"I know I can do anything." Ross replies, as Austin. "So long as I'm with you."

I take a deep breath. My eyes are wide, I blink a few times, and then I lean in.

Our lips aren't touching, in fact, we're a few inches apart. I've been standing a lot closer to Ross than this, many times, but I still get butterflies in my stomach when I look into his eyes.

What is this sensation?

I don't have time to think, though, because the scene continues with Kiersey running in, as Kira, to proclaim that she will be Austin's girlfriend. I pretend that this is actually happening, and it isn't a scripted scene for a show, and I feel genuinely sad and heartbroken.

Why? Why am I feeling this way?

We finish the scene, and I immediately rush off to reflect on everything that's just happened.

I've never felt this way around Ross before. I've never felt this way around anyone before.

I'm not stupid, I know what's happening. I have a crush on Ross. But how, and why?

Ross's POV

I know, I know. I should've been totally fine with that scene, right? I mean, I'm usually super chill about everything, and Laura and I have definitely been closer than that "kiss". But I don't know why, it really got to me. When Kiersey ran up to me as Kira, I knew we were just acting, but I actually felt panicked and I actually felt as Austin did, that I wanted to be with Ally and not Kira. I mean, that I want to be with Laura!

I think I've known that I've had a crush on her for a while, but I've just been in denial about it. I'm sure she doesn't feel that way about me, even with all the Raura shippers out there pressuring us. She's always saying how we're just friends, and even with everyone (especially Calum) pestering us about the chance of Raura happening, she just says it won't.

When they first told us that we weren't actually going to kiss, Laura was super relieved. I don't think it was because she finds me revolting or anything, I mean, we've been way too close way too often for her to think that. I think it's more that she doesn't want to jeopardize our friendship, and she would be understandably nervous about kissing someone she doesn't see as more than a friend.

And I totally get that. But my first thought was, Aw, man, I was really looking forward to kissing Laura, I have such a huge crush on her! But I just played it cool and said something totally calm and normal.

Other people might find it to be sad if they had a crush on someone who didn't like them back, but I see it more of as we're just friends and it's normal that I might be developing feelings for Laura, but we're just going to stay friends and that's the way it is. Not everything in life is fair, but that's just the way the world works.

Laura's POV

This is bad. Very, very bad. Because, the more I think about it, the more I fall for Ross. And I can't stop thinking about it.

I mean, he obviously sees me as just a friend. He's always so calm and relaxed and nonchalant whenever someone mentions Raura, and I always get super awkward, not because I like him, although I do, but because it's just awkward. Now that I've started to like him, how much more awkward can I get?

Everyone knows that I used to be totally in love with George Clooney. I guess I still am, I've just accepted the fact that he doesn't know who I am and I'm never going to marry him and live happily ever after. And now I just have to start liking my best friend, who is just my friend. Pretty much my chances at an actual love life are non-existent.

I don't want to jeopardize my friendship with Ross, that would just ruin everything for us. So I'm going to have to pretend I just like him as a friend, and I just have to act normal around him for the rest of my life. I'm an actress, I can do this, right?

Sigh.

Author's note: Okay, so this pretty much reflects my thoughts on the reality of Raura, as of right now. Sigh. You probably didn't like it, if you ship Raura, but the next chapter (maybe it'll be the last) will probably be better.