Alright lovelies. Here's an ACTUAL update for you. Sorry it has taken so long. I'm sorry I suck.

To be honest, I didn't really want to write this chapter, because of the terrible reviews I've been getting. And the endless amount of reviews getting mad at me for doing only author's notes.

BUT, because so many of you posted such lovely reviews, I thought I owed it to you.

I'm sorry to anyone I've upset, but I really cannot continue if reviews like that continue.

Thank you so much to everyone who is truly supporting me and this story. It really means so much that you take the time to leave a nice review.

Okay, I'll stop rambling now so people won't complain.

Hope you enjoy this chapter.

Austin's POV

I stood there, completely dumbfounded. Wait, what?

I'm so confused!

Why can't things just be simple, like in some story? Why can't it be easy and quick?

When the guy likes the girl, and the girl likes the guy, shouldn't the next step be obvious?

To me, it was.

To Ally, not so much.

For example, I just told her I like her, she admitted to liking me back. But then she tore my heart out by saying it would never work out, and we might as well not even try. She then stomped on my heart when she said she just figured that I'd eventually realize she isn't cool enough to be with. And then she threw my heart into the fire, completely killing me, when she pulled away from our almost kiss, saying that whatever was going on between us was done.

See? Not so simple.

I mean, come on. SHE RAN AWAY.

What am I supposed to think about that? Is it really that repulsive a thought to kiss me?

I don't get it. I really don't.

And what now? What do I do?

Do I just let her go? Do I try to forget about my feelings? Do I let go of all of my emotions? Do I forget our play fights and the countless times we hung out? Do I forget finally convincing her to be friends with me? Do I forget the way she makes me feel? Do I forget the sound of her voice? Do I forget how happy I get around her? Do I forget?

No.

Of course not.

I can't forget.

I won't forget.

I have to do something.

Anything.

Okay, think Austin. What could I possibly do to win her over? I need to get her to realize that its okay to take a chance sometimes, its okay to let yourself fall. I need to get her to understand that I'll be there to catch her.

Okay...think.

You could talk to her.

Tried that.

You could write her a song.

Yeah right. I can't write a song to save my life.

You could sing to her?

Better, but I need something big.

Why don't you make her sing on stage sometime? Maybe buy her a piano that she could use for her first concert?

Dude, that's so stupid. First off, she can't sing in public. She can't even sing in front of me. Secondly, ...okay where did that idea even come from? Stupid thoughts. I need better thoughts, better ideas!

You're hopeless Austin. Admit defeat.

You're giving up on me?

You'll never be able to pull it off. Even if she does like you, she already made her decision.

But, I can change her mind.

Yeah right Austin. You screw everything up. You can't even get with a girl that likes you!

Uh..

I bet she doesn't even like you. I mean, why would she?

We're friends. I'm a nice person.

Nice gets you nowhere.

It got me to be friends with her.

Oh really? Where is she then?

You know what-

Yes I do know what. Ally hates you dude, get over it. Get over her.

"Austin."

No she doesn't! She likes me!

Oh, clearly. That's why she ran away from your incoming lips. One word, GROSS.

No, she really does! She said so.

"Austin."

She SAID so. I think her actions speak louder than words here Austin.

But, Ally isn't a liar. She wouldn't have said it if she didn't like me.

Oh, come off it Austin. She'd rather be a social outcast than be with you.

No way she-

"AUSTIN!"

A pain filled my cheek, instantly snapping me back into reality. "What the heck?"

I looked around, noticing Dez sitting in front of me, practically fuming.

"Dez?"

"Austin, what the heck are you doing? Are you ignoring me on purpose?"

What? "No. I'm not ignoring you at all."

What the heck is he talking about?

"I've been trying to get your attention for the past 10 minutes."

No way. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah. But thanks a lot, I can tell when I'm not wanted around."

He started to walk away, and I began to panic, remembering the thoughts that had just gone through my head. "Wait, Dez! I'm sorry, I think I was just having a fight in my head..." I rubbed the back of my head, trying to remember the full conversation.

Dez laughed humorlessly. "About what?"

I guess I should tell him. I completely deflated, and I knew Dez noticed, because the angry look on his face completely left, a more soft expression filling the emptiness. "Ally, of course."

"Did you tell her you like her yet?"

"That's the problem Dez, I did tell her."

His mouth widened, jumping to conclusions."Oh. She doesn't feel the same way."

"Oh. What? No. She said she likes me too."

"Then what's the problem?"

I sighed, "She doesn't think we would work out."

"What's her argument?"

"She says I'll eventually realize she isn't cool enough, and then I'll leave her behind."

I looked over at Dez, to see how he would respond. "Well...that's a pretty good argument."

My eyes probably bulged right out of their sockets. "No its not Dez! I would never do that to Ally! I'd never do anything to hurt her."

Dez looked thoughtful. "Did you tell her that?"

"Of course I did. She won't listen to me though. And then-"

I stopped, not really wanting to relive the moment where she rejected the kiss.

"And then what?"

I groaned, knowing I should just tell him. "I tried to kiss her. She almost let me. Right before our lips touched she pulled away, basically saying our whole friendship was done."

I sighed again at the memory, sneaking a peek over to Dez, trying to figure out what he thought of the situation.

He just seemed thoughtful.

"Hmm.."

"Dez, what do I do?"

His eyes snapped over to meet mine, looking at me stupidly. "I thought that would have been obvious."

"What do you mean?" I wasn't really enjoying the fact that he was looking at me as if I was clueless.

"You have to get her to believe you'll never hurt her. She needs to have complete trust in you. She has to know that if she ever falls, you'll be there to catch her. She has to know that you'll never get bored, never get distracted. She needs to know you're completely committed."

"I tried to tell her that but-"

"No Austin. Listen. She has to KNOW."

"I get that, you've already said that, but-"

"Austin, you have to SHOW her, you can't just TELL her."

I thought for a second, realizing he was right. "Okay, how do I show her?"

Dez smiled at me sadly, standing up quickly, walking away from me. Before he completely left the room, he tossed over his shoulder, "You'll figure something out."

Um. Okay.

Sure, I'll just 'figure something out'.

Easy peasy lemon sqeezey.

I have no idea what to do.

Okay, Austin. Just think.

You can do this.

No you can't.

Yes. Yes I can.