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AUSTIN'S POINT OF VIEW

The next day, Dez and I woke up first. Around the exact same time actually. We removed ourselves from the room and quietly went down the first flight of the stairs in Sonic Boom. We sat at the little landing there together, just sort of reminiscing.

"I'm just glad everything is over," Dez tells me quietly. I can faintly hear birds outside the store.

"Me, too," I admit. "We can rest easy, I guess."

"Yeah, but will we ever be the same again? Like mentally?" He sounded scared.

"Dez, don't worry. You're not supposed to worry. You're supposed to be fun and ridiculous and that person who somehow makes light of a horrible situation." I chuckle.

"Shut up," he laughs. "I can be soft."

"Evidently."

He rolls his eyes. "Seriously, though. After all that has happened, how will continue with our lives?"

"They way we have been," I tell him. "We order pizza, tell jokes, make fun of Trish and her abundance of jobs and we just laugh. We watch movies. We act like friends. We'll never forget what happened, Dez. Never. But if we extract the positives from every bad situation, we'll be able to move on sooner rather than later. I don't want this to shape my future."

"What about you and Ally?" he winks at me.

"What about you and Trish?" I retort.

He scoffs. "Austin, seriously. Nothing is going on with us. We're friends... close friends. Us-" he gestures to himself and the practice room- "isn't going to happen anytime soon. And I don't want it to. I love that I can be her friend. Remember like the first time we all met and you made Double Take in to a big hit because you thought it was yours?" I nod. "And remember when I sprayed her with your Austin perfume made with your sweat?"

I laugh. "Yeah, but you forgot a few Austin's."

"Whatever," he grins. "Well I sprayed her with it and she looked at me dead in the eye and said, 'I don't like you'. At the time, I didn't care that much. I didn't know we'd all be best friends. Then we became friends and all I could think was, gee. I wonder if she'll ever want to be my friend. And that's all I cared about – trying to get her to be my friend. We bonded over the Zaliens thing, I guess. And everyday, I can tell that she likes me more and more. I'm just worried that I'll slip and say something stupid to make her hate me."

"She doesn't hate you, Dez."

"I know but before Ally and Trish, Austin, you were my only friend." I put my hand on my heart, feigning a hurt expression. He laughs. "You know what I mean, man. Like you were the only person I hung out with, only person I could be myself around. I mean my parents love me, but that doesn't count. Now I have Ally and Trish as friends. I think Trish is the most valued friend, though – no offence to you and Ally – because of the kind of person she is. You were already my friend. Ally is a kind person who doesn't like to hate anyone so she just kind of accepts me for me. Trish had to come to like me on her terms, not anyone else's. And it means a lot that she did. So I don't want to screw up this friendship. I don't like her that way, and the kiss was extremely awkward. I love her, I don't like her."

I beamed at Dez. I don't think I've ever been more proud of him. I applauded. Not a sarcastic applause either. A genuine one. He laughed and rolled his eyes.

"Now, for the juice. You. Ally. Spill."

I laugh. "Spill on what? After she was sick the first time I realized I loved her. I loved her more than anything. Then when she was kidnapped and Trent told me to give up my career – a really stupid condition, by the way – I was ready to do it faster than anything I've ever done. I found myself scared that I'd never see her again and I wouldn't be able to tell her I love her. We're together now. In a relationship. Not an awkward one. A beautiful. I know that you and Trish have been saying it for two years. 'Date, date'! Whatever. We are. But I don't regret not doing it sooner. It gave us the opportunity to really appreciate each other for who we were as individuals, rather than who are as a couple. I love her."

He gives me his signature all-knowing Dez smirk.

Before I could say anything, Trish and Ally come barrelling out of the practice room and downstairs. Dez and I, startled, jump from the stairs and run forward a few steps and turn around, only for me to be wrapped up in a hug by Ally. I see Trish wrapping up Dez in a hug, too, and we just stand there looking at each other, confused and mildly amused. Dez hugs Trish's shoulders before the girls both pull away.

"What was that about?" I ask.

"We heard what you said," Ally explains.

"Both of you," Trish adds, looking pointedly at Dez.

"What?" he squeals, suddenly nervous.

"It's okay, Dez," Trish smiles. "That's how I feel, too. And no I don't hate you. You annoy me 112% of the time – except for now – but I don't hate you." She grins. Dez sighs in relief.

"And just when I thought I couldn't possibly love you anymore than I already do, you go along and say that," Ally looks at me and blushes.

I laugh. "I love you, too."

"Group hug!" Dez declares. We all immediately are wrapped up in each other's arms, laughing. It's like one of those movie scenes again. Stupid clichés. I laugh to myself.

ALLY'S POINT OF VIEW

While I try not to suffocate in our big hug, I suddenly remember why Trish and I both woke up in the first place. "Oh, Trish!" I exclaim. "Tell them the phone call you received today."

"Oh," she gasps, smiling. She retracts herself from us and stands back. "Okay, Austin, Jimmy Starr called me today."

"...okay?" Austin asked, looking excited.

"Well he wanted to know if you were interested in touring North America next month." She grins.

Austin screams the most girliest of screams. I start laughing so hard Dez has to hold me up in between his own laughs.

"I mean, uh," Austin says suddenly, dramatically deepening his voice. "I'd love to."

"Oh, shut up, we know you're excited!" I yell in between breaths.

"Of course I am," he exclaims, coming back to himself. "What else did he say?"

"He said that he could arrange for all of us to be home schooled..." Trish tells us. "Well, on the tour bus, I guess, not really 'home' schooled... so we can come with you and still graduate. He said the tour would start here in Miami and go to places like Seattle, New York, California, Dallas, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and so many more all around! You'd get a tour bus and mini recording studio inside. He said that under no circumstances will you be asked to get a different songwriter. He also said – get this – that he'd fund the paycheck for Ally's dad to hire help so it wouldn't come from his pocket. He said he's so pumped and that he already spoke to each of our families." She leans over to catch a breath.

I swear right there Austin could have cried. And I was right. He did.

He got on his knees and just cried of happiness. We all got down beside him and cried, too. Eventually Sonic Boom was filled with the sounds of quiet laughter and the constant sniffles as we tried to contain ourselves. But we couldn't.

He looks up at me we just stare in to each other's eyes. He leans down and plants a soft kiss on my lips.

Chasing my fears is one thing,
and letting them go is beyond me.
I don't have a clue where to start, but,
I know I'll be fine if you're with me.

I don't know where to begin. It's over. I feel like I just started writing it. Like I just got my first review and I thought it was the most amazing feeling ever. No, the best feeling this whole time was having you guys beg me to keep writing. It means the world to me that you'd do that. Only a couple flamers were to be seen. My family was behind me 100%. I honestly don't think you realize how important you guys were to the development of this story. It's so crucial that you know how thankful I am for you.

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