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Chapter 5

Ally's POV

Ally was speechless. Her favorite guy in the world had just written a song for her, sang it to her in front of the whole school, then spoke his heart out to her. And he had taken her advice—the whole 'twenty seconds of courage' thing and the 'speak from your heart' thing. She was flattered that he'd gone through all that trouble for her, but she just didn't know what to do. Last time they had tried to be a couple, it had ended up so awkward that they decided to end it. Were they ready to try again? Would it effect their careers? Would it make things awkward between then again? She'd hated that.

But on the other hand, they were both older now. Surely, they would work things out between them. Besides, despite what they each said, neither of them had moved on, even though Austin had dated Kira again. But that only lasted for three weeks. And she did really want to be Austin's girl again. He had just written a song for her…Austin! She needed to say something, anything, give him an answer. She couldn't leave him hanging. She desperately wanted to say yes. They would work things out, right? She made up her mind.

"Austin," she began, "Thanks so much for writing Forget About You for me. I always knew you could write songs. I'm really proud of you. You've really changed my life. Without you, I'd still be a songwriter with stage fright, but you helped me overcome that fear and now I'm a Starr Records recording artist! So no matter how many times you tell me that you can't make it without me, it's really me who wouldn't have made it without you. So I thank you for that. As for being your girlfriend…things didn't really work out between us last time, and I'm not sure it's a good idea to try again."'

Ally saw Austin's face fall, and she quickly added, "I don't want to make things awkward between us again. That was the worst days of my life!"

Austin looked like he wanted to say something, but Ally butt in. "But that's just what my brain tells me. My heart is telling me that I'm ready to try again, that we can handle the situations and just talk things over without worrying about each other's feelings And you know what they say—follow your heart."

She watched as a sparkle appeared in Austin's eyes, a hopeful expression crossed his face.

"So yes, Austin, I'm willing to give you another chance. Yes, I'll be your girlfriend again." Ally leaned in to hug a very relieved and happy Austin Moon.

All around them, a chorus of "Aww!" filled the air, and the applause started. Startled, the happy couple pulled apart. Ally had forgotten about the crowd that had been watching the whole exchange.

"Ally's there's something else I need to ask you," Austin said. "I know you don't like dances, but will you please consider going to the dance with me?"

Ally gasped in surprise, but recovered quickly. She glanced over at Trish, who wore a smug 'I told you so' expression. "Of course I'll go to the dance with you, Austin. Even if dances aren't really my thing. Since you asked, yes, I'll go with you!"

Austin cheered. "Yes! Ally said yes! She said yes!"

Ally chuckled and said, "I told you that you had nothing to worry about, Austin."

"Yeah, well, I worried anyways. If you said no, I don't know what I would've done. Because if I asked, and you rejected me, our friendship would have been ruined. I don't want that to happen."

Austin's POV

"I wouldn't never rejected you, Austin. I promise." At Ally's words, Austin's heart began to stop doing jumping jacks.

"Thanks, Ally" he said, with a smile.

The two hugged again, and this time, the whole school clapped and stomped their feet. Oh, right. The crowd, Austin thought. He climbed on top of one of the tables.

"Thanks for listening, everybody! Have a great day!" He gave the mic to Dez, who stuck it into his backpack.

"You did it!" the redhead said, clapping Austin on the back.

"Yeah, and I also got the whole heart-pounding-nerve-wracking-palms-sweaty-butterf lies-in-my-stomach sensation. It was awful! I've never felt it this strong before!"

"Well, at least it's over now."

"Yeah, and I hope I never have to feel that again."

"Great job, Austin!" Trish said, as she and Ally joined the boys. "Since we're all going to the dance together, I figured we could go shopping together later this afternoon. What do you say?"

They all groaned.

"Good. It's settled then. Meet outside at free period," Trish said.

"Wait a minute," Dez stopped her. "Why do we need to go shopping? I already know what I'm wearing. I'm wearing—"

"—your tuxedo," Trish cut in. "Yeah, but my dress has to match your tux, so you have to come."

Dez's eyes widened. "I have to wear a tux? What if I don't want to?"

"You're going to," Trish, replied, walking away from the group. Dez followed her, complaining the whole way. Austin could hear Trish say, "You asked me to the dance, remember?"

He and Ally looked at each other and burst out laughing. "That's what Dez gets for going with Trish," Ally remarked wiping her tears away. "But we have to go dress shopping?"

Austin glanced at her. "Hey, at least you're a girl! I have to go too! And I don't wear dresses! Hey, that reminds me. Do you want me to wear a tux too?"

To Austin's relief, Ally shook her head. "No, wear whatever you want, ok? You don't have to dress up for me. I like you the way you are. And I'm glad you'll be there later. Trish can drive me crazy!"

Just then, the bell rang.

"Sorry, gotta go." Ally picked up her bag and gave Austin a kiss on the cheek. "See you outside!"

Austin watched the pretty brunette walk down the hall and sighed happily. His plan had worked. He now had a date to the dance and a girlfriend.

And that's the end of Chapter 5! I really hope you guys liked it! :) What do you think it going to happen on their shopping trip? ;)

Until next time, stay AWESOME! :)

~amillipede