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I wake up at 11, slightly surprised that I slept so long; I was only up reading until midnight last night. I notice that I got a text message from Austin.
Good morning Als. :3 Come over whenever you're ready, Dez bought himself a llama and is off taking care of it.
It's so sweet that he sent me a good morning text. I respond, Good morning Austin. :) Ok, I just woke up so I'll see you around 1. I worry about that guy sometimes.
See you then babe. I worry about him too; he named the llama Mr. Carrot-skiddilywhiffers…
LOL :)
I shower and put on some light makeup, taking my time. I decide to braid my hair and wear a Beatles t-shirt and blue skinny-jeans today. I hear Trish's loud alarm go off and then the thump of her rolling out of bed. She hates watching her cousins 'cause they're crazy little things but she gets paid $5 per child per hour so she always accepts the job. On a good day she can earn $150; if she doesn't walk out or go insane by then. I snack on a piece of left-over pizza cold for breakfast; just one of my weird perks.
I go out into the backyard to read for a little before going over to Austin's. Trish and I don't have time or skill to really do a lot of work in yard but we keep it mowed. There are some nice, tall trees from previous owners and a bench we bought. I sit down on the bench in the dappled light to read.
I hear my phone buzz, Hey Als, You comin? I see that it's 2, I hate being late!
Yeah, coming right now! Sorry, I got lost in my book. I send, running inside to drop off my book before heading over. The door is open so I just walk in and call, "Knock, knock!"
"Hey Als! Come on in, I'm upstairs!" Austin replies. I go up the stairs and find Austin sitting in his room, only wearing sweats, strumming a guitar.
"Really, you couldn't even put a shirt on?" I ask not really meaning it.
"What? You don't like this?" He asks back gesturing to himself. I blush and nervously giggle. Since I don't know how to respond I change the topic.
"Hey, you got any inspiration for a song?"
"Not really, I mean, I have some notes and chords but no lyrics."
"They'll come to you, don't worry," I tell him. "So what do you wanna do?" He shrugs. Gosh, I hate it when you ask what people want to do and they don't answer. "Um, you got any video games? I bet I could beat you; I'm pretty good."
"I have Halo, Assassin's Creed, Mario Cart, Star Wars Battlefront and this weird car racing game," he says holding up a few games.
"How 'bout Halo, we can play in multiplayer mode."
"Ok, what do you want to bet?"
"What?" Who said anything about betting?
"You said you bet you could beat me. I'm wondering what you wanna bet." Curse my competitiveness. "How about, if I win, I get a congratulatory kiss and if I loose, I get a kiss to comfort me in my loss."
I laugh at his silly terms, "Whatever, either way you end up with a kiss so I'm going to add that if I win, you go stand outside in the road just as you are now and sing Justin Bieber's Baby at the top of your lungs and then you get a good sportsmanship kiss."
"Fine." We shake on it. Austin puts in the game and starts up the Xbox. I'm on team blue and he's on team red. It only takes me 5 minutes before my team dominates and Austin looses. "Two out of three?" He asks hopefully.
"Why not?" We continue to play and I win again.
"How are you so good at this?" Austin asks exasperated.
"Lots of practice. It's not very girly but Halo is my favorite game. My older brothers and I always used to play together. By the way, you loose. Go on out there." Austin sighs and trumps down the stairs. I look out his window and see him standing there singing. I pull out my phone to record this, it's a must have! When it's finished, Austin comes back up to the room and makes me swear to no more Justin Beiber torture; just in case.
I kiss him on the cheek, "Hey! You know that's not what I meant!"
I giggle, "But you didn't specify so…" He rolls his eyes playfully.
"Rematch? I can't have the shame of being beaten by a girl!"
"Sure, but I'll win. Here's the new bet, if I win you tell me three of your most embarrassing secrets and if you win, I'll face my worst fear and perform for you."
"Agreed! I'm so gonna win this one!"
"Are not!" We play to 5 out of 8 and I still win. I'm glad because I'm not ready to perform for Austin even if he is my boyfriend.
"Arrg! Do I really have to?" Austin complains.
"Yes! It was our bet and I won fair and square!"
He sighs, "Fine. Three of my most embarrassing secrets…" he thinks for a bit before responding, "I've never kissed a girl; or even really had a proper girlfriend. The only one other than you was on a dare and we were 10." At that my last stereotypical worries are crushed. "I'm terrified of umbrellas because when I was little and on a school fieldtrip, an umbrella ripped off my pants and left me standing there in just my truck boxers. I didn't like being half naked, for a while I even had trouble swimming shirtless."
"You don't have much problem with that now." I comment.
He tries to scowl at me but can't and just ends up smiling and shaking his head, "I was 7. Now I'm laying in my bed playing videogames with my girlfriend." He pauses again, "Hmm, and I still really like coloring books. The ones with animals are the best."
"Wow, I can't believe you answered honestly!"
"Yeah, but why would I want to lie to you?"he says scratching the back of his neck sheepishly. "Hey, are you afraid of falling? It's more commonly known as fear of heights."
"No, why?"
"C'mon!" Austin says not answering my question. He grabs my hand, I get a tingly feeling and smile, he's such a sweet guy. In his other hand he grabs his guitar and climbs out the window. We get to a flatish place and sit down. "It's awesome to come up here and look at the sky."
"Why'd you bring your guitar? And how'd you climb up with no free hands?"
"In case I get inspired. Practice." He smiles. "So, tell me some stuff about yourself." We start out with fairly normal stuff, like favorite colors. His is yellow and mine is red. We both have loved music since we were really little and hate olives. We play our little question and answer game for a while until he asks, "So tell me about a weird quirk of yours babe."
"Hm, ok. I like mismatched sock with polka dots," I say pulling down the lip of my converse to show him. "I also like eating cold pizza; in fact, that's what I had for breakfast." He laughs at that. "What?"
"Nothing, I just like that you're one of a kind. What else?"
"Well, I like swimming at night and dancing in the rain, crazy right?"
"Just kinda but that's what makes you special." He gets that ah ha look on his face and grabs his guitar. "I got it!" He sings staring at me,
You like mismatched socks with polka dots
You like your pizza cold; I think that's hot
You like to swim at night when the moon is full
You think that makes you strange; I think that's cool
And you say you're scared
That I won't be there
Baby, I swear
I'm not going anywhere
You can change your hair
Five times a week
You can change your name
Get a little bit crazy
You can dance in the rain
Rockin' secondhand chic
But I live for the day
That I'm calling you baby
'Cause I'm falling for you
For everything that you do
Baby, I'm falling for you
You might be crazy
But baby,
I'm falling for you
I applaud, "Aww! That's so sweet Austin!"
He blushes, "Thanks." He scoots closer to me and when I don't resist, wraps his arm around me and holds me to his chest. We sit there like that watching the sun set. When the first star appears I notice Austin is looking at me and not the sky anymore. I face him and look into his eyes. I suddenly have the urge to kiss him. He's staring into my eyes and I into his, I can see he wants to kiss me but I give a small shake of my head. I really want to too but I'm not ready, I can't have this emotional attachment yet, I only just met him and then we started being boyfriend and girlfriend. My mom raised me to be pure and I want my first kiss to be on my wedding day. Maybe it will be with Austin but not yet. His eyes reflect silent understanding but he still leans forward, resting his forehead on mine. His warm breath brushes my cheeks as he whispers, "And you say you're scared that I won't be there, baby, I swear I'm not going anywhere." He takes my hands in his and presses them to his lips. Still holding my hands he gently kisses my forehead and then my cheek.
"You can still be my first kiss Austin," I whisper, still lost in his eyes, "just in another time, in another place."
The hoot of an owl brings us back out of our own little world. I shiver and Austin draws me closer to him. "Let's go inside." I nod and we get up. I follow him carefully in the near dark, never letting go of his hand. "How about we watch a movie?"
"Ok Austin. I need to go back just for a little to change into something comfier." I tell him with a yawn.
"I'll come with you."
"Mm, 'kay" We walk over to my house and go up to my room. He sits on my bed while I go into my bathroom to change into my pajamas, let down my hair and brush my teeth.
"You look tired Als, do you wanna go back to my house or just watch the movie here?"
"Here's fine." I yawn again, "What movie do you want to watch?"
"Romeo and Juliet, it's my favorite."
"Ok, go ahead and put it in lover boy." I climb onto my bed and Austin follows after putting the movie in. We don't get under the covers, thinking that'd be a bit much but I do snuggle into his side, resting my head on his shoulder. About halfway through the movie I drift into a dose where I'm still partially conscious but mostly asleep.
Austin must think I'm fully asleep because I hear him whisper, "Ally, I think I'm in love with you. I have been ever since you first came to my door. I know that was only three days ago but I can't help myself but think about you. Every moment is filled with you. I'm talking 'bout starting out as friends I'm talking 'bout real and not pretend I'm talking 'bout roles of a life time you and I can even write the end. Let's go home together, play our roles forever, let's grow old together, here comes forever girl."
In my groggy state I whisper back, "I'd like that Austin. I'd like that a lot." He responds by kissing my forehead gently. I hear the movie end and Austin turn it off. I feel his warm presence start to leave and I whisper, "Don't leave me Austin."
He whispers back, "Never Als. I will never leave you. I'll stay right here." After laying a blanket on top of me, he kisses my cheek and goes to settle himself in the red comfy chair. I smile at him, kind of sad we couldn't stay the way we were but know it was for the best and close my eyes, drifting to sleep.
-Austin -
I just had the most amazing day. I had to sing Justin Beiber in the street and unveil my most embarrassing secrets but it was all with Ally. I can't believe she asked me to stay with her while she sleeps; to stay with her through the night. I'm the luckiest guy ever, as creepy as it sounds, watching the beautiful girl I love sleep so peacefully after being with her all day. She lets out a final sigh before slipping into deep sleep. I peck her on the nose one last time before I try to get comfortable in the chair until I too slip into the embrace of sleep.
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