A/N: Hello again dear readers! Hopefully that last chapter was lived up to its potential. I just wanted to say thank you to all of my wonderful reviewers and silent readers! You guys deserve all the praise in the world!

I don't own Austin & Ally. But seriously if I did they would probably already be married to each other.

Ally Dawson was no quitter. When she was determined to do something, that something almost always ended up finished. She was known for putting all her heart into something she needed to accomplish, she put all of herself in it. Now she wasn't so sure. She had set her mind to befriend the boy and she usually found it easy to do so, but he was different. He wasn't your typical nice guy that you usually saw walking around. He was not the type of guy that held open the door for you. Nope, Austin Moon screamed bad-boy. He was just… not good. Everybody thought that was it. Oh okay, he's a bad-boy let's turn the other way. In some cases, Oh my gosh! He's so hot! Let's go talk to him! Those were usually the newbies. Ally just didn't understand how these people could just judge a book by its cover. I mean, sure, he was dark and intimidating on the outside, but what about his inside? Had anyone even considered talking to him like she did?

Those questions bothered her. She really wanted to be friends with this guy. But she couldn't if he did not let her. He honestly looked shocked when she just came up and talked to him, he looked scared. But scared of what? Did he not want anyone to get to know him? I mean, who wants that? All she knew was that if she wanted answers she would have to talk to him again. She formulated a plan in her head.

She had talked to Cassidy already. Cassidy had just told her what she had already known. She needed someone who was actually close to Austin Moon. Her mind tried to remember that boy Austin was with. He was a redhead. Trish had said something about the boy, she just couldn't remember. She made a mental note to talk to Trish about that strange boy.

Forcing herself into a pair of jeans, she jumped out of her bed and got ready for the school day. She had much planned for this day.

Trish was in the front of the school, she seemed to be texting on her phone. Ally made her way toward the curly-haired girl and hesitantly tapped her shoulder. Trish snapped her head up.

"Oh hey Ally."

"Trish I need to ask you something."

"Go ahead."

"You know that redhead we sit with?"

"Yeah, what about him?"

"What's his name?"

"Dez Worthy. Why?"

"I want to talk to him."

"He's mine."

"You like him?"

"Maybe."

"It's not for that."

"Then what is it for?"

"He's friends with Austin Moon."

"So…"

"I want to know more about him."

"Goddamn Ally."

Ally wasn't surprised about Trish's reaction. What she was really surprised about was that Trish liked that boy. Now that was a shocker.

It wasn't until lunch when Ally saw Dez. She saw him talking to Austin for about a minute then Dez was shooed away by him and he came to sit at her table. His face was bright and his cheerful spirit seeped into her own and made her smile. Dez was a really cheerful person, really, he was. A little too cheerful for the determined mood she in.

Without heisting she tapped on Dez's arm and waited for the results. He turned his head and made eye contact with her.

"I'm Ally."

"Oh, I know."

"According to my sources you're friends with Austin Moon, am I correct?"

"Uh, I guess I am."

"Good, I need to know where he usually hangs out."

"I'm not just going to tell you that!"

"Why not?"

"He likes his privacy."

"But you really don't understand I-"

"I would tell you but he trusts me with this information, it's really hard to get him to trust you. I don't want to break that. You have to understand that."

"Listen to me. I want to help him. I want to know the real him. I want to understand why he acts like he does."

"He has a bad past. That's all you're getting out of me. I'm being serious."

"But-"

"Nope, I'm real sorry Ally. I can't just give away his life without his permission."

That was it. Well, that did not go too well. Ally hung her head. Dez obviously did not understand how much she needed this. She would have to go solo on this.

At Sonic Boom

Ally was bored out of her mind. No teenager should have to stand behind a counter in an empty store waiting for a damn costumer to walk through the doors. She should have been out socializing with her friends and making new ones. Instead she was stuck as that 1% of teens who had to watch over their parent's store.

Her phone buzzed through her jeans startling her. She snatched it up and flipped it open. A single text was visible on the black screen.

Unknown number: Meet me on the side of Minnie's Café. ASAP.

Wait what?, Ally thought. Had Trish gotten a new number or something?

Who is this?

She texted back.

Just please come! It's someone you know.

Okay now she was really confused. What if it was someone trying to rape her? Or it could be a stalker! Nope, she wasn't stupid. She decided to ignore the text and continue with her work.

A few minutes later her phone buzzed yet again.

It's Austin.

She almost dropped her phone. A wave of shock coursed through her veins. Austin? As in Austin Moon? Was it really him? How did he get her number? Damn, she hated these questions. This could be her only chance! He could finally be opening up to her! Gathering up all of the courage inside of her, she made her way to Minnie's café. Ally took her time walking there. It could have still been a rapist.

Ally hesitantly wondered through the outdoor tables and looked over through the side of the café. There was a figure there. She shivered at the thought of him waiting for her. Without a warning a hand gently placed itself on her shoulder causing her to snap up and wide eyed, she looked back. It was Austin Moon.

"Hello."

"Y-You scared me!"

"Sorry." He didn't sound very sorry.

"You told me to come. For what?" She knew exactly for what but still.

"I want to take up you're offer."

"My offer…"

"You talked to Dez."

"Uh-huh."

"Sorry about that."

"Uh, It's fine."

"We can be friends."

"Wait…"

"What now?!"

"I don't think it works like that."

"What doesnt work like that?"

"Frienship."

"I never went by the rules honey."

"I- I want to actually know you."

"You are going to be the first person who I've told these things too. Remember that."

"What things?"

"We have a lot to talk about."

"I've got time."

"Time's not the problem."

"Then what is?"

"Whether you still want to be friends with me after."

A/N: Cliffy… lol sorry!