Hey! Yay, new chapter!
Ok, so I forgot to mention that Haters & Lovers is the name of their band. Just making sure everyone got it. If you read Bands Battle, you should know why.
Disclaimer: I do not own Austin & Ally, Don't Look Down, Heart Beat, FM 109 (took that from Deejays and Demos), or anything else you might recognize in this story.
Enjoy! :)
Austin's P.O.V.
"You're going on tour." Jimmy announces.
"TOUR?!" We all exclaim.
"Yes. Haters & Lovers' first world tour."
"For how long?" Trish asks him.
"A year."
"B-But... What about the kids?" Ally asks him.
"Your parents can all babysit your kids."
"No way. I'm not leaving them for a whole year." Trish says. We all agree.
"Then... I guess I can try to find a tour bus big enough for all of you." He says unsurely.
"It's either that, or no tour." Kira says. We all nod.
"Our kids are way more important than a tour." I tell him.
"Alright."
"When are we supposed to start?" Ethan asks him.
"In two weeks."
"Two weeks?! T-That's not enough time!" Ally says, starting to panick.
"You'll be fine. All you have to do is pack-up and rehearse your songs. Austin and Ally, you two need to write some new songs too."
"How do you want us to do that? We have to take care of the kids, band practices, and now you want us to write new songs? How many, exactly?" Ally asks him.
"Only five."
"Five?! It takes us about ten hours to write one song, how do you want us to write five of them?!" I ask him.
"Look, it's not my fault you decided to have kids. You knew it'd be trouble sooner or later. You're famous. Deal with it."
"So, you're telling us our kids were mistakes?!" I ask him, my blood starting to boil.
"Dad, I can't believe you just told them that! Those kids are like my own! And I have a son too, if you didn't notice." Kira tells him, upset at her father.
"Honey-"
"Don't you 'honey' me!" She snaps.
"Kira, look. I never said those kids were mistakes. I'm just saying that having three kids is maybe... too much for famous people like you. Austin and Ally, I understand your desire of having kids, but... didn't you think that three kids would be... too hard to handle, with a busy schedule like yours?"
"Jimmy, it wasn't our choice to have twins." Ally points out. "We always agreed about not having more than two kids, because of our careers. But... I think it was destiny to have twins. My kids are my world. And I'm never going to give up on them for my career, understand? Never."
"And neither am I." I agree.
"I understand. I'd never make you do that. Look, I'll try my best to find a tour bus big enough for all of you. If I can't find one, I'll get you two. Is that fine with you?" He asks us. We all nod. "Then, it's settled. You can go. I'll send you a text when I'll get the bus. Austin and Ally, you have until the tour to write the five songs. Better start working on it soon."
"Alright." We say and we all get up. We all shake hands with Jimmy, except for Kira, who hugs him, and we all leave together.
"Guys!" Trish says once we're out of the building, getting all our attention. She looks at us with a serious look. "We're going on tour!" She shouts happily and we all cheer.
"Wait..." Ally says. We all stop cheering, looking at her worriedly. Her tone worries me. "What about Sarah and Leah? They'll give birth while we're on tour! We don't know where we'll be when it'll happen. I want to be there when my nefew and niece are born!"
That's right. Leah's having a girl, and Sarah's having a boy. Awesome, right?
"Don't worry, Alls. We'll do our best to get to the hospital on time. Even if we're a few minutes late, they'll know we tried our best." I tell her. Yup, you can say Alex and Ally learned to get along pretty well since we were sixteen. All thanks to me. I'm awesome.
She nods unsurely and I squeeze her hand for assurance. She smiles up and me and I smile back.
Brooke clears her throat. "Come on, lovebirds. Let's go to HL."
'HL' is a huge mansion we have about two minutes of walk away from the beach. We go there often. On holidays, on the kids' birthdays, or just for fun or to hang out. We call it HL, because it's where Haters and Lovers hang all the time.
We all nod and get in our cars.
Ally's P.O.V.
Austin turns on the radio and I laugh as he smiles. Our song Don't Look Down is playing. I start singing along, and Austin joins soon after.
Austin/Ally/Both
... So I tell myself
Yeah, I tell myself
Don't look down-down, down-down
Don't look down-down, down-down
Don't look down-down, down-down
Don't look down-down, down-down
It'd be so easy
Just to run
It's be so easy
To just give up
But I'm not that girl who's gon turn my back
There's no turning back
No turning back
It's like i'm balanced on the edge
It's like i'm hangin' by a thread
But i'm still gonna push ahead
So i tell myself, yeah i tell myself
Don't look down-down, down-down
(Do-o-o-o-o-o-own! Do-o-o-own)
Don't look down-down, down-down
Don't look down-down, down-down
(Don't look down, don't look down)
Don't look down-down, down-down
The song ends and Austin and I high-five each other. It's not the first time we hear ouselves on the radio, but it feels amazing everytime.
"That was Don't Look Down, by Austin and Ally Moon, with their band Haters & Lovers! Their music never gets old, right Ella?" The host says.
"Totally." The other host, Ella, responds. "It's been about 18 years since their first hit on the radio, and one more year since they got together, but their music still manages to get better and better. Never get enough."
"Well, Ella, I just got a scoop! Haters & Lovers are going on a world tour!" Well, rumours spread fast. "So, if you're a Haver, go get your tickets!" Havers are our fans. They're awesome. Best fans in the world.
"Well, John, we'll be giving away two free tickets with backstage passes for their show in Los Angeles! The next song we'll play is one of Haters and Lovers' first songs. Call us, and if you get the title right, you get the tickets!"
The music starts playing, and I immediately recognize it.
Austin/Ally/Both/All H&L
On the first day of kindergarten
It was hate at first sight
Twelve years, pure hate 24/7
When you hit me with your flashlight
You're a jerk
I'm a cheerleader
People say you belong with me
I say you're just a wanna be
Can't you see that you belong together?
It'll be love forever and ever
Behind all this hate...
It's fate
On the first day of high school
We claimed we'd be haters forever
You poured juice on my head
I threw you a slice of bread
A food fight was declared
We ended up in the principal's office
They called our parents
I got a slap behind the head
You're a jerk
I'm a cheerleader
People say you belong with me
I say you're just a wanna be
Can't you see that you belong together?
It'll be love forever and ever
Behind all this hate...
It's fate
Eleventh grade
You told me about your life
I told you about mine
Our lives are almost the same
Though we're still fighting for fame
We're both messed up people
Looking for the one who'll understand us
Even if it's bit painful
Maybe you're the one I've been looking for all the way
Maybe you're a jerk
And I'm a cheerleader
But people say you belong with me
And I'm starting to see what they wanted me to see
Maybe we belong together
Can it be love
Forever and ever
Baby, we belong together
It'll be love
Forever and ever
It was never hate
Just fate
Baby, we belong together
It'll be love
Forever and ever (1)
"Alright! We're taking the calls, now! Hello, who are we talking to?" John asks.
"Jenna Wilson." The girls says. She sounds like a teenager. Probably around fourteen years old.
"Alright. Jenna, do you know what's the title of this song?" Ella asks.
"Behind Hate Is Fate." She says, a bit unsure.
"Oh... Sorry, that's not it." John says. "Thanks for trying. Alright, next call... Hello, who are we talking to?"
"Fanny Benson." The girl sounds about twenty years old.
"Alright. Do you think you know the title of this song?"
"Yes. It's We Belong Together. It was the third song Austin and Ally wrote together." She says. Wow, she's good!
"Yes! Wow, you must be a big fan to know all this!" Ella says, amazed.
"Yeah, I've been listening to them since I was two, which is when they first got on the radio. My mom says I was always asking for their music. I know all their songs by heart. You can try me if you want."
"Really? Alright... Can you sing the third line of the first verse of Heart Beat, a song Austin sings with the boys of Haters and Lovers?" John challenges.
"Could you, could you take me, call me baby without a doubt." She sings. She has a great voice!
"Wow, she's good!" Austin says, amazed.
"Yeah, I can't believe she followed us all those years. She's about twenty years old, then. If the first song we got on the radio was when she was two, and we were seventeen, so it was eighteen years ago... She's nineteen." I state.
"I can't believe she's still listening to us. I'm glad she got the backstage passes. We'll get to meet one of our biggest fans!" He says excitedly. I nod and smile.
"Yeah. I can't wait." I tell him as we get in HL's driveway.
"Come on, let's go." He says and get out of the car. I do the same and we make our way to the door. We get in and everyone's already in the living room. We go join them and sit on one of the big couches.
"Hey, did you listen to FM 109 while coming here?" I ask them. They all nod eagerly.
"I can't believe she knew the line of Heart Beat by heart. I didn't know the answer myself!" Dallas says.
"Me neither." We all respond.
"I had to count." Austin admits.
"I can't wait to meet her. I mean, it's a bit creepy that she knows every song on the tips of her fingers, but still really cool." Ethan says and we all agree.
"Anyways, what do you guys wanna-" Kira gets cut off by her phone ringing. "Hang on..." She says, taking out her phone. "Hello? Oh, hey dad... Yeah, we're all hanging out at HL... Really? Awesome! Thanks. Alright. Yeah, I'll tell them. Uh huh. Love you too, bye." She hang up and turn to us. "Dad found a tour bus big enough! He said there's two floors. Four rooms on the second floor, and two on the first floor."
"That makes six rooms. We would've been fine with five." I point out.
"Yeah, but he said it's for our guests if we have any some time during the tour. Oh, and the driver has one at the front of the bus. So technically, there are seven rooms. There's also a small game room on the second floor for the kids, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a living room on the first floor. Austin and Ally, you'll get the room on the first floor, 'cause you're the ones with the most kids. The rest of us are going to sleep on the second floor." She explains.
"Alright." I nod.
"So, what do you guys wanna do?" Cass asks us.
"We could watch a movie." Elliot suggests.
"Well, Austin and I have to go work on some new songs for the tour." I tell them, grabbing Austin's hand, before dragging him to our practice room.
"That was harsh, Alls." He tells me while sitting next to me on the piano bench.
"I'm always harsh with you. Aren't you used to it, by now? It's been what, 31 years since we first met? You're lucky I love you, 'cause I'd be way more harsh with you." I point out.
"But I'm your husband." He points out.
I scoff. "Like I care."
"Stop fighting, you two!" Trish shouts at us from the living room.
"It's been 31 years! Do you really think we'll stop now?" I shout back.
"Ally: 1 Trish: 0" I hear Dez say.
"Oh, shut it." She tells him.
"Make me." He challenges. I can already imagine them kissing.
"Get a room, guys!" I shout at them.
"How did you-" Trish stutters, amazed.
"I've known everyone long enough to know exactly what each of you are thinking, even though we're not in the same room." I explain loudly so that they can all hear me.
"You're good." Austin says and we high-five. Yup, that's our relationship. One second we're fighting (more like bickering, which pretty much leads to the same thing), next second we'll act all lovey-dovey, and a second later we'll act like best buds. I think that's what makes our relationship so unique and strong.
"Alright. What do you think the song should be about?" I ask him.
"How about a party song?" He suggests.
I groan. "We already have plenty of those." I whine. "What about a love song."
He groans. "We already have plenty of those." He mocks me.
"Austin, we need five songs by the end of next week. We need to agree."
"Alright. How about three love songs, and two party songs?"
"Sounds good. But I think we should do a slower song too. We don't have a lot of those."
"Okay... So, two party songs, two love songs, and a slow song?" He asks me. I nod.
"Alright. What do we begin with?"
"Umm..."
"The slow song." I decide at the same time Austin says "A party song."
Man, this is going to be a long day.
There you go! I won't update tomorrow, 'cause I'm going to my dad's after school for the weekend, and his place is two hours from my mom's. I'll try to update this weekend, but no promises.
(1) I wrote that in like five minutes, so it may suck. I just wanted them to have a song that described their lives together since the beginning.
Thanks for the reviews, guys! I tried really hard to make this chapter long enough (I have a hard time making long chapters, so it's always my goal to make chapters as long as I can).
Until next time,
R5AAFan :)
