Hey! I have to school in ten minutes, so my author notes won't be long and a bit rushed. Umm... This chapter is a bit short, but... Better than nothing, right? Right.
Disclaimer: I do not own Austin & Ally, Don't Look Down, or anything else you might recognize in this story. I do own all the kids, though.
Enjoy! :)
No one's P.O.V.
It's been two weeks since Ally's... How can we say this... Melt down? Sort of. And things are going great with everyone. Ally learned to get used to the whole 'I'm living in a bus with seventeen other people' thing, and the kids are closer than ever.
Tonight, the band is in Philadelphia, and they have to do an interview before that, which is... now.
"Hey, I'm Debby White (A/N: I made her up), and I'm here with Haters & Lovers! How are you guys doing, tonight?" The interviewer asks the band.
"We're good!" "Really pumped." "Great." "Awesome." All answers meaning the same thing.
"Glad to hear it. So, you have a show here in two hours. Are you excited?"
"We're so pumped!" Dallas says. "I mean, we all love performing, meeting fans, the energy... Music is our life, and getting to share that with people is amazing."
"Yeah." "Totally." Everyone agrees.
"How about the rest of the tour? How is that going?"
"Great! Getting to meet our fans from everywhere around the world is an awesome feeling." Austin says. "Plus, we're doing that with the people we love the most! Couldn't be better."
"Talking about that, your kids are on tour with you, right?"
"Yes! And they love it!" Ally says. "I know they were all really excited to go on tour with us, and it's really cool. We all love it, and getting to experience that with our kids is even cooler."
"Okay, so I heard your daughter, Amanda, sings. Is that true?" Debby asks the two lead singers.
"Yup." Austin nods. "She has a really great voice. All the kids sing, but she's the one who loves performing the most. Some of the kids are more into dancing. They all have their thing. Some is dancing, some is singing, and some is playing an instrument."
"I got a lot of viewers asking if Amanda was going to sing with you at one of your concerts."
Everyone look at each other unsurely. After a bit of eye-questioning, Cassidy decides to take the lead.
"We haven't really talk about it. She performed at our concerts, before, but... We never talked about tour. But I think, yeah, I'd be cool to have her singing. Maybe we could get all the kids to do a small performance, or something." She shrugs.
"Get them as your opening act." Debby jokes. But the band doesn't take it as a joke. It isn't a bad idea, actually.
Ally's P.O.V.
Opening act, huh? That's not a bad idea, actually.
I share a look with Austin, and he seems to think the same thing.
"Anyway, how do you manage to stay yourself through all this?"
"Well, it's not always easy." I tell her. "Sometimes, I just want to go home. Sometimes, I'm tired of living in a bus with seventeen other people, but... getting to perform and see the smiles on the fans' faces' worth it all."
Austin nods. "I totally agree. The smiles on the fans' faces are priceless. We already love performing, getting to please the fans is worth all the effort." Everyone nods in agreement.
"So, what you're all saying is that tour is exhausting, but the fans are worth it, right?"
"Exactly." Trish nods.
"Alright. One last question for you all. I know a lot of people are wondering... Why is your band called Haters & Lovers?"
We all share smiles. This is our favourite question, and not a lot of interviewers ask it.
"Well, have you ever listened to our song We Belong Together?" Elliot asks her.
"Of course. I mean, who hasn't?"
"Well, that song is pretty much our lives stories." Brooke continues. "In kindergarten, it was the girls versus the boys, and it stayed like that until we turned sixteen. We all hated each other, and the guys formed a band called M-Boys, while us girls formed a band called Hot-Girls. We were rivals. Especially Austin and Ally. When we were sixteen, we all got closer, except those two." She explains, pointing to Austin and I. We both nod sheepishly.
"We all got in couples, the ones we are in today, behind their back, 'cause we knew they'd be pissed at us. Like, really pissed." Kira continues. "At Austin's younger twin siblings' birthday party, they caught Brooke and Ethan kissing. That's when they found out. They were mad. That broke the two bands. We told them that we'd get the bands back together if they agreed to at least try to get along. And they did. When we turned seventeen, we decided to just mix the two bands in one, and... Here we are."
"Wow, that's quite a story." Debby nods. "But, it turned out great, 'cause you're all the most famous band in the world, kids and teenagers look up to you, and you found your soul-mate. That's pretty much a perfect life, isn't it?"
I nod and look at everyone with a smile on my face. "Couldn't ask for better."
Kira's P.O.V.
"Get the kids as your opening act?" Dad asks me. I nod. Right now, I'm backstage for one of our concerts, and I got asked to talk to my dad about getting the kids as our opening act. My dad follows us everywhere on tour, but travels on his private jet, instead of the tour bus. "I don't know, Kira."
"Come on, dad! The audience loves them, and you know they have the talent for it!" I tell him.
"They're kids, Kira. No one ever got kids as their opening act, it's unprofessional."
"A bunch lf stars already did it. You're only saying that 'cause most of those kids were from talent shows, or stuff like that."
"We already have an opening act."
"She sucks! We only got her 'cause we couldn't get anyone else, and you know it."
"Maybe, but I still don't think it's a good idea. The kids are already all over the magazines, I don't want them to be even more chased."
"They love being in the spotlight! They're used to it, they been in it since their birth! They love performing, dad. Plus, they already performed with us at a bunch of concerts."
"Yeah, but not on a world tour! They'll be exhausted, Kira."
"They sleep for a reason, you know. At least they'll do something else than play video games in the bus and follow us around all day. They'll be doing what they love almost every night."
He sighs. "One night. If it works, great. If not, too bad."
I squeal. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I hug him tightly.
"Not tonight. They open tomorrow. And I'm not telling them. You guys are."
I nod. "Okay! No problem! They can do covers, right?"
"Yeah."
"Okay! Thanks, daddy!" I hug him again and run to Ally's dressing room. I run in, not even bothering knocking, only to find her kissing Austin. I awkwardly clear my throat and they jump appart. Well, at least they weren't making out.
"Kira!" Ally squeaks out. I roll my eyes. It's not the first time I find them kissing. She clears her throat. "You scared us!"
"Yeah!" Austin joins in. "I thought it was one of the kids, or even worst; your dad!"
"Well, it's me." I shrug.
"Did you talk to your dad?" Ally changes the subject (thank god).
I nod. "He said they can open for our next concert. If it goes well, they can open for the rest of the tour. If not, we'll have to keep our current opening act."
"And I'm guessing we have to tell the kids?" Austin asks me. I nod. "Can they do covers?" I nod again. "Cool."
"Mom, dad! ... Kira! Jimmy's looking for you. It's almost showtime." Amanda tells us, running in the room. We all nod.
"Thanks, sweetheart." Ally tells her and we walk out of the room.
Austin's P.O.V.
As the girls walk out, I stay behind with Amanda.
"Remember. Fourth song." I tell her.
She nods. "After Don't Look Down, right?"
I nod. "Yup. You know where the mics are?"
"Yeah. I saw Jimmy pulling them out, about ten minutes ago."
"Good. See you there, honey." I kiss her forehead.
"See you there."
I smile at her and walk out.
There, you have it. I have to go to school. See you later!
Until next time,
R5AAFan :)
