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AUSTIN'S POV

As soon as I got back in my house, my mom practically pounced on me.

"Oh my goodness! Honey! Where have you been?! We have been so worried about you! We thought you were kidnapped!" My mom cried.

"Mom, I'm fine. I went out to find Ally. And I found her. I saved her life." I said a little proudly.

"Ally? You found her? You haven't talked to that girl in ages. Surprising though, you guys used to be as close as siblings. But I'm glad you did a good thing. But next time just tell me if you're running off to go be a superhero." My mom laughed.

"Mom, please. I would like to lay on my bed. I haven't had real sleep in quite a few days." I pleaded.

"Oh, alright honey. But we are going to have dinner together in a few hours." She told me.

"Fine." I said.

And with that, I went up to my room feeling genuinely relaxed for once. I immediately fell into a deep sleep. I ended up skipping dinner to sleep. My parents didn't seem to mind too much. My dreams revolved around the one girl that was always on my mind. Even though she practically hated my guts, I felt like that same connection we had before, was still vaguely there, holding us together. There were times when it felt more present than other times, but nevertheless, it was there.

I woke up the next morning, and unfortunately, I had to go to school.

I assumed Ally would be going as well, but I wasn't so sure. I got dressed and ready, grabbed my book bag, and proceeded to walk to school. I didn't see Ally walk out of her house, but she probably already left anyway if she was going to go to school, because she always gets there early.

Once I got into the hallways. I was bombarded with questions all over again. Most of them about people wondering where I had been. I simply ignored all their questions and comments. I walked into home room to find Ally claiming her usual spot, right there at her desk.

Though, she looked more menacing than usual. She wasn't wearing her usual clothing. She was wearing black skinny jeans, boots, and a tight black tank top with a jacket. She actually wore makeup, and it was dark and shadowy. Her hair was curled and flowing over her shoulders. I'd be lying if I said she didn't look attractive. I did notice though, that even having tight clothing, it hung loosely in some places due to her lack of food.

Since she didn't have an iPod anymore, she was busy picking at her fingernails and playing with the ends of her hair. I walked over and sat down in the desk in front of her again.

"Hey, what's up?" I asked.

"Haven't you noticed that talking to you isn't exactly on my list of things to do?" She said with venom dripping from her voice.

"But why?" I asked impatiently.

All she did was give me a sarcastic heartless smile and pulled out a book to start reading. I rolled my eyes at her and and sluggishly walked back to my desk. Looks like that connection decided not to show up today.

I would have to get through to her a different way. I took out a sheet of paper and a pencil. On the paper, I simply wrote, 'I love you'. I balled it up and tossed it onto her desk. I knew it was cheesy, but girls seem to like that stuff, so I did it anyway. She just shot me an annoyed glance.

"Just open it." I whispered over to her.

She picked it up and unfolded it. She looked at the paper for a good minute and a half. Her face almost seemed to reflect a hopeful emotion, as she examined the paper. She looked over it one last time, as if trying to make sense of it, but ended up shoving the paper into a random pocket in her backpack. She returned to her book. Guess that didn't work either.

Once lunch came around, I sat with her again. I knew she didn't want me to sit with her, and was probably getting annoyed with my excessive attention, but if I went back to sit with Dallas and the guys, I feel like it would be like turning my back on Ally. And backing out of my promise to fight for her, and give up with them. I wasn't going to give that impression.

I didn't say anything to her, just accompanied her at the table. I saw Dallas and some of the other guys pointing and laughing at me and Ally. I don't care. I couldn't care less about what they thought of me.

Dallas then realized what Ally was wearing. He wasn't making fun of her anymore. He was watching her every move, clearly focusing on the wrong parts of her. It made a fire burn inside me. It felt like a pot of boiling water was about to spill all over my insides. I can hardly even describe it, except for I had never had a feeling like that before.

We were released from lunch and I followed closely behind Ally. Dallas pushed passed me though, and got extremely close to Ally. Basically wrapped around her. The burning fire inside me rekindled.

"Hey babe, where has this Dawson been for the past two years?" He said in a seductive voice.

My hands balled into fists. He grabbed her waist and slowly pushed her to the wall. She didn't seem to be fighting it, but I could tell by her expression, that she wasn't at all happy about it. His lips had just brushed her cheek before I brutally slammed him to the ground. He groaned with pain and I knew for sure that by the way he hit the ground, that his shoulder was clearly broken. Ally looked on with shock and fear as I glared deeply into Dallas' eyes. I almost felt bad for scaring her.

"Dude! What's your freaking problem?" Dallas yelled while cringing in pain.

"You. Don't. Touch. Her." I hissed with pure rage.

He rolled onto his other shoulder and ran off holding his damaged one. I looked back at Ally, who had a tear slipping down her cheek. I walked over, wiped the tear away with my thumb, told her I loved her, and ran out of the school before I got into trouble.

ALLY'S POV

I had walked back into my house after my breakdown. The smell was horrid, and I was trying to ignore that. Not only was the smell of alcohol present, but now the subtle smell of death was also working its way in. I grabbed everything out of that house that belonged to me. I carried it out to the backyard to a place where my dad was always to lazy or drunk to ever visit. The shed.

I opened up the door to the old barn and found only a few yard work tools and things. I pushed them aside and began to make this feel like my own house. Luckily, there was a light switch in there that still worked. I went back and forth between the house and the shed, taking out anything I would need for survival. As far as food goes, I would have to strive on school lunch and fast food.

I fell asleep on the mattress that I had brought in there. I slept until morning and began to get to get ready for school the next day. I decided since I was no longer hiding behind the struggle of life, I needed more confident clothing. I went for a goth type look, because it was mostly all that I could pull off with what I had. Today was going to be an interesting day.

I had arrived at school with lots of noticing glances. It felt kinda good to be noticed, but I mostly was annoyed by it. I sat down in home room with nothing to occupy my time. Since my iPod was gone, I needed something else to keep busy. I ended up just playing with the tips of my hair. Fun.

And here comes Austin. As he walked in the room, his eyes lingered on me for a couple seconds longer than usual. I tried to keep a more confident demeanor about it, instead of looking away. He came and sat it front of me, greeting me. I was officially extremely ticked off at his persistent attention. Had I not made it clear that I wanted to be left alone? I told him one last time that I didn't want to talk to him, and I made sure there was plenty of hatred in my tone. He asked why and I ignored him and pulled out a book that I had almost forgotten about.

Lunch came around and he sat with me again. Luckily, he never said a word, so it didn't bother me that much. It would be more humiliating to sit here alone anyway, so I was kinda thankful for his presence. When we got out of lunch, I knew Austin was following me closely. Personal space much? Then out of nowhere, Dallas came up and took the personal space issue to a whole new level. He starting pushing me towards the wall and I knew where this was going.

I wanted to fight back, but I knew he was stronger than me, and if I tried to, he would probably just make it worse. I stared at the ground, and just waited until it was over. His lips had just touched my cheek, and then he was forcefully thrown to the ground. I looked up to find Austin towering over him, giving him the death glare, and Dallas holding his shoulder and moaning with great pain.

Guess that's twice that Austin has been my 'guardian angel'. Great. Two more reasons for me to make it harder to hate him. They exchanged short and tensed conversation before Dallas rolled over, got up, and ran off. Then Austin came over and wiped away the tear that had managed to fall down my face.

"I love you." He stated once more, then he was gone. Running out of the school.

I decided school wasn't going to work out, and I left to go 'home'. Usually the teachers would give me detention or something, but considering what I've been through recently, they decided to cut me some slack. Which worked to my advantage.

Sitting in my new room was probably going to become very routine-like soon. School might not be the place to go. I tried to fight back against my life, but instead, I got extremely unwanted attention, and more drama. But then I remembered the food aspect. I have nothing here, and I can't afford to buy any food. The school cafeteria was the only place I could eat.

The old shed didn't have any windows or temperature control system. So the temperature of the building reflects the temperature of outside. Today it was fairly cold and foggy outside. Which meant that it was freezing down in the shed. I only had one blanket on my mattress, and I curled up in it as much as possible. I don't know how I'm going to get through in life. I really don't know.

AUSTIN'S POV

After I had ran home to avoid trouble, I thought about the day. Nothing was adding up. Ally was reflecting jumbled emotions and personalities constantly. When I found her in the woods that day, she hugged me and cried to me as if I were the most important thing in the world. Now she doesn't want to even be in my presence. But I catch her every now and then, when she'll talk to me without sounding bitter or mad.

Then today at school, she comes dressed in gothic clothes, trying to portray a whole new image. What was up with that? I will never understand her. Which is something that keeps me even more interested in her.

I had seen her walk home not too long after I did, and she didn't go in her house, she walked around to the backyard. I debated on whether or not to try and talk with her. But instead, I had another idea. I grabbed my old iPod and headphones that I no longer used. Then I made my way over to her house.

I walked up on the front steps of her house and knocked. No reply. I leaned over a little to peek in the window, but saw nothing there either.

"Ally!" I called. "If you can hear me, come here please!" I yelled.

I never heard her say anything, but I heard her coughing from the backyard. I walked around to the back if the house. I saw her sitting in the grass, playing with a few pieces of it. She glanced up in my direction, then sighed, knowing her position had been found.

"I brought something for you. I figured you might want it. You did look pretty bored with that book in first block." I explained, handing her the iPod and headphones.

She took it from my hand and examined it. "Thanks. That book was pretty boring." She said staring at the ground. "And thanks for today at school too." She said very quietly.

"You're welcome. No problem." I said quietly as well.

"Listen, I'm not mad at you or anything right now, I just want to be alone. I have a lot of things on my mind, okay?" She said softly.

"Okay, sure." I said turning around and walking away. "I love you."

I heard her sigh one last time before leaving her yard. I wish she would just say something to me instead of groaning. I was so over this drama. Why can't life be easy?

And there it is! So Ally's gothic approach wasn't a success. Oh well, and for all you peoples who are mad at Ally for being mean to Austin, I would just like to say, I agree! Why can't she jut accept Austin's kindness?! But it looks like she is slowly giving in, who knows? She might have a change of heart, maybe not...;) hint hint... REVIEW!