Okay, first of all. Let me just say that I lied last chapter. Now before you hurt me, I just wanted to say that I thought this was going to be the long chapter. Well. It's not. It's gonna be the next chapter. Sorry!
I guess this chapter is a little important too... maybe. You'll find out as you read it. :)
Anyways, hopefully you're all having a wonderful day and whatnot. This is the last day of my break. I should actually be studying for exams right now...
Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or Taylor Swift.
"CUT!" Dez yelled suddenly. It was the second week of filming, and they had been at the same scene for over an hour. Kris had run into Delilah - played by Carrie - and was trying to convince her to help the very shy Cecilia with something.
The problem was that Carrie always either forgot her lines or she wasn't focused enough to do the scene.
Carrie frowned at Dez as he grabbed Carrie's arm gently. Carrie looked at Austin, and then back over to Ally. Ally just shrugged.
"Alright, I think all we need to do is relax and get rid of the nerves," Dez said as he pulled Carrie aside. "Everyone have the rest of the day off!" Dez called over his shoulder. Ally frowned as Austin shook out his hair.
"You're ruining it," she pouted at him. Ally had since then, fixed Austin's hair every morning. She couldn't stand the way Brooke had grabbed it that day. She shuddered just thinking about it.
Austin had just shook out his neatly combed over 'do. It stuck up in midair, as if it were frozen in that position. Which it really was. That boy needed a lot of hair gel.
"Sorry, it was tickling my ears," he said. Ally giggled. Only Austin would apologize for something as stupid as that. Austin smiled as her laughs filled the slowly emptying room.
Ally turned around and went to go get a cup of coffee. It was only about nine in the morning, but they had been up since seven. She grabbed the handle of the maker and poured some in a ceramic cup. The marble glass warmed as the liquid poured over.
Ally grabbed some milk and poured it in. Plain, black coffee was a bit bitter. She liked to water it down with some milk.
Ally stirred her mixture with a small teaspoon, lightly blowing on the drink trying to cool it down. She glanced around the room, doing a survey of the people.
Trish and Jace were gone. As they always were when break was announced. Ally always wondered where they went, but never cared that much to ask. Ally had noticed that they had been spending a lot of time together. But again, never cared that much to ask.
Gavin was still lurking about, on his phone and talking in that ol' country accent of his. Apparently, he was talking about some pig mud run that to someone on the other end of the line. Ally watched as he flashed her a smile and left the room abruptly.
She had been pressed against the kitchen counter, leaning across the top, stirring and sipping her coffee. The only two people left in the room were here and Austin.
Austin.
Austin's eyes were on her.
Had it been that way the whole time?
She watched as Austin made his way over to her slowly. Ally's breath hitched as he approached her slowly with a smirk plastered on his tanned face. He walked with slow strides, stretching her patience, putting her on the edge.
Austin stopped at the other end of the counter, leaning over it so he was inches away from the middle. She got a good look at him in those few seconds before he spoke.
Especially those eyes.
Goddamn.
His hair was now a messy mop, splayed out over his forehead, sticking up at odd angles. He wore a brown trench coat for his role as Kris, and a matching detective hat that was recently picked up off the ground. His dress shirt was tucked neatly into his jeans. Dez told Austin to wear dress shoes, but as Ally looked down and around the counter, he was wearing high tops.
Classic Austin.
"Whatcha lookin' at Ally?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. Ally giggled again, turning away as she felt the blush make its way to her face.
"You're not wearing dress shoes?" She questioned. The blonde flicked a lock of hair from his eyes. He returned his soft gaze to hers. She melted under his gaze. He looked at her with such emotion.
"Nah. Dez's feet are smaller than mine," he simply said. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I was just in the process of asking you out on a second date." He said bluntly. "Where was I? Oh yes," he smirked and took a piece of paper out of his pocket.
Austin took a deep breath. Ally, on the other hand, felt herself holding a breath in. Suddenly Austin crinkled the paper and looked Ally in the eye.
"Ally, would you like to have dinner with me tonight?" He asked confidently, leaning back so she could see him fully. Ally gasped. Another date with Austin?
"You don't think it's too early for another date after that disaster date?" Ally asked. She saw Austin's mouth press together to form a hard line. The vein in his neck throbbed for just a second.
"It only turned into a disaster when I heard 'Austin Moon is a huge two-timing jerk,' coming from your window," he stated, glaring at Ally playfully. Ally rolled her eyes. Though, she felt a little like rolling her eyes that he would think that thatwas the only disastrous thing about their last date.
"C'mon Ally!" Austin pleaded, returning to the point. "This time we'll be at a restaurant with people who aren't Brooke!" Austin said, meaning it. She saw the pleading look in his eyes. Was he really so desperate for another date with her? She felt a little shiver. Would he go that far for her?
"How can you be so sure?" Ally said, narrowing her eyes. Austin straightened, fixing his coat suddenly.
"Because I heard Brooke was allergic to seafood," he said, eyes sparkling. "And this is a seafood restaurant." He whispered as if it were a secret.
Ally thought about it for a second. Austin really planned out everything huh? Ally rolled her eyes dramatically at him. But secretly, she was happy to confirm her suspicions of her earlier thoughts.
"Fine, Mr. Moon, I suppose I could go on another date with you," she said, trying to make it sound like she was uninterested. Austin smiled. She was doing a good job at this uninterested thing.
"Great! I'll pick you up at seven." Without waiting for an answer, he walked around the counter and hugged her tightly, squeezing her waist gently. He placed his head in the crook of her neck from the back. She squeaked, feeling a tingling sensation where he had touched her. She sighed happily. His head brushed hers for a moment, and then he was gone.
"Oh and great job trying to sound bored," he flashed her a thumbs up and a crooked grin. Ally glared at him.
Ally quickly finished her slowly cooling coffee. Ally gulped down the rest and gagged a bit, blinking. She returned the cup to the sink and left the apartment. Ally turned and began to walk back to Trish's apartment. She took her keys out of her purse and unlocked the door. She had her back facing the door as she struggled to pull Cecilia's big hat off her head.
"Hey Trish, I'm going out later tonight," Ally said. She squeaked when a male voice replied.
"Who you goin' out with, Dawson?" Ally turned one-eighty degrees and saw that Trish was snoring away while Jace sat at the other end of the couch. Trish's feet brushed Jace's thighs, as she was short enough to fit in a small portion of the couch.
"Austin," she replied simply, not knowing what else to say. Ally suddenly perked up. "Are you two..." she nodded over at Trish who snored again.
"Watching this movie? No. Dating? Maybe." Jace shrugged. Ally nodded, smiling. Looks like her Trishy-poo had finally found a good guy.
When she wakes up, Ally was making sure she would say 'Told ya!'
"Take care of her," Ally warned. "Or else you'd have to go through me," she made a point my showing off her guns. Jace laughed as Ally lowered her raised arms.
"Don't worry, I will."
"You better," she replied, giving him the evil eye, jokingly. Jace nodded again and chuckled, raising his arms in surrender.
"Have fun with Moon," he said and winked at Ally in which she snorted. Ally walked into her bedroom.
"Have fun with Moon," she mimicked once she closed the door to her room. She had nothing against Jace, no siree. She sighed and flopped, back first onto her bed. She grabbed a pillow and smiled into it.
"Definitely will."
...
Austin looked at himself in the mirror once more. He had tucked his white dress shirt into his black almost-dress pants. He had ditched the high tops and put on some converse instead.
He didn't own dress shoes, so.
Meh.
Austin bent over to retrieve the knot in his laces. He quickly redid them two times, double knotting the white laces tightly.
He had a suit coat over his white shirt. He quickly debated whether or not to button the coat or not. He decided not to after Dez suggested so. Austin quickly flipped his hair again, testing his hair against any wind or... yeah.
"You think my hair's okay?" He asked Dez. Austin turned around and saw Dez give him a thumbs up without even looking at him. He thought about it, but then brushed it off.
Of course Dez should know. He was the Love Whisperer after. And he had Carrie.
"Austin, you look fine," Dez said, eyes still glued elsewhere but him. "Stop messing around before you ruin it." That got Austin to stop touching his hair. He sighed.
"I need this date to be perfect!" He told Dez. Dez nodded, putting his fingers together. He sat on the couch with his feet up against the coffee table. He was watching something on the TV.
"Sure you do, buddy," he winked at Austin. Austin just sighed and returned his attention to fixing a wrinkle on his shirt. He pressed down on it with the palm of his big hand. He smoothed out the crease, taking his time, willing the damn shirt to be perfect.
Once he had finally gotten himself presentable, he checked the time on his phone.
"Six fifty. Later buddy," he nodded to Dez who was watching a Zalien marathon. Dez hurled a pillow at the TV.
"DON'T DO IT!" He screamed. Dez shook his head sadly as the human's brain exploded.
"Told him not to do it," Dez sighed. Austin smiled.
"Later," he repeated. Austin walked out the door and closed it behind him. He saw Carrie on the way back from the store and he nodded a 'hello' to her before walking down the hall towards Trish's shared apartment.
Austin quickly looked at himself on the mirror in the hall once more before knocking on the door to the apartment. Austin slyly put his ear to the door. He heard some muffled noises, and then a loud one.
Austin chucked as he heard some conversation on the other side.
"... What do you think he's doing?"
"This."
Suddenly, he fell forward.
"Austin, haven't your parents ever told you not to snoop around?" Austin heard Ally giggle as he stood up abruptly. Austin dusted the invisible dirt off his clothes and shifted his eyes to look at Ally. He was embarrassed she caught him snooping. He averted his eyes, then looked at her.
"Woah."
What he really meant was goddamn, but it didn't seem appropriate on such a formal date.
Ally wore a casual yellow sundress. It was plain with no designs but it was pleaded near the bottom, right above her knees. She wore a bleached jean jacket over her dress, showing off that the fact that did have a better taste in style than what she normally wore. To top it all off, she wore yellow wedged sandals.
Ally's makeup was light and pretty. It made her face glow. Her hair hung in loose curls framing her sparkling face. Her eyes sparkled in the dim lights of the hallway. Austin felt himself enthralled by her mere presence. And the fact that she was looking at him. It made him feel guilty to even be worthy enough of her.
"You're not so bad yourself," she joked, fixing his hair. He pushed her hand off gently, but instead of letting go of it, he held it tightly.
Wait. If she was fixing my hair, does that mean she doesn't like it?
Dez!
"Shall we?" He released her hand and held out his arm like a gentleman, shaking out his thoughts. Ally placed her small fingers around his arm.
"We shall," Ally giggled. She grabbed his arm firmly and they made their way to the restaurant.
Aww, Austin and Ally are going on another date! What could possibly go wrong? Haha. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I promise you that next chapter will be the important one. Lemme give you a hint with some keywords... AUSLLY.