I Gave It All

Claudia's POV~~

I walked into the lounge area of the bus and I sat myself on the couch. I unclipped my bangs and let them fall in front of my face. As I sat there, I calmed myself down and I wasn't going to cry... at least not yet. A minute later, Andy ran in with Jake in hot pursuit. He spotted me and walked over.

"You were amazing tonight! I didn't know you could sing like that." Andy said.

"I honestly wasn't that good." I muttered.

"You weren't good? You're right... you were fantastic. The crowd loved you!" Andy said. Austin walked onto the bus with a huge smile.

"You were amazing!" He said. I smiled a little.

"I didn't know you were there." I said.

"I was passing through... and I heard you singing... so I just had to stop and watch." He said. I nodded my head.

"Claudia..." Jake said. I looked at him.

"What?"

"Can we talk?"

"No. I'm tired of being pulled aside to be talked to in private. Whatever you need to say, say it now or don't say it at all." I said. Jake just turned and left.

"You going to come to the party?" Andy asked.

"There's a party?"

"Yep. You coming or what?"

"I don't think so. Have fun."

"Alright. Bye Claudia."

"Bye Andy."

Austin slowly advanced and he sat down.

"You want some company tonight?" He asked.

"Sure. Just let me change out of these wretched clothes real quick. You can turn on the tv if you like." I said. Austin nodded and I left to change. I put on some pajama bottoms and a tank top, then I brushed my hair out and put some socks on. I returned to the couch and I watched the tv. Austin had turned on How I Met Your Mother, which I was fine with.

"You look beautiful." Austin murmured. He looked at me and smiled.

"Thank you.." I said.

"No problem." He said. He turned back to the show and leaned back on the couch. I leaned back as well and Austin's arm found its way around my waist. He pulled me closer to him. I looked at him and he was already looking at me. I smiled a bit, and found our faces inching closer. Austin rested his forehead against mine and he slowly and gently connected our lips. He pulled away after a few long seconds.

"I'm so sorry." He whispered.

"No you're not." I whispered back. He grinned and I pulled him back into me, kissing him a little forcefully. I smiled into the kiss, causing Austin to do the same. Suddenly, all my feelings for Jake quickly vanished and reappeared into feelings for Austin. We both pulled away and smiled at each other.

"Claudia.. Will you be my girlfriend?" Austin asked.

"I'd love to." I said. The show was totally forgotten about while Austin pressed his lips to mine again.

"Well, what do we have here?" I pulled away from Austin and saw Ashley and CC both grinning at us. My face heated up a bit.

"You can continue. Don't mind us." CC said.

"Congratulations, by the way." Austin said.

"Thanks. Don't hurt her." CC said. They both walked back to the bunks and I looked at Austin.

"I think I'm going to head back to my bus. You wanna come, or are you going to stay here?"

"I think I'll stay here." I said.

"Alright. Sweet dreams." Austin said. I smiled as he kissed my cheek, grabbed his jacket, and left. I couldn't get the stupid blush off my face. I turned the television off and headed to bed. I crawled into my bunk and layed there for some time before drifting off.

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