Curtain Call (2)

The pressure was building around them all. The game was tied at the moment and there was only three goals left until the winner is to be named. Laura looked next her, Rocky and Ross sending each other looks before giving her and Calum one. Their football team had the ball, therefore the upper-hand. Ross yelled "Hike!" and Rocky passed the ball back to the blond singer. Riker, Rydel, Ryland, and Ellington came in for the attack while Vanessa and Raini cheered from the sidelines.

The empty lot beside Austin & Ally was a common place for the cast, crew, and family members of the show to hang around and play games during breaks. It had only been dirt when the show had first been in production but after promising to clean it up, and keep it clean, the actors of the show got permission from the studio to turn it into their own little play area. The grass that now stood there made it much more comfortable when it came to football.

Laura bolted out of formation and down the field towards the designated touchdown areas. Laura turned her head, maintaining her running speed, and jumped to catch the ball Ross threw to her. With ease she caught it and ran about five feet before being taken down by Ryland.

"Not fair," Laura mumbled as Rocky helped her up. "Ryland plays football." Ryland and Rocky chuckled in response and Laura couldn't keep her act up much longer, laughing with them.

"Sorry Laur, it's fair game," the younger boy responded with a smile before dashing off to the rest of his team. Laura and Rocky made their way towards Ross and Calum.

...

Laura glanced at her team-mates, each and every one of them sweating. They were once more tied with Riker's team and the next goal won. She moved herself backwards to stand on the left side but behind Ross. He was handing it off to her.

"Hike!" she heard Ross yell and her attention immediately went to football that was held out for her. She grabbed the ball from Ross's hands and ran to the right before going straight. Rydel had come out of nowhere, getting ready for a tackle. Laura braced herself slightly but kept running.She pushed her legs harder and harder, striving for the two cones that represented the end zone. As Rydel got close enough for a tackle, Laura crossed the goal line. She cheered as she dropped the football. They won! They finally beat Riker's team!

She squealed in surprise as she felt strong arms wrap around her waist from behind and pick her up. She laughed as she looked behind her to see Ross, excited and sweaty, gently putting her back on the ground.

"We beat Riker!" he yelled before hugging her tightly. His arms wound around her waist as she wrapped hers around his neck. The ends of his blond hair were dripping from the sweat on his neck but Laura could care less in that moment for they had finally beaten the champion. She laughed more as Rocky and Calum rushed over and hugged them, pressing her harder against Ross. She could feel his toned body against her tiny frame and felt his arms hold her tighter.

"Oh no, looks like Laura can't breathe," Calum yelled and the three boys relinquished their hold on the brown haired girl. Their laughter only rose. It was a good day for the team.

...

A sigh escaped her cherry colored lips as she read the letter again. Laura loved her fans, she would be nowhere without them, but she gets tired of being asked the same question over and over and over again: Are you dating Ross?

Laura had organized her letters in her dressing room. Running out of piles on her chairs and desk, Laura sat on the floor and placed beside her the letters that asked that very question. The pile beside her grew into the pile around her which grew into the letters that covered her floor. She bit her lip, eyes scanning the room as she tried to figure out where to begin.

"Hey-" Calum had began as he walked into Laura's dressing room. He stopped mid-sentence as his eyes landed upon the mess of letters. "What happened in here?" he asked, treading carefully through the room.

"Letter organization," she responded sheepishly.

Calum just smiled at his friend. "What's all these letters?" he asked, pointing to the letters surrounding the actress on the floor.

"These are," she began, moving her arms over the area to show just how much was included in this section, causing the letter in her hand to shake. "All the letters asking me if I'm dating Ross which is a no." She sighed as she realized just how many she'd be writing the same thing on. Maybe she should just get a stamp made of the statement, "No, I am not dating Ross." It'd probably come in handy.

"Stay right there," Calum said as he journeyed back to her door. He took out his phone as he stood in the doorway, figuring the perfect positioning for the phone. Laura looked up at him, a letter in each hand now, and quickly heard the snapping noise of a photo being taken. She watched from her spot on the floor as he tapped on his phone screen while he moved towards Laura. "Well, no need to worry about that anymore," he said simply before showing her his phone.

Laura instantly saw that he was on his twitter account. He had uploaded a new photo and it was of her, sitting on the floor with letters surrounding her. Her eyes roamed over the caption, a laugh and smile escaping her lips.

Laura's really feeling the love and support from everyone! But not from @rossr5. They're not dating, guys! :)

"Haha, thank you Calum!" Laura said, patting her friend on the back. As Calum left her with her letters, Laura thought about the tweet. There was not a doubt a in her mind that Ross would respond with something along the lines of  "No, we're not dating. But I love and support her as a friend!" She was sure that he would add some other comment to it though she didn't want to speculate what it would be. She was very content just knowing that her friends were truly her friends and that they had her back.