Curtain Call (4)

Laura had returned back to her high school once the filming of season one ended. She felt happy being able to see her old friends in a different environment besides the live tapings. Her teachers greeted her warmly and the smile could not drop off of her face.

Of course, Austin & Ally had become very popular so early in the season and Laura got asked questions about it constantly her first day back. Most of those questions concerned Ross. After her first couple days back to school, the brunette began to write down the most common questions and then would tally how many times she got asked that. In her study hall, she grabbed the paper from her bag and placed it on the library table in front of her.

Her eyes scanned the crinkled sheet and she laughed to herself at the questions.
1. Is Ross single? (asked 142 times)
2. Are you dating Ross? (107 times)
3. Can I have Ross and Calum's numbers? (98 times)
4. How old is Raini? (77 times)
5. Do you think you could set me up with Ross/Calum/Raini/all of the above? (136 times)

Laura just sighed as she folded the list up. The list went on, 34 questions in total, and it was past tiring answering the same question over and over again. It was decided, she would record her voice answering the question and then would just play back the answer. It seemed like the easiest solution.

The vibrations from her phone sent Laura searching through her bag. Taking a glance at the caller ID, Laura quickly rushed out of the library and to the bathroom. Once in the safety of a bathroom stall, Laura took her phone out, ending its vibrating rampage.

You're uncle is going to pick you up from school. You have a meeting right after school with your producers and he'll be taking you.
Have a good day!
-Mom xoxo

A sigh emitted from her lips as she read the text message. She loved her job but it was Friday and all that she had on her mind was sleep. She placed her phone back in her bag before leaving the bathroom. The bell rung and the actress made her way to her last period class, hoping against hope that it'd fly by.

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If Laura thought her math class couldn't go by any slower than it normally did, she'd be wrong. After what felt like two hours (no way was that a forty minute period), Laura made her way to her locker to collect her belongings for the weekend. She had forgotten how tiring it had been, going to school for eight hours then having a ton of homework everyday. Placing everything she needed (which surprisingly wasn't that much this weekend) into her small red backpack, Laura closed her locker and made her way to the front of school, looking for her uncle's car through the mess of yellow buses.

"Does she seriously not see us?" the familiar voice of her co-star asked from the side. Laura turned to the left and saw a group of young adults standing together, pointing her way. She smiled wide before rushing over to her friends. She embraced the group known to everyone else as R5 though to her, they were family. Ellington laughed as she relinquished her hold on the group.

"I think we're creating a scene," he said, glancing around at the students that gawked at the group as they walked by. He smiled and waved casually to a few students, amused by their reactions.

"What are you guys doing here?" Laura asked, the smile not dropping from her face.

"We talked to your mom and she gave us permission to kidnap you for the rest of the day," Rydel said as she looped her arm with Laura while they made their way to the van.

"No way," the brunette responded, glancing around the group to confirm. "What about my uncle and the meeting?"

"That," Ross said as he appeared by her side. "Was all my brilliant idea. We wanted to surprise you so I asked her to tell you a fake story." Laura rolled her eyes and laughed at Ross's proud smile.

"Let's go to Get Shaved!" Ryland called from the passenger seat as the group entered the van. Laura smiled and ruffled his hair before settling in the back.

"I didn't know you were in on this, Ry. I thought we were friends," she said from her seat in the way back. She placed a fake pout on her face as a joke and Ryland just laughed.

"I still can't believe you're never been to Get Shaved," Rocky spoke with a shake of his head as he sat beside her.

"Hey! I have explanations as to why I've never been!" Laura exclaimed and Riker snickered from the driver's seat. "I'm watching you," she said from the backseat and the warbler hide his snickers from her.

"Now now, let's not hurt Riker," Ross said from in front of Laura. "Well, not until we got our ices." Laura laughed as Riker yelled a quick "Hey!" and Rydel hit her brother in the back of the head.

"Wait..." Riker said, everyone quieting down in case what he said was important. His face portrayed his concentration as he listened closely for something. "This is my song!" he shouted with a smile, rushing to turn up the radio. The rest of the car laughed as Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 began blasting.

The group pulled up to the flavored ice place. Rydel rushed to the counter, ordering her special ice for herself and Laura.

"Should I be scared at all?" Laura as Ellington as they stood behind the enthusiastic blond girl.

"Depends on how you look at the situation," he responded with a shrug.

Laura took out money to pay for her ice but Ratliff and the Lynch's just ignored it.

"We kidnapped you for the day so you don't have to pay for anything," Ross said as he took a big bite of his ice. The group laughed as some of his ice fell onto the ground. "Anyone ready for round two?"

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The van pulled up in front of the Lynch residence as the sun was setting. The family had been nice enough to invite both Ratliff and Laura to stay for dinner. They filed out of the van and hurried inside, their appetites ready for the dinner Mark and Stormie had planned. After having spent about an hour at Get Shaved, the group had gone to the beach.

The weather was especially nice and the beach was surprisingly not crowded. They spent nearly two hours just playing games, relaxing, and recording as Riker and Rocky taught Laura their "Love Drunk" dance.

"We're home!" Riker called out as the group entered the house.

"Ross, you need to clean your room after dinner," their mother yelled from the kitchen. Ross winced and sighed.

"Didn't know she was going in there..." Laura laughed and nudged him to get his attention.

"I'm good at organizing so I'll help you," she said with a smile.

"Sweet!" Ross commented, giving his friend a high five.

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"This place is-"

"I know," Ross said, cutting off Laura with a laugh as they entered his room. The floor had become covered in shirts, pants, other various items of clothing, and random junk. His bed wasn't made and he had guitar picks thrown around the room, found in the most peculiar of places. His desk was covered in Austin & Ally scripts and papers from his homeschooling.

"I can understand why your mom is mad," Laura responded, laughing as Ross tripped over some drumsticks that were hidden underneath some shirts. "How about we change your sheets first then we can organize everything else," she said, more as a statement than a suggestion.

Ross nodded his head before going over to his iHome. He lazily pressed play on his iTouch and the brunette watched as his face brightened when The Script began playing. He made his way over to his bed and Laura helped him rip off his comforter, throwing it aside before each of them grabbed a side of the sheets. The sheet escaped from Laura's hands and flew up towards the duo, hitting them in the face.

"Thanks Laura," Ross commented sarcastically as he flashed her a smile. She blushed slightly in embarrassment. Ross trudged the blanket and sheets over to his empty hamper while Laura got new sheets and an extra blanket.

"Hey Rocky?" Laura said, stopping as the tall brunette male made his way through the hallway. He stopped and looked at her. "Where are the sheets and extra blankets?"

"Over there," he said with a smile as he pointed to the hall closet a few feet away. The actress thanked him before she made her way over to the closet and instantly groaned as she saw that the objects that she needed were on the top shelf.

"Why-" she began, trying her best to reach the sheets. "Do all the Lynches have to be so-" she jumped. "Freaking-"  she jumped once more. "Tall!" With one last jump, she pulled down the much needed sheet, the blanket she wanted falling over as well, landing on her head. A frustrated sigh escaped her lips before she took the blanket off of her head and turned to return to her best friend's room.

"Having a little trouble?" Ross asked as he leaned against his doorway, holding back a chuckle. Laura rolled her eyes, elbowing him in the side. A satisfied smile erupted on her face when she heard his low groan.

Friends, Lovers, or Nothing by John Mayer began playing once the friends had neatly made the bed.

"I can't believe you have this song!" Laura said with a smile as she began picking up the rather curious objects she found on the floor and gently placed them on the bed.

"Well, you've heard me play John Mayer before on set," he said with a shrug, smelling his shirt before throwing it across the room to the hamper.

"I know that," she said matter of factly, bending down to grab a bunch of clothes before throwing them onto the bed. "I just didn't know you had this song on your iPod."

"Now you know I do," he said with a wide smile. He picked up a few of his favorite hats, placing one on himself before approaching Laura. "Surprise!" he shouted from behind her, placing another of his hats on her head. Laura jumped slightly from the yell before laughing.

"You're a very interesting person," Laura concluded as she looked behind her to see a smiling Ross Lynch who just nodded his head.

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Laura sat on the rolling desk chair as she watched Ross sniff each piece of clothing that he retrieved from the small pile that was left on his bed. "Wouldn't it just be easier to claim them all as dirty, which I'm assuming they are considering they were all on your bedroom floor," she said, her tone sounding a bit bored with a touch of dull. She laughed as Ross gave her a look.

"You couldn't tell me that earlier?" he asked, grabbing the small pile in his arms before bringing it to the hamper, overflowing with his dirty laundry.

"Seemed a bit obvious. Maybe it's all that band practice making you tired," she said, offering an excuse for him. Ross laughed before making his way to his friend before spinning the desk chair around. Laura grabbed onto the back on the chair and squealed from the sudden motion. When the spinning slowed, she realized that a live version, probably recorded at a concert, of Take You There had begun playing. "This band is amazing! Except for the youngest guitarist in it," Laura said in a joking tone. She loved R5, especially the youngest guitarist in the band who stood before her.

"Really now? You know," he said, pulling her up from the chair. "I think that show on Disney Channel called Austin & Ally is amazing just because of that hot lead guy who plays Austin." Laura took one of her hands and placed it over her heart.

"Are you trying to tell me something Ross?" she asked dramatically. Ross rolled his eyes and laughed though his friend noticed the light pink tinge his cheeks from embarrassment.

"You know what I meant," he said as he quickly twirled her. Laura laughed at the suddenness of the action, getting the hint that they were going to be crazy and dance, whether she wanted to or not.

They jumped and twisted, they twirled and jumped more, laughing as they danced to the song. Laura ignored the soft balls that hung low from the hat each time they hit her face from her twirling.

As the song ended and transitioned into one that Laura wasn't familiar with, she noticed Ross's vibrating phone on the desk beside his laptop. "I think someone wants you," she said, pointing to the phone. Ross walked over to check the message before laughing. "What?" Laura asked out of pure confusion and curiousity.

"Riker," Ross began as he opened up his laptop. Laura plopped down on the rolling computer chair before sliding it across the now clean floor to beside Ross as he typed away on the computer. "Is having a little bit too much fun," he finished as he moved Laura in front of the laptop and stood behind her. He leaned forward, his arms practically encasing Laura in her spot on the chair as he went to his brother's twitter page. He quickly clicked the links posted on a tweet and up popped two photos.

Laura read the quick description that the blond haired Glee actor put.

"@rikerr5: Laura is a miracle worker; @rossr5's room is clean. Whaaat? #Ohyeahhh"

Laura chocolate eyes moved over to the two pictures. One was of the Lynch family (minus Ross but plus Ellington Ratliff) with their mouths open wide in shock. A laugh escaped her pink lips as she studied each of their faces. Her eyes moved to the second picture, one of Ross's clean room. In the side of the picture, you could see both Ross and Laura laughing as he twirled her.

"Just look at the comments!" Ross said, lifting his arm, almost hitting her in the face during the process, to point at the comments just below the photo.

"What? Ross's room clean?"
"Do I spot Auslly in the side of the picture?"
"HAHAHAHAHHA!"
"Love my #R5Family"
"DO A LIVE CHAT!"

The last of the many comments caught both of their eyes.

"Live chat, Marano?" Ross asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Definitely, Lynch."

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Um, wow. Hi! Thank you to my commenters StemiChannyLove & Holly! You guys made me really happy! I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint!

The next chapter will be Ross and Laura doing a live chat. I'm doing that because apparently a tumblr posted the link to my story on there and so I was messaging with the person who owns it as well as looking through their posts and I know them and a couple other people want a "Ross & Laura" live chat so I thought I'd do that.

All tweets you see are sadly fake unless otherwise noted. :(
Though this was slightly inspired by Ross's tweet about his room. Yeah. :)

If you guys have any questions that your want 'Ross' and 'Laura' to answer for the live chat in the story, you can send them to me via comment or message or something.

Have a nice day/night! :)