Azzy's Pov
Ah, school. The place I hate the most. But I guess I can tolerated since I have home-economics, or 'life skills' class, with Austin, Ally and Jax. So I guess it makes it better.
"The purpose of life skills class is to prepare you for the future. Though, honestly, nothing can prepare you for when your deadbeat boyfriend crashes your car and leaves you for your pilates instructor."
Wow.
"Anyway, for this week's assignment, everyone will pair up and put together a budget and visual presentation for one of these major life events."
I looked at the board. Hmm... I got it!
I turned around in my seat to look at Austin.
"I want a baby." I said, giving him puppy eyes.
"Well, we can't do it here."
I threw a scrunched up piece of paper at him as he laughed.
"Moon, no! I meant let's plan a baby shower." I said, slightly laughing.
He was going to say something, but stopped when we saw Jax on one knee.
"Ally... Will you make me the happiest man in life skills class and fake marry me? And promise to honor and cherish me until the bell do us part?" Jax asked.
Wow... This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
"I do. Let's make a budget for the best fake wedding ever." Ally said.
And with that, Jax went back to his seat. Which was sadly still next to me.
"You two make such a cute couple, just like Philip and I used to be. He stole my heart... Then he stole my waffle maker."
Okay. Didn't need to know that.
"I know how you feel. I was a cute couple once. Her name was Carrie. Probably still is." Dez said.
Poor Dez. Wait- Dez?
"I'm sorry. Are you supposed to be in our class?"
Probably not.
"Nope." Dez said and got up.
Then I saw him walke over to Austin really quick.
I didn't care, so I turned back around.
"Congrats on the fake engagement, dude. But if you break her heart, you'll be six feet under." I said, to Jax.
He saluted.
I smiled and continued doodling.
How the hell are we going to plan a baby shower?
That should be future me's problem.
***
It was a bit later, and Austin and I were by our lockers.
"Alright, fake baby daddy, you ready to start planning a fake baby shower?" I asked.
"Yeah, Ms. Townsend gave us a budget. We just have to figure out how much pretend money we can spend on stuff like decortation, food, and a bounce house." Austin said.
"If I can't use it, you can't either." I said.
He pouted and I gave him a small kiss.
***
Jax's Pov
Ally and I were looking over the budget we were given.
"Hey, you know what we should do?" Ally said.
"Go get food?" I said, but it came out more like a question.
"No, for our presentation. Let's dress up like a bride and groom." Ally said.
A bride and groom... wow.
"Yeah. That sounds like a great idea!" I said.
"And obviously, we'll need flowers. I always pictured having a bouquet of lilies and orchids at our wedding. Not that I've thought about it."
"I've pictured an awesome six-layered chocolate cake at our wedding. Not that I thought about it either." I said.
And with that we continued looking over things.
***
Azzy's Pov
"Don't you think this is a bit weird?" I asked.
"What's weird?"
"Planning a baby shower." I said, leaning my head on Austin's shoulder.
"It's actually kind of fun. Kinda like we're planning for the future." Austin said.
I smiled up at him. And we both leaned in for a kiss, but stopped when Dez interupted us.
"Carrie used to love things that are actually kinda fun."
We looked down and saw Dez laying on the ground. Then he got up and came over to us.
"Everything keeps reminding me of her, especially these Aquasmile ads."
Jally's coming.
The fucks a 'Jally'?
Jax and Ally. I came up with their couple name.
Nice..
"Then why don't you stop looking at them?" Austin asked.
Huh? Oh right, Dez.
"I can't!" Dez said, sobbing.
"Guys, big news. Guess who booked Dez a job directing a commercial!" Trish said, coming over to us.
And now there's six. Yay.
Shut up.
"Trish, you did that for me?"
Aww.
"You need something to get your mind off of Carrie, plus, as your manager, I get your entire paycheck." Trish said.
Of course.
"You're such a good friend." Dez said.
Yeah, she is.
"So what's the commercial for?" Jax asked.
"Armand Bianchi's new fragrance. Emu." Trish said, but whispered the last part.
"E-what now?" Dez asked, whispering.
"It's a big bird." I said and Dez nodded.
"Anyway, Armand wants you to start right away."
"Okay." Dez said and ran off.
Uh..
"Not this second! Do you even know where you're going?" Trish yelled.
"No!"
Well, good luck with that.
"Come on, Moon." I said, grabbing his hand and we both walked off.
***
Jax's Pov
"All right, Ally, let's get started on our presentation." I said, Austin and Azzy left.
Ally nodded, then her phone chimed.
"Oh!" She said as she reached into her backpack and pulled it out.
"Ooh. I just got a text. My label needs my new single by this weekend. They want me at the studio right away." She said, reading the text.
"That's cool. I can get started without you." I said.
"You're the best. Thanks, hubby-to-be." Ally said.
She kissed my cheek and then she was off.
Alright, and I have no idea how I'm gonna plan a wedding. I looked around and noticed Trish sitting on one of the benches, and she was on her phone.
"Hey, Trish, wanna help me plan a wedding?" I asked, sitting next to her.
She looked the other way and made some sort of tune. Then looked at her phone.
"Oh, sorry. I just got a text that says I don't feel like doing that." She said and ran off.
Wow..
***
Azzy's Pov
Huh...
"How do we even plan a baby shower?" I asked, turning to Austin.
We were both in the practice room. He was using my laptop and I had a notebook in front of me.
"It says to select time and date. Then we have to figure out the guestlist and budget." Austin said.
"Which we already have. So date and time... How about we set for when the project is due?" I asked.
"Okay, and I think that covers the location too."
I nodded and sat down next to Austin. So now we were both looking at my laptop.
"And now we have to pick a theme, create a 'guest' list, make and send invitations-"
"And I need a break." I said, closing the laptop.
Austin looked at with sort of an amused look.
"What?" I asked.
He shook his head, trying to hide a smile.
"What? Stress is bad for the baby."
"You're not really pregnant. Are you?" He asked.
"Are you calling me fat?!" I said, taking 'offence' to that, but I'm just joking.
"No!" He quickly said and I started laughing.
"I'm just messing with you. But for real, let's take a break."
"We started about an hour ago." Austin said.
"Exactly! It's been way too long. Come on, let's go get something to eat." I said, standing up.
I looked at him and extended my arm to him. But he looked like he was thinking about it.
"Please?" I said, giving him my puppy eyes that I know work on him.
"Okay." He said.
He took my hand and stood up. Then we both walked towards the door.
"You love me."
"I do love you."
***
Well, it's been hours, and we've been planning a fake baby shower. But decided to stop, since we were at a good spot.
Anyway, Austin and I tried to leave, but Jax stopped us. And apparently he also stopped Trish. So now all three of us were sitting on the couches, while Jax gave us a small presentation.
And I was falling asleep.
"But if we go with chicken instead of steak, we'll have money for the silver napkin rings, which is perfect, because it'll match the ribbon on Ally's dress." Jax said.
Why am I here?
"You know what I'm thinking?" Trish said.
"That this is really boring?" Me and Austin said.
"And, that-"
"That the silver is a missed opportunity to inject some color?" Jax said.
"Close. I'm thinking you should share this junk with Ally, cause we stopped listening after you said, 'hey, guys, listen to this'." Trish said.
The three of us got up from the couch.
"I would, but Ally's been recording all day. I had to call the florist, the D.J. I even hand-wrote an invitation in calligraphy." Jac said.
"'Fish sticks bubble gum train'?" I said, reading the invitation.
"I think that says 'dear wedding guest'?" Austin said.
"In what language?" Trish said.
I don't know.
"Well, check out what else I made. It's a little bride and groom for the top of the cake. I carved them out of soap." Jax said.
Wow..
"Well, good luck, groomzilla." The three of us said and started walking out the door.
And as we walked, I realized I forgot my laptop, which I need. So I went back for it.
And that was a big mistake, cause I saw Jax playing with the soap bride and groom.
Why am I still here?!
Once he was done 'talking' to the soap groom, he finally turned and saw me.
We were there staring at each other for a second.
"I came back to get my laptop. I think I'm good." I said and ran out.
***
3rd Pov
Jax had moved up to the practice room, to continue working on his and Ally's project. But as he worked, he was slowly falling asleep.
'We have our whole future together, hubby-to-be.' He remember from the phone call he and Ally had earlier. And with that, he finally fell asleep.
~*~ Jax's Dream ~*~
(Still in 3rd Pov)
Still, in the practice room, Jax was sitting infront of a table, waiting for Ally. Then his tablet chimed.
"Oh. Hey, Ally, I have everything set up for our special dinner. Are you close?" He asked, looking at Ally through the screen.
"Bad news; I can't make it. I'm stuck in Paris. I'm really sorry I'm not there for our fifth wedding anniversary." Ally said.
Jax's mood dropped a bit after hearing her.
"Eh. You weren't here for the other four... Or our wedding. You even missed the birth of our octuplets." Jax said.
Then he looked over to the eight sets of strollers, while said babies started crying.
"Mmm. My bad." Ally said.
Jax looked back to the screen, but was a bit confused at what he saw.
"Hey, I thought you were in Paris. There are no pyramids in Paris." Jax said, genuinely confused.
"That's because this is your dream. Look, now I have a mustache." Ally said.
"What does it all mean?" Jax asked, even more confused.
"Obviously, this is all a symbolic manifestation of your fear that in the future you'll be left behind while I tour around the worlds. I don't know what the mustache means. It's just... weird dream stuff." Ally explained.
~*~ Dream over ~*~
And with that, Jax woke up suddenly. He was slightly panting.
"Oh man, my future is horrible. But even with a mustache, Ally's still pretty." Jax said out loud to himself.
He continued working for a bit longer before finally calling it quits and heading home.
***
Azzy's Pov
Okay, presentations looking good.
"And I think we're done." Austin said.
We looked at our board and I smiled.
"Yeah... Looks great." I said, smiling at him.
He looked at me and gave me a small kiss, which made my smile grow.
"What's got you all smiley?" He asked.
We both sat down on one of the couches.
"Well... First, we're finally done with this assingment, so yay! And second, I was thinking that this could all be real someday in the future." I said.
"You've been thinking about this?" He asked.
"Well, yeah. It's most people's dream to get married and have a family with their significant other." I said.
He was going to say something, but I beat him to it.
"I can tell you have more questions, but let's get something to eat first."
"I love you." Austin said, helping me up from the couch.
"I love you, too. But for real, I'm hungry." I said.
He laughed a bit and we both walked out of the factory.
"You're always hungry." He said.
"Yes. Yes, I am. Wait, I forgot my phone." I said and ran back in.
But I saw Ally playing with the little bride and groom Jax had made.
Why me?!
But she stopped when she saw me.
"I came back for my phone.." I said, taking it from the couch.
"I'll just-"
"Yeah-"
Wow.
***
It's morning, yay...
Anyway, Trish and I were making our way up to the practice room since i asked her come with me... to get my sketch book.
I've been forgetting a lot of shit lately.
We both walked in, and saw Ally in a wedding dress, and a six-layered cake in the middle of the room.
"Wow. You really went all out." Trish said.
"You look beautiful, Ally." I said.
Never thought we'd see the day.
"Thank you. And I stayed up all night making this. It's Jax's favorite flavor... chocolate. I wanted to do something special for him to let him know that he can always count on me. Now I have 10 minutes to get to school." Ally said.
I was eyeing that cake.
"Well, let me see how it tastes." I said.
And as I reached said cake, Ally took my sketch book and hit me over the head with it.
"Hey! No one touches that frosting. All six layers have to be perfect." She said.
"Okay." I said, taking my sketch book and putting it in my bag.
"Okay." Ally said.
She moved the cart, where the cake was at, and bumped into the table. Which made the top part of the cake fall off.
Nooo! The cake!
I expected it to be white chocolate, seeing as the frosting is white.
The three of us looked at the fallen layer.
"All five layers have to be perfect." Ally said.
"Okay." Me and Trish said.
Trish grabbed the cake toppers and all three of us started wheeling the cake out of the room.
"Come on."
"Okay.
~~~
"We gotta go, we gotta go." Ally said.
I was helping her push the cart.
"Nice and easy. Nice and easy, guys." We heard Trish said.
"Yeah, but we gotta hurry!"
"Yeah, but be careful with the cake-"
"Oh!"
And there goes layer two.
The three of us looked at the ground.
"You know, four layers should be plenty." Ally said.
But the cake....
***
3rd Pov
At school, in life skills class, all three boys were waiting in front of a small arch way.
"I'm so proud of you. I never thought I'd see the day when I give my favorite boy away." Dez said, to Jax.
Austin gave a small offende look, but decided not to say anything.
"Jax, we're waiting for you to give your report. Where's Ally?" Their teacher asked.
"Just give us a minute, lady. This is our special day." Dez said.
***
Azzy's Pov
Me and Ally finally made it down the stairs, with the cake.
"Oh! We made it down the stairs." Ally said.
"That was not easy." I continued.
Which it wasn't.
"He lost an arm." Trish said.
She showed us the groom. Poor guy, lost an arm on his wedding day.
"It's fine, whatever. Just put him on." Ally said.
"Okay."
"Alright, let's go." Trish said.
We started walking, but we stumbled.
"Ooh!"
"Oh!"
"No."
And there goes layer three.
"Trish!" Ally said.
Oh shit, she's mad.
"Sorry. But who really needs more than three layers?" Trish said.
We helped Ally get up, also being careful with the cake. Or what's left of it.
***
3rd Pov
Back in the class, Jax was pacing back and forth, while Austin tried calling the girls.
"What are you doing here again? I told you, you're not in my class." Ms. Townsend said to Dez.
"Did you really think I was going to miss one of my best friend's wedding?" Dez answered.
"It's not a wedding. It's a budget presentation."
"Oh. Then what are you doing here?" Dez asked.
Jax was still pacing and looking through the small window on the door.
"I'm the teacher."
"Where is Ally?" Jax asked.
"They're not answering." Austin said, turning off his phone.
"Maybe she got cold feet, buddy." Dez said.
Both Austin and Jax looked at him confused.
***
Azzy's Pov
We were barely making it to the food court.
"That's all right. We got it."
"We got it."
"We gotta hurry." Ally said.
"Okay, here we go." Trish said.
And we all started making our way down the steps.
"Careful. Ready?" I said.
"Okay."
"Step." I said.
Please don't fall. Please don't fall.
"Okay. Oh! Okay. Okay."
Yes!
"We got it. We got it." "Okay. Hey, we're here."
This is the most stressful thing I've ever done.
"We're good."
"We got it."
"Look out!" I said.
And there goes number four.
"Oh!"
"Oh, come on!" Ally said.
Me and Trish looked over to the guy that bumped into us.
***
3rd Pov
"Jax, we can't wait any longer." Ms. Townsend said.
"I assure you, she's coming." Jax said, slightly panicking.
"I've heard that before. 'Just running to the store,' he said. And I never saw Philip again." Ms. Townsend said, in a slight angry tone.
***
Azzy's Pov
"Move it! Out of the way!" Me and Trish yelled.
We finally made it to the school and we were pushing and shoving people out of the way. And at this point, all three of us were covered with a bit of cake.
"Cake coming through!" I yelled, pushing my way through some people.
"Almost there." Ally said.
We were right at the door, when it suddenly opened.
All that work for nothing!
We looked at Dez, who was standing at the door.
"Found her!" He yelled.
Poor Ally. Cake ruined. Dress ruined, by the cake.
"Oh. Oh. Okay." Ally said, picking up a bit of the cake and walking into the class. Trish, Dez and I followed her.
"Ally, you made it!" I heard Jax say.
They have no idea what we've been through, just to get here.
"I'm here! And... I made cake. It's white buttercream choc- okay, whatever. It's cake. I swear, it was six layers, had everything you wanted and was perfect." Ally said, turning to Jax.
"It's true. If you really want to see it, there's a layer in the quad... and the mall..." Trish started.
"And in the music factory. Really, it's everywhere." I continued.
We were standing off to the side, with Austin and Dez.
Okay. I really do need that nap now.
"I'm just happy you're here. And I can;t believe you made our cake. We might not be able to eat it, but there's still enough to do this. Boop!" Jax said.
He took a bit of the frosting, from the piece Ally had in her hand, and placed it on her nose.
Aww...
"That would've been a lot cuter if you weren't already covered in cake." Jax said.
"Oh? Like this?" Ally said.
And she wiped the piece she had in her hand, onto Jax's face.
I quickly wiped my hands, on my pants, and got Jax's camera out from my bag.
Then I took a picture of their faces.
"This is sweet and all, but can you please start your presentation?"
Oh, come on. Don't ruin the moment.
"Shh! You're ruining the moment! Oh, just kiss her already." Dez said.
And they did. The whole class started clapping and I took more pictures of them. Ohh, I'm gonna get killed. I'm not allowed to use Jax's camera. Then Dez started throwing something.
"Is that pork fried rice?" Austin asked.
"Yeah, that was all I could get on short notice." Dez said.
Oh, what a day.
I seriously do need a nap now.