Author's note: this is a new multi-chap that is pretty AU! The idea was created by Sparda4, so thanks for that! I'm going to try to stay true to your idea while adding my own plot twists:) Not really sure how this is going to turn out, but I'm excited!

So the plot is based around Austin's career launching and then Jimmy tells him that he needs to hire a bodyguard. That's all I'm saying for now! On with the story!

Austin's POV

Jimmy thinks that I should get a bodyguard. I get it, my career's taking off and I have tons of fans, but I could also get in danger. But I'm strong, I can take care of myself! Apparently he doesn't think so, though, so Ally and I are here in the practice room to sort through all of the applications. Who knew so many people wanted to be my bodyguard?

"Thanks for doing this with me," I say. "This is really tedious!"

"No problem," she replies. "To be honest, I want you to be safe, too! It makes me feel a whole lot better to be sorting through all of these applications with you."

"What, you don't trust me to do this myself?" I laugh.

She raises an eyebrow. "Do you really want me to answer that?"

"Never mind," I sigh, picking up the next beige folder.

"Gavin Young," she reads, and flips open the folder.

To our surprise, there are at least thirty pages in the folder. I have no interest in looking through all the pages, but Ally goes ahead and starts reading them all. She keeps nodding and smiling, so I imagine it's a pretty good resume. Finally, on the last page, is a picture of Gavin. He looks pretty young, actually, about our age. He's super buff and has about twice as much muscle as me. And that's saying a lot!

"So, what's this guy about?" I ask.

"Well, it turns out that although he's only sixteen, he has tons of experience." Ally tells me. "He's worked mostly in Orlando as security for the theme parks there, but he's also worked in California. He also has some experience in Europe, and he was going to be part of the Swiss Guard but he was too tall. He's super experienced, and he's super cute, too!"

I sigh. "Don't tell me that you want to hire him just because he's good-looking!"

"Of course not!" she replies. "It's just an added bonus! I want you to be safe, remember?"

I guess I kind of like Ally, we've dated a bit in the past but it never worked out. That doesn't stop me from wishing we could get back together, but it might endanger my career. I've repeatedly told her that she should consider her own musical career, but since she has stage fright, she just wants to be my songwriter.

"Okay, so I guess we're hiring this Gavin Young?" I ask, just to confirm.

"I guess!" she affirms.

Two days later, Gavin shows up at Sonic Boom for his interview, just so that we can make sure we're hiring the right guy. I told Ally that she didn't need to come, especially since Jimmy was coming, anyways. She came regardless. She said that it was because she wanted to meet the guy that would be in charge of protecting her best friend, but I think it's because she just has a major crush. Whatever. She can come.

"Hey, I'm looking for Austin Moon?" I hear.

I turn to face the door of the store, and I see a tall, muscular guy. He must be Gavin. His accent I can't exactly place, it sounds a bit Southern mixed with Australian with a strange tone of some Asian accent. Maybe Japanese, but that would be strange for a Florida native. Unless he went to Japan or Asia a lot, but his only overseas jobs were in Europe. I ignore it, because I just have to do this interview and find out whether he's right for the job.

"Yes, he's right here." Jimmy calls.

"Oh, hello!" Gavin says to both of us, as Ally runs up to me from the counter.

"Hi, I'm Austin!" I say.

"Nice to meet you, Austin! And who's this man? Your manager?" he asks.

"I'm Jimmy Starr," Jimmy tells him. "I'm not technically Austin's manager, but I do the job anyways. His official manager is too lazy."

I chuckle, thinking of Trish. She really doesn't do much work for us, Jimmy does more, but she definitely supports me through all of my musical adventures.

"Nice to meet you, Jimmy! And who's this pretty lady?" he asks, smiling and looking down at Ally.

She blushes and looks down to the floor, but I can see that she's smiling.

"This is Ally," I say. "She's my songwriter, and she's awesome! I could never have made it this far into my career without her."

"And she's your girlfriend, I suppose?" he asks.

"No, we're just friends! She's like a sister to me." I reply.

Well, sort of, I guess. I don't really know how to describe Ally, I just know that right now we're friends, and I'm happy. She means the world to me, and I protect her like a brother. We work together like colleagues, and I love her like an admiring partner. Well, I like her. It's not love.

"Okay, let's get on with the interview! I'm a busy guy, you know!" Jimmy interrupts, sitting down on a bench. "Please describe your previous experience as a bodyguard."

"Well, I have a lot of experience, actually. At first, I worked in California. Just as a security guard and bodyguard for moderately famous people and organizations, it wasn't really a big thing. I had to start small. Then I decided to travel to Europe, in hopes of becoming part of the Swiss Guard. Turns out you have to be 19-30 years old and shorter than me! I was only sixteen, but they told me that there were plenty of famous European businessmen who needed security. I ended up landing a job as the bodyguard for this European supermodel. It was hard, though, because she didn't speak any English! It was a good job, though. Finally, I've been working as security for the theme parks in Orlando, and I've had to deal with tons of impatient tourists!"

Not only is he polite, as he had already demonstrated when we saw him, and physically fit, as we can see, but he is also eloquent and concise.

"Why did you leave your job in Orlando?" Jimmy asks. "I've heard it's very well-paying to work at theme parks."

"I just wanted to have a new experience." he replies immediately. "Although I had to deal with angry tourists, I soon started to get bored. There was no more excitement in my job, just checking photo IDs and stopping swarms of people. I wanted to have some experience with real stars, not just dressed-up characters. And Austin was offering a job as a bodyguard, so I decided to check it out."

As he talks, I glance over at Ally and I see that she's entranced. She's looking at Gavin like I've never seen her look at anyone before, not even me. It makes me a bit jealous, but I pass it off.

I don't really pay attention to the interview after a few more questions, until Jimmy taps me and asks if I have anything to ask Gavin.

"Oh! Uh...how old are you?" I ask.

"I'm seventeen." he replies steadily.

"Seventeen! No way, so am I!" I exclaim.

At least I could make a new guy friend! Dez is great, but he's a bit crazy sometimes! It'll be nice to have a guy my age that I can be friends with. That also means that he's potential boyfriend material for Ally, but I don't really worry about that.

"And Ally, do you have anything to ask?" Jimmy asks, looking over at her.

"Uh..." she sighs dreamily, "are you single?"

"You bet!" he says, and winks.

"Okay, it was great meeting you, Gavin!" Jimmy says. "I think you're hired!"

"Thank you so much!" he exclaims, shaking Jimmy's hand. "I'll do my very best to protect your star."

"I'm confident about you." he replies. "I trust that Ally also has confidence in you?"

"Yep!" she exclaims, somewhat regaining her composure.

"You seem like a great guy, Gavin." I say. "I'm excited to be working with you!"

He laughs. "More like I'll be working for you, but that sounds cool! Thanks again!"

After shaking our hands and thanking us profusely again, Gavin leaves Sonic Boom, and Jimmy follows shortly after.

"Isn't he so cute?" Ally says dreamily.

I raise an eyebrow, and my expression must look really silly, because she bursts out laughing.

"Oh, we're such great friends!" she laughs, hugging me.

Author's note: Okay, that's the first chapter! I hope you liked it! Feedback is especially appreciated this time because I'm not the one who came up with the plot so I just want to know how I can develop it best (speaking of which, more plot development is coming up). And on that note, thanks again to Sparda4 for the idea of this and I hope you liked it!