A.N.- love this song! listening to it will help set the mood. ONESHOT, but if persuaded, MIGHTPOSSIBLYMAYBE put a story line to it. maybe.


He grew up learning never to put anything of value in the hands of someone else. He lived and adventurous life, but always made sure that it was in his control.

But then that day came.

The day he met her.

His world came crashing down.

The way she phrased her words, the way she somehow echoed back exactly what he was feeling in his inner thoughts, and most of all the way she just seemed so real.

And he didn't have a clue what was happening.

It frightened him.

Over time, they became the duo. He taught her how to explore, and she taught him how to create.

She loved him, and he loved her.

But one day, he stopped trying to explore and wanting to create.

And it frightened her.

He was so distant; she didn't even see him for days on end.

He had decided to stick to the plan: be the man who could only love himself. He rejected every attempt to see her and became insensitive and secluded. But he quickly saw how much that affected her.

This affected him even more. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and couldn't live without her. So he decided to do something about it. He decided to go see her. At 3'oclock in the morning.

As he ran down the dark streets to her house, something caught his eye: a shadow huddled under the willow tree in the neighborhood park. He broke into a sprint, using every bit of motivation that came with the hope that it was her under that tree.

"Ally?" he fervently whispered to the huddled figure."Austin." She strained. "Ally, I-"he began but she cut him off. "What is it, Austin? Please. Just stop." She said, her eyes holding a cold stare with him.

"No, Ally I won't stop. Not till I get it right. I know I've shredded any trust in me, but please just listen. Exactly 1 year, 6 months, and 13 hours ago, I fell in love with a girl who rattled my bones with the way she proved me wrong. I was always free to do whatever I pleased, as long as I knew the plan and stuck to it. But when I met you, I learned that sometimes you don't have to be in control. And that scared the crap out of me. Then I started loving you, and that scared me even more. And I was petrified, and started losing you. That by far scared me the most. You see, half of my heart had a grip on the situation and knew we wouldn't last. Half of my heart told me that love lasts when it's with the right person. But I did something stupid and believed the half that said you weren't real. And I only could give you half of my trust. And I knew that you could only fall short for so long, so I left. I hated that I couldn't give you more and so I realized that I can't keep loving you, Ally Dawson. However, the song I sang was so lonely. Until the day you came. And it occurred to me: I can't keep loving you-"

"Austin you already told me that. I get it. But when I told you that I loved you, you left." Her voice faltered. "you had me thinking that I had done something…wrong."

"-with half of my heart. Because half was a spontaneous man in love. The other half was a man who could only love himself. And half of my heart won't do. As this dawned on me, I realized that I can't stop loving you. Because you are the other half of my heart."