AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey guys, so I went on a writing spree for Austin & Ally and I decided I needed to turn it into a one-shot collection! So from now on I'll be giving a summary of what will happen in each one shot before the story! :) Enjoy!
Summary: She's always a muse to help her writing. But this time she might need more to help her through when she starts questioning her place in Team Austin. Maybe a little help from a blonde haired singer will change her mind. "Sticks and stone might break bones, but words are just that Als...they're words.
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Miss Independent, Miss Self-sufficient, Miss Keep-your-distance
Miss Unafraid, Miss Outta-my-way, Miss Don't-let-a-man-interfere, no
Miss On-her-own, Miss Almost-grown, Miss Never-let-a-man-help-her-off-her-throne
So, by keeping her heart protected, She'd never ever feel rejected
Little Miss Apprehensive, I said ooh, she fell in love
Her fingers lightly flicked across the keys as she hummed softly. She gave a soft smile even with her eyes closed. She'd never admit it but her muse was always playing a cover of someone else's song. It gave her hope and encouragement to continue to write...
Of course a certain blonde singer popped into her head. Her fingers froze above the keys, eyes snapping open. Shaking her head with a small smile, she began a new song.
Oh, and I don't know, I don't know what he's after
But he's so beautiful, he's such a beautiful disaster
And if I could hold on through the tears and the laughter
Lord, would it be beautiful or just a beautiful disaster?
"Kelly Clarkson...nice choice Al."
She turned to find Trish standing in the doorway and gave an uneasy smile. The latina moved to sit next to her best friend with a small smile.
"This writer's block has you good. Wanna talk about it?"
Ally gave Trish a sad look as memories began to flow into her mind. Tears pricked the corners of her eyes as she felt another presense on her other side, a head resting on her shoulder as she moved to a verse of a new song...Dez.
Because of you I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you, I am afraid
She felt Trish and Dez tense up next her as she opened her eyes, gaze resting on her fingers on the keys of the piano.
"...what did he do..." Trish shot.
Ally glanced out of the corner of her eye to see the Latina facing her with anger in her eyes. She felt her redheaded friend moved so he crouched down next to Trish and face her as well.
"What happened Ally?" Dez asked, surprise anger in the normally calm teen's eyes.
Ally turned back to the piano and stopped playing. She'd forgotten she was still playing.
"...Dallas ran into me when I was leaving the library. He wanted me to help him with something...but that happened to be helping Trent out. Guess they're buddy-buddies or something..."
"Ally...what did they do?" Trish started, acting like she wanted to stand.
Dez merely placed his hand on her shoulder and shook his head before turning back to face the brunette at the piano. Ally merely started to play a slow and sad tune without realizing it.
"Trent wanted to apologize again for what he did. I guess they figured using Dallas as bait would get me interested...it worked needless to say..."
"So they toyed with your emotions...that's cruel." Dez stated.
Ally merely continued to stare at her hands that were still playing.
"I told Trent I couldn't except his apology and then Dallas..."
The Latina and redhead shared glances before turning back to the brunette.
"Dallas and I got into an argument and then they sorta ganged up on me. Words were said and I ran..."
Ally got a uneasy smile on her face and shook her head.
"It's funny really...they told me they knew I liked Austin you know? Said I was a waste of his time, that I was holding him back...that he'd never go for a girl like me. And I know it's true... Austin's my best friend and I'd never do anything to mess up what we have going for us. We're on such a HUGE ride right now and plus he has Kira..."
"So this is why you've been in such a funk. I swear when I get my hands on those two..." Trish started as she stood.
"No Trish, it's ok...really. I'll just sing a few more songs and then I'll be back to normal." Ally stated, fear in her eyes.
"Then sing for us Ally. Maybe it'll get a new song flowing through in no time." Dez stated with a big grin.
Ally's smile slowly began to disappear as she began to play a new song.
Oh oh oh, there's a place that I know
It's not pretty there and few have ever gone
If I show it to you now
Will it make you run away?
Or will you stay
Even if it hurts
Even if I try to push you out
Will you return?
And remind me who I really am
Please remind me who I really am
"Ally...why that song Trish?" Dez asked, turning to the Latina to see she was almost in tears.
"Ally's not one to just tell you how she feels. She's explaining what happened through the song...what they said really hurt her." Trish murmured to the redhead.
Dez turned from her to his other best friend to find tears starting to fall from the corners of her eyes.
Everybody's got a dark side
Do you love me?
Can you love mine?
Nobody's a picture perfect
But we're worth it
You know that we're worth it
Will you love me?
Even with my dark side?
Ally continued to sing, getting lost in the lyrics. She felt a pair of arms wrap around her, a head press into her back, as she was hiccuped out the last of the lyrics.
Don't run away don't run away
Don't run away promise you'll stay
"...why such a sad song Ally-gator?" She heard a familiar voice whisper into her back.
The arms that bound her released as she turned around to find her best friend standing before her. She stood slowly and shakily moved to rest a hand against his cheek.
"Why is your cheek bruised?" Ally whispered.
The blonde shrugged and flicked his hair out of his eyes.
"Guys shouldn't gang up on a girl...especially my best friend. They won't be doing it again."
Ally's eyes widened as she turned to see Trish and Dez grin before leaving the music room, showing each other crossed fingers in excitement. She turned her now confused gaze to the singer, before her eyes widened in realization.
"H-how long were you standing there Austin?"
He grinned with another shrug.
"About half-way through the last verse of Miss Independent. Then you sang Because of you..."
His grin suddenly disappeared.
"...Neither of them hurt you did they..."
Ally shook her head, gaze flickered to the floor.
"No, just a few things they said did."
She saw his hand go into a ball, his knuckles turning white before he let go and she looked up to find him watching her closely. He sighed and opened his arms as she rushed into them to press her face against his chest. Upon feeling him hold her tight to him, he began to shake.
"...When I heard what Trent said to you...I wanted to hit him harder than I did..."
She tried to move back to look at him in shock but he merely held her in an iron-clasp grip. So she merely calmly sighed.
"I can handle myself Austin. Sticks and stones remember? Their words won't hurt me."
Austin shook his head and buried his face into the hollow of her neck.
"They won't mess with you again Ally...I can promise that."
Ally nodded as he leaned up and slowly let her out of his grip. A buss from Austin's pocket had the blonde pulling out his phone with a frown. Shaking his head, he placed the phone back in his pocket and faced his confused songwriter.
"That was the song for when Kira calls. I thought you guys had a date tonight...why didn't you answer?" Ally asked shyly.
"I told Kira it wasn't working out. She's great, really fun to hang out with...but not when all you wanna do is play video games and eat pizza all the time." He replied with a shrug.
"You and Dez do that all the time." She replied with a raised brow.
"Exactly! What me and Dez do, not what boyfriend and girlfriend do. We got into an argument and she's trying to apologize."
"Why aren't you?" Ally couldn't help but ask.
Austin shrugged and flopped down into one of the green-striped chairs, throwing a leg over the arm so he could face the piano.
"She threatened to make her dad drop our contract because I didn't wanna do what she did, blah blah blah." He replied, using his hands for effect.
Ally's eyes widened as she moved to stand before her blond friend.
"Austin! What if he drops you for real?! That is his daughter!"
Austin really rolled his eyes and pulled Ally's hand so she dropped into his lap before she could rush from the room.
"W-what are you doing?" Ally stammered upon seeing his grin.
"Hanging out with my best friend." He replied as a matter of factly.
She sighed in frustration.
"You need to call Kira and talk to her before she talks to her father."
"She's already apologized. It's just her wanting to hang out to try and make things work." Austin replied right back.
Ally raised a brow and watched as Austin took one of her hands in his own and began to trace along her fingers.
"O...k...now what are you doing?"
Austin's smile widened into a grin as he faced her, hands covering hers.
"Making sure you're alright."
Ally's look turned to full confusion as she began to stammer.
"W-what's going o-on Austin? You're scaring me..."
A flash of emotion passed through his eyes as he released her hand and wound it through her loose curls.
"Can't a guy just relax and hang out his the girl of his dreams?"
She froze as his other hand rested on her lower back. A small smile fell across her lips, understanding what he was implying.
"If this guy is sucking up to the girl of his dreams for a new song, he's gonna have to wait. The girl of his dreams is slowly becoming his girlfriend and she wants to forget about what happened earlier."
He grinned as he brought her close to meld his lips against hers. His grin only widened when they pulled away and he saw the dreamy look on her face. Ally merely smacked his arm and moved to lay her head against his chest while he moved to get more relaxed.
"So no more sad songs?" He whispered against her hair.
She smiled and shook her head. He allowed her to stand and followed her to the piano, where they both sat.
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna hold each other tight?
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay?
Austin rested an arm around her shoulder and laid a kiss to her temple, turning to the door.
"Ok, you two can come in now!"
Ally's eyes widened as Trish and Dez came, hands covering the others eyes. She stood with a glare at the blonde singer.
"Was this a setup?"
Austin gulped in nervousness and gave a shaky smile.
"...Surprise?"
The brunette watched her three best friends cower near the door before letting bright laughter fill the room. The three in question looked at each other before turning to the brunette, whose eyes were filled with love and happiness.
"You guys are the best."
"Group hug!" Dez shouted as the four embraced.
Ally felt herself be drawn against her boyfriend's body and a smile against her ear.
"No Als...you're the best..."
She smiled back with a shake of her head and watched as Dez and Trish start to argue about what to do for the rest of the afternoon. Rolling her eyes, she leaned up to lay a kiss against Austin's lips. She guessed she'd have to agree with Austin on his statement...
For now anyways...in the meantime...she had a song to write.
