The Bluebird

by Todayisagoodday27

When Austin Moon decided to make a stop at the legendary Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, where he had a show later that day, he did not expect to see his former partner singing songs about him on that little stage. He didn't know if he could handle staying, but he definitely knew that he couldn't handle leaving. he had to hear why Ally Dawson still thought of him after all those years.

1. Chapter 1

All Austin Moon wanted to do was take a nice walk to see the sights of Nashville, where he would be playing later that night for his sold-out tour. People often wondered why he chose to insist on playing in the country music capitol of the US, and he always insisted that it was because he loved the energy of the crowds.

"It's has nothing to do with the fact that I heard Ally Dawson moved here a couple of years ago," Austin thought, "Of course not."

As he explored music city, Austin thought about his former best friend and music partner. He really wasn't sure what happened between him and Ally. It had been a fight that had ended their previously unbreakable friendship and partnership. He remembered gearing up for his first world tour after their freshman year at the University of Miami, and Ally had said something about wanting to staying there to finish up school and work on her own music, so he didn't push the idea of her coming along. Even though the thought of his best friend not coming killed him, Austin didn't want to be the one to get in the way of Ally's career.

She had seemed okay with not going, even excited to continue her studies, but one night that all blew up in his face. They were working on a song, and he had disagreed with her about a lyric or a chord progression or something. Then somehow a small disagreement that could easily be worked out had turned into a large fight about careers and school and a certain someone's tour. Furious, Ally got up and left a dumbstruck Austin in their practice room. She refused to talk to him before he left later that month. He didn't even get to say goodbye.

The next time Austin saw Ally was when his tour ended. He apologized about their fight and she had accepted. He'll never forget what she said to him afterwards. It had led to another fight, this time Austin was to blame for the harsh words, and that hadn't spoken since.

But of course he was over that now.

Trying to shake the bad memory from his head, Austin excitedly walked up to The Bluebird Cafe. He had been to Nashville several times, but never to the infamous venue.

So imagine his surprise when he saw the exact song writer he was trying to forget standing on the stage introducing her new album. "Hi everybody!" She started cheerfully, "I'm Ally Dawson, I've been a waitress here for some time, and I've just been signed to Big Machine Records! I'm so excited to be playing my debut album 'These are for You' for y'all today!"

Austin's throat went dry as she started her first song. He could only imagine who the "You" mentioned in the title was as she started to sing. He wanted to turn around and walk away, but he could tear his eyes off of the girl he used to call his best friend.