A/N: Hey this is a new Austin and Ally two-shot. I got inspiration from a wedding that I went to recently (well, I started this months ago so yeah... the wedding was months ago). And since it took me so long, I decided to upload in February... the month of love. (well actually it's the National Month of Weddings, just one of the many titles of February.) And I'll stop ranting... but it seemed to fit the month. Here you go! :)
Down the Aisle: A Dress
Ally sighed and put down the interinery of Sonic Boom of the counter. It had been a long, busy day of helping customer buy and pick out their choice of instruments. Plus giving Nelson a violin lesson. Her ears weren't working properly after hearing Nelson saw a long drawing raspy tune of his violin. It literally drove her crazy, but she still provided him with a compliment. She had too. Or else... Plus her father was out at the food court because it was free samples hour. She really loved her father, she really did, but sometimes with his naïve ways it just... urgh! it just drove her up the wall, in the nicest possible way. She closed her eyes finally getting a sense of peace and quiet since the sun had broken through the clouds that morning.
It didn't last long. The bell tingled signaling the arrival of another visitor.
Still with her eyes closed she started to recite her speech like an automated robot. "Hello. Welcome to Sonic Boom. How may I help you?"
"Are you okay?"
She recognized that voice. She heaved another sigh and slowly opened her eyes to see a familiar face. "Hey Austin."
"Are you okay?" he repeated, looking concerned for his best friend.
"Yeah. I'm fine. It was just another busy day," Ally explained.
"Oh." Then Austin smiled. "Well it's just to get better!" he exclaimed.
"No offense, but I'm not in the mood for any practical jokes," Ally countered looking sadly at Austin. He quieted down immediately. Ally noticed his sudden sullen attitude. "That's not what I meant. It's just that I've had a long day and I'm so tired and I..."
"I get it Ally." The blonde smiled.
All of a sudden Ally's day brightened. He really had that much of an effect on her and it drove her crazy. Okay that might've been her confession to liking her best friend. They did have a wonderful friendship and she didn't want to ruin that if she confessed her feelings. Plus she'd bound to get over them. At least she thinks she can.
"So um, what are you doing here?" she asked converting the conversation elsewhere.
"I wanted to ask you something."
"Sure. What is it? Do you need a new song? Because I've already thought of some new ideas. I think you're going to love it. Are you performing somewhere? If so, where is it? Is it a gig at some occasion?"
He chuckled at her rant. She really did have the tendency to talk for quite some time. "You already partly asked yourself."
"A new song? For a performance?"
"Yes. But here's the thing..." He looked uncertainly at her. She just nodded for him to continue overlooking his nervous stance. "I'm performing at uh... At my cousin's... It's at... Will you be my date?"
Ally was following every word of his stutter until her ears went blank with the last question. "What?"
"Will you be my date?" he repeated, slowly this time.
"Why? For what?"
"My cousin's getting married in a couple months and since its a formal event my parents are making me bring a date. I didn't have anyone else to ask so I asked you. But we can just go as friends. It's fine if you don't want to go though. I understand..."
"But I haven't given you my answer yet," she interrupted.
"So you're saying yes?" he implied.
"Maybe. But what's with the new song?"
"Oh. First of all another question. Would you like to perform a duet with me?"
"That'd be great, but..."
"But you've gotten over your stage fright!" he argued.
"Yes, but..."
"But what?!"
"It's a wedding Austin!" she protested.
"A wedding reception," he smart-alecked. "Plus what's with a wedding reception?"
She threw her hands up in the air in defeat. "Urgh! It's a wedding reception, that's why. If we're going to perform, everything and I mean EVERYTHING needs to be perfect. The song theme, the lyrics, the mood, everything!"
"So I take that as a yes?" he asked cheekily.
"Huh?" Ally stopped with her monologue and looked at him.
"So you'll be my date?"
"As friends," she safely labeled. "Nothing more." But she did catch that flicker of disappointment on his face. That gave her a burning suspicion if Austin liked her.. as more than friends of course. "So where is it?"
He quickly smiled. "At the Deauville Beach Resort*."
"So that's for the reception. How about the wedding itself? Or is it at the hotel too?"
"No. They're getting married at the Calvary Chapel on Indian Creek Drive**. You know that small church. It's the bride's hometown so they decided that that place was perfect."
"Oh. That's nice. Is there a theme color or something? Should I be aware of anything?"
"Well its formal. The color theme is a baby blue. Yeah, those light shades. And that's pretty much it."
"How about your performance?" Ally questioned further.
"Well its a wedding so I want us to sing a love song. A cover or an original. As long as its good. My cousin's depending on me. At first he was uncertain, but I wanted to do something for him as he was my playmate when I was younger. But I finally got him to agree."
"Aww! That's so sweet."
"I know. So the wedding will be at exact noon. It's going to be hot, but its air conditioned. It'll run for a couple hours and everyone will head over to the hotel. The wedding reception will be at five in the afternoon. There's a big time gap just in case and its so if some need a break, its available, but you're with me so its going to be busy. We're going to be early in both places, just cause. Oh and traffic to keep in mind."
"Well that sounds fun. So who are the lucky two?" Ally asked.
"James and Theresa. James Moon my cousin and his bride to be Theresa Delgado."
"So are you going to be groomsman or the best man? Or the ring bearer?" Ally gushed. She really loved love. There was just something about it. How strong love is to bring two different people to be as one. To bring out their true self. It was just magical.
Austin chuckled. "No I'm just the performer. Plus I don't want to be the groomsman. But I'll tell you the full list later."
"Sure. How about we-" Ally was interrupted as the bell rang again to signal another arrival.
"Hey sweetie!" Lester Dawson called to his daughter then spotting her blonde best friend. "Oh, hello Austin."
"Hey Mr. Dawson!" Austin greeted, waving.
Ally turned around and smiled. "Hey dad. Can I take my break now?"
"Sure sweetie. Have fun," he added.
Ally nodded. Then she marched up the stairs after grabbing her precious book, pulling Austin after her. They sat down at their usual positions on the piano bench tossing around ideas for the song.
"So what are you going to perform? An original or a cover?" Ally twisted in her seat to look at him.
He thought for a minute. "I want to sing an original."
"Okay. We're getting somewhere." Ally nodded encouragingly. "So are we writing a new one or you're just going to sing an old favorite?"
"What is there that we could possibly use?" Austin asked.
"Well it should be a love song. So we have Heartbeat..."
"..Too upbeat. I want a slow emotional song."
Ally gaped at him. "Slow? Emotional? Song?"
"Um... yeah?" It was more of a question, than a statement. Now Ally was looking at him weirdly. "What?!"
"It's just..." She shook her head. "Never mind. So a slow song?"
"Um... Yeah. It's they're first dance so I want to make it special."
"Hold up! We're performing for their first dance?!" Ally squealed. "Ohh! You're right! It needs to be a slow song! And it's going to be so romantic! Ohhh!"
"Yeah. That's why." Then it was silent. "So?" He started slowly. "Got any ideas?"
Ally smiled widely. "Tons!" She grabbed her songwriting journal and started flipping through its pages humming an unfamiliar tune.
"Is that the tune?" Austin asked. "It's beautiful already."
She nodded, still sifting though the pages. "Here! Um, this is the intro. From the moment I saw you,/From the moment I looked into your eyes./There was something about you I knew, I knew," she sang with some light piano backing.
"Ally! That's amazing! It's going to be a perfect song!" he exclaimed as he wrapped her in one of his famous hugs especially just for her.
Ally couldn't help but smile at his reaction. "I thought so too. It's going to be one amazing song!"
"Agreed." He nodded. "So let's get writing?" he asked once their hug was over. It was actually much longer that what you'd call a normal hug between two friends. But they didn't notice. They never did.
One... Two... Three... Five... Six hours later with several breaks along the way they were done. And the song turned out to be just amazing!
"Ready to play it again?" Austin asked positing his fingers on the keyboard.
Ally nodded flipping though her books for the lyrics. "Here." She placed her book on the stand as Austin's fingers danced over the keys.
From the moment I saw you,
From the moment I looked into your eyes.
There was something about you I knew, I knew.
That you were once in a lifetime,
A treasure near impossible to find.
I know how lucky I am to have you.
'cause I've seen rainbows that could take your breath away.
The beauty of the setting sun that ends a perfect day
And when it comes to shooting stars, I have seen a few.
But I've never seen anything as beautiful as you.
Holding you in my arms
No one else's fit so perfectly
I could dance forever with you, with you
And at the stroke of midnight
Please forgive me if I can't let go
Cause I never dreamed I find a cinderella of my own
'cause I've seen rainbows that could take your breath away (take your breath away)
The beauty of the setting sun that ends a perfect day
And when it comes to shooting stars, I have seen a few.
But I've never seen (I've never seen) anything (anything) as beautiful as you.
La da da da da da daaaaa
Ooohhhhhhhhhhhh Ohh
I've seen rainbows that could take your breath away (take your breath away)
The beauty of the setting sun that ends a perfect day
And when it comes to shooting stars, I have seen a few.
But I've never seen (I've never seen) anything (anything) as beautiful
No I've never seen... anything as beautiful as you
From the moment I saw you,
From the moment I looked into your eyes.
Austin played the final chord and sang the last line staring into Ally's eyes. Ally repeated the last line right back to him with an equal gaze. "From the moment I looked into your eyes," both sang, deeply peering into each other's souls.
The last note echoed into the room as it broke into silence. "Ally.." Austin began, as he raised his hand to caress her check with his hand.
Ally shook her head and put her head down as Austin drew back his hand. Her cheeks were starting to grow warm which meant that her cheeks must be growing a deep shade of red.
Austin cleared his throat and turned to face the piano. "So um..."
"Um, yeah. Tha-That was a nice song, Austin," she compliment wanting desperately to get past the awkward tension.
"Yeah," he agreed. He stole one last look and turned away.
"Ally! Ally! Ally! Ally!" Austin shouted as he ran down the halls of Marino High searching for his best friend.
Ally knew he was coming before she even saw him. Well mostly because of his thundering voice that vibrated along the walls to her ears. "What? What? What? What?" she mocked as he rounded the corner nearly running her over.
He rolled his eyes, but got over his annoyance as excitement filled him again. "Guess what? Guess what?" he sang.
"Um... You're going on tour?!"
"No. I wish, but that's not it!" Still excitement jumping in his eyes. "It's about the wedding. And not about the performance."
"But what else would you be SO excited for in a wedding? Unless its cancelled or... that's all I got."
"Man, Ally! You're a really bad guesser. But its not about me. It's about you!"
"What? Why would it be me?" she asked, clearly surprised.
"Okay. So one of the bridesmaids got hurt and we couldn't find any replacement that fast. Until... I recommended that you be one. They sorta know who you are since you're my bestfriend/songwriter/partner, but anyways..." he paused to catch his breath, "you're a bridesmaid!"
Her mouth dropped in shock. "A brides-bridesmaid? For reals?.." She thought it over. "No. I can't do this." Ally turned away back to her locker.
Austin's smile dropped as his failing arms and walked after her. "Why? Come on, Ally. You'll look gorgeous in that dress."
"But what if that girl and I are different sizes? You know how tiny I am!"
Austin laughed lightly. "We've got it all figured out. We'll send it to get fixed so it'll fit you just fine. There's time. The wedding isn't like for a month more. Please Ally," he begged with those pleading puppy dog eyes of his that always got Ally.
"Ugh... fine! But you owe me!" she caved with the idea.
"Thanks Alls. You're the best!" he exclaimed and pulled her in another one of his famous Ally-hugs. He had always enjoyed these moments. The intimacy and warmth they shared. It was a moment between them. Their moment.
...
"Why'd say I agree to this?" Ally desperately sighed.
"Come on Ally," Austin begged waiting outside the barrier of the curtain. They had gotten the dressed fitted and now it was for the final fitting. They were in Mel's Boutique in Miami Mall to see the final thing. And it looked gorgeous and looked like Ally's fit. Now for the finalization.
"Fine." Ally drew back the curtain and stepped-out of the dressing room, looking around, very conscious of her appearance.
God, she looked beautiful. No one word could fit to describe her. As soon as Ally stepped out, Austin felt his heart rate increase. It was pulsing in him as his eyes looked over the delicate sequencing and intricate of the dress. It was a pale baby blue one-shoulder dress. It fitted her curves, boasting her figure. At the waistline where it all tucked in, it suddenly burst to flow and the rest of the dress rained down to her knees. There was also a small sash and ribbon that completed the whole dress. It was stunning, but not as much as Ally..
His eyes widened at the very sight of her. Butterflies started to flap like crazy within him and there was no way to control them. His mouth was hanging open and had probably caught several bugs, but he still could find no words to describe his Ally. Did I say 'his'? Well, its true. He did like, possibly love her.
"Ally.. you look... beautiful. No, you're gorgeous. Stunningly... beautiful," he breathed.
Ally blushed at his compliments. "Awe. That's sweet Austin. Thanks."
He smiled dutifully back. "No problem. It's my job to tell the truth."
Once it registered in her brain, Ally blushed once more and said, "Well, I think we should go. It fits fine and I could get some shopping done."
Austin groaned. "More shopping? Ugh."
She rolled his eyes. Boys will never understand the joys of shopping until they've actually experienced it. All they care about is video games and all that junk.
But Austin was different. Though he didn't show it, he always loved shopping with Ally. Even better if they were shopping for sneakers. What? He loved them. And though, he was the average guy who loved video games and pancakes, he cared more for his favorite girl, after his mother.
Once Ally changed back to her skinny jeans, frilly top, and tall wedges, they walked to the cashier to pay for everything. For the dress alterations and some added fabric. The mood and light and airy. Causal Auslly.
"You two are so adorable! You're a cute couple," the cashier/owner or Melissa complimented as she folded the dress into a box. Then she turned to Austin and gave the box to him to carry, "You're girlfriend looks beautiful in this. You sure are lucky."
Both Austin and Ally blushed and before they could correct her another couple entered the shop, diverting Mel's attention.
*This is an actual resort in Maimi and they do hold wedding receptions. Don't own.
**This is also another actual church not far from the resort. Don't own.
A/N: So the other half should be in the following week. And in the next one is the actual wedding itself to be up on Valentines (if not, sorry). It's going to be awesome!
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