Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally nor the characters. The entire story is a figment of imagination. I own absolutely nothing but the plot. All rights to Disney.

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I guess I never really took a chance at believing. They would always say, life has a funny way of working. You could never tell what would happen the very next moment of your life. Knowing how fastly everything I had could be so easily taken away from me was terrifying. I had it all, everything I could ever possibly need in the palm of my hands and at that very second it fell apart.

It was like a gunshot to my head, a knife to my throat. My gracefulness had fell apart. I had failed myself, I failed my promises. I failed her.

I knew I had no fighting chance with life or fate. There was no way I could take back everything but if I could I would. No one deserved this. She didn't deserve this type of pain. I was supposed to be her light but I blew out on her. I left her. To chase my own dreams. I never really knew how much I broke her. The sound of her voice still sends chills bolting through my body.

I craved the feeling of her touch. Her being safely in my arms. Her small fingers trailing my skin slowly as I hummed soothingly into her ear. Those were the days I longed for. The ones I knew would never come again.

I sat in the busy halls of the emergency room. Thoughts blaring through my head. How could I be so careless. So inconvient? So caught up in everything, I pushed her into this predicament. There's no one to blame other than me. I caused this.

"Austin, watch out!"

My hands clasped into my sorrow filled faced.

"Ally! No!"

I grimaced harder, tears brinking down the corner of my eye.

The sound of the collision still moved through my ears causing me to cringe repeatedly.

"Stop! No!"

My fingers squeezed into my temple. The tears still threatening to fall.

"Ally, please stay with me. Please." I enclosed her palm securely into mine, squeezing onto it for dear life. "You can't do this. P-please…"

I let her down. I let myself down. What have I done?

"I need you…please don't. S-stay with me." Still no movement.

I screamed it out. All of it. Into my hands. I felt the pain shuddered through my coldless body.

"You promised me! You have to. Ally d-don't." I plead, my voice practically cracking at the minute. I caressed her face in my hands.

Two arms pulled me back from her in an instance.

"No! No!" I cried out. "Please!"

I struggled through their grip as it strengthened.

"I can't lose her. I can't…I can't…" I shook my head in utter denial.

My heart had never felt such pain, I felt at that very moment.

"Austin Moon?" A voiced called out sharply.

I lifted my head up, stifling my tears back. "Y-yes?" I stuttered.

"About Ally, I have some bad…news. It's too early to really tell right now if she'll be okay. We're doing our best."

The frown on my face deepened but I kept it hid.

"I think it's better if you just block out all negative thoughts, right now." She said merely towards me.

I couldn't make out any words so I nodded.

"The brain damage is pretty horrid. There's alot of trauma but she's fighting."

I thought to myself, 'She's a fighter…a strong one.'

"You need to stay as positive as possible at times like these. It'll be okay, I can't promise you but I can hope that it will be." She slightly rubbed my shoulder and patted me on the back.

"You love her alot, don't you?" The expression on her face showed rather alot of curiosity.

I made eye contact with her, my eyes full of sadness.

Of course I loved her, she was my life. My inspiration for everything I did. Her life was special to me. In my eyes, she was priceless.

It took a few moments for her to catch on. She nodded solemnly.

"Please…keep h-her safe…" I murmured out slowly.

"We're not giving up anytime soon. The more she fights, the more we will too."

"C-can…I see her?" I suggestively rose my eyebrows.

"Of course," She stood up from her place and began to walk in the direction of the room; signaling me to follow.

I lifted myself from my seat and it felt like my world had tipped over and it was unbalanced. This was my demise, what I had feared all along. Losing her.

As I walked down the halls, I felt uneasy. Trapped, lost in a place I didn't belong. All I could think about was her. I hoped there was some way she would be able to forgive me.

The doctor stopped at the room. Her hand grasped the handle and pulled open the door slowly. The creaking of the door swinging open still gives me goosebumps.

I walked in and the second I saw her almost lifeless body laying down peacefully on the cot; I broke. My face immediately filled with complete concern.

My paced slowed as I got nearer and nearer her. She looked at ease, she was out of her misery but I knew she wasn't giving up too easily.

My fingers brushed through the small strands of lingering hair in front of her face. I tucked the muffled hair behind her ear.

My throat hitched and I breathed out softly yet raspily. I lingered my hand against her cold face. It was almost as if she wasn't there anymore. I could feel the agony in my eyes ready to let it's self out.

I swallowed down the lump in my throat as my fingers trickled farther down her skin. I gawed at how beautiful she looked.

At that very moment, I realized how much my words had mocked me.

"I'll never leave you I promise, okay?" I smiled warmly, whispering softly into her ear.

Her small arms wrapped around my torso as her head layed against it. Her eyes fluttered close. "Even when the evil pickles come to eat you?"

I chuckled half-heartedly. "They won't come for me."

"They want you. But, no. Mine " She wrapped her legs around my waist tightly and squeezed me a little.

"Will you protect me then?" I whispered into her hair.

"As long as you stay in my arms, you're safe." She nuzzled her nose against my bare chest a little.

"That should be no problem then." I played with her tiny fingers one by one.

"Promise you'll never leave?"

"I'm not going anywhere. Unless you tell me to and even then I would never give up."

"Persistent, much?"

"For you, anything." I reached my lips down to her temple as they caressed it with a gentle kiss.

"I don't know what I'd do without you." She intertwined her fingers with mine.

A tear cornered my eye but I let it fall. I let them all fall.

I found her petite hand and captured it in mine. I trailed small circles onto her palm as I took a seat next to her on the bed.

"Hi…" I breathed out.

I bit down on my lip as the silent tears streamed slowly down my heartbroken filled face.

"I-I…miss…you…" I felt my heart ache a little at the sudden truth.

"I know…you wouldn't want me to be t-this…way…but…" My voice cracked. "I can't…I can't help but know that this…is all my fault."

I squeezed her hand harder. "Please…forgive me."

"I failed you…I was supposed to keep you safe…a-and now…I don't…know…"

It felt like my heart had burst open and sunken to the bottom of my stomach.

"I…love…you. I-I always…will."

I leaned down to lightly press a kiss to her cheek.

"Mr. Moon?" A voice that was all too familiar cut in. "Your time is up."

I nodded disappointly but abided. I let go of her hand and it almost felt wrong for her hand not to be enclosed in mine. I felt like a betrayer.

I scurried my way out of the room and closed the door behind me softly.

Once I was fully turned around, I was facing the doctor. Her expression showed confusion yet regretfulness and I was quite bewildered by it.

"What's going on?" I asked, concerned.

"Mr. Moon…" Her tone almost suprised me.

I knew that this wasn't going to end well and I was dreading every second of it so far.

"There were…some complications." The doctor said softly, she concealed the pain in her voice.

"What do you mean?"

"There were some difficulties, I'm afraid."

My eyes widen and suddenly I felt everything come tumbling down on me.

"I know I promised you but there's nothing else we can do. I'm terribly sorry."