I do not own Austin and Ally or any of the music that may be portrayed in this Fanfiction.

AN: I know I'm still a pretty new writer on here, but I hope you enjoy my writing. I'm always open for request or anything of the sort. Please help get my name out there! Enjoy, Review and Favorite! –KaitlynLovesYou

Love is a Four Letter Word

The drive was excruciatingly long for the blonde in the backseat. A thirteen hour trip one day, a four hour trip the next, and a three hour trip the last day. Moving from Youngstown to Miami during his junior year was the thing he hated the most. Couldn't his parents wait until he graduated, or even let him stay at a friend's house? "Austin we're home." Austin looked up to the two story stone house. It was a nice house with a big beautiful yard, perfect for his little sister to play in. He looked to his right and unbuckled the sleeping girl before going to her side to get her. Once they were inside he was lost, all of the furniture was there and set up but he had no idea where his room was, or where Emmaline's room was. He looked to his parents as they walked through the door. "It's the first door on the left." He nodded and headed to her room. He was amazed. She is going to love it when she wakes. The walls were a deep blue with mermaids and dolphins all around. The bed was queen sized and had the princess netting, and she had her own reading nook. It was exactly what she told me she wanted before we found out we were moving. "I just wish I could have helped bring this dream to life." He muttered softly before pulling the blankets over her.

"Austin, get your suit case out of the car, you need to unpack." He made his way to the car, albeit unwillingly. They hadn't even shown him his room yet, but told him to unpack. What is there to unpack anyways? His parents stripped his room about a month ago to start setting everything up.

Austin's room was a disappointment to him. The walls were white, his bed in the middle of the room, dresser and TV across from it. Boxes containing all of his things were piled high in one corner, his guitar in another. He sighed as he began unpacking all of his clothes and other items, placing them in their new respective homes.

"Austin, will you take me to the mall to get some new clothes?" Emmaline asked as she walked into his now finished room. She looked around and sent him a sympathetic smile. She may only be seven years old but she knew how much more attention she received than her brother did. He grabbed his wallet and keys before acknowledging her. "Are you coming?" She giggled as she raced him down the stairs. "I'm taking Emma to the mall!" Austin shouted to their parents. No reply, as usual, so they left anyways.

Austin took Emmaline to her favorite store, Justice. "You should realize how much I love you Em. You know I hate coming here." He is greeted by a sincere smile and a hug from his little sister. "Thanks Austin! You're the best big brother ever!" He smiled and watched as she went through all of the clothes, trying on the items that caught her eye. He noticed as she grabbed more and more dresses. He frowned as he watched his tomboy Emmaline become more girly in front of his eyes. He hates to admit it, but the little 7 year old was definitely growing up. "All set!" Emmaline said as she pulled him out of his thoughts. He grabbed her stuff and walked over to the counter. "That'll be $59.25." The sales representative told her. When Austin saw her reach for his purse he glared at her. "You are not spending your birthday money on this." Before she had a chance to argue Austin handed the cash to the lady behind the counter. "You two have a great day!"

Austin and Emmaline spent the rest of their time wondering around and eating food. Occasionally Austin would buy her another dress or hair ribbon that caught her eye.

"Hey Em! Look a music store!" Austin pointed out. McKenzie could see the excitement in his eyes and pulled him towards the store called Sonic Boom. Emmaline couldn't help but smile when she saw the help wanted sign. She knew the main thing her brother hated was leaving his job behind. Their parents never really cared about giving him extra money. Once McKenzie was born he became the child in the shadows, but not one time had he ever taken it out on her. He had and always will be her super hero. "Austin, look their hiring! You know more about instruments than anyone!" He chuckled as they went in, but as he thought about it he decided it wouldn't be a bad thing to at least apply.

He walked to the man behind the counter and begun his introduction. "Hello sir, my name is Austin. I'd like an application please." His smile never faltered when the tired man looked to him. "Good evening Austin. Call me Lester." Austin nodded as he shook the man's hand. Lester smiled as he thought. "Austin, how about we skip the application? We could do the interview right now." Austin nodded eagerly before he realized something of more importance. Slowly he turned to his sister. "Will you be okay out here for a few minutes?" His sister nodded encouragingly, but he could tell in her eyes she was uncomfortable with it. "Ally!" Lester yelled up the stairs. Austin watched the direction of the stairs as a beautiful brunette made her way down to the main floor of the store. "Ally, can you watch the store while I give Austin an interview?" She smiled and nodded. Austin couldn't help but speak up. "I'm not comfortable leaving her alone since we just moved here, can you keep an eye on my little sister Emmaline?" Ally looked behind the cute blonde to see her. Since when is she shy? Austin couldn't help but question in his mind. Ally walked over to Em and leaned down. "Will you help me out behind the counter? There are a lot of customers today. I could really use your help." Emmaline brightened up and ran behind the counter. Ally laughed and gave her a step stool. "We better go do that interview before Ally hires Emmaline!" Lester chuckled. Austin couldn't help but smile at the scene. His sister was happy and that was all he ever cared about.

"All right Austin, I'll give you a call for when you start!" Austin was shocked that went so well, Lester didn't really interview him. He just asked the times Austin could work, and if he could name all of the instruments in the store, which he did easily. "Thank you so much Lester!" When Emma saw her brother she ran to give him a giant hug, which he automatically reciprocated. "Did you get the job?" She asked him, hope evident in her voice and eyes. All he could do was nod his head.

Lester came up with twenty dollars and leaned down to Emmaline's height. "Ally says you were a very big help today, so here is your payment." Austin looked to Ally and she shrugged, watching the blonde carefully. He smiled to her and mouthed "Thanks." Ally nodded her head slightly. "Thank you, sir!" Emma spoke up as she took the money. Ally came out from behind the counter and went to the little girl. "Come by soon okay?" Ally then leaned down and gave her a hug. When she stood back up she turned to Austin. "It's nice to meet you! Em has told me a lot about you Austin." Austin smiled and held his hand out for her. "It's nice to meet you too Ally. I guess we'll be seeing each other again soon." With that Austin and Emmaline made their way back home. The mall was closing, and Austin could tell his little sister had enough excitement for one day.