Disclaimer; I own ABSOLUTELY nothing but the plot line.
Rated K because im not really sure how the ratings work. and you'll probably see why later on in the story. Might be a tear-jerker, who knows. ENJOY.

"Lullaby"

Hi, i'm Austin. Sitting next to me is my girlfriend, Ally. We are both 18 years old. Right now, we are in the doctors office. You see, a while ago, Trish, Dez and Ally through a surprise party for me to celebrate my record deal at Starr Records. We had a bit to drink, but not enough to make us drunk out of our minds. (A/N. I know that in some places like the U.S the age limit for drinking is 21? Anyway, I live in the UK so the age limit for drinking is 18)

*Flashback*

Anyway, I was on my first beer so I wasn't even the slightest bit tipsy, and Ally doesnt really like the taste of alcohol, so she just stuck with water.
Ally was telling Trish about our new song for my gig at the mall next week and Dez... I dont even know what Dez was doing. Or Attempting to do. I was at the other side of the practice room. I soon realized that I was staring at Ally. She just looked so beautiful. I wanted to tell her how I felt, really, I did. But I dont think she'd feel the same way. Plus, I wouldnt want to do anything that would jeopardise our friendship.

*Ally's POV*

I was talking to Trish about the new song Austin and I wrote for his gig next week at the mall, when in the corner of my eye I saw that he was staring at me. Dont get me wrong, I love Austin, really. Ever sense that night when I conquered my stage fright and we kissed, I've always had feelings for him.
We tried dating for a while, but it didnt really work out. It was affecting our song writing, and I didnt want to get in the way of his career, he's just worked way too hard. So we decided it would be best to stay friends for now.

I walked over to him to see if he was okay. "Hey Austin".
"Oh, Hey. What's up?" He looks a bit nervous, I wonder why?
"Nothing really. Are you okay? You seem pretty out of it"
"What do you mean?"
"You've kind of been spacing out lately, and I dont just mean tonight. You've been acting weird all week. Are you sure there's nothing wrong? You know you can tell me anything"
"I know. Thanks, but I'm fine, really."
"Okay, good. Well if there's anything you ever need to talk about, you know where to find me"
"Thanks.. Ally?"
"Yeah?"
"You look beautiful. Don't let anyone tell you anything other than that"
Aw. How'd I ever meet such a sweet guy?
"Thanks Austin, that's really sweet. You look good too" and with that, I walked back over to Trish.

*Austin's POV*

Why didn't I just tell her? Ugh! Aw well. I told her she's beautiful, that counts.. right? One step at a time. Maybe i'll get to tell her later. I kinda wanna be alone when I tell her I still have feelings for her, to avoid drama from Trish and Dez.

*2 hours later*

We were still at the party and people were starting to leave. I was a bit more drunk than I was when the party started, honestly, i'm not much of a drinker. I would usually have one or two beers and thats it. I guess it's just the stress i've been under lately? I dont know. Although I still knew what I was doing and saying, unlike all the rest of the guests here who were practically falling everywhere, laughing at absolutely nothing or grinding on everything and everyone with a heart beat.

"Hey guys!" Dez was slurring his words a little. I didnt know he had the guts to have even one alcoholic drink. Lets just hope is mom or dad doesnt suspect anything when he gets home.
"Hey Dez, you okay buddy?"
"Yeah, i'm fine! Why wouldnt I be? Look, I just came to tell you that i'm gonna head home before my mom starts asking questions. She's most likely in bed now but she'll wait up to hear the front door to see if i'm home. I don't want her to freak out on me. Anyway's, gotta run! Night!"
"Bye Dez"
"Yeah, i'm gonna head home too. I have work tomorrow and I want to keep this job... for at least 2 days. I'll see you guys tomorrow, bye have fun! But not too much fun if you know what I mean" Trish glared at me.
I rolled my eyes and she left.

"Ally, I really gotta tell you something and I dont want you to freak out, okay?"
"You know you can tell me anything. You dont have to be nervous Austin"
This actually made me even more nervous.
Calm down Austin! You've sang in front of hundreds of people before and you werent nervous. But when it comes to telling a girl how you feel, you get nervous? But this wasnt just ANY girl. This was Ally. And I didnt want to lose her.

*Sorry if it's too short! I'll try to update (if you guys want me to!) as soon as I can. My exams start tomorrow so I have to revise unfortunatly. I'm not really one for studying... especially R.E which is my GCSE subject so thats not good... aw well. This is my first fanfic and i'm not really sure if it's good or not but you's can be the judge of that! A&A reference there. Anyway, please Review! Tell me how you feel about the story :)*

~Jodie :)