ATTENTION: If you have already read this story, you don't need to read it again. I only changed my author's note because I got a lot of people telling me I credited the wrong song. This was because I originally used "I Think About You" but decided to change it. I guess I just forgot to change it in the author's note. Sorry for the confusion. Also, to the person who told me I got the lyrics wrong, thank you for pointing that out. I think I changed it a little because the real version sounded more like a friendship song rather than an I-wrote-this-for-my-wife kind of song.

For those of you who have not yet read this story:

Hello, fellow Austin and Ally fans! This is my first A&A story, so I hope you all like it. It's based off of the song "Perfect Harmony" from the movie, "Rags". I do not own this song or this movie. Also, if you like Degrassi, go read my Degrassi stories! I hope you guys like this. There will be one more chapter after this one. Thanks for reading :)

~You'veGotMeAndJesus

When Ally Dawson first laid eyes on Austin Moon, she didn't know what to think. Playing drums using corn dogs? Who does that? However, along with this blankness of mind, she was also deeply intrigued by the boy. She couldn't put her finger on it, but something about him drew her in. Maybe it was the way he smiled at her. Maybe it was the way that, even though they'd known each other no more than five minutes, it was almost like they had known each other for an eternity. Maybe she was awestruck by the long list of musical instruments he could play.

'A trumpet through another trumpet, huh?'

And then he was in her practice room. Maybe it was his complete disregard for signs.

Either way, she felt something. And she thought he did too.

That's the main reason she was so upset with him when he stole her song. She let him inside a place in her life no one else was allowed to enter. Granted, it wasn't intentional; he did come into her practice room without asking. Regardless, she felt like she made a connection with him, but he just took advantage of her.

Or so she thought.

He seemed genuinely sorry for stealing her song, but Ally still wasn't buying it. She's had people do this to her before. He can't expect to turn on his charm and have her immediately forgive him.

But then came the phrase that broke her.

"My dad says I have a one-in-a-million chance of being famous."

There it was again. That connection. Hadn't her dad just told her exactly the same thing a mere 24 hours ago? She could feel it in her gut. That connection that was too strong to ignore. So, reluctantly, she agreed to write him one more song.

One more song turned into a partnership

A partnership turned into a friendship.

There's no way I could make it without you.

They really couldn't.

It was more than the fact that Austin Moon wouldn't be famous if not for Ally's wonderful songwriting skills. It was because of that connection.

And then one day, that connection was temporarily broken. Ironically, it was due to something that should have made that connection even stronger…

They started dating.

Neither knew what was going on between them. They used to be completely in synch with each other. They even finished each other's sentences. But now it was like they couldn't even form a sentence. So they decided that maybe they shouldn't date.

A few days later, Austin walked up the stairs to their practice room in the music store, he heard crying on the other side of the door. When he opened the door, he saw a shell of his favorite girl in the corner of the room, arms wrapped around her knees and the distinct sound of repressed sobs trying to escape her throat. He came up behind her, got down on his knees, and wrapped his arms around her shaking form. This only made her cry harder as she leaned her head into his arm. He quickly let go of her and sat on the ground, legs spread apart and beckoning her to sit between them. As she did so, he wrapped his arms around her stomach and rested his head on her shoulder. He held her tight and whispered soothing words into her ear.

"Ally, what's wrong?"

He could barely make out what she was saying as, for some reason, his gestures were causing her to cry even harder. "A-Austin, what if we can't get it back?"

"Get what back?" he questioned her, his gut telling him he already knew the answer.

Ally craned her head up so she was looking at him over her shoulder and replied, "You saw what happened to us. We've always been so close. Austin, it was like we were strangers. We stopped dating because it was getting in the way of us being us, but what if it doesn't go back to normal? I wouldn't be able to handle that," she brokenheartedly explains.

As she goes back to crying, Austin has no idea what to say. He just continues to whisper soothing words and occasionally kisses her cheek

…until he knows exactly what to say.

"Ally, you know that ridiculously cheesy movie you love so much? The one where the princess somehow finds herself in the real world?"

"You mean Enchanted?" (1)

"Yeah, that one. Do you remember how they know they are meant to be with someone because they are able to finish their heart's song or whatever?"

"Yeah," Ally responds, chuckling at his completely Austin-like descriptions of her favorite movie.

"Well, that's kind of like us."

Intrigued by his analogy, Ally got out of his embrace and turned around so she was sitting in front of him. To Austin's relief, she had finally stopped crying and was now staring at him, waiting for him to explain himself.

"Ally, the minute I heard you sing with me, I knew that we were brought together for a reason. We were meant to be together, Ally. I just know it. So any time you don't know of the right words to say, you need a confidence boost, or you just need assurance, just start singing. That way you know that I'll always be there for you," Austin explains as he brushes a piece of hair out of her face and rests his hand on her cheek. She looked so perfect in that moment. All he wanted to do was kiss her, but he knew that would be crossing a recently designated line, and he wasn't about to ruin this perfect moment by making things awkward.

So he settled for a hug instead.

Still wrapped in each other's warm embrace, he began to sing.

"There's no way I could make it without ya

Do it without ya

Be here without ya

It's no fun when you're doin' it solo

With you it's like whoa

Yeah, and I know

I-I-I-I'll own this dream

'Cause I-I-I-I got you with me"

Then Ally pulled out of his embrace, grabbed his hands, and joined him.

"There's no way I could make it without ya

Do it without ya

Be here without ya." (2)

She smiles brighter than he's ever seen anyone smile. "See?" he asks. "Perfect."

A few years later, he comes across almost the exact same scene. Ally is sitting on the couch with her knees up to her chest. The only difference was that she had something with her this time.

A photo album

One look at the photo album and Austin knew why she was crying in that practice room…

Johnathan

With a sympathetic sigh, he sat down next to Ally on the couch and put his arm around her. She immediately wrapped her arms around his torso and began crying into his stomach. As he did before, he whispered soothing words to her while he waited for her crying to slow so that he could talk to her. He placed a gentle kiss on the top of her head before she faced him, finally ready to talk. "Ally, what happened?"

"He cheated on me, Austin. We were together for a year and a half and he cheated on me. I thought he loved me, Austin. I don't know what I keep doing wrong!" she explains.

He takes her back in his arms again as her tears begin to increase. He just holds her there for a moment. He's never been cheated on before. The closest thing he's ever had to heartbreak was when he realized that things weren't working with Ally. He wasn't always the best with words. But he remembered something that he told her a few years ago in this very room. So Austin Moon does what he does best…

He sings.

"When you're on your own

Drowning alone

And you need a rope that can pull you in

I'm gonna throw it"

She smiles at his slight alteration of their song as he continues.

"And when you're afraid

That you're gonna break

And you need a way to feel strong again

I'm gonna know it

Even when it hurts the most

Try to have a little hope

That someone's gonna be there when you don't

If you wanna cry, I'll be your shoulder

If you wanna laugh, I'll be your smile

If you wanna fly

I will be your sky

Anything you need, that's what I'll be" (3)

He almost stops singing in the middle of the song because something happened that was so wonderful he's pretty sure his heart stops.

She sang along.

She knew what she needed him to be.

And he was more than happy to oblige.

(1) I do not own Enchanted

(2) I do not own "Can't Make it Without You"

(3) I do not own "You Can Come to Me" (sorry for the confusion. I originally used I Think About You, but I changed it and just didn't fix it here).

I also do not own Austin and Ally, its characters, or anything to do with the show or Disney Channel.

There will be one more chapter of this story. Hope you've enjoyed it so far. Please review! :)