My warning label: This is an angst Auslly story. So read at your own discretion.
But here is chapter 1 of who knows how many chapters! :) Enjoy!
I got the idea from the song "Come Back...Be Here." by Taylor Swift.
Disclaimer: I don't own Austin & Ally or Taylor Swift.
She sat and stared at her piano for just a moment before she completely lost it. She bawled her fists and smashed them as hard as she could into the delicate keys, making a sound that fit her unstable heart at that moment. Her face crumbled and the elegantly painted black and white keys became wet from tears. She didn't want to believe it; she didn't want to believe that he was gone.
The words out of his mouth before he boarded the plane that took him away only mere hours before were "We still have a shot at this again, someday." He then leaned in, placing a light kiss on her forehead. She held in tears at that moment, but as she turned away from the runway she knew that she couldn't look back because he would see her break. That was something she never wanted him to see. Seeing her that way meant that he would stay, and as much as she wanted that, she was sick of seeing him give up his opportunities because of her. It made her feel like a virus on his career. Although she wrote songs for him, she stopped him from doing what he needed to do.
Ally knew that if she didn't let him go at that moment, she would never let him go. And Austin needed that space to grow and become someone new. As much as it hurt her, she had to let it happen.
On the plane he sat, staring out the window as the pilot asked for all electronic devices to be shut off. He pulled out his phone and stared at the lock screen on it. She was staring back at him, as beautiful as always. He felt his heart wrench in his chest as he slowly shut off his phone. Putting it back in his pocket, he turned to the window once more as he saw the ground start to move and slowly float away from him. He wasn't just flying away from Miami. He was flying away from Ally; he was flying away from his past.
As he grew older he knew that Team Austin wouldn't hold. He didn't want to admit it, but as his popularity grew he eventually opened his eyes that they were falling apart. First to go was Trish. She was the best manager ever, but Jimmy felt as though she wouldn't get him far enough. Jimmy forced Trish out of the management role and replaced her with a cold-hearted, completely serious and extremely strict manager. Trish took the blow hard, but in the end stuck by Ally. Soon after the new strict manager took over, she began pulling Dez from the picture. She hired professionals to put together all his music, make all his music videos, slowly but surely Dez was shoved from the picture and pushed into the arms of Trish. They fell together and stuck with each other. The friendly love grew and soon Austin and Ally found themselves staring at a white gown and black tux on the friends that had at one point hated each other.
He smiled to himself as he remembered slow dancing with Ally that night at the reception and knowing that he wanted the same with her. However, his smile slowly flipped as he remembered what happened the very next day. If he could have kept that moment and froze it for all time he would, because he was naïve that night, no clue that by the next day his world would crumble. He had no clue that he would wake to a phone call from his manager with the words he never imagined he would hear. "We found you a new song writer. You can dump the other girl now."
He wiped a tear from his eye as he leaned back on his plane seat and tried to forget. But the words continued to echo in his brain.
"New song writer"
"Dump the other girl"
What made matters worse is he had no choice. The fact that his life was completely controlled by management and he no longer had choices hit him hard that day. He had called back his manager, argued for hours, tried it all, but he already knew deep down that the control was not his and nothing he could do would work. Once he was off the phone he felt like he had swallowed a brick.
She left the practice room feeling worse than when she had first arrived. It had finally hit her that the practice room was no longer 'theirs' it was just…'hers'. There was no one to share the piano with, no one to laugh and goof off with, and the empty corner where his guitar used to sit was not a settling thing. Looking over the balcony, she remembered his performance of 'The Way That You Do' and Team Austin cheering him on. She was suddenly overwhelmed with another rush of emotion as she realized that Team Austin wasn't going to be cheering at any more concerts of his. She pulled in a shallow breath to keep the tears from falling again, as there were customers around her. They were living their lives as they would every day and here was a girl crumbling right in front of them. Yet no one seemed to notice and no one seemed to ask questions. She was once again that invisible girl that had one job: sell instruments from Sonic Boom.
She walked over to the counter and ran her fingers across the marble. The moment her life was halted flashed before her eyes.
It was only 2 weeks earlier. Austin hadn't stopped by Sonic Boom all day, but just as the doors where closed and locked Ally heard the knocking on the glass. She let him in with excitement in her voice; she had a new song for him.
"I can't wait for you to hear the new song Austin!" she started towards the piano.
He grabbed her arm and pulled her back towards him. He stared at her silently before leaning down and kissing her slowly. She pulled away, shocked.
"Austin…" She started.
"This is goodbye, Ally." He mumbled towards her.
"A goodbye?" Her heart had started breaking.
"I'm moving." He whispered, the tears in the corners of his eyes.
"But what about my music for you, I don't understand." She started slowly, tears and anger creeping into her voice.
"They found someone else." He muttered.
"You mean YOU found someone else." She cried out harshly, pulling from his grip.
"No Als! I would never want to replace you, but management did and I can't do anything about that!" He panicked.
"Just get out Austin. Team Austin is done for, and I'm done with you." She angrily let out, before shoving him backwards towards the door.
She remembered seeing tears and a begging look on his face before he turned and walked out. However her anger blinded her from any sympathy.
Back to reality, and a slightly angry customer that had been ignored. She helped them check out and then smiled a melancholy smile, knowing that she can never stay mad at Austin Moon for long. It wasn't possible.
Thoughts? Should I continue? Yes, No, Maybe? :P