Hi! I know that starting a new fanfiction is always an hard choice... But I promise you're gonna like this story. I'll give you a little summary before starting the chapter, so that you can know what I'm talking about.
It's year 1760, England. We meet Ally Dawson, a 18-years old servant, at the villa of Mrs Moon, her old owner. As you can imagine, this woman has a son who left years before. When Sir Austin comes back home, it could seem love at first sight... if it wasn't for the norms of that age, which forbid a servant to marry a count...
SO many things are gonna happen, I'm so excited for you to find out.
You'll read things you could consider exaggerated, but they're actually not for that period.

This story is espressly based on the novels "The Virtue Rewarded" and "Elisa", so something may seem similar, if you know the books. And of course I don't own Austin&Ally and I'm in no way affiliated to Disney :D

Nothing was more beautiful than riding her horse through the trees and feeling the air on her skin. For 1 hour, her life was actually hers: she could leave thoughts, problems and shouts at the villa and be free.

Not that Ally didn't like the work or the old Countess she had to take care of, but she needed that moment of freedom to remember what the existence was really about.

Countess Moon was the best woman she ever met. She treated her like a daughter, even though Ally was just a servant. She saved her from a life of misery and gave her a place in her house, making her study and then making Ally her companion. She saw Ally grow up, but Ally saw her become older and sicker day by day.

A couple of years before, a chapter of her all-time favorite romance "The Virtue Rewarded" was the best medicine when she felt sick or just tired. But now, Ally felt useless and the only thing that her Countess kept asking was a visit of her beloved son: "Let me see him before I die" was her daily prayer to God. But her son was away... Fighting for his homeland.

"You won't die and you'll be able to see your son sooner than you think, I promise, Madame"

"You're sweet for saying this, but we both know this is a lie"

Every night, Ally went to bed with the fear of not being able to keep the promise, and every morning a feeling of relief filled her heart when she saw Mrs Moon on her door waiting for her to wake up and go have breakfast together.

"I've made such a madness..."

"What? What did you do, Ally?" asked Trish, her best friend. Trish was not a servant, she was a Marquise, the richest Lady of England but they were the same age and ended up being like sisters.

"I wrote a letter... To Lord Moon..."

"What? Why?"

"Countess Moon is always weaker and I promised her her son would have come home just to see her. I tried, maybe it was a mistake, maybe he didn't even read it, maybe he won't do anything about it and nothing will happen"

"Or maybe he's coming back and you're gonna be in such a big trouble"

"Well, at least the Madame is gonna be happy"

"Don't you think that the Lord is gonna go away from her as fast as he came and Mrs Moon is gonna be sadder than before?"

"Who told you he won't stay here?"

Ally never met Lord Moon. She just saw a picture of him on the Contess' room. He was blonde with brown eyes and seemed tall... She could see the resemblance with Mrs Moon.

"Maybe he really is as sweet as the Lady says and he will come" kept telling herself, trying to make it become real.

"Ally! Could you please go to the library and that THE book? I feel like listening to your voice for a couple of hours, if you don't mind" a voice shouted from the lounge. She was old, but her vocal cords worked perfectly.

The villa was exactly the same as when he left. The big garden, the fountain and the sweetness of his home. All the servants were running to his carriage, visibly happy for his comeback.

"Lord Moon! Praise the sky, you're finally home!" said someone in the crowd.

"Yes, I'm home. But I'm not staying for long. Where's my mum?" said Lord Moon, between happy and worried.

"She's in the library. She likes to read in the afternoon, Sir" said Dallas, one of the grooms.

Not even waiting for a servant to show him the way, Austin ran upstairs and opened the door. A book fell down.

"Why don't you knock at the door before enter-" she couldn't end the sentence.

"I'm sorry Madame, I just thought my mum was reading here and I didn't pay attention to the good manners. I'm Lord Austin Moon, the son of -"

"Yes, Lord. I know who you are. I'm the one who wrote you the letter asking you to come back home" she was trying to stay calm, but her hands were starting sweating.

"Oh... You're the Lady who basically threatened me to come back home..."

"I wouldn't say it like that... I was being determined"

"Well then, nice to meet you, Countess Dawson" said Lord Moon, while taking her hand and kissing it. He was really amused by all that beauty and youth and power. She was such a perfect combination of everything a good Lady needed to be aristocrat. That's why he would have never thought of her being just a servant...

Ally didn't say anything. She didn't correct him by saying what her real status was. She just nodded and waited for him to go away.

"Oh, excuse me Lady, where can I find my mother?" said Austin, right in the doorway.

"Ally! Where are you? I'm waiting for my chapter!"

"Well, that answers my question" Lord Moon walked out of the library. Ally was just standing there, trying to remember how to breath. A big smile appeared on her face. Then she remembered that Countess Moon didn't like when people made her wait. Then again, she probably was busy hugging her son.

"Mum!"

For a moment, Lady Moon's world stopped right there. She thought she was just dreaming, even though it was too real to be just her imagination. She was finally holding her son, she was breathing his perfume and touching his hair.

"Son! What... How... What"

"I came here because I missed you. And I have things to do in London, so I'm gonna stay here for a while, if you want me to" The last time they saw each other, he was 18. Then he decided to become a soldier and left his home and his family behind for 8 years. He loved his mum, but something made him go far away. He wanted to just forget what happened.

"Don't even think about it. I'll give you the best room. You could have told me that you were coming, stupid!"

"I wanted to make a surprise... I just met Lady Dawson... She's... pretty... Is she your companion?"

"Let her alone. I don't want troubles. And you said you're gonna leave soon, so don't bother her with your attitude. She's a nice girl"

Austin laughed. "Who told you I won't stay here?"

So...? Do you think the fact that Ally didn't tell Austin the truth about the servant thing is gonna be a big problem? What did Austin run away from when he was younger?
I hope you liked this first chapter, let me know if it's worth going on :)