All I Want for Christmas is You

AU "I know what I want for Christmas, but I don't know if you will be able to give it to me," "Tell me! You know I would give you anything you ask for" Or where all Ally wants for Christmas is for her charming, blonde haired, best friend to love her more than just a friend.

Chapter 1

"Ally, when are you going to tell me what you want for Christmas?" Seventeen year old Ally Dawson looked up from her songbook to see her attractive best friend staring down at her with those beautiful hazel eyes that she has come to adore. "Austin, I'm not going to say anything because you should know what I want" stated Ally with a smirk. "You have been saying that for a month now" said Austin with a sigh. "I still have not figured out what you want."

Ally has been in love with her charming best friend for a whole year, but has been too afraid to say anything. She's terrified of risking her friendship with Austin if he does not feel the same way. She has debated keeping her feelings to herself till the end of time, but her best friend, Trish de la Rosa, had convinced her to take a chance. After trying to talk herself out of it for days, Ally finally came to the decision that she was going to go for it! The holidays were always the best time to take big decisions right? It was Christmas! Austin couldn't break her heart on Christmas! Well at least that's what Ally told herself in order to give her the courage to do this.

"Can I at least have a hint?" Ally snapped out of her thoughts and stared at Austin with a nervous smile. "I know what I want for Christmas, but I don't know if you will be able to give it to me."

Austin smiled, "Ally, tell me! You know I would give you anything you ask for."

Ally took a deep breath and wrinkled her nose, "Austin, how can you not know what I want?" "I think I gave you enough hints in the past few weeks"

Austin scratched his head and gave Ally a sheepish smile, "I wouldn't be asking if I knew." Seriously Ally, this is driving me nuts!"

Ally laughed. "Sorry Austin, I'm not just going to come out and say it."

Leaving a confused Austin behind, Ally turned around and made her way upstairs to work on some songs that have been nagging her mind for the past few days. She had her blonde haired best friend to blame for all the inspiration that hit her on a daily basis. "When will he realize that all I want for Christmas is for him to see me as more than just a best friend?" Ally took a deep sigh and entered the practice room, where she could pour her emotions into her music.

"I don't know what to do Dez. She won't even give me a hint, and Christmas is only a week away!" Austin pulled on his hair and took an audible sigh before collapsing on the couch.

Dez Fisher, Austin's best friend since birth, raised his head from his gingerbread house to look at Austin sprawled out on his couch. "Austin, I think you are going crazy for no reason. You have known Ally for 2 years now, and you know she is not the type to actually say what she wants. You should know that by now."

Austin sat up and stared at Dez for a minute before collapsing on the couch again, "Ahh I know Dez, but that doesn't make this any easier! I really want to get her something special, something she will never forget."

Dez smiled. "You are really oblivious sometimes, and this is coming from me."

Austin sat up once again and stared at Dez with a puzzling expression. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"You will figure it out."

"You are so not helping!" Austin replied with a frown.

Dez laughed. "Oh I think I am helping in my own way. They don't call me the love-whisperer for nothing!"

"No one calls you that! And what does that have to do with anything I'm talking about?" stated Austin, while raising his hands in a crazy manner.

Dez went back to working on his gingerbread house, while smiling to himself at how oblivious his best friend was to Ally's feelings and maybe even his own feelings.

Trish threw open the door to the practice room to find Ally bent over the piano, vigorously writing in her songbook. "Hit with inspiration again?"

Ally continued writing in her songbook. "Yea I guess you could say that."

Trish smiled knowingly, "I guess Austin was here earlier."

Ally finally stopped writing and glared at her Latina best friend. "You know I don't ALWAYS write about Austin!"

Trish laughed. "Yea keep telling yourself that Ally. So have you told him what you want for Christmas yet? I talked to Dez earlier and he said Austin is going crazy trying to figure it out."

Ally quickly stood up from the piano bench. "How does Dez know? I never told him! Trish, if you told Dez I will not be giving you a Christmas present this year!"

Trish raised her hands. "Calm down Ally! I did not tell Dez anything! He's just not as clueless as we thought. Apparently everyone can see your feelings for Austin, except for Austin himself!"

Ally shrugged, "Yea I don't think Austin is ever going to get it. I gave him so many hints this week! Maybe he just doesn't feel the same way."

Throughout the week Ally had given Austin hints that she liked him as more than just a friend. Unfortunately, Austin was just like any other 17 year old teenager boy. He just didn't get it! Earlier in the week, Ally made a point to describe her perfect guy out loud to Trish right in front of Austin. She pretty much described him in a nutshell, but he was still clueless. The other day Austin helped her close up Sonic Boom, the music store her dad owned and that she worked at. As a way to thank him she had kissed his cheek and became hopeful when he was rendered speechless for 10 minutes. He even turned red and nervously scratched his head for another 5 minutes! All of Ally's hopes went down the drain when Trish and Dez walked into the store shortly after and Austin acted like nothing happened. Ally was starting to give up on him.

Trish sighed. "Ally, don't give up yet! Give him time. He is a 17 year old guy that has an attention lifespan of a 5 year old. He will come around eventually. I'm sure he likes you as more than just a friend"

Ally picked up her songbook and tuned to exit the practice room. "I hope you are right Trish, because Christmas is only a few days away."

Trish watched Ally walk out of the room and realized that perhaps Austin needed some more hints to know what Ally wanted for Christmas. She smiled deviously to herself and knew exactly what to do to get her best friend to get the Christmas present she wanted.