He was singing, an easy going pop song and everyone in the cafe was singing, swaying and lightly dancing in their seats. Ally was standing by the side in her barista attire, grinning, impressed by this rising star she's never heard of.
He's walking around the platform and his eyes catch hers and her smile suddenly feels more shy. He'd done that before, glancing at her once when he first go on stage. His attention seems grasped by hers as he can't seem to pull his eyes away from her too long as he takes steps back and continues walking around the stage with the mic to his mouth.
Ally nods and claps to the beat, finding herself mouthing the last chorus with him even though it's the first song she's ever heard from him.
Lights of different colors shine behind him, going from purple to pink. He finishes the last note strongly, earning the appropriate applause from his finishing sound. He grins at the humble crowd, nodding, and giving as much appreciation as he can show. "Thank you for having me, Dawson Cafe! I have one more song for you guys, I hope you enjoy it. It's called, Drive You Home." He gives an endearing smile before retreating to the side to be handed a acoustic guitar in a small matter of seconds and he's back at the stool and mic stand in front of him.
Austin positions the guitar on his lap and begins strumming, licking his lips before singing the starter adlibs.
Oooh, oooh, let me drive you home
You won't cry, standing on the porch because you said goodbye
Told him you were leaving, now you're high and dry
You had nowhere else to go, I open up the door and let you come inside
Ooh you didn't mean it
Ooh he's gonna ask where you've been
Ooh before you go back
Austin pressed his lips closer to the mic, making a small breath of excitement in his smile before continuing to the chorus.
Baby let me tell you this when it's over
And the thrill is gone
If you come back and you've got it wrong
You know that you don't have to leave
You don't have to go
Yes, when it's over
Let me drive you home
Ooh
Let me drive you home
Ooh
He had the perfect habit of putting his soul into the song, lightly swaying his head side to side as he sang. His eyes glanced over to the side where Ally was still standing. He shot a smile, making Ally's eyebrows rise and blush, her smile growing bigger as he looked back out at the crowd. His hazel eyes shined now and then from the lights on stage.
Austin tapped his foot to the beat on the floor while his other foot rested on one lower prong of the wooden stool.
Baby 'cause I need to know, do you feel it? Can you feel it?
Baby 'cause I need to know, is it real? Yeah
Austin was looking at Ally again; Ally was grinning at his hazel eyes looking into hers, lowering her head shyly with a rosy blush glowing on her cheeks and then she peeked up under her lashes again to watch him again, smiling. The corner of the blond's lips twitch, hiding a smile as he easily looks around his relaxed and enjoying crowd.
This when it's over
And the thrill is gone
If you come back and you've got it wrong
You know that you don't have to leave
You don't have to go
Yes, when it's over
Let me drive you home
Ooh
Let me drive you home
He finishes the chord on the guitar and everyone claps. Austin couldn't get rid of his grin as he stood up, thanking the crowd once more and wishing them a good night. As he skipped down the stage to the floor, he transitioned into a smooth walk and cool smile, striding to the brunette barista leaning next to the counter.
He approaches her, clearing his throat before saying, "So, you're the one who sponsored me here, right?"
Ally chuckled, nodding. "Yes. I'm Ally Dawson, nice to meet you" She held out her hand and he enveloped it with his, shaking it tenderly.
"Ally Dawson Of the cafe?" His eyebrows raise, his turn to be surprised. He shakes it off quickly and returns a smile. "Austin Moon. Very pleased to meet you too, Miss Dawn. And you can call me just Austin."
Ally hummed thoughtfully before trying his name. "Austin." They pulled their hands away."I have to be honest, this is the first time I've heard you play, and you're not that bad," Ally grinned, placing one hand on her hip, teasing.
He scoffed playfully. "Not half bad? You enjoyed it Miss Dawson," He responded in the same tease. "Oh, first time hearing me?" He said when it finally registered, confused.
"Oh, my coworker is a big fan of you and she said it'd be amazing if this Austin Moon guy performed here for open mic night." Ally explained, gesturing over to another barista, blonde who was hiding her giggling grin behind her mouth when she noticed Austin and Ally were looking her direction. "And I did what I could." Ally added lightly. The blonde girl waved and Austin gave a grin, waving back. That evidently made the her night as she earnestly squealed to the coworker next to her.
With a chuckle, Austin brought his attention back to Ally. "Considering I'm here, you did perfect." He couldn't help looking at her affectionately when she blushed lightly with a small smile. "So um, Ally…? If it's not much trouble, can I take you out for coffee sometime?" He suddenly seemed sheepish, folding his hands together to his chest.
Ally tilted her head, surprised. But he was standing there, looking shy and his hands folded, looking cute and blond locks hanging over his hazel eyes looking at her. "Hm… surprisingly, even though my family owns a cafe, I'm not much of a coffee person." She shrugged, looking down briefly. "Tea maybe. Tea." She pointed up index finger up at him helpfully.
He smiled. "Tea. That can work,"
Ally giggled. "Then I'd love to go have some tea with you sometime..."
He grinned down at her. The petite brunette turned her head to appraise the filled cafe tables and booths. "And thank you again, so much for coming. Lots of customers came tonight." She grinned at the customers seeming more relaxed as they ate her dad's pasteries and drinks. Her fingers laced together in front of her, content and brunette waves bouncing as she turned her head back to him.
Austin half shrugged, "It's my pleasure being here. I got more than I expected." He flashed a grin when Ally's eyes widened a moment, blushing. "I have to go now… but I'll see you tomorrow here at 5?"
"Okay, 5. I'll be here,"
He grinned."Thanks for having me, Miss Dawson." He turned and paused for a second before turning back and leaned in to give a chaste kiss to her cheek. "See you tomorrow."
Completely caught off guard and blushing, Ally could only nod but the grin spreading across her face, she could not help. "My pleasure, Austin Moon," Her voice came out hoarser than she thought, embarrassingly. Austin chuckled affectionately and nodded at her before grabbing his guitar and exited out the backway.
In his departure, Ally leaned against the counter and looked at the folded paper about Austin that her coworker, Bridget, printed out. She looked over his picture and name and couldn't help the smile on her face, thinking that she'll be able to see him tomorrow again.
A/N: Hey I'm alive! I know this is short, but I wrote this after Piper's interview and needed a cheer up haha... it's a quick oneshot I imagined. Sorry for syntax and the tenses changing a lot.
The song was Parachute - Drive You Home (acoustic)
The part where he sings "baby cause I need to know" is my favorite you need to listen to it while you read that part aah
And I don't own anything in this story. And yes, the Falling Whistles is a real organization. I am not associated with it however.
I'd like to say I also have all the chapters of Secret Rouge edited and updated and I plan on adding a new chapter as soon as I get the motivation to continue... and I have other stories in my drive I've wrote that I'll have up the same time I feel like they're okay enough.
Thanks for reading, and stay safe! Take care