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Accidentally in Love- Chapter 2
3rd person
"And so we went home to start to learn the songs." Ally said, wrapping up the story of how she and Austin officially met.
"So, how many songs did you learn initially?" Helen inquired.
"Well, I learned one of Austin's duets, and he learned one of my duets." Ally explained.
"Did either of those songs make it onto the album?" Helen questioned.
"Yes. Both of them actually." Austin butted in. "In fact, they were the two most popular songs on the album."
"Oh? And which songs were those?" Helen inquired curiously.
"Well, the song I wrote was Everything has Changed *1, and Austin wrote Just Give Me a Reason." Ally paused, waiting for the crazed fangirls to stop screaming. Everyone in the audience knew the songs, as they had both topped the charts for weeks.
"Like Ally said earlier, we never intended to do more than those two songs together. But we changed our minds soon enough." Austin smiled.
"When did you change your minds?" Helen inquired.
Before Ally could answer, Austin responded with, "I changed my mind after Jimmy played us the recording of our voices from the studio. You see…"
Austin's POV
I still couldn't believe Jimmy! Suggesting that I do the song with Ally instead of Kira! Even if Kira and I's relationship was fake, it still needed to seem real! But, after all, he is my employer, so I was like, "guess I have to do what he says…"
So, after that meeting, Jimmy had Ally learn my song and I learned hers. It was a bit sappy for my taste, but it was also kind of cute. It was all about love at first sight and walls and doors and just wanting to get to know a person better.
So, exactly 24 hours later, we stood in that recording studio, knowing each other's songs but not really knowing each other.
"So, first, we're going to do Just Give Me a Reason." We nodded, taking the headphones from around our necks and switching them so they covered our ears.
The music started, the piano sounding exactly like I'd imagined it. And where I had imagined Kira's voice, Ally's voice sounded instead.
"Right from the start
You were a thief
You stole my heart
And I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them
Now you've been talking in your sleep, oh, oh
Things you never say to me, oh, oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love…
Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again…"
I took a deep breath, and began my part of the song.
"I'm sorry I don't understand
Where all of this is coming from
I thought that we were fine"
(Ally: Oh, we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin'
And it's all in your mind
(Ally: Yeah, but this is happenin')
You've been havin' real bad dreams, oh, oh
You still lie so close to me, oh, oh,"
Ally then joined me, harmonizing.
"There's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh, our love, our love…
Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again,"
Ally paused for a little solo-type thing I had.
"I never stopped
You're still written in the scars on my heart
You're not broken just bent,"
Ally joined back in.
" And we can learn to love again,"
This is where it got kind of complicated. Ally and I started switching off with our lines, and the song got kind of intense.
Ally sang, "Oh, tear ducts and rust,"
Then I cut her off by singing, "I'll fix it for us,"
Then she cut me off, singing, "We're collecting dust, but our love's enough."
The song got even more intense as I sang, "You're holding it in,"
Ally, almost angrily, sang, "You're pouring a drink,"
Then, I had a long note. Taking a deep breath, I sang the line. "No nothing is as bad as it seems…"
The music paused for Ally to sing-scream, "We'll come clean!"
Then the music changed so it was just this stomp-stomp-clap beat and our hushed voices, harmonizing, singing:
"Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again,"
The music came back as we repeated the chorus again, louder. After we repeated it, it was just Ally and the music, Ally sounding less broken than she had at the beginning; she sounded stronger.
"Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again,
Oh, oh,"
And I joined her one last time to sing the end of the song.
"That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again…"
The music slowed down, and the piano joined in again, just how the song had started. Once we were sure it was over, we removed our headphones and looked anxiously at Jimmy for his approval. He nodded, smiling. He pressed a button on the panel and we heard his voice coming through and saying, "That was great, you guys. Time for Everything has Changed." We slipped the headphones over our ears, waiting for the beat to come again. Once it did, Ally counted herself in, starting the song with a simple beat and her smooth voice.
Is I know something now, know something now I didn't before.
And all I've seen since eighteen hours ago
Is brown eyes *2 and dimples in your smile
In the back of my mind making me feel right.
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you…"
At this point, I joined her, the beat changing slightly as our voices joined.
"All I knew this morning when I woke
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
And you'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed."
Then the music slowed down again and it was just the music and my voice.
"And all my walls stood tall painted blue
And I'll take them down, take them down and open up the door for you."
The next part had originally been written with the intent of Ally singing it, but it had been given to me so I could have some more solo time. *3
"And all I feel in my stomach is butterflies
The beautiful kind, making up for lost time,
Taking flight, making me feel right."
Ally joined me once again to sing.
"I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you.
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed."
Come back and tell me why
I'm feeling like I've missed you all this time, oh, oh, oh.
And meet me there tonight
And let me know that it's not all in my mind."
Then it was just Ally's voice, high and alone, singing the pre-chorus part of the song.
"I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you…"
The beat dropped again and I joined back in.
"All I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed."
Then Ally ended the song.
"All I know is we said, "Hello."
So dust off your highest hopes
All I know is pouring rain and everything has changed
All I know is a new found grace
All my days I'll know your face
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed."
And with that, the song ended, leaving Ally and I anxiously awaiting Jimmy's feedback.
"Could you two go out in the hall for a minute?" Jimmy asked us. Obeying, we both quickly and nervously exited the room.
Outside, Ally began pacing and chewing her hair.
"Calm down, Ally!" I commanded, putting my hand on her shoulders to stop her from moving. She let go of the lock of hair she was gnawing at and began making nervous hand gestures. I grabbed her hands to stop those, to which she began bouncing in place.
Thinking for a second, I transferred both of her small hands to one of my larger ones and put a hand on one of her shoulders, raising my eyebrows as a challenge.
"See? I have you sussed, Ally." I mocked.
"Do you even know what sussed means?" She shot back.
"Well, not really, but I heard the awesome British guy with floppy hair *4 say it once!" I said excitedly.
"Sussed: A mainly British term meaning to infer, discover, or figure out." She cited.
"Wait, why did you know that?" I asked her, confused.
"My alter ego is British. How could I have not done a little research?" She asked rhetorically.
"Nerd." I scoffed.
"Not all smart people are nerds, y'know." She informed me.
"True." I smirked.
"By the way, you do not have me sussed." She informed me.
"How do I not have you sussed?" I questioned, confused.
"Because, if you had me sussed, I wouldn't be able to do this." With that, she lifted a foot and kicked my shin. Instinctively, I let her go to grab my shin. Laughing, she darted away, running circles around me.
"You little—" I stopped myself there. Instead, I got my revenge by grabbing her arm. She lost her balance, falling against the wall. She slid down so she was sitting with her knees bent, leaning against the wall, laughing hysterically. Sliding down next to her, I began laughing at the weirdness of the situation. I mean, we had just had an entire argument about the word sussed.
When we were done laughing, we sat in silence for a few seconds before Jimmy poked his head out.
"You guys can come back in." he informed us. Pushing myself up quickly, I hurried back into the recording studio, sitting on a couch facing the panel of buttons. Ally quickly followed suit.
"I think you guys are gonna love this." Jimmy informed us, smiling. He turned around, hitting a few buttons. Within seconds, the song started. It was my song—I recognized by the intro. Then I heard Ally's voice singing.
It was like, whoa. I mean, I guess I had heard her singing her part in the studio, but I had been too busy getting ready for my part to really pay attention. Her beautiful voice spilled out of the recording, sounding as good as Kira's would've—probably even better. Now that I heard it, Ally's voice really was better suited for it than Kira's— Ally's voice hit the high notes more easily than Kira's did.
Then my voice—I had done better than I thought I did. My voice sounded just how the song lyrics depicted it—slightly confused, but reassuring. It was so surreal—and the points where Ally's voice cut in were timed perfectly. And our harmonies on the chorus were indescribable.
Then the bridge—the part I was most nervous for. The timing had to be perfect, or the whole song was ruined. And I wasn't disappointed.
The tones, the timing… everything was amazing. It was all I imagined and more. And then the song ended, leaving Ally and I shell-shocked.
"That was amazing! Did you add voice editing?" Ally gushed.
"Not much. I had to add a little to a couple parts, but it didn't need it overall. In fact, it would've made the song worse if I added any more than I did." Jimmy confirmed.
"Wow…" Was all I could muster.
"I know, right?" Jimmy grinned. "I'm going to play the next song." He turned around again, and Ally's song was playing within a few seconds.
Her song started, her voice quickly coming in. Although the notes and tone were different, her voice wasn't any less mind blowing, and the effect of our voices together, even in such a different song, wasn't any less spectacular.
The song finished and Jimmy looked at us expectantly. "Well?" He prompted.
"It was great, Jimmy." Ally enthused, and I nodded, agreeing.
"So, you'll do an album together?" He questioned hopefully.
I looked at Ally. Our voices had been great together, but I didn't want to put Kira and I's "relationship" in jeopardy. But, our voices sounded too great together to pass up an opportunity like this.
"I'm down with it." I offered up first.
"Yeah." Ally nodded in agreement. Turning back to Jimmy, we both stuck out our hands.
"You have a deal."
AN: And the plot starts rolling!
*1: We do not own Everything has Changed or Just Give Me a Reason. Everything has Changed belongs to Tay-Tay Swift and Ed Sheeran, and Just Give Me a Reason belongs to P!nk and Nate Ruess.
*2: We had to change the lyrics of the song slightly to fit the description of both Austin and Elliot.
*3: Yes, we know that in the original version, it's Taylor Swift singing the next part, but the site we got the lyrics from says that there's a remix where Ed Sheeran sings it, so… Yeah!
*4: AmazingPhil reference! If you like him (or any of the other Fantastic Four), tell us! (If you don't know, the Fantastic Four is AmazingPhil, Danisnotonfire, KickthePJ, and Crabstickz.) KEEP CALM AND SHIP PHAN.
Why does Austin keep referring to him and Kira's relationship as fake? What will happen when the press finds out about the Auslly duets? And, since we know that Auslly does get together, how will they? The answer is: we don't really know the answer to most of these questions. But, since it isn't written in stone yet, how about you shoot us some ideas? We're open to ideas by review, PM, or carrier pigeon.
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