Disclaimer: I don't own Austin & Ally. Oh, by the way, who else is happy that Austin and Ally are finally a couple? When I watched that part on Partners & Parachutes, I was thinking "Well, it's about time!"


Chapter 3-Surfing & Stranding

"But I'm just an illusion!" (1) Austin sang the last line of the song as he froze in place with his legs spread out, pointing at the audience. (2)

It was the end of his first concert in Hawaii. Since they had arrived the previous day, the four members of Team Austin had gone to the beach once for a couple of hours. Unfortunately, they hadn't had time to surf, so Austin was begging Ally to go back the next day, claiming that "the fun lessons needed more time to work".

She had reluctantly agreed, and they planned to go the next day, since there wasn't a concert to worry about.

Back in the present, the crowd was going crazy, clapping and cheering, and some fangirls were screaming Austin's name, professing their undying love to him.

Ally, Trish, and Dez stood on the stage out of view of the audience, also madly clapping.

Austin turned to them and did his point-wink thing with Ally, who returned with a double thumbs-up. (3)

"Thank you, Honolulu!" he shouted, then ran off the stage to his friends. He reached Ally first and lifted her up, spinning in a circle. Austin's heart swelled with happiness, due to leftover adrenaline from the performance and from Ally's delighted squeals. After a few seconds, he stopped and put her down, a gigantic smile on his face.

"Way to go, buddy!" Dez exclaimed, patting Austin's shoulder. He jumped, a little startled. For a second, Austin had forgotten about his two other friends, so he felt a little guilty. Shrugging it off, Austin and Dez did their "What up!" handshake, and he gave Trish a quick hug. He then slung an arm over Ally's shoulder, feeling the need to be in contact with her. At his touch, the brunette grinned up at him, causing his heart to warm. He shook it off as just leftover excitement, and turned his attention back to the conversation between his friends.

"What time are we leaving for the beach tomorrow?" Trish was saying. "Ten, eleven?"

Ally's eyes widened in fake surprise. "Wait, Trish, do you mean ten a.m.?" When Trish nodded, Ally continued with "I never thought you'd be up that early for anything."

Austin gave a small smile, and Trish glared at Ally. "Hey, I woke up early yesterday to fly here, didn't I?"

"Yeah, after we made you. Then you slept for the entire plane ride," said Dez. He looked a bit nervous about taking a crack at Trish, but Austin was still surprised that he did it.

Trish turned to face him. "What did you say?" she asked in a low, threatening voice.

The redhead froze. "Nothing! I didn't say anything!" he answered quickly. Trish nodded.

Austin and Ally shared amused smiles at the duo's bickering.

Austin checked his watch. "It's pretty late, you guys. We should probably head back to the hotel."

Everybody nodded in agreement, and they walked to the road and hailed a taxi. As soon as they got to their suite in the Mamala Bay Resort, Dez laid down on his bed and started snoring. He hadn't even bothered to remove his neon sneakers.

Trish snorted. "Who's the lazy one now?"

Austin and Ally rolled their eyes, and Ally said "Okay, so when are we going to the beach tomorrow?"

Austin thought. "Um, how about eleven-thirty? We can pack some sandwiches for lunch and hang out for the afternoon."

The girls nodded, and Trish walked into their room. Ally watched her go, then turned to Austin. "Alright, I'm going to bed. 'Night Austin," she said, giving him a hug. He hugged back tightly, burying his nose into her soft, strawberry-scented hair.

After a few moments, Ally pulled away and walked into her room after Trish.

Austin smiled at the closed door for a second before getting into his pajamas and crawling into bed.

Before going to sleep, he lost himself in his thoughts, like he had the night before. He fantasized about teaching Ally how to surf. They'd practice a few times in the sand, then head into the water. Ally would be a natural, because she was great at everything. Well, she was great at everything except dancing. After they finished, she would give him a hug and thank him, then their eyes would meet, and Austin would finally kiss her…


"Austin! Austin!"

Austin jerked awake and sat up, almost hitting Dez, who was sitting at the end of his bed.

"Dez?" he asked, confused. He realized that he must've drifted off while thinking about him and Ally.

"What time is it?" Austin asked Dez.

Dez checked his watch. "Nine-thirty," he said. "Let's go wake the girls and get ready to go to the beach."

Austin nodded and the two of them silently crept into the girls' room. Trish was lying on her back, snoring, and Ally was curled into a tiny ball underneath the covers. Austin smiled at her adorableness.

"Psst! Austin!" Dez whisper-shouted, snapping his fingers in the blonde's face. Austin blinked and shook his head, snapping out of his trance.

"What?" he asked.

Dez gave a knowing smile. "You were staring at Ally," he said.

"Whaaat?" Austin replied nervously, his voice getting higher at the end. "N-no I wasn't!"

Dez sighed. "Whatever, Austin. C'mon, let's wake up the girls."

Austin nodded and crept over to Ally's bed. He stealthily leaned over her and jammed his fingers into her sides, tickling her. She woke up with a shriek and ended up faceplanting on the ground. Austin sat back on the bed and burst out laughing.

Ally pushed herself up. "Not funny!" she said, half-annoyed, half-amused.

Austin smiled at her, extending his arms for a hug. "I'm sorry, Alls," he said sincerely. Ally sighed then smiled back at him, walking into his arms.

"Alright, ya' lovebirds," came Trish's amused voice. "I don't need that much PDA so early in the morning."

Austin and Ally pulled apart, blushing.

Trish stood up and grinned. "C'mon, let's get ready to go," she said, walking into the other room with Dez behind her. At the doorway, the redhead turned and sent Austin a wink, which only intensified the blush on his cheeks.

"Come on," Ally said, standing and offering Austin her hand. He took it and stood up. The two of them walked back into the kitchen, not bothering to let go. It felt safe, and besides, who ever said best friends couldn't hold hands?


"This is awesome!" Trish said two and a half hours later as the members of Team Austin stood on the beach. Trish was lying on a towel in her swimsuit, tanning.

"Yeah, I agree with Trish," Dez said, lying next to her on the towel. Without changing her position, Trish shoved the redhead off the towel, so he ended up face down in the sand. He got up and glared at Trish, then moved to lie on a towel next to hers.

"It's not awesome," Ally stubbornly protested. "The sun is too hot and sand is getting everywhere." She crossed her arms.

Austin smirked. "Here," he said, whipping a towel out of his bag and setting it in the sand. He then motioned for Ally to sit on it. She did.

"Better?" Austin questioned.

"The sun's still too hot," she insisted.

"Okay, then," Dez said, getting up and putting an umbrella over the brunette's head. (Austin wasn't afraid of umbrellas anymore, but he still avoided contact with them.)

"So?" Austin questioned again.

Ally hesitated, mentally searching for more problems. When she was unable to find any, she said "Well, I guess this is okay," which caused Austin to fist pump. Ally rolled her eyes and took out her songbook. Austin studied her and decided to wait a little while before giving her surfing lessons. Grinning, raced into the water with Dez behind him, leaving the girls in the sand.


"Psst! Ally!" Ally felt herself being shaken awake. She looked up to see Austin kneeling down next to her, grinning and soaking wet. Her breath momentarily hitched at his closeness before it returned to normal.

"What, Austin?" she questioned, sitting up.

The blonde grinned at her. "C'mon," he said. "I'm teaching you how to surf now!"

Ally's eyes went as big as the moon. "No!" she protested. "I'll fall off the board! Or I'll crash into a rock! Or I'll get eaten by a shark!"

Austin playfully rolled his eyes. "No you won't. I'll protect you, I promise. Now let's go," he said standing and extending his hand to her. She hesitated, then took it.

"C'mon." Austin started dragging her towards the water.

"Wait!" Ally shouted. Austin did a one-eighty. "What's wrong?"

"I have to put on some sunscreen!" She reached for the bag. Austin walked over to her.

"Why?" he questioned. "You put a bunch on earlier." He examined the bottle. "SPF 250? They make that?" (4)

"Yes!" Ally defended. Austin rolled his eyes.

"Whatever, Ally." He grabbed her hand and dragged her out into the surf, ignoring the funny feeling in his stomach as he did so.

As they stepped into the waves, Austin said "Get ready for the time of your life."

He didn't realize how right he was.


"This is awesome!" Ally called, standing triumphantly on the surfboard an hour later, grinning down at Austin.

He grinned back. He had shown Ally the basics of surfing in the sand, then led her into the water. And, like in his dream, she was turning out to be a natural. That gave him hope that the other events would also fall into place.

"Do you want a turn?" Ally shouted from her perch.

Austin shook his head. "Nah. I'll go get the other board." The brunette nodded, and Austin raced out of the water, back to their little area. Trish was sleeping, and Dez was eating a sandwich.

"Hey, buddy," Dez said as Austin approached him. "How's it goin'?"

"Great. Ally's a natural." Austin grinned. "Want to come surf with us?"

Dez shook his head. "Nah," he said. "I lost my special shell in the sand and have to go find it. It's orange with a white stripe."

Austin looked up and down the shore at the millions of seashells. He could see at least five shells that looked exactly like the one Dez had described. "Good luck, buddy," he said finally. Dez nodded and walked away.

Austin grabbed the other surfboard and raced back to where he had left Ally. She was nowhere in sight. Austin checked the shore to see if she had decided to take a break, but she wasn't there either. He started to get nervous.

"Ally?" he shouted. When there was no reply, he started walking, then running, up and down the shore, calling her name. After a few minutes, he stopped; fear now surrounding him like a thick blanket, threatening to suffocate him. Where was Ally?

"Ally!" he shouted one more time, panicking. "Where are you?"

"Austin?" a faraway voice shouted. "Austin, help!"

Austin's body started shaking as he ran as fast as his legs would carry him towards the sound of her voice.

He arrived to see Ally clinging desperately onto her board, her large brown eyes wide in fear. She was being dragged away from shore, caught in a rip current.

"Ally! Ally!" Austin shrieked, starting to hyperventilate. "No!"

He ran towards the water, but it was too late.

He couldn't see her anymore.

Ally was gone.


(1) I don't own Illusion by Ross Lynch as Austin Moon, even though I really love the song.

(2) Basically the same position as at the end of Albums & Auditions, minus the smoke.

(3) That thing that they did at the end of Austin's performance of A Billion Hits in Kangaroos & Chaos.

(4) I'm pretty sure they don't make SPF 250 sunscreen, but let's pretend they do, 'kay?

Firstly, I want to say that, by "gone" I don't mean dead, so you can relax there. Second, sorry for the wait. I would've had this up yesterday, but I have a really bad cold and wasn't feeling good enough then. I hope the long chapter makes up for it. (Seriously, this took over two hours for me to write. I really need to learn how to type.) Also, sorry that this was a huge cliffhanger. You'll get the attack in the next chapter.

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