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"Welcome back class" Ms. Shelton said after the bell rung through the school. "I hope you all had a great weekend," she continued, "Now before we start class, I have some important information to share which everyone." As soon as that sentence was said, the class became silent. The old-timers of the class, including Ally, felt anxiety building up in their chest. Every year, around this time, Ms. Shelton would say the same sentence, followed by the answer that has never changed.

"As most of you know, the creative writing class is known for the Europe trip we take every year. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to afford the trip for the past two years." Now fate would be decided. Everyone leaned forward, some gripped their pencils, others took hold of their desks as they carefully watched Ms. Shelton.

"This year, however..." She paused as she took out an envelope from her bag. She pointed to a guy named Tony, who sat at the front of the class.

"Drumroll please." Tony whipped out his drumsticks and began playing on the desk as Ms. Shelton ripped open the envelope. She pulled out the paper. Her eyes darted the sheet.

"Pack your bags. We're going to England!" She shouted as the class (even Kira, Cassidy, Brooke) cheered.

The next few weeks could not pass by any quicker for Ally. All she could think about was the trip to England. Maybe Ms. Shelton would let her see her brother. She made a self-note to ask her later. She could not believe this was happening. She was finally going on the trip that previous classes talked about all the time. Nothing could bring her down.

But something felt off. Ally ignored it and continued counting down the days until they would be departing to England.

It was finally here. The day they left for England. The only down side was having to be at the airport at 5 am. But everyone (mostly. Kira and that whole group looked like zombies) was wide awake and bubbling with excitement.

The only thing that ruined their day was the stupid flight being delayed. Not 20 minuets, not 40 minuets. No, it was 2 whole hours delayed. But the class was able to use those hours to their advantage. Long story short, they ran around the whole airport. Twice.

Ally sat in her seat, listening to music while the other passengers boarded the plane. the flight was going to be 9 hours long, and Ally was prepared. In her small backpack, she had food, books, an extra pair of headphones and a splitter, and a battery pack for her phone. She had planned to go on this trip for months, and thought of all the different possibilities that could happen. What if I get cold? What if the movies they play are terrible? What if I get hungry when they're not serving food? What if?

She saw a tall figure slide into the seat next to her. She turned her head and saw,

"Austin?"

"Um, yea. That's me." He said as he put his bag down.

Of all people. Of all people she had to sit with him. Sure, they talked in science, but that was 1 time when they talked about something other than the lab they were doing. Things were still awkward.

"But I thought you would be sitting with them." Ally said as she pointed to his group a few rows back.

"I did too, but I guess not." Austin shrugged.

Oh this was going to be a long flight.

"Shit" Austin whispered under his breath.

"What happened?"

"My phone died." Austin sighed.

"It's only been an hour. How did your phone die so quickly?" Ally asked, clearly confused.

"I used it at the airport and I forgot to charge it."

"Um, I have an extra pair of headphones and a splitter. You can listen to my music if you want?"

"Well, that depends what type of music you listen to. I'm thinking Taylor Swift, One Republic, and Lorde." Austin stated as if he was Sherlock.(1)

Ally smiled and shook her head. "You're way off" she said quietly, as she pulled out the headphones and splitter.

"Well, what do you listen to then? I must have been close."

"You think you know don't you?" Ally said

"Yeah, I do. I mean your clothes and everything give it away." Austin stated, a bit cocky.

"Alright then. I'll play you my favorite song, and we'll see if you still think your right." Ally said. She flipped through her music library and smiled as she found the perfect song.

'So much for Taylor Swift' she thought as she hit play. The first few notes did nothing to Austin. It wasn't until the singer started to sing when all of Austin's assumptions shattered.

Dare me to jump off of this Jersey bridge?
I bet you never had a Friday night like this
Keep it up, keep it up, let's raise our hands
I take a look up at the sky and I see red
Red for the cancer, red for the wealthy
Red for the drink that's mixed with suicide
Everything red(2)

Ally couldn't help but smile as Austin's facial expression changed from bored to horrified. To add to it, Ally mouthed the words perfectly. Austin reached for her phone and paused the music. He took off her headphones and looked at her surprised.

"You listen to that?" He said.

"Yup. And don't worry, you were so close." Ally said sarcastically.

"Oh my God." He whispered. "I can't believe it. You listen to the same music as me!"

"Wait, what?" Ally asked, clearly surprised.

"You listen to the same music as me!"

"Yeah, I heard that but what? You listen to Pierce The Veil(3)?" Ally asked.

"Yeah. Wait, do you listen to Sleeping with Sirens?"(4)

"Yes! I love them. How about Bring Me the Horizon?"(5)

"They're amazing. How can you not love them?" Austin said.

"I know right? Okay, um, Of Mice & Men" (6)

"Saw them live." Austin stated

"I hate you." Ally said.

"I can't believe it. Finally someone who has a good taste in music."

"Why thank you" Ally said, smiling.

"You know, none of my other friends know that I like this genre of music?" Austin said out of the blue.

"Really? Me too."

"Wow, same music taste, same secret, and same love for Harry Potter? We really need friends." Austin said

"Yeah, we do." Ally said, a bit hurt. Did he really forget that we used to be best friends?

"Okay, so favorite bands." Austin said, starting up what seemed to be 20 questions.

"Oh that's tough. Um, Pierce the Veil, Of Mice & Men, Sleeping with Sirens, Bring Me the Horizon, Paramore(7), and Black Veil Brides(8)."Ally said. "How about you?"

"Basically all the ones you said."

After about 4 rounds of 20 questions, it was like Austin and Ally were best friends again. They were falling asleep to Ally's music. Ally's head was on Austin's shoulder, and his head was on top of hers. And for that moment, Ally thought everything was perfect. She had her best friend back.

But she has no clue what's in store for her in London.

Yay! Austin and Ally are friends again! Or at least I think they are...

(1) I do not own Sherlock. But it's an amazing show. I waited 2 years for 3 episodes, now I'm on another hiatus. Oh the things I'll do for Sherlock

So, since this is an AU, I decided to put a little piece of me into Ally, and the piece was her music taste.

(2) "King for a Day" by Pierce the Veil feat. Kellin Quinn. Best song ever

(3) I do not own Pierce the Veil. But I love them so much. Vic, Jaime, Tony, Mike. I love you.

(4) I do not own Sleeping with Sirens. Dude Kellin... I can't.

(5) I do not own Bring Me the Horizon. But I'm going to marry Oli.

(6) I do not own Of Mice & Men. But Austin and Alan. I can't

(7) I do not own Paramore. But Paramore is my life

(8) I do not own Black Veil Brides. But dude ANDY'S VOICE!

So yeah, that's my music taste. I highly suggest you look up all of these bands...but at your own risk.

Anyway, comments? questions? concerns? ideas?

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-Kaylin