DISCLAIMER: I do not own Austin & Ally.

And yes, I am aware that I am adding this chapter only a day after I updated, but I was so excited for you guys to read it that I wrote it in only about an hour. :)

Ally opened her eyes as she woke up, taking in her first breath of the day and rolling to her side. She realized that she had a little pain in her back. The bed that had been there since she was a child wasn't comfortable at all. None of the room has changed since she left. She still had her desk that she remembers was always covered in trash and toys she was finished playing with but didn't put away when she was a kid, but nothing was on it, and it looked new, though it was over 10 years old and has had one of its legs broke off, which was super-glued back on. Her dresser was the same as her desk, and as she grew into a young teenager it was covered with her makeup she hadn't bothered to put back in her bag or song lyrics that she would throw away... On the dresser. Now, like the desk, it was empty.

Not much was in her room, just her bed, desk, closet, mirror, end table, and dresser, like any other room. Her closet, which she had filled last night with clothes after she unpacked, had also been empty. When she was a kid, it had been filled with dresses and games and a toy box, all of which she either gave or threw away as she entered her tween years. After that, it had been filled with books, outfits, and yes... a little box that she always went for to cut herself. She didn't have that box anymore, because she had given up cutting for a few months, but then began to do it again after her grandmother died, and she just hid another little box of razor blades in her sock drawer. She took that box with her to college, and it was in her sock drawer yet again today, even if she hadn't been doing it lately because of Austin...

She picked up her phone on her end table and looked at the time. It wasn't that late, 10 in the morning. She rose up from her bed, unable to stand the hard bed she was sure wasn't meant for a 19-year-old like herself. Walking to her mirror, she grabbed her brush and started to comb through her tangled hair and got ready to take a shower. Just as she was pulling a purple plaid shirt that she's owned for 2 years, her 7-year-old brother walked into her room. "Hey, Evan," she said, not turning her head as she pulled out her shorts that were pre-ripped at the bottom. She was going to wait until Evan left to pull out he bra and underwear. "Who's the man who came here last night?" Evan asked. His voice sounded a little deeper than when Ally left about a year ago, but he still sounded like a little kid.

"Oh, that's just a friend of mine. He asked if he could spend Spring Break with us, I don't know why though. I think something's just wrong at home," she guessed, shrugging her shoulders as she turned around to look at her little brother. She didn't get a good look at him last night, so she was astonished at how tall he's gotten.

"I like him. He seems nice," Evan said with a wide, adorable smile. Ally noticed he had a tooth missing. "Evan, did you lose another one of your baby teeth?" Ally asked, also smiling and letting it sink in how much her little baby brother that she loved so much was growing up. "Yeah, I lost it a few days ago," Evan explained. "How much did the Tooth Fairy give you?" Ally asked, internally laughing at what she just said. It's been over a year since she asked that question. The little boy reached into his pocket and pulled out a five dollar bill. "I'm rich," he bragged, which made Ally chuckle and ruffle his hair. "Well, I'm about to get a shower, and I prefer you not to be in my room while I'm gone. Why don't you go play with Austin?" she suggested, and Evan smiled again before running off. Ally pulled out her bra and underwear, making sure to hide them from Evan's sight as she walked to the bathroom.

After her shower, Ally went back to her room, brushing her wet hair. She heard Austin and Evan's voice laughing in Eva's bedroom, which was right next to her bedroom, and went to see what they were doing. "Austin?" she said, opening the door, only to find Austin and her little brother playing with one of Evan's favorite race cars that Ally got him for his 5th birthday. She didn't know why, but the sight warmed her heart.

"Oh, hey, Ally," Austin greeted, his cheeks going pink because Ally just walked in and found him playing with a little kid's toy. She laughed when she noticed this. "You two look so adorable together!" she teased, walking over to where Austin was and couching down on the floor next to them. "Hey, Evan, want to go to the lake that we always took a walk by before I left for college?" she offered. Evan nodded enthusiastically, standing up. "Can Austin come too? he asked. Ally looked at Evan for a moment before she looked at Austin, flushing pink. "Do you want to come with us, Austin?"she asked, though the answer was actually obvious. "Sure," he replied.

Austin got up from the ground and took one of Evan's hands. Ally took the other as they walked out of Evan's room and to the door leading outside. "Mom! Austin, Evan, and I are going to go for a walk," Ally called. "Okay, stay safe and make she Evan doesn't get into trouble!" her mother's voice called back. "Okay," Ally yelled loud enough for her mom to hear as she and the other two walled outside with her. "Where is this lake, anyway?" Austin walked as Evan and Ally basically guided him. "It's about a block away, and it's easy to see once you get there. Before I left for college, Evan and I would go to that lake every day and play in a park together. I'd always joke for him to push me on a swing, and he'd actually try to, but I was too heavy for him" she remembered, laughing at the last memory. "We went there so much, whenever Evan or I got into trouble we wouldn't be allowed to go there for a week."

Austin laughed. "Really? I wish I has a younger sibling. Or at least a younger sibling who was more than a year younger than me. I have my older brother, Mark, and my younger sister, Jennifer. She's the one who's a year younger, obviously. We don't really get along as much as you and Evan do," Austin explained.

Silence fell for a few minutes, but it wasn't awkward. There just wasn't much to be said. "Is this the lake up here?" Austin asked after a few minutes. "Yeah," Ally replied, picking up Evan and ripping him from Austin's grasp. "Ally!" Evan squealed as she carefully flung him upside down. He might have been a seven-year-old, but his body was really little, and he was skinny. A laugh escaped all three of them as Ally turned him right side up again. "I bet you weren't expecting that," she joked, putting him back on the ground, where he took Austin's hand again along with Ally's.

"Can I ask you two a question?" Evan asked, out of the blue. "Sure, Evan. What is it?" Ally permitted.

"Are you two boyfriend and girlfriend?"