A/N Yay, chapter 9! Okay, guys, enjoy this chapter, because after this one, it may be a day or two before I can update. If you're lucky, I MIGHT can get another one up later tonight, but don't get your hopes us! :) All just depends, so just bear with me! It has some Auslly in it, per your request. :) It gets better though, eventually. Hope you all enjoy it. And I also hope you all know how much I appreciate you all! :) Thank you soo much! xx


DISCLAIMER: I do not own Austin&Ally nor am I associated with it in any way. All characters belong to Disney, however, I created Ian. All I did was twist the story line. I also don't own the song "Never Say Never" by The Fray, nor am I associated with The Fray.


I was startled when I shut my locker door to find Trish standing there with her arms crossed. I jumped back, taken aback. "Hey, Trish... What's up?"

Trish narrows her eyes. "Where have you and Austin been all day... And night?" She asks. I just cock my head at her. "We fell asleep when we were writing a song last night so we were late for school. Why do you look so mad?"

Trish shrugged. "People have been talking a little, that's all."

I raise my eyebrow. "Talking? How?"

Trish sighs. "I think people think that you and Austin were, ehrm... Doing 'things' last night. And I mean, it's kind of believable. You and him dissapeared last night and Dez, Ian, or I never saw you. You come in to school late with him, and you smell exactly like him."

I put my face in my hands. "Oh, no, no! Trish! That's not at all the case. Austin is in a rush to get his song finished for his next gig so that we can record it first, since we recorded his last one after we realized people loved 'Never Say Never' so much! We were planning on making an album with the songs we write together! Anyways, long story short, Austin and I tried pulling an all-nighter to finish the song, but we fell asleep, so we had to go to his house to shower and stuff and I ended up having to use some of his and Ian's body wash!"

I was talking really fast now. And Trish was actually kind of smiling now. "Dez also tells me that Austin saw you in your nice, sexy, lace panties?"

I pull my face out of my hands and look at her, eyes huge. "WHAT!" I gasp, "You mean Austin told him about that?! Ugh, it was a total mistake! I needed a hairdryer, and-"

Trish was laughing hysterically now, and she cut me off by putting up her hand. "I believe you, Ally! Calm down! I mean, a lot of other people don't believe you, but that's okay! Austin's a really attractive, nice guy. Wouldn't you rather it be him that you were supposedly getting laid by all night than some ugly guy who-"

This time, I cut off Trish by throwing my hands in the air in frustration. "I really don't need a visualade of my being 'laid' by Austin! Listen, Trish, we've got to do something about this! I'm a total virgin, like, seriously!"

Trish shrugged. "There isn't really anything we can do, Ally. Things like this happen all the time in public high school, it will be okay. You'll just have to let this burn out."

I sigh and realize she's right. The bell interrupts our conversation, so we go to fourth period together, a class we happen to have with Dez. He tells me that Austin told him everything that happened, so he too knows that we weren't doing things all night long. But he does kind of giggle when he repeats the part about Austin seeing me in my underwear. I shake my head and sigh. "Let's not talk about that again." I tell him, and he just nods his head as he tries to hold in his laughter.

Austin finds me after school, and he grabs my shoulders. "Have you heard about us yet?" He gasps. I roll my eyes. "Austin, I think every person in the school has heard about... Us."

He runs a hand through his hair. "Doesn't it bother you?" He asks, and I shrug. "Yeah, it does that people think that about me... But, like Trish told me, I guess we better just let it burn out."

He looks thoughtful for a moment, then he nods. "Yeah, okay. I guess you're right. We still need to finish the song, by the way. You know, since we got... 'Distracted' last night." Then he winks at me. I smile and roll my eyes, glad that Austin can still joke with me even in a time like this.

Austin drives us to Sonic Boom, and we head straight up to the practice room. As I'm setting up my Book on the piano stand, he sits on the couch with his feet propped up on the table in front of him. "That's funny, you know? What people thought about us."

I say "Yeah, totally.", proccupied by the lyrics in my Book.

Then Austin starts talking again. "It wouldn't ever happen, would it? Me and you?"

This gets my attention, and I stop reading. I turn around and face him, still sitting on the bench. He has his arms crossed. "I-I don't guess so... You're not like, embarrassed of me, are you?" I stammer. His eyes get wide. "No, Ally, I'm not. Far from it. It's just... We're so close, and things like this turn in to... Something more sometimes."

I nod slowly as I look at him. "What about our parntership, though? What if we broke up, and..."

Austin shakes his head. "I'm not asking you to be my girlfriend Ally." He murmurs. I just nod, and turn back around in my seat.

Right before I begin playing, I hear him say something to himself.

"Not yet, anyway."


A/N Hope you guys liked it! Anybody else really excited for Partners & Parachutes? :) Just one more week from Sunday! Yay! Haha, don't forget to review, favorite, and follow!