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Disclaimer: Oh right. I'm still poor. I don't own Austin and Ally. Sucks to be me. Enjoy my pain. :3

Chapter 10

At the very mention of Dallas, Ally's mind went into autopilot.

She thrust her arm forward and tasered the large man, whose eyes registered surprise before he stumbled back.

Ally took the moment as an opportunity to slam the door shut. He tried to block it with his body, but she just slammed the door into his body with all of her strength and he backed away unintentionally.

She quickly locked it and latched it. Without thinking about it, she grabbed one of the armchairs nearby and pushed it to the front of the door.

Scanning the house for a weapon, her eyes fell upon Austin's special cell-phone on the table. She contemplated ignoring it for a moment, but the man's banging on the door reminded her that she could only hold him off for so long. Quickly, she ran for his phone and searched his contacts for the name 'Dez'.

When she found it she pressed send and held the phone to her ear. She gnawed on her lip again and held the phone to her ear with her shoulder. With one hand holding the taser and the other free, she grabbed a nearby lamp and moved to stand next to the door, so that when it swung open, it'd give her the element of surprise.

The man rammed against the door and Ally knew that it wouldn't last for much longer. She raised her hand holding the lamp in preparation.

After the 4th ring, Dez answered, "Austin? I thought you had to go get Ally."

Ally almost relaxed at the knowledge that Austin was on his way back. The man's thumping against the door snapped her out of her stupor. The door was almost broken.

"This is Ally. I need help," she explained, her voice urgent.

His voice was surprised as he asked, "Ally? What's happening?"

Ally didn't get the chance to answer. The man crashed through the door, knocking it off its hinges. Ally dropped the phone in surprise and instinctively smashed the lamp over his head.

His face began to bleed and he looked stunned for a moment, before his face became a mask of fury.

"You little bitch," he screamed, reaching for her. Ally slipped out of his grasp and backed further into the living room.

She knew that she'd never be able to outrun this man. She'd never be able to block an attack. She'd managed to surprise him, but she was running out of tricks. She'd have to stall until he became too exhausted to fight or Austin came back.

He reached for her again, stumbling angrily in his rage, and Ally ducked away from his grasp. This man was not nearly as skilled as Austin.

She continued to back up, in the hopes of reaching the fire poker next to the fireplace. With a weapon, she stood a better chance.

When he reached for her again and failed, he must have discovered that he'd need to do more to catch her. She guessed that the gun was more for show than anything else, because he hadn't fired at her once. He acted almost as if it wasn't there.

Dallas wants me alive she reasoned.

That thought cost her. He reached for an end table next to the couch and hurled it at her. She dove out of the way in time, but away from the fireplace. She scrambled to get to her feet, only to have them ripped out from under her by a strong grip around her angle. The man yanked her towards him, while she tried to cling to the ground.

When she was close enough to him, he turned her on her back and stepped on the wrist connected to the hand holding the taser. He pressed down and she loosened her grip on the weapon unintentionally. He quickly kicked it away from her and reached down to grab her hair. He yanked her up roughly and pressed her to the wall that was closest.

His hand moved from her hair to her throat and he applied light pressure.

Menacingly, he hissed, "Your fiancée is going to do some fun things to you when I take you back to him."

He lifted Ally slightly off of her feet and she clawed at his hand uselessly. Although he wasn't exactly strangling her, she felt herself get slightly lightheaded.

His eyes were crazed as he squeezed her neck. Blood trickled down his forehead to his chin, and he was still bleeding.

Just when she thought she was going to pass out, the man was yanked back forcefully and she was released.

She fell to the ground and gasped for air, trying to clear her fuzzy vision.

When her mind cleared slightly, she had to blink a few times to convince herself that what she saw was real.

Austin.

Austin quickly knocked the gun flying out of the man's hand. She heard it hit a wall near her, but kept her eyes on the two men as they fought.

Austin was significantly smaller than the other man, but he was much faster and, from what Ally had gathered, far more skilled.

Austin deftly dodged the man's strikes and counterattacked rapidly. It was fascinating to watch and there was almost something beautiful about Austin's movements. He moved with such grace and confidence.

But it was clear that he was angry, if just by the force he used to attack the man. The man clearly felt it too, as his moves became more sluggish and his accuracy faltered. His injuries didn't help either. Ally could see that blood from his head wounds kept going into his eyes, temporarily blinding him.

It seemed like the battle was only going to end with the man's passing out from tiredness, but in one swift move, Austin grabbed the man's head, pushed it down slightly, and lifted his knee to the man's face with such force that the man was unconscious instantly.

The man crumpled to the ground in defeat and Austin didn't hesitate in his following actions. He grabbed the man's wrist and dragged his body to a protruding pipe. Swiftly, he pulled handcuffs out of his back pocket and handcuffed both of the man's hands behind the pipe, trapping him there.

Austin watched the man for a moment more before his gaze found Ally's. She hadn't moved from the ground, as she'd been too enamored with their fight to move. In two large steps he was in front of her. He crouched down and placed a hand on either side of her waist, lifting her to her feet.

"Are you okay?" he asked, his eyes fierce as he scanned her for injuries.

She nodded slowly, still stunned by all that had happened. She felt tears well at the corner of her eyes and bit down on her lip lightly.

Austin's face softened and he pulled her close for a hug. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders obligingly and buried her face in the crook of his neck.

"We have to leave," he whispered into her hair, almost more to himself than to her.

She pulled back slowly and captured his gaze, her heart swelling at the sight of a scrape just above his eye, which swelled slightly as if it'd bruise in the morning. He was her hero.

"Thank you," she whispered in response. He furrowed his brow in confusion as if he really wasn't sure why she'd thank him, but she didn't bother explaining.

Instead, she did something that surprised the both of them.

She pulled him in for a kiss.

A/N: I'm not entirely sure how you guys will feel about this one. I'm hoping for a good reaction. :D Review either way though! Review if you want to bash me or give advice or make requests or even if you just want to say hi. Reviews make me update quickly! Also, no worries guys. This was only the tip of the iceberg of the things that these two are going to have to deal with. The call to Dez might make sort of sense later. Review please!