Austin
I keep scanning the crowd, hoping to see Ally as I go through all our songs. I told my security to put her right up front if they saw her. My heart sinks with disappointment, I guess this is the end of the line.
Ally
"Ally, come on! You talked in front of people for the interview, didn't you?" Trish yells, irritated.
"I gave plenty of speeches before, Trish! But never with this many people, and never singing! It's different." I quickly lower my voice, realizing that I was borderline shouting. Trish throws up her arms and rolls her eyes.
"You can do this." I peek behind the red curtain that covers the back stage from the stage and glance at the people. I begin to hyperventilate, before I force myself to calm down. I glance at Austin, the whole reason I came in the first place. He looks... worn down. I frown before noticing the glint in his eyes was gone, he's just going through the motions. I shake my head, Trish was right. I have to do this.
"ok, my last song is "Break Down the Walls". It was the first song that Ally and I co-wrote, together." He smiles at the audience as the familiar music begins to play. The background singer has already stepped back, pushing me to the mic. I take it, looking at no one but Austin, who's singing to the crowd.
"Stop hiding out in the shadows, scared to show the world you exist.
Don't lock yourself in the darkness, the world is so much brighter than this."
I breath in, knowing the next verse is the harmony. I close my eyes. And sing.
"Yeah, if you never take a shot you're never gonna win. So turn it all around." I open my eyes, to see Austin looking at me with a stunned expression. He slowly grins. He runs over and overs his hand out to me. I take it.
"And break down the walls, whoa! Come on and give it everything you can." He pulls me across the stage with him, looking back at me with the gleam back in his eyes.
"Take a chance, make a stand. And break, break, break down the walls whoa." I make sure to look at no one but him.
I begin to smile, realizing how much I missed actually performing. " Break down the walls, whoa...break down the walls whoa. Come on and take a chance, make a stand, and break, break, break down the walls." He grabs my hand, facing me. I grin at him.
"Break down the wall."
He takes the mic out of my hand, and hugs me. I laugh, and hug him like I never want to let him go. He leans back, and kisses me. My arms are wrapped around his neck, his around my waist. He steps back, and breaks the kiss.
"You came." I laugh.
"I came." He grins, rolling his eyes at me.
"So, will you be my partner again?"
I smile, hearing the shouts from the crowd. I nod. He leans down and kisses me again.
I pull back, breaking it. He gives me a confused look.
"So, does this mean that we are more than just friends?" He smiles.
"Yes. Way more than that." He replies.
"Oh?" I ask, teasing him.
He grins. "I'm never letting you go again. So, you're stuck with me.
The crowd laughs. I lean up and kiss him, drawing "Awes" from the crowd.
We pull away. I look up at him. "I can live with that. Because I'm not letting you go either."
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