Hey everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this story! Obviously, this is just how I've chosen to interpret the characters and they may not necessarily match up completely with those in the TV show.

New chapters of this story will be posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with possible extra chapters on weekends or during the week depending upon how much time I have, I will try and post as often as I can! :)

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So without further ado, here's the story! I hope you enjoy…

Chapter Twelve
Singing and Strolling

Austin had a gig on Sunday at the mall on a small stage in the centre of it. Neither Austin nor Ally had expected too many people to turn up, as it hadn't been very widely advertised, and so they were shocked when nearly 1000 people turned up to see him perform. This was Austin's first live public performance in Miami (he had done smaller gigs at pubs and coffee shops back home in Orlando) and he was going to sing 3 songs: the ballad and the upbeat song that he had written with Ally plus one cover.

Austin was nervous, as you'd expect, but definitely nowhere near as nervous as he had been about his performance on The Helen Show. As ever, Ally was right there by his side to support him and calm his nerves. He was most nervous about performing the dance song he'd written with Ally, because it was definitely very different to the ballad and he didn't want people to think he was just a one-hit wonder, so if they didn't like this song then they would assume he could only ever do ballads.

"Don't worry, Aus, if they truly love your voice then they will love everything you do." Ally reassured him, gently stroking his bicep as they stood backstage before his performance.

"I know Als, I know, but I just want to do you and the songs proud." He replied.

"Listen Moon, you've already made me so proud of you, you know that I'll love whatever you do for as long as I live. I love you, and that is far more important to me than whether or not anybody likes our songs."

"I know and I love you too Ally, and I'll keep doing whatever I can to make sure that your beautiful music is heard everywhere. You're the best songwriter I've ever worked with." He leant down and kissed her on the cheek and she blushed at his compliment.

They chatted more, continuing to calm Austin's nerves, for about 20 minutes until the stage manager told Austin it was time for him to go on. "Well, here goes nothing. Love you." He said to Ally, kissing her for good luck before running up the steps onto the stage. "Good afternoon Miami!" He shouted out to a large cheer from the crowd. "Thank you all so much for coming out to watch me today. If you follow my music, then you'll be very familiar with my first song. It's what got me to where I am now, so I hope you enjoy it."

Austin picked up an acoustic guitar that was on the stage ready for him and began to play the song. As soon as he heard a few people in the crowd starting to sing along, all his nerves instantly melted away into nothingness and he felt at home, relishing every moment as he realised that this was definitely what he was meant to do with his life. At one point in the song he glanced around and saw Ally standing side stage, smiling like he'd never seen before with tears in her eyes. He started to feel himself choking up slightly so he shot her a quick smile before turning out to face the crowd again, which had grown considerably since he began to play.

When the song finished there was instantly an enormous cheer from the audience which just seemed to keep getting bigger. But, undoubtedly, the biggest cheer by far came from Ally side stage as she watched the love of her life take a bow. "Thank you!" He said into the microphone before putting the guitar back into its hold and moving it to the side of the stage and taking the microphone out of the stand and moving that to the side too.

"My next song is a little different but I hope you still enjoy it just as much. And yes, this was also written in partnership with my amazing girlfriend Ally Dawson. Another huge cheer erupted from the crowd at this, and the backing track started to play.

The crowd kept cheering and clapping all the way through the song, letting both Austin and Ally know that they were enjoying it, which was a huge relief to them both. Before they knew it this song was over too, leaving Austin with just the cover to go. He was covering All Of Me by John Legend. He had chosen to do this song because it was a ballad, so even if the audience didn't like the second song they could at least hopefully enjoy this as it was more like the first song (A/N I don't think that last sentence made any sense at all but oh well). Plus the fact that he loved that song.

"Thank you all, I hope you enjoyed that new song which will be out soon! And now, for my final song…" There was a small disappointed sigh from the crowd at this point followed by a small amount of laughter. "… I will be doing a cover of All Of Me by the incredible John Legend." There was another huge cheer from the crowd, it was clear Austin had chosen the right song to cover.

The backing track started and he began:

What would I do without your smart mouth?
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
You've got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright

My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh oh

How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you

My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh oh

Give me all of you
Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts
Risking it all, though it's hard

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh oh

The audience sang along the whole way through the song and gave the loudest cheer yet at the end of the song. The moment was so perfect, Austin actually felt tears prick the back of his eyes but he managed to hold them in, he didn't want to be seen crying on stage.

"Thank you Miami! You've all been absolutely amazing this afternoon, I hope you enjoyed my performance! Remember my single is on sale now and you can expect more to come in the near future. Have a good day everybody and I also hope you have a good Valentine's Day on Tuesday!" And with that he bounded off stage to the continued cheering of the fans as they slowly started to drift away, and he immediately swept Ally up into a spinning hug as she congratulated him.

"You were amazing up there, Austin!" She said as he span her.

"Thanks Ally, you know I couldn't do it without you." He replied into her ear.

They gathered together all their things and left the side stage area, and were met by a line of fans waiting for an autograph from Austin. "Woah!" Austin exclaimed as he saw them.

"Yeah, wow!" Ally said, semi-sarcastically and in shock.

"This could take a while. Do you mind?" Austin asked her, expecting her to want to get out of there as quickly as possible.

"No, of course not! Give the fans what they want." She smiled back at him and he gave her a quick peck on the forehead before turning and walking to the fans. Ally stood back a bit and pulled out her phone, ready to wait for as long as it took Austin to sign all their papers and posters and singles, and occasionally their bodies too.

However, she was very surprised when some of the fans started calling out to her to get her autograph too. "What, really?" She asked, shocked.

"Yes, oh my God we absolutely love your songs, you are the best writer ever! Well, half-writer technically since you write them with Austin." One fan called back, holding out a copy of Austin's single and a pen.

"Oh, well okay then!" Ally replied happily, strolling over and taking the pen and signing the CD.

"Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!" The fan said quickly as Ally handed the items back. She pulled Ally into a bone-crushing hug before scampering away squealing as she looked at the autographs.

Austin and Ally were stood there for about half an hour signing autographs and getting pictures with the fans. Of course, most of the fans wanted only Austin's, as he was the singer and not many people recognised her, but those that did (about a quarter of them in total) asked for hers alongside Austin's. Although it was a little tedious and repetitive, the pair never complained or were rude, which is why the fans loved them so much. They were the most down-to-earth celebrities around.

They were also thankful that none of the fans seemed at all crazy, they were just really nice, friendly people who enjoyed their work. Once they had gotten their autograph and/or selfie they happily left and didn't bother them at all. Austin and Ally felt so thankful that they had such great fans and that they could go around their daily lives in relative normality with only the occasional fan appearing and asking for an autograph or picture.

When the line was gone and everyone had been seen, Austin and Ally walked back to their apartments to freshen up.

Austin had thought that they should do that sunset beach walk that had been suggested earlier in the week, and of course Ally immediately accepted. It was February, so sunset was fairly early. This meant that they didn't have much time to get ready and they ran round their apartments like crazy people, frantically eating, showering and deciding what to wear.

Although it would almost certainly be fairly cold out, it was still Miami and so Ally was brave and chose some jean shorts, a red tank top and a black leather jacket with sandals (no socks, obviously). Austin opted for some tan three-quarter length shorts and a red, blue and white plaid shirt, also with sandals (and also with no socks).

Austin picked Ally up from her apartment and they slowly strolled to the beach, hand in hand. Despite being February it was actually fairly warm, and Austin and Ally were glad that their gambles had paid off.

They got to the beach just before the sun started to set, and they both put on their sunglasses and started a gentle walk down the beach, hand in hand, talking happily with each other. They loved seeing other couples who'd had the same idea as them, as well as families on strolls together and having fun. 'Hopefully one day that will be me and Ally with our kids.' Austin thought to himself, although he didn't want to bring that up with Ally just yet, he was working one step at a time.

They even met a couple of fans who hadn't known about the earlier mini-concert and asked for both their autographs and a selfie with the sunset in the background, and of course Austin and Ally happily did so. They loved meeting fans - it made them feel like their work was worthwhile and appreciated.

Thinking about this made Austin remember the melody for a song which he had come up with a while ago. "Oh Ally, I almost completely forgot, I thought about a really awesome tune for a song the other day." They hadn't written a song for a while as they had enjoyed the small break and the free time that came with it.

"Oh really?" She asked looking up at him and he nodded in reply. "Great, well let's hear it!"

"Uh… well, like I said, it is just a melody, I don't have any lyrics to go with it yet." Austin said.

"That's okay, just hum it to me and we'll see what happens." She reassured him.

"Okay then…" Austin stuttered before he began gently humming the tune of the chorus. When she smiled and nodded her approval after the chorus he found more confidence and also hummed the two verses and a bridge. He was really happy with how it sounded. It was another slow song, and it seemed perfect for the moment as they blissfully walked along the beach.

"Nice Austin, really nice!" Ally said when he finished. "Do you know what? This is such a coincidence because a while ago I came up with some lyrics for a slow song but I couldn't think of any music to fit them to! Hang on, hum the chorus again and I'll see if I can fit my lyrics into it."

And so he did, and the lyrics were perfect for the melody Austin had created and they both knew it instantly. It was also exactly the same with the verses and bridge, and before they knew it they had the song completed.

"Wow, I think that's our best song yet!" Austin said when they sang it through completely, and Ally agreed with him. "And I can't think of a better situation to have written such a beautiful song when I'm walking with such a beautiful woman (A/N I don't think that made much sense either… I'm doing well today. Nice one me)." Ally blushed and stammered her thanks.

By this point the sun was starting to set more rapidly and the pair decided to turn around and start walking slowly back in the opposite direction. It was still warm whilst the sun was setting but they knew that as soon as it was down it would get colder and they didn't want to have to walk too far home in the February night, especially considering what they had chosen to wear.

As they walked along, humming the song they had just written, the day's mini-concert at the mall came up in conversation. "I was so proud of you today; I told you that you had nothing to worry about!" Ally said happily, smiling up at him.

"It was so much easier with you there. Everything is." Austin replied. "And thanks for waiting with me for those autographs, I know it can get a little boring."

"No, no problem at all, some of them even asked me for mine!" Ally giggled a little at the thought.

"I know, and you totally deserve it. I've said this a thousand times before and I'll say it a thousand times again, none of this, none of my success, my songs, my entire career would I have if it weren't for you, Ally, and for that I will be forever grateful."

They stopped at this point and turned to face each other as the sun was setting to one side of them. It was like the perfect romantic moment you see on posters and pictures on people's Instagram pages.

"Austin, you don't have to thank me. I love you so much and that's all that matters to me, I'll gladly support you and your career no matter where it takes us, so long as we're together." Ally said up to him as they stood close together.

Austin leant down and kissed her romantically, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer as she wrapped hers around his neck and returned the kiss. When they pulled away they kept their foreheads together and smiled at each other, once again getting lost in each other's beautiful brown eyes.

"I love you too Ally, and I want to spend as much time as I possibly can with you." There was a few seconds of warm silence as the sun continued to set. "Ally, I have something to ask you." There was a brief glint of fear in Ally's eyes as she panicked about the idea of him proposing to her – she wasn't ready to get married! Austin noticed this and chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to marry me – yet – I know you're not ready for that just yet. But I do want to take the next step."

A few more seconds of silence.

"And that next step is…?" Ally asked.

A few more seconds of silence.

"Ally, will you move in with me?"

A/N: Thanks for reading this chapter, will Ally accept his offer and move in with him? (I think the answer's fairly obvious so it's not much of a cliff-hanger but oh well)

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who's reviewed, but in particular to Rauslly-and-Percabeth-Rock who reviews all my chapters and special thanks to adorableness who has supported me and helped me through my entire fanfiction experience so far – thank you so much!

The next chapter of this story should be posted on Monday, but there might be one over the weekend so keep checking back! See you in the next chapter! :)