-Recap-
I put my guitar away and go inside the restroom. I change into my PJ's and stand infront of the mirror. I throw my hair into a bun and begin brushing my teeth. After that, I take off all my makeup and wash my face after. I wrap the covers around me. I'm warm and cozy, and soon enough I drift off into sleep.
Austin's POV.
I walk away from Ally, furious, not looking back. "Austin! Come here! We need to talk about this!" Ally yells. I keep walking and I hear her begin to run. She grabs my arm and spins me around."Austin," She sighs. I soften up a bit and look at her. "There's nothing to talk about," I sternly say. "How could you say that?!" She screams. "Everything changed, our friendship is gone, EVERYTHING. And you're okay with it?! You're not even gonna try to get it back?! Did you even ever care?!" She yells, tears filling up her eyes. I swallow hard and look at her, wanting to cry, but know I can't. "Things changed Als," I whisper, holding back tears. "What changed?!" Tears roll down her face and she begins crying. I don't answer, just look down at my shoes. "What changed Austin?!" She yells, still holding my arm. I'm furious at this point. She wouldn't understand. "Huh?" She questions again. "I fell in love!" I yell back. She looks taken back, then opens her mouth to speak before I cut her off, "With you," I finish. "That's what changed. I fell in love with you, my best friend." I repeat. She stands there shocked, and before she could say anything I run away.
I wake up and sit up immediately. I look around and look at the clock, 5:56 AM. I sigh and put my head in my hands. Might as well get up for school. I grab my phone and text Kira, wanting to get my mind off that dream, which meant nothing.
Ally's POV.
I saw Austin and Kira today. He looked so happy. I'm happy for him, really, but it hurts a bit to see them together. I've noticed something though, when he's with her he seems all happy, and then he sees me and he gets a confused look on his face, like he's having second thoughts. I know he's torn, but he already chose Kira, and I'm okay with that now. I'm just gonna forget about it.
5th period yay! I sit next to Trish on the last row, behind Alex, my new friend. Austin sits next to Kassie, and behind Dez. None of my friends are here yet, so I sit at my desk, writing in my songbook. When people start coming in I close it and set it aside. I notice Austin come in, but I just wave and smile at him, and he returns it.
Austin's POV.
Ally keeps talking to that Alex guy. Is this how she feels when I'm with Kira? God I hate this feeling. I don't think she likes me anymore. She always blushes with him and he makes her laugh a lot. I have Kassie and Dez looking at them and I look at them every once in a while too. I just wish she wasn't so over me.
I notice a brown leather book on her desk with an 'A' on it. I go over to them. "Hey guys!" I smile at them. "Hey blondie," She smiles and looks up at me. "What's this?" I ask, reaching for her book. She slaps my hand and immediately grabs the book. "Never touch this book," Ally, Trish and Alex chorus. "Woah," I throw my hands up in surrender. "Sorry," I tell Ally. "It's okay," She smiles again. "But don't," She gets serious then sets the book back on the table cautiously. I nod and smile. She opens her book and starts writing. "So are you guys going to the talent show tonight?" Trish asks. Everybody nods, except me. I shrug. " I don't know, it seems boring," I admit and Ally's head shoots up. "No Austin you have to come please, pretty please with a cherry on top!" She begs with puppy dog eyes. How could I say no? "I guess, but why do you want me to go?" She looks worried and her and Alex exchange glances. "Well I just thought it'd be fun if we all go. Me, you, Dez, and Trish." She smiles. I smile back and nod, "Okay I'll go," She squeals and jumps up in excitement and gives me a hug. I hug back and smile. "I'm gonna go get some water," She says, walking up to the teacher then leaving. Trish and Alex begin talking, and I notice Ally's songbook on the table open. I see lyrics and sneakily begin reading them.
Last summer we met,
we started as friends, I can't tell you how it all happened,
then autumn it came, we were never the same
those nights everything felt like magic,
and I wonder if you miss me too,
if you don't here's the one thing that I wish you knew,
I think about you,
every morning when I open my eyes,
I think about you every evening when I turn out the lights.
That's all she has so far. I shrug, I wonder who it's about. It sounds good though.
Those lines have been stuck in my head all day. I decided to add on to them a few lines.
How long till I stop pretending'
what we have is never ending,
ohh ohh
That's all I got. I told you I'm a horrible song writer. I begin getting ready to go to the talent show, which I will be performing. Yes apparently Dez signed me up, without even telling me. Oh well, I know exactly what song I'm gonna sing.
Ally's POV.
I have a surprise for everyone tonight. Only Alex knows about it and he was so excited for me. Austin, Trish, Dez, Alex, and I are in the school theater, sitting and watching people perform, sing, dance, juggle, anything you could think of. My heart was beating. "Alright, next performer is…" The announcer reads the card, "Austin Moon!" We all look at him in shock, except for Dez. "Dez signed me up," he explains, then grabs his guitar and runs up on stage. I can't help but smile. He looks around for support and we're all there for him. Kira's here too of course, just not sitting with us. He begins playing a familiar melody.
Last summer we met,
we started as friends, I can't tell you how it all happened,
then autumn it came, we were never the same
those nights everything felt like magic,
and I wonder if you miss me too,
if you don't here's the one thing that I wish you knew,
I think about you,
every morning when I open my eyes,
I think about you every evening when I turn out the lights
I think about you every moment everyday of my life, you're on my mind
all the time, it's true
Wait a minute, that's my song! He must've read my song book, ugh how could he! Surprisingly, I'm not as upset as I thought I'd be. I wouldn't be able to perform the song anyways and he sounds better singing it. I just hope he finished it so he doesn't sound like an idiot finishing a song half way through. He keeps looking at Kira, which would make sense since she's his girlfriend. He turns his attention to us and continues singing.
How long 'till I stop pretending
what we have is never ending,
oh, ooh,
if all we are is just a moment, don't forget because I won't and,
I can't help myself,
I think about you, ooh, I think about you, ohh
We lock eyes and he continues singing.
I think about you,
every morning when I open my eyes,
I think about you every evening when I turn out the lights
I think about you every moment every day of my life, you're on my mind
all the time, it's true
I think about you, you, you, you, you (1)
He plays the last note and the crowd cheers loudly. We've had our eyes glued to one another towards the end half of the song. I look away and he looks back at Kira, who's cheering and yelling at the top of her lungs. I applaud and cheer along with everyone and he comes back to his seat. We all congratulate him and I give him a thumbs up. "That was great Austin!" I tell him. "thanks Als," He smiles and holds out his arms for a hug. I stand up and scoot closer, then give him a hug, but before I let go, I smack his head lightly. "Don't ever touch my book again," I whisper then sit back down. He rubs the back of his head. "Sorry. Plus I didn't touch it. It was open on the desk. And sorry I stole your song an—" I cut him off. "Okay Austin, it's fine now stop blabbing other people need to perform." I giggle and he nods. "Alright next performer is… Ally Dawson!" He exclaims. I look at Alex and he gives my hand a little squeeze to reassure me that I'll do fine. "What?!" Trish, Austin, and Dez say shocked. I giggle, "surprise!" I run up on stage and grab the microphone.
I look around for support and find Austin smiling at me. He gives me a small friendly wink and I grin, then look at everyone else who give me thumbs up.
I start off slow, and shaky, because I'm obviously nervous .
I can make the rain stop if I wanna,
Just by my attitude.
I can take my laptop, record a snapshot,
And change a point-of-view.
I just entered this brand new world,
And I'm so open hearted.
I know I got a long way to go but I'm
I'm just getting started.
I get more comfortable and start dancing along.
I'm over my head
And I know it, I know it.
I'm doing my best
Not to show it, to show it.
Whatever it takes to be,
What I was meant to be,
I'm gonna try.
Cause I'm living the dream
And I know it, I know it
I'm trying my best
Not to blow it, to blow it
And I know everything will be fine
With me, myself, and time (and time, and time, time...)
I go where life takes me,
But some days it makes me,
Wanna change my direction.
Sometimes it gets lonely,
But I know that it's only,
A matter of my perception.
I just entered this brand new world,
And I'm so open hearted.
I know I got a long way to go but I'm-
I'm just getting started.
I'm over my head
And I know it, I know it.
I'm doing my best
Not to show it, to show it.
Whatever it takes to be,
What I was meant to be,
I'm gonna try.
Cause I'm living the dream
And I know it, I know it
I'm trying my best
Not to blow it, to blow it
And I know everything will be fine
With me, myself, and time
And baby, there's nothing like this moment.
To just be real and let the truth be spoken.
Whatever's broke I can make it unbroken.
Turn the light in my head into something golden.
If I just try,
More love.
If I just try.
More love.
Then I'll find, myself, in time.
I'm over my head
And I know it, I know it.
I'm doing my best
Not to show it, to show it.
Whatever it takes to be,
What I was meant to be,
I'm gonna try.
I'm over my head
And I know it, I know it.
I'm doing my best
Not to show it, to show it.
Whatever it takes to be,
What I was meant to be,
I'm gonna try.
Cause I'm living the dream
And I know it, I know it
I'm trying my best
Not to blow it, to blow it
And I know everything will be fine
With me, myself, and time
I'll find, myself, in time.
I know, I'll find, myself, in time. (2)
The song ends and everyone cheers, the loudest part being from my friends of course. I go backstage and find them going there. I immediately hug Austin and he picks me up and twirls me around. "I did it Austin! I conquered my stage fright!" I exclaim as he sets me down. "You were amazing!" He says with a huge grin.
Austin's POV.
Ally performed! She was amazing! She looked so beautiful and her voice is amazing! An idea just popped into my head. "Ally we have to perform together!" I exclaim. She gives me a wide grin, which fades soon. "I don't know guys, I mean that was great, but what if I mess up?!" She doubts herself. We all look at her and shake our heads. I grab her arms. "Alls, you were amazing, you're gonna be amazing everytime you perform. No matter what. You can do anything. Plus I'll be up there with you! You'll be amazing!" I reassure her. She bites her lip, then nods. "I'll do it!" She exclaims. Dez goes to let the announcer know and we quickly choose a song that she wrote, which is about us of course.
We get on stage and the music starts playing.
(Ally/Austin/Both)
When you're on your own
Drowning alone
And you need a rope that can pull you in
Someone will throw it
And when you're afraid
That you're gonna break
And you need a way to feel strong again
Someone will know it
And even when it hurts the most
Try to have a little hope
'Cause someone's gonna be there when you don't
When you don'tIf you wanna cry, I'll be your shoulder
If you wanna laugh, I'll be your smile
If you wanna fly, I will be your sky
Anything you need that's what I'll beIf you wanna climb, I'll be your ladder
If you wanna run, I'll be your road
If you want a friend, doesn't matter when
Anything you need, that's what I'll be
You can come to me
We face each other and stare into each others eyes.
You can come to me,
Yeah (3)
I strum the last note and can't take my eyes off Ally. She smiles and the crowd goes crazy, being louder than ever before. She turns her attention to the crowd, and I do the same. We wave and run off stage, smiling. Everybody's there, including Kira. "That was amazing you guys!" They all exclaim. Ally and I glance at each other and smile. Kira runs up and hugs me, and I look at Ally, who quickly goes and hugs Dez, Trish, and Alex. "You guys sounded amazing together! Best duet ever!" Kira says, smiling at Ally. Everyone nods their heads in agreement and Ally and I just look at each other and smile.
(1) I think About You - Austin And Ally,
(2) Me Myself and Time - Demi Lovato
(3) You can come to me - austin and ally
I don't own any of these songs or A&A!
Longest chapter! Phew. What'd you think?! Did you like it?! :D Review!
