This was hard; she never imagined how much it would hurt to see him with someone else. Her newfound feelings for him is what made her feel so foolish about it all. It had only been a few days since she told someone about it, there really was no sense in crying about it now.

Despite feeling her heart rip in two, she put a fake smile on her face and tried as hard as she could to make herself believable.

"Ally, you okay?" Trish whispered to her.

"Fine." She answered. "But um, I need to take a walk." She stood up from her seat and left the table of friends.

It had been weeks since Austin started dating Kira and Ally hated it. He never had time for her anymore, they wouldn't get together to write songs or just hang out and talk. Instead, he spent all day with his girlfriend, which would be fine if they weren't attached at the hip.

She sighed heavily and walked into Sonic Boom, greeting her dad with a small smile and going up to the practice room. She sat at the piano bench with her hands on the keys and tears brimming her eyes.

"Dark cloud moving in
Just one fall of rain
Would wash away
Wash away the pain

Just one ray of sun, to warm my skin
Rid me of the cold you're drowning

I could say that I don't care
But the truth is I'd follow you anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
Don't you dare change your mind

Seems so close to me but still beyond my reach calling me and playing hide and seek
Look behind that door I'm the one you been searching for and I'm not a little girl anymore

I could say that I don't care
But the truth is I'd follow you anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
Don't you dare change your mind

Don't wander round looking
For someone to replace me
Don't wander round wasting
The rest of your life
Don't wander round waiting
For someone else to save you
And don't you make the same mistake twice

I could say that I don't care
But the truth is I'd follow you anywhere
I've been waiting such a long, long time
Don't you dare change your mind

I could say that I don't care
But the truth is I'd follow you
I've been waiting such a long, long time
Don't you dare change your mind

Don't you dare change your mind
Don't you dare change your mind."

By the time Ally finished the song, she was full on crying, she didn't

understand why though; Austin had been out with plenty of girls, and it never bothered her before. Maybe it was because she realized she pushed it down so far that it was coming back up at once.

"Hey, Ally!" Austin's voice rang as he came running through the door.

She quickly wiped her tears away and smiled at him. "What's up?"

"You disappeared at lunch." He walked up behind her. "Is everything okay?"

"Oh, yeah." She lied. "Everything's fine."

"Okay, cool." He smiled, rubbing his hands together with excitement as he sat next to her.

She was disappointed by the fact that he had failed to notice that everything definitely wasn't okay.

"So, listen, next week is mine and Kira's one month anniversary. I was hoping to do something special." He gave her a hopeful smile.

"Like what?"

"Like…a song."

Ally sighed; she knew this was coming. Austin finally finds the time to talk to her alone, and it's about Kira.

"No." She shook her head.

"What?" Austin frowned. "But I-."

"I can't do this." She stood up from the piano bench. "I can't keep writing your love songs for your girlfriends, Austin. In fact…I can't keep writing your songs at all." She stepped away from the piano bench and headed for the door.

"Wait." He was suddenly behind her, stopping her hand on the doorknob. "What do you mean you can't write my songs for me anymore?" He whispered.

This was it. It was time to tell him the truth…maybe, if she could hold her tears in, and she more than likely wouldn't.

"Ally?" His voice cracked; he knew where this was going. It was his worst nightmare. She was going to quit being his music partner and he'd go nowhere in the music industry if she did. He considered her his good luck charm, so much so that he convinced Jimmy to let her write his music. "Ally, please don't do this?"

"I'm sorry." Her body began trembling and he knew she was crying. "I can't…I can't be your partner anymore."

"No." He insisted, shaking his head as he was on the verge of tears. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no! You can't do this, you can't bail on me, I need you!"

"Please, stop?" Ally whispered, trying to control how violent her sobs were becoming.

"Don't walk away from me." He wrapped both of his arms around her tiny waist and pulled her so her back was against his chest. He dug his head into the side of her neck and she could feel his tears. "Don't do this."

She couldn't see his face, but she knew he was just as upset as she was, just not about the same thing. "I have to, for you and for me. You could try writing songs on your own and that music school in New York is still willing to take me in."

Austin squeezed her tighter. "You can't just leave me, Ally."

"I know I can't." She broke down, crying harshly. "But I have to. Please let go."

"Ally…"

"Austin." She twisted and turned every way she could, but his grip was too strong. "Let go!" She finally broke free, opening the door and running downstairs.

"Ally!" Austin yelled after her, watching her run out of the store. He put his face in his hands as his elbows rested on the railing. She left him, just like that. He had never felt worse in his life.

Tonight was the night he was going to tell her everything. How he had actually been spending time with Kira so she could help him plan an evening with Ally. That he only wanted her to think the song was for Kira so she'd be surprised when he actually sung it for her. Now he couldn't.

I feel like this is the saddest thing I've ever written so far. I guess it'll be like a two part one shot thing. haha. Let me know what you think (: