Alrighty so this one-shot was suggested to me by Pseudonymous, i have been meaning to write something like this but couldnt think of a good story line, so thanks Pseudonymous! anyway today we are taking a HUGE step back from where i have been writing to shortly after Buzz Cuts and Beginnings! remember i will take story suggestions (like this one ;P) so leave them in the comments/reviews, hope you enjoy!
*btw it's after hours…*
"Thanks again Austin; with my Dad off at his convention you've been a huge help unpacking this new shipment of instruments," Ally said as she set down a box in the upstairs storage room, "No problem," Austin said, walking in behind her. They walked back down the stairs, only a few more boxes sat on the counter in the center of the room, which they brought up, eventually there were two boxes left and one was very heavy. "Ok, you wait down here, while I bring that one up," Ally said pointing to the smaller box, "Wouldn't it be faster if I just carried this box up?" Austin asked, patting the large box, "No! You could get hurt, I am helping you carry that one up," Ally said and walked back upstairs with the box.
When she came out of the storage room she saw Austin carrying the box up the steps, "Austin! I told you you're going to need help with that!" Ally said in an annoyed tone, Austin looked up at her and said, "Relax Ally I'm going to be fine." Ally ran down a few steps to help him carry it up, but as she was lifting it up it slipped and started to fall down, she grappled at the top, trying to grab it but couldn't get a hold on the smooth cardboard. She watched in terror as the box fell, knocking Austin down as they both tumbled down the stairs, Austin finally landing on the ground, face-first and the box landing on his leg.
"AUSTIN!" Ally shrieked and ran down the stairs to check on him and knelt beside him, "Austin, Austin are you ok?!" she asked in horror. Of course he's not idiot! He just fell down a flight of stairs and has a huge box on his leg! Ally took a breath and started to push the box off his leg, finally she got it off but was unsure of what to do next, Ok, stop panicking Ally, you know what to do, call 911 right now! She pulled out her phone and quickly punched in the three numbers and impatiently waited while the phone rang.
A few moments later a cheerful voice answered, "Hello? What do you need help with?" the lady asked, "Yeah, hi, my friend just fell down a flight of stairs and a huge box landed on him, I need an ambulance now!" Ally informed urgently, "Yes, where are you?" the lady said, "Sonic Boom, in the Miami Mall," Ally said, glancing at Austin, he didn't move and his shallow breathing was the only thing telling her he was alive. "Great, we will be sending one your way now," the lady said and hung up.
Ally quickly texted Dez, Trish and his parents telling them what happened then looked at Austin again. Should I move him? Ally asked herself, probably not… what it I make it worse!? She thought franticly, tears starting to form in her eyes, finally she decided to at least try to prop him against the stairs. When she turned him over she noticed a deep cut on his forehead, immediately she ran up to the bathroom, got some paper towels wet and pressed them against the bleeding cut. Ally sat like that, knelt next to him, trying to avoid thinking the worst.
Several minutes later she heard a siren, luckily Sonic Boom was on the outside edge of the mall and was easy to access from the outside; soon she looked up and saw two people rush into the store, a stretcher between them. "Where is he?" one asked Ally, "Never mind," he said as he saw him next to her, Ally stepped back helplessly as the two people lifted Austin onto the stretcher and followed as they wheeled him out into the vacant mall.
"Would you like a ride miss?" the second person, a woman, asked when they got to the ambulance, Ally looked at Austin, while the door closed and nodded, "Sure," she said, and climbed in. On the way to the hospital she texted Dez, Trish and Austin's parents again, we're going to the Miami hospital, meet us there it said.
Early the next day Ally got a text from Mrs. Moon—who had stayed at the hospital all night with Austin, Ally would've if Mr. Moon didn't insist she go home and sleep—saying that they could now go in and see Austin. Ally quickly got dressed and ran out to her car and drove the short drive to the hospital.
When she entered the building the receptionist at the visitor's desk looked up at her, "How may I help you?" she asked, "Do you know where Austin Moon is?" Ally asked, the receptionist looked at her computer and clicked a few things until she said, "Fourth floor, room D29," she said and turned back to her work. Ally nodded her thanks and walked over to the elevator, trying not to seem like she was in a rush, repeating D29 in her head over and over again. The elevator ride felt as if it lasted forever and when she finally got to the fourth floor she wandered around, looking for D29. Suddenly Mrs. Moon appeared, "Ally, there you are, come with me," she said and lead her to Austin's room.
It wasn't as bad as Ally feared, he wasn't hooked up to anything and didn't appear to be in any sort of pain, in fact he seemed unusually calm. "Hello Ally," Mr. Moon said as she entered, "So, how is he?" Ally asked right away, "He will be fine," Mrs. Moon said, "He got a pretty bad cut on his head and had to get a few stitches, he also broke his kneecap and a rib…" she continued. A few tears started rolling down Ally's cheeks again as she sat in a chair beside Austin's bed. "We're going to go get something to eat," Mr. Moon said and got up, "Do you want anything?" he asked Ally, "No, I'll be fine," she replied.
This is all my fault, I never should've left him with that box, I never should have helped him… Ally thought, scooting her chair closer to the bed and taking Austin's hand in hers, she stared at him in silence, his peacefulness kinda freaking her out. Just then she saw him stir and his eyes fluttered open, "Austin!" Ally said with a sigh of relief, "Of course I'm ok," he said with a weak smile, he then lifted his hand and wiped several tears off Ally's cheeks. "I'm so sorry," she murmured, "It wasn't your fault Ally, it was mine," Austin said, "No, I shouldn't have left you with that box," Ally argued, "No Ally; it was my fault! I should have known this would happen!" Austin said sternly, Ally didn't argue anymore and they sat in silence.
Despite Austin's reassurances Ally still blamed herself for his accident. Ally stayed with Austin the rest of the day and well into the night as Dez and Trish and the Moons came and went throughout the day, the only reason she went home again that night was because Austin insisted on it. Ally continued to visit Austin every day, though four days after the accident she had to go back to work, but she cut the hours a little temporarily and got Carrie to work longer shifts so she could stay with him longer.
(ok this part is 2 days after the accident) "Hey Ally," Austin said as Ally walked in the next day, "You hungry?" he asked, propped up by some pillows, "Um… I guess so, why?" she asked, "Theirs's pudding for you on the table," he said, pointing to the table next to his bed, Ally smiled eagerly, pudding was her favorite treat in the world, besides pickles of course. "Why do you have this anyway? I thought you hated pudding," she asked, opening the little cup, "I do, my parents accidentally brought me some earlier, I decided to save it for you instead of throwing the whole thing away," Austin said.
Two days later Austin was getting restless, and the doctor finally said that he could get up and move around a little, but he would have to use a wheel chair, at least until his ribs were healed enough for him to use crutches. "Finally!" Austin said when his dad brought the folded-up wheel chair in, he would have gotten up earlier but his mom and Ally were there and he didn't want to risk getting in trouble.
When he actually did get up—with the help of his dad—Austin ached all over, his limbs were stiff from lying in bed for the past few days, not to mention the two bones that were still healing. As he sat down he suddenly felt very self-conscience, he was used to towering over Ally and his mom and being at eye level with his dad, not to mention that he had always been able to do things by himself, he was Austin Moon for crying out loud! Now needing to be pushed around in a wheel chair made him feel very helpless.
"Aw you're so tiny now," Ally teased, Austin gave her an unamused look, "Well now I get to see the world from your point of view," he countered, "Are you implying I'm short!?" Ally said, "I'm not implying anything, you are short," Austin said, suddenly feeling a bit comfortable in the chair. "That is offensive!" Ally exclaimed, though she was smiling a bit, "Can you dunk a basketball?" Austin challenged, "Well I guess not but that doesn't make me short!" Ally said after a moment and Austin started laughing.
Ally pushed Austin's wheel chair down to the food court, where they meet Trish and Dez, and they all simply chatted, Trish continuing Ally's teasing of how short Austin was for now. When they all finished eating Austin grabbed a chocolate pudding cup that Dez had brought back and gave it to Ally, every day since his parents had accidentally given him one Austin had got a pudding cup and saved it for when Ally came, today was no different. Ally eagerly accepted the cup and opened it, "Thanks!" she said and ate it slowly so that it would last longer.
The days slowly elapsed and about a week after Austin got into the hospital he was told he could leave, though he still had to use crutches and not lift heavy objects. "See you should have listened to me!" Ally told Austin as they walked out of the hospital, "No lifting heavy objects!" Austin rolled his eyes, "Just a few days ago you were blaming yourself for this!" he objected. Ally bit her lip, "I never said I still don't," she mumbled, "Ally when are you going to see this was entirely my fault! I didn't listen to you, I was reckless enough to carry the box up by myself, I didn't think about the consequences," Austin said fiercely. They stopped at the elevator and Austin gently lifted Ally's chin up, "Look, it doesn't matter anymore, I'm fine, everything is going to be fine," he said gently and kissed her.
A few seconds later the elevator dinged and opened, luckily no one was inside so the two got right in.
OMG sorry the ending is so bad... i really couldnt find a way to end it...
Wow! this is really, really long.. and two 'dramatic' stories in a row for me! thats a record! i never write stories like this! the next one will probably not be as dramatic ;P
Ok, i really hope you enjoyed this, it was really hard for me to write this whole thing so i hope it was ok... please give me any suggestions for future one-shots!
(oh and their was a hidden little easter-egg in Austin's room number, tell me if you caught it! i'll tell you in the beginning of the next story ;P)
