Ally's POV
I wake up to the beautiful sound of the ocean hitting the sand - nope. I actually wake up to the sound of my annoying alarm clock, first I tried hitting the button, without looking at it, my vision was still blurry; that fails, I take the alarm clock, stuff it inside my nightstand drawer, along with a small throw pillow. "BEEP!"
"SHUT UP!", I yell at my annoying alarm clock.
"There's the wonderful sound of my daughter waking up!", my Dad mocks.
"Sorry, my alarm clock is just being... disruptive,"
"You must be really tired," I nod.
"Ally, since we've moved, and done all of the unpacking, and everything, I'm going to give you the week off, you don't have to work," I ran to hug my Dad.
"Thanks Dad! Love ya", I kissed him on the cheek. I then ran to the bathroom to get ready, I decided to wear light makeup like usual, along with a nice floral skirt, a shirt underneath, and a shrug. I thought maybe I'd bring something for the neighbors. Maybe, flowers- no. Cake - no. I'll go say hi. You'd be surprised that there were more beach houses in one area, well there were. We weren't EXACTLY neighbors, just the closest house. I walked about a block to the closest beach house, and knocked on the door. I waved, "Hi! I'm Ally, I live down there, I just moved here and I thought I'd come by to introduce myself," I explained.
"Oh, nice to meet you, Ally," she smiled at me, "I'm Cynthia Moon. Please, come inside." Wait, isn't Austin's last name 'Moon'? "Max!", she called, "Austin!" What? Austin lives here, why didn't he tell me! This is the closest house in blocks! Max came down the stairs first, then Austin, he smiled when he saw me.
"Ally, this is Max," she introduced the other blonde, "And, this is Austin," she gestured to my favorite blondie.
"Uh, we've met," I told her.
"You've met Max before?"
"Um...no, Austin."
"Oh, are you that brunette he's always talking about?" Austin talks about me? He's so sweet!
"Mom!" he whined. I giggled, he glared at me.
"Oh, I need to get lunch ready, why don't you eat with us? Austin'll show around," Mrs. Moon offered.
"Thank you Mrs. Moon,"
"Call me Cynthia," she replied, I nodded.
"Hi Ally, shall we?"
"We shall... blondie."
He led me to his room, wow, it was really nice. He also had this really cool, red guitar. He probably saw me looking at the guitar because he says, "It's nice huh?" I nod.
"I feel I do all the talking, and you barely talk. Why don't you tell my about yourself?"
"Um, okay, well, I'm sure you know this already Mr. Saw Me Through The Window, but I live about a block away," I poked him, "Well, I really like volleyball now, and...I really like music, I love to sing...but, I have really horrible stage fright."
"Well, I really like music, I also like to sing, my favorite part of performing, is the adrenaline you feel right right before you begin!,"
"Why don't you sing something for me?" he asked, I furiously shook my head!
"No way!"
"Oh come on, it's just me,"
"You say like it's a good thing," I shot at at him. He "gasped".
"Please!" he poked me, I looked up, darn, I just can't say no to his hazel puppy-dog eyes!
"Fine!" I gave up, he smiled. I grabbed the closest guitar, an acoustic brown one.
[Written by Switchfoot (Mandy Moore Version)]
"There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But You sing to me over and over and over again," Austin looked at me with pure awe, I smirked a little.
"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands
and pray to be only Yours
I pray to be only Yours
I know now you're my only hope
Sing to me the song of the stars
Of Your galaxy dancing and laughing
and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that You have for me over again
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope," By this point I started squinting my eyes shut, and singing with pure emotion.
"I give You my destiny
I'm giving You all of me
I want Your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs I'm giving it back," I didn't even know my voice could reach notes that high!
"So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh
Mhm, Mhm, Mhm, Mhm,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh"
He just looked at me, not moving, not blinking, mouth just hanging open. I waved a hand in front of his face, he finally started blinking again, "That. Was. AMAZING! Did you write that yourself?" I blushed a little and nodded.
"Your turn." He took the guitar from my hand and started playing,
[Written by R5]
"High heels, got a taste for fashion
Converse and a fatal attraction
She's got that something I'm looking for
Oh, oh,"
It was my turn to be absolutely awed! He was amazing!
"Maybe she lives in the city
She may be smart and she may be pretty
She's got that something I'm looking for
Whoever she is, she is out of this world
It's all about the girl that I meet
On the bus or on the street
It's all about the girl in my mind
That I'll meet one day, it's a matter of time
Oh oh oh oh oh oh HEY
Oh oh oh oh oh
It's all about the girl
One day I'll find
Brown eyes, they're full of emotion
I don't know what sets it in motion
She'll have that something I'm looking for
Oh, oh," I couldn't help but think of myself!
"I'll search in every direction
Until I make the connection
She'll have that something I'm looking for
Whoever she is, she is out of this world
It's all about the girl that I meet
On the bus or on the street
It's all about the girl in my mind
That I'll meet one day, it's a matter of time
Oh oh oh oh oh oh HEY
Oh oh oh oh oh
It's all about the girl
One day I'll find
She'll say she knows me
I think that's true
You are the answer that I always knew
And when I hold her
And when we kiss
There ain't no question it comes down to this
Yeah
It's all about the girl that I meet
On the bus or on the street
It's all about the girl in my mind
That I'll meet one day
It's all about the girl that I meet
On the bus or on the street
It's all about the girl in my mind
That I'll meet one day, it's a matter of time
Oh oh oh oh oh oh HEY
Oh oh oh oh oh
It's all about the girl
One day I'll find, that girl"
I gaped at him, "Did you write that?"
"Yeah it's the only song I've ever written," he looked at me, "I'm not good at songwriting but you seem to be," my cheeks heated up again.
"You know maybe one day...I could write songs and you could sing them,"
"Maybe," he said. He looked at my eyes, and started to lean in, I leaned in a little...and I cleared my throat. I didn't want to kiss him just yet. I don't think I know him well enough.
Austin's POV
"Maybe," I said. This would be the perfect moment to kiss her. I haven't known her for a long time. But, I just feel like I've known her forever... So I started to lean in, and our lips almost touched, but she pulled away, and cleared her throat. I have to admit, that hurt a little. Did she not want to kiss me?
"Hey, um, I was thinking, since you like instruments so much, maybe you'd want to see Sonic Boom?" I bet she said that to break the awkwardness.
"Yeah, sure, I've heard about that place but, I never really checked it out."
"So you wanna go?"
"Yeah, why not?" We walked to Sonic Boom - deciding to take the long way on the beach. With every step, we seemed to get closer and closer, until...our hands finally touched, we joined them together. I think I saw a faint red tint once again brighten Ally's cheeks. And, she bit her lip, she looked so adorable when she did that! We kept walking like that, in comfortable silence. We finally arrived. It was one word - AMAZING!
"Ally! You get to work HERE?"
"Yep, the instruments are a perk of working here. Along with the practice room." she responded.
"You have a practice room?" I wish I had a practice room. I always used me bedroom to practice. She also gets to be surrounded by all of these instruments.
"Yeah, actually. Wanna see?" I can't believe she actually asked that question. I just gave her a "duh" expression. "I'll take that as a yes." I just chuckled a little. We went upstairs together and she opened the door. Wow! It was awesome! She had a baby grand piano in there!
"Wow! Ally, this room is awesome!" I told her. I sat on the piano bench, playing random keys. She came and sat next to me.
"Hey, play that again." I played the keys again, it sounded like a cool tune. I sang a line I randomly came up with. "Making my way downtown walking fast, faces pass and I'm home bound..."
"Austin! You just came up with those lyrics! By yourself, see you can write songs!" she exclaimed. I shrugged, it was just one verse. After about 3 hours, we had a finished song,
[Written by Vanessa Carlton]
"Making my way downtown
Walking fast
Faces pass
And I'm home bound
Staring blankly ahead
Just making my way
Making a way
Through the crowd
And I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder...
If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you
Tonight,"
Our voices merged in the perfect harmony.
"It's always times like these
When I think of you
And I wonder
If you ever
Think of me
'Cause everything's so wrong
And I don't belong
Living in your
Precious memories
'Cause I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder...
If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you
Tonight
And I, I
Don't want to let you know
I, I
Drown in your memory
I, I
Don't want to let this go
I, I
Don't...
Making my way downtown
Walking fast
Faces pass
And I'm home bound,"
I looked to my left to see Ally, surely enough, in her own little world of music.
"Staring blankly ahead
Just making my way
Making a way
Through the crowd
And I still need you
And I still miss you
And now I wonder...
If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass us by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you...
If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you
If I could
Just hold you...
Tonight,"
We finished, I can't believe we finished that in only 3 hours, I've tried writing songs for years, and it took me forever to write one! And yet, here I am, with the most beautiful girl, writing this awesome song. Huh, I use the word 'awesome' a lot don't I? Because, it's just feel that way when I'm around...her.
Ally's POV
When I listened to him singing, my heart beat at a million per second. It beat so loud, I was afraid he could hear it. The song ended, and I hasn't even realized I was singing along. We looked at each other like that for a second, and I kissed him on the cheek. He looked a little surprised, he was - adorable.
"Hey, it's 2:30, let's go to the beach" I reminded him.
"Alright, I'll meet you there in 20 minutes," he said, "By the way, now you know, my full name is Austin Monica Moon-"
"Wait, your middle name is Monica?" I giggled a little.
"Didn't my mom tell you? She usually says her name is Mrs. Cynthia Monica Moon!"
"Nope!" I laughed.
"Laugh all you want, Dawson, but if you know what's best for you, you won't." He said playful-threateningly
"Alright, see you there," he winked, and before he saw me blush, walked out.
As soon as I ran to my house, I decided to wear my blue bikini, it was simple, but impressive. Perfect!
I put my white cover up, and this time I put short-shorts. Yep, he was gonna drop-dead, okay I'm turning into Trish! I ran to the beach with my towel, and found him in the water.
I walked slow to make sure he'd see me, I looked at him again, and surely enough, he was staring at me. I blushed, and his jaw dropped all the way into the water. I bit my lip and got in the water next to him. He was still staring, okay then, I got a little self-conscious, I brought my arms up to my chest, and he came back to earth, and turned around for a second.
"Uh, sorry," he mumbled.
"What, you're not gonna pull me under?" I joked.
"Well, I can't now!"
"Umm... Let's do a swimming competition!"
"Okay," I said, "Uh, let's race to that person, and swim back, whoever's first wins."
"Fine by me. Countdown, on go, 3, 2, 1, GO!" He started swimming he was really fast, right now we were side-by-side, I started to get a little ahead, but he caught up, and started to beat me. Then we started to swim back, I gave everything! I was beating him! He was just at my tail! I touched the shore, I did it! Yes! But, wait, where's Austin?
"Ahhhh," of coarse, I was lifted again, I wonder who lifted me. -_- Austin just chuckled, this time I started kicking, he was going to spin me! But, he lost his balance, and...
A/N
Oops! I 'accidentally' ended the chapter. *Smirks evilly* I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE SONGS IN THIS CHAPTER! Anyway, who loves that song, "Only Hope?" Walk to Remember is so sad...
QOTD:
If you could freeze time, what would you use it for? (Whoever says, "To finish reading this chapter," will get a shout out ;)
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