Love is Unstoppable Chapter 2: The Funeral & More, an austin & ally fanfic

Part 2: The Funeral & More

Couldn't keep you guys waiting for too long, thanks for the sympathy from the 2 people who've reviewed this story so far, not to put too fine a point on it.

This chapter, most of it is a bit heavily based on the events of my life, I just changed a few things to fit the story. Everything in this chapter happened in 1 way or another, minus a few of the things.

1 thing before you start, if you guys start reading, if you have an iPod, or MP3 device, load up 'Unstoppable' by Rascal Flatts & have it ready, you'll see why momentarily.

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A few days later:

To: Ally, Dez, Trish

Guys, funeral's Wednesday. See ya there.

Austin texted.

From Ally: Be there

From Trish: See ya there

From Dez: Meet ya there, man

They texted back.

(Changed to 1st person, Austin's POV)

I walked into the church. There were a lot of people in the pews. I didn't expect such a great turn-out. I mean, I knew my dad was a well respected guy with friends, but I didn't expect this many. I just expected my family, friends I knew my dad had, & friends my mom had, but not this many. I looked to my left & saw Ally, Trish, & Dez in the left hand side front row. It meant a lot that they were here. When we got to our seat, I saw my grandma, my aunt, my uncle, & my other aunt & uncle. I was wearing a suit, black jacket, black dress pants, black shoes, & a tie with different little stripes on it that were black, white, & different shades of gray.

"Okay, who's gonna sing (play) the song?" the minister, who looked a little like Alfred Molina, Doc Oc from Spider-Man 2, said.

"I am," I said, remembering the song I picked out to sing to everyone, it wasn't an original, so don't expect that, but it's a great song for this type of thing.

"Ok, everyone. Quiet. We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of Steven Moon. He was..." his voiced kept going on & on. I was thinking that this guy was a bit of a load, so I imagined how it would be if James Earl Jones was delivering the eulogy, "And now I believe his son, Austin has a song he'd wish to sing for his dad, a Rascal Flatts song, which I'm told to believe that in his last few years, he was an avid fan of, Austin?"

I stepped up to the mic with my guitar & band behind me. I put the mic on a mic stand, "Good morning. I'm Austin Moon, son of Steven & it's true that my dad was a Flatts fan. He had like 2-3 of their albums when I was young, but I don't know what happened to those, but in the last several years, he had Unstoppable, Nothing Like This, & Still Feels Good. Dad, you were a good guy, jokester, resourceful, & awesome. Here's to you, man. Dez, you got the slideshow hooked up?"

"Yeah, it's ready to go," he said, after checking the projector.

"Okay, 1, 2, 3, hit it…"

(Music & slideshow started, you might wanna start listening to the song as you read to get the full effect of the chapter)

(Unstoppable)

So, so you made a lot of mistakes
Walked down the road a little sideways
Cracked a rib when you hit the wall
Yeah, you've had a pocket full of regrets
Pull you down faster than a sunset
Hey, it happens to us all

When the cold hard rain just won't quit
And you can't see your way out of it

You find your faith has been lost and shaken
You take back what's been taken
Get on your knees and dig down deep
You can do what you think is impossible
Keep on believing, don't give in
It'll come and make you whole again
It always will, it always does
Love is unstoppable

(I looked at Ally, then all around)

Love, it wear in a storm
Bring you back to being born again
oh, it's a helping hand when you need it most
A lighthouse shining on the coast
That never goes dim

When your heart is full of doubt
And you think that there's no way out

Like a river keeps on rolling
Like the north wind blowing
Don't it feel good knowing
Yeah!

(I look to Ally, then around again)

Love is unstoppable
So you made a lot of mistakes
Walked down the road a little sideways
Love, love is unstoppable

(The music ended, I'd kinda like to hear Ross Lynch sing this song in real life)

Everyone clapped, me & my band bowed.

"Thanks, I'm not much of a country singer, but anything for my dad, thanks," I said.

We took our seats again.

"That song couldn't be more appropriate for this time & place. I haven't heard that song prior to these happenings and I..." his voice trailed off again, I looked at Ally, she looked back. I turned my head back to listen to the rest of this guy, "And so, will you guys join me in a little prayer?"

Everyone closed their eyes & bent their heads forward/down. Me, doubting my faith a bit, just bent my head forward & looked at the floor while he said the prayer.

When he was done, he asked if anyone wanted to say anything else.

"I do," a dude about my age said entering the room. He had a tie-less suit on, a bit long hair that trailed off to the side of his face, & his hands in his pockets as he walked.

"And who are you?" I said getting up & looking back at him.

"Just a guy who understands what you're going through cause it happened to me a little more than a month ago."

"Ok, well where ya from?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," he said, going up to the podium. "Now, thank you. I'm here to speak because a similar thing happened to me a month ago. I have a belief statement here I wrote, I'll read it for ya." Then, he pulled out a few pieces of paper from his coat pocket & started reading it:

'I believe that if you've suffered the pain of loss, you can still have good days/times.

A Family member of mine passed away recently and it shook up my family. My brother, mom, grandma, aunts, uncles, and I are all hanging in tough. It's sad of course, but I've learned that if I don't think about it too hard, or much, I can repress my feelings of being sad a bit.

I learned that from the overwhelming feeling of sadness I got from thinking I'd never see, or talk to him again begin to dissipate. It was because I didn't think about it too much is how I didn't feel too sad about it. If you've ever had a loved one who's passed away, or someone who's important to you pass away, you know the type of sadness I'm talking about. If you don't, picture a person who's important to you, now picture he/she's been ripped out of your life before their time and that you'll never be able to converse, or see them again. That's what I felt and am feeling.

He left a big hole by leaving and will definitely be missed. Especially by his friends and family. I know that for a fact many people are going to miss him because of all the "Sorry" cards we have been getting in the mail. I swear there must've been a hundred of them.

Since the day it happened, I've had some good days and times. I've played video games with some friends on Xbox live and rocked out to music while doing so on "Rock Band" and I've killed people on "Modern Warfare 3." I've hung out with my friends and have had good times, even though we're in school! The point is, good times can still be had even after a loss, or sad time.

It's true you can still have good times even if a loved one has passed away, like I talked about earlier. Like, if you hang out with friends, are alone, watch TV, or play video games. As long as you don't wallow too much in sadness over losing that important someone for too long. As long as you stay strong as you can. Besides, the person who died wouldn't want you to wallow in sadness for too long.

That's my belief. Thanks to all of you,'" he said, then walked down the aisle towards the door to get out of the church.

Everyone clapped & he walked down the aisle towards the door.

"Hey, dude," I said & he turned around. "You're gonna be ok."

"You too," he said, then gave a peace sign & walked out. I could've sworn I saw a small quick flash of light. I went to the doorway & there was no sign of him. All I saw was a piece of paper folded on a rail & a note that said, "Don't think about it too much & you'll be fine." With a copy of his speech.

Then, I saw what looked like Leo from That 70s Show come through the door.

"Did you just see that, man? It totally blew my mind, man," he said, then he sat in one of the back rows of seats.

When it was over, me & my mom walked out of the church to her car. I asked her if I could hang out with Ally for a few hours & she said I could, but before I could, I wanted to go home & change first.

To : Ally

Hey wanna hang out later?

From: Ally

Sure, come by the store around 7

To: Ally

K, see ya then

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Thanks, next chapter out next week!

Betcha can't guess who that guy was that came to Austin's dad's funeral...