Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or Not A Love Song by Ross Lynch. If I did own Austin and Ally we would have all the Season 2 songs.

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Hey girl, I can tell there's something

Even when you say it's nothing

Austin had never seen Ally cry before. In two years that he and Ally had known each other not once had she cried in front of him. She was always walking around with a smile on her face helping others. Always the cheery and optimistic girl he had met. The only time she wasn't happy was regarding her stage fright but thankfully she had overcome that. He clearly remembered the first time he had seen Ally break down in front of him.

**Flashback**

As soon he walked into Sonic Boom Austin could sense the shift in the atmosphere. Something was wrong. Austin paused to take in his surroundings but everything looked the same. All the instruments were there, customers ambled around the store, everything was the same but something was missing. Almost instantly he realized Ally was nowhere to be seen which was unusual. She was always on the counter scribbling in her beaten up songbook. Without any hesitation Austin ran to the practice room looking for Ally. Throwing open the door what he found left him stunned. There was Ally sitting in a crumpled heap on the floor.

Ally heard the door slam open and looking through tears she could see Austin looking at her intently. She quickly looked away trying to hide the fact was crying. Austin was right next to her in a matter of moments. Without asking any questions Austin picked her up off the floor and sat down on the couch, placing her on his lap.

"Shh, Ally. It's okay just let it out." He whispered rubbing her back in a soothing pattern. After a while Ally's sobs began to quiet down.

"Ally, can I ask you what happened?" He asked her.

"You already did." She said giving him a watery smile.

"I meant why are you crying." He replied concern shown all over his features.

"I'm afraid you're going to laugh at me, it seems pretty stupid now that I think about." She murmured.

"Ally whatever made you cry is definitely not stupid. Obviously it must have been something for you to say it's nothing. Now tell me who made you cry so I can go beat them up." He told her seriously. "You just say the word and they won't bother you-."

"It was Owen. Owen died." Ally said before bursting into tears again. Ally had had Owen since long before she had meet Austin and always took good care of him. Austin knew just how important Owen was to Ally. Trish had made sure to drill it into Austin's brain after he lost Owen that one time. He remembered Trish telling him that if Ally lost Owen it would destroy her, and now look at them.

"Ally I'm so sorry. I didn't know." He whispered.

"It's okay Austin; it's not your fault. Owen was an old bird anyway." She sniffled. Austin couldn't think of anything to say so he chose to remain silent. Austin subconsciously began to run his fingers through Ally's hair. Ally snuggled into Austin still sniffling a little, enjoying the comfort he provided.

"Ally?" He asked whispered softly. "Ally?" He repeated listening intently for a response. He opened his eyes and looking down he saw that she had fallen asleep.

All that crying must have worn her out, he mused.

The practice door slammed open revealing Dez and Trish.

"Ally I can't stand that red-headed freak!" Trish yelled.

"Trish be quiet!" Austin whispered motioning to the sleeping figure on his lap.

"Oh sorry I didn't see." Trish whispered.

"You finally asked Ally to be your girlfriend!" Dez cooed. "See told you so Trish, that's why they call me The Love Whisperer."

"What no! She's not my girlfriend." Austin exclaimed blushing furiously. "And nobody calls you that."

"Wait-why is she on your lap then?" Trish asked looking confused.

"She cried so much she wore herself out." Austin explained. Then without any warning Trish wacked Austin on the head, hard.

"OW! What the heck was that for?" Austin cried.

"For hurting my best friend you jerk." Trish growled going to hit Austin again.

"Wait-let me explain." Austin yelped but Dez jumped in grabbing Trish's arm before she could hit Austin again.

"Trish, give Austin a chance to tell you happened before jumping to conclusions. And if he hurt Ally I give you my permission to hit him. Just wait okay."

"Fine," Trish grumbled, "but make it quick."

"Okay," Austin began, "I walked into Sonic Boom and realized something was wrong so I stopped and looked around. But I still-."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Trish interrupted, "get to the point. Why was Ally crying?"

"Oh, Owen died today." Austin stated sadly looking down at Ally.

"Oh my god," Trish gasped, "She's had that bird since kindergarten. I knew when he died it was going to be bad but not this bad."

"Owen died? I loved that bird." Dez sobbed hysterically. Trish just stood there lost in thought.

"Guys can you do me a favor?" Austin asked looking at Trish and Dez. Trish nodded and Dez looked at him quizzically.

"Can you tell Mr. Dawson what happened and also tell him I'm going take Ally home because look at her. She's a mess."

"Yeah Austin don't worry about it we'll tell Mr. Dawson. C'mon Trish let's go find him."

"But- I'm her best friend I need to be there for her." Trish argued.

"Just a moment Austin." Dez grabbed Trish and dragged her out of the room closing the door behind them.

"Dez, what the heck? I need to be there for her." Trish hissed.

"I know Trish but she's sleeping, you can't do much right now. I think right now Ally needs Austin more and you know that. You can talk with her tomorrow, just you and her."

"I guess so." She sighed. "But I feel like I'm being replaced as Ally's best friend."

"Trish no one can replace you, especially not Austin. He's not just Ally's best friend, he's her soul mate. And as soon as Austin stops being stubborn about it he'll realize she's his. Besides, this might be the push they need to finally be together. You saw Austin in there; he looked like his bird had died not Ally's. They have that unspoken connection that everyone dreams of but very few if any are lucky to get. In the meantime all we can do is stick around and nudge them in the right direction and we're going to start by letting Austin take Ally home."

Trish only nodded understanding that Dez was right. Anyone with eyes could see that Austin and Ally were made for each other. They were willing to do anything to help one another even if was giving up their dream. Ally for one had given up her dream of going to M.U.N.Y to stay in Miami with them. And Austin had offered to give up so many things including magazine covers for Ally, but Ally being Ally never let Austin do any of it.

She looked up and put a smile on her face.

"Good, now go in there and tell Austin we're going to go find Mr. Dawson. And then I'll watch the store while you look for him because I know just how much you hate working." Dez said gently nudging Trish in the direction of the practice room before heading to watch the store.

Austin looked at Ally studying her features. Austin had always known that Ally was pretty, but up close he realized that that word didn't do Ally any justice. She was gorgeous, she had a cute nose and long lashes that when batted would make anyone swoon. She was the picture of perfection and her personality just amplified her beauty. She wasn't one to wear make-up very often but when he did Austin couldn't take his eyes off of her. He heard someone close the door softly and looked up to see a smiling Trish.

"I told Mr. Dawson what happened and he said that it's okay. He also wanted to know if you could watch her because he can't close the store right now."

"Yeah, tell him its fine. I was going to do that anyways." Austin replied. He stood up slowly, careful not to wake Ally up.

Trish walked with Austin until they reached the car and she took the keys unlocking the door for Austin.

"You know, Ally's really lucky she has someone like you to take care of her." Trish said while watching Austin buckle Ally in.

"Yeah, I mean that's what friends are for?" Austin replied.

Trish shook her head at stupid Austin could be sometimes.

"You know, the Nile's isn't just a river in Egypt." Trish remarked.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Austin asked furrowing his eyebrows.

"Austin if that was me and not Ally would you really do all of this? Would you really put all that effort into carrying me or would you just go and call Ally because she would know what to do?" Trish questioned.

Austin stood there at a loss for words.

"It's okay Austin, I wouldn't expect you to." She reassured him, "but I think the real question is, are you and Ally really and only just friends. Think about it Austin, call me if you need me." She said before patting him on the back and walking away in search of Dez.

Austin just shook his head and got in the car. In the short ten minute journey and thought about what Trish had told him and the more he thought about the more he realized Trish was wrong. He would do all of this for her too, it wasn't just Ally. Heck he might even do it for Brooke. Ok maybe not Brooke but he would definitely do it for Trish, she was one of his best friends and managers.

He pulled into Ally's driveway and got out circling around the car. He debated on whether or not he should wake Ally up seeing as it would make it easier for him. Deciding against it instead he walked to the front door and unlocked it with the key he knew they kept under the mat. After opening the door he returned to Ally, unbuckling her he lifted her out of the car as gently as he could. Making sure he locked the car he carried Ally into the house and into her room. Looking around he saw nothing had changed except for the empty cage where Owen used to be.

He gently tucked Ally in surprised at how much of a heavy sleeper she was.

"Sweet Dreams." He whispered kissing forehead before leaving the room.

(Page Break)

Hours later Ally finally woke up, taking in her surroundings she realized she was at home. But how? She had been in Sonic Boom sitting on Austin's lap, snuggling into his chest, just the memory causing her cheeks to burn. Getting out of bed she tried to figure out how she got home. Her Dad had probably brought her home, which was the only explanation she could think of.

"Dad?" she called walking out of her room.

She heard a throaty chuckle before someone replied, "Last time I checked I'm not your Dad."

Even more curious and slightly paranoid she descended the steps wondering who it could be. Walking into the living room she saw no one there so she proceeded into the kitchen. Peering in she saw Austin leaning against the counter with an amused expression.

"Nice bed head." He smirked. Ally quickly tried smoothing down her hair while blushing furiously.

"Austin! What are you even doing here?" She asked annoyed with him. Austin held his hands up in defense.

"Wow Ally no need to be so aggressive. I was just making sure you were okay, this is the thanks I get for bringing you home?" Austin questioned.

"Sorry Austin I did mean to snap at you."

"It's okay Ally I understand your pet just died. But as your best friend it's my job to make you smile so I bought you something. However the only way I'm going to give it to you under one condition."

"Which is…?" Ally questioned wondering what Austin could have possibly got her.

"You have to let me name it." He requested, Ally who was even more confused agreed so she could see what he got her.

"Alright, come with me." Taking her by the hand and leading her outside to the car.

"Ta-Da!" he exclaimed. There in the passenger seat was a beautiful parakeet singing. It looked nothing like Owen this parakeet was yellow with black and red spots marking it. Ally was speechless as she turned to look at Austin.

"I got him at the pet store in the mall. He was the last one there and I had to bargain with a lady but in the end it was worth it." Austin informed her proud of his accomplishment until he noticed Ally hadn't said a single word. "I mean if you want him cool but if you don't that's still cool I'll just keep him or give him to Dez." He panicked, "Or maybe it was too soon to get you a new bird, Owen just died. That was insensitive of me I'm sorry I'll just-." Austin's rambling was cut off by Ally pulling him into a bone crushing hug.

"Thank You." She whispered into his chest.

"Um… you're welcome I guess." He said returning the hug.

"So what did you name him?" Ally asked.

"Well I figured I might as well keep the letter thing running so I named him Ozzy. I mean if that's alright with you, if not we can change it." He offered.

"Ozzy. I like it c'mon let's get him inside." Ally smiled at him. "Oh, and Austin."

"Yeah?" he asked.

"Try not to lose this bird too." She teased.

"We'll see what happens." He replied, "However I don't think this one talks. Come to think of it Owen didn't talk either."

Ally gasped, "Yes he did! I don't know how many times we have to go through this, Owen talked."

"Okay, but either way he was right about one thing. You are pretty cool, not as cool as me, but you're still pretty cool." He said smiling down at her.

"Thanks Austin." She beamed. "I'll take whatever compliment I can get."

A/N

Did you guys like it? I put a little Trez moment in there because let's face it the writers are probably going to make it happen. Who saw Princesses & Prizes? I swear I could kill Austin & Ally for agreeing to see other people. Like what the hell! When are they going to admit they want to be together.

Anyways please Read & Review.

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