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When you're playing with your hair

Like you just don't care

It's a tell, you're bluffing

**Flashback**

Standing backstage watching Ally prepare to open his concert he felt a sense of pride, she was going to make it just like him. When they were ready they gave him the signal to introduce her.

"It means so much to me to be able to introduce this amazing songwriter and performer, someone who's really special to me. Give it up for Ally Dawson!" he announced her and ran off returning backstage to watch her performance.

Watching her he noticed how much the crowd loved her and how much of a natural she was. He remembered when he first met her she was just a shy songwriter with stage fright. And now, now she was up there singing her heart out, kicking off his tour. His tour. He couldn't write a song to save his life but yet here he was, about to go on a nationwide tour with his three best friends. None of this would have been possible without Ally. It wouldn't' have been possible without Team Austin, Team Austin & Ally.

"To be standing tall no shadows at all

That's all I really wanna do"

Because of them he was living his dream. He couldn't have done it without them. Looking at Ally he knew she was worth slow dancing with some grandma if it meant she would get a shot at a record deal, heck, he would slow dance with a thousand grandmas if necessary. She had pulled countless all-nighters to help him write a song, even when all she knew about him was his name was Austin and he liked pancakes and cheerleaders, she still pulled an all-nighter to write a song for his appearance on the Helen Show. She was definitely worth singing at any bar-mitzvah.

"Austin, c'mon you've got to get ready. You're up next." Trish said snapping him out of his thoughts. Realizing that Ally was done he prepared to go on next.

On the way there he passed Ally.

"Good Luck Austin!" she exclaimed giving him a hug before returning backstage to where Trish was waiting.

"Ally that was a great performance! You totally rocked it. I just know you're going to get a record deal, I mean how can you not get one?" Trish exclaimed.

"Thanks Trish." Ally said hugging Trish.

"Let me get right to the point, Ally I want to make a record with you." Ronnie said walking up to them without any preamble.

"Really?" Ally asked shocked.

"Yes, I want you in the studio tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Ally asked making sure she had heard correctly, "But I'm supposed to go on tour with Austin tomorrow."

"Well what you need to ask yourself is what's more important, your career or his?" He stated before leaving.

Ally just stood there shocked, a moment ago she was going on tour with Austin and had the opportunity to get record deal but now she was being offered a record deal and had to decide between her career and her best friends, again. How was she supposed to choose? Last time it had been easier to pass up the opportunity to go to M.U.N.Y. because she had had stage fright. But now, now it was a completely different story. She didn't know what to do. Why was she always forced to make these types of decisions? Why not Austin? The hardest decision Austin ever had to make was whether take the chance of whether or not he should get an operation and risk losing his voice. Okay maybe Austin was forced to make tough decisions too. But still why her?

"Ugh! Why does the universe hate me?" she grumbled. "Why?"

"Ally there's no need to be dramatic." Trish scolded.

"Yes there is! What am I supposed to do? What do you think I should do?" she asked throwing her hands up in the air.

"Alright, as your best friend I want you to give up that record deal and come with us on tour but that would be selfish. However," Trish continued, "as your manager I strongly suggest you take that record deal and run. This is a once in a life time opportunity if you pass this up you don't what could happen."

"But I don't wanna miss going on Austin's tour. I'm his songwriter. Being apart will affect how we feel about each other... s-songs." She finished lamely.

"Wait. Is this about being his songwriter or being his something else?" she questioned.

"Whaaaaaat?" she said trying to play it cool. "Uh, okay fine, I-I like Austin and I'm pretty sure he likes me. I'm afraid if I don't go on this tour with him everything is gonna be different when he gets back. Feelings can change in three months." She confessed.

"You know whose feelings will change, Ronnie Ramones if you get on that bus." Trish said being completely serious with Ally.

Ally sighed, "I know, I have to take that record deal. How am I supposed to tell him I won't be there with in the biggest moment of his career?" she asked Trish.

"I don't know he's not the love of my life." Trish said shrugging.

"Look, just tell him after the concert I think that's the best time to tell him." Trish suggested after getting a dirty look from Ally.

"You're right, but please don't say anything to Austin or Dez I want to tell them myself." She said looking pleadingly at Trish.

"Alright, I won't say anything to Austin or Dez," she promised, "but for now let's forget all this depressing stuff and go enjoy the rest of the concert."

"You're right c'mon, I think his next song is about to start. Let's hurry so we don't miss it!" She said dragging Trish with her.

"I know you love Austin but slow down Ally, gosh." Trish said earning her another dirty look from Ally and a small blush.

'Hey, Dez!" Ally greeted the wacky red-head.

"Hey Ally, guess what?"

"I know Dez you got a 94, three more points than me. Are you happy?" she said annoyed that somehow he managed to get a better grade than her.

"Yeah but that's not it. Austin's about to sing his new song." Dez exclaimed excitedly.

"Better Than This?" Trish asked finally paying attention to Dez.

"Yup!" he nodded.

"Awesome, I can't wait to see what choreography he came up with." Ally said bouncing up and down.

"You haven't seen it yet?" Trish asked puzzled.

"No he said I had to wait until today but I don't know why?" Ally shrugged.

"Shh… Austin's starting!" Dez said effectively ending their conversation.

"Ladies and Gentleman kicking off his first national tour, Starr Records recording artist, Miami's own Austin Mooon!"

The crowd started screaming louder drowning out Jimmy's voice.

(Vocalizing)

If I could stop the world tonight, I would

Freeze this moment in time

Oh if I only could

As he sang and danced Ally could see that Austin was in his element out on that stage. Always enjoying being the center of attention, performing and entertaining the crowd was Austin's specialty.

Oh if we could stop the world tonight

I think that we should try

Ally could say that this was one of Austin's best performances; he was on that stage making umbrellas more interesting than she had ever thought they could be. When it started raining Ally was surprised at how much Austin had put into his performance with all the flashing lights, and billowing smoke, with the rain an added bonus she was completely captivated.

Oh if we could stop the world tonight

I think that we should try

'Cause it doesn't get better than this

Oh, better

Ally cheered and whooped and hollered along with the rest of the crowd, beaming with pride at his success and popularity, even though he had sometimes strayed away from what was right he always came back and made up for it by putting even more effort into their friendship and partnership.

(Page Break)

It's just an illusion

"Thank You Miami!"

Austin ran up to her sweating and panting but still pumped from performing.

"You were great Austin, definitely one of your better shows." She complimented him.

"Thanks Ally, and just you wait that's nothing compared to what you're gonna see on tour."

"Yeah…tour. Listen Austin I need to talk to you." She said uncertainly.

"Yeah sure, but can it wait I need to shower first I'm kinda sweaty." He said not noticing the urgency in Ally's voice.

"Yeah, sure go ahead I'll just wait here, I already changed anyways." She replied placing a fake smile on her face, she had changed out of her dress into a pair of white skinny jeans and a black T-shirt complete with a sweater and flats.

"Great! When I get back we'll go get a late dinner and then you can tell me what need to tell me. Does that sound good?"

"Yep good, great, greaty great great." She agreed.

"Alright I'll be right back." He told her walking away.

"Now I just have to tell Dez." She sighed to herself watching his retreating figure.

"Tell me what?" Dez said completely starling her.

"Oh, hey Dez what are you doing here?" She asked ignoring his previous question.

"Oh, Trish sent me over here because she said I was getting in her way. Now what did you want to tell me." He said brushing off her attempt to change the subject.

"Well I wanted to tell you that… igotarecorddealsoicantgoontourwithyouandaustin." Ally spoke rapidly hoping Dez didn't catch what she had said.

Dez however caught every single last word she had said and did not like it one bit.

"So let me get this straight you got a record deal, correct?" Ally nodded glumly. "But because you got a record deal you can't go on tour." Ally nodded again.

Dez sighed heavily wondering why every time something seemed to go right something else got in the way. Why couldn't Ally be offered a record deal when they got back from tour? Why now?

"And there's no way you can come on tour with us?" he asked hopefully, Ally just shook her head "There's no way, he wants me in the studio tomorrow." She said dejectedly.

"I'm proud of you Ally, I'm kinda bummed that you can't come on tour but that doesn't change the fact that I'm proud of you." Dez said pulling Ally into a hug. "I'm gonna miss you my pickle eating pal."

Ally chuckled softly a few tears escaping her, "I'm going to miss you too Dez. You're my B.F.F., my best-freckled friend."

"And don't you forget it missy." He said pulling away. "Anyways, I'm going to go now 'cause I don't want you to see me cry-it's too late, it's too late." He cried running away.

Ally wiped her tears away, looking up she saw Austin walking towards her a puzzled look on his face. She took him in, his hair was slightly wet because of the shower he had just taken, and he had changed into a pair of black jeans and a white T-shirt. This time he was wearing a red leather jacket over it. He was wearing his signature whistle necklace, with his wallet chain dangling off the side of his pants. Looking at him she realized that she was going to miss him, a lot.

"Why was Dez crying? He asked, "He bumped into me and I saw that he was crying. Do you know why?"

"Nope, I have no idea." She said lying through her teeth.

"Eh, I'll ask him later. You ready to go?" he asked looking at her.

"Yep, let's go." She said turning around and walking towards the exit.

"Aren't you going to say bye to Trish?" He asked walking next to her.

"Um no, I already said good-bye to her while you were still performing, I knew that she was going to be really busy tonight." She had indeed already said a very tearful and heartfelt goodbye to her. With Trish reminding her that she was doing the right thing by not going on tour with Austin

"We'll be back before you even know it; it'll be like we never left. You'll see Ally, in the end it'll all be worth it."

"I hope so Trish, I'm really going to miss you. But hey at least I won't be stuck on a bus with Dez and Austin." She joked.

"I'm pretty sure you wouldn't mind if it was just you and Austin." Trish replied effectively shutting her up.

Ally hugged Trish one last time. "See you in two months Trish."

"See you in two months." Trish repeated.

"Yeah, I already said good-bye." She whispered to herself. She shook her head trying to clear her mind of depressing thoughts. "So, where are we going MacDonald's or Burger King?" she asked.

"Neither." Austin replied.

"IHOP?" she asked.

"Nope."

"Where are we going then?" she asked.

"It's a surprise." was all Austin said as they reached his car.

He unlocked the car, opening the door for Ally, before walking around to the driver's side.

Pulling out of the parking lot Ally was still trying to figure out where they were going. "Are you gonna give me a hint?" she asked hopefully.

"Nope, just sit back and relax. I promise you you're going to love it." Austin said not willing to say anything else. Ally just huffed and looked out the window choosing to ignore Austin.

After about a half-hour Austin pulled into a parking lot. Walking around he opened Ally's door before opening the trunk and taking out a picnic basket. Ally took in her surroundings realizing Austin had taken her to a secluded beach.

"You drove thirty minutes to the beach when we live approximately ten minutes away from the beach. What was the point in that?" She wondered.

"No, I drove thirty minutes to a beach that isn't the same as our beach. Just trust me Ally." Taking her by the hand he began to lead her down the beach. They walked hand in hand for ten minutes until they reached a small rocky ledge that separated them from another part of the beach. Tossing the picnic basket on the other side he turned to Ally.

"I'm going to jump on the other side of the ledge and then you're going to jump. It's not that far of a jump, okay." He said letting go of her hand.

Ally surveyed the gap, it was pretty big. Looking down all she could see was the rushing water, and sharp rocks, it was a deep fall if they were to miss-not to mention they could possibly die.

"Are you crazy Austin?" she shrieked, "We could die, I'm not doing it Austin." She said before turning around and walking away.

Austin knew she was going react like this, Ally was afraid of anything that involved taking risks. Always over thinking things, but not this time. Chasing after her he grabbed her and spun her around to face him.

"Austin let go of me, I'm not going to do it." She said stubbornly.

Austin shook his head, "I'm not going to let go Ally, not now not ever, you're doing this with me." Ally just shook her head. "C'mon Ally take my hand, we'll jump together." He said leading her back to the ledge, "Don't you trust me?" he questioned.

"Yes, I trust you." She said softly.

"Good, on the count of three we'll jump. Just remember, don't look down. Ready? Together."

"One…" Austin counted,

"Two…" Ally said uncertainly,

"Three!" they shouted jumping together.

Ally felt the soft sand under her feet before her legs gave out. Austin had landed on his feet being taller and more athletic than Ally. He reached out his hand helping Ally up. He brushed the sand off her and picked up the basket, taking her hand once more he resumed walking.

"C'mon it's just a little further." After walking a little longer they reached a light house, it seemed to be completely abandoned. He walked over to the door and propped it open. Pulling matches from his pocket he lit up a lamp that was in the corner, handing it to Ally he crouched down a little bit and motioned for Ally to climb on his back.

"Hop on, it's a lot of stairs and I know you're not very athletic, I can't risk having my song-writer fall down the stairs."

"Ha-ha very funny Austin. But since you offered I can't refuse can I?" She said hopping on.

"Hold the light and don't drop it so I can see where we're going." He began climbing the stairs, effortlessly even though he was carrying Ally.

"When did you find this place anyways?" she asked curious.

"I found this place because my parents used to send me here during the summer to visit my grandmother. She would let me explore on my own so one day I was exploring and I stumbled upon this light house. I fell in love with it; it was so peaceful and secluded, it was just me and my thoughts."

"Wow Austin thinking that's a shock." Ally teased.

"Ha-ha, I can drop you, you know. But anyways I used to come here and dream about how someday I would make it and people everywhere would know my name. And here I am having made after being told I had a billion in one chance of making it, it's surreal." Austin said, "I never thought I would make, I just figured one day I'd grow up and get a job teaching music and that would be the extent of my career as a musician."

"But you made, and that's what matters." Ally pointed out.

"Yeah I did." He said agreeing with her.

Reaching the top he set Ally down. Ally hopped off simply admiring the view, from up there she could see the reflections of some of the lit up skyscrapers along the waterline. It was breath taking; she couldn't begin to imagine what it looked like at sun rise. Hopefully one day she would be able to see what it looked like. Turning around she was taken aback with what Austin had set up.

While Ally was admiring the view he had begun to set up what he had in the basket. He had spread out a picnic blanket, on it he had laid out different foods and snacks. Around the blanket he had lit up several candles giving the abandoned lighthouse a homey feel.

"Wow, Austin. When did you have time to do all of this?" Ally asked completely awed.

"I wanted to find a way to thank you for everything you've done for me. When we first met we kinda got off on the wrong foot with me stealing your song and becoming an overnight sensation. But the truth is I'm glad stole your song, even though we didn't click right away I'm glad you didn't give up on me. I know that sometimes I take you for granted but the truth is without you I wouldn't be where I am today."

"Austin, you didn't have to do any of this." She said feeling shy all of a sudden.

"I know, but I wanted to. Besides with us going on tour we probably won't have a lot of time to relax so we might as well enjoy it while we can."

"Yeah…tour." Ally said remembering she still hadn't told him she wasn't going on tour.

"So let's dig in. How about I make you one of my triple-decker meat lover's sandwiches?" he suggested.

"Add a pickle on the side and you've got yourself a deal." She bargained.

"Alright, meanwhile pour us some soda would ya?" he asked.

"Yeah, sure." Pouring them a cup each she watched Austin prepare the food.

"Your sandwich my lady." He said in a posh voice.

"Why thank you kind sir." She replied in a horrible British accent.

"Yeah don't ever do that again." He advised.

"Whatever, just shut up and eat." She grumbled.

Austin laughed silently to himself but did as he was told. They sat in silence watching the boats on the marina and occasionally seeing a dolphin break through the surface. After they finished eating they cleaned up and put everything back in the basket. Lying back on the blanket they watched the shadows the candles cast up on the wall.

"Oh yeah Ally, what did you want to tell me?" he asked.

"Oh um, I got offered a record deal with Ramone Records." She said fiddling with her hands.

"Ally that's awesome, it's what you've always wanted!" he said hugging her, "When do you start recording your new album?"

"Tomorrow…" she said unable to look him in the eye.

"Wait that means…"

"I can't go on tour with you." She finished for him.

"Oh." He whispered.

"I'm sorry Austin I wish I could go with you but I can't pass up this opportunity." She said trying to explain it to him.

"No it's okay Ally I get it. I already asked you to give up your dream once I'm not going to do it again."

'No matter how much I want to.' He added to himself.

"Do Trish and Dez know?" he asked her.

"Yeah, Trish was there when Ronnie offered me the record deal. And I told Dez while you were taking a shower." She said, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier but I didn't you to be sad at the first concert of you tour, I wanted to give your best performance." She said playing with her hair and doing her best to avoid eye contact, afraid that he was mad at her for not telling him right away.

"Ally, look at me I'm not mad at you, I understand where you're coming from." He said reassuringly.

They fell into a comfortable silence, listening to the waves crashing up on the light house.

"I'm gonna miss you." He whispered hugging her tightly.

"I'm gonna miss you too." She whispered back close to tears.

Austin heard this and tried to cheer her up. "It's only three months don't worry. I'll be back in Sonic Boom playing drums with corndogs before you know it. It'll go by really fast, I promise."

"Promise you won't forget me." Ally whispered.

"Trust me I could never forget you. I mean how could I forget my short and adorkable best friend/partner/songwriter. How could I forget you love pickles, cloud watching, and not to mention you had a goose named Pickles. Don't worry Ally; as long as you don't forget me I'll never forget you." He said kissing her forehead.

"I could never forget you either Austin." She replied before drifting off to sleep.

Austin fell asleep shortly after, cuddled close to Ally, his jacket over her shoulders.

**End Flashback**

Now Austin made sure that when he planned his tours she was able to come with him, otherwise he wasn't going on tour. After almost not surviving without Ally for 3 months there was no way he was going to go through that again. He had spent those three months incredibly cranky, to the point where not even Dez would talk to him. Now he made sure Trish planned their tours around each other so neither of them conflicted with the other. If Ally went on tour Austin was right there next to her, same thing with Austin. They even opened up each other's concerts; he would play one of his older songs or occasionally sing a duet. After that mishap, he made sure to never go on tour without Ally, never again.

A/N

Sorry it's so long; even though it is an Auslly song-fic I can't really cut Trish and Dez out of the story. They play a huge role in the Austin and Ally story.

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