Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or Not A Love Song by Ross Lynch.

All rights to Disney.

I love that you buy the tickets

And you don't make me watch a chick flick

Austin's birthday was approaching fast and she had no clue what to get him. What do you get a guy who has almost everything? Anything Austin could ever want he had. And even though he was loaded he didn't really show it. But still he was turning 18; it was a huge deal for him. You only turn 18 once.

She groaned completely frustrated, she wanted to get him something but it seemed like he already had everything. She was his best friend for god-sakes she should know what to get him. Unable to think of anything she called Trish.

"Hello."

"Hey Trish it's me Ally."

"I know Ally, I have something called caller ID."

"Ha-ha very funny. Listen I need your help."

"Okay what is it?"

"Austin's birthday is coming up and I have no idea what to get him. It seems like he has everything, what could I possibly have to give him."

"I know!" Trish said excitedly.

"Really what?"

"You could give him a kiss as a birthday present."

"Ha-ha very funny Trish. You're just full of jokes today aren't you? C'mon I need to you to be serious."

"I was being serious Ally."

"I can't kiss him!" Ally sputtered.

"Can't or won't."

"Ugh forget it Trish I'll just come up with something. I don't know what but I'll come up with something." She said running a hand through her hair.

"I don't know how long you and Austin can go pretending you're not in love with each other. One of these days it's going to be too late and you'll regret it forever. But whatever it's your life."

"Really Trish I don't know how many times I have to tell you Austin and I are just friends." She told her for the millionth time.

"Funny that's what Austin said." Trish mumbled to herself.

"What?"

"Nothing." Trish said quickly, "Listen I have to go my break just ended, but good luck with getting a gift for Austin."

"Thanks Trish. Bye."

"Bye." She hung up the phone.

Great, that didn't help at all. Tossing her phone aside she lay down on her bed. She just couldn't think of anything to get him.

She was seriously considering kissing Austin just for the sake of being able to say that she got him something for his birthday. It wasn't like kissing him was a huge sacrifice, he had very kissable lips. Not to mention he was completely gorgeous, and he smelled really good. A mixture between citrus and mint she always found herself inhaling his fragrance whenever she hugged him. Why was kissing him such a bad idea? Oh right they were friends -best friends and best friends don't kiss. Kissing him was going to be her last resort. Her Plan Z.

Suddenly it hit her; she hurriedly dialed Dez's number. Dez was Austin's best friend he-if anyone would know what Austin wanted for his birthday.

"Hey Ally!" Dez's voice chirped through her phone.

"Hey Dez. Do you by any chance know what Austin wants for his birthday?" She asked him without any preamble.

"Um give me a second." Ally heard some movement and Dez talking to someone before he returned.

"Sorry I had to leave; Austin and I were playing video games in my basement. You can't really discuss birthday presents in front of the birthday boy can you?" Dez laughed lightly.

"No you can't." She agreed.

"So you don't have any ideas as to what to get him."

"Not a clue. I mean what can I get him that he already doesn't have?"

"Um, you could get him an alpaca?" Dez suggested.

"Really Dez, an alpaca."

"No I was just kidding. Let's see- oh I have to perfect gift! The new Zaliens movie comes out on his birthday; you could get him tickets to the premiere." Dez suggested.

"That's a great idea Dez!" Ally exclaimed.

"But… to get tickets to the premiere you have to camp out for a week. Not to mention those tickets are ridiculously expensive. Are you sure you can afford them?" he asked her.

"They can't be that expensive? Can they?" she said uncertainly.

"Oh trust me Ally they can be, the best tickets average out at $450."

"Each?" she asked shocked.

"Each." He repeated.

"Um, I'm pretty sure I have enough for two tickets." Ally did the math in her head. "One for you and one for him. Yeah I have enough."

"Hold on, you mean to tell me that you're going to spend $900 dollars on movie tickets and you're not gonna go?"

"Yeah I mean don't you guys love those movies, it's all you ever talk about. All I ever hear is 'Zalien Brain Suck!' What you don't want to go?" Ally asked confused.

"Of course I want to go. But I'm not going to."

"Dez! You can't let Austin go to the movies by himself on his birthday!"

"Oh he's not going alone."

"What do you mean?"

"You're going with him. It's only fair; it's your birthday present to him so you should go. "

"Dez, you know I think those movies are stupid. I mean they're so boring and predictable."

Dez gasped, "I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that. Look Ally you have to suck it up and just go with Austin. May I add you're going to be camping out for like a week so it makes sense that you go because you're going to be putting in all that time, effort, and money."

"You're right," Ally sighed, "when do tickets go on sale?"

"The movie comes out Saturday and tickets go on sale Friday, which means you should probably start camping out on Monday."

"Perfect Austin's birthday is Saturday. Alright, that gives me 2 days to prepare myself for camping out. Do you have a tent I can borrow?"

"Yeah I'll drop it of now." Dez said looking for his keys. "I just need to tell Austin I'm leaving, I'll be there in about 15 minutes. See you then."

"See you." Ally replied before ending the call.

Great, now she had two days to pack everything she could possibly need to camp out. She was very thankful that it was early January so it wouldn't be sweltering outside. It was the right temperature; she just hoped it wouldn't rain. It was her week off from working at the store and they were still on Christmas break thankfully meaning she wouldn't have to miss school. She began searching her room for her sleeping bag; she was going to need even though she was sleeping in a tent. After some searching she finally found it in a hallway closet. One thing down, a thousand more to go.

"Ally I'm here!" Dez announced. They didn't knock when they came into each other's houses anymore, they were family.

"Hey Dez." She greeted giving him a hug.

"Here's the tent, where do you want me to put it?" Dez asked.

"Oh, just put it right there near the door." She told him.

"Do you want something to drink?" she offered remembering her manners.

"Um sure a Coke would be great." Dez replied.

Leading him into the kitchen she gave him a Coke and grabbed one for herself.

"So what do you recommend for a campout?" she asked him.

"Let's see- you need food, water, something to entertain yourself with, a tent -you already have that- and that's pretty much it. Oh I'll stop by to keep you company and so you can leave the line so you can shower."

"But you're not supposed to leave the line." She argued.

"Look Ally, if you want those tickets you have to do what you have to do which includes leaving the line. Otherwise you're going to be pushed around and end up not having anything to give Austin for his birthday."

"You're right." Ally conceded.

"Good so I'll pick you up Monday at 4 a.m. so be ready." Dez told her.

"Wait- why are you taking me?" Ally asked.

"You can't take your car there and leave it for a week in some parking lot so it'll just be easier for me to give you a ride. Plus I'll check out who's waiting in line and if it's too dangerous I'll camp out with you. But regardless of whether or not the line's dangerous I'm staying with you at night. I'm not going to allow you to get hurt for a pair of tickets. Understand?" Dez told her his voice leaving no room for argument.

"Yes, I understand. But why are you doing all of this?" she asked him curiously.

"Because Ally, you're like my little sister. It's my job to protect you from getting hurt. But I'm also doing it for Austin, he would never forgive himself if you got hurt getting him movie tickets, because at the end of the day you mean more to him than a pair of movie tickets."

"Wow Dez." Ally said a little shocked at his seriousness.

"Plus you need me to keep you entertained and informed. I'll tell you where Trish is working each day and how many instruments Austin broke that day." Dez said lightening the mood.

"Yeah I'll probably be bored all day, but maybe not I'll just write songs and read all day. I should probably bring a guitar."

"Yeah- don't bring a guitar some people might get mad at you." Dez warned her.

"Yeah probably. Wait didn't you say you were with Austin?" She asked him.

"Oh yeah, I probably should be getting back I told him I was getting us pizza." Dez said remembering Austin was waiting for him.

"You're just going to show up without pizza?" she asked smiling.

"No I ordered carry out so it should be ready by now." Dez stated.

Ally admired his quick thinking. He had matured a lot and now you could see the intelligence, which had once been masked in his crazy clothes and outgoing personality.

"Okay so I'll pick you up at 4 a.m. on Monday." He confirmed.

"Monday." She agreed.

(Page Break)

Austin's Birthday

All day he had been receiving calls and texts from all his friends and loved ones but still no word from Ally. Not a single call or text which was odd considering she always called him promptly at midnight every birthday without fail since the day they had become partners. But then again she had been acting weird all week.

He had called her on Monday asking her if she wanted to hang out but she had told him that she was busy and promptly hung up on him. Then on Tuesday when he called her Dez answered the phone and told him she was busy. Why would Dez know what she was doing and not him? Why was Dez even answering her phone? Trish was just as clueless as him, and Mr. Dawson told him it was Ally's week off so she was probably out somewhere relaxing.

All week long he had been brushed off by Ally and Dez; he was beginning to think that they were secretly dating. It made sense. Dez was always calling Ally adorable and was always extremely interested in her stories-even the ones involving shirts and stains. And Ally had tutored Dez so that he could pass the Biology test and go on tour with them.

Yeah- he had seen them once together studying and even though he had been a little hurt he couldn't blame Dez, all of them knew Ally was the smartest one out of all of them. But was it really possible that Dez and Ally were dating?

He checked his phone again, still nothing. Sighing he decided that he might as well make the most of the rest of his birthday. He quickly showered then changed. Heading out the door he surprised to find Ally making her way up the driveway.

"Ally." he breathed. Rushing over he gave her a hug squeezing her tightly. Then worry took over.

"Where have you been? Are you okay? How many fingers am I holding up?"

"I've been busy; I'm fine, and two." Ally said replied answering his questions. Austin was about to ask another question but Ally interrupted him.

"First thing first Happy Birthday." Ally said giving him a hug. "Secondly here." Ally handed him an envelope, on it Ally had written 'Happy 18th Birthday Rock star.' He glanced up at Ally.

"Are you going to open it or just stare at it all night?" Opening the envelope he pulled out two tickets. Speechless he turned to Ally.

"You managed to get tickets to the premiere of the new Zaliens movie?" He asked completely shocked.

"Yeah it was easy." Ally said making the biggest understatement of the century.

"Ally- how?" He asked her.

"I waited in line for a week and then bought them. Really it was super easy." Ally replied shrugging it off.

"You spent a whole week waiting in line for a pair of movie tickets? Just for me?" He said trying and failing to grasp his head around it.

"Yes, I did. Now c'mon or we're gonna miss the show, it starts in half an hour." Ally said turning and heading towards her car.

Austin hurried to catch up with her getting in the car, the more he thought about it the angrier he became.

"So you just waited in a line for a week by yourself and didn't tell anyone?" He shouted failing to conceal his anger. "You had me worried sick! You disappeared and didn't tell anyone, I was scared something happened to you." He whispered.

"I'm sorry Austin I didn't think you'd be so worried." Ally replied quietly, "But Dez knew where I was and stayed with me most of the time."

Austin realized how harsh he was being with Ally; it wasn't her fault he was being irrational she just wanted to get him something special for his birthday.

"I'm sorry Ally I didn't mean to yell at you." He apologized. "Thanks for the tickets I know they must have been really hard to get and I'm being ungrateful."

"You're welcome. But let's not fight it's your birthday and we're going to watch one of your favorite movies so lighten up!" Ally exclaimed excitedly.

"I know! I can't wait to watch it. There's going to be so much Zalien brains but more importantly you're going with me! What gives?"

"I figured since it's your birthday I could put up with it."

"Aw Ally I feel so flattered." he smiled teasing her.

"Yeah don't." She scoffed a playful smile on her face.

"We're here." Ally said pulling into the movie theater.

"Awesome!" Getting out of the car he pulled his hoodie over his head covering up his hair. He wished he was able to go to the movies like a regular kid and not attract attention but sadly that wasn't the case. Entering the movie theatre he noticed it was bustling with other teenagers coming to watch the movie as well. Not wanting to be separated he grabbed Ally's hand and led her towards the concessions stand to buy them some stands.

"What may I get you?" The attendant politely asked.

"Um let's see I want a large Coca-Cola and a large popcorn." Austin said after much deliberation.

"Very well, what does your girlfriend want?" The attendant said turning to Ally.

"She's not…" Austin began until the attendant raised his eyebrows inquiringly at their clasped hands.

Ally who was completely oblivious to the exchange answered, "Just a small Coca-Cola, I'll just have some of his popcorn." Causing the attendant to raise his eyebrows even higher.

"Okay that'll be $18.75." Austin forked over the cash and handed the two cups to Ally.

"Here go fill them up while I wait for the popcorn." He watched Ally amble off to fill the cups, turning back to the counter where the attendant was smirking at him.

"So she's not your girlfriend?" he asked him.

"No we're just friends." Austin informed him.

"Oh that's cool. So you don't care that some guy is talking to her right now." Austin spun on his heel searching for whoever was chatting Ally up, but all he saw was Ally filling up their drinks by herself.

Turning back around he found the guy was laughing at him, "Right, just friends." He scoffed.

Austin was beginning to dislike him, "Listen…I don't know your name."

"Andy my name is Andy." Andy informed him.

"Listen Andy, you don't know me and you don't know her so do me a favor and butt out." Austin fumed.

But Andy was not one to be deterred, "I might not know you but I most definitely know her. I know that she camped out for a week outside the box office just to get you tickets to the movie you're about to watch. I know that she was worried that you weren't going to like your gift. And I know that you're Austin Moon and she's Ally Dawson. You're Austin and Ally. Trust me a week is enough to get to know a person, and I know for a fact that that girl right there has a heart of gold. I also know that you need to get your act together before you end up losing her because any guy would be lucky to have her and just because you're Austin Moon doesn't mean that she isn't Ally Dawson and that she doesn't need someone to love her. So here's a piece of advice, don't mess it up." He placed the popcorn on the counter, "Next!"

Austin grabbed the popcorn and headed towards where Ally was waiting with their drinks.

"Do you know that guy at the concession stand?" He asked her taking the drinks from her.

"Um, oh yeah that's Andy I met him when I was camping out. He was getting tickets for his little brother he's hilarious Dez liked him too. I can't believe I didn't recognize him." Ally waved at Andy and he waved back, "Isn't he nice?"

"Yeah, nice." Austin grumbled.

"Let's go find our seats." Ally said heading towards the theatre.

Austin pulled the tickets out of his pocket and looked where they were sitting. "Ally, these are some of the best seats in the house how did you manage to get them?"

"I waited in line for a week. Of course I was going to get the best tickets; Ally D knows how to get it done." Ally bragged brushing invisible lint off her shoulder.

"Okay first of all don't ever refer to yourself as 'Ally D' ever again; secondly these tickets must have cost a fortune!" He exclaimed.

"Sure they weren't cheap but it's my money so I'll do with it what I want. Are we clear?"

Austin gulped, "Crystal."

"Good, now can you just enjoy the movie without worrying how much money I spent on tickets?" Ally begged.

"Yes." Austin sighed.

"Good." Ally said before heading towards their seats.

Austin just shook his head at Ally's attitude, that girl still managed to surprise him even though they had been partners for a couple of years. He doubted he would ever uncover the mystery that was Ally Dawson.

Picking up some fast food they opted to eat at his house, he didn't want to deal with people asking for his autograph or any paparazzi. He just wanted to celebrate his birthday alongside his best friend.

After they had finished eating Ally had pulled out a little box. He hadn't even seen her bring it inside. Opening it she had pulled out big cupcake, frosted in blue icing were the words, "Happy Birthday." Turning out the lights she lit a single candle, a soft glow filled the room.

Holding the cupcake up to him she began singing softly

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Austin, Happy Birthday to you

Make a wish." she whispered

Closing his eyes all he wished for was to have Ally, Trish, and Dez by his forever. As long as they were there he was happy.

Blowing out the candle he made his wish.

**End Flash Back**

His eighteenth birthday had definitely had been one of his favorites. Even though it hadn't been fancy or extravagant it still remained one of his favorites. He had enjoyed the simplicity in it there was no need to throw a huge party and invite a bunch of strangers. No, he preferred the simplicity.

The following week when he saw Dez he had tried to find out how much the ticket had cost, he just didn't feel comfortable with Ally spending money on him. Dez however had refused to tell him how much they had cost. No matter how much he bothered him Dez wouldn't budge, eventually giving up he had just put a lot of thought into Ally's birthday present.