Chapter 7

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Ally was taken out of hospital one day later, she was still weak from all the medication that she had taken and the doctors had informed her not to go to school after the holidays which was her plan all along, and now at least she could enjoy the holidays with her friends almost worry free of school. She found that on the way back from the hospital that Austin was more and more protective, asking her every five minutes if she was alright, she liked him playing the protective boyfriend role but he was getting pretty annoying, she kept assuring him she was fine but he wasn't stopping any time soon. They all arrived at Ally's house and Austin insisted that he stayed over tonight as an extra day before Mr and Mrs Dawson went to the convention in LA just to make sure she was okay, like usual. Ally had made sure that her parents were going to that convention the next day before she and Austin and her went to bed. Her parents had doubted going but Ally had kept telling them that she would not be so stupid and immature again and she had definitely learnt her lesson, plus Austin had told them that she was not going to leave his sight whatever happens. So Ally's parents reluctantly agreed to go.

"I like this protective boyfriend role you've been playing." Ally said as they walked upstairs to bed.

"Oh so I'm your boyfriend now?" Austin said, looking down at her with a grin as Ally started to panic.

"Oh... I'm sorry I didn't-"Ally started but was stopped when Austin suddenly stopped walking, grabbing Ally's wrist to make her turn round and look at him. He pulled her closer so that she had to stand on her tiptoes to be the same height as him.

"You don't need to be sorry about anything, you're fine calling me your boyfriend, I kind of like it actually, it's better than Cassidy always calling me babe or Austie." Austin said, rolling his eyes, he could see that when he brought Cassidy up, Ally started to look sad. He cupped her cheeks in his hands. "Heyy... You know Cassidy is out of my life, I don't want anything to do with her, I don't want to be with her, I want to be with you and don't you ever forget that!" He said, bringing his lips down to hers, the kiss was full of gentle passion and showed Ally that he truly meant what he said, he slid his hand from her cheeks and hung them around her waist as hers went around his neck, he brought her in closer to deepen the kiss, closing what small space there was between them. He wished the kiss could last forever but Ally soon pulled away.

"I promise you I won't forget. But I'm tired Austin so I want to go to bed, and I'm going to make last night's disaster up to you, I probably ruined your birthday so I'm making it up to you tomorrow. Tomorrow is Saturday and I am taking you to the mall to get you the best birthday present ever!" She said with excitement.

"Hey! You didn't ruin my birthday, it was the best birthday present ever to know that you were okay and to make it even better you forgave me." Austin said, trying to cheer Ally up but she just looked up at him confused.

"Why would I need to forgive you for anything?" Ally said, that's when Austin's heart broke, he knew that he should be glad in some way that she didn't remember what had happened between them but he wasn't it just meant that she hadn't actually forgiven him for anything because she didn't know what he was talking about, he felt that that meant that she had forgotten something about him, forgotten why she had run off from him in the fist place, forgotten why she had really ended up in hospital, because of him and his stupid feelings.

"I need you to forgive me because if it wasn't for me forgetting to tell you to take your tablets we wouldn't be in this mess would we." Austin lied, he felt awful for lying to her but this way they could start again, without any issues or any problems.

"Oh okay, you know it's not your fault but if it makes you feel better I forgive you for it." She said doubtfully, "Anyway I'm going to bed because I'm tired." Ally said trying to walk away. But Austin didn't let go

"Hey I promised your mum and dad that I would never let you out of my sight so I'll sleep in your room as well if that is alright." He said, trying to hold back the red creeping up on his cheeks.

"Sure, why wouldn't it be, you did it when we were younger, it doesn't make much difference." She said walking up to her room with Austin following. Austin walked in and grabbed a pillow and blanket for her closet

"I'll take the floor." He said whilst he lay out the blanket and pillow on the floor.

"You don't have to you can sleep with me if you want. I mean it's not like anything is going to happen because I'm too tired for anything to happen and plus I know you'll be like no I don't want to hurt you and last one I don't want anything to happen." Ally said, almost blushing.

"No, no! Don't worry about it I'll sleep on the floor-"

"Please? I'm kind of shuck up from all that's happened last night." Ally mumbled, Austin knew that she hated to admit that she was vulnerable so he didn't argue. "Oh and their are some of your old pyjama bottoms in the bottom drawer over there she said pointing to the chest of drawer on the opposite side of the room. Austin smiled.

"I didn't want to get rid of them because I felt rude but I never plucked up the courage to come round to give you them back. You know that I never was angry at you for what you did to me, I was just upset, Trish was the same, she was heartbroken that you of all people had hurt me, I ended up comforting her more than she did for me." Ally said, trying to keep the tears from falling. Austin felt his heart break. He turned back to look at her but he didn't smile or say anything, he just stood there staring at Ally.

"You know I would of come and apologised straight away but Cassidy had turned up. She practically poured alcohol down my throat and that's why I didn't come running after you. She got me totally hammered and to make it worse practically forced herself on me. I was so drunk that I couldn't even remember what had happened until a few weeks later. The alcohol helped me forget what had happened but I was so hungover the next day that I knew that I couldn't go back to drinking and I've not drunk since. I didn't apologise after that because I was so annoyed with myself for what I said that I couldn't even look at you without thinking anything suicidal for what I had done to you. I know I sound like I'm making excuses and I probably am but you can ask anyone even Cassidywhat happened that night!" Austin said, also trying to hold back the tears. Ally came up to him. She looked at him straight in the eye.

"I've known you forever. I know you better than you know yourself. I know when you tell the truth and lie. I know how you think, I know that your trying to hold back the tears, I know you hated yourself for what you did. I knew all of that. Cassidy has the biggest mouth. You didn't even need to tell me that because I knew already but I am so grateful that you didn't keep it from me you told me that because you want me to know the whole story. Maybe I was upset at what you did with Cassidy but I don't care anymore, the past is in the past. I know everything about you so don't you know that I know that you have always looked at yourself differently since what happened between us. I know you will probably never look at me the same after what you did. But I have got over it so you need to too!" Ally said wiping the tears from Austin's cheek.

"You know that I love you for you. I love you for how you take these things. Accepting and maybe it's not what you wanted to hear but I'm glad you already knew because it helps me to look at you like i used to, I know you are still you but I'm just trying to get the old me back, because I miss everything we did together. I miss loving you innocently. Looking at you the way I used to. Being innocent at thought and being able to be careless with you." Austin told her, she smile weakly at him. She reached up and kissed his cheek.

"You are already the old Austin." She said "I doesn't matter what you wear or the way you act you will always be the Austin I fell in love with and don't forget that." Ally said. With that she stood up and kissed him, with gentleness that made Austin crazy, with the innocence that only Ally had. Austin loved her more and more every time. She pulled away. Grabbing her pyjamas and walking into the bathroom. Austin walked over to the drawers that Ally had pointed to that held his pyjama pants. He quickly got changed before Ally came back and climbed into bed and Austin followed. He climbed into bed and pulled the covers up, wrapping his arms around Ally. She cuddled up into his shoulder and very soon later they both fell asleep.