A/N: Hope you enjoy! This story is going to have two more chapters after this, so you've still got a few to look forward to! Now, I don't actually know how induced comas work and how early you wake up, or how fast you get your energy back and stuff, but for the sake of the chapter, Ally is awake pretty quickly, and she has her energy back within a week of waking up. I hope you enjoy it anyways! Sorry for mistakes.

Disclaimer: I don't own Austin & Ally… I wish I did… but I don't… sadly.

Austin POV

"Dez, shut up! You're going to wake up the babies!" Trish scolded as we were standing at the window at the nursery.

"I'm not even being loud!" Dez protested.

"Dez, you're knocking on the glass hard right by their faces," I said.

"I just want to see them open their eyes," he whined. "Sleeping babies are boring."

"They're newborn babies, that's all they're going to do," Trish said.

Dez sighed and we kept watching the little babies, wrapped in blue and pink blankets with matching hates on their heads.

It had been three weeks since the accident, and Ally was still in a coma, but the doctors had said the swelling was finally gone. It took longer than they thought, because it started going down really slow. She just needed to wake up now. We were now waiting for results on the latest test the doctors had done on Ally, to determine if the swelling would come back.

Trish awed as a baby girl yawned in her sleep. "They're just the cutest things ever!"

I smiled. "Yeah, they're pretty cute."

"Look, that one is awake!" Dez said, pointing to a little baby boy. Trish and I glanced over to see him with his big green eyes open wide, staring at us. On his bed, it said his name was Cayden.

We grinned at him, though he immediately shut his eyes again.

"Damn," Dez muttered, causing Trish and I to chuckle.

"Kids?" a voice said. We turned to see Mr. Dawson.

"Hey Mr. D," I said. "Results in yet?"

He nodded, smiling. "The swelling is not coming back!"

We all cheered, and then remembered we were near sleeping newborns, so we cheered quietly.

"That's great!" Trish said.

"So, even though the doctors took her out of a coma, she needs to wake up on her own?" Dez asked.

Ally's dad nodded. "I don't know when that'll be though. It could be days, weeks." He sighed at our faces when he said that. "I know guys, I'm sorry."

"Well, at least we know she's going to be okay," Trish reasoned.

Mr. Dawson looked at his watch. "I've got to run over to Heather's house and go over work schedules. I'll be back as soon as I can." Heather was a family friend of the Dawson's that helped them out at the store whenever they needed it. Which was this past month.

"Okay," I said. He waved and headed out the doors.

"We're going to head to the cafeteria on the second floor. Dr. Craston has to change my cast again anyways," Trish piped up as she grabbed Dez's hand with her good one. "We'll see you later, okay?"

"Yeah," I replied. We headed in opposite directions, me going off to Ally's room, Trish and Dez towards the elevator.

When I got there, I walked over to her bedside and sat down on the chair near her head.

"Hey Alls," I told her sleeping form. "Aren't you glad you're not in intensive care anymore? I sure as hell am."

I gently pushed a few locks of hair off of her forehead and took her hand. "You'll be up soon, I just know it. And when you are awake, I'll be the first one to see you." I paused. "Well, besides the nurses, since they kind of have to be here to check on you when you do wake up."

I sighed. "I miss you, Ally. I know you're right here, but I miss your smile, seeing your beautiful eyes everyday, your laugh, your horrible dancing." I stopped. "Uh, no offence, sweetie. I miss your song writing, you yelling at me every time I try and touch your book, saying that I never learn, blah blah blah, and everything else about you! You mentally tell your body to wake up already before I lose it. It's been three weeks!"

At that, she squeezed my hand. It was most likely her way of saying either, Oh, Austin, Austin, please shut up, or just giggling at my humour. I'll go with the last one. I squeezed her hand back.

"That's right, I'm hilarious," I joked, earning me another squeeze.

I spent another hour with Ally before my stomach finally screamed for food, and I had to go to the cafeteria to eat something. I said bye to Ally before going to get pancakes. As I was eating, my mind kept coming back to Ally. I was just thinking about everything we'd been through, every time she's gotten mad at me, every time we've kissed, every time she's hit me with her book right after I tried to grab it, every time she's tried to dance, but failed miserably. Just everyday life with her. The day I met Ally was the day my life changed forever, in the best way possible.

I was so into my thoughts that I didn't notice Susan standing in front of me until she snapped her fingers in my face, causing me to jump.

"There we go!" she said. "I've been calling your name over and over."

I shook my head to clear my thoughts. "Sorry, I must've zoned out."

She chuckled and sat down across from me. "I see that. You looked deep in thought, considering you've been sitting here for over and hour."

My eyes widened. "An hour?"

She nodded. "Yeah, kiddo."

"I was thinking about Ally," I admitted.

She nodded in understanding. "I get it. And I don't blame you one bit. Speaking of Ally, that's what I wanted to talk to you about."

"Okay," I said slowly. "What's up?"

"Well, since the major part of her injuries is under control now, I checked her other ones. Her ribs aren't bruised anymore, but they're going to be sore. Her leg is mending like a normal break should, though it's going to be a long road of recovery, since she needed surgery on it," Susan told me.

I nodded and picked at my pancakes. I gestured for her to continue.

Susan leaned forward and clasped her hands together on the table before continuing. "Most of her cuts have cleared up, along with bruises, but she still has a few gashes here and there. Her wrist is healed completely, so I took the tenser bandage off. Ally told me to put it back on because her wrist felt weak and flimsy, but she's going to have to learn how to use it again."

"Why would Ally-" I stopped as realization kicked in, and I dropped my fork. It clattered to the floor. "You mean she's…"

Susan grinned. "Yep, she's been awake for twenty minutes. She's still a bit groggy though. That's why I came to get you. I figured you'd want to see her first, plus I couldn't find any of the others," Susan stood up. "She's been asking for you."

"Sh-she has?" I asked. "Wait, why'd you just come get me now if she's been up for twenty minutes?"

"I couldn't find you. I looked everywhere. Plus, I had to make sure she was okay. She's tired, and she hasn't moved in over three weeks, so she's going to be weak. Please be gentle with her," Susan said. "The room's empty. I'll let you be along with her for a bit."

I jumped up. "Thanks Susan!"

"No problem, Austin. She'll be happy to see you again," Susan smiled.

I bolted out of the cafeteria, my pancakes completely forgotten, and ran straight to Ally's room. I stopped outside the open door to catch my breath.

I heard Ally croak, "Damn cast. Can't even more with this thing on," which made me smile.

I walked into the room slowly and saw my girlfriend, clearly awake, lying in bed, staring out the window. The oxygen mask was gone, as were all of the other tubes, except for her IV. Her bed was raised, so she was in lying in a sitting position.

I leaned against the doorway, smiling. "Well, look who's finally awake."

She turned her head slowly at the sound of my voice, and brought her hand up in a weak wave. "Hey, Austin." Her voice was soft and hoarse from lack of use.

I went over to her, and she slowly sat up, but winced. "Ouch. My ribs are sore."

"You bruised them in the accident…" I trailed off when I felt tears brimming my eyes. Seeing her awake made me realize how close I was to losing her.

She looked at me and smiled tiredly. "That explains it." I know she was trying to lighten the mood, but it still made my tears escape.

I sat down beside her, carefully wrapped my arms around her delicate body, and sobbed into her hair. I couldn't help it, I missed her so much.

I could hear her crying too, so I gently pulled her closer.

"I'm so sorry Austin, I didn't mean to put you through any of this," she sniffled.

"Don't you dare say it's your fault Ally," I said thickly. "I'm just so glad you're awake and okay. I missed you so much!"

She pulled back and looked up at me. "I could hear you talking to me while I was out."

I gave a watery smile. "Your hand twitched in mine every time I talked to you."

She smiled sheepishly and buried her head back in my chest and muffled, "Yeah, I was trying to let you know that I could hear you."

"I know," I said quietly into her hair.

She wiped her eyes. "So, what'd I miss while I was out? Did you say I was out for three weeks?"

"Just me and everyone else freaking out over you, and yeah, you were," I replied.

Her eyes widened. "Oh god, really? Oh no, no, no, I didn't…that wasn't my…"

I cut her off. "Ally, it's not your fault. We were just really scared. The doctors didn't know if you were going to pull through." My eyes filled with tears again at the thought.

She noticed and reached up to wipe the tears away with her thumbs. "Hey, I'm okay now Austin. Please don't cry, you're going to make me cry again."

I chuckled thickly. "Sorry Alls, I was just really worried about you."

She smiled and hugged me as hard as she could with the little strength she had. "I love you."

I kissed her forehead and rested my chin on her head. "I love you too."

We sat there for a moment while she drank from the glass of water on her bedside table, which helped her hoarse voice, before I remembered the envelope. "Oh, that reminds me." I stood up and went to grab the envelope that I had set on the table before walking back over. I leaned against the back of the bed that the nurse had raised, and Ally snuggled into my side.

"What's that?" she asked quietly, pointing to the envelope.

"Well, it's a long story…" I proceeded to tell her everything, and when I finished, I gave her the envelope.

She slowly opened it and glanced inside before gasping. "Oh wow."

I smiled as she dumped all the cards on her lap. "These are all for me?"

I nodded and she smiled. "This is amazing."

I wrapped my arms around her waist as we read through the cards together, one by one. It turned out there were 48 cards in total.

By the end, Ally was sobbing. "These kids don't even know me, and they still did this. This is incredible!"

I grinned. "That's what I said." I gave her the note Mrs. Mendez's daughters had written me. "You're supposed to read this too."

She looked confused. "But it says it's for you."

I nodded. "I know, but it's for you too."

She opened the card with her weak fingers and read it. I sat there quietly while she was reading.

When she finished, she twisted around and threw her arms around me. I was startled at first, but hugged her back.

"What was that for?" I laughed as she pulled away.

"Just being you," she replied. I smiled at her before leaning down to kiss her softly.

When we pulled apart, Ally smiled and said, "So, tell me about this Miranda girl again."

For about an hour, we talked about everything that had happened since she was out. She already knew what injuries she had gotten, as the nurse had informed her when she woke up.

"I guess I should go get the others. They'll want to see you," I said.

Ally smiled. "Okay." I gave her a quick kiss before standing up.

"I'll be right back," I said before leaving the room. I found Ally's dad, Trish, Dez, and surprisingly, my parents, in the waiting room.

They stood up when they saw me. "Can we see her now?"

I smiled. "Yeah, c'mon."

They all followed me to Ally's room, and Trish immediately ran over to her.

"Ally!" she exclaimed happily as the two best friends hugged.

Ally laughed. "Hi Trish!" She glanced at Trish's arm. "You broke your arm?"

"Yeah, but it's getting better. I'm fine, don't worry about me." She smiled and hugged Ally again. "I'm so glad you're okay, I missed you!"

"I missed you too, I missed all of you," Ally replied, looking at everyone.

Mr. Dawson hugged his daughter. "I'm so glad you're alright, honey."

Ally patted her dad's back as he started to cry a bit. "I'm okay now, dad, really. Don't cry."

He pulled back and wiped his eyes. "Sorry honey, I'm just really, really glad you're awake."

Dez hugged Ally now. "It's good to have you back, Ally!"

"It's good to be back, Dez!" she grinned.

My parents both took turns hugging Ally and I went to sit on the bed with her again.

The seven of us talked for a bit before Susan came in.

"Sorry to interrupt your reunion, but I've got to do her check," she said.

"I want Austin to stay here," Ally demanded. She grabbed my hand to prove her point that she wasn't letting me go anywhere.

Susan sighed. "Alright."

My mom spoke up. "We'll just be outside." She ruffled my hair before she and my dad left the room, followed by everyone else.

Susan checked Ally's leg and the gash on her forehead. "Good news dear, everything looks great." She slid a tray of food in front of Ally. "You've got to eat up, now that you're awake again. I'll be back after supper, so no getting out of bed until I say so."

"I won't. Thanks Susan," Ally said gratefully. "For everything."

I nodded. "Yeah, thank you so much."

Susan smiled and patted Ally's hand. "It's not a problem, dear." With one last wave, she left the room.

Ally sat there and ate, so while she was doing that, I turned on the TV in the room. They were showing news coverage of the accident again, though it was an old one.

I was about to turn it off when Ally stopped me.

"I want to see it," she said.

I hesitated. "Ally, it's pretty scary." The rest of us had already seen it, and someone had miraculously had a video camera with them and taped the whole crash.

"I'm going to see it eventually. Besides, I'm fine. Keep it on," she replied stubbornly.

Ally continued to eat while we watched the coverage. It was hard enough for me to watch, seeing Mr. Dawson's car get t-boned by a huge white truck, and knowing the three of them were in there. I didn't see how Ally could stand to watch it.

It was like the car was an empty pop can, and was getting squished by someone's hand. That's how easy their car was smashed. It skidded across the street before flipping over four times and landing upside down. On the tape, I heard a woman scream, "Oh my god, call 911!"

I looked over at Ally to see that she was finished eating, and was now completely focused on the screen.

The tape stopped there and it went back to the reporter.

"Miraculously, no one was killed in the accident, though the three occupants of the totalled vehicle were all hospitalized. Two of the tree suffered minor injuries and were released from hospital the next day, though the third passenger, fifteen-year-old Allyson Dawson, remains in critical condition. The driver of the other vehicle suffered a minor concussion. We will keep you updated."

I turned off the TV. "This is from a few days ago, so they think you're still in a coma."

Ally bit her fingers. "That's really what happened?"

I realized she was talking about the video of the accident. "Yeah, unfortunately."

She nodded. "Geez. Now I realize how lucky we were, we could've easily died in that."

"Well, I'm sure as hell glad you guys didn't," I told her, wrapping my arms around her. "I don't know what I would do without you in my life."

She leaned into me. "Thankfully, we'll never have to find out. We're all safe, and that's all that matters."

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed that chapter! I hope you liked Austin & Ally's reunion, it was fairly hard to write, but I think it came out good. Please, please, please review and let me know what you thought of it! Next update should be soon :)

Thanks! And don't forget to check out my other stories, especially "Living Life to the Fullest." Update for that story should be soon as well!

Joelle xx