A/N: Hey guys! So sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been super busy with homework, which randomly piled on all of a sudden. Anyways, now that that's out of the way, I can update more often now! I hope you enjoy this chapter; it was really hard to write because I have major writers block, but I tried, and hopefully it's good! Sorry for mistakes :) Enjoy!

When Ally woke up the next morning, she was feeling a lot better, last night's dream now a blur. She was also feeling better in terms of her sickness, as she no longer had the flu and her cold was gone too. Ally was in a fantastic mood.

"I should probably start on Austin's new song." She got up and fell back down. "Mmm, maybe five more minutes," she said to herself as she closed her eyes again. When she got up, she was about to go grab her book when she stopped.

"Actually, I'm in the mood to go for a run," she decided before dashing to her closet and grabbing cut off sweat pants, a sports bra, and a hot pink tank top. She changed, threw her hair in a ponytail, grabbed her iPod, and headed downstairs.

As she got downstairs, she saw a note on the kitchen table.

Ally, I had to run to the store so I'll be there all day. If you need anything, call me or Austin, I'm sure he would be more than willing to come see you

See you later!

Love, dad

Ally blushed as she read the part about Austin. Oh dad, she thought, shaking her head. She grabbed her running shoes, and stepped out the door into the sunshine.

"Aaah! It's gorgeous out!" she said smiling. She turned on her iPod and started jogging down her street. She waved at her neighbour Mrs. Carson, who was watering her plants in her yard.

"Good morning Mrs. Carson! Beautiful day, isn't it?" Ally called.

"Good morning honey! Yes it is," she smiled as Ally passed her. Ally smiled back and continued on her way. She sped up to a run, and Austin's song "A Billion Hits" came on. Oh, I love this day already, she thought to herself happily. She kept running and running, not wanting to stop, and before she knew it, she was running past the Mall of Miami. She ran into Sonic Boom to say hi to her dad.

"Dad?" she called. Her father appeared at the top of the stairs.

"Ally? What are you doing here?" he wondered as he came down.

"I was just out for a jog and decided to stop by and say hi!" she said.

"I see you're feeling better" he chuckled at his daughter's happy mood.

"Oh yeah, I'm feeling so much better! Austin is the best doctor ever" she said.

"Well, okay, that's good to hear then. Anyways, I better get back to work. I'll see you later at home."

"Okay, see you!" Ally said as she left the store.

She jogged around the mall a few times, than decided to see if she could find Trish working at some place in there, so she headed in. Sure enough, she found her working at the Burger Stand in the food court.

"Hey Trish!" Ally greeted.

"Oh, hey Alls! You feeling better?" Trish asked.

"Yeah, I am thanks." Ally said.

"That's good. Oh, I never had time to bring you your pickle basket, so here you go." Trish ducked down behind the stand and pulled out a huge pickle basket. Ally's eyes widened.

"Oh…my…pickles, this is awesome! Thanks Trish, you're the best." Ally hugged her friend and grabbed a pickle before taking a bite into it. "Mmmm, pickles."

"No problem. Ugh, I hate this job; all I do is serve burgers all day! It's so boring!" Trish groaned.

"Um, Trish, that's what you're supposed to do, it's a burger stand. It's kind of the whole point." Ally pointed out.

"So? Why can't people come up and get their own burgers? Lazy!" Trish said. She looked at her watch. "Eh, break time," she decided before plopping down next to Ally at the table.

"So, how many jobs have you had since I've been sick?" Ally asked curiously.

"Eight." Trish replied matter-of-factly.

"Eight? Trish, I was sick for a day!" Ally exclaimed.

"And your point is?" Trish said.

Ally just shook her head. "Never mind. Anyways, I better finish my jog and head home. I'll come get the pickle basket from you later."

"I'll bring it to your house instead" Trish said.

"Why can't I just come get it here? I'm not sick anymore Trish."

"Because I'm probably going to be fired by then and I won't be here anymore. Duh." Trish replied.

"Right. Okay, see ya!" Ally said before heading out of the mall.

She started to jog toward the beach so she could run along the shore as it was such a nice day. As she was jogging down the shore, she spotted a flash of blonde hair walking out of the water. Knowing it was Austin, she quietly snuck up behind him.

When Ally was close enough, she lunged for him.

"Woah!" Austin yelled as she tackled him to the ground. Ally had him pinned down.

"Hey." Ally giggled.

"Ally? What are you doing out here, you're supposed to be sick." He said as he wiggled out from under her.

"I'm feeling better now, I just have a stuffy nose, so I decided to go for a job," she said as they got up.

"Ah, I see. Well, I was just about to grab something to eat before you almost killed me, so you wanna join me?" he asked as he grabbed his wallet.

Ally smiled. "Sure. Loser buys," she added.

"Loser buys? Wha-"Austin started, confused, before he realized Ally was already sprinting toward the food stand.

"Hey, not fair! Ally!" he yelled as he bolted after her. Jeez, she's fast, he thought as she reached the stand right before he did.

She grinned. "You lose."

"No fair, you cheated! You didn't tell me we were racing!" he protested.

"Hey, I won fair and square. Anyways, boyfriend buys for girlfriend, it's the rules," she smiled up at him.

"Ugh, I hate it when you're right," he grumbled. "What do you want?"

"Fries please, oh and a coke", she replied.

"Sure. Go back to my stuff so no one snags it. We can eat there."

"Okay," she said before skipping back over while Austin ordered their food.

He came back about five minutes later. "Here," he said as he plopped down beside her and gave her the food.

"Thanks. Don't be grumpy, I'll buy next time," she said, kissing his cheek.

"Okay, fine," he said. "So," he started as he spread out across his towel. "What's wrong with you?"

"What?" Ally said confused.

"You just skipped over here like a five year old girl. You never do that. So what's up? You aren't acting like yourself." He looked at her expectantly.

"Nothing's wrong, I'm just in a really good mood today. It happens every time I'm over a sickness. I love it!" she exclaimed happily.

Austin raised an eyebrow at her. "Ooookaaay. So, what do you want to do after this?"

"I gotta go home and shower, and then we can hang there if you want," she suggested.

"Sounds good to me." They threw their garbage away and Austin threw his shirt on before grabbing his beach bag. They walked home together since Austin lived a few blocks from Ally.

"You smell horrible," Austin said as he slung his arm around her shoulders.

"Gee, thanks." Ally said sarcastically.

"I'm just teasing you...but you do smell bad."

Ally just rolled her eyes. She could see her house in the distance as they rounded a corner. "I'll race you."

He grinned down at her. "Oh, you're on."

They both started sprinting down the street, Ally in the lead. Austin ran up behind her, and threw her over his shoulder.

"Got ya!" he said victoriously. "No way are you winning this time."

"Austin, put me down!" she laughed. "Hi Mrs. Carson!" Ally greeted her neighbour innocently, as if she wasn't dangling from her boyfriend's shoulder. Mrs. Carson was playing with her four year old daughter in the front yard.

"Hey Mrs. C! Hi Angela!" Austin smiled and waved with the hand that wasn't holding Ally upside down over his shoulder.

"Hey kids," Mrs. Carson chuckled and waved. Angela shyly waved at the two. "Having fun?"

"Oh, yeah, loads," Ally said, gesturing to her body over Austin's shoulder. Austin just laughed.

"See you later!" he said as they passed, Ally giving a wave from behind.

Mrs. Carson laughed to herself. Oh, those two.

As Austin and Ally got to Ally's house, he set her down.

"I win," he grinned.

"Yeah, whatever, I would've if you never picked me up." They walked in and Ally ran upstairs to take a shower and change while Austin tinkered on the piano.

When she got out, she went to her closet to pick out an outfit. She decided on a white undershirt, a green tank top, jean shorts, a black unbuttoned vest, and brown ankle boots. She paired it with a thick brown belt and long necklace. Satisfied, she grabbed her book and went back down.

"Hey," she said as she walked up behind Austin. "Want to work on your new song for tomorrow? We might be able to get it done in time if we start now."

"Sounds awesome!" Austin exclaimed. She grinned.

"Okay, well I have a few ideas…" she said as she opened her book and they got to work.

A/N: There's chapter 5! I think this chapter was alright, but not one of my best, but of course, you guys are the judge of that! Ally's outfit link is on my profile, check it out! :) The link might not work, so just highlight it, and copy and paste it into the address bar. Please read and review! Oh, and this is probably the second last chapter, and hopefully I post the next chapter soon! Thanks again!

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