3rd Person POV
It was finally time. The sun had set, the beams on the stage brightened a whole audience and the crowd was energized.
Austin had been running in circles all day trying to make sure everything was set in stone. Dez had all the props set up, Trish had the schedule of the performance times, Kira could sing and play at the same time and Ally…..
Austin gave Ally a time to perform at the concert tonight, but she was very hesitant on what she wanted to do. What song would she sing? Kira already took her completed song…That was it.
When Ally was pacing around the practice room, less than an hour before the show, an idea came into mind. She always wanted to stop being such a pushover all the time and wanted to stand up for herself. Tonight was her chance.
Austin was in costume fitting when Ally walked out from behind the curtains in a shimmering silver dress that clung to her from the shoulders to mid thigh. Everyone had slowed down their process of working, just to get a glimpse of her.
Austin came out from behind a door and wore a worn out leather jacket that had tints of blue sprayed onto it. His jeans were white and had that familiar chain dangling on the side. His shirt was a mixture of dark blues and purples and black.
It took a minute for him to realize Ally entered the room, but when he did. His breath was literally taken away. The wedges to support the outfit were black and bold like the lashes that brought out the hazelnut in her eyes.
"And they say I'm the star of the show," Austin complimented as he held the ends of her fingertips and spun her around.
"Thanks. I hope its not too much. It was the only thing I had that wasn't to nerdy yet to fancy," Ally grew worried but by the expression on Austin's face. She had chosen well.
"Mrs. Dawson, can we ask you to come with us," A guy in a black suit and shades came up to Ally. They took her to her dressing room where they played with her makeup and they already loved her outfit, but the shoes were doing much. They replaced her black heels with white, bejeweled wedges that brought out the shimmer in the dress.
Ally got a list of the lineup and read carefully so she knew when it was her turn.
Open Act: We Are The In Crowd
25 minutes.
Main Event:
Radioactive: Austin Moon & Dance Crew
Billion Hits: Austin Moon & Dance Crew
Special Guest: Kira Starr
Double Take: Austin Moon & Dance Crew
Special Guest: Ally Dawson
Cant Do It Without You: Austin Moon & Dance Crew
With a smirk, she hopped out of her seat with her make up completed and tried breaking in the new shoes. She went back stage to the booth where they took care of audio tracks and mics.
"Hi, I'm Ally Dawson, Austin's songwriter. He wanted me to inform you that he would like to switch these two numbers since Kira will be arriving late," Ally informed the guy. This was the biggest lie she had ever had to pull off and hopefully it wouldn't end in her embarrassing herself.
Smoke appeared. Strobe lights came into the picture. The new intro to the song was added in to add effect and it worked. As the light "Ohs" were sung in the background, the band members silhouettes appeared on stage. What the audience didn't know was that Austin was laying on the stage already. I observed on the sidelines as I felt a tap on my shoulder.
"Are you sure you can do this Ally? You've never actually sung on stage in front of people before, without puking in the end," Trish said as Ally's confidence went down a bit.
"Thanks for your support, Trish," Ally sarcastically replied.
"Sorry, I meant, You can do this Ally! Hopefully you wont end up puking this time!" Trish dashed off before Ally could say another word.
The moment that Austin leaped to his feet, the show was extravagant from then on. The outfits, the fake ash that would blast from the canons and the backgrounds of the stage. Everything was just like Ally pictured. She wondered how Austin was feeling. He wrote his first song and it came out to be the best performance he ever gave.
During Billion hits, Ally got prepared. Kira wasn't the one taking the stage next like she thought. Her ankles trembled in the wedges and caused her to slip in them as she walked towards the side entrance of the stage.
Austin ran off with all smiles and his smile grew even wider once he ran into Ally.
"You're actually going to do it?" Austin asked with a grin.
"Yep, it's a worth a try. Plus this is the smallest audience we will have from this day forward," Ally spoke truthfully. Since Austin pulled off these performances, who knows where he could end up next.
"You really think so?" Austin asked. All Ally did was nod with the guitar strapped around her shoulders. "I'm guessing your going to play an acoustic tonight?"
"Yeah, but I have a couple of other sounds set up on the disc I gave the guy," Ally informed.
"Well, gotta get ready. Kira and I are up next!" Austin pushed past her and disappeared back stage. Oh, boy was he wrong.
Her heels were the only sound heard when she strolled out onto the middle of the stage. She sat on the empty stool that Kira was supposed to be on at the moment.
"Ally, what are you doing?" Austin whispered loudly from the side of the stage. Ally glanced over but began playing the guitar anyways. Austin rushed over to the audio booth and glanced up at all the cameras set up on stage. "Why is Ally performing now? We still have 2 performances. Kira was supposed to come on!" Austin griped at the guys.
"Because you told us to," They simply replied.
"What?" Austin didn't like the sound of this.
"She gave us her disk and said you wanted us to switch her and Kira's performing positions."
No. Ally wouldn't have done that. Why would she? She said she had gotten past the jealousy game and that Kira was no longer competition.
Austin rushed to the side of the stage where Kira stood in a beautiful dress, disappointed.
"SHE TOOK OUR SPOT!" Kira exclaimed as Austin gripped her shoulders, trying to calm her down.
"I know, but we can wait 2 more songs. It was just a mix up," Austin knew that wasn't true.
Ally strummed the guitar and a familiar tune rung in his ears. It was Enchanted. The song Kira wrote…Trish did mentioned Ally wrote it, but Ally said she didn't. So either Ally was lying to Austin and did write the song or Ally was right. Kira did steal her song and manipulate Ally into schemes and lies.
"You lied to me," Austin choked out. Kira was speechless, how would she defend herself when the songwriter herself was about to sing the first words to the song. "Ally wrote Enchanted, didn't she?"
"Yes, she did. But Ally gave the song to me! She wanted me to perform it!" Kira continued to lie to Austin.
"I choose not to believe one word of that," Austin spoke before he ran to the pit that was in front of the stage. Only crew members were aloud, but he wasn't going to miss Ally's first performance.
Ally squinted her eyes as she sung the first verse, the nerves hit her, but thankfully it didn't show.
There I was again tonight, forcing laughter, faking smiles Same old, tired lonely place Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes and vacancy Vanished when I saw your face.
Ally's eyes traveled through the whole audience as she strummed the strings. Her eyes locked with Austin's when she spotted him in front of the stage. He didn't show any facial expression except a slight grin.
All I can say is it was, enchanting to meet you
Ally winked at Austin.
Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?" across the room, your silhouette. Starts to make its way to me.
Ally rose from the stool and strutted to the front of the stage, close to the audience and close to Austin.
The playful conversation starts, counter all your quick remarks. Like passing notes in secrecy. And it was enchanting to meet you All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you.
Her confidence level began to boost as the anticipated chorus was about to begin.
This night is sparkling, don't you let it go. I'm wonder-struck, blushing all the way home. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew. I was enchanted to meet you.
With her eyes shut and hand on the guitar, she sung from the bottom of her heart and felt every word, especially since every lyric represented a stage she went through in her life. Once the chorus ended, the audience roared and Austin stood in the pit, clapping with his hands in the air.
The lingering question kept me up, 2 a.m., who do you love? I wonder 'til I'm wide awake. Now I'm pacing back and forth, wishing you were at my door. I'd open up and you would say.
Austin knew that this song was about him. No doubt about it. He just didn't know how vulnerable Ally had felt. How he crept through her mind at the latest hours of the day, even when she wasn't awake.
As Ally continued on, Austin felt like she was no longer, Ally, the girl who would sit in the practice room and write personal songs that she would never share with the world. She was Ally Dawson, the girl who would stand on stage in the spotlight and would share her whole story with the world.
Please don't be in love with someone else. Please don't have somebody waiting on you.
Ally made direct eye contact with Austin and felt her rise. It felt good to finally say, well sing, what she had been keeping to herself. She felt as if she stood on top of the world rather than having its weight on her shoulder.
Please don't be in love with someone else. Please don't have somebody waiting on you.
The lyrics were true to her heart. Ally didn't want Austin falling for someone else, especially if they didn't love him for him. And didn't want Kira lying her way through their relationship. Everything she would say about Austin was either a lie or completely awful.
The high note was coming up and Ally had never really sung it before. She only played it through her head. It was either a hit or miss situation.
Ooooooh. Oooooh. Oh!
Hit.
This night is flawless, don't you let it go. I'm wonder-struck, dancing around all alone. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew. I was enchanted to meet you!
The audience went crazy! They sung along to the very end of the song and Ally couldn't have felt more alive. People were singing to her song. A song by her, Ally Dawson. From the corner of her eye, she saw Austin leap onto the stage and run up to meet her.
"Ally Dawson, everybody!" Austin screamed into his head mic. The crowd shouted with whistles in the background. I guess it was possible to be star struck. Austin wrapped Ally in his arms and squeezed her to death. She wasn't complaining, she did the same thing to him too.
Austin gripped Ally's hand and dashed off the stage to meet up with Trish and Dez.
"You did it, Ally! You were amazing!" Trish congratulated.
"Totally! And you didn't puke this time!" Dez killed the mood for a second, but then Austin turned Ally to face him.
"You were incredible! I told you could do it!" Austin complimented.
"I didn't know it felt that good to be in the spotlight! I felt like I was invincible!" Ally had all this excitement building up in her body that couldn't keep contained.
"You were. You are a born star Ally, you just needed the chance to shine," Austin said as they both froze in the moment. Ally went for it. She gripped Austin's shoulders and pulled him to her lips! Austin's hands put pressure into her waist as Dez and Trish stood to the side with their jaws dropped.
Once they parted, Ally screamed and flung her arms in the air.
"Whooo! Best day ever!" She was definitely excited. Austin chuckled as he glanced back at the empty stage.
"Day's not ever yet!" Austin replied.
The chord of the guitar repeatedly played till the smoke took over the whole stage. The members tuned their instruments and they keyboard was the next to play. Austin leaped from behind the drum set and dashed towards the front of the stage.
When the crowd wants more I bring on the thunder, cause you got my back and I'm not going under!
Ally, Dez and Trish ran from the side of the stage and Austin pointed to them each individually.
You're my point, you're my guard, you're the perfect chord.
Austin and Ally stood back to back and leaned towards a person in the audience with a camera as they took their picture.
And I see our names together on every billboard.
They all rushed to the platform at the back of the stage but Trish and Dez stood on the ground next to it.
We're headed for the top. We got 'em on lock. We'll make 'em say "Hey!"'Cause there's no stopping us. When we hit the same but different. We're never gonna quit. And we'll keep rocking! Oh!
Ally and Austin fell off the platform and into Dez and Trish's arms. They all scrambled to get to the front of the stage before the chorus started.
There's no way I can make it without you. Do it without you. Be here without you.
Austin wrapped his arms around Dez and Ally's necks.
It's no fun when you're doing it solo. With you it's like whoa. Yeah and I know.
Austin went center stage and spun down the row of the three of them.
I, own this dream. Cause I've got you with me. There's no way I can make it without you. Do it without you. Be here without you.
Austin brought the audience into the song and gestured for all of them to start jumping in place.
"When I raise my hands the first time I want you guys to scream "Yeah 3 times!" (no pun intended) When I raise my hands the second time scream "Oh 3 times! Ready?" Austin instructed as he stood at the edge of the stage holding his hands up.
(Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!)I keep on rockin' with you(Oh! Oh! Oh!)And there's no stoppin us(Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!)I keep on rockin' with you. Ke-keep on rockin'. I, will keep on rockin!
Austin made his way to the back then slid on his knees to the very front of the stage and the music paused as he caught his breath. The audience screamed louder than ever and glanced back at his three friends, capturing this moment. He sang the chorus for the last time and the 4 of them strutted to the front of the stage in synch.
Waaoh! Be here without you! Waaoohoh Be here without you!
The song ended and the crowd did there last round of applause. Austin gripped Ally's shoulders and Dez and Trish hugged like there was no tomorrow. With all smiles, confetti exploded then the stage went black. The four of them began walking to back stage until the crowd repeatedly shouted a single word. They all looked at each other in amazement.
Austin's first encore.
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