Hola Cola! So, this is the third to last chapter! I decided to just have the epilogue in the last chapter. So, like, I'll do a page break and put Epilogue in bold underneath. The epilogue is gonna be pretty short, just explaining what happened and stuff. So, I'm gonna attempt a good disclaimer... Wish me luck...
Maddie's Awesome Disclaimer: Part X
Me: *Chillin with Austin* So...
Austin: Where's Megan?
Me: She's sick.
Austin: Oh. That's too bad. *Says with fake sadness*
Me: So, you wanna do something?
Austin: I guess... Ally's sick too so I have nothing better to do.
Me: Great! We should go see that new Zaliens movie!
Austin: Yeah! Ally hates those, and she never lets me watch them. *Pouts*
Me: Well, I'm not Ally, am I? *Grabs Austin's hand and tries not to fangirl* Let's go!
Austin: Wait. I need you to-
Me: *Talks annoyed-like* I don't own Austin and Ally or the characters or 'Double Take' or 'I Think About You.'
Austin: I thought it hurt you to say it.
Me: It used to. Now, I say it so much it's more like a dull ache than excruciating pain.
Austin: Fair enough. Let's go! *Still holds my hand (in a friend way, he's dating Ally, people) and runs to the movie theather*
To Be Continued
The Concert
(Austin's P.O.V.)
I wake up with Ally's name on my lips. I had the same nightmare about her that I've been having for the past…. I don't even know. Two days? Three days? Anyways, I sit up and rub my eyes, telling myself it's just a dream.
Today's the day of the concert. I'm actually pretty excited, but I'm also pretty nervous. Why, you ask? My friends say Austin Moon never gets nervous. Well, I'm not that nervous about performing. I guess just a little; this is the first time I've performed since I lost my memory. But, I'm more nervous about my surprise at the end of the concert. I can't bring myself to say what it is. It's hard enough to admit I'm in love with Ally, much less the fact that I'm singing her the love song I heard her sing, "I Think About You." Huh. I guess I just admitted it.
I'm not going to tell her I love her. I'm not even gonna say it's anything different. I don't even know if she'll know. But I don't care. I'll just be able to get it off my chest, you know? Admit it without really admitting it. I can put all my feelings into that song and brush it off like an extra encore I wanted to do.
I get dressed and brush my teeth. I look at myself in the mirror. I smooth down my hair, mess it up again, and flip it. Perfect. Now, I know, girls are the ones who should mess with their hair. Just cause I don't have my memories, doesn't mean I don't know the normal things about girls. Back to the point, I am very protective of my hair. It's the best thing about me.
I eat a quick breakfast on the way to Sonic Boom. I walk inside. "Hey, Als," I say to my favorite brunette working at the counter.
"Hey, Austin," she says. She's writing in her book. The one that, for some reason, she won't let me touch. I look over her shoulder, and she closes her book quickly. "What have I told you?" she asks angrily, turning around. I haven't moved, so our faces are now so close I can feel her breath on my face. Minty. Her breath hitches and I take a step back.
"Sorry," I say. "It's just, what do you write in there anyways?"
"Songs, secrets, everything, really," she replies.
"Secrets, huh?" I say, slyly reaching around her and grabbing her book. Just then, Trish and Dez walk in.
"Oh my gosh! Austin! You're touching Ally's book!" Dez shouts. Trish gasps, and Ally glares at him. Then, Ally turns towards me, and I run around the counter. She chases me, and I yell to Trish and Dez to help me, but they're just laughing at me.
"Thanks for helping, guys!" I yell as I run up the stairs. Ally quickly follows. I'm standing on the balcony right outside the practice room. I hold the book above my head, and Ally tries to jump for it. I wear a fake bored expression on my face. I pretend to look at my nails and then look up and say, "Can I help you?" when she jumps again. I break character and laugh, but she just glares at me. Then, she gets this evil look in her eyes. Uh oh.
"You know," Ally says, walking in a circle around me with her hands behind her back, "I know more about you than you do at this point." I hate it when she's right.
"So?" I say.
"So, I know that you'll give in when I do this," she answers. Then, she proceeds to poke, prod, and squeeze at my side. I drop the book and laugh. I didn't know I was ticklish! Apparently she did.
"Ally, stop it! Stop it, please! I'll never touch your book again! Stop! I can't breathe!" I say between laughs. She stops.
"I'm gonna hold you to that." She grabs her book and holds out a hand to help me up. I take it and we walk downstairs arguing about whether it was fair or not to use the tickling method.
"Now that that's over," Trish says, "what do you guys wanna do? There's still seven hours till the concert, and six hours till we have to be there."
"We should have a game day!" Ally suggests excitedly. "I have a bunch of old board games in the practice room closet! Please? Can we?" She gives all of us those big puppy dog eyes.
"No," Dez and Trish say together. How they can resist the eyes I will never know.
"Aww, c'mon guys. You have nothing better to do. Let's play a few board games," I say, taking Ally's side. I always take her side. Well, from what I remember, anyways.
"Fine," they both say again. We all walk up to the practice room.
"Let's play games that aren't hard to explain, though. I really don't feel like explaining confusing games to Austin." Gosh, it's surprising how lazy Trish is. We all sit on the practice room floor as Ally gets a few games out of the closet.
"Okay, so we have Candyland, Uno, Sorry, Guess Who, and Chutes and Latters!" Ally shouts happily.
"Oooh! Candy! Let's play that one first!" I'm not sure what Candyland is. But it sounds like a land made of candy. I'm down.
"Good idea!" Dez says. He then explains how to play and we set up.
We play games for five and a half hours, and it takes twenty minutes to clean the practice room when we're done. Then, we make our way to the beach, stopping at my house so I can change and grab my guitar.
Once I walk back out, we run to the beach so we can help set up. Ally dropped off the lights yesterday, so we help put them up. Also, the crew surprises me with an "Austin Moon" banner. I smile and thank them, and it's finally time to go backstage and wait for the concert to start.
Trish and Dez are in front directing people to where to stand and keeping everything calm and orderly. I hear Trish barking orders and Dez yelling at people for stepping on his imaginary friends.
"You nervous?" Ally asks me.
"A little," I admit. "What if I forget the lyrics? What if I forget the dance moves? What if-" Ally cuts me off by putting a finger to my lips.
"Shhhh," she says. "Don't think about that. Think about how great you're gonna do. You'll do better than any concert you ever did with your memories."
"Better than Times Square?" I ask. They told me this was my best performance.
"Better than Times Square," she confirms. I give her one last hug, and I hear my name. Time to go out there. Ally waves and goes to the VIP area right in front of the stage.
"Hey everybody!" I say, walking out on stage. All my fear drains out. I just build off the energy from the crowd. "How are you all doing tonight?" The crowd cheers and I smile. "I'm Austin Moon, in case you didn't know," the crowd laughs at this, "and this is a song called 'Double Take.'" The crowd cheers again as I start to sing.
Flip a switch
Turn up the lightning
Get it right
Show 'em how it's done
Freak it up
No matter how you dress that song
Girl you know you got a number one
Go with it
You got 'em where you want 'em
Drop the beat
They need to hear your sound
Play it up
It's coming down to you right now
They wanna know know know
Your name name name
They want the girl girl girl
With game game game
And when they look look look
Your way way way
You're gonna make (make) make (make) make
Make 'em do a double take
They wanna know know know
Your name name name
They want the girl girl girl
With game game game
And when they look look look
Your way way way
You're gonna make (make) make (make) make
Make 'em do a double take
What up?
I smile as the crowd cheers for the song that started it all. I know the story. I heard Ally singing it, and I accidentally stole it and became and internet sensation. Then, one thing led to another, and we became music partners. Really, I only have this song to thank.
I go through the lyrics and dance moves to all the songs easily. Finally, I'm singing "Not a Love Song" and "Say You'll Stay." These songs do mean a lot to me. Whenever I hear them or sing them, I think of Ally Dawson.
Finally, I say, "Thank you everybody, and goodnight!" and walk off the stage. Once backstage, I grab my guitar and quickly walk back out. "Just kidding!" I say into the microphone attached to my head. "I have one more song. This was written by my songwriter, Ally Dawson, just like the rest of my songs. But, this one isn't mine. It's hers, but I'm gonna sing it anyways because it has real meaning to me. By the way, Ally, please don't kill me for touching your book to find the music." I add. I start playing my guitar and sing.
Last summer we met
We started as friends
I can't tell you how it all happened
Then autumn it came
We were never the same
Those nights everything felt like magic
And I wonder if you miss me too
If you don't here's the one thing
That I wish you knew
I think about you
Every morning when I open my eyes
I think about you
Every evening when I turn out the lights
I think about you
Every moment every day of my life
You're on my mind all the time it's true
How long till I stop pretending
What we have is never ending
Oh ohh
If all we are is just a moment
Don't forget me cause I won't and
I can't help myself
I think about you ooohh
I think about you ooohh
I think about you
Every morning when I open my eyes
I think about you
Every evening when I turn out the lights
I think about you
Every moment every day of my life
You're on my mind all the time it's true
I think about you, you you you you.
I finish the song looking right at Ally, who has tears in her eyes. I grin and acknowledge the cheering audience. "Okay, now I'm done. Thank you all for coming and goodnight!" I smile and wave and walk backstage, where I drink some green punch. It tastes gross, but I swallow it too soon, so I can't spit it out. I hear Trish and Dez yelling at people to exit the beach in an orderly fashion. All of a sudden, I'm tackled from behind. Well, not really tackled, but someone hugs me from behind. "Whoa, squashing the pop star here!" I say laughing. I turn around.
"Oh, sorry," she says letting go.
"Hey, I never said I didn't like it," I say, still smiling. I hug her tightly. Then, we pull away slightly, and something comes over me. What happens doesn't go as I planned. I planned to say 'Hey, Ally. I sang that song for you. It's true. I think about you all the time and I think I'm in love with you.' But, that doesn't happen. Instead, I get lost in the moment and lean in and kiss her.
She stiffens immediately, but then she relaxes into it. She takes a step closer. I smile and I feel her smile, too. Finally, we open our eyes and break apart. Stupid oxygen.
I hold her face cupped in my hands and look her in the eyes. Like, really look. I know I've looked her in the eyes a million times, but this time, it's different. I notice little green flecks in her eyes. I get lost in them. I trace small circles on her cheeks with my thumbs. "Austin-" she starts.
"Shhhh. Don't talk. Just stay in the moment," I whisper. I'm not quite ready for the rejection. She nods, smiles, and kisses me lightly. It's only about two seconds, but when she pulls away, I'm smiling.
"So, what does this make us?" Ally asks. We're still as close as we were when we were kissing. I'm about to say something cocky, but the world gets blurry and I feel myself falling. I hear a scream, probably Ally's, and everything goes black.
Whoa! What happened to Austin!? I mean, his punch was green... Could it have been poison? I guess we'll never know... Oh, I almost forgot... HE AND ALLY KISSED TWICE AHHHH FANGIRLING OVER MY OWN STORY! Anyways, sorry my disclaimer isn't very good but whatever... Oh BTW Taken won for 3 on my To Do List. So, I'll finish Forgotten, write my Raura one-shot, write Taken, write my Auslly story, write Kick, and MAYBE write Peddie. Also, like I said before, I'll be doing the one-shot series yadda yadda yadda...
Maddie's Awesome Disclaimer: Part X Continued
Me: *Hiding behind Austin and totally NOT enjoying it...* Why do they make these movies so scary?!
Austin: Aww, c'mon, Maddie. It's just a few brains and a little blood... WHOA! THAT IS NOT WHERE THE EYE GOES!
Me: *Screams*
Austin: Oh, man! It's already over!
Me: Oh, thank goodness! *Stands up* Will you walk me home? I kinda don't want a Zalien killing me on my way home...
Austin: Of course! *Walks me home*
Me: Thanks Austin! Give Ally my best! *Hugs and walks inside and FANGIRLS CUZ I JUST SAW A MOVIE AND HUGGED AUSTIN MOON!*
The End