This is the last chapter! So, I decided not to do the epilogue because it kinda just fit with this chapter. So, no epilogue. This is it. Why am I not crying like I did for the chatfic? Because I'm making a sequel, of course! I'm superexcited! After my Raura one-shot, I'll dive into it. I'm hoping to do the one-shot and the prologue for Taken by Monday. So, I got two good suggestions for disclaimers, so I'll do one before the story and one after! Here's the first one from Beazy Bops...
Maddie's Awesome Disclaimer: Part XI
Me: *Walking with R5, Ryland, and Laura* OMG! Laura, is that who I think it is?! *Points to guy across the street with round glasses and a redhead and a brown-haired girl*
Laura: OMG OMG OMG HARRY RON AND HERMIONE!
Ross: Laura?
Riker: Ross, she's fangirling. Shhhh.
Ross: Fangirling? No! Laura wouldn't...
Rydel: Look at her. She's going as crazy as Maddie... *Everyone looks at me and Laura running over to Harry and Ron and Hermione and fangirling*
Ryland: Face it, Ross. She's stooped to Maddie's level.
Ross: I refuse to believe it.
Ratliff: *Puts hand on Ross's shoulder* Sorry, Buddy.
Rocky: But, she only fangirls over Harry Potter. What are the odds we'll ever see him again?
Ross: You're right. I'll let her have her fun.
(To Me And Laura)
Me: Hi! I'm Maddie! This is Laura!
Laura: Hi!
Harry: Ummm... Hello, girls. I'm Harry, and this is Ron and Hermione.
Laura: Are you really a wizard?
Ron: Of course! *Takes out wand causing me and Laura to squeal*
Hermione: Ron! Put that away! These are muggles!
Ron: But they already-
Hermione: *Rudely cutting him off* Put it away, Ron!
Ron: Okay, okay, no need to get violent... *Puts wand away*
Laura: Can we see your scar?
Me: Oh yeah! Please please please?
Harry: Um, okay... But first... You gotta do something for me.
Me: I don't own Austin and Ally or anything else someone else owns!
Harry: Thank you!
Laura: I love your accent! It's my dream to be a wizard. I sorta tell everyone I am...
Harry: Okay then... *Moves hair* *Me and Laura squeal* *Ross walks up*
Ross: Okay, ladies, that's enough. I'm Ross, Laura's boyfriend. *I squeal slightly* And we gotta go. *Drags me and Laura away from Harry and his friends.*
The End
Remembered
(Austin's P.O.V.)
I wake up feeling well rested. I yawn and sit up. I look around and see a plain white room with a few chairs along the wall and doctors' equipment everywhere. The room is also filled with balloons, cards, and stuffed animals. All the balloons and cards say "Get well soon!" That's when I remember the concert, and the two kisses, and me passing out. I guess they called 911, and I'm in a hospital.
Just then, a man walks in the room. His nametag says Dr. Marshall. "You're up!" he exclaims, clearly surprised. I look out the window and see the sun is setting. Dr. Marshall takes a needle out of my arm. I didn't even know it was there. "Are you hungry?" he asks.
"Not really," I reply.
"Good. That's what was supposed to happen. But, I want you to eat this apple." He hands me a plate of apple slices. I nod and eat the apple. "Now, you're parents and Trish and Dez went home." I don't know how he knows their names, but whatever. "Your other friend, Ally, is in the courtyard." I jump out of my bed at this. "But you might want to shower and brush your teeth before you go out there," he adds. I nod, grab a pile of my clothes on top of a suitcase full of Ally's clothes. What the heck? I make a mental note to ask her about that later. I also find my toothbrush. I rush into the bathroom and take a fast shower. I brush my teeth quickly, and by then my hair has dried. Hey, it dries fast. It's a little messy. The good kind of messy, though.
I walk out of the bathroom and run to the courtyard. I have to stop and ask for directions on the way, though. Finally, I find the door and walk outside, breathing in the fresh nighttime air. I see a certain chocolate-haired girl sitting under a tree with her head in her hands.
"Ally!" I shout and start jogging toward her. She looks up.
"Austin?" I hear her say. She stands up. By now, I'm close enough to her to see she's not wearing any makeup and her eyes are red and puffy. She must have been crying. Then, I see she's wearing just a t-shirt and sweats, and her hair's kind of a mess. She's never looked more beautiful. Not even the time Jimmy Starr treated Team Austin to dinner at the fanciest restaurant in Miami or at Trish's quincenera. Whoa, whoa, whoa, I think to myself. Think that again. I stop and let that thought run through my head again.
"ALLY!" I shout and barrel into her.
"Austin!" she exclaims and hugs me even tighter than I'm hugging her. Then, I pull away slightly and kiss her for the third time. She kisses me back and the memory from the concert floods back to me. We finally pull away and I hold her face close to mine.
"I remember," I whisper, my voice shaking with excitement. "I remember everything." All my memories crowd my head at once. The hole has been filled.
"How?" she asks in wonder, but she's smiling, too. "I thought time was up. I thought they were gone forever." I shrug. She kisses me again and I smile as we pull away. Then she sighs and sits on the ground, pulling me with her. Tears roll silently down her face.
"Why are you crying?" I ask, confused.
"Austin, you were in a coma for a month. If you hadn't woken up tonight, they were gonna take you to critical care, and now I guess you remember how no one has come out of there." I nod thoughtfully. "I haven't left the hospital since the concert a month ago. Everyone else lost hope halfway through. I was starting to, too. I mean, you only had hours to spare. The nutrients in the intravenous would have stopped working in a few hours. You probably would have died. Almost everyone was preparing themselves for when you did. I mean, they came every day for a few hours. A lot of other people came, too, including some fans. That was what all that stuff in your room was. But, it seemed like everyone except me was sure you weren't going to make it. Until tonight. Then, I lost hope, too." I pull her into a tight hug as she cries into my shoulder.
"Shhhhh. It's okay. Everything's okay. I'm here, alive and awake, and everything's fine," I whisper into her hair.
"I know," she says sniffling. Then, she looks up at me with those huge doe eyes I fell in love with the minute I saw them that fateful day. "You really remember everything?"
"Yep. From the day I wished to be locked in an ice cream freezer when I was five, to playing the drums with corn dogs when I met you, to kissing you at the concert," I end, smiling and blushing. She blushes, too. I love it when she blushes.
"So, does this mean we're…" she starts.
"An official couple?" I finish. She smiles and we kiss once again. When we pull away, I ask, "Hey, what time is it?" she checks her phone.
"Eleven," she replies. "I better get home. My dad's gonna be expecting me home." I nod.
"C'mon, I'll help you pack up your stuff. Oh, and thanks for the clothes and stuff, by the way."
"That was all Trish." We continue back to my room in comfortable silence, hand-in-hand. I help her pack everything into her suitcase, and I kiss her goodbye in the lobby. Then, I head back to my room and prepare for a sleepless night.
I walk into Sonic Boom smiling. It's so nice to remember everything. It's been a week since I woke up, and my parents, Ally, Trish, and Dez have visited me every day since. My parents, Trish, and Dez are thrilled my memories are back, naturally. But, that doesn't even compare to how happy they were when I told them Ally and I are a couple.
"Austin!" Ally shouts from behind the counter, scaring away a few customers. I smile and walk over to her, planting a light kiss on her lips. I smile and remember those tingles I get whenever we're playing Princes and Princesses, and we get married at the end of the game.
"Well if it isn't Mr. and Mrs. Moon," Trish says as she walks in the store with Dez. Ally and I just blush.
"So, does anyone know exactly how Austin got his memories back?" Dez asks, looking pointedly at Ally and me. Ally shakes her head.
"I do!" I shout. "Sarah visited me last night. She said it was the last time she'd visit. I couldn't be happier."
"So, how'd you get your memories back?" Trish asks.
I cough. The story's a little embarrassing, especially in front of Ally. I muster all the courage I have and begin my story. "She said that the-erm-event had such a big impact on my life that the spell was forced back into me and gave me my memories."
"What about the other event?" Dez asks.
"Well, that one happened, too. But, that one didn't change my life. It was just the other event that happened within five minutes of the first event," I reply.
"Wait," Ally says. "Did Sarah tell you what exactly the events were?"
"Yeah," I say.
"Do you wanna tell us?" she continues.
"Not really."
"Will you tell us?" she asks. She bats those long eyelashes and gives me those doe eyes that I can't say no to. Why, Ally, why? I sigh.
"The life changing event was kissing you, and-" I start. Trish cuts me off.
"Awwww! It was specifically Ally?!"
I cough. "Um, no. It was-um-just kissing the one I love," I mumble scratching my neck awkwardly. "And the other event was looking into the eyes of the one I love, blah, blah, blah," I add at the end, trying to pass as nonchalant. I'm freaking out. I mean, I just practically told Ally I'm in love with her with Trish and Dez as an audience! Who wouldn't freak out? "Well, I gotta go," I say quickly and start walking out of the store, trying to avoid awkward conversation. I'm actually able to walk all the way home.
I open the door and walk inside, heading straight to my room. My parents are working, so I have the house to myself. I sit in my room on my bed, hugging Dougie to my chest. I think back to when I was sick and Ally was lying next to me. Good times…
I hear a faint knock on the door. I only know one person who still knocks on my door. "Come to lecture me how 'I'm too young to be in love' or something?" I ask dejectedly. She understands that that was my sad way of telling her she can come in. She shuts the door quietly behind her and sits on my desk chair.
"No," Ally says. "I just came to ask why you ran away." She's holding something back. She's choosing her words very carefully.
"'Cause I know you," I reply, as if it says it all. For me, it does. I'm petting Dougie on my lap for comfort. As weird as it sounds, he helps me through my hardest times. Ally looks a little confused. "I practically just said I love you," I elaborate. "I know you and your 'we're too young for love' thing. I was there when you explained that to Dallas. I don't need to hear the rant a second time." I think I may be coming off as a little rude, but I'm just so frustrated with myself and with Ally. Why can't she understand she's the one I love, and I'm sure of it? I mean, she hasn't said anything about it, but I know her well enough to know she's thinking it.
"So let me get this straight," she says. "You think I'm here to explain why I think the guy I'm desperately and hopelessly in love with shouldn't feel the same about me?"
"Exactly," I say. Then, I realize what she just said. My face must've been hilarious, because she laughs and pulls me in for a kiss. I kiss her back, and we pull away smiling, our foreheads still pressed together. "I love you Ally. More than is probably healthy."
"I love you even worse," she says, giggling. I grin.
"Now, today's a day I'll never forget." As if to prove my point, I kiss her, long and gentle. "No Shadow will ever change that." We both smile and lean in for another kiss.
So, the ending isn't as strong as I wanted it to be, but I still like it... So tell me what you think! Personally, I love this story... I know that may sound weird but whatever... I don't really have anything else to say except to stay tuned for my Raura one-shot and the sequel and the other stuff! Thanks for reading and please review! Love you more than Laura loves Ross and Harry Potter COMBINED! BA-BAM!
~Maddie :)
P.S. The prompt for this disclaimer is from Fiolet4eva.
Maddie's Awesome Disclaimer: Part XII
Me: *Sitting by Megan right behind Austin and Ally in a romantic movie* *Whispering* I can't believe they haven't noticed us yet.
Megan: *Whispering* I know right? They are totes clueless!
Me: Yeah. *Sees Austin* Omg he's doing the move! *Silently fangirls with Megan*
Megan: They are totes perf!
Me: Totes!
Ally: *Turns around* Maddie?! Megan?!
Megan: Heyy Allyy...
Austin: *Turns around, too* Are you two spying on us?
Me: Whaaaaaaaat?
Ally: Maddie...
Me: Okay, fine! We were spying...
Megan: But you two are just so perfect and your chemistry is just... Please don't tell our parents!
Me: Pleeeeeease! *Begs with Megan*
Austin: Okay, okay, we won't. But,
Me: I don't own Austin and Ally!
Megan: Or Trish and Dez!
Me: Or anything else that isn't mine!
Ally: Okay. We won't tell. But, get outta here!
Me: Okay! *Starts leaving with Megan while still fangirling and squealing from Auslly feels*
Rest of Audience in Movie Theater: SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
The End