Like The Movies Chapter 5: Halo Over My Head, an austin & ally fanfic

Final chapter (sniffle).

The Mall of Miami, 6:36 PM, Wednesday, April 17th. 1…2...3…Action!

"Did you remember to text him?" I paced back and forth back stage. My heart was racing a hundred miles per hour. My nervousness overcame me. I started to play with my hair, trying to calm myself down. "What if he doesn't show?"

"Calm down, I texted him. He said he's coming." Trish put her hand on my shoulder and said, "He will show."

I hope Trish was right. I need Austin to show up, or what I am doing is a waste of time and effort. In four minutes, I'll be on stage in front of a crowd singing. I'll be overcoming my stage fright.

Time ticked away slowly. Dez still hasn't shown up with Austin. My nervousness increased. I was pacing at high speeds. If you looked close enough to the floor, you could see my shoe prints. I checked my clothes to make sure everything was on right. I had on a floral dress and a jean vest. All of my bracelets were in place and dangling all over. Nothing was off; nothing was going to embarrass me. Unless my stage fright comes back again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, here to sing for the first time, here's Ally Dawson!" The crowd cheered as loud as a lions roar. I walked onto stage, half blinded by the bright spotlight, and sat down on the piano set for me. What was I thinking? How did I get the courage to agree to be an act in this charity concert?

I looked out into the crowd and searched for Austin, or Dez, or both. They were nowhere in sight. I grabbed the mic, took a deep breath, and said, "Hi everyone, I'm Ally. Thank you all for coming tonight. Remember to donate $10 to the red-heart-love foundation."

"This cover song is dedicated to one of my best friends, someone I can tell everything with and be myself around. There's no way I can make it without him. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how I feel about him…but tonight this is my chance. I hope this song gets the message across."

Remember those walls I built?
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make a sound
I found a way to let you in
But, I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now

As I began to play and sing, I felt this sudden wave of relief and excitement. I was doing it! I was singing on stage in front of an audience! My stage fright was gone. I wasn't crawling off stage like I did when I was on Helen Show. I was really singing on stage and it felt good.

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm taking
I ain't never gonna shut you out!

I looked straight into the crowd. Right when I turned, I saw Austin. Dez and Trish lingered to the side. Austin's here. He's here and I'm singing a song on stage. Austin smiled at me and waved. I flashed a smile back and continued singing.

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby, I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby, I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo...
Halo, ooh ooh...

Trish walked up to Austin and whispered something into his ears. Austin's smile disappeared with a shocked expression. He looked at me and back at Trish. Then he started smiling again, this big old goofy smile that I fell in love with. I wonder what Trish told him.

Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light
I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't begin to pull me back to the ground again

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm taking
I'm never gonna shut you out!

I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo...
Halo, ooh ooh...
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo...
Halo, ooh ooh...
Halo, ooh ooh...
Halo, ooh ooh, oh...

I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo...
Halo, ooh oh...
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can see your halo, halo...
Halo, ooh oh...

My fingers hit the last notes of the song. The audience applauded. I stood up, took a bow, and walked off stage. The first people that greeted me backstage were my dad and mom. Mom flew out from the Amazon Jungle just to see me perform! They told me how proud they were of me and the best parts of my performance. I stood there with pride that I had overcame the biggest fear that held me back for such a long time. My parents finally left to run Sonic Boom again. I was left with the next three people I almost forgotten about.

"Ally, you were great up there! I can't believe you did it!" Trish cheered. We embraced in a tight hug.

"You rocked the stage. I got everything on video. Who knows if you'll do this again," Dez said. He held up his video camera as proof. Austin stepped up from the group.

"Hey, you," I whispered. Trish gave me a wink and pulled Dez away. She was giving us some alone time.

"You were amazing. I thought you were going to repudiate the offer." Austin stuck his hands in his pockets and stared to the ground. I had the sudden urge to kiss him.

"Thanks. I decided to go for it. I got to face my fear some time." He moved closer until we were only inches apart.

"Trish told me something while you were performing. Something revolutionary," he whispered. Austin reached over and held my hand.

"And what was that?" His hands moved up my arm and down to my waist. The rollercoaster feelings jumped into my stomach.

"I want to use a stronger word in our song. If that means we're changing the great song we have now, I'm willing to risk it. I just want to go further in our song." He lifted my head. He leaned in closer and closer until our lips touched.

I closed my eyes and let his soft lips touch mine. I felt as if I was on top of the world. The kiss felt magical. No words can exactly describe the way I'm feeling when we kissed. We stayed close together, lip on lip, for a while. The world around us disappeared and it was only me and Austin.

Austin pulled away, but kept close. "What do you think? Do you want to use a stronger word?"

"What about Kira?"

"I never felt this way with Kira. I want to be with you." He pushed my hair back from my face and looked me in the eyes, waiting for an answer. I leaned back in for another kiss, pretty much answering his question.

You see, life is full of surprises. It may not be a movie with all its action, romance, humor, and tragedies, but there's at least one scene that has that movie magic.

Cut! That's a wrap.

I feel proud of this story. Though short, it was my first Austin and Ally fanfic. And the idea was just amazing. Thank you for all that read it :) Remember, I run on reviews. Review! Tell me your favorite part. Tell me your reactions to different events in the story. Tell me what you want me to make next.