Happy Friday! This is gonna be the last happy Friday for this story. :'(

Yeah, it's the second last chapter! Man, where has the time gone. Anyway, thank you for the reviews and support with the story once again! I can't express that enough! I really love that you guys love the story! It makes me happy. :)

Alright, I hope you enjoy! I own nothing!

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Austin went to school the next day, feeling particularly empty. Austin walked up the steps of the back entrance of the school. He pushed the door, frowning when it didn't move. He jiggled the bar that allowed people to come in. It just snapped and fell with a clang. Austin frowned again, wondering when he got so strong. He just shrugged, and walked around the school towards the front entrance.

As soon as he stepped out in the broad daylight, all eyes were glued to his form. Austin grumbled, keeping his head low. He was still the main attraction of the school's gossip. Austin cleared the front steps of his school, pushing the doors to get inside. And away.

Austin stumbled down the hall as he missed a foot that stuck out at him. He tripped and almost fell, but regained his balance quickly, sparing himself of early embarrassment. Austin quickly made his way down the hall towards the bay of lockers.

He pushed past the crowd of people whose gossip was still starring him. He just grumbled, harshly swinging his locker door open. He stuffed his books inside, forgetting what class he had first.

Lucky for him, English was first on his list.

Joy.

The hallway was silent, watching their favourite show take his books out of his locker. Austin shook his head sadly. He was the star in their little show. He couldn't take any of this. Ally was right. She was ruining him.

And he felt so stupid that he fell for it. Fell for her sugary sweet smile with just a pinch of mischief in between. He fell for the stupid brown eyes and brown hair that wasn't plain in any way. He wanted to kick himself for falling for her petite body, her pale but soft skin, her kissable lips. Most of all, he felt stupid for thinking he knew what love was.

Austin slammed the door of this locker, hearing the little click as it shut. He whipped around on his heels, carrying his books in one arm. His backpack slung snugly over the other shoulder. All eyes were on him. He couldn't take anymore of this.

"What?" He snapped at everyone. They all prominently jumped. He sighed and started his way down the hall to his first class. At least after this, he wouldn't have to talk to her the rest of the day.

Austin Moon; always looking on the bright side of things.

Austin speeded through the hall into his English class. He was first again, obviously. Austin dipped his hands into his bag, reaching for his project notes. He frowned as he couldn't find them. He pulled the bag onto his lap, searching with his eyes instead of his hands.

That's when he remembered that he left them at Ally's house.

Austin grumbled, pushing his bag away from him as the normals and laters walked in at the same time. He pushed his head into his arms, shutting his eyes. He wanted away from this world. Maybe for more than a little while.

The bell rang suddenly. He groaned as the bright lights invaded his little getaway. Austin blinked a few times before coming to focus on Mr. Bill. He was probably going to make them work on their projects again. He wasn't looking forward to it. His insides bubbled over with anger every time he thought back to yesterday night...

"Alright class! Change of plans for today! We're going to be doing a surprise two page essay, front and back." All the students groaned, but not him. He was saved! He wouldn't have to talk to Ally this period! Praise the skies! And it was a Friday! And he loved essays! Austin grabbed a pen and a thing of correction tape, fumbling a little for the sheets of paper. He couldn't keep the relieved smile off his face.

"Make sure to be very specific with your details," Mr. Bill mumbled as he began to write out the topic on the chalkboard. It squeaked as his teacher wrote in pink chalk on the green board.

How to kick a bad habit.

Austin cracked his neck from side to side and began to write. He moved his hand over the page with flying colours. This was a piece of cake! He was having the time of his life, knowing he would do well with this one. Suddenly, his insides felt more alert.

It was if someone was watching him.

He shivered.

Austin was aware of someone actually watching him. It was like a gut feeling. He wanted to turn around instinctively but Mr. Bill just snapped as he walked up and down the aisles.

"Eyes on your own paper, please!"

Austin went with his gut feeling. He knew Ally was staring at the back of his head. Even before they ever talked to each other, she was staring at his head. What was she thinking of? Maybe she regretted kicking him out? Or maybe she was just laughing at another successful play. Played him like a flute. Austin shook his head.

Maybe she was wondering about why the back of his neck was so interesting. Or why he always wore it the way he did. Maybe she wanted to run her hands through his golden locks and maybe grab them at the base of his neck...

"Close your mouth Mr. Moon! You'll catch flies!" The whole class abruptly broke into nervous laughter. They were nervous since he was being indifferent towards them. He shut his mouth and stared at his paper. He crumpled what he just wrote and started on a fresh sheet of paper.

To break a bad habit, you must not think about it.

Must not think about it ever again.

Austin shook his head. Ally was invading his thoughts again. Yesterday night, she was why he couldn't sleep. Now he couldn't focus.

...

Austin packed the rest of his bag, zipping it up. He pulled one metal zipper until it met the other. He dragged them to the ends of the zipper line so they wouldn't burst open. He hauled the blue bag over his shoulders, slipping an arm in each hole. He jumped a little to even out the new weight.

Austin walked all the way to the back entrance when he remembered that it was broken. He sighed, taking a detour to the front entrance. What kind of school only had two entrances and exits?

Austin walked down the halls, saying hello to janitor Jenkins. He nodded his head before walking down the hall out of the locker bay and towards the front entrance. Austin frowned as he approached the adjacent clear glass doors.

There was a mob of people that seemed to be surrounding something. He pushed the glass doors open, feeling the gust of fresh air flow by. He stood on his tippy-toes and looked over the heads of people. Being as tall as he was, it wasn't that hard. But due to them shoving him around, he couldn't get a clear sight of what was going on.

Austin pushed through the crowds of people, feeling frustrated that now of all times, they wouldn't part for him. He grumbled as someone dug an elbow into his side. Austin finally found his way near the front. He stood behind a few people, but they were short, so he was able to have a clear view of what was going on.

Gavin and Trent were pacing around someone. Someone who was on her knees. Someone with her head down, waiting for whatever Gavin and Trent had to say. Someone who was held against her will by Elliot.

Ally.

Gavin and Trent smirked as they walked around her. Austin wondered what the fuck was going on.

"So. Ms. Ally Dawson here. Let's just say that she's the biggest slut you'll ever meet!" Gavin started, chuckling as some people in the crowed murmured in agreement. Austin stared with wide eyes. What the hell was this? A public shaming?

"She's probably fucked with half the population of Marino High," Trent continued. Austin felt his chest clench up. Okay, maybe that was true, but what did that have to do with...

"And just the other day, we see Ms. Dawson leave Kira Starr's party with goody-two shoes Baboon," Gavin spoke. "Probably fucked him too!" The crowd roared with laughter. He knew his face was turning red. Not from embarrassment— maybe a little bit— but from anger. Austin watched as Gavin and Trent walked over to Ally and both grabbed one of her arms hauling her up. Elliot let go and stepped back into the crowd, smirking.

"So, Ally, tell us your antics, you whore!" Trent spat, his voice laced with mischief and malicious. Ally stayed silent. Austin knew this wasn't right. He tried to push forward into the crowd but they wouldn't budge.

"C'mon Ally! Maybe after this you could have some alone time with Gavin!" Trent wiggled his eyebrows. The crowd just erupted into laughter. Austin clenched his fists, trying not to burst.

"C'mon Ally! Wouldn't want us to expose your biggest secrets now do you?" Gavin suddenly held a book that he had seen in Ally's hands before. It was the book she had that day she didn't notice him in the dining hall. Whatever it was, it must've been important because he saw Ally lift her head.

That's when he remembered Ally telling him that she wrote songs. Songs in a book. It was her diary.

Her eyes were glossy, bright with tears. Her eyes had dark circles around them, making her face sullen and hollowed out. She looked almost looked like a corpse. She wore nothing but a big dark green sweater and black ripped jeans. Her eyes scanned the crowd. He saw how broken she looked. He saw the desperate look in her eyes. She didn't deserve this.

That was it.

Austin harshly pushed whoever was in front of him out of the way. He cracked his knuckles suddenly, twisting his head from side to side.

"What the fuck is this?" He spat. Gavin and Trent turned their heads towards the intruder. Austin braced himself. These guys were both muscular football players. And what was he? Some straight A student who never touched a basketball for more than five minutes a week.

All eyes were trained on him as Gavin and Trent took a step closer. They both smirked, eyes darting towards each other knowingly.

"And who's this? Ally, your boyfrien— I mean lover is here to protect you!" Trent called over his shoulder at Ally. Austin clenched his jaw to keep from spitting on the guy. That would be unsanitary.

Austin watched as Gavin walked over to Ally and laced a finger under her chin to make her look him in the eye. She looked so small and helpless against these guys.

"Oh Ally, aren't you going to tell him that you're just going to use him? Throw him away and never look back?" Gavin laughed as Ally stayed silent. Austin watched as he took long strides back over to Trent.

"And Baboon! Stupid, naive Austin Baboon. Don't you know she's just using you? Her bad girl reputation must be getting out of hand. This bitch just needs an ignorant kid like you to cool down on." That was it.

No one was calling anyone anything here. Especially Ally. No one called her a bitch.

He didn't even have time to think. He jumped, taking Gavin with Dez's signature football tackle. He only learned from the best. Austin gasped. He wound his arm back, punching Gavin in the nose. Gavin grunted as his hand collided with the country dude's face. Austin kept punching him until a pair of hands pulled him back.

The adrenaline rush was getting to him. Austin was flung backwards by a flying force. Trent. Austin gulped nervously as Trent loomed over him suddenly. He pounced on Austin as the crowd went wild. They were screaming and cheering and sobbing at the same time. Austin felt a sharp pain shoot up the front of his face. Trent just got him in the nose. Austin pushed Trent off with his feet, rolling away. But not before getting a blow to his jaw.

"Fuck you!" Trent spat.

He rolled away, feeling stupid, because he just rolled back into Gavin who just got up. Gavin pulled up to his feet and then roughly shook him. Austin groaned, flailing his arms around. He felt the blood drip from his nose down past his mouth. Austin felt a hard knuckle collide with his face. He sunk to the ground.

But he got back up. He wiped his mouth before he felt a pair of rough arms yank him backwards, he stumbled a bit. Austin turned on someone, Trent. Austin brought his fist up and punched Trent in the face. He felt something shift under his fingers. He didn't care. Austin kept doing, punching Trent in the face over and over and over.

Austin stumbled backwards as Trent screamed and pushed him in the chest. Austin landed on his ass ungracefully. Gavin loomed over him. Austin growled, kicking him in the leg. Gavin clenched his teeth, but didn't go down. Austin suddenly got up and tackled him back to the ground. He gripped Gavin's throat with one hand and used his other to punch him in the nose again. Gavin screeched. He pushed Austin off.

As he tumbled backwards he caught glimpses of things here and there. Some people were shouting, some were laughing. Others were yelling at them to stop. One person was yelling at him specifically.

Austin felt tired. His body was screaming in pain as his head throbbed painfully. He tasted the blood in his mouth and saw red when he blinked. Suddenly, a foot caught him off guard. He fell flat on his back. Gavin and Trent loomed over him, both smirking evilly. It was two against one.

But they showed no mercy. Austin felt a sharp pain dig into his side. Someone's foot. He felt something over his chest, effectively cutting off his windpipe. They were kicking him. Austin groaned, bringing his hands to his head to protect it. He felt dizzy and numb. Everything was red, he couldn't process anything.

The loud noises were making his head hurt even more. Austin grumbled as he felt something crack in his side. He tried to open his eyes but they stayed shut. Black spots danced in his red vision. He couldn't take it anymore.

Austin felt himself slowly slipping away from consciousness. The roar of the crowd faded into annoying background noises. However, he heard one voice out of the mess. They were chanting his name over and over again. They might've even been sobbing.

"Austin, Austin, Austin!"

...

He was floating.

And it wasn't just regular floating, it was as if he were on the clouds. Everything was so soft and fluffy. He just wanted to stay in the clouds forever. Austin blinked a few times. Everything was white and soft and fluffy.

Was this heaven?

Austin lifted his arms and legs, feeling weightless. It was the best feeling in the world. However, he couldn't shake the fact that something was terribly, terribly wrong. Austin shifted, wanting to feel the silky feeling of the clouds on his skin again. As he moved a sharp pain shot up his side. He gasped out loud, crying out in pain at the same time.

Austin blinked a few times. At first, everything was hazy and white. And he couldn't get the constant pain in his head out. He blinked again, feeling a little less better than he just did. He blinked a few times, trying to figure out where he was. He was in a room, full of wires and machines, and they were connected to him.

Austin grumbled and shifted. He cried out again, feeling something shift within. He passed out from the pain in a second. It was too much to bare.

...

When he came around for good, Austin rubbed his eyes before blinking. He knew that if he did that, his vision would be clearer. He glanced around the room, frowning when it wasn't what he saw the other four times he came back into consciousness.

However, this place was familiar to him too. He was tucked in a big bed under plain peach walls. The sheets were soft and light. He glanced around the room, feeling positive that he knew where this was.

Austin felt something shift. He shut his eyes, waiting for the pain, but it never came. Austin opened his eyes again. He glanced at his arm where he found someone snuggled on the other side of it. Probably keeping their distance so they wouldn't disturb his aching body.

Austin realized that this was Ally's room. He was in Ally's room again. But how? He was sure he was in the hospital the first four times he woke up. He remembered the blinding lights on the third time. People with masks were staring down at him, frowning before saying 'Give him some more.'

Austin rubbed his eyes again, trying to clear the hazy images. Everything was blurry around the edges. Suddenly, he felt the bed dip and then someone sat up.

Ally.

"Ally?" He rasped. His throat felt like fire. The bed shifted again before Ally sat bolt right up. She looked down at him.

"Austin? Oh my god, you're okay!" She cried. Austin nodded his head. He felt no pain however. It scared him a little. He moved without effort and still felt nothing. His head wasn't throbbing or anything. He frowned.

"N-nothing hurts," he mumbled. Ally nodded, clearly relieved that he was awake still. She was blinking back tears. Austin wondered why girls did that so much. Cry.

"You were in a coma for a while," she told him. Austin listened intently. "You broke a few ribs and your nose. You head is fine, surprisingly. You just left surgery a few hours ago. You're probably still numb with the stuff they gave you. But you slept off the anaesthesia," Ally concluded. "Dez called your parents but apparently they were out of town. Did you know that?" Austin nodded his head. So when the anaesthesia faded, he would be throbbing with pain. He shut his eyes for a bit, trying to process his jumbled thoughts. Ally stayed silent and just watched him through her big brown eyes.

"Why do you keep doing this?" Ally asked suddenly. Her tone was light, but he could tell this question was a serious one.

"D-doing what?" He got out, the air in this throat feeling heavy. Ally shook her head, sitting up straighter.

"Why do you keep doing this to yourself? Why do you stand up for me?" She asked. Austin looked at her, preparing himself. This was it. He knew exactly why he kept doing this. He knew exactly why.

"I told you already, Ally," he mumbled a little. Ally was staring down at him intently, frowning. He knew she didn't know what he was talking about. But that was okay because...

"I love you, Ally."

Ally blinked once, then twice. And then her mouth was on his. And she was kissing him hard. And so he kissed her back just as hard. Their teeth clashed as they pulled away for air. But Ally wouldn't let him go. She gripped the hair at the base of his neck and pulled him back to her. He had to sit up to get her mouth.

He breathed in her scent. She smelled like weed and strawberries and Ally. Everything about her screamed perfect. Austin ran a hand down her back before feeling possessive and running a hand over her breast. He only ghosted over it for a second before getting the courage to squeeze once. He heard Ally moan.

"More," she whispered to him. Austin groaned. Her voice was making him go wild. Austin felt her teeth clamp down on his bottom lip. He ran his hands down her back again, resting on her waist, squeezing gently.

Ally had a hand in his hair, running her small fingers over his golden locks again and again. It felt so good. He groaned out loud as she lightly teased the back of his neck, tapping her fingers on it.

Austin was going crazy. He growled playfully as their mouths detached for a second. He quickly pushed Ally down, using his arms behind her back to soften the fall. Though, her bed was soft enough on its own. She mumbled something incoherently as he dipped his head to attack the soft flesh where the crook of her neck was located.

He placed soft kisses along her neck, making his way across her collarbone. He reached the other neck and nipped at her ear softly. Ally's hands were in his hair, ruffling the blonde locks. He attacked her mouth again, breathing in her unique scent. He didn't pull away until his lungs burned.

Ally was staring at him as he sat up. They both panted, both flustered at the same time. He grinned at Ally who just smiled at him, breathing heavily.

"Now what?" He asked. He turned his head so he could see himself in the mirror. His hair was wild, looking like an out of control wild-fire.

"We could just fuck," she answered, smirking.

So that's what they did.

And everything was okay. Austin was surprised at how someone so vulnerable, could become his biggest weakness. Ally was the most perfect human being that had ever existed in his eyes.

And after, when they were both laying side by side, all layers removed on their backs, he remembered something. Ally was snuggling up onto his side. Austin panted hard before turning to look at her. Her forehead was slick with sweat and her lips were puckered. But he never thought she had looked more beautiful.

But he knew she didn't do this. Didn't do any of this. Didn't stay with anyone, didn't get attached for too long. She was the 'one night stand girl.' She was bound to leave him. And that thought frightened him so much. Austin pulled her closer to him, wrapping his arms around her small body.

"Will you stay with me tonight?" He whispered into her hair. Ally shifted and moved the hair out of her face. God, she was so beautiful. She blinked at him with her half-lidded brown eyes. A small yawn escaped her pink lips.

"Until death do us part," she mumbled. Austin laughed softly. She was going to be the death of him, for sure. She snuggled closer into his chest. He felt the after effects of the painkillers coming on. Everything was slowly beginning to hurt. He sighed and buried his nose into her hair. Austin felt a wave of sleep coming over him.

"Austin?" Ally suddenly murmured. He was trying so hard to stay awake, to hear what she had to say. But he couldn't do it. Austin was slowly slipping out of consciousness as the pain took over. It was dulling all his senses. He couldn't even feel his breaths anymore.

But in the few seconds before the world shut off, he heard the girl who didn't believe in love say,

"I love you, too."

end part thirteen

Ah, all's well that ends well.

To be honest, I wasn't gonna send Austin to the hospital while I was writing this. I was just gonna have him battered and bruised but whatever. I imagined his injuries severe enough to send him to the emergency room.

Alright, leave a review and tell me what you think! Get ready for the final chapter!