A/N ONCE AGAIN, I will apologize for the excessive use of lyrics in advance. But after this chapter, you won't have to see the lyrics for a while! Even though it's an amazing song, it's get's old having to read it time and time again, right? :) Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Austin&Ally nor am I associated with it in any way. All characters belong to Disney, however, I created Ian. All I did was twist the story line. I also don't own the song "Never Say Never" by The Fray, nor am I associated with The Fray.
2 Weeks Later
I was at The Pier with Austin, and he was about to go on stage. I had rejected his countless begging of me performing with him, I just wasn't ready for it. He was doing sound check now, the crowd beginning to gather. I looked over at Trish, who had come with me. Dez and Ian were there too, but they always came to Austin's gigs. The helped him set up the stage and stuff, so they were up there now. Ian was hooking up a cord to a speaker and Dez was adjusting the mic on Austin's piano. Tonight was a special night for Austin. He almost always performed with a guitar, but tonight, he was using The Pier's piano.
"This is so exciting, Ally! I can't believe you and Austin wrote a song, I can't wait to hear it!"
Austin and I decided not to let our friends hear the song until tonight. I smiled at Trish. "Thanks. I think we make a great team." I reply to her. She rolls her eyes and says, "I think you're more than a great team."
I give her a questioning looks, and she scoffs. "Oh come on Ally! We all know that you and Austin have chemistry! Just look at you two, you would be perfect together." Trish exclaims. I shake my head. "Maybe later, but not now. Things are working out great!"
Trish shrugs. "You better hurry, then. Because you only have until the end of the year, then Austin will be headed for college who knows where."
I push the thought out of my head, dismissing her. I didn't want to think about that right now.
Luckily, Austin began speaking into the mic. "Hey guys, what's up!" he began, and everyone cheered. "I'm Austin Moon, and I'll be performing a song on the piano for you tonight. I recognize a lot of faces in this crowd, and I bet you're all wondering why I'm going to be on the piano instead of the guitar. Well, this song I wrote with my new music partner, who plays piano, so we wrote it on that, and she just happens to be an amazing song writer. I want you all to give my partner Ally Dawson a round of applause, because she had as much to do with this song as I did."
Austin's speech made me blush as everyone clapped for me. He smiled at me from the stage and winked, and I just smiled and looked at my red toe nails through my flip flops.
Austin cleared his throat before he began to sing. The crowd hushed and looked up at him expectantly.
And then, he began with the first verse:
Some things we don't talk about
Rather do without
And just hold the smile
Falling in and out of love
The same damn problem
Together all the while
Trish's mouth dropped as he sang. "Ally, this is really good so far!" I smile at her, and continue watching.
You can never say never
While we don't know when
But time and time again
Younger now than we were before
I noticed the crowd swaying a little now. He busted into the chorus, and the whole crowd was awed.
Don't let me go
Don't let me go
Don't let me go...
Don't let me go
Don't let me go
Don't let me go...
I could now see what he meant about how one thing being repeated kind of had a bigger affect on you. It was like it was able to dig deeper into your soul, and keep you paralyzed.
Austin looked at me and smiled as he went into the second verse. I gave him a thumbs up, and he winked at me. Dang, why does he always do that? It really gets to me.
Picture, you're the queen of everything
As far as the eye can see
Under your command
I will be your guardian
When all is crumbling
To steady your hand
You can never say never
While we don't know when
Time, time, time again
Younger now than we were before
The crowd knew that the chorus was coming and they began singing it with him, and waving their hands. They loved it. Chills ran through me as Austin sang the final verse:
We're pulling apart and coming together, again and again
We're growing apart but we pull it together, pull it together, together again
I looked over at Trish. Tears were forming in here eyes, I couldn't believe it! We had brought Trish de la Rosa to tears! That never happens. Never. She noticed me looking at her, snickering, and she quickly wiped her eyes. I looked over to Dez, next to Trish, who was bawling dramatically. No surprise there. Ian was just smiling, as if saying, 'that's my little brother up there'.
Don't let me go
Don't let me go
Don't let me go...
He repeated this three more times, really putting some emotion into it. I had never heard the song performed this well. It's like he does best when he's up on stage. But this is my first time seeing him here, so I wouldn't really know.
When he finishes, the crowd breaks out in outrageous applause. He smiles so big. It was cute. He says into the mic, "Thank you, everyone. I appreciate it." But you can barely hear him because of all the cheering.
He finally comes off stage, and people are beginning to depart, some coming up to Austin and praising him. When he got to me, he hugged me so tight I thought I would suffocate.
Dez was still bawling. Austin rolled his eyes, and Ian fist pumped him. "Way to go, little brother." Ian said and Austin grinned. "Thanks."
Ian takes the distraught Dez home, and Trish decides to go home too because she has to get up for some job tomorrow morning. Austin and I lean against the side of the railing and look down into the ocean.
He breaks the silence. "That's the best performance I've ever had, Ally. And I owe it all to you."
I shrug. "It was nothing, Austin. They love you. You're just great at performing."
He blushes. "Thanks. I want to make it up to you, so-"
I cut him off by holding up my hand. "You're making it up to me already. Because you've performed my song, and you'll be performing more. That's all I could ever ask for from you, Austin."
He smiles and runs his hand through his hair. "It's getting late, I guess I should get you home?" He suggests, and I nod. "I suppose."
Our future was just getting started, I imagined many nights up here on The Pier with him as he awes the crowd. I could get used to this.
A/N Uh oh! I see some foreshadowing in this chapter! But I'm not telling you where. :) Tell me where you think it is in a review. I plan on progressively putting more Auslly into this. Really excited about this fanfic, guys. :) Love all your nice reviews. Speaking of, don't forget to review, favorite, and follow!