A/N Not a very exciting chapter, but I'm having a bit of writer's block today. Meh. 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. I also don't own "Can't Do It Without You"

The buzzing of my phone wakes me up, and I roll over and look at my alarm clock.

9:08.

I groan and roll over again to my night stand and grab my phone. It was from Austin, who I finally gave my number to:

Wake up Ally! BESTFRIEND DAY!

I couldn't help but grin at his enthusiasm. It was a Sunday morning, about a week after his gig at The Pier when he performed our song. Him, Trish, Dez, Ian, and I had decided to go to the beach today.

It's kind of scary how much I've changed since I started attending public school. I'm so much more outgoing and... Happy. I've gotten to know Austin and Dez and Ian a lot better too. They're highly popular, yes, but they're just normal guys. Ian was surprisingly the least popular now, though, because he had graduated from MHS two years ago. He had never even applied to a college, deciding to stay at home and work. Trish and I went to another one of their parties last night where, thankfully, the cops didn't show up. I even went all out and had a small amount of vodka.

I sat up in bed and rubbed my eyes, clearing my vision, and quickly replied to his text:

Fine, I'm up. I'll be there ASAP.

I decided that it would be pointless to shower, so I went straight to my dresser and found a pretty red bikini. I put my hair up in a messy bun, and grabbed a drawstring bag. I stuffed some suntan lotion, a beach towel, and my iPod into it. And then I grabbed a really baggy sweatshirt to wear over my bikini. I put on some sunglasses, told my dad where I was going, and left.

I was the last one there. They had set up further back in the sand, using a bedsheet as a towel so that there was more room. Trish was the only one on it, though, reading a Cheetah Beat magazine. She looked up at me as I approached.

"Oh, hey Ally." She greeted me. "Hi, Trish. Where are the guys at?" I ask. She answers by pointing down at the water, where the three of them were tossing football, and gaining plenty of attention by passing teenage girls.

I sit down on the towel with her, take off my sweatshirt, and begin applying my suntan lotion. When I'm done, I roll over on my belly to get some sun, and put in my earpods to listen to some music.

I hadnt been laying there long when I felt a huge weight be put onto my back. I gasped for air and pulled out my earpods. "HEY!" I called, squirming. Austin's voice answered me.

"Oh, is that you, Ally? My bad." Then he got off of me and sat next to me on the sheet. Once I caught my breath, I glared at him, and he just smiled. I couldn't be mad at him.

"Okay, guys." Ian sighed, "What are we going to do with with so-called 'best friend day'?" I shrugged, and Trsih replied, "We hadn't really planned anything spectacular. We just said, 'let' go to the beach'. And then we called it a 'best friend day'." She looked thoughtful, then added, "Man, you guys, we're like five year olds or something."

We all laugh, and Dez says, "Austin was the one who came up with that." Austin grins and shrugs his shoulders. "Hey, I'm a child at heart."

Ian rolls his eyes and punches his brother on the shoulder. We all decide to just lay there and tan for a little bit. Austin looks over at me eventually and says, "Hey, Ally, gotten any new ideas for lyrics?"

I shrug in reply. "I haven't thought that much about it." He just nods, dismissing me, and turns his head the other way.

After the beach, we went to the food court and ate some ice cream, then we all went back to Austin and Ian's house to watch a movie or two. By the time that was over with, it was already 8:30, and we had school the next day.

"We should probably leave, guys. It's a school night." I remind them. Austin rolls his eyes. "Goody two-shoes Ally. But she's right."

At home, I emptied out my bag, and was surprised when a note fell out onto my floor. I unfolded it, and it read:

There's no way I could make it without ya

Do it without ya

Be here without ya

-Austin :] (thoughts for some new lyrics, btw.)

I grinned. When would he have gotten the chance to put this in my bag? I shake off the thought and jot down the lyrics in my song Book, deciding that this could be the start to another great song. I wondered whether he was talking about me in the lyrics, but I decided against it, figuring that he was just trying to decide on a good moral for a song.

I went to sleep, repeating the lyrics in my head. Even if they didn't really mean anything to him, they meant something to me.

A/N I'll have chapter 8 up sometime today, but I'm not completely sure when. Like I said earlier, I'm having a bit of writer's block lol. Anyways, tell me what you thought, and don't forget to review, favorite, and follow! Thanks guys :) xoxo