A/N Pretty long chapter ahead! I'm totally not a fan of One Direction, but I have to admit, "Little Things" is a cute song, and I just had to fit it in. c: Be prepared for the unexpected. xoxo

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 do not own the song "Little Things" by One Direction, nor am I associated with One Direction.

I laugh at Dez while he's drunken by the bonfire, babbling on about something I can't understand. Ian and Austin were having a party, just like Austin said he would this weekend. But, to my surprise, Austin isn't as excited as he generally is. I guess it's the reason that he told me earlier while he also admitted to not being a virgin.

And who else would be at this party but Kira Starr? I guess that she's actually at most of Austin's parties, I just never really noticed her before. I notice her everywhere now, though. In school, on the street, at the mall... No matter what, there she is. And she can never make eye contact with me. I don't have anything against her. I shouldn't, because what happened between them was long before Austin and I even met, anyway.

I was barefoot, sitting in the sand, Austin by my side strumming his guitar. It was some new chords I had never heard him play until now. "Whatcha playing?" I ask him, scooting closer. He shrugs. "Just a new rhythem. Maybe we could use it in our next song?" He says, then pulls a folded sheet of paper out of his pocket, hands it to me, and continues playing. It reads:

Your hand fits in mine

Like it was made just for me

But bear this mind

It was meant to be

And I'm joining up the dots

With the freckles on your cheeks

And it all makes sense to me

I smile and fold the note back up, blushing. I catch him looking at me. "Like the lyrics?" He asks with a wink, and I smile and nod. "I thought you would." He announces, then softly begins to sing the lyrics. He's soon caught the attention of the crowd around the bonfire, and they all get completely quiet. Even Dez and some others who were plastered seemed to make sense of how beautiful his voice was.

Once he finishes, he realizes he's caught the crowd's attention, and he clears his throat. A few girls giggle, then everyone carries on with their previous conversation. I look over to Ian, who Austin told me earlier was also drunk, but I couldn't tell. He was sitting with the same girl he had been sitting with the night of the first famous Moon party I came to. She was a pretty blonde with sea green eyes.

I feel a drop of rain fall on my head, and soon after, I hear thunder in the distance. 'Well, that was sudden.' I think to myself. Austin sighs and announces that a storm is coming so we should all probably go home. Some complain, but most get up in agreement. Austin helps Dez to his feet, and I see Ian and the blonde girl walking up to the parking area hand in hand.

"Are we taking Dez home?" I ask him, slipping on my shoes, and he nods, right before the rain comes gushing down. He groans in aggravation and pushes Dez along and up the bank, helping him in to the back of his yellow Mustang along with his acoustic. The rain is coming down in sheets now.

"Wow!" Dez exclaims. "It's raining REALLY hard!"

I giggle. "We know, Dez."

Dez rambles like this all the way to his house, a long, annoying thirty minute drive. Austin helps him sneak in his window, then returns to the car, soaked to the bone. He shivers and turns on the heat. "Well, this is a nightmare," He says with a sense of humor, "guess Ian and I should have checked the weather." I nod in agreement, watching the tiny water droplets fall down the side of his face.

I study the lyrics on the way to my house. "These are cute. Who are they about?" I tease, and he rolls his eyes and reaches for my hand. I take it, but place it back on his steering wheel. "Drive." I remind him, pointing out that these are hazardous conditions with the storm going on like this.

Once to my house, I invite him in for a little while. He says 'hi' to my dad as we make our way up to my room. I flicker on the television once up there, and plop down into my bean bag chair while Austin lays across my bed.

About ten minutes in to the program, his phone rings, and he furrows his brow as he looks at the screen. "What?" I ask him, and he shrugs before saying "Weird number." And answering.

After saying hello, I can barely hear another voice on the other end of the line. It sounds almost panicked. I see Austin's eyes get bigger than I've ever seen them, and he's soon scrambling off the bed while saying. "Ian- Ian, calm down- I'm coming, don't move!"

"What, Austin!" I say as he hangs up the phone is about to walk out of my room, "What's going on?" He shakes his head frantically. "No time to explain."

"I'm coming with you." I declare, and I grab a purple rain coat. He bites his lip and is about to say no to me, but he finally just nods and heads out. I follow him.

Once in the car, again, he explains it to me through clenched teeth. I can tell he's trying not to cry.

"Ian wrecked a little ways down the road from the bonfire. Stacy- that's the girl he's with- is hurt. He had to call from his phone because he lost his in the crash. He doesn't want to call 911 because our parents will find out, which they will anyways eventually... They went over a bank..." Now a single tear rolled down his face, but his voice never faltered. "It's all my fault, Ally. I let him drive away tonight knowing that he'd had too much to drink. I knew, but I bet she didn't. I bet most people didn't... Because you can never tell..."

He bangs a fist on his dashboard and shakes his head in misery. I find that my hand is over my mouth and I'm trying to fight panic. "The rain is clearing up now, at least. It will be easier to find them." I say, trying to lighten the situation... If that's even possible. He doesn't respond to my comment.

He drives faster than I've ever felt- faster than that night he kissed me for the first time, even- and it was still the most excruciating 35 minutes of my life. Or, at least, I thought it was... Until we got to the wreck.

Ian was nowhere to be found. The guard rail was torn, and down the bank was his truck... Or, what used to be his truck, anyway. Austin began sprinting down to the site without hesitation calling "Ian! Ian!"

I follow behind, slower, using the flashlight application on my phone to see as I stepped down the bank. I finally, finally heard talking. I stepped behind the truck to find something I wish I could have unseen. Ian, sitting on the ground with Stacy's head in his lap, leaning against the side of the big truck tire which had miraculously survived the incident. She was bloody and pale, and Austin was standing with him. They were both crying.

Ian saw me and looked away quickly, shame flashing in those bright blue eyes. Austin comes and hugs me, his cheek wet against mine. I hug him back, comfortingly. This was bad.

"I'll call an ambulance." I announce gently, and I pull out my phone, beginning to dial. Ian's voice stops me. "No need." He murmurs, it's the most pitiful thing I've ever heard him say.

"She's dead."

A/N I warned you to expect the unexpected! Sorry bout the cliffhanger. I'll either have it up late tonight or tomorrow afternoon. I'm very busy in school, so bear with me. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter... Well, not really enjoyed, but I hope it got to you. This was kind of planned from the beginning. There was some foreshadowing involved, but you may not have caught it. Anywho, review, favorite, and follow! Be sure to tell me what you think will happen to the boys now.