A/N I'll go ahead and warn you all that I may or may not be able to update tomorrow or the next day. Very, very busy week for me. :( Sorry! Enjoy this chapter since you may not get an update for two or three days... 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 laugh and yell for Austin to put me down. He agrees with a smile, and kisses me. "This is great! My gig is every Monday and Friday night! My first one will be this Friday. I want you to sing with me every now and then, too, if they'll allow it."

I smile, hoping he would tell me that. I liked performing with Austin, although the thought of performing by myself absoluteley terrified me.

Austin grins. "I should text Ian and tell him, I guess." He pulls out his phone and begins typing away. I go and lay back down across my beach towel, my mind going back to a few months ago on our 'bestfriend day'. Austin and I weren't dating then. Ian hadn't been accused of murder. Life was so much easier. I wanted to go back, but I knew everything happened for a reason. And I would have taken this whole situation any day over not ever have meeting this great group of people, and staying homeschooled. They were my life now.

Austin soon comes and sits next to me. He had tossed his shirt aside, revealing his abs. I had to make myself tear my eyes away, while thinking 'Damn, my boyfriend is hot'.

Dez and Trish were tossing a football now, further down the beach, ignoring us.

Austin says, "We need to start working on a new song. We should try getting two done this week and next, since Christmas is in like two weeks or so. I can't believe we may actually reach our goal by then!"

I nod excitedly. "Me either, I mean, this is great! Who knew we would be so perfect as musical partners?"

He raises an eyebrow. "Am I not the best boyfriend ever, though?"

I blush. "You are." I wink and boop his nose.

He smiles and pulls something out of his pocket. "That's why I got you this..."

I raise my eyebrow and take the tiny box from him, suddenly terrified he was proposing or something. But I knew that Austin wasn't that unreasonable, and he knew I could never get married at 17 anyways. So I opened the box excitedly.

It was a heart-shaped silver ring, covered in tiny diamonds, with the band forming odd, curvy shapes. I threw a hand over my mouth, suddenly realizing what this was. It was a promise ring.

He grinned and slipped it on my finger, and I suddenly realized why the band was so curved. It fit perfectly up next to my 'love' purity ring.

"How did you do that?" I murmured. He shrugged. "You were in the shower, and the ring was on your counter. I needed it so that the guy at the jewlers could make sure the band and the purity ring fit together like a puzzle. I put it back on your counter the next day... You never knew."

Actually, I did know when I realized I hadn't put it back on my finger after my shower about a week before. I had assumed I left it on the counter, and when I got back home, there it was, just where I left it. I never suspected a thing.

I blush and stare down at the two rings on my left hand, which matched perfectly. It was amazing.

I hug him tightly, and he chuckles and hugs me back.

Did this mean that Austin did want to marry me some day in the future? I could see us together. Ally Moon. It sounded nice.

He squeezes my hand. "This is my way of saying that, not only will I respect your morals until marriage, but I want you to be mine for as long as I'm alive."

Well, I guess that answers my question. I blush. I never knew that Austin was such a romantic guy.

Friday...

Austin hops on the stage at the sports bar, where everyone claps for him when he announces his name, and explains that he's new here. Dez, Trish, and I were here to support him.

I was a bit surprised when he began the chords of 'Never Say Never', the first song we ever wrote, instead of our latest song. But I smiled, as it brought back old memories. This song lit a flame in me that none other could. I listened in when the chorus started...

You can never say never

While we don't know when

But time and time again

Younger now than we were before

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

The crowd was in awe, just as they were on The Pier that night. Some of the men, dressed in sports aparrel, had even turned their attention from the football games on television.

Once he finished, he got a huge applause. He smiled and bowed, then added, "Me and my partner, Ally Dawson, who also happens to be my lovely girlfriend, wrote that. It was our very first song together."

I blush as everyone 'aaawww's.

He hops off the stage and hugs us all.

"Guys," he sighs, "I think this is the start of something great."

We all agree in unison.

A/N What did you guys think? I tried to make it good since my next chapter may be delayed. And just think, the story is really only about halfway over (; It goes until the end of the school year, and they're only about to end the first semester. So, is that a good, or bad thing? Tell me when you review, favorite, and follow!