A/N: Alright loves, so this will be my last update for about a week. I'm going to be somewhere tropical on vacation and won't have access to the internet. So. I'm hoping that this chapter holds you all over until I get back. Once I get back then there's the concluding chapter, I can't believe it myself. Please read & review! :-D
Listen to the second song for sure while reading this chapter when you get to that part. Trust me. It'll be so worth it. ;-)
Disclaimer: I don't own Austin & Ally or The Disney Channel. I don't own the incredible song lyrics below either.
Austin's POV
I walk onto the stage, up there I'm in my element so I'm not even remotely nervous. That reminds me of the note I gave Ally before I left on tour. One part of it said:
"When I'm on stage I get this crazy rush like I'm blasting through space or jumping off a waterfall or shooting fireworks from my chest. It's the most incredible feeling in the world. When I'm with you, I get that same feeling. You're the most important person to me and I'm really gonna miss you this summer."
I knew that I loved her then, yes alright I should have told her but I was just scared. Scared of us getting serious and then being apart for 94 days. Scared that I couldn't make it work and it would just hurt her more and myself more, being official but not officially together and long d istance. How often do those type of relationships actually work? My guess would be not very often. Obviously it wasn't the full 94 days that we were apart, but it felt like the days were just dragging and incomplete without her there with me. SO, then while on tour I wrote Chasin' the Beat of My Heart thinking it would stifle the loneliness I felt without my partner.
Been countin' every second of the day
I'm dyin' to be seein' your face
Wishin' you were at the door
Can't take another minute more...
Some way and somehow
I'm through, anticipating
Oh
Right here and right now,
It's true
Instead of waiting
Oh!
I'm going home and I'm coming to you!
Chasin' the beat of my heart!
I felt like I was suffocating and it helped me to write and sing the song in a sense that I was able to communicate my feelings about her, but it wasn't enough for me. I still just missed her. I needed to be with her. I don't care if I lose my man card for saying that, but when you love someone that much, especially the way I love Ally...well that song pretty much sums up everything I felt while Ally and I were away from each other. I felt like I was missing my other half, the best part of me. I would have given anything just to have her by my side. After all, we're better together. And I did miss her, I did so much that it hurt.
I see Ally, Dez and Trish in the crowd waiting for me to start my performance, tell the band which songs we're going to play.
"Alright, it's my turn and I sure do have a tough act to follow. So, like my girl I'm going to start upbeat with the song Classic and then slow it down with one of my favorite songs ever. Give it up one more time for my girl Ally Dawson ladies and gentlemen! Ally, baby these next two songs are just for you."
The crowd goes wild and the music starts and I start to sing. The room starts to clap along to the music.
Classic: MKTO
Hey! Where's the drums?
Oh whoa-oh-oh-oh
Let's go!
Ooh girl you're shining
Like a 5th avenue diamond
As I look out into the crowd I can tell that Ally's eyes are sparkling.
And they don't make you like they used to
You're never going out of style
That's the truth, Ally's a classic beauty.
Ooh pretty baby
This world might've gone crazy
The way you save me
Who can blame me
When I just wanna make you smile?
I wanna thrill you like Michael
I wanna kiss you like Prince
Let's get it on like Marvin Gaye
Like Hathaway
Write a song for you like this
You're over my head
I'm out of my mind
Thinking I was born in the wrong time
One of a kind, living in a world gone plastic
Baby you're so classic
I point out to Ally in the audience. She looks just - so. There are no words to describe how amazing she looks except for. Perfect.
Baby you're so classic
Baby you,
Baby you're so classic
Four dozen of roses
Anything for you to notice
All the way to serenade you
Doing it Sinatra style
I wink at Ally, she just smiles. I can tell by the way that she's smiling that she is loving this performance.
Way to go Austin! Keep going! Look at her dancing to the music! You're so close to getting Ally back!
Oh, you mean like this?
Ima pick you up in a Cadillac
Like a gentleman bringin' glamour back
Keep it real to reel in the way I feel
I could walk you down the aisle
I wanna thrill you like Michael
I wanna kiss you like Prince
Let's get it on like Marvin Gaye
Like Hathaway
Write a song for you like this
You're over my head
I'm out of my mind
Thinking I was born in the wrong time
It's love on rewind,
Everything is so throwback-ish (I kinda like it, like it)
Out of my league
Old school chic
Like a movie star
From the silver screen
You're one of a kind living in a world gone plastic
Baby you're so classic
Baby you're so classic
Baby you're so classic
Baby you're class and baby you're sick
I never met a girl like you ever til we met
A star in the 40s, centerfold in the 50s
Got me tripping out like the sixties
Hippies Queen of the discotheque
A 70s dream and an 80s best
Hepburn, Beyoncé, Marilyn, Massive
Girl you're timeless, just so classic
[Chorus:]
You're over my head I'm out of my mind
Thinking I was born in the wrong time
It's love on rewind,
Everything is so throwback-ish (I kinda like it, like it)
Out of my league
Old school chic
Like a movie star
From the silver screen
You're one of a kind living in a world gone plastic
Baby you're so classic
Baby you're so classic
Baby you're so classic
Everyone is wolf whistling and clapping once I finish the first song, and the girls are all looking at me swooning.
"Well, I'm glad that you all enjoyed that. Sorry ladies my heart is already taken. So as promised we're about to slow this down. Hey Ally, baby can you come up here please?"
She looks like she's going to kill me, the crowd chants Ally's name to entice her to go on stage with me. She walks over to the stage and I wait for her to come on it. Once she's on stage she meets me in the middle, I pull her in for a hug and I kiss her on the forehead.
"Can I get two stools please?"
The stools are then brought to us by the stagehands. I take Ally's hands and sit her down on top of the stool.
"Alright guys, so this is an amazing and classic love song."
I turn to Ally, say lightly into the mic,
"Baby, this is how I really feel about you and how I feel about us." The crowd is in awe because of my words.
I start to strum the guitar I just placed over my neck. The band behind us follows suit.
Love Of A Lifetime: Firehouse
I guess the time was right for us to say
We'd take our time and live our lives
Together day by day
We'll make a wish and send it on a prayer
We know our dreams will all come true
With love that we can share
I look over to my left and see Ally listening intently to the lyrics.
With you I never wonder - will you be there for me?
With you I never wonder - you're the right one for me?
I finally found the love of a lifetime
A love to last my whole life through
I finally found the love of a lifetime
Forever in my heart
I finally found the love of a lifetime
With every kiss, our love is like brand-new
And every star up in the sky
Was made for me and you
Every single time I kiss her it feels like it's the first time. Our kisses have literally left me breathless.
Still we both know that the road is long
We know that we will be together
Because our love is strong
I mean every single lyric that I'm singing to her right now.
I finally found the love of a lifetime
A love to last my whole life through
I finally found the love of a lifetime
Forever in my heart
I finally found the love of a lifetime
Ooh, I finally found the love of a lifetime
A love to last my whole life through, ooh
I finally found the love of a lifetime
Forever in my heart
I finally found the love of a lifetime (I finally found the love of a lifetime)
Love of a lifetime (I finally found the love of a lifetime)
I finally found the love (I finally found the love of a lifetime)
Ooh, forever in my heart
I finally found the love of a lifetime, ooh
I finish the song, stand up, take her hands. The entire nightclub is silent.
"Ally. I meant everything that I sang in both of those songs. I love you, I've been dying to tell you something. You're the one. Its always been you. There's one more thing. I have something for you."
"Really?" She looks directly in my eyes as curiosity takes over her face.
"Yes Ally." I take her hands in mine, intertwine them then take one away to caress her face. "You're the one."
"What?" I could hear her breath hitch in almost complete disbelief.
"Are you saying what I think that you're saying?" She stutters.
I get down on one knee. I pull out a blue Tiffany's box, and pop open the cover to reveal a diamond engagement ring from my pocket about a carat and a half round cut diamond, silver band with only a few diamonds on each side. After All, Ally's a classic.
"Listen I know this is crazy and I know that we're young, but I've always known that its been you even when I didn't act like it. I want to marry you. I want it to be us forever and always, only us. We can have a long engagement if you want to, but my feelings for you aren't going to change that I can promise you. It took a whole lot of crazy things happening to us in order to solidify in my heart what I already knew was true, but yet refused to see. I have clarity now though. You're the reason for my success and everything I do I do it for you to quote Bryan Adams. I just want to be worthy of you. I want to move forward from our lapses in poor judgment. Ally, you're my heart."
It's a good thing that Ally's still sitting on the stool and hasn't seemed to notice that we're in a room filled with people, she can actually think and has something to say.
"Listen Austy. I'm really sorry about going to see The Notebook with Gavin. I didn't realize how much it would affect you. I never wanted to hurt you."
"I know baby, and I want you to be mine and only mine. So, Ally Dawson, the absolute love of my life. Will you marry me?"
I hear gasps coming from the crowd, I'm pretty sure I've just given Trish a coronary. I told Dez that I was "All In" and I meant it.
"I don't care how crazy this is, because we've never been typical. So I'll say something even crazier. Yes! Yes Austin Moon. I love you, yes I'll become Mrs. Allyson Moon."
"Wait did you just say yes?!" Ally nods her head and I slide her engagement ring onto her left hand ring finger.
"SHE SAID YES! WE'RE GOING TO GET MARRIED! I'M GOING TO MARRY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL!" I scream for the whole world to hear and the crowd cheers for us.
I bring Ally in for a passionate kiss, yet tasteful because we're on stage and I'll save the crazy hot kissing for later. I look down to the crowd and see Trish and Dez both crying and hugging each other. I motion for them to come on stage for a group hug with Ally and I and they do.
We pull out of the hug, Trish says to Ally. "I'm so happy for you guys! Now, let me see that rock!" Ally lets Trish take her hand to look at her ring that's on her ring finger on her left hand. "Wow Moon! You did a great job picking out Ally's ring! It's perfect for her!"
Dez nudges me, "Congratulations man! When did you find time to buy that?"
"You said I had to be "All In" when it comes to mine and Ally's relationship, so I took your advice. I bought it during the two weeks Ally and I were separated. After all of the craziness the past few months, if we can make it through that then I know that we can make it through anything."
"You guys we have something to tell you. So remember how I had Ally write a chorus to a song."
Austin asks, "You what?"
"Well, Dez had Austin write the verses for it. We brought it to Jimmy & Ronnie's attention at a business meeting and Kira's songwriter fused it together. They both loved the song so much that they want you and Austin to record it this week."
"What's the name of the song?" I ask her.
"Falling In Love."
"When can we see the song and the lyrics for it?"
"Tomorrow, but right now I think we have some celebrating to do." Trish responds.
"Yeah, and then you and Ally should have your own private celebration later." Dez winks at me leaving Ally and I to blush.
Ally's POV
Here I am thinking that Trish and I were just going to have a Girl's Night Out. She brought me to The Dreamer's Nightclub which is awesome, to an open mic night nonetheless. I got to perform two awesome songs, Austin and Dez surprised us and walked in at the very beginning of the first song. I got off stage, Austin told me that he loved both of the songs, we had a brief conversation and then I told him that he needed to get ready to perform. He asked if we were back together, even if I didn't say it officially, to quote Jerry Maguire, "[he] had me at hello." So Austin went on stage and dedicated Classic to me first. I love that song in general, but having my soul-mate serenade me with that just wow I love it even more now. Then Austin pulled me on stage and we sat on stools while performed an old school love song called Love of A Lifetime. We locked eyes for most of the song, and I started crying when I heard him sing,
With every kiss, our love is like brand-new
And every star up in the sky
Was made for me and you
Still we both know that the road is long
We know that we will be together
Because our love is strong
He sounded so amazing, I mean Austin's serenaded me before, but this just felt different and purely genuine. I don't know I just can't explain it other than it felt like he was baring his soul to me. It was truly an amazing feeling. Right after the song, he starts with his whole speech that turns out to be a proposal. Inside I was literally screaming! I couldn't believe that any of this was really happening. That song was just so romantic and I was so overwhelmed that I didn't see any of it coming. I mean yeah, Austin mentioned that he had said it to my aforementioned ex-boyfriend, but I mean. Wow. Austin Moon wants to commit to me. Me. Ally Dawson, he wants to commit to me. This whole night just feels so surreal and like I'm in the best dream I've ever had. I started crying the happiest of tears when he said that I'm The One. I had my suspicions that perhaps maybe that's what he was trying to tell me, but he held back out of fear of everything that we've been through. I was so dazed during his proposal and in shock that I don't even know how I was able to communicate what Austin just mentioned that I said only a couple of hours ago. I swear that I was listening if my responses didn't indicate such. I just had things I wanted to tell him so before I forgot them I just spit it all out. I wanted him to know how sorry I was that I had watched The Notebook with anyone else other than him. I should have known better because it was so special to us, an incredible memory and certainly an unforgettable one. All I know is that I remember Austin's response to that being,
"I know baby, and I want you to be mine and only mine. So, Ally Dawson, the absolute love of my life. Will you marry me?"
It took me a minute or so to register what he was asking, but I said yes. I'm going to marry my soul-mate and the only way to describe this feeling is 'over the moon'. To quote Austin: " I know that I can do anything as long as I'm with you."
My thoughts are interrupted by my now fiance,
"Hey Baby are you ready to go?"
"Yeah, it's already close to 2:00a.m. I'm ready for our own private celebration." I say to him seductively and into his ear causing him to shiver.
He manages to stutter out, "Well we've already called our parents and they aren't expecting to see us until the morning. So, why don't we just get a hotel room for the night?"
Austin carries me on his back to his car, we leave the nightclub and drive over to the hotel. Once we arrive we take the elevator up to the 16th floor, reach our door. He picks me puts the card in to unlock the door. He kicks it open and swoops me up, nuzzles my nose.
"What? I just want to practice carrying you over the threshold. I can't believe this is really happening! You're going to be my wife!"
He kisses me sweetly and I respond back, "You're going to be my husband!" grinning so wide that my face is starting to hurt.
A/N: Did anyone see that coming? I honestly didn't until I started writing this chapter. Auslly's never been "typical" as Ally mentioned. Up Next is the recording of their duet at Ramone Records with Auslly.