Ch. 14: You're Cute You Know That
"Wanna Dance with me?"
For some reason, right now I feel like my confidence level is high. I think it has to do with the fact that I noticed the way how she forgot to breathe for a second. Or maybe it has to do more with the fact that she most likely can feel my breath on her skin. Being a few centimeters away from her, I am fighting the urge to plant a quick peck on her cheek.
She turns to face me and I'm thrilled when I see that she does nothing to put space between us. Her eyes shine with amusement as she looks at me. Her brown eyes make the same lopsided smile come on my face. For a brief second she turns her gaze to the dance floor in search of something but I interrupt her thoughts when I say with more determination once again, "Wanna dance with me?"
Something about my voice sounds like this is the first time I'm asking her to dance. There's just something about it that makes it seem like we're meeting each other for the first time again. When she turns to look at me again, I can't help but notice how dangerously close she is to me. Good thing Patricia is getting more food. A small smile is playing on my lips and she's biting her lip.
I hold out my hand for her to take. I even have a smirk on my face as I wait for her to decide if she'll dance with me or not. She keeps staring at my invitation and looking back into my eyes with the same excitement she softly says, "You might know what a terrible dancer I am. But that doesn't mean that I want the rest of the girls finding out my horrible dance moves."
I raise an eyebrow at her. Really? We've danced how many times and she's still trying to convince me of what a horrible dancer she is. Shaking my head in disapproval, I say, "Ally, when I was asking you if you wanted to dance with me, I was actually saying, you're going to dance me."
She makes a face of disbeliefs and is completely shocked by my behavior. I guess it's been a while since I've been this cocky. The last time I was completely like this was before we started getting serious. She rolls her eyes at me and says, "What makes you think that I'm going to dance with you?"
I know she's joking around. In fact she's just following the silly little game I'm playing. If my smile could get any bigger I'm pretty sure it would cover my face. It's easy smiling around Ally. She makes me happy so easily. Moving a little bit closer to her I huskily whisper in her ear, "Because… every girl wants me and you are no exception."
My words are still ringing in her ears when I pull her out of her seat and start leading her to the dance floor. I'm expecting her to whine or shout my name but when I put one of her hands on my shoulders and place one hand on her waist, she's just laughing at my actions.
Catching her breath again she says, "I see Austin Moon is back."
I just shrug my shoulders and say, "Well actually he never left. You know, I can't think of a moment when I actually wasn't full of myself."
The live band has slowed things a bit and they start to play their cover of Lovebug. Almost all of the people on the dance floor are couples. It feels weird as I accidently lock eyes with Halley for a quick second across the room but I quickly turn my attention back to Ally when she says, "So what are you thinking about this place as your venue for you wedding?"
I take a quick look around and the place is amazing. It's grandeur with its high ceiling and elegant creamy walls and statues. As I keep leading Ally to sway with the music, I can't help but feel Halley's eyes burning a hole in the back of my head. Making sure to not disrespect her, I make sure Ally and I are at a respectful distance and that it doesn't appear to be anything.
Shrugging my shoulders I say, "It's a nice place. But I don't want to get married here. I want to have a small one with friends and family, you know? Like a small backyard one?"
She gives me a weird look and then says, "Well if you guys want a small wedding why come here where everything seems to be over the top and exaggerated?"
I spin her gently as I tell her, "No I want a small wedding. Halley wants the press and the whole package. She really loves it when we show up in a magazine because of paparazzi. I personally, don't like people seeing my personal life you know?"
For a quick second I see her feel bad for me but I give her a cheeky smile as I say, "Hey it's the price of fame. If you want to go big, you tend to have your secrets everywhere on the news."
We keep moving slowly and just listen to the music as we awkwardly stop talking all together. Unconsciously I don't notice the way we slowly start getting closer to the other, and next thing I know, Ally has her head resting on my shoulder as I rest my head on hers.
Ally POV
It feels so nice dancing with Austin. It feels good having him close. Best of all, it feels great to be acting like we used to. Before we made everything complicated with our relationship. He keeps swaying softly and every now and then he spins me. It doesn't take a long time for me to notice that he's humming to the tune of the song.
All of a sudden I want to hear him sing. I can't help but remember that one time I heard him singing to me when we danced at the fair. How strong and beautiful his voice sounds. It's so fragile yet full of passion and so hypnotizing. Taking a deep breath, croakily, I whisper, "Austin?"
I don't think he even realizes when he kisses my head before saying, "Yea Beautiful?"
A smile tugs on the corner of my lips upon hearing my old nickname. Zayn calls me beautiful too, but something about the way Austin says it, makes me blush and get shy every single time.
Feeling completely safe, I say, "Will you sing to me?"
I feel the vibration of his laughter through his chest. I don't need to look up to know that he's looking at me. The song is half way through and all I can hear is Austin's voice singing, "Now I'm speechless over the edge, I'm just breathless. I never thought that I'd catch this lovebug again."
I try to ignore my heart, but in the back of my mind I'm hoping that he can't tell how fast it's actually beating from hearing his voice. I remember those nights when he used to sing me a lullaby to make me go to sleep. Or when he would sing to me songs he wrote especially for me. Songs that would never get heard except for the two of us…. Songs that will always hold the secrets of two lovers…
"Hopeless, head over heels in the moment, I never thought that I'd get hit by this lovebug again."
Somehow both of my hands are wrapped around his neck and he has his hands around my waist. I memorize the way he sounds as best as I can. It's been a while since I've heard him sing to me. I don't know if I'll ever get another chance like this.
I'm slightly surprised when I feel him kissing my head again and this time I raise my head to look at him. Everyone disappears as his eyes shine the brightest I've ever seen them. They captivate me like they never have before. I start to panic when I see him lean his forehead on mine and the fact that our nose keep touching, but when I hear his voice, all worry disappears.
"I kissed her for the first time yesterday. Everything I wished that it would be. Suddenly I forgot how to speak. Hopeless, breathless…" and then he stops singing as the band continues the song.
I feel his breath on my lips and his grip on me becomes slightly tighter. He brings a hand up to move a strand of my hair and I'm trying my hardest to remember how to breathe. I feel like his eyes are looking at me with admiration, but I find myself hoping that he's looking at me with love.
The soft, sweet melody turns into chaos in less than a second as an electric guitar starts playing its solo. But I all I can hear is Austin's sweet voice singing in a beautiful tragically way, "Baby can't you see?"
People are moving to match the beat. Everything is a blur around us but we don't. We keep swaying to the soft tempo that the song started off with as his voice keeps us in our own world. He begins to sing the chorus to me again and half way through, he moves his lips to my ears as he whispers the words to me over and over again.
I have my eyes closed and am just listening to his voice as he starts again, "Now I'm speechless over the edge, I'm just breathless-"
We can't help but jump back when we hear, "Austin! Ally!"
I feel slightly embarrassed as I realize that it's Halley and from seeing Austin scratching the back of his head, I know he feels just as sheepish as I do.
She's smiling really big and says, "Ally I am so glad that you're having fun. I was starting to worry about you when Austin and I saw you sitting at the same place we left you."
Her tone actually sounds sincere and I can't help but feel like I've betrayed her in some way. Halley tells something to Austin and it's only now that I'm realizing that the band is playing a completely different song that Austin was singing to me.
When Ally calls my name out again to go eat I just shyly whisper, "Thanks Halley, but to be honest I'm really tired from the long drive and I think I'll just go to bed instead."
I'm giving her a small smile and as she reaches to give me a big hug, I can't help but wish that I got to hear Austin sing the last sentence of the song to me. After saying a quick goodbye to the rest of the girls, I make my way to the elevator and wait patiently for it to come. I keep tapping my foot in rhythm to the song that seemed to enchant me a few seconds ago when the elevator doors open and I get in.
The doors stay open for a few seconds and I'm ready to close it when Austin comes out of nowhere and with the same childish smile that I remember from eating breakfast at his house before we become friends with benefits, hear him say, "You're cute you know that."
Before I can do or say anything, I see him wink and the doors are closed as the elevator makes its way to our floor. He told me a simple five worded sentence; Five words that shouldn't mean anything. And yet those words have caught my breath in my throat. It made my heart skip beats and it takes me back to the first night I met him to the night we admitted we loved each other. It's the words he made sure to always tell me whenever we were together.
I'm not sure what I feel when I get in my room. I feel like part of me feels cautious about the words he told me and yet there's the other half that seems to be over the moon about hearing that sentence again. Those words bring nice memories. They bring the memories when he used to sleep in with me, pretending to be asleep, just because he wanted to be near me. It reminds me of the times how he would always look into my eyes before he would lean down to kiss me. It reminds me of the night that he asked me if he could kiss me after our dance at the fair. It makes me remind me of our whole love story and for the time, I can't remember a single fight. I can't remember the reason why I ever cried. I can only remember those times that he'd tell me that sentence with a grin on his face.
A/N: So watcha think? Ally seems to just want to be friends but hearing those little words from Austin makes old feeling come back. ;) Do any of you guys know where the tittle for this chapter came from? If you do, I give you credit for it! So either way, Thank you all so much for all the reviews and follows and favorites! They mean tons to me! And what do you think of Halley's interruption. Bad timing or rude interruption? ;) Either way, while i let you think about that I shall go on to shout outs! :D
Ch. 12
queenc1:First of all, thank you so much for reviewing both of the last two chapters! it means so much. And to let you in on a little secret, Auslly will be getting together soon. The timing is just ticking away. ;) I hope you liked this chapter and how the stories going. :)
Anara love: Thank you so much for reviewing! I got just as excited as you get to read my story to see your review! :) Sorry for taking a while but with school and all it takes so much of my time away and I'm usually struggling to find some time to write. You are so sweet and it means so much that you said that. It get hard to find motivation to contiue writing sometimes but reviews like yours really remind me why I love to write. Thank you so much once again! and love you lots! :)
NE: I like what you did there with awesome. ;) Thank you for reading and reviewing. it made a big smile come on my face like this :) and made me happy. Stay rossome! ;)
ChestnutLocks: Ok so I will say that it ends with Auslly! :) But sadly I can;t tell you how many chapters. Like maybe seven to nine. After that I'm pretty sure the story will be over. I would let you know but i'm writing as I'm updating so i don't even know what happens next until i write it out. SO thanks for reading and reviewing and sorry for making you cry. I hope this one didn;t. :)
I love Kick Ausally and GeCe: thanks! i'm glad to be back. :) yea i wanted to have some happy chapters and the next few are pretty much good ones. :) Thank you for reviewing! i got so happy to read it! hope you liked this chapter. :)
RLKS123: I'm glad that their friendship is an interest to them. And i'm happy that you think Austin is cute. I don't know if he's cute here but I hope he is. Cause that's what I was aiming for. :) Either way thank you so much for your support and I love reading your reviews! It always make me smile. :)
jamesmaslow4evz: Well I'm glad that you found chapter 12 cute with their fighting and new friendship. I'm glad that you can feel their emotions because i always aim for that in every chapter. But i think that some are more obvious than others. Either way thank you so much and hope you liked your birthday present! :)
brickbreaker:No i was actually writing it out and the same thought of the show came to my mind. I thought wow, this crazy how similar my story and the show turned out to be. Which is just a crazy coincidence because i had been planning this since last year. Either way thank you so much and I can't wait to see you upload your story more. :)
lilac:To be honest ross and laura are never getting back together in my story. I just used them as a way for Ally adn Austin to fight with each other through them. It was like they were celebrities and they were letting out all their frustration about their break up through Ross and Laura. Sorry if i confused you. Thank for reading and reviewing though. :)
Zibi:Thank you for the review! I'm happy that this chapter was what you expected and I hope this one is too. Thanks for reading! :)
KeLLeYWeLLeY99:Haha I love reading your reviews! They make me smile. And yea, I would love to try the whole email thing after you sort it out. I'm happy you enjoyed the 11th chapter and i don't blame you for hating Halley. Soon you mihgt actually have a reason to. But until then just seeing her as a Auslly-pooper is enough. :) I hope you enjoyed this chapter too and send you lots of love! :)
Ch. 13
Guest:Don't worry. Austin and Ally will be getting together soon. I promise it ends in Auslly. In fact it might actually happen soon. because i think the stories about to end like in seven more chapters. Depending what I want each chapter to focus, but Auslly is actually getting closer. Thank you for reading and reviewing! :)
HappyBeginnings3: Thank you so much for being a constant support! And I'm glad that you enjoyed the lasst chapter and hope you enjoyed this one too! :) Thank you!
APlusAzian:Ok so you might have caught me. I was listening to the way I loved you while writing the first part of the last chapter. :) Usually I have a playlist that i always listen to when ever i write each of my stories. You know to help me put a mood and write with more emotions. And the way I loved you by taylor swift happens to be one of the tracks in the playlist of MOH. And awe, you're so sweet! :) Sorry for making you want to scream and all but I hope that when they do get together that it'll make it more worth it. :) I hope this is a fast update! Thanks for all the support! :)
randomsmileyperson:Thank you so much! I'm glad that you enjoyed the last chapter and I can't wait to read your stories! :)
XxChasingMoonlightxX:If you could see me you'd see the big smile your review gave me! :) Thank you so much and trust me, it's not bad that you want them to kiss senselessly because something tells me if Ally could, she would in this chapter! ;) Thank you so much and I hope that you do like the dance. You have no clue how many chapters i wrote. i wrote some where they didn't dance, others where they danced and it was awkward and then I cam up with this and thought, it's good start for them. Thanks for all the support once again and You are the sweetest person I have meet on Fanfic! :)
Irene:Yea I know. I was listening to it when i was writing it. For every story i write I have a playlist that I always listen to when I'm working on it and I have that track on it because I think that Auslly can relate to it. You know? Well either way, thanks for reading my story and I hope you liked this chapter! :)
jennahamilton:You want to know a funny thing, when i got your review i was working on the story. i know it's been a while but here it is and i hope that it's good. Thank you so much for your review and bringing a smile to my face! :) I hope you liked this chapter and want to keep reading! :)
So in the next chapter I think we are finally going to get into the whole wedding planning and actually get to meet the rest of the group a little bit better than planned. And you might just be getting to know some of them too well. Either way, Thank you so much for all of you reading. I am still amazed how much people actually read this story and it amazes me that people are actually enjoying it. Just remember that none of this would be possible without all your support and it really does mean a lot. So thank you all! :)
PS. a new friend of mine has actually started writing a new story that is called What We Used To Be and if you guys could check it out, that would make my day and hers. Thank you to all of you guys that do. She's worked really hard on this and be nice. It's her first fanfic.
Since it's night time where I'm at, I hope you all have sweet dreams but if it's daytime where you are, have a rossome day! :)