Author's note: The idea for this one shot comes from one of my favorite people, Ellie (superausllykid on twitter)! If you guys ever have any ideas for one shots for episodes I haven't already written one for, PLEASE don't be afraid to tell me by leaving it as a review, PMing me, or tweeting it to me IThinkAboutCoss. Your ideas might just end up as a one shot! :)
It was the morning after the whole "kangaroo-face puncher-dog food guy" incident. Ally was working an early shift at Sonic Boom.
She arrived at the store haut before 9am to make sure everything was clean and ready to be opened.
Ally always hated working the early morning shifts, especially on Saturdays.
Sure, it was the stores busiest time; but none of her friends were ever there because it was Saturday, they wouldn't even roll out of bed until after 1pm. Which left Ally at the store all by herself, bored out of her mind.
She spent all morning helping costumers and giving a few lessons.
Just before 12, a person she did not expect to see for at least another 3 hours showed up: Austin.
"Hey Ally!" Austin said, cheerfully.
Ally, who had been stocking the front counter with supplies, looked up at him, surprised by his presence.
"Austin? What are you doing here at noon on a Saturday? Shouldn't you be sleeping?" she asked him teasingly, but glad he was there.
"I came so we could start working on a new song. I know you get off for lunch at noon, and it'll be easier for us to start a new song when Dez and Trish aren't here." Austin explained.
Ally nodded understandingly.
Of course he wanted to work on a new song. He didn't want his fans to have to wait a month for a new song.
"Ok! Yeah, I get off for lunch in like 5 minutes, so you can just go hang out upstairs and I'll be right up!" Ally told him.
Austin gave her and grin and a two thumbs up, before heading up the stairs into the practice room.
After Ally closed up the shop for her hour lunch break, she went up to the practice room.
She found Austin sitting at the piano, mindlessly playing any melody he could think of.
Ally suddenly felt and overwhelming amount of guilt wash over her. Maybe she hasn't been taking his career serious enough. Everyone else seemed so much more dedicated than her. I mean, she had let an entire month go by without writing him a new song! Then she lied to him about everyone coming to see him when they were actually coming to see the kangaroo.
"I'm so sorry, Austin." Ally whispered.
Austin stopped playing the piano and turned to look at her standing right inside the room.
"What? I couldn't hear you." he told her.
"I'm so sorry, Austin." she said again, slightly louder. You could hear the pain and guilt in her voice.
"What for?" Austin said, getting up to stand in front of her, suddenly concerned.
"For everything. For not taking your career serious enough. For going an entire month without getting you a new song. For lying to you about everyone coming to see the kangaroo. I'm just- I'm sorry." she said, tears filling her eyes.
"Hey." Austin said softly, gripping her shoulders. "It's ok."
"No it's not! Because of me, everyone kept thinking you were the dog food guy!" Ally said.
"Well, to be fair, we do look quite similar." he said.
She nodded.
"And it's not my career, it's our career. Me, you, Dez, and Trish. We're a team. And as a team, we should have been helping you instead of just giving you more demands, so I'm sorry." Austin said.
Tears began to fall down Ally's face at Austin's sweet words.
It was then that Austin did something he had never done before; he pulled her into his arms and hugged her.
She was surprised when she felt him pulling her in, but sighed at the feeling of comfort his hug provided.
She wrapped her arms around his torso and hugged him back,
He wrapped his arms around her shoulders, holding her tiny body against his slightly bigger one.
They stayed like that for a few moments, just enjoying the closeness.
"Thanks Austin." Ally said, pulling away from his hug. "I needed that."
"No problem." Austin replied smiling. "It's what partners are for."
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