Hey everyone! I'm back! I think I've figured out a schedule for posting chapters! I'm gonna make it Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday! :)
Anyways. Austin & Ally at the Paley yesterday. :'( Emotionally and mentally not okay. So many Raura moments. And oh my god, did ya'll see that Coss hug? Crying? Me too.
So, yeah. This is going to be a short chapter, but don't worry! Some things are happening in it. Might wanna stick around...
Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or Taylor Swift.
Austin was wrapped in a blanket, sipping chicken noodle soup. Ally was by his side, telling him about her flight.
Austin closed his eyes and imagined himself as a pig in a blanket. Because, that was probably what he looked like right now. Austin grumbled as the soup burned his tongue for the fifth time already. He sniffed in the scent of chicken.
Ally started talking about the Titanic. Austin nodded his head as he scooped another full spoon of soup into his mouth. His taste buds were on fire.
Yeah, it was impolite that he was blocking out Ally talkative voice, but he was slowly beginning to feel drowsy again. Austin dropped the spoon back into the small bowl of soup and concentrated on staying awake.
"... And then she went 'Don't let go of my hand,' and I lost it," Ally went on. Austin nodded sleepily, his eyes closing slightly.
He blinked a few times before closing his eyes completely, hoping Ally wouldn't mind if he took a nap right here and then. Her voice was very soothing, just like a soft lullaby.
"Hey! Are you falling asleep on me!" Ally asked him softly, using a light tone. Austin tried to open his eyes. He mumbled something sleepily. Ally shook him lightly to keep him from falling asleep. He needed to stay active to get better.
Napping won't do anything but make him lazy!
Ally finally got him to open his tired eyes again. The hazel iris' were surrounded by a rim of red. He heard Ally sigh.
Austin stared back at Ally. He was seriously mesmerized by how she was here right in front of him.
"Time to take your temperature again," she said. Ally grabbed the thermometer on the nearby table, as they were sitting on a mound of pillows and blankets on the floor. Austin stubbornly let the brunette take his temperature before groaning.
He felt sick to the stomach.
"C'mon we're going to go something fun!" He heard Ally say. Austin protested immediately. No more fun for him. Not for a while.
Ally grabbed one of his blanket covered arms and hauled him up. He grunted and clutched his side dramatically. His eyes were closed, but he imagined her rolling her eyes at him.
Austin pouted and stayed on the ground in a fetal position, hugging his knees to his chest as he pulled a blanket over his eyes. He must've looked like a little child to Ally.
Ally grabbed the blanket from his eyes and hauled him onto his feet. Austin stuck his tongue out and groaned again, feeling the chicken noodle soup making a U-turn. He clutched his mouth in one hand and his stomach with the other.
"Fine, if you don't want to go to the arcade, I'll bring Dez instead." Ally let go of his arm, making him land on his butt rather ungracefully if not for the blankets. Ally whipped around. "Dez!" She called. Austin leaped to his feet, straightening his shirt out and putting his arm out like a gentleman.
Thank god the soup is staying down.
"Shall we?" He asked Ally in a raspy voice. He cleared his throat. Ally giggled, swatting his muscular arm playfully.
"Let me change first!" Ally scrambled away, out the door and down the hall into another room just a few doors down. She reappeared in twenty minutes wearing a dress with leggings to block out the chills of New York. She also had boots on which she laced up tightly.
Austin grabbed his thickest coat and opened the door of the lobby for Ally who giggled again as she grabbed his arm. They walked arm in arm and smiled at each other all the way to the arcade across the street.
Austin went straight for the game he played yesterday; Kelp Me! It was basically a fishing game. He found it quite amusing.
"Damn it!" He muttered as the trout got away. He reeled in his line again and re-baited it, gluing his eyes on the line he just threw in.
Austin was too absorbed in the game to notice that Ally had slipped away. He looked up from the screen once and twenty minutes had passed. He quickly began walking around in search of Ally. He hadn't brought his phone so Ally was his next resource. He sighed as he sat down on a bench right outside the arcade.
There was no one else around except the person beside him. He couldn't quite make out if the person was a guy or girl. They had a huge newspaper covering their entire face.
"Excuse me," he hesitated, wondering if he should say 'sir' or 'ma'am.'"You haven't happened to see a girl with curly brown hair wearing a dress have you?" Austin asked. Suddenly the newspaper smacked him in the face.
"I have actually. I was looking in this thing called a mirror," Ally said giggling. Austin sighed.
"Thought I lost you," he said. "So now what?" Austin asked. Ally was just staring at him with her big brown eyes. He swallowed. She suddenly broke into a huge grin that reached her eyes.
"It was fun watching you fish," she said. "It got boring after five minutes, but you were so into it!" She squeaked. Austin laughed, a blush rising to his cheeks. Something caught his eye at a nearby store. He abruptly pulled Ally up and began to run towards it.
"Eeep!" Ally squeaked. Austin pulled her along by her wrist until he almost ran right into the glass doors. It was a music store. He flung the door open and raced to the shiny electric guitar on its pedestal, Ally still stumbling behind him.
"Slow down," she huffed. He turned back to her.
"Sorry!" He turned his attention back to the glistening, red-painted guitar and admired it. It was a limited edition CSWY212 Electric Guitar. He'd been flipping through millions of catalogues to find it, never having the slightest bit of luck. And finally, here he was, staring at the guitar. He ran his fingers on the strings lightly before sniffing the guitar. Ally wrinkled her nose.
"It smells like instruments in here," she said. Austin laughed and turned to her. "What? I work in an instrument store," Ally said. Austin nodded his head knowingly. He returned his gaze to admire the guitar once more.
Ally on the other hand, drifted off and sat down by the piano. Her fingers ran over the keys playing some chords she was working on earlier. She needed music to go with the lyrics she wrote. She played a simple note, then added some complex chords behind it. Since her hand was quite small, she got frustrated when she couldn't complete the octave. She continued to play chords until she was satisfied. Ally quickly took her book out of her purse and jotted down what she just played. She slipped it back in her purse before anyone noticed.
Ally, however did not notice Austin staring at her as she returned to filling the store with quite music. She finally looked up when he sat down on the piano bench beside her.
"You're a great piano player, Ally!" Austin said. He watched her little hands fumble a little before coming off the keys completely.
"T-thanks," she said shyly. She wasn't afraid of performing like she used to be, but Austin somehow managed to make her nervous again. Ally shook her hands out and wiped them on her dress.
Austin sensed Ally's nerves like the tension in the air. Austin quickly played a song on the piano, to ease her up.
Austin's hands ran over the keys lightly, playing a simple classical song before getting into more serious and harder songs. He ended up playing Fur Elise right there in the shop. When he fumbled for a bit, he sighed and took his hands off the keys. Austin stared as Ally placed her small hands on top of his and showed him the next notes.
"Like this," she murmured. Austin nodded at her, swallowing. He watched as she pressed her thumb on top of his thumb to get him to play the key. He quickly snapped out of it before playing the rest of the song. Ally took her hands off his, and placed them on her lap, next to his legs.
When he finished, Ally clapped and 'whooed' for him. Austin smiled at her, chuckling slightly. Ally stood up and looked at the time.
"It's getting late. We should get back," she said. "Think that's enough exercise for one day." Austin nodded and walked beside her. On the way back he saw an ice cream truck.
"Allyallyallyallyally!" He jumped up and down just like a little kid. The truck was parked just metres away from where they were walking towards. Ally sighed.
"But you're sick Austin!" She scolded. Austin frowned, pouting his lip. Ally bit her lip and rolled her eyes. "Fine," she said through gritted teeth. Austin smiled at his victory. He rubbed his hands together as Ally got him a sprinkle covered chocolate ice cream cone, and got a simple strawberry one for herself.
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" Austin said and began to lick his ice cream cone. Ally rolled her eyes playfully.
"Don't blame me if you get even more sick now!" She hmmphed and walked away from him. Austin smiled at her feistiness.
They continued walking until, finishing up their ice cream cones. A breeze was coming through and Austin clutched his cold hands together. He smiled to himself.
Very subtly took Ally's hand in his cold one. Ally looked at him in surprise, but didn't say anything. Austin praised the skies that she didn't mind. He was only trying to warm his hand... And, okay, maybe he wanted to hold her hand. They walked silently, hand in hand, all the way back to the hotel.
And it was okay.
Gasp! It's really fluffy I know. Sorry... :)
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Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go look at old 2012 Raura pics and cry.