First of all, let me just say THANK YOU for the amount of reviews last chapter! I think that's the most reviews I've gotten for a single chapter ever! Though some (most :o) were negative reviews about Ally, let me just start by defending her and saying that things get better. I promise. :)
And now, this chapter might explain why sjafkask happened last chapter. And it also starts the process of the uh... final kind of sdfsdgkds... I always say too much, dang it...
And now, without further adieu, Chapter 24!
(Oh, I just finished my Bio exam. I lost a piece of my soul in there. :p)
Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or Taylor Swift.
Ally smiled as Ronnie patted her on the back.
She had just finished recording Finally Me as her first hit. Of course, she had already recorded a bunch of other songs. But Finally Me was the only one she finished. Ally smiled when Ronnie spoke to her as he led her out of the recording booth.
"You okay Ally?" Ronnie asked, still walking her out to sit on one of the chairs. Ally looked at him skeptically. Ally had just stepped out of the booth, Ronnie leading the way.
"Yeah! I'm fine. Why?" She asked incredulously. Ronnie shrugged, looking as if he was second-guessing his answer.
"You seem to look more tired every single day. This isn't making you tired or clashing with your schedule or anything right?" Ronnie asked her, rotating his fingers for emphasis. Ally vigorously shook her head, reigniting her recent headache. She groaned, but tried not to show it. Ally held two fingers to her temple.
"No! Not at all! I'm free almost every day now since I finished a movie I was doing. I still got a few days before I fly back to Miami," she told Ronnie who rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
"Miami huh?" He asked her, still etched in his brainstorm. Ally nodded, though she doubted he saw. Ronnie sighed and furrowed his eyebrows. Ally watched as he made his way over to the door and unlocked it.
"Take a break and I'll see what we'll do next." Ronnie swung the door open and walked down the hall to his office. Ally groaned and went over to the lounge chair and lay down. She had been cursed with horrible health since Saturday. Headaches, random pains, sore throat, aching muscles. You name it.
Saturday.
No no no no.
Oh no, here we go.
Ally furiously tried not to think about that, but of course, like any other time, it was too late.
...
Ally screamed into her pillow, clearly out of excitement from her encounter with Ronnie. She was so excited she had even texted her dad about the news and let her stay a few more days to see where Ronnie would get her in her career.
Ally swiped open her phone. It was about six and she wanted to see what everyone was up to. Ally excitedly opened her text with nothing on her mind for once.
She texted hey to everyone she was close to at the moment. Trish, Dez, Jace, Gavin... Ally had a silent debate whether or not to text Austin. She spent ten minutes just staring at his name on her contacts.
What would I say to him?
Ally stared at the screen in her hands with dark eyes. She wondered what she would say. And even if she would even text him.
For god's sake, he was Austin!
Ally grumbled. It doesn't even matter! He won't text her back anyways. Ally sent him a simple 'Hey' and was about to turn her phone off when he texted her 'Hey back.'
Her heart skipped a beat. Ally clutched her chest and looked at her phone, making sure her migraine hadn't made her see things. When it was confirmed that Austin had indeed texted her Ally's eyes widened.
Ally furrowed her eyebrows in an angry glare. Nearly a whole damn week, and all she got was 'Hey back'? Ally furiously typed her next message to him, making sure he knew how venomous this conversation just got.
When Austin texted her about her making faces at Gavin, she had to blush. Okay yes, Gavin wasn't like hot or anything. But he was a great friend, and he was kind of cute too. He knew a lot about music, more than Austin even...
They texted another round with eachother spitting out words. Ally made sure her words seemed as poisonous as possible. She was about to text him something about finding Brooke's phone number on a gift receipt when he popped a reply to her recent answer.
Is that all I am now?
A friend?
Ally felt her heart beat in her chest slowly. It was like if she suddenly did something, it was increase her heart rate drastically and make her tired and sweating and all that lovely stuff. Ally thought about the answer for a while, not really sure how to answer. She breathed in deeply, trying to calm her beating heart.
Austin was a great guy. Definitely more than friends in her books. But honestly, she was so tired of him by this point. Just another fucking doofus who wanted a second chance and then screwing it up again. And besides, she was busy with her career just getting started. Ally didn't need another distraction, keeping her from achieving what she was so close from grasping now.
Ally confirmed with herself.
Is this what you want?
She breathed in again. Her heart beating like crazy. Her hands were sweaty, but she felt like shivering at the same time. Goosebumps were beginning to form. But not on her skin. On her heart.
So she texted him back, stating as nicely as she could how they were clearly in different points in their lives, making sure he knew that he was the one lacking in sense and friends.
And look at that! He hadn't even replied! Probably didn't even want to hear the answer to her. Probably already done and over with her.
Just as she had thought. Austin Moon; player. Fucks with girls hearts and gets over them lickety split! Yup. She had been played. Just like a piano.
Ally shut her phone off, not even caring that her other friends had texted her. She let the tears slip down her face quietly. She sniffed a few times before her breathing hitched and her feelings took over. Emotions wracked her body as she lay down and tried so hard not to cry.
She woke up with a blotchy face and a wet pillow the next day.
...
Ally screwed her eyes shut and tried to force the tears out before anyone saw her crying. She quickly wiped them away with her hoodie sleeve. Ally wiped her nose with the sleeve, not caring that it was going to leave a visible, wet trail. She grumbled when she realized she was wearing her favourite hoodie.
Which just so happens to be Austin's.
Fuck.
Ally grumbled, but didn't take the sweater off. It was navy blue and hung past her butt. Her hands were inches away from the opening of the sleeves. On the sweater was a faded 'Miami' in yellow letters with a white border around the letters. Ally debated with herself again if she should take the sweater off, but sighed when she didn't.
Honestly, she loved the smell of it.
It smelled so much like...
Austin.
Fuck.
Ally sighed and buried her head in her long sleeves, bring them up to her face since she was laying down sideways. Ally pulled her phone out and texted Trish for a little bit. She wanted to see how her little Latino friend was holding up.
Trish!
Ally waited for about ten seconds before she got a response. Or multiple ones at that.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
I'm so happy right now!
Oh and I also have some bad news.
But I'm so happy right now!
Ally read the texts as they popped up. She chuckled. And then frowned. And then smiled again. Ally hovered her fingers over the screen then proceeded to text back.
Slow down!
Tell Ally all about it.
She tended to refer to herself in the third person when she felt like it was right.
Okay so...
Jace just asked me out for our official fourth day!
:))))
Ally laughed and sent Trish a happy face with the same amount of brackets. She watched as Trish typed back to her. Ally imagined Trish on Cloud 9 right now, smiling. Shining brighter than any star in the sky.
I don't think you wanna hear about the bad news.
Actually it's not even bad.
But it may be for you.
Ally snorted.
Puh-lease.
I can handle anything.
Before her text even went through, a nanosecond later, Trish responded.
I heard from Jace who heard from Carrie who heard from Dez that Austin's going out Wednesday night.
Ally nearly choked on air. She read the text over and over again, making sure her eyes weren't playing tricks on her. She even resorted on refreshing her messages. Going out? Like on a date? Ally read over the text one more time, dreading her answer.
She concluded, that her eyes weren't playing tricks on her.
Well, fuck.
And why is that bad news?
Ally tried to sound tough, but honestly, all her confidence seemed to be crumbling over the news. She watched as Trish's text popped up.
I just thought you would be kind of mad or angry or something.
Guess not!
Oh, Jace is calling me!
See ya l8er, Ally-gator!
Ally smiled at Trish's attempt to make her feel better. She could even hear the sarcasm dripping from the feisty Latino's texts. Ally sighed.
So Austin was going on a date.
Fuckboy.
Just then, Ronnie walked back in with a huge grin on his face. He looked at Ally who scrambled to her feet, straightening out her messy hair. Her sleeves dried crusty. Ally, feeling flustered, quickly tried to make herself more presentable. She subtly tried to get rid of the dried snot on Austin's hoodie.
Hopefully, he won't want this back. She can't face him again, and frankly. Her snot wasn't the best last memory to leave him with. It'd be a funny one. But not the best.
"Ally, since you said you're going back to Miami soon, I thought, 'Why not book you a gig to get the buzz started?'" Ronnie smiled as Ally realized what that meant.
Ally's eyes widened. She stood stunned like a deer in headlights. She sat up abruptly, since she was laying sideways with her feet on the ground.
"So I'm going to be playing my first gig?" She asked excitedly. Ally was on her feet now, bouncing the life out of her beat-up sneakers. Ronnie nodded and chuckled at the girl's enthusiasm. He held his hands out for her to stop.
"Yeah, you're going to play on a stage in this pretty well-known club." Ronnie handed her the address in which she nodded, excitedly. She knew this place! This was where Jackson Lowe's after party was held on that night...
Fuck.
Ally shook her head to clear stupid thoughts. She slipped the card into her bag and listened as Ronnie spoke the details.
"So, you'll be playing there in two days," he told her. Ronnie then proceeded to pat her back and lead her out the building.
Ally was pumped. Her first gig! Ally made sure she invited her friends. And maybe ask Dez to film her performance to show her dad. She felt so happy, she could go around New York handing flyers to everyone! And maybe a flower too!
She was just feeling that nice.
Ally left the Ramone recording studio feeling as alive as ever. Her career was finally taking off! Ally sighed happily.
Austin will be the furthest thing from my mind!
Ally blushed.
Okay, starting now.
Little did Ally know that keeping Austin from her mind may be harder than she thought. ;)
Oh, and Austin's going on a date? With whom? What is this sorcery? Well, you guys will find out soon enough. ;) (I just sneezed and all the bread crumbs on my plate just flew everywhere...)
I know this hasn't explained everything that needs to be explained yet. But don't worry! Everything will make sense in the end, I promise.
...And what's an Auslly story without, well... Auslly!
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