Hi! I'm back for the final time in this story!
What a ride it's been! I started writing this story mid March during my spring break because I literally could not get this idea out of my head. So I started writing and writing and writing. And four weeks later, as I was finishing up editing, I decided to post the first chapter.
I'm so glad you guys have stuck around this long to read my story! It's really fun getting to hear your opinions on the story! Especially when ya'll yelled at me when Ally broke up with Austin. God, that was priceless. :)
I'm going to miss this story dearly. I kind of refer to this as my 'comeback story,' since I hadn't written anything for about a year. This will always be special to me. :)
!Edit: Yes I know I'm ending at 29 chapters. I told you guys that I planned for 30, but I seriously could not make it. I'm sorry. As for a sequel... I don't plan on writing one right now. But if I do, I'll edit this again.
Okay, without further adieu for the last time...
Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or Taylor Swift.
Ally woke up facing a blue wall. She yawned and rubbed her eyes groggily. She placed a hand on the wall.
Okay, not a wall.
The blue 'wall' stirred and Ally looked up to see Austin fast asleep. His blue polo was still on from yesterday night. Ally giggled as he sneezed in his sleep. She tried to wriggle out of the covers, but frowned when she realized it wasn't the covers holding her back.
Both of Austin's arm's were around her waist. Ally also found out that their legs were intertwined. She was suddenly glad that he wasn't awake yet. She couldn't even imagine how red her face must've been. It was a happy blush, though.
Ally smiled as she tried to pry herself from Austin's grip. It tighten around her just when she thought she could slip away. Ally smiled into the covers, wondering how she had found such a great guy.
After a few more minutes of struggling and thinking, Ally decided that the only way she was going to get out of this, was to wake up Austin. She sighed and turned back to face him.
"Austin," she breathed quietly, watching for a reaction. Austin's nose crinkled as he stirred again. Ally tried again. louder this time.
"Austin." Ally watched as Austin slowly blinked awake, his eyes blurry for a second before coming into focus and landing on hers.
"Good morning," he said softly, tightening his grip around her again. Ally smiled and closed her eyes basking in her morning happiness. She let herself enjoy it a little bit more before sighing.
"Austin, I woke you up so you'd let go of me," she teased softly. Austin grumbled.
"But I don't want to," he wined. Ally debated whether or not to try against his grip again. She sighed in defeat when Austin placed his lips to her forehead. She frowned and whimpered at him. Austin took that as a sign to move down lower.
He placed light kiss all along her nose before coming to a rest right before her mouth. She was giddy with butterflies. He pulled away and looked her in the eye. Austin smiled when he looked at her. Ally smiled back at him, feeling warm and safe.
Austin slowly fitted his mouth to hers. Ally melted into a puddle of pure bliss. She smiled into the kiss as she felt Austin slowly pull away, leaving her wanting more.
"You tease," she told him. Austin laughed and buried his head in her shoulder. Ally smiled again. Just then her phone went off.
Ally frowned, hearing the noise, but wondering where it was coming from. Austin pointed to her jacket that was neatly folded on the ground beside her purse. She got the chance to slip out from his warm grasp and walk over to her things in a neat pile on the ground. She shifted through the things in her pockets before finding her phone.
She had gotten a text from Trish.
Ally frowned as her phone buzzed again and again. She swiped her phone and looked at her messages from Trish.
Ally!
Where are you?
Hurry up!
Ally looked at the messages with wide eyes.
Hurry up for what?
What?
Ally received Trish's reply literally a nanosecond after she sent hers.
Your flight leaves in literally an hour.
Ally suddenly felt her hands get cold. She dropped her phone and turned around to face Austin who was watching her. Austin gave her a questioning look.
"Our flight!" She screamed. Austin took about a second to register her words before scrambling out of bed, falling on the floor since he was tangled in the sheets. Ally didn't bother helping him as she raced into his bathroom trying to fix the knots in her hair.
She combed out her long curly locks, cursing when it got tangled in her one of Austin's combs. She pried the plastic hairbrush out of her manageably okay hair and proceeded to doing her makeup.
Ally walked back out of the washroom to find her purse with her touch-up kit. Ally glanced around the room for Austin. Apparently, the sheets were giving him some trouble. Austin groaned as he finally rolled out of the mop of bed sheets. He picked them up and flung them back onto the bed in a fashionable manner.
Ally returned into the washroom to fix her makeup. She could hear time ticking as it took longer for her to do her makeup since she didn't have a small table mirror. The hotel mirrors were too high for her.
She heard Austin grunt and then a loud thud. Ally glanced out of the bathroom to see Austin on the ground. Ally raised an eyebrow at him.
"I slipped on your jacket," he told her. Ally laughed and returned to putting on just a little bit of mascara. She closed her makeup kit and dashed out of the washroom, only to almost be knocked over by Austin rushing into the washroom.
"Sorry!" He slammed the door on her as she was about to say something back. She shrugged and grabbed her jacket off the floor, finding her shoes and slipping them on her small feet.
Ally heard the toilet flush and a content looking Austin walked out. She eyed him.
"What? I needed to pee!" He told her with a pout. Ally laughed. Austin grabbed his suitcase and carry-on, slinging the smaller over his shoulder.
Ally grabbed his hand as he took a last look at his New York hotel room.
...
Austin watched as Ally tried to picklock her hotel room door again. He watched as her small, nimble fingers worked the bobby pin in her hands. Twisting, turning, jiggling, grunting, cursing. Ally let out a huff as she resorted to her last idea.
"Austin?" She asked. Austin looked at her, ready for whatever she had to say. Ally just told him to stand back.
So he did.
Austin jumped as Ally suddenly rammed her shoulder into the door. Austin winced as she did it again.
"Whoa, woah!" Austin held his hands out for her to stop. Ally looked at him. "Ally! Stop!" Ally finally gave up after slamming her small frame into the door once again.
"Help me?" She said through gritted teeth rubbing her shoulder. Austin shook his head, indicating a no.
"Why don't we just ask Penelope for a spare room key?" Austin reasoned. Ally looked like she was about to snap his head off.
"Why didn't you tell me that before I started ramming my shoulder into the door?" Ally exclaimed, clearly frustrated. Austin shrugged, holding his hands up in the air.
"Please don't hurt me," he pouted. Ally just rolled her eyes and started down the hall to the elevator. She swayed as she walked on her feet, gliding over the carpeted floor with grace.
"Are you mocking me now?" He moaned. Ally laughed as she shook her behind out just a little, clearly satisfied with his response. Austin groaned.
The elevator dinged and Ally practically ran out of the small moving cart. Austin took his phone out of his pocket as Ally and Penelope exchanged words.
Exactly forty-two minutes until their flight is supposed to take off. And with the taxi ride there, they would have just enough time to board the plane without any issues.
Ally returned to him, holding a single rusted, golden key. They made their way back up in the elevator.
Ally ran back to Trish's room and unlocked the door. Austin followed her as her petite form raced into her room and began to fling every other thing that wasn't in the bag, in the bag.
"Slow down, Ally!" Austin ducked as a shirt almost hit him in the face. He carefully folded it - like a gentleman - and tucked it in her suitcase. Austin watched as Ally's hands suddenly found nothing to fling anymore. She zipped up her suitcase and pushed it over to Austin before grabbing her carry-on and dumping the rest of the contents of her night drawer into it.
"C'mon," Ally said briskly. Austin watched as she began to wheel her suitcase out the door, not looking back once. Austin caught up to her, his stuff right outside the door.
"Don't you want to say bye to Trish's apartment?" Austin asked. Ally smiled at his childish request.
"Bye, Trish's apartment."
...
Ally looked out the foggy window of the taxi cab. They were on their way to the airport, still having a little more than half an hour to reach their destination.
Ally glanced over at Austin who was busy texting Dez on his phone. Dez and Carrie were probably already aboard the plane by now. Ally ran her hand over the fogged up window, leaving a smudge of it on the corner. She drew a picture like a child on the foggy window.
It was of a guitar that was magical. It played notes by itself. Ally even drew in the notes herself.
"Looks like someone's fond of guitars," Austin said smiling. His CSWY212 had been shipped over to Miami with Penelope's help. Ally stuck her tongue out at him and pulled her book out of her purse. She hadn't been writing much since her last gig. Ronnie had told her that she would continue to make music in Miami under his record.
Ally was super excited to be back in Miami. Away from this cold weather and back into the warm sunshine of Florida. She glanced at Austin who had fallen asleep in his seat.
Slumped against the headrest of the taxi, his blonde hair came out of place as he turned away from her to face the window in his sleep. Ally leaned over a fix a few strands before he shifted in his restless sleep.
Ally stared out the window again, feeling some lyrics to write down. She jotted down something she thought was good and smiled.
The car stopped so suddenly Ally thought she was going to pee herself. The driver muttered something.
"Goddamnit. Sorry! Just a little traffic!" The chauffeur called over. Ally nodded and smiled just as any normal person would
She glanced at Austin who just snapped awake with wild eyes. He looked at Ally and she shook her head.
"Traffic," she said through gritted teeth. Austin mumbled something like 'fuck' and closed his eyes again. Ally was sure hoping that he was praying, because they've only got twenty minutes left.
...
"C'mon Ally!" Austin was grabbing her arm. They'd just put their bags on the conveyor belt. They raced past the gates breathlessly. Ally stumbling behind him.
Austin glanced on the board that showed all the flights leaving and arriving. There were four for going to Miami, Florida. Austin glanced at the one with the closes time to their flight.
Literally nine minutes.
"Damn it, which gate leads to our flight?" Austin asked her. Ally took her passport and papers out of her purse, fumbling a bit before looking up at him.
"Gate 27 on the east side," she told him. Austin nodded and grabbed her hand again when she was ready. They raced across the airport, weaving past the leaving and arriving people.
Austin checked the signs above their heads.
25.
26.
27.
Austin gasped for breath as they ran past the gate and into the tunnel that lead them onto the plane. Ally was stumbling behind him.
Good thing she wasn't wearing heels.
Ooh.
"I didn't even get to say goodbye to Trish!" Ally wailed from behind him. Austin almost shoved one of the old men out of the way when he was walking too slow.
"We slept in late!" Austin called over his shoulder. Austin weaved around the last of the people, racing to the entrance of the plane. "She'll understand."
Austin gasped in relief when they reached the entrance of the plane. He put his hands on his knees, bending over, trying to catch his breath. Ally was doing the same except she had her hands on her hips, pacing around slowly. She let a breath in through her nose.
Austin glanced at the flight attendant walking towards them. Her heels clicked against the floors of the entrance tunnel.
"I'm sorry, you can't be here right now. The flight is about to take off," she told them with a sharp accent. Austin gasped - mostly for air. He glanced up to look at the woman.
The flight attendant had her black hair twisted in a tight knot, tucked under a blue fabric hat. Her matching dress with gold buttons ran right down to her knobbly knees. Her feet looked tired from walking in those uncomfortable shoes. Her face was full of wrinkles. Maybe she was in her late forties?
"W-we were just about-about to board," Austin told her. The flight attendant narrowed her eyes. She looked like one of those strict Asian parents. Austin gulped.
"People leaving for the 10am flight to Miami were supposed to board an hour to half an hour ago," she told Austin matter-of-factly. Austin huffed at her, standing upright to his full height and crossing his arms over his chest.
"Now, if you'll kindly move off the platform so the plane can take off, it would be much appreciated." The lady gritted her teeth through the entire sentence. Austin furrowed his brow at her.
"Look lady. We're here now! Can't you just let us through?" They were literally four metres away from the plane's entrance. Austin tried stepping to the side, but the attendant blocked his path.
"People leaving for the flight to Miami should've boarded already," the lady said again. By now Austin felt close to strangling her. He clenched his fists tightly.
"But -"
"Please move!" The lady shouted. Austin grunted in defeat, shoving his white hands in his pockets. Austin whirled around on the balls of his feet, grabbing Ally's hand in one of his. Ally frowned when the woman quickly walked back to the departure gate.
"We're outta here," he whispered harshly. The whole time Ally had just been standing there silently. Part of him was glad, of course. She didn't have to smell the flight attendant's disgusting breath. Just then, he heard the old lady gasp.
She came racing back over to them as Austin tried to quicken his pace. She was probably going to grab a bamboo stick and whack them to make them hurry up. He dug his shoes into the floor, walking even faster.
"Are you Ally Dawson?" She asked, her voice sounding almost angelic compared to the harsh tone she used against Austin. They both turned around. Austin frowned as Ally stepped forward hearing her name. She gave the lady a shy smile.
"Uh, yeah. That's me." She said. Austin gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. Ally smiled back at him in return. The lady looked like she was going to squeal.
"Oh! I loved your performance at The Pixie Club! I guess you could say I'm a fan!" The woman smiled. Austin almost yakked.
Errgh.
"Would it be alright if I got your autograph?" Her Asian accent really seeped through on that sentence. Ally smiled a sad smile.
"Ah, sorry. We're supposed to be leaving right now, as the flight is about to take off," Ally said matter-of-factly. "And plus, I don't have a pen and paper!" Ally made a 'darn' gesture.
Austin laughed. Ally always carried extra pens and papers.
He tried his hardest not to double over and laugh.
The woman frowned and then gestured frantically to the plane.
"Please, please! Come aboard! I'm sure we have a lot of pens and papers! Please hurry!" The woman ushered them into the plane at an almost-frantic pace. Austin laughed the whole way there.
...
"Perks of having a kind-of famous girlfriend," Austin said aloud as he wrote something down on a piece of lined paper.
The lady had given them so much paper, it must've gone past their weight limit of things to put in a suitcase. She had also handed them a bunch of pens with the flight company's logo on them.
Ally smiled when the Austin finished writing one of his points in his sloppy handwriting.
-Gets you into airplanes by being famous and badass
Ally blushed and looked away. Austin continued to scribble something on the paper.
-Buys you ice cream
Ally laughed at that one.
"We missed our ice cream Fridays!" She gasped aloud as Austin frowned. Just then, a flight attendant walked past. Austin opened his mouth and asked if they could have ice cream for dessert after their next meal. The lady frowned at him like he was crazy.
"Austin. Our next meal is lunch and we came from New York." Austin just shrugged.
At that moment, the intercom buzzed in. Ally listened for what the crew had to say.
"We've gotten some requests of songs lately, and due to the popular demand, we will be playing them." Ally heard Austin's muffled giggles as she listened over the noise as the plane was beginning start its engines.
"Here's Enchanted by Ally Dawson."
Ally gasped as her song began to play over the intercom for dozens and dozens of people to here. She slumped down in her seat, not wanting to be recognized.
"Your eyes whispered 'Have we met?'" Austin sang. Ally giggled as he looked over at her with a smile. Ally grabbed his hand that wasn't holding the pen and sang along with him softly. Austin smiled when their voices sounded perfect together.
"This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you."
Ally frowned when she was the only one who sang the last line of the chorus. Austin had turned away and ripped his hand out of hers. He was busy writing something down on his list of perks. Ally just shrugged and began to hum the backup vocals to her song.
The bridge was beginning to play as Austin tapped her on the shoulder. He smiled and handed her his slightly-crumpled-still-presentable lined paper. Ally took it with a questioning look on her face, amused at what she might find.
Perks of Having a Kind-of Famous Girlfriend
-Gets you into airplanes by being famous and badass
-Buys you ice cream
-Is super adorable when she sings
-Is super adorable when she sings the backup vocals to her own song
-Loves me
Ally blushed and giggled as Austin mouthed the words to what she read aloud. She glanced at the empty lines and raised her eyebrow at him.
"What? No more?" Austin smiled cheekily.
"Not done yet!" He snatched the paper back from her.
Ally giggled and listened to her song play over the intercom. It was nearing the end. She glanced at Austin. They had a mutual agreement and then...
"This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew...
This night is flawless, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you."
Ally laughed as they sang together. But as she glanced at him, he wasn't smiling. In fact, he was staring at her with such a serious face. Ally watched as his mouth suddenly turn upright so fast near the end of the chorus.
"Ally?" Austin whispered. Ally had just gotten the last of the chorus out of her mouth.
"Yeah Austin?" Ally watched as Austin suddenly cupped her face in his healing hands. He slowly fitted his mouth to hers. She smiled into the kiss and put her hands around his neck, pushing her hands into his hair. She felt Austin push her back just a little as their mouths broke for air. He attacked her lips again, but softly this time. It was an oh-so sweet kiss that made her want to melt.
They pulled apart as he glanced down at her with loving eyes as she smiled up at him.
Austin was looking at her with such a sweet smile that she couldn't help but capture his lips softly, biting on his lower lip to keep from groaning out loud. Austin smiled when she pulled away. His grin was brighter than any she had seen before.
That was the smile of the boy she met so long ago. The smile of the boy who took her breath away.
Austin gave her a crazy, wide grin.
"I was enchanted to meet you too."
And there you have it! Done! Fin! Finished! What a ride it's been.
Thank you to everyone who's stuck around and has read from the beginning or maybe just from the last chapter! You've really made this story special to me because of all your kind words and because of you feedback! I'm going to miss seeing your names when I read the reviews for this story!
Oh and fun fact, this story is saved as Auslly story Inspired by Enchanted lolol. Those exact words. Haha!
And now I'm off to work on new things! I have a bunch saved but I was wondering what you guys think. They're all saved cryptically, so...
Which would you guys prefer I work on? You don't get to know what they are though. ;)
There's one saved as ts. One saved as TBoE. And one as Lma. :)
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