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"Austin Moon was pictured getting a bit violent with a young man outside a supermarket last night," images of Austin punching him were showed. "If this was last year, we would've said that's typical Austin Moon behavior, but with the progress he's made these past months, we sure hope he isn't turning back to those bad times," the camera switched back to the host, "The young man he punched was identified to be Scott Smith, Ally Dawson's ex-boyfriend. A while ago, Ally came out to confirm that he was abusive to her throughout the last year of their relationship, and that's the reason she left him.
"With that piece of information, it's hard to feel bad for the guy, he did get punched by Austin Moon and Austin is known to have a pretty mean right hook. While Austin Moon and Ally Dawson are close friends after releasing an album together earlier this year, it's unclear if Austin is aware of Ally's rough history with Scott.
"The motive behind that punch is not confirmed yet, but fans have certainly not hesitated in expressing their own theories. Some agree that Austin and Ally are dating and he punched her abusive ex because he knows about their past and is furious at him for hurting his girlfriend. But we can't be sure of that since the two have repeatedly said that they are not dating despite being seen in the same hangout spots for the last several months.
"Other fans say that Austin was just having a bad day and a comment Scott made got him so mad he punched him. Sounds little like dark Austin making his return to me. Well, that's all we know folks. Make sure to tweet me what you think happened. This is Jessica Williams signing out."
The entire room turned to look at Austin who just walked in. "What?" he furrowed his eyebrows. "Oh, nothing. Just the news announcing that you punched my ex-boyfriend yesterday," Ally dryly stated as she stood up.
He sighed, "Ally, I was gonna tell you tomorrow, when we're all home. I didn't want to ruin our last day here."
"Why did you punch him?"
"He was saying some annoying things that made me lose it."
"Austin, I know Scott. I know he was trying to provoke you by talking about me badly to get you to break. But I need you to ignore him to make him stop. Not only is he gonna keep coming back, but it's bad for your reputation. Some people think you're going back to last year's actions. I don't want you to sacrifice your image," Ally tried to convince him.
"You think I'm gonna let him say whatever he wants to say about my girlfriend and not do anything just to save my image?" he argued.
They were standing in front of each other not bothering to move somewhere else to keep their friends and families from hearing.
"Yes!" Ally exclaimed desperately, "He is capable of doing anything he wants to do to you. He can kill you if he wants! If you've gotten hurt by him or worse, I-I…"
Austin softened at the vulnerable look on her face as she struggled to finish her sentence, "Okay. I won't fight him anymore. I'll be careful with him. As long as you're careful with him."
She smiled accomplishedly and hugged him. He knew by the look on her face, and everyone else's faces, that he fell for her act to get him to agree with her. They were gonna make fun of him for this, but if they were faced with her adorable puppy face, they'd do the same as him too.
A week later…
"What do you think?" Ally stepped back to show Austin her outfit through her computer. "You look beautiful," he smiled. "Now your turn," she ordered. He stood up and backed away from his laptop to display his clothes for the night.
"Looking handsome, Mr. Moon," she approved. "Thanks. Are you nominated for an award?" he asked. She nodded, "Best Female Singer. And to The Moon and Back is also nominated for Album of the Year."
He confusedly asked, "Album of The Year? Is that a new category?" She nodded, "They're giving it to what the world thinks is the best album released this year. Its award is even twice the size of the normal ones. It's a big deal. I don't think we'll win, as terrible as that sounds."
He smiled, "Me too. Ours can't compare with the other albums. I mean we're up against Beyoncé! But I hope you win your category. The band's up for Best Music Group, and I'm up for Best Movie Actor. Which reminds me, are you presenting an award?"
She shook her head, "But I heard you are. Which category?" He winked at her, "You'll have to wait and see." She said, "Don't forget the lyrics tonight. The guys warned me about you." He rolled his eyes, "That's optimistic."
She laughed, "Alright. My ride is here. I'll see at the carpet." He nodded, "See you at the carpet."
Ally stepped on the carpet looking in different directions according to the photographers' requests. She went through several interviews and took pictures with several artists she's worked with or is friends with. She couldn't really catch up with them on the carpet because it was really noisy, so they agreed to meet up inside.
"Ally Dawson! Ally Dawson! How do you feel about Austin Moon coming tonight?" one interviewer asked loudly. She smiled, "He's a great friend and I can't wait to perform with him tonight."
"What song are you singing?"
She winked, "Guess you'll have to wait and see."
The crowd went crazy when another artist arrived. Ally turned to look where everyone was looking and saw the guys and Austin standing to take a group shot.
She looked away to not make anyone suspicious and continued her way through the carpet.
"Would you look at who's here?" she heard Austin ask next to her. "Austin! It's great to see you!" she used the line she says to all of her coworkers. The flashes increased when the two shared a friendly hug.
They stood together for a few photos before Ally asked him quietly, "Want to make them go crazy?" He nodded before leaning in to place a kiss on her cheek.
They heard everyone cheering louder and were blinded by the flashes. He let go of her and walked away to his band to have a few interviews. Ally said hi to a singer she's worked with a long time ago and hugged him. That hug didn't receive as big a reaction as her hug with Austin did. He also kissed her cheek when they were parting ways.
Ally was seated far away ahead of Austin and the guys, unfortunately. But she was pleased that the celebrities next to her were all people she's actually talked to before.
The show went by until it was the band's category's turn. Ally held her breath to hear the winner. It felt like forever until the presenter announced the winner. She cheered loudly and clapped when 4 familiar guys received their award.
"Oh my God," Dez panted, "I haven't been this shocked since I found out spiders can fart." Ryder nodded, "Me too, but not because of the spider fart." Elliot came forward and thanked their label, manager, families, friends, and supporters. "You guys are incredible. Thank you so much for getting us here," Austin smiled.
Soon enough, Austin walked out on stage to present an award. Ally was surprised to find out that he was presenting her category.
"And the winner for Best Female Singer is…" Austin look at the card in his hands. He exclaimed with a huge smile, "Ally Dawson!"
Ally gasped and quickly stood hugging some of her friends. She didn't know how she made it to the stage without passing out. She felt dizzy with excitement.
She grabbed her award and hugged Austin. "I love you. I'm so proud of you," he whispered to her. She smiled at him as he walked off stage and delivered her acceptance speech.
"I can't believe this. I seriously didn't think I'd win with such amazing nominees in this category. I think I should start by thanking my family and friends, you guys always support me and I love you for that; my manager and label for giving me this opportunity; and my fans for getting me here. You guys are awesome and I wouldn't have done it without you. Remember, hard work is not a chore. You want something, you work for it. Nothing comes easy. No matter what people say, do not stop believing in yourself. You are awesome."
Unfortunately, Austin didn't win in his category, but that's alright, Ally was proud of him no matter what.
She met up with him backstage to prepare for their performance. They acted as friends because there were cameras back there. "Ready?" he smiled. She nodded before they separated to take their places.
The lights dimmed and spotlights hit them as they appeared, Ally on stage and Austin within the audience.
Both:
Face to face and heart to heart(1)
We're so close yet so far apart
I close my eyes I look away
That's just because I'm not okay
Ally:
But I hold on, they stayed in their places as they sang looking at each other
Both:
I stay strong
Wondering if we still belong
Will we ever say the words we're feeling
They began walking very slowly getting closer to each other as the crowd clapped to the beat
Reach down underneath and tear down all the walls
Will we ever have our happy ending?
Or will we forever only be pretending? Ally stopped walking down the stage and turned to face the crowd
Will we always, always, always be pretending
How long do I fantasize Austin made his way between the seats looking at her the whole time
Make believe that it's still alive
Imagine that I am good enough
And we can choose the ones we love She caught his eyes and they stopped walking
Austin:
But I hold on,
Both:
I stay strong
Wondering if we still belong, They faced each other but were standing across from each other with some distance between them as golden lights starting roaming the arena
Will we ever say the words we're feeling
Reach down underneath and tear down all the walls
Will we ever have our happy ending?
Or will we forever only be pretending?
Will we always, always, always be
Keeping secrets safe
Every move we make
Seems like no one's letting go
And it's such a shame
Cause if you feel the same
How am I supposed to know?
Ally sang her high note while closing her eyes tightly making the audience clap and cheer for her
Will we ever say the words we're feeling
They continued to walk towards each other
Reach down underneath and tear down all the walls
Will we ever have our happy ending?
Or will we forever only be pretending? They finally reached each other standing with only several inches between them
Will we always, always, always be
Will we always, always, always be
Will we always, always, always be pretending?
"Good thing you didn't forget the lyrics," Ally smiled up at him. He chuckled, "Well, you told me not to."
Austin and Ally looked away from each other when the entire audience gave them a standing ovation. They smiled as they heard the loud cheers and saw the big smiles around them, even some tears from some celebrities and fans.
"Give it up for Ally Dawson and Austin Moon for that amazing emotional performance!" the host exclaimed as she approached the couple, "Like seriously how are you two not dating? You're totes adorbs." They laughed at her comment.
Austin and Ally were about to go back to their seats but the host stopped them.
"These two just sang us a beautiful ballad from their hit album, To The Moon and Back, and I am here to tell them that this album actually won Album of the Year tonight."
Ally's jaw dropped as she looked at Austin who was mirroring her expression. "Are you kidding?!" she excitedly asked. "Cuz if you are, it will be very hard to walk away now," Austin said.
"You two won. It's real. Your award's behind you," the host laughed.
They turned and saw a woman holding their prize. Austin held it with a shaking hand as he stuttered, "I-I can't actually believe this. Thank you s-so much!"
Ally wiped away her tears and said, "This is truly and honor. We are so grateful for you. You know, we almost didn't finish this album because we couldn't stand each other and now here we are, holding an award because it won Album of the Year."
"I actually thought you would cut my head off before we were even done with the first song," Austin joked. She giggled, "It's so nice to see our countless arguments and hard work finally pay off. And we have you to thank."
"Thank you so much everyone! We really appreciate it! You're the reason we do this every day!" Austin concluded before they walked back to their seats.
Ally hugged the people that congratulated her before taking her seat. Austin did the same before sharing a group hug with the guys when they all attacked him with their excitement for him.
(1) Pretending- Glee
This chapter was just a normal one. The next ones are gonna be about Austin's parents' wedding, Austin going to shoot his movie, Ally hopefully solving everything with Scott, and more;)
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