Disclaimer: I don't own Austin & Ally or any characters I didn't make up.
She didn't feel good. She was panicking on the inside but smiling on the outside. She was worried Austin won't let them get married.
She tried to get him to change his mind, but he just rolled his eyes and walked out. Ally wasn't exactly happy with Austin acting this way. He was fine a few hours ago. He seemed to have tensed up when Mike arrived.
She walked back to the living room when she heard everyone cheering and laughing. Her eyes widened when she saw him.
He noticed her walking up to him and gave her a friendly hug.
"Mark! What are you doing here?" she laughed. "Austin called me saying that my invitation to his parents' wedding got upgraded. I didn't know what he meant until he said I would have a front row view of everything."
Ally confusedly asked, "What does that mean?" Austin walked up to them and proudly explained, "He's the minister that's gonna marry them!"
Ally was a little relieved to hear him say that, like he decided to not stop the wedding.
"What?! Are you even qualified?" she smiled. Mark nodded, "You can get qualified for this thing online!"
She excitedly exclaimed, "I can't believe you're here! I missed you so much!"
"I missed you too! I really expected you to fulfill your promise of visiting but you never did," he gave her a pointed look.
She blushed embarrassedly, "Sorry about that, I've been a bit busy since I moved here."
"I need to go talk to the DJ now, but we have to talk at the reception. I wanna know how my favorite top-selling artists are doing!" Mark exclaimed before walking away.
Neither of them was sure if there was gonna be a reception.
They all posed for a few photos for the photographer for a while until guests started arriving. The group went upstairs to the rooms to not take up so much space downstairs.
Finally finding some quiet, Ally went to her boyfriend, "Austin, we have to talk." He shook his head, "No, we don't."
She followed him to a vacant room, "You can't stop them from getting married." He sharply turned to her with a wild look in his eyes, "That's a decision only I get to make."
"Think about their happiness. Think about your mom and sister. Think of how this will affect them," she pleaded.
"Think of what happened last time they were married! If I want to avoid disaster, I have to do this!" he raised his voice.
Ally was thankful the house was noisy already or everyone would've heard them.
She stared at him silently giving him time to cool off or she was going to yell at him too, and she didn't want to fight before the wedding.
He closed his eyes and calmly stated, "Look, I don't expect you to understand, but at least accept it. It's my choice."
He walked past her out of the room. She looked down and went to master bedroom where the bride and her bridesmaids were.
She sat down next Trish on the bed quietly as the rest engaged in a conversation.
"What's wrong?" Trish asked her as she sensed her bad mood from her silence. Ally shook her head, "Nothing."
Her best friend took her hand and led her to the same empty room she had her argument with Austin in.
"What happened?"
Ally sighed and told her everything.
"What?! Austin can't stop the ceremony!" Trish's response matched Ally's.
"I know. I tried to talk to him, but he ended up getting mad at me," she sadly said, "Well, it's not like I'm happy with him right now either."
It seemed weird with two girls in red dresses sitting alone feeling sad and worried in a vacant room in a busy house where a celebration will be taking place shortly.
They all waited for the start of the ceremony as the guests took their places. Ally thought the place was crowded before, but now, minutes before the bride walks down the aisle, it seemed too full.
She noticed Austin through the sea of workers rushing to get everything ready with his hair messed up again from running his hand through it.
Suddenly, everything got into place. The guests in their seats, the minister at the altar, the photographer in his place, the DJ ready, and it finally gave Ally the chance to appreciate the beautiful setting ahead of her.
The flowers decorated the chairs and the altar. A white carpet with red designs marked the aisle. Lanterns hung from the trees. Far enough from the ceremony, tables with white tablecloths sat with an empty space in the middle of them for the dancefloor where the reception will be taking place.
The groom and groomsmen went to their places. Ally thought of how inappropriate it looked with Dez was standing behind Mike as his best man instead of his son, but the guests didn't know the other half of the story. She knew that they were wondering where Austin was since he was not at the altar with his father.
Soon enough, the music started and Cassidy walked down the aisle with a big smile. Kira followed after her, then Trish. Ally looked behind her at Austin who was waiting with his mom.
"Think about it," she said before putting a smile on her face and walking down the aisle.
She could feel Mimi's confused stare and Austin's glare burning holes in her back.
She reached her place and watched Mimi link her arm with Austin's and walk down the aisle with teary eyes.
They glanced at each other for a moment before looking at the bride and groom.
She didn't pay attention to any of what Mark was saying. She was too busy worrying of what was about to happen.
"… speak now or forever hold your peace."
Ally saw battle in Austin's eyes as he was about to make his final decision.
She felt anxiety rise in her mind.
Her heartbeat became audible to what she thought was everyone.
But then Mark started speaking again and relief took over.
Until Austin closed his eyes and loudly said, "Wait!"
Her breath stopped and gasps were heard across the space. Trish looked at Ally with wide eyes. Everyone's jaws dropped and no one said anything. Ally's parents had horrified looks on their faces.
Austin stepped in front of his parents and said, "You can't do this."
Mike was still in shock as Mimi pleaded, "Austin, please, do-"
"You can't do this without Angel's Heart," he said.
Everyone's shocked expressions turned confused while Mike, Mimi, and Cassidy sighed in relief.
"Angel's Heart? The song you got married to the first time? You can't do this without it," he raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, honey, thank you for remembering. You're right," Mimi said panting as if she had suffered a heart attack.
"Why do you all look so relieved? What did you think I was going to do?" he chuckled.
"We thought you were going to stop them from getting married," Cassidy informed her brother with a thankful smile.
"What? No. I mean I did think about it, but I can't ruin your happiness," he smiled.
He went over to the DJ to play the song and walked back to his spot. "Proceed," he jokingly said.
Ally could finally enjoy the beautiful ceremony without fearing what she thought would happen. She even felt the tears spilling down her cheeks as she heard their incredible vows.
The mood surrounding her was amazing as they cheered and clapped the newlyweds down the aisle. Austin wasn't cheering, just clapping with a small smile on his face.
Cassidy linked her arm with her brother and walked after their parents, followed by Trish and Dez, Ryder and Kira, and Ally and Elliot.
"Are you as surprised as me?" he leaned down to her ear. She nodded and looked up at him, "Maybe even more. But I'm proud of him for not doing it." Elliot agreed, "Me too. It must be hard for him though. You know, seeing his mom marry the man that hurt her."
Ally shrugged, "Maybe. But he needs to learn that his mom is happy with him and not everything he wants he gets."
Even if she was proud of Austin for thinking of his mom's happiness, she was still upset with him. He had had an attitude for the past 2 weeks and was taking it out on everyone, including her. She knew that both of them want to enjoy the day, but she was not going to let this slide, even for the day.
The sun was still bright above them all. They knew they had all afternoon and night to celebrate.
"Let's get this party started!" Kira exclaimed when they reached their table.
I never expected the wedding to take more than two chapters, but the reception will have to be in the next chapter.
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