AN: Mature Content ahead ;)
Also, the song is Light Me Up, by Birdy.
Chapter 17: How Things All Went Wrong.
Ally finished her practice with the band, then she made her way back to work. She couldn't concentrate, and she sure as hell couldn't think properly. Austin knew something was up with her, he wasn't stupid, and she was bad at hiding it, but she was hiding it from him. She tried to tell him, but the words wouldn't come out of her mouth.
Was her mom's life worth more than Austin's?
Maybe disappearing would be good, then he wouldn't be stuck with a lowlife like me…
Ally walked into the building, then made her way into the elevator. She pressed the button for her floor, and stared blankly at the doors.
What is she meant to do? Ally needed to know what the hell was going on. She needed to know the truth, which he had promised her, if she left Austin.
The doors opened, and she stepped into the workroom. She wrapped her fingers around the strap of her back, and she glanced over at Trish.
"How are you feeling today?" She asked with a comforting voice.
"I'm fine," Ally flashed her a genuine smile, and Trish returned it. "Are you coming to Austin's birthday still?"
"Yes. His mom's invited most of us at the workplace," She explained, and Ally nodded her head.
"I'll see you there then," Ally waved her hand at Trish, then walked into the waiting room.
She placed her bag on the desk, and sat down in her chair. Austin deserves more than this, more than a lowlife who has heavy baggage. He deserves to have the perfect girlfriend. He doesn't deserve to have to deal with her problems. He doesn't deserve any of it.
Ally blinked back her tears, then glanced at the clock. She didn't want to go to the party anymore. Ally didn't want to breakup with him on his birthday. It was just cruel. But, did she really have a choice?
Austin stepped out of his office, and he smiled over at her. "You're back."
"Yeah," She smiled back at him, and he walked over to her desk.
"Are you still not going to tell me where you went?" He questioned, and she shook her head, biting her bottom lip.
"No, it's a surprise," Ally felt her stomach turn, and sadness flashed across her face for a second.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Nothing," She forced a smile onto her face, but he wasn't buying it.
"You've been acting weird all morning, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," She replied.
"Don't lie to me," He retorted, and she shifted uncomfortably in her chair.
"I-I'm not," She stammered, and he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Ally," He growled. "What's wrong?"
"Honestly, I'm fine," She smiled at him, but he didn't return it. "I'm just tired."
"Of course you are," He muttered under his breath, and she flinched at his tone.
"Austin I-"
"I've got work to do," He walked back into his office, and slammed the door behind him.
Ally's bottom lip began to quiver, and she clamped her teeth down on it. She felt like pulling her hair out, and screaming at the top of her lungs. She just wanted everything to be normal. She wanted to find out the truth. Was her mom really alive?
...
Ally stepped out of the shower, and wrapped the white towel around her body. She opened the door, and walked into the bedroom. Austin was sat down on the bed, staring at the wall opposite, but when the door shut behind her. He glanced her way.
"I'm sorry," His voice was rough. "I didn't mean to snap earlier."
Ally tightened her hold on the towel wrapped around her, scared it would fall to the floor. She tucked at strand of her wet hair behind her ear, and smiled at him.
"It's fine," She said.
Austin got off the bed, and walked over to her. She swallowed the lump in the back of her throat, as he grabbed her hand. The towel shifted, and she tightened her free hand around it.
"It's just been a stressful day," He explained, and she nodded her head.
"I know," She whispered, and she looked up at him, through her wet lashes.
"Just promise me we can leave the party early," He replied, and she bit her bottom lip, feeling tears burn the back of her eyes.
"Sure," She forced out, and he smiled.
"I know it's my birthday, but I wanted to get you something," He pulled a box out of his pocket, and opened it up. Ally gasped when she saw the rose gold bracelet, and her grip loosened on her towel, then it slipped right out of her fingertips, and fell to the floor.
"Oh," She squeaked, and Austin's eyes widened. Ally quickly grabbed her towel, but Austin grabbed her wrist to stop her.
Ally's skin flushed a pink shade, and she slowly looked up at him. His eyes were burning into hers, and she felt her body run with shivers. He brought up his hand, and brushed his fingertips against her cheek. He slowly lowered his mouth to hers, and pressed his lips against hers. He grabbed the flesh of her hip, and pulled her body against his.
Ally felt her whole body flush with embarrassment, but when she was wrapped up in his warmth, everything seemed to disappear…all the pain, all the sadness, and all the thoughts of tonight. She pulled away, and stared up at him. His eyes were filled with lust, and she had to bite down on her bottom lip, so he didn't see it trembling
Austin crashed his lips against hers again and he stroked his hands down her spin, making her shiver. He walked her backwards, until the back of her legs came in contact with the bed. He carefully lowered her down onto the soft nest of blankets, and covered her body with his.
He kissed a trail along her jawline, then down her neck. Ally's breathing hitched in the back of her throat, and her fingers flew to the top button of his shirt. She began to undo each of his buttons, then pushed his shirt off his shoulders, and down his arms. It was tossed onto the floor, and landed next to her forgotten towel.
Ally brushed her fingertips down his abdomen, feeling his abs. Austin pressed kisses over her shoulders, and down her smooth, milky skin. He kissed a path downwards, then he reached the top of her right breast. He flicked his tongue against her warm and flustered skin, then flicked his tongue against her nipple. A moan came from her lips, and her whole body began to tingle.
Ally could feel her instant reaction to him and she felt the heat begin to rise deep in her core. She ran her hands further down his body, and began to undo his belt. She urgently pushed them off his hips. He took over, and quickly took them off, and threw them over his shoulder.
Austin let most of his weight fall on top of her, and she sunk further into the soft bed. Her body was rushing with heat and need, all she wanted was for him to be inside her. If this was going to be the thing she remembered when they parted ways, she was glad. This was all she wanted to remember about today, just this.
Austin pressed his covered hardness against Ally's core, and a tiny gasp escaped her lips and her fingers curled around his biceps. Austin moved his hands up her thigh, and Ally felt warm heat burst in her stomach. He glanced down at the beautiful sight and he looked back into her big doe brown eyes.
He pressed his lips against hers, and brushed his teeth along her bottom lip. He slipped his tongue into her mouth, and continued to glide his hands along the soft skin of her thighs.
She pushed his boxers off his hips and pulled her lips away from his, then glanced down. She tried to hide her surprise of how big he was, but she clearly didn't hide it well enough, because he laughed, then began to suck on the skin of her neck. There wasn't any going back now, but she didn't want this to stop.
Ally buried her fingers into his hair and guided him back up to her face. Austin grabbed her knees, bringing her legs up around his waist. He glanced into her eyes, and brushed his fingers against her cheek. He glided his thumb along her swollen bottom lip, and she knew he was looking for reassurance. She slowly nodded her head, and she felt him press up against her entrance, then he slowly pushed himself inside of her.
Ally gasped, burying her face in his neck, she bit down hard on her bottom lip. Austin groaned when her walls tightened around him, trying to accommodate his size. His fingers dug into the skin of her thighs, making Ally gasp in pleasure.
Austin began to move inside of her, after giving her time to adjust. Ally bit down on the skin of his neck, beginning to join in with his rhythm. Her fingertips wrapped around locks of his blond hair. She'd never felt such pleasure in her life. Her body temperature began to heat up, moans tore from her lips and she could hear Austin gruff whispers against her ear.
Austin picked up his pace, thrusting in and out of her. The soft whimper of moans coming from her lips, urged him on. It was all so different. He'd never done this with anyone he cared about before. Never.
Ally could feel herself reaching her peak and she grinded herself against him, a small squeak escaping her lips. She moaned his name and her walls clamped around him. She cried out his name once more and Austin thrusts became more drastic and with one last thrust he released himself inside of her.
Austin collapsed on top of her, and she enjoyed the warmth that came off his body. Suddenly, a wave of sadness crashed over her. She couldn't do it. She couldn't leave him. No matter what happened between them, he always came back to her. She wasn't going to leave him. No matter what.
"Austin," She whimpered, and he immediately moved his face from her neck. His face was scrunched up in disgust from the sound of her whimper.
"Did I hurt you?" He spat, more at himself, than her.
"No," She croaked, and tears fell from her eyes.
"What's wrong?" He brushed the tears from her cheeks, and a hiccup of sobs escaped her lips.
"There's s-something I-I need to tell you."
…
They pulled up in front of the mansion where the party was being held. Austin got out of the driver's seat, and opened up the door for her. He grabbed her hand, then squeezed it tightly. He shut the door behind her, then pulled her into his side. He wrapped a protective arm around her waist. She smiled, and rested her head against his shoulder.
Ally was dressed in a tight black dress, and black high heels. Her hair was pulled back in a curly ponytail, and Austin was dressed in a black suit. They looked like the perfect pair, and Ally knew now, that things were going to be okay.
They walked up the steps, and through the open double doors. They walked into a massive reception, filled with grand sculptures, and pictures. It was quiet, and she knew when they walked into the ballroom it would be full of people shouting 'surprise'. They came to the doors that led into the ballroom.
"It's going to be okay," He said, and she nodded her head.
"I know," She whispered.
"Dez will sort it all," He explained, and she smiled.
"Thank you," He kissed her cheek, then opened the doors.
"SURPRISE!" The lights turned on, and the ballroom was packed full of people. Mimi pushed through the crowd of people, and hugged Austin.
"Happy birthday," She chirped, and kissed his cheek.
"Thank you," Austin replied, then Mimi turned to the crowd, and demanded that the party started.
"But, first," Mimi turned to look at her. "Ally is going to be performing a song for us all."
"What?" Austin looked over at her, a smile on his face.
"I snuck out earlier to rehearse," She whispered, and he laughed.
"So, this is where you went?" Ally nodded her head, and kissed his quickly. She made her way towards the stage, and sat down at the piano. She could feel everyone's eyes on her, but she pushed the panic to the back of her mind, and began to imagine that it was just her and Austin in his apartment.
I'm finding my heart,
Using my hands,
You're my feet on the ground,
My footprints.
From where I began,
I still carry your love,
I feel your love.
Untie this cord,
We don't need it no more,
Wherever we are,
I'm yours always.
It flows in my blood,
I still carry your love,
I feel your love.
We start running, running,
To escape this town,
We don't know where we're going 'til we turn 'round,
And I keep on running, running,
I can't slow down,
And if I'm lost where shadows fall.
You light me up
When all I see is darkness
You light me up
When I'm down
And if I fall apart
You know where to find my pieces
When they can't be found
Keep my eyes shut
Safe in this trust
You're all that I need
My senses
Shining on me
I still carry your love
I feel your love
We start running, running
To escape this town
We don't know where we're going 'til we turn 'round
And I keep on running, running
I can't slow down
And if I'm lost where shadows fall
You light me up
When all I see is darkness
You light me up
When I'm down
And if I fall apart
You know where to find my pieces
When they can't be found
You light me up
When all I see is darkness
You light me up
When I'm down
And if I fall apart
You know where to find my pieces
When they can't be found
Ohhh whoa
I'm finding my heart
Using my hands
You're my feet on the ground
My footprints
From where I began
I still carry your love
I feel your love
You light me up
When all I see is darkness
You light me up
When I'm down
And if I fall apart
You know where to find my pieces
When they can't be found
You light me up
When all I see is darkness
You light me up
When I'm down
And if I fall apart
You know where to find my pieces
When they can't be found
I'm finding my heart
Using my hands
You're my feet on the ground
My footprints
It flows in my blood
I still carry your love
I feel your love.
Everyone began to clap and cheer. Ally smiled, and she walked off the stage. Austin was waiting for her at the front of the crowd, a smile plastered on his face.
"That was amazing," He grabbed her hand and pulled her into his body. "Very amazing," He crashed his lips down onto hers, and she felt her body grow warm. She pulled away and beamed up at him.
"Happy birthday."
The party started, and Austin moved from crowd to crowd, talking to people. Ally stayed by his side, smiling all the time. Some of the people were friendly, but others were just stuck up rich people, so she chose to ignore them.
Ally glanced at Austin, and she saw the smile on his face as he talked to one of his old school friends. Her mind went back to what had happened back at his apartment. Her body was a bit sore still, but she knew that, that was normal, it was a good pain though. She didn't mind it at all.
Ally looked over her shoulder, and she saw a shady man enter the room. She didn't need to think twice to know who it was. It was the man without his mask. His green eyes landed on hers, and she felt a shiver shoot down her spine. He was around fifty, but he had large arms, and a scary face.
"I'm just going to go to the bathroom," She whispered to Austin, and he nodded his head, then kissed her forehead.
Ally followed him as he left the ballroom. He crossed through the reception, and into one of the lounges. She shut the door behind her, and he turned to face her.
"You must think I'm stupid," He growled, and her face fell. "You little bitch, you told him," He charged forward, and wrapped his hands around her neck. Her back collided with the door, and she laced her hands around his wrists, and tried to pull his hands off her. "I'm going to give you one more chance," He let go of her neck, and she gasped for air.
"W-What?"
"Either you end it with him, or I'll kill him right now."
"Why are you doing this!?" She snapped. "I don't even know who you are?"
"That doesn't matter!"
"I want to know what's going on!" She shouted, and he narrowed his eyes at her. "This isn't fair. I haven't done anything wrong."
"Fine, okay," He growled. "I won't kill him, and you won't have to break up with him, c'mon," He grabbed her arm, and pulled her out of the room.
"Let go!" She yelled.
He pulled her into the ballroom, and he pulled her against his chest, wrapping an arm around her waist. Ally's eyes landed on Austin, who was talking to Mimi. Everyone turned around to look at them, and Ally felt something cold press against her chin. Her eyes lowered, and she saw the black gun underneath her chin.
"Ally!" Austin moved towards them, but two men appeared behind them, holding rifles. They were both wearing black hockey masks, and dressed in black attire.
"I know you know why I'm here," He spoke, looking at Austin. "So, I've had a change of heart."
He pressed the gun further into Ally's skin, and she whimpered in response. Ally stared at Austin through her teary eyes, and she could see he was struggling to keep himself calm.
"You said you wanted to know what was going on. Well, you're about to find out," He whispered by her ear, then kissed her cheek. "Time for you to meet the boss."
She looked around, but no one moved, no one made a sound. She wanted to run to Austin, but she was too scared to do anything. She didn't want him to die. One of the masked men moved their arms, and removed the mask from their face.
Ally's eyes went as wide as a planet.
"H-Henry," She stammered.
He appeared in front of her. A smile on his face. Something silver flickered in front of her, and rested on her cheek. She recognized the knife. It was the one that the masked man had, had in the archives.
"W-What?" Ally's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"It's so nice to finally meet you," He taunted, and she swallowed the lump in the back of her throat.
"M-My mom?"
"Is fine, for now," He smirked.
"You never married her, did you?" She questioned and he shook her head.
"Of course not," He laughed, and she frowned.
"I-I don't get it what's going on!" She snapped, and he rolled his eyes.
"We're going to go for a walk," He said, and she shook her head. "I wasn't giving you a choice."
"A-Austin," She whimpered.
The man holding her, began to pull her backwards. Austin moved towards them, but Henry pulled out the gun in his back pocket, and pulled the trigger. The shot echoed around the room, and Ally watched Austin's body fall to the ground. The room erupted into screams.
"NO!" She shrieked at the top of her lungs, and she was dragged out of the room, kicking and screaming.
Ally was dragged down the steps, and out into the darkness. She thrashed in his hold, and she could hear Henry laughing his head off. She was thrown into the back of a van, and the door slid shut. Ally cried out, and she sat up in the darkness.
The engine rumbled to life, and the van took off down the drive. Ally's head fell into her hands, and she tried to muffle her cries, but she didn't succeed.
"You said you wouldn't kill him!" Ally screamed, and she slammed her fists against the van floor.
"Yeah, well I lied!" He snapped from the front, and Henry beamed at her.
"C'mon princess, dry your tears. It's time to get you ready for your wedding."
"WHAT!?"
AN: ...Hi! Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, well, as much as you could, but the next ones going to reveal more about what's going on. I'm not going to be giving you any hints for the next chapter, because I want it to be a surprise :) Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, and please review this one, because I'd love to know your thoughts, just don't hate on me too much for this chapter :)
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