Author's Note: This one is set between the 3rd and 4th episodes/chapters of Season 7.

Auggie's POV

KC went up on stage at my mom's café/bakery.

"I'm glad to introduce a family friend, who will be performing a song to his girlfriend. He specifically asked me to teach him how to play this song," KC said. "So give it up for August Matthews!" I asked her to say my full name. I went up on the stage to her keyboard. I looked at Ava and started playing.

Been down this road/ Too often/ Here I am, once again/ fighting demons in the dark/ You can't believe in nothing/ I didn't know I could see/ 'Til you showed me the stars

And on my darkest days/ There's a light in the love that you're givin', love that you're givin' me/ On my darkest days/ There's a hole in my heart that you're fillin'/ With all that you're givin' me

When everything is broken/ And I can't get my feet steady on the ground/ I remember words you've spoken/ Feel you here, and my dear/ I am safe and sound

And on my darkest days/ There's a light in the love that you're givin', love that you're givin' me/ On my darkest days/ There's a hole in my heart that you're fillin'/ With all that you're givin' me/ Oh-oh_oh, Oh-oh_oh/ That you're givin' me/ Oh-oh_oh, Oh-oh_oh/ That you're givin' me

I know, I know, I know/ It's out of my control/ Sometimes I get so low/ But I'm not alone

On my darkest days/ There's a light in the love that you're givin', love that you're givin' me/ On my darkest days/ There's a hole in my heart that you're fillin'/ With all that you're givin' me/ Oh-oh_oh, Oh-oh_oh/ That you're givin' me/ Oh-oh_oh, Oh-oh_oh/ That you're givin' me

And on my darkest days/ There's a light in the love that you're givin', love that you're givin' me

After I finished, I looked at Ava and she was smiling. I smiled too.

I walked over to her.

"August?" She asked.

"We're getting older," I said. "I've started to really like going by that."

"Well, you'll always be Auggie Doggie Matthews to me."

"I look forward to that," I said. She laughed.

I do believe. We're going to make it someday.

Author's Note: The song I used in this scene is "Darkest Days" by MADI. She was one of the songwriters that pitched her song (this song) to One Republic on Songland.

When I first heard the finished product, I just really liked it. As I kept listening to it, I realized I related to it so much with my struggle with Lupus. I also relate it to my Faith. It makes me think of God, and I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up it was to Him. It also somewhat made me think of my boyfriend. I decided to write this because it really worked for them in my Fanfiction. And because I can relate it to my struggle with Lupus, I thought he could too.

Someone told me that it takes a lot for an author to put their personal experiences out there. For me, I feel like it's necessary to do it sometimes, so readers can understand the author more and understand why they write the way they do. When I wrote about Auggie being diagnosed with Lupus, I was awaiting my first Rheumatologist appointment to see if I, in fact, had Lupus. I have done a lot of research on it since I was 19 (when it was first suspected that I had it). [It took 2 to 2.5 years to actually get a referral for an appointment (had to go to a different doctor to get it) then waited another about 6 months to finally go to my first appointment.] I also wrote it because a lot of people don't know about it.

Let me know what you think!