Chapters 1 and 2 have been combined since they're both short.

The time has come. She was finally doing it; facing her stage fright. The brunette was nervous with fear, the nightmarish memory of the eating piano stuck in her head. It was one of those moments where you felt so many things at once. Excited, nervous, and fearful of judgment, the girl walked up on the stage; all eyes were on her now. The girl didn't want to do this, but at the same time, knew that it was the best thing to do to be able to perform again.

She thought, "Get a hold of yourself. You had to do this sooner or later. You've worked long and hard for this moment."

Clutching the microphone with both hands, she said, "Hi, I'm Ally and I'll be singing for you tonight, with my partner, Austin Moon." Everyone started to clap as they knew the show was about to start in the crowded mall. Austin walked up on stage, grinning at Ally, while the crowd made more clapping and cheers.

Austin said to Ally, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Ally replied, "Yeah, I've come too far to give up now."

To the audience, Austin said, "Hey everybody, before we start, I just wanted to say that Ally," he looked at the girl beside him, "has come a long way since we became partners a few years back. She's become my songwriter and best friend. I wouldn't know what to do without her." At that point, the crowd "Awed" at Austin's comment, which also made Ally blush. He continued, "Along the way, I, along with two of my other good friends, Dez and Trish have helped Ally in overcoming her stage fright. This show means a lot to not just her, but to all of us." He paused for just a second, looking at the brunette again. "I hope you enjoy the show. First off, we have a song from a while back called Don't Look Down."

As the applause died down, and people started to leave, the young blonde turned to his brunette friend.

"Ally, you were amazing! I can't believe you actually did it! Do you know what we could do now together?" Austin said excited.

Ally said in return, "I know! I can't believe it either! We were amazing out there! Thank you Austin."

"No problem," he said. She went in for a hug, as did he. Then, they left the stage, meeting Trish and Dez.

Trish said, "Ally you were amazing! I knew you could do it!"

"Yeah, I got footage of the performance, so now; we can upload it onto the website tonight!" Dez said. "Now if you excuse me, I have to feed my kangaroo." He walked off, the other three staring at him weird. It wasn't like it was any different though, the boy was always off with his kangaroo or gingerbread family.

Trish told the other two, "I have to go too; I have to get back to my job. My break started a couple hours ago." She walked off, probably to get fired from her job. That was typical Trish, never being able to hold down a job. That just left Austin and Ally.

"So, are you busy doing anything?" Austin asked.

"No, we can go back to Sonic Boom though," she said back. The two walked in silence, the air a bit tense for some unknown reason. They walked into the practice room, both sitting on the floor across from each other. The air was still tense between the two; it was unusual for them to be that way. Austin decided to speak up first, "Do you want to work on a new song? I think we're almost done for a third album."

"Sure," Ally responded. It was unbelievable. The duo had been partners for more than three years now, still going strong. Austin had already toured the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America, and was yet to tour around the world. Surprisingly, the four friends hadn't needed to move to California for Austin's rising fame. It was also unbelievable that Austin and Ally still remained in the friend zone. They denied of any affection of the other and refused to believe that they had feelings for each other. Trish didn't think so though, she saw the way they looked at each other and would always smile when they hung out together, smiling and laughing together.

The two partners sat down at the piano, throwing lyrics around and trying to come up with a melody to fit them. It was their normal all-nighter, just like the first one they had so long ago, when writing Break Down the Walls.

Taking a break, Austin decided to bring up the memory. "Do you remember our first all-nighter? The one where we had to write another song for the Helen Show?"

"How could I forget? I basically thrashed the set because of my stage fright." They both laughed at that. It may have been embarrassing, but it was one of the first few signs that Austin cared about Ally, and wanting to help with her stage fright.

"There was also the time where Trish had to be you for my first radio interview." Ally smiled at that memory too. "That didn't turn out too well." Austin and Ally both laughed again; they started talking about all the times they had in the rise of Austin's career. They talked about the summer with the incident of Big Momma, filming the commercial for Suzy Soups, and Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Continuing through the pile of flashbacks, Ally brought up the first time of her performing with Austin, but as Taylor Swift. "I remember that day as if it was yesterday. I think it was a bit easier for me to perform then, but technically, Taylor Swift got the credit. I'm glad to not have stage fright anymore though. Thanks again for helping me out."

"It was nothing," Austin said, bragging a bit. "I'd do anything to help you out, Ally-gator." He smiled at Ally, a smile also forming on her face. The two hugged again, just like it used to be. Things have changed over the years for the better. Now with Ally being able to sing confidently and excellent songwriting, Austin's rising fame, Trish booking the star more and more gigs, and Dez becoming more professional with his music videos, there was no stopping the rise of Team Austin, or as it is now called, Team Austin & Ally.

Hope you enjoyed that. I'll be back with more soon. And just to say, I do not own Austin and Ally, only the plot.

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