A/N: Right, so. Songfics, basically. First off - "Tough Love," by Forever the Sickest Kids.

Oh, and none are of the stories are connected. Or. They aren't really connected. I mean I guess they could be, but I don't plan it out that way. Whatever comes on my iTunes goes, so.

Tough Love

The first text he sends isn't apologetic.

Not at all.

'C'mon Ally, I didn't do anything that bad. Why aren't you talking to me anymore?'

She rolls her eyes when she receives it, and promptly shuts off her phone, preferring much more to talk to Dallas, her newfound boyfriend.

She giggles when he kisses her on the nose.

The second text message he sends a few hours later, when he sees she hasn't responded

He starts to think that maybe it won't be quite so easy to get Ally to forgive him, not this time.

'Hey Allie, I'm sorry. Talk to me?'

"Who's that?" Dallas asks. Ally shuts off her phone. "No one important."

"If you say so."

"I do," Ally says. Then, she wraps her arms around his neck and leans in for a kiss.

Austin's text message is left unresponded.

The third text message is two days later.

It's rather long.

'Ally, what more do you want me to say? I already said I'm sorry. I am. I'm sorry about ruining your first date with Dallas, but come on, Ally. I've done worse. Can't you just forget it and move on?'

Her fingers fly over her keyboard. 'You humiliated me in front of him.'

'I said I'm sorry.' She can almost hear his sulkish tone.

'Just...tell me why.'

His response comes five minutes later.

'I can't.'

'Then I guess we still aren't talking.'

She shuts off her phone, and takes Dallas by his hand.

"Ready for our date?"

She grins. "So ready."

She ignores the twinge of regret lodged deep in her heart.

'Ally, please.'

'Ally?'

'I miss you.'

'I'm sorry.'

A week later, she turns on her phone again.

20 New Messages.

She sighs.

'Just come apologize to me in person,' she sends.

"Ally," Austin gasps, breathless at the doors of the Sonic Boom.

She rolls her eyes. "What took you so long?"

Shyly, he brings out flowers from behind his back. He offers it to her. "I'm sorry."

Her face breaks out into a smile, and she envelopes him into a hug. "Thank you."

"Missed you too," she whispers in his ear.

His face is bright red when she pulls away.

she was the one, the only one for me

i made mistakes but she always forgave me

she was the one, my only obsession

she kept my feet on the ground

she kept my head in the clouds

Tough Love ~ Forever the Sickest Kids