Hey all. I'm so incredibly sorry, I know it's taken me an incredibly long time to finish this, especially considering I had barely anything to go and I did leave y'all on a bit of a cliff-hanger there. Oops. I kind of lost inspiration/motivation for writing this story, I think it'll be the last one for this fandom, but I've had a blast and thank you all for reading etc.

Anyway, I don't own anything obviously, hope you enjoy it and all that! Ta da!

Ally was an absolute idiot.

The boy of who brightened her days and nights, the boy of her dreams had just confessed his love for her, and what did she do?

Nothing.

Having said, well, literally anything would probably have been better.

The thing was, Ally wasn't actually sure that she wasn't hearing things. The idea that Austin Moon, overnight internet sensation turned full on popstar, funny, cute, hot as hell, could get any girl in the world, Austin Moon in love with Ally Dawson?

It seemed unlikely.

But her mind couldn't help turning back, picking through their interactions, what she'd heard early in the morning, noticing the way that his gaze had lingered, the unnecessary brushing of fingertips, little touches she wasn't even sure he was aware of.

She thought of what he'd said to her about the girl he was in love with, up in the treehouse, and she began to let herself think of just how great they could be together.

Ally took a deep breath, and began trudging toward the treehouse, collecting the scraps of her bravery with her as she went, hoping that she wasn't making a terrible, terrible mistake.

Austin was sitting in a heap on the edge, looking out over the property, slumped in a defeat that Ally hadn't seen on him before. It didn't suit him.

And how could she, when she had the power, had the desire, to do something about it, how could she let the most beautiful boy in the world upset, even for a second? Maybe someone else would be able to leave him without a second thought, let him get over her and move on, knowing that whatever he was feeling would be temporary, but Ally wasn't that girl.

"Austin." her voice was no more than a soft murmur, and she watched as his body snapped to attention, holding a line of tension that Ally wanted to kiss and touch until it feel away.

"I'd kind of like to be alone right now."

Ally crawled closer, stopping just short of touching Austin. "I know. But the thing is, you didn't really stay long enough for me to figure things out, you know?" she could feel her voice climbing in speed and pitch as she powered through but she couldn't do much about it. She paused for a second, her voice getting softer and more timid. "You're… you're the best thing that's even happened to me, Austin. And losing you, I couldn't stand it, you know? I feel like I'd drown without you, like I'm just. I couldn't face that."

"Feeling's mutual. Which is why it's fine. We don't have to talk about it anymore, just leave me up here for a while. I'll get over it, it'll be fine." Ally flinched at the hurt that hid behind his indifferent tone.

"No. Austin. I love you too. How could I not?"

She paused long enough to hear his breath hitch before motoring on.

"You're amazing, you make me laugh and always know how to pull me out of my head. I love that the way you smirk and all of your blond moments. I love the way you tell terrible jokes and the way you look in the morning when we wake up in the practice room. I love that you bring me coffee without being asked and that you pull people in with this brightness that you don't even know you have. How could I not be in love with you?"

"But, you shook your head, and I mean, I waited, you didn't say anything."

"I know. You just took me by surprise. And I was thinking about losing you forever if we started this, and how many things could go wrong-"

But she didn't get further than that before a pair of soft lips were overtaking her own, punching her breath out in a soft exhale. It was a sweet kiss, soft and intimate, the sort that promised of things to come. It only lasted for a second before Austin pulled back, resting his forehead on hers, brown eyes looking into hazel.

"Hey. We'll figure it out. And you're not going to lose me, you couldn't if you tried."

A smile twitched at Ally's lips before she pulled him back in. It was messy and their mouths didn't fit together properly, more just grinning into each other than anything else, but it was also perfect.

Later, Austin's parents will notice a slight difference, but will brush off Ally's new relaxation and Austin's adoring glances as nothing more than a slight change of wind. They'll smile as the two kiss and hold hands and sneak touches when they think no one's looking. They'll think that Austin got lucky with Ally, that they're glad their son found a girl who looks at him like he hung the moon and stars, and that he found a girl who he can look at like she's a dazzling constellation in a person.

Later, Austin will carry Ally's bag despite her protests, will brush a kiss on her cheek as he puts it onto the conveyor belt at the airport. They'll hold hands in the seats from take off to landing, and will lean heads on shoulders with soft smiles.

Later, when they get home and tell their friends and Ally's family, everyone will wonder how it took the two so long, how they didn't notice the way their faces turned warm and soft around each other, didn't notice the chemistry and the potential between them.

And much later, Ally will sing the song she wrote for Austin under a tree in Texas, and Austin will pull her into a scorching but tender kiss as the last note leaves her lips.

Later, they'll be alright.

So there it is. Boom. The end. Pretty please leave me a review and tell me what you thought, of this chapter or of the story as a whole, they make me super smiley and happy.

Thank you all for reading and reminding me to update (no, really, I kind of forgot I had this for a while there), and for leaving favourites or follows or reviews, you make everything lovely.

Have a fantastic rest of your day/week/month/life. And thank you all for helping me find this fandom and get writing, etc. I may not be back, but I've loved it.

All the love. x