No Place Like Home

Chapter 4

Ally's POV
"Thanks Lisbon, you guys have been amazing!" I said looking out at the roaring crowd. "Should I bring Austin back out for one more song?" Our fans erupted in cheers when I posed the question. "Come on out here Austin." I said glancing toward the side of the stage.
Austin walked out in his red blazer, carrying his acoustic guitar. Our crew set up a microphone beside me as Austin made his way toward me. He adjusted his guitar and stepped in front of the microphone. "I think you're going to like this one." He said smiling. The crowd became quiet, anticipating what Austin was going to play. He waited a couple of seconds, and then began to play. As soon as Austin strummed the first chord, everyone went crazy. I smiled and looked over at Austin as I started to sing

When you're on your own
Drowning alone
And you need a rope that can pull you in
Someone will throw it

And when you're afraid
That you're gonna break
And you need a way to feel strong again
Someone will know it

And even when it hurts the most
Try to have a little hope
That someone's gonna be there when you don't
When you don't

If you wanna cry, I'll be your shoulder
If you wanna laugh, I'll be your smile
If you wanna fly, I will be your sky
Anything you need that's what I'll be
You can come to me

You struggle inside
Losing your mind
Fighting and trying to be yourself
When somebody lets you

Out in the cold
But no where to go
Feeling like no one could understand
Then somebody gets you

So take a breath and let it go
And try to have a little hope
'Cause someone's gonna be there when you don't
When you don't

If you wanna cry, I'll be your shoulder
If you wanna laugh, I'll be your smile
If you wanna fly, I will be your sky
Anything you need, that's what I'll be
You can come to me

Like a chain that never breaks
Like a truth that never bends
Like a glue that takes a broken heart and puts it back again
It's the feeling that you get
It's the moment that you know
That no matter what the future holds
You'll never be alone

If you wanna cry, I'll be your shoulder
If you wanna laugh, I'll be your smile
If you wanna fly, I will be your sky
Anything you need, that's what I'll be
If you wanna climb, I'll be your ladder
If you wanna run, I'll be your road
If you want a friend, doesn't matter when
Anything you need, that's what I'll be
You can come to me

You can come to me,
Yeah

I sweetly kissed Austin on the cheek as the lights on the stage darkened. He grabbed my hand and we walked off stage together, the arena still rolling in cheers.
"Ally! Austin! You guys were amazing!" Trish said running over and giving us a hug.
"Thanks!" Austin and I said in unison.
"Lets go out and celebrate your first show!" Trish said ushering us. Austin and I followed her outside and we all got into the limo together.

Austin's POV
Trish had taken us roller skating, and we were all having a blast. Well, all of us except Ally. She didn't know how to skate and was helplessly clinging to my side. I had my around her as we made our way towards the benches.
"Austin, how do you find this fun?"
"How do you not?" I asked, laughing.
She glared up at me as I sat down on the bench with her.
Trish rolled past us backwards, waving as she went.
"I just don't see how you two can do that. Every time I get out there I fall." Ally said looking down.
"I did too my first couple of times. I got tons of bruises, but I eventually learned how to skate."
She slowly looked up at me, her hands in her lap. "I don't want to learn. You and Trish can go have fun though."
I frowned. "I'm not going to skate without you."
"Austin.....go have fun."
"But I won't have any fun if you're not with me." I pleaded.
"What about Trish?" Ally bargained.
I leaned down and whispered, "She's not my Ally."
Ally looked at me, contemplating what to do. "Come here All's," I said grabbing her hands and pulling her up with me, "Get on my back."
"What? You can't skate with me on your back." She said giggling.
"Who says I can't? Come on, hop on." I said turning around.
Ally took a wobbly leap and jumped onto my back.
I began my way around the rink as Michael Jackson's Beat It poured through the speakers. Surprisingly, skating with Ally wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be.

An hour later, Trish and I finally got Ally to have fun. Ally would stand in the middle of me and Trish and link her arms around us. She was actually starting to make some progress with skating. 

We all rolled over to the benches to take a break. "Thank guys. I'm starting to see the fun in this." Ally said smiling.
Trish looked down at her phone and looked back up at us, "It's already midnight guys. We need to get back to the hotel. We've got to get up early and load the tour bus in the morning."
"Yea, I am kind of tired." I admitted.
"I was just starting to have fun." Ally said frowning. Trish and I laughed. I reached over and intertwined Ally's hand with mine.
"Don't worry Alls. We'll go roller skating again, and maybe next time we'll bring Kinsley."
Ally smiled at me. "Alright guys." She said getting up.

The three of us left the skating rink and went back to the hotel. As soon as Ally and I walked through our door, I plopped down on the bed. "You tired old man?" Ally asked jumping on top of me.
"Yea, I'm not young like I used to be." I said in an old man voice while wrapping my arms around Ally. She erupted in lazy laughter as she laid her head on my shoulder.
"I guess I am a little, but performing makes me feel like a teenager again!" She said looking up, leaning her forehead on mine. I smiled.
"I'm so happy you're already enjoying this tour." I gave her a peck on the lips.
"Thanks for suggesting we go on another one." She leaned down and gave me a long, slow kiss.
We pulled apart, and I laid my head down on the bed. I slowly began to nod off until I felt Ally's lips on mine again. She smiled in the middle of the kiss and pulled back to look at me. "Goodnight sweetie." She said getting up off of me.
"Goodnight." I said closing my eyes again.
The last thing I remembered was the feeling of Ally taking my shoes off, and then I fell asleep.