Mikey woke up from a soft rumbling coming from Gerard's bunk.
Across his own he could hear Ray snorring, Frank was unusually quiet and Bob was muttering jibberish in his.
They were still driving but from the pale, blue light that peeked into the hallway he could make out that it was early morning and that they'd probably arrive at their destination in less than an hour, maybe two at the most.
Again there was sound coming from Gerard's bunk and Mikey refrained from grabbing his iPod just yet.
His curtain was slid open slightly and through the small opening he could see Frank almost falling to the ground, only to be pulled back by Gerard.
He heard them make a sound that had to be kissing, followed by giggling, beneath him before Frank finally stepped out of the bunk and crawled into his own.

This explained why neither of them had joined him, Ray and Bob last night to watch TV and play games. At first he thought both of them had reverted to their new fashion of sulking every night but it seemed that they had finally made up.
He sat back in his pillow and grinned at the thought of his best friend and brother finally being together after years of being obviously in love.
Through the slit of his curtain he could see Gerard getting up and walking through the bus towards the kitchen.
He put his phone in the pocket of his sweatpants before he, as softly as he could, slid open his curtain and thumped out of bed, quietly making his way after his brother.

Gerard still wasn't fully awake and Mikey took adventage of his brother's lack of focus due to caffeine withdrawel by sneaking up on him and whispering "boo" in his ear.
His brother quickly turned around and clasped a hand over his mouth to stiffle a frightened scream "Jesus Mikey what the hell is wrong with you" he bit angrilly.
Mikey grabbed mugs for the two of them and started on fixing them a pot of coffee as a peace offering.
As the pot was brewing, making soft hissing and bubbling noises every now and then, he sat down next to his brother who crawled up against him.
"So, is there anything you wanna tell me?" Mikey asked before slumping down with an arm around Gerard to make himself more comfortable.
"nontreally" Gerard mumbled against Mikey's shirt, he was still half asleep and it took more than being scared shitless to properly wake him up.

Mikey sighed and jumped up, causing Gerard to flop down, face first into the seating of the kitchen bench "alright, so you're not gonna tell me why I just caught Frank sneaking out of your bed" he said sweetly as he poured the coffee into their cups.
Gerard was sitting upright now and gladly took one of the mugs, nearly downing it before raking his fingers through his hair "uhm".
Mikey smiled and took a sip of his own coffee "come on tell me, I've had to deal with you two dipshits ignoring eachother for days now so you owe me".
His brother sighed but quickly started smiling as he fumbled with his mug "I made him something, you could ask if he wants to show you, and I wrote him a letter..-"
Mikey grinned "so you guys are boyfriends now" he said only half mockingly.
"Well we haven't defined anything..-" Gerard whispered.
Hee rolled his eyes "dude seriously, get that stuff out of the way as soon as possible, the two of you have been through enough fucking misunderstandings already".
Gerard sighed "I know, so how are you and Pete doing, the two of you seem to be getting serious" he said quickly changing the subject.
Mikey drank some more of his coffee "we're doing great, we still have to figure out how we're gonna plan things after the summer because they have their headlining tour here and we are heading for Europe, Dublin first right?"
"Yeah two shows in Dublin before we go to London, but Patrick told me about that tour, you guys won't be seeing eachother for atleast" he paused to think "6 months?".
Mikey bit at his lip, he knew it was going to be hard, "I know but we'll work it out".

His brother put a hand on his and smiled at him, Mikey hated it when he did that because it was comforting and he didn't want to be comforted, or he didn't want to feel the need to be comforted at the thought of being separated from Pete for half a year when their relationship was only a few short weeks old.
He was snapped out his thoughts by someone walking into the kitchen area, someone turned out to be Frank who jumped down on the bench, greeting them with a "good morning fuckers".
Gerard immediately turned around to plant a big kiss on Frank's lips who was lost in it for a few seconds before pulling away and staring at Mikey."
Mikey swallowed the last of his coffee "I know already so no need to worry about kissing prince charming infront of me" he remarked and patted his brothers shoulder.
Frank smirked "oh well in that case" he started before swinging one leg over Gerard's thighs to straddle him and pulling the singer's face between his hands to kiss him, hard.
"Frank" Mikey wanted to tell him that he had proven his point but there was no response.
"Frank!"
"Gerard?" he pleaded.

Neither of them payed any attention but were rather busy shoving their tongues down eachother's troaths and desperately grasping at eachother.
Mikey sighed, grabbed his mug and walked to the sink where rinsed it a few times.
They had a pitcher of ice water somewhere in the refrigerator and he poured some of it into his mug before quietly shuffling back to the bench where Frank and Gerard were still fervently making out.
Slowly he lifted the mug above their faces and turned it around, showering both of their faces with the ice cold water.
The two of them looked up with their mouths wide open in surprise.
He snickered "so are you two hornballs finally cooled down a little?".
They both sent him a deathglare that Frank was the first to break with a mischievous grin, suddenly he pounced on Mikey, who barely kept them upright, and shook his wet hair out in his face.
Mikey picked him up and put him back in Gerard's lap "alright truce you ass".
Frank snuggled up against Gerard who snaked his arms around him and pecked an innocent kiss on his cheek.
Mikey smiled at how content they looked with eachother, he checked his phone for any messages but his display didn't show any notifications.
It was early Pete probably wasn't even awake yet, he sent a quick goodmorning text for him to wake up to before sliding his phone back into his pocket.

The three of them spent the next 15 minutes chatting about changes in their set for that day, contemplating on swapping some songs for others and maybe even do a cover half way through.
While they were busy discussing the possibilities the bus came to a halt and Gerard immediately jumped up and started putting on Bob's mud covered sneakers that were thrown in a corner the night before.
Mikey raised his eyebrows "where are you going?".
He finished the last tie in the laces and got up again "I'm taking Frank for breakfast, if he wants to of course".
Frank's face was practically glowing at Gerard "sure, I'm fucking starved" and he slipped into his own worn out converse.

Mikey watched the two of them pull on their hoodies and making their way across the parking lot towards the road.
"Yeah, I'd love to come too but you guys should spend some time with eachother, but thanks for the offer" Mikey quietly whispered to himself putting his own mug in the sink and rinsing out the cold coffee from Gerard's.
He walked to the lounge area and grabbed his glasses from the table so he could watch some TV without having to squeeze his eyes half shut.
Before turning the TV on he decided to make himself some breakfast from what was left in their cabinets.
Ray and Bob would be out of luck later because Mikey had the last of both the milk and the cereal poured into his bowl and now all they had left was some moldy bread and a practically empty jar of peanut butter.
He closed the cabinets and drawers again and looked out of the window, they were one of the first bands to arrive today but he recognized the bus that was parked not too far away from theirs.

The door opened and he watched as Pete helped a girl get off before kissing her on her cheek and smiling at her.
He wanted to take a bite of his cereal but dropped his spoon when he saw Pete hugging the girl and quickly ghosting one hand over her ass.
Then Joe walked off of the bus and nudged Pete who then looked straight at Mikey, his eyes wide like those of a deer caught in the headlights.
Mikey stared at him for a second before putting down his bowl on the table and walked to the lounge where he closed all the curtains, turned on the TV and sat down on the couch.
His phone started buzzing, he knew it was Pete but right now he was too busy feeling like a fool, biting back his tears.

-

They found a little diner just down the road.
Frank held open the door for Gerard and they stepped into the quiet place, it was 7AM and the only people there were a trucker who was taking a nap in the corner booth and an old couple who were sharing a milkshake, two straws with a cherry popped on the edge of the tall glass.
Gerard smiled and squeezed Frank's hand that had been holding his all the way from the bus.
They let go when they sat down in a booth by the window, and Frank quickly studied the menu before handing it to Gerard.
Gerard read the sticky, laminated menu and not to his surprise this was just like most of the roadside diners they had been to dozens of times.
He settled for coffee and chocolate chip pancakes and waved politely at one of the waitresses who was sitting behind the counter gazing out of the window.
When she noticed Gerard she quickly stood up, smoothed down her skirt and walked up to their booth
"Good morning, my name is Holly, have you made a choice yet?" she smiled.
Gerard smiled back at the young woman "ehm yes, I'll have a black coffee and the chocolate chip pancakes please" she quickly wrote it down on her tiny notepad and turned to Frank "what about you sir?".
Frank grinned at her and Gerard felt his heart grow a size, "I would like a cup of coffee too and the blueberry waffles please" the waitress nodded and made her way back to the counter.

"Oh Larry, do you have to make such a mess of yourself" he heard the old lady sigh at the booth a few feet away from them.
He peeked and saw that she was dabbing the old man's chin with a tissue, the man was smiling at her "babe, you know I'd be lost without you".
The lady lowered her hand and leaned in "yes I know honey, that's why I stick around, someone has to do the job".
The man laughed "come here" he said and he softly put his hands on her face to pull her in for a kiss.
It was short and sweet and when they pulled away Gerard saw nothing but love in their eyes.
He was snapped away from his staring when the waitress came back with their plates and cups of coffee "they're adorable aren't they?" she said while putting down the the plates and cups and arranging the cutlery.
Frank scraped his troath "yeah they look so" he let out a chuckle, as if he couldn't believe it "in love".
Gerard hadn't said a word to Frank while he was watching the couple, but somehow their hands had found their way back to eachother on the table.
Holly smiled "my boss told me that they've been having breakfast here almost every day for the past 55 years, they were some of the first customers back in the day".
Gerard and Frank stared eachother and Gerard could feel Frank squeezing his hand, 55 years was a long time.

"Holly doll, here's your tip" Frank and Gerard looked up and saw that the older couple were now standing right next to their booth.
"Oh no that's way too much Mrs.Davis" Holly replied, clutching her notepad to her chest, staring at the 20 dollar bill held infront of her.
"Nonsense" the lady turned to Frank and Gerard "Holly here is going to college this fall to become a lawyer" she looked proud of the waitress who was now blushing.
"Now now Hannah don't embarrass the girl" he commented to his wife, wrapping an arm around her shoulders "however I agree with her that a young woman such as yourself could make some good use of it, so please take it".
Holly reluctantly took the money and thanked the couple before being called away by someone from the kitchen staff.
"Oh excuse me I'll be right back, bye Mr and Mrs.Davis" she hastily said before jogging to the kitchen.

"Such a sweet girl" Mrs.Davis said and she looked at Gerard and Frank who shook their heads in agreement, her gaze dropped to the table where their fingers were still laced together.
Gerard shot Frank a quick gaze and they immediately pulled back their hands.
The couple looked at them before the lady clasped a hand over her mouth "oh sorry boys, I didn't mean to stare, you just remind me of our son and his husband when they were younger" she quickly apologized.
Frank raised his eyebrows at Gerard but quickly grabbed his hand again "oh it's alright" and he shot her one of those smiles that made Gerard weak at the knees.
She sighed "you two are really adorable, you hardly see people your age who have already found the one".
Gerard blushed "this is our first date actually" he stammered.
Frank cocked his eyebrows "it is?" he asked.
Mr.Davis chuckled "come on honey, why don't we leave these gentlemen to their breakfast" he said as he lead her towards the door, waving goodbye at Frank and Gerard who waved back.
Just before the door closed they could hear Mrs.Davis telling her husband that "those boys looked at eachother the same way we look at eachother darling"
"I know doll, I saw it too."

Gerard felt Frank's thumb rub circles on the back of his hand "so this is our first date huh?" Frank asked him.
He took a gulp of his luke warm coffee and looked Frank straight in the eyes "yeah" he whispered.
Frank grinned "so that means that we're dating?".
Gerard knew that he was blushing right now and he didn't even fight the urge to smirk "uhu".
"Alright, so does that mean, that you and me are..-".
He couldn't finish his words because Gerard gave him a kiss "Frankie, this is so fucking cheesy, but would you like to be my boyfriend?".
Gerard watched Frank blush "it is cheesy as fuck but I would love to be your boyfriend".
They kissed and finally started their breakfast after asking Holly for some new coffee since theirs had turned cold.