Frank's POV

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I watched Fallyn as she stood up from the couch and put the guitar strap around her neck.
Gerard sung, she played and it sounded great.
I'd only been giving her lessons for a couple of days and she already sounded amazing, there is no way that she could play like this without having picked up a guitar before.

Maybe she was a guitar player who had amnesia and forgot all about her knowledge of guitar playing and she just started to remember it.
That sounded very stupid.

She obviously had no idea what she was doing with a guitar when I first gave it to her, she didn't even know what a fret board was.
She might be unusually gifted with nothing else going on.

Even though I'd only taught her the chords of Cemetery Drive once and I'd never seen her practice them it was amazing to watch as she was somehow able to remember all of the chords and keep up with Ray and Gee.

Is there a chance that she was the illegitimate daughter of Angus Young or something like that?
I'm the greatest guitar teacher ever.

Halfway through the second verse she stopped playing, took off the guitar strap and put Pansy on the sofa next to Bob before running out of the room.
I stood there like dunce wondering what had happened, she was playing excellently one moment and next thing she was running away.

Ray stopped playing and looked around with a confused expression as Gerard followed her into the bunk area.
I heard her crying and had to push back the temptation to go in there and comfort her like Gee was doing.

Despite my restrictions I could still hear what she was saying in the other room and I felt bad when she said that Cemetery Drive was her friend Katelyn's favorite song.
Gerard came back to the living room and I heard the sound of Fallyn's heartbeat slowing down.
She must be going back to sleep.

"We've gotta stop now. She's having a nap and I don't want to wake her up until we get to the city." We all agreed and Ray, Mikey and I packed our stuff up but left it in the living room because Fallyn was asleep in the bunks and none of us wanted to wake her.

When things were placed away carefully enough that our guitar cases and amps wouldn't fall over and crash into stuff when the bus went round a corner, the group went into the kitchen for food.

I stayed in the living room because I wasn't feeling very hungry or talkative.
There was nothing on tv except for infomercials and religious stuff so I sat on the couch and stared at the wall.

The guys were laughing loudly in the other room, we were all excited about the upcoming show.
It was going to be three shows then we'd be having a break for a couple of months so we could enjoy Christmas and winter, well, Ray wouldn't enjoy it but the rest of us would.

There is a chance of the Way brothers sulking though because we'll be unable to get back to New Jersey in time for Christmas.
They don't get all the sulking rights though because none of us will be able to see our families.
The good thing is that the band is somehow its own family.

Gerard was the Mum and Dad.

Mikey was the angst riddled teenager who didn't fit in with anyone.

Ray was the big brother who gave everyone advice.

Bob was the bookworm who hardly talked.

I was the kid who ruined all the family photos and had to be sent to a summer correctional camp.

And Fallyn was the adopted one everybody took care of.

So yeah, that's our epically screwed up version of the Partridge Family.
I smiled and stood up to go into the kitchen when I heard a light thump come from the bunks.
Don't tell me she's fallen out of the bed again.

Haha, Fallyn has fallen out of the bed.
Okay that was bit mean, I don't really want her to have fallen out of the bed.
I walked towards the bunk area and paused in the doorway when I saw the brown haired girl sitting on the floor next to Fallyn's bed.

"Katelyn?" She looked up at me and froze, considering the time in the morning she probably hadn't expected anyone to be awake.

"What are you doing awake at this hour? They told me that the humans were asleep." She stood up gracefully and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I heard you the other night, I think you know that we are much more than human." Katelyn nodded and uncrossed her arms but still kept the attitude.

"Fine, I guess I should have realized But I'm not on your sleeping timetable I'm on hers and you know that." She gestured her head towards Fallyn who was deeply asleep and didn't look like she'd be waking up for a while.

"If you're angelic then you should be smart enough not to get busted. You should also get sneaking lessons because you're horrible at it." I glanced behind me to see if the guys had noticed there is another person on the bus, they haven't.

"I wanted you to come in here, I need to talk to you." She adjusted her long dark red dress that hung to her ankles and gave me a very serious look.

"Fine about what?" It was my turn to cross my arms. Katelyn may be Fallyn's friend and a guardian angel but she gave off a vibe that I didn't like.

"You need to stop hitting on her, just stop it, permanently."
This is the important message I'm getting from an angel?
Gee has said nearly the exact same thing, except with more swearing thrown in.

"I'm not hitting on her. Gerard told me to stop it and I have, she's only a friend to me now." I was being honest, I hadn't treated her as anything but a friend for the past three days.

"Yep, that's bullshit, Frankie. I'm an angel, I know what it is you think about and I need you to stop thinking about her."

"Why is this so important to you, it's the thoughts and opinions of one person." She snorted and put her hands on her hips.

"However you act towards her is going to affect the relationship between the two of you." She was being very mean for someone that was an angel, I thought they were supposed to be nice and help people like in that bad tv show.
What's it called, touched my angel?

"I am being nice and helping. She isn't meant to fall in love with you and if she does her whole life is affected. You're not in her future."
My face fell, what the hell did she mean I'm not in her future.
I didn't expect Fallyn to think of me as anything more than a friend but for me to not be in her future at all is a rude awakening.

"This band is a stepping stone, that's it. In a year she'll begin to do what she'll be doing for the rest of her life."

"What will she be doing." Whatever it is I hope it's something that means a lot to her.

"I can't tell you that. But I can say that the only members of the band who will be in her future is Gerard and Mikey." Why would Gerard and Mikey be in her future, I might be able to understand why Gee might have something to do with her life but Mikey?

"Yes, Mikey is very important. Although the main thing is that you don't fall in love with her and she doesn't fall in love with you. Because it will change her destiny."

"Isn't it cheating when you tell me not to do something because it will change the future? You are a really crappy angel." She snorted again and rolled her grey eyes.

"I don't need advice from a monster like you."
Monster, how was I a monster? Sure I'd done a few things that I regret but saying that I'm a monster is taking it a bit far.

"Who are you to call me a monster. You don't know a thing about this life or what I think and feel. What gives you the right to control my life and opinions?"

"Whatever, you can't mention this talk to anyone and don't touch Fallyn if you know what's good for you."

"Piss off dead girl. You gave up your rights to be in Fallyn's life when you cut your wrists and abandoned her." Her eyes narrowed and within seconds she disappeared into the floor and I was left standing there for a moment.

I'm confused, did that just seriously happen?
Why did she seem so serious when it came to my feelings for Fallyn?

I haven't tried to do anything for days, no flirtatious behavior or hidden body language.
I've only been her friend and that's it.
Is it just me or does the whole universe seem to side with Gerard on everything?

"My mind has had enough of this fuckery for one day." I muttered to myself as I went into the living room, this is getting out of hand.

What's the one thing that will fix everything?
A nap, I could use one right about now.