Aww Pickles, My Neighbor is A Hottie

***Kaire's POV***

***A Few Days Later***

Bryan and I had gotten a good liking to Gerard coming over a lot. He would sing to us and Byran liked to be a backup to the small concerts he would put on. Mikey came over sometimes too and would play guitar. I would read stories to all them and we would relax and watch movies. This was all for Bryan though. Gerard and I were still not friends. Even when we laughed together and even when I made him popcorn. Even when he kissed me on the cheek. I didn't like him though. The most I could EVER like him as was a friend. Gerard was the fatass in high school and I couldn't like him as a crush. It wouldn't work out. He and I were not meant to be. Nope. Nope. Nope.

"Gerard can't come over today." Bryan whined. I took a deep breath of relief. I seriously needed a break of seeing him everyday. It wasn't helping the liking issue. I mean I didn't like him, like that. I liked him as a guy who I could hang around with. I needed to get Gerard out of my head. I just need a Bryan and me day.

"I'm sorry bro. I think we should go out though. Maybe we could play in the snow or something. Or we could go out to a cafe. I just want to leave this house. It's sad to stay in here all the time. Anywhere you want to go?" I asked. A grin took over Bryan's face. I looked at him with a surprised face. He seemed to know where to go faster then I expected.

"Can we go to a special place my mom used to bring me? She said it was better then eating at my own house so she brought me here. We can even get in for free because my mommy 'had connections.' Whatever that means." He put air quotations around 'had connections.' I decided to agree to wherever he was bringing me. (A/N- BTW THEY LIVE IN NJ. IF I DIDN'T SAY THIS BEFORE AND THEY LIVED SOMEWHERE ELSE SUCK IT UP!) We got suited up considering it was November and freezing here. Bryan was wearing his new clothes which made me happy. I loved seeing him in actual clothes and have a nice hair-do. He grabbed my hand and led me outside. We went back to where I went when I ran away. It was a scarier part of this town. I tried to ignore the idea of that.

"Bryan are we near wherever we are going." He ignored me and kept running. I flinched when I saw someone in the corner. He was a ragged old an that reminded me of the time I thought that old man was Gerard. Ew.

"When we get there we have to be quiet because some people there are mean." He gave me advice. What diner or restaurant did his mom go to a lot? Like seriously.

"We are here." He pointed at the small box-shaped building. I looked up to see it said 'Soup Kitchen.' My heart instantly broke. I looked down at Bryan who was smiling at me with delight in his eyes. He seemed to love this place. I keeled down.

"Why do you love this place so much?" I needed to know more about Bryan. He shuffled his feet and looked down.

"It was the only place daddy wouldn't hit me while I eat. Mommy didn't like when I got hit, so she let me eat here. It was so fun coming here. Mrs. Nicole loved to give me seconds on the bread. They didn't have pudding though so I like your place more though." He puffed. I wiped a tear off my cheek. Bryan looked up at me.

"Please don't cry. My mommy always cried when we came here." He wiped my tears. I hugged him tightly. Bryan was never going to leave my house. We walked into the soup kitchen. Bryan ran off to go meet up with some people. He deserved to say hi to some of the people who saved his life. I went over to the food line to check what they were giving out. I went to a soup kitchen when I was younger, so I didn't really remember anything. I teared up seeing all the poor people sipping on their soup.

"Yes Miss?" I looked up to see Gerard leaning on the back wall. Mike was standing next to him, kind of hiding behind him. I sighed. Of course he is here.

"Hi Gerard." I rolled my eyes. He laughed and came up to me.

"Want to help out?" He asked all nonchalantly. I thought about it. With all the bad things I have been doing lately, I needed to do something good. I jumped over the counter and washed my hands. Next I pulled on gloves. Gerard stood next to me and showed me how to scoop the soup so they would have the most they can. I thanked him as we scooped for people. We talked about his college and how boring it was. We stopped talking for a while and it just got plain awkward. Then Gerard did it. He threw soup at me. My face went instantly red with anger and embarrassment. Gerard started to laugh.

"Not funny." I growled.

"Of course not. I mean it was hilarious!" Gerard slapped his knees.

"Such a knee slapper right?" I asked him. He giggled at me and nodded. Fuck. Him. It was my turn. I went to the back to 'wash out the soup.' I grinned and grabbed some of the bubbles. Gerard was handing out soup. I decided to wait until no one was there. When it went silent I ran up behind him and slapped the bubbles on his cheeks.

"Revenge is sweet." I whispered in his ears. He didn't move for a second. I tapped him on the shoulder. Did I really piss him off that much? He moved his hand around my waste and threw me over his shoulder. I screamed and laughed at the same time. Dick munch. I hit him on the back while laughing. He didn't put me down until we realized everyone was watching. I looked at Bryan who was grinning. He opened his mouth.

"You like him." He mouthed at me.

Notes

A/N- Sorry for the late update. Hope you like <3