Pinned

Frank decides not to yet tell Gerard that Pete had raped him. It’s not that Gerard didn’t deserve to know, or that it was anything to hide; it was just that Frank was having a hard time convincing himself it’d happened, let alone his boyfriend.
Frank stalks Pete throughout the halls, looking for an opportunity to get him alone. He knows it’s probably not safe; but if Frank could just catch him by surprise, it would definitely work.
Finally, Pete goes into a bathroom. Frank waits a few moments before ducking in after him, slipping silently behind the door. Pete’s at the urinal, and still, Frank grabs Pete by the neck, and swipes the knife that always resides in Pete’s back pocket. He draws out the blade and presses it against Pete’s jaw, threatening,
“Don’t fucking move.”
Pete jumps at first, and then settles, rolling his shoulders back in their sockets. He zips himself up and flushes the urinal, staying in the same spot. He growls, “What do you want, Iero?”
“An explanation!” Frank barks. “What the fuck? You raped me, Pete. I hope you know that I’m pressing charges.”
Pete’s body starts to quiver. Frank jostles him, demanding, “Pete?”
Pete lets out a broken sob that echoes in the tiled bathroom. “I’m so sorry, Frankie.”
Frank’s jaw twitches, and he backs up the knife from Pete, still hovering it over his skin. No way is he letting the boy take advantage of him again. “Why’d you do it then?”
Pete shrugs, shaking his head. Tears make a plop sound as they fall onto the floor. “Everyone hates me. No one would ever want to kiss me or date me or even be my friend.”
“That’s not true,” Frank says, lying to both himself and Pete. While not everyone in the world hates Pete, everyone at their school certainly does.
“Yes it is!” Pete insists, bawling now. He crumples to his knees, rocking back and forth as he gives more gut wrenching, heaving sobs. “You hate me, Ray hates me, I’m a fucking laughing stock.” Pete looks up at Frank, his eyes partly obscured by locks of his dark hair. “I should really do everyone a favor and kill myself.”
Frank withdraws his knife, swinging the blade shut and tucking it into his front pocket. “Don’t…. don’t do that,” Frank drops to his knees, hugging Pete. Pete hugs him back tightly, clenching the back of his shirt and crying into Frank’s chest. Frank strokes a hand through Pete’s hair, which, despite being straightened repeatedly, is still feather soft. “Pete, honey, this is what happens when you go around picking fights. You were playing with fire.”
Pete continues to cry, his shoulder blades pulsating.
“So…. You got burnt,” Frank proceeds. “That happens. And now, you gotta do damage control.”
“Wh-what does that mean?” Pete snivels.
“It means that you apologize to everyone and stay out of trouble,” Frank explains. He rubs Pete’s trembling back, continuing, “You stop acting like a total jerk off. You be nice to people. Stop carrying a pen knife, that’s an idea.”
“I’m not sure I know how,” Pete admits.
“Sure you do,” Frank replies. “In grade school, you were a very sweet boy.”
Pete makes eye contact with Frank.
“I want Peter back,” Frank begs.
Pete grabs either of Frank’s ears, pressing a tender kiss onto his lips. Much less forceful and violent than yesterday’s assault. Still, Frank doesn’t want it. He pushes Pete off by the chest, informing,
“Pete, I can’t like you like that. I have a boyfriend.”
“Oh,” Pete says softly, dejectedly shifting his glance to the floor.
Frank lifts Pete’s chin with his hand, saying, “Peter Kingstson.”
Pete looks up, hopeful.
“Know that I care about you. I don’t want anything bad to happen to you, which is why I’m taking your knife. You know I’d care if something ever happened to you, right?” Frank asks.
“I… I guess,” Pete stammers.
“Having said that,” Frank adds. He looks Pete in the eyes as he says, “I can never forgive you for what you did to me.”
Frank sees Gerard that night. “How was your final day of suspension, sweetie?”
Gerard kisses Frank’s cheek, hugging his boyfriend. Gerard lays his head on Frank’s shoulder. “It was alright. How was school?”
“Fine,” Frank replies. There’s a lump in the back of Frank’s throat as the memories of Pete over the past two days flash through his mind. He swallows the lump, and takes a deep breath before admitting,
“I have something really important to tell you, Gerard.”
Gerard’s brows furrow. He raises his head, and rubs Frank’s thigh, asking, “What is it, baby?”
“Let’s put it this way: I have good news, and bad news,” Frank rephrases.
“Bad news first,” Gerard orders.
“Okay…. The bad news….” Frank starts. He confesses, “Pete……. He raped me, Gerard.”
Gerard’s brows raise to the point they’re completely hidden by his bangs. “Did he…. What’d he do?”
“He forced some kisses onto me, and started to… give me a handjob when I managed to break away,” Frank elaborates.
Gerard hugs Frank, smoothing the smaller boy’s hair. “Frankie, I’m so sorry.”
“So am I,” Frank agrees. “Do you want to hear the good news, now?”
“What is it?” Gerard asks.
Frank gives a toothy grin, telling, “I’m pretty sure I fixed Pete.”
Gerard laughs, questioning, “What do you mean ‘fixed’ him?”
“I don’t think he’ll be a Grade A asshole anymore,” Frank says. “I think I got through to him.”
“That’s great!” Gerard exclaims. He squeezes Frank, planting a kiss on top of his head. “I’m so proud of you, babe.”
“I’m happy you get to go back to school tomorrow,” Frank responds.
“Yeah,” Gerard agrees. “So happy to wear pants and not eat whenever I want again.”
Frank giggles, and flops back onto the bed. Gerard cuddles up next to him, laying a hand across Frank’s chest. Frank sighs contently, saying,
“Gerard Arthur Way.”
One of Gerard’s eyebrows perk up. “Frank Anthony Iero?”
“You are the single best thing to ever happen to me,” Frank says dreamily.
“How funny, I’m the best thing to ever happen to myself as well,” Gerard jokes.
Frank laughs, and intertwines his hand with Gerard’s. He gives their hands a kiss, then resting them on his chest. The two lay for hours talking, until finally, they fall asleep.

Notes

Unexpected ending, right? And to think that I was going to abandon this story half way through.

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