Dawning Midnight

"We never got that far,
This helps me to think all through the night.
Bright lights that, won't kill me now, or tell me how,
Just you and I, your starless eyes remain."

Franks POV

The next few months went by and I didn't see Gerard at all. I was starting to really miss him. I had kept my thoughts away from my pack for long enough, none of my packmates had any idea what happened between Gerard and I, and I prayed they never would.

Gerard had told Ray that I was drunk and he needed to take me home, and that was why we had left his party early, and Ray had believed it, was one less problem.

I was never happier when Ray invited us to the bar again, to try and get together again since last time I had "fallen ill". I spent that entire day before looking for good clothes to wear and deciding which ones made me look the best to see Gerard.

After trying on most of my wardrobe, I decided to go with a pair of black jeans with a studded belt. I put on a white T-shirt and a black leather jacket, and added a necklace with a howling wolf for good measure. Hoping this would appeal to Gerard, I left the house and morphed into my wolf form and began to trot to the bar happily. As I walked, I tried to rehearse what I was going to say to Gerard as a greeting? What kind of greeting would be acceptable? I didn't want to seem too friendly and make my crush obvious, but I didn't want to seem not friendly enough. I sighed in frustration.

I entered the bar as my human self, smiling at Ray and Mikey, and then looked into Gerard's eyes. I smiled at him, but inside I felt like I was going to explode.

It's so funny, how although on my face I appeared to be cool and nonchalant about everything going on now, but inside I felt like I was going to explode and break down completely. I felt even more nervous when I saw Gerard watching me as I sat down and said hello as cooly as possible.

I studied Gerard. He was wearing a Black Flag t-shirt and had black jeans on. Even with that somewhat casual attire, he looked pretty hot. Well, for a vampire, anyway.

The four of us started small talk at first, but Ray and Mikey got involved into their own conversation about the bass, and Gerard and I knew not much of that instrument, so we looked awkwardly at each other.

"So, Frank, I just, uh, was wondering, if you would like to maybe take a walk with me later, y'know, afterwards?" Gerard looked at me.

My heart skipped a beat. He wanted to be with me, alone? My mouth went dry, and I had to clear my throat before I could speak. Smooth move, Frank. "Sure!" I smiled at him.

Gerard smiled. "Good." he looked down, obviously feeling awkward. I couldn't help but grin at him. He was so cute.

No, stop it Frank. Stop it, Stop thinking about him. Hes a vampire. You're a werewolf. I thought. You're never going to be together. He probably has something important to talk to you about, regarding the law I had broken by entering his territory...

We spent a few more hours at the bar before we decided to head home. Those hours seemed to drag on forever. I hated it. I was so anxious about going on the walk with Gerard. I was afraid of him judging me or something. I was afraid on why he wanted to go on a walk. I inhaled deeply as I watched Gerard give Mikey the keys, whispering how he was going hunting and would be home later. Mikey nodded and we headed into the woods together, following an old hikers trail.

"It's pretty chilly." Gerard said, his arms around himself, shivering.

"Really? I don't feel anything. Then again, I'm a werewolf. I'm never cold." I giggled.

"Yeah. If I were a complete vampire I'd never be cold, either." Gerard laughed.

I blinked. "Wait, what do you mean, a complete vampire?"

"I'm not a full vampire." Gerard said. "I'm half human, half vampire." He looked at me.

"I knew there was something different about your eyes." I laughed, staring into his eyes. "And you have a pulse." I concentrated my keen wolf hearing on his pulse, which was very human-like. I then realized, that was also why I could see that Gerard could blush, (I had noticed he blushed around me several times!) and regular vampires couldn't do that. "How did that happen, though?"

"My father was a vampire, and my mother was a human." Gerard sighed, staring at the ground, watching the terrain go by as we walked.

"Oh. What about Mikey? He's your brother right? Why isn't he-"

"We're from different fathers. We're only half brothers." Gerard cut me off before I could finish. "My step-father, who my mom is married to now, is Mikey's father. He's human."

"Oh." I swallowed, not having anything else to say.

"So, I wanted to talk to you, Frank." Gerard whispered. "About, that one night..."

"Can we just, forget that ever happened?" I looked at him.

"Thats actually what I wanted to ask." Gerard laughed. "I know its kinda against the law, but.."

"Fuck the law." I grumbled.

We walked in silence for a little bit, before I sniffed the air and realized we were on his territory now. "Gerard-"

"It's okay. I'm the only vampire on this territory. My father comes here, but only like once a year. Your scent will be gone long by then." Gerard smiled reassuringly at me.

I smiled at him, relieved. "Okay, good."

Gerard's POV

I walked with Frank, trying to think of what to say to him. I took him on a walk because I just wanted to be with him. I had no idea why. I was kind of regretting it, because everything felt really awkward. Plus, its not even like I should be flirting with him, hes a werewolf, and I'm a vampire. Thats why I had pretended I didn't take him on a walk for fun, I tried to make it look like I was talking about serious stuff, about that one night, and to forget about it. I was happy when Frank agreed to forget about the law.

"Want to see something cool?" Frank suddenly broke the awkward silence.

"Sure." I laughed.

He jumped into the air, morphing into his wolf form. He grabbed the tree branch, and his paws grew small fingers so he could grip onto it. He swung over the branch, and in seconds he was on top of the tree branch. he morphed back. "See, not only vampires can climb trees. Think about that the next time you fight a wolf." he winked at me.

I jumped onto the branch beside him. "I have to admit, that was pretty cool, but have fun climbing all the way up to the tops of trees." I jumped from branch to branch swiftly, smirking as I gained altitude.

Frank groaned, trying to climb in his human form, but he struggled.

I laughed at him, and stuck my tongue out.

He growled, leaping for a branch. He misjudged the distance and started to fall. He hit several branches on his way down, trying to grip onto them with his hands, but he failed. Instinctively, I jumped down and shot to the bottom of the tree before he reached the bottom, catching him and setting him down.

He was shocked at my sudden save, and blushed. "Thanks." he didn't meet my eyes.

I looked at his arm, which he was now cradling. "you're hurt." I said.

He looked away. "I'm fine. I'll heal." he seemed to be embarrassed.

I studied him. "Frank, I don't think that's going to heal on its own. Your arm is…like… dead."

"I'll be fine Gerard!" Frank snapped, pulling away from me as I stepped towards him.

I sighed. "Frank, come on, let me see it."

"No." He muttered.

Suddenly I heard a twig snap, and I turned my head and sniffed the air. My attention on Frank was gone, and all my attention went into identifying what was near us. I inhaled, tasting the sweet, tempting scent that entered my nostrils. It was a bobcat.

My throat began to burn with thirst. I needed to taste its blood…so badly.

"I'll be back." I whispered. Not waiting for a response, I jumped into the trees and began stalking the cat. I moved swiftly from tree to tree, the burning in my throat becoming increasingly intense. Frank was good, he remained silent as he watched me hunt, not wanting to interfere with my vampire instincts. He followed me, walking silently on foot.

As time went by, my focus became not as great. I kept thinking about Frank and his injured arm, and I was worrying if he was going to be okay. Come on Gerard, I thought.Focus.

The bobcat stopped for a moment, and sniffed the air, pondering where to go next. Taking this advantage, I launched myself at the cat, aiming for the throat.

But something had gone wrong. I still wasn't totally in focus, the worry about Frank's arm hung in the back of my mind, and I caught myself misjudging the distance and falling by the bobcat.

The bob cat hissed and struck at me, and I gasped and rolled over as it aimed a blow at my face. Its paws missed by centimeters, and I cursed under my breath. I tried to get away, but the bobcat had the yet advantage again and went ahead and jumped at me.

A brown figure shot into the scene, slamming into the bobcat. The bob cat screamed, slashing at the figure. I sat up, watching as there was a mess of fur and claws. I blinked, realizing it was Frank who had attacked the bobcat.

The bobcat let out a scream that was cut off as Frank crushed its windpipe. He tore the bobcat's body in half easily with his teeth, all it took was a single movement in his head. He threw a piece to me. I was surprised at how easily he had ripped the carcass in half, and I saw just how powerful werewolves could be. I also realized just how powerful Frank could be. I stared at him, smiling. That was amazing. I shook my head. No, I needed to stop falling for him.

I realized he was eating the other half of the bob cat, and I understood he wanted me to eat some too. At first, I thought it wasn't right to take Frank's kill, but my throat burned like hell. I sighed, not caring, and sunk my teeth into a vein and sucked the remaining blood from the creature.

Frank shook his head, blood dripping from his lips. He licked his lips and barked at me, a smile on his face. He started walking towards me, but he limped. His arm was still hurt.

He morphed back to his human form when he came close to me.

I looked at his arm. "Frank, you're still-"

"A thank you would be nice." Frank cut me off.

"Thank you, but-"

"You're totally welcome! Anytime Gerard!" Frank smiled, cutting me off purposely again.

I ignored him. "Frank you really need help with your arm, will you please listen to me." I begged. "I mean come on, I kinda owe you again."

Frank sighed, looking at his arm. "I'll be fine."

"Please?" I looked at him.

He hesitated, and finally sighed. "Alright, since you won't shut up, you can-"

"Come on." I pulled his uninjured arm and headed towards my house.

Franks POV

I let Gerard pull me into his house. As we entered, I looked around. It wasn't a bad looking house.

It wasn't huge, but it wasn't small either. We stepped into the kitchen, that was where the front door opened to. Gerard closed the door, and brought me to the next room over, which was the living room. In the living room were the stairs, leading to the bedroom.

Mikey was sitting in the living room, drinking soda and watching TV. He looked up at us curiously.

"Well I see you lied to me, Gerard." Mikey narrowed his eyes at his brother.

Gerard shook his head. "No, I didn't. I just didn't tell you the full truth. I went on a walk with Frank, and did what I told you I was going to on it."

I remembered what Gerard had said to Mikey before leaving. I'm going on a hunt, Mikes. Go drive yourself home, I'll be home later.

Getting the hint Gerard wanted Mikey to think I was human, I shook my head. "Is that what you were doing when you told me to sit down and wait?" I laughed. "I have no idea what you guys are talking about, and quite frankly, I don't want to know." I rolled my eyes.

Gerard laughed, giving me a glance as if to say "thank you".

Mikey rolled his eyes. "You're both weird. Go away."

Gerard pulled me away and led me up the stairs, into his room, and into the small bathroom which was connected to his room.

Gerard grinned at me. "Thanks for that. I was afraid Mikey was going to find out you knew about me being a vampire, and that would be bad, because he'd tell my dad, who wouldn't be happy, especially if he found out you were a-"

"Yeah, Gerard, I get it. Hush, It was no problem." I smiled at him, cutting him off and putting my finger on his lips to shush him.

He smiled at me. His smile seemed to brighten the room, and I felt even the air around us seemed to be happy and glowing with glee. His smile could really change any atmosphere.

"Okay, now, Doctor Way is going to fix you up." Gerard winked at me.

"Got it." I laughed.

"If you could, Mr. Iero, sit on the bed for me?" Gerard smiled at me.

I blinked, shocked that he even knew my last name. I felt my heart rate quicken. "How did you know my last name?" I asked, sitting back on his bed.

"Oh." Gerard blushed, and looked down, embarrassed. "Ray told me."

"Oh." I blushed a little bit too. I pushed a strand piece of hair back from covering my face, and looked Gerard in the eyes.

Gerard smiled, his eyes very determined. "It's this arm right?" He pointed to my limp arm. I nodded.

He walked closer to me and picked it up. "Ah, it is dislocated."

"That's weird. That has never happened to me before." I said, confused.

"Hmm, well, I'm sure you never fell out of a tree before, have you Frank?" Gerard laughed.

"True, I have to admit, I never have!" I laughed.

Gerard giggled. "Yeah, that was a pretty far fall. Damn, Frank." I didn't notice he was trying to distract me from what he was about to do until afterwards.

"Yeah it was-" I gasped in pain as Gerard put my shoulder back in its socket. I whimpered, holding my shoulder, which still stung.

"Sorry." Gerard said. "I know, that hurts."

"Its okay." I looked up at him and smiled as I stood up.

I looked deeply into his eyes, and he did the same. We stared at each other for a moment, and time seemed to freeze. I was lost, holding his beautiful gaze.

I noticed then I was much shorter than him, and I felt a little embarrassed, but I began to creep onto my tiptoes.

Gerard must have seen me do this and he leaned down, causing our lips to meet.

Electricity shot through my body, and I continued to kiss Gerard back, bringing my hands up and pushing them against his chest. He wrapped his arms around me, and pushed me into the wall. I moaned into the kiss.

I savored this moment of our first kiss.

I wished that moment could last forever. I felt so powerful. We continued kissing, getting a little sloppy, not caring about anything anymore. For all we knew, Mikey could walk in. But that didn't scare me, not the slightest. All that mattered was now.

Finally, Gerard pulled away, and we looked at each other with lust. He smiled at me, and I could see how he had doubt in his eyes. I guessed, perhaps, he was afraid he had taken things too fast. I reassured him with another quick kiss.

"So, I'm assuming you're gay Gerard?" I asked, breaking the silence, laughing.

Gerard seemed to find this really awkward, and looked away. "Y-Yeah."

I kissed him again. "Shh, stop making it awkward." I giggled.

"Sorry." He laughed.

"Thanks for fixing my arm." I smiled at him.

"Anytime."

"Hey, you free tomorrow?" I asked.

Gerard nodded. "You're welcome to come."

"Awesome." I smiled at him.

He winked. "I'll see you."

I kissed him one last time, mostly because I knew I would miss him the rest of the night. I slipped out of the house.

My thoughts were clouded as I headed home. I morphed into my wolf form, and I felt like I could just fly. I felt like I could do anything.

My happiness and daze was not to last. I walked for a few minutes, high on my thoughts of Gerard, when I suddenly I heard my alpha's voice enter my head

Frank?

Father? I sent back to him, my stomach dropping with fear.

Where were you, son?

I was..uh… I accidentally let the thoughts of the events tonight slip. Worst mistake of my life.

All the memories replayed in my head quickly, it hardly took a second, but it was enough for my father to understand, especially since it slowed when Gerard and I kissed.

Frank Anthony Iero…

I swallowed, I was so dead. He had read all my thoughts, and quite well.

My father was racing towards me, and appeared in front of me in moments. He was snarling.

No son of mine will EVER fall in love with a vampire! He leapt at me, pinning me to the ground. I should kill you right now.

I didn't try to fight him, knowing he was stronger. Not only was he my father, but he was my alpha.

What a disgrace you are to your family, and to your pack. To think, I thought you were one of my best wolves, and were worthy of being second in command. My father stared me down, his eyes burning through me.

Father..I'm sorry..Please… I was whimpering, though I had no idea what I was asking for.

Wait a minute… My father was thinking. His name is Gerard Way, isn't it?

Surprised, I nodded. Yes sir.

Frank. You will do exactly as I say, or else I will kill you and your stupid lover boy and all his family, you hear me?

I swallowed. Yes sir.

You're going to trick Gerard. You're going to lure him in, pretending you love him. I see he loves you already, it is obvious. Now, you will lure him in, and once he has all your trust, you will call for us. And I will take it from there.

I stared at him. Father… I cannot do that to him…

Oh yes you can! He snapped at my throat, and I whimpered. If you do this, we will pretend this never happened.

I swallowed, wishing I could read my father's thoughts as he could read mine, but he was blocking them from me. He had mastered that art of hiding thoughts from others, unlike myself.

What will you do to Gerard? Are you going to kill him? I looked up at my father.

No. I need to use him as bait. His father and I… well, I have unfinished business with him.

Well, I guess if he didn't kill Gerard I would do it. I needed to keep Gerard safe, and if I didn't listen to my father, he would kill him. You have my word, father.

Good boy. He released me. Make me proud. And don't think of running off with him or anything. I will hunt you down, Frank. I will make you wish you were never born.

I watched my father walk away and disappear into the darkness of the shadows.