The Personal Assistant - COMPLETED

"Okay Bandit, what do you want to do first?" I set her down on the couch. "We can watch a movie, play a game, whatever you want." She thought about her choices, finally she smiled and clapped. "What?"

"Can we play hide and seek?"

"Of course we can, okay you hide first."

"Count to twenty!" She shouted before running off to hide. I sat on the couch, covered my eyes and started to count.

"1...2...3...4...5..." My mind started to wander as I counted. I thought about Matthew, what happened with him? Yes he had bad moments but it was never this bad. He had loved me at one point, I believe that he did. This really was my fault, all of it.

"6...7...8...9...10..." My emotions towards Gerard is what caused all of this. I was stupid, screwed up everything. Now Zacky is dead, Gerard and Lindsay's marriage is hanging by a thread and Matthew is trying to hunt me down.

"11...12...13...14...15..." Would my life be normal again? What about Gerard's? I got him into this whole mess, this was Gerard Way, ex-lead singer of My Chemical Romance. This wasn't the type of thing he should be going through.

"16...17...18...19...20...ready or not here I come." I needed to find a way to fix this, put everyone's lives back to normal. Matthew wanted me, maybe I should I just give him what he wants. I got up to search for Bandit, wondering what I should do.
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"Oh Gerard, I love you so much. This is just what we needed, I think once this is all over the three of us should go on a trip. Just you, Bandit and I." I reached over and grabbed Lindsay's hands.

"I promise that our lives will go back to normal." She could tell something else was on my mind. Lynz squeezed my hands tighter.

"Sweetie, what's wrong?"

"Matthew....."

"Matthew? What about him? This is suppose to be our night out."

"I just don't understand what happened, he's the son of a good friend of mine. I was the one that set him and Shiloh up, this is my fault."

"Gerard it is not your fault, no one knew Matthew had this dark side of him. Can we please just enjoy our night? No more Matthew or Shiloh talk." I nodded, our food arrived and we ate in silence. Everything was perfect, we both ordered a small dessert. Once we were done eating we had time before our movie started so we sat and talked.

It was nice to finally just talk to Lindsay, it's been a long time. We talked about ideas for my solo work and even the idea of another child. "I love you Lynz."

"I love you Gee." We kissed and left for the movie. Tonight was going to be a good night. I wanted to make sure Shy was okay so I called her on the way to the theater. My phone started ringing, finally he answered.

"Hi Shiloh, are you doing okay.....what are you and Bandit up to.....can I say hi to her.....you're seeking.....she likes to hide in our bathroom.....I'll let you go, bye Shy." I hung up and smiled at Lindsay.

"The girls are doing fine, playing hide and seek." Lynz smiled back at me, I kissed her hand and drove to the theater.
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I got in the kitchen when my cell started ringing, Gerard's name appeared on the screen. "Hello.....yes Gerard I'm fine.....playing a game actually.....you can't she's hiding, we're playing hide and seek.....yes I'm seeking.....okay.....bye." I wanted to say I love you at the end but stopped myself.

"Bandit? I'm gonna find you!" Where could she be hiding? Gerard said she likes to his in their bathroom. So quietly I crept into Gerard and Lindsay's bedroom and opened the bathroom door. "Bandit, you in here?" I flipped on the light, slowly opening the shower door.

Bandit was siting on the shower floor, a big smile on her face. "I found you!" I picked her up and tickled her, her giggles echoing in the huge bathroom. "My turn to hide." She nodded and started to count to twenty, I thought of where to hide. My mind instantly thought about the closet, I went into Bandit's room and into her closet.

This was a mistake, the darkness started to play tricks on my mind. I could hear breathing behind me. My heart started to pound with every second I was in there. Next I felt a hand slide up my back and touch my shoulder. A tear fell onto my cheek, my hands were shaking. Then a whisper in my ear, "you're mine."

I bursted from the closet, screaming at the top of my lungs. My hands found the switch and flipped on the light, no one was there. I fell to my knees and cried, a hand touched my back. My body jerked around to see Bandit staring at me with scared eyes.

"Shiloh, are you okay?"

"I'm sorry Bandit, I just got scared. I'm okay, guess you found me."

"Yeah but I'm hungry, can we eat dinner?" I nodded and picked her up. Her little arms wrapped around my neck, "I love you Shiloh."

"I love you too Bandit."

I made Bandit and I a cheese pizza, afterwards we went and watched a movie. Bandit had fallen asleep and even I started to drift off. My phone started to ring, sleepily I answered it. Maybe it was Gerard checking up on us again, making sure everything was fine.

"Hello?" Nothing, no response, just static and was that breathing? I hung up, it was nothing. Again my phone rang, "hello? Who is this?" If it wasn't for the static it would have been dead quiet. I hung up again this time thinking the worse. When my phone rang a third time I lost it, "whoever this is, leave me alone!"

"Shiloh?" It was Mikey, "Shiloh it was me who's been trying to call you. My connection is shit tonight, are you okay? I didn't mean to scare you."

"Yeah, I just freaked myself out again."

"Again? What happened?"

"Bandit and I were playing hide and seek. I was hiding in the closet and my mind was playing tricks on me."

"Do you want me to come over?" I nearly broke down in tears again.

"If you wouldn't mind, I'm so sorry I'm just really scared."

"No it's fine, I'm on my way right now. See you in a few." He hung up and I did a little cheer in my head. Mikey was coming and saving the day. My phone started ringing again, I answered thinking it was Mikey again.

"Hello? Mikey?" This was getting ridiculous so I hung up. When my phone started ringing once more I got a little steamed. "Mikey just came over already and please hurry." This time there was no static, the breathing on the other end was crystal clear. "Hello? Mikey?"

"I've missed you." My breath caught in my throat, that voice.

"Matt?" I checked the number, it was Becky's phone number. "Matt, where's Becky?"

"I'll be with you soon and when I have you in my arms, you will never leave me again." A click signaled he had hung up. What should I do? Should I call Mikey, Gerard or the police? Maybe I should call all three, but so what if he had my number. He couldn't get in, the code was changed as well as all the locks.

A loud banging came on the front door, I let out a small scream. Carefully I looked out and saw nothing, I opened the door to see no one. So I closed the door and locked it, next I heard glass shattering from the kitchen. A rock laid on the floor, the door to the patio destroyed. Again pounding on the front door, I screamed out.

Quickly I ran to Bandit, "sweetie? "B" wake up." Her eyes fluttered open. "I want you to go upstairs and lock yourself in your room. Do not come out unless it's Uncle Mikey, mommy, daddy or me. Do you understand?" She nodded and ran off upstairs. More glass shattered from windows in various rooms and the front door continued to pound.

I covered my ears and screamed, "leave me alone!"

"Shiloh? Shy, it's me, open up." Mikey, Mikey was finally here. I ran to the door and flew it open, when I saw him I practically jumped him. My arms were around him tight but he didn't seem to mind. "It's okay, I'm here and nothing will hurt you." We walked back into the house, he noticed the broken glass. "What happened?"

"I think it's Matt, he called me right after you. Said I was his and I would never leave him again. Then there was pounding on the door, this door and I think some windows have been broken by rocks."

"Okay you and Bandit are coming to my house. Where is she?"

"I had her lock herself in her room."

"Go get her and we'll leave." My feet moved fast upstairs, I knocked on Bandit's door. No answer, I tried opening it and it was unlocked. I searched the room for her but she was gone.

"Mikey!" I ran downstairs as fast as I could. "She's gone, she's not in her room anymore."

"Start searching for her, grab a weapon just on case." I went into the kitchen and grabbed a butcher knife. First I searched outside where I found her when Gerard and Lindsay were fighting. Nothing. Next I searched the bathroom again, still nothing. I met Mikey out in the front yard.

"Any luck?"

"No, she has to be here so keep looking Shiloh." I didn't know where to look anymore. We've searched the entire house. Then I thought of it, the basement. I went into the hallway, opened the basement door and turned on the light. My eyes darted from one side to the next, finally landing on her. Bandit stood there in the corner, a big smile across her face.

I got on my knees in front of her, eyes watering from happiness that she was safe. "Shiloh, you found me."

"Bandit, where have you been?"

"I was playing hide and seek again with the man."

"Bandit, what man are you talking about?" She let out a small giggle.

"The man that's behind you."

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