The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear.
Chapter twenty three
Charlotte's P.O.V
"Hey guys! I'm Frank Iero and this is..." Frank waved to the crowd and pointed at me. "Charlotte Holmes" I smiled. The crowd was HUGE. This is why I loved New Jersey. I remember going to Frank's concert before with My chemical romance and seeing all the fans go mad to the music. "This song is not ours! But..." Frank looked at me, a smile on his face. "It's a song that Charlie and I love. I hope you love it too because if you don't... then that's kind of too bad" Frank chuckled and I shook my head, holding my laughter in. "In other words, enjoy the music" I beamed into the microphone and nodded at Frank to begin. We began to play 'When you can't sleep at night'.
I closed my eyes and strummed the acoustic guitar in my hands. Frank and I took turns in singing. We made it sound like we were singing to each other. The place was silent. Their was no rumble in the distance from other live bands, only silence as we played our hearts out. I sent a few smiles into the crowd. People were waving their arms side to side to the song. "Here in this world I’m awaked with mistakes, But its love that keeps fueling me. Fueling me to love you. Miles away, I can still feel you lay your head down on my embrace. Be not afraid to love me…" Frank closed his eyes and sung out loud. I grinned and finished it off.
I didn't expect people to scream. Neither did I expect a huge uproar. I thought only some light clapping would happen. So you could say I was surprised when everyone started screaming, clapping, whistling and trying to reach us. I gasped, my jaw dropping to the floor. Frank grabbed my hand and lightly squeezed it. "Holy shit!" I laughed. "CHARLOTTE! I LOVE YOU!" Some girl screamed from the front. "MARRY ME FRANK!" The girl beside her screamed. I giggled and blushed. The same girl that confessed her love for me reached forward. She looked like she was in pain, a smile concealing the hurt. She was shoved right up against the fence. I felt bad and put my guitar down. I got the microphone and brought it up to my mouth. "Hey! Give that girl some space!" I got everyone's attention and they slowly created a gap for her. "Are you alright sweetie?" I asked, concern written all over my face.
She nodded her head slowly. Of course she wasn't. "Tim!" I called out to one of the security guards. He looked up at me. "Help that girl!" I pointed to the purple haired princess. Tim grabbed the girl and lifted her up, pulling her over the fence and carrying her to the backstage area. I relaxed and looked for anybody else that was hurt. "Thanks guys! Remember to drink heaps of water today, it's fucking humid. Don't get hurt, and please! If you see a girl in the mosh pit that doesn't want to be there, help her out!" I pointed to the middle of the crowd and everyone nodded. "I love you New Jersey!" I shouted and fist pumped the air. There were screams and people tried to reach for me again. I chuckled and put my hand out, trying to grab everyone's hands. "Thanks everyone! You guys were amazing!" Frank came back on the stage, the chairs and our guitars were gone. He must have packed up.
"Bye" I smiled and waved. "BYE!" Everyone shouted back. I walked off the stage and left Frank to talk with the crowd.
***
"That was AMAZING!" Mikey jumped on me. I was sitting on the couch. "Thanks!" I patted his back and he let me go. "You were like 'Pretty little lady...' and Frank was all like 'wachang'" He made sound effects and pretended to play the guitar. "You're stupid" I giggled, wiping my forehead. "Hey! I'm a fan! Don't hate your fans! Speaking of fans... That girl you helped out of the crowd is in the first aid room. She fractured a rib" Mikey sighed and sat next to me. "Thank god I pulled her out. I should visit her later" I played with my bottom lip.
"Mikey. If you didn't already know, we kind of have a show to play..." Gerard strutted towards us, his hair in his face. He was wearing a black and white shirt, black skinny jeans and silver buckled combat boots. "Oh... Hey Charlie" He combed his hair back and smiled at me. "Hey sugar" I smirked. "Okaaay. I'll just go on stage now and die" Mikey stepped away and I got off the couch. "I have surprise for you later" Gerard held my waist and bit his lip in excitement. "Really?" I smiled, caressing his cheek. "Yep" He said, popping the 'p'. I looked into his sparkling honey coloured eyes and nearly swooned. I gave him a big kiss and smiled, letting him go. "You have a show to do rockstar! Now go before I Karate chop you" I giggled and pushed him away. "I know! I know! Can't I just stay here and kiss you" He whined. "Nope! I won't allow it! Now go!" I pushed him away and he groaned. "I don't wanna!" He pouted, his shoulders slumped. "Fine!" I pushed his back. Shoving him all the way to the stage. "Don't leave me!" He cried as I pushed him in front of his microphone and turned to leave.
"This is me. Leaving you!" I sassed and swayed my hips as I walked away. Mikey winked at me as I left.
***
"Charlotte. My love. My one true everything. Grace me with your presence" Gerard breathed into the microphone halfway through the concert. My eyes widened. I took a quick drag of my cigarette and walked on stage, blowing the smoke out of my lips on the way there. "Yes Gerard" I stood next to him. Girls screamed my name and guys whistled. I brought the unfinished cancer stick to my lips once more and sucked the smoke in. "Charlotte. My dearest Charlotte" Gerard drawled out. I rolled my eyes and placed a hand on my hip. "Yes Gerard?" I asked. My eyebrows raised in questioning. "Will you... hold on... this isn't right" Gerard began but then looked around. He held his laughter in at my reaction as he got on one knee. "What the hell are you doing Gerard?" I laughed. "Shut up!" He blushed. He reached into his pocket and pulled a jewellery box out. He raised the microphone to his mouth. I believe every girl in the crowd screamed and squealed at us.
"Charlotte Holmes. In front of New Jersey. In front of my brother, in front of our best friends. Will you be my girlfriend?" He opened the box and inside was a beautiful ring. Holy fuck. Did he just propose to me in being his girlfriend? My eyes watered and I laughed. "Of course!" I grinned. Gerard got off of his knee and put the ring on my ring finger. It was so beautiful. It sparkled in the lights on stage. Frank clapped his hands excitedly and Ray grinned. Gerard wrapped his sweaty arms around me and swayed us back and forth. The whole place roared with cheers. I snuggled my head into his chest. "I love you" He whispered. " I love you too Gerard" I pursed my lips as he let go, trying not to cry from how adorable and exciting this situatuon was. I got on my tippie toes and placed my lips on his. It was sweet and delicate. I blushed as he brought his hand under my chin, pulling my face closer. "Now that. That my friends, is how you ask a girl out!" Frank shouted. I giggled and pecked Gerard on the nose before facing all the fans. I waved and placed the cigarette into my mouth. I don't know how I still had that thing.
"And that is how you play it off and act bad ass" Frank smirked into his microphone. I flipped him off and he laughed. I looked at Mike. He looked so happy. I skipped over to him and hugged him. He picked me up and swung me around. "Agh! My beautiful girl!" He picked my hand up and looked at the ring. "Pretty" He gushed. "Sometimes I wonder if you're really Heterosexual" I laughed and he made an 'angry' face. "I better go!" I patted his cheek and walked off the stage. "Fuck she's beautiful" Gerard said to the crowd. I blushed and bit my lip. I walked away and found a quiet spot. I squealed and jumped on the spot.
"Charlotte?" a timid voice asked me. I spun around and put on a straight face. "Yes?" I touched the back of my head. "Hi! The girl from the fence" The purple haired girl smiled. "Oh! Right! Hey! How are you sweetie?" I placed my hand on her arm and she grinned. "Yeah! I'm fine. Oh my god. I'm sorry! I'm such a big fan!" She blushed and fanned herself. "Oh no! It's fine!" I chimed. The girl began to cry in happiness. "Awe! Honey! Come here" I gave her a hug and she squeezed me. I remembered her ribs. "Are you hurt?" I asked. She nodded her head. "But I don't care! I love this" She kept on hugging me and I smirked.
***
I found out that the girl's name is 'Veronica'. She was such a sweetie. I signed her shirt, her phone and a piece of paper she had on her. I took a few photo's with her which ended in us laughing our faces off. She asked if she record me kissing her cheek for 'Vine' and 'Twitter'. I agreed and she squealed. "I love you so much Charlotte!" She gave me another bone breaking hug and I kissed the top of her head. "Love you too sweet heart" I said.
***
I just earned a friend that was a big fan of me. I smiled as I waited in my usual spot on the side of the stage. "Thank you everyone for coming out today! Now, if you don't mind me, I'm going to go make out with my talented and gorgeous girlfriend! Bye!" He smiled the whole time. I laughed silently and watched as he walked over to me. "How-" I was cut off by his mouth on mine. I gasped. So he did mean what he said. He slipped his tongue into my mouth and held the back of my head, tangling his fingers in my hair. I moaned and brought my hands to his face. It was intense and passionate. "Go have sex somewhere else kids" Frank's voice laughed. Gerard created a tiny space between our lips. "Mind your business Iero" He smirked. I looked up at his messy raven hair, his beautiful eyes, pixie nose and heavenly lips. His cheek bones were high, his chin was sharp but smooth. He then switched his gaze onto my face. His smile getting bigger.
I examined his face and smiled back. "For the love of god, just kiss me" He whispered. So I did.
"Hey guys! I'm Frank Iero and this is..." Frank waved to the crowd and pointed at me. "Charlotte Holmes" I smiled. The crowd was HUGE. This is why I loved New Jersey. I remember going to Frank's concert before with My chemical romance and seeing all the fans go mad to the music. "This song is not ours! But..." Frank looked at me, a smile on his face. "It's a song that Charlie and I love. I hope you love it too because if you don't... then that's kind of too bad" Frank chuckled and I shook my head, holding my laughter in. "In other words, enjoy the music" I beamed into the microphone and nodded at Frank to begin. We began to play 'When you can't sleep at night'.
I closed my eyes and strummed the acoustic guitar in my hands. Frank and I took turns in singing. We made it sound like we were singing to each other. The place was silent. Their was no rumble in the distance from other live bands, only silence as we played our hearts out. I sent a few smiles into the crowd. People were waving their arms side to side to the song. "Here in this world I’m awaked with mistakes, But its love that keeps fueling me. Fueling me to love you. Miles away, I can still feel you lay your head down on my embrace. Be not afraid to love me…" Frank closed his eyes and sung out loud. I grinned and finished it off.
I didn't expect people to scream. Neither did I expect a huge uproar. I thought only some light clapping would happen. So you could say I was surprised when everyone started screaming, clapping, whistling and trying to reach us. I gasped, my jaw dropping to the floor. Frank grabbed my hand and lightly squeezed it. "Holy shit!" I laughed. "CHARLOTTE! I LOVE YOU!" Some girl screamed from the front. "MARRY ME FRANK!" The girl beside her screamed. I giggled and blushed. The same girl that confessed her love for me reached forward. She looked like she was in pain, a smile concealing the hurt. She was shoved right up against the fence. I felt bad and put my guitar down. I got the microphone and brought it up to my mouth. "Hey! Give that girl some space!" I got everyone's attention and they slowly created a gap for her. "Are you alright sweetie?" I asked, concern written all over my face.
She nodded her head slowly. Of course she wasn't. "Tim!" I called out to one of the security guards. He looked up at me. "Help that girl!" I pointed to the purple haired princess. Tim grabbed the girl and lifted her up, pulling her over the fence and carrying her to the backstage area. I relaxed and looked for anybody else that was hurt. "Thanks guys! Remember to drink heaps of water today, it's fucking humid. Don't get hurt, and please! If you see a girl in the mosh pit that doesn't want to be there, help her out!" I pointed to the middle of the crowd and everyone nodded. "I love you New Jersey!" I shouted and fist pumped the air. There were screams and people tried to reach for me again. I chuckled and put my hand out, trying to grab everyone's hands. "Thanks everyone! You guys were amazing!" Frank came back on the stage, the chairs and our guitars were gone. He must have packed up.
"Bye" I smiled and waved. "BYE!" Everyone shouted back. I walked off the stage and left Frank to talk with the crowd.
***
"That was AMAZING!" Mikey jumped on me. I was sitting on the couch. "Thanks!" I patted his back and he let me go. "You were like 'Pretty little lady...' and Frank was all like 'wachang'" He made sound effects and pretended to play the guitar. "You're stupid" I giggled, wiping my forehead. "Hey! I'm a fan! Don't hate your fans! Speaking of fans... That girl you helped out of the crowd is in the first aid room. She fractured a rib" Mikey sighed and sat next to me. "Thank god I pulled her out. I should visit her later" I played with my bottom lip.
"Mikey. If you didn't already know, we kind of have a show to play..." Gerard strutted towards us, his hair in his face. He was wearing a black and white shirt, black skinny jeans and silver buckled combat boots. "Oh... Hey Charlie" He combed his hair back and smiled at me. "Hey sugar" I smirked. "Okaaay. I'll just go on stage now and die" Mikey stepped away and I got off the couch. "I have surprise for you later" Gerard held my waist and bit his lip in excitement. "Really?" I smiled, caressing his cheek. "Yep" He said, popping the 'p'. I looked into his sparkling honey coloured eyes and nearly swooned. I gave him a big kiss and smiled, letting him go. "You have a show to do rockstar! Now go before I Karate chop you" I giggled and pushed him away. "I know! I know! Can't I just stay here and kiss you" He whined. "Nope! I won't allow it! Now go!" I pushed him away and he groaned. "I don't wanna!" He pouted, his shoulders slumped. "Fine!" I pushed his back. Shoving him all the way to the stage. "Don't leave me!" He cried as I pushed him in front of his microphone and turned to leave.
"This is me. Leaving you!" I sassed and swayed my hips as I walked away. Mikey winked at me as I left.
***
"Charlotte. My love. My one true everything. Grace me with your presence" Gerard breathed into the microphone halfway through the concert. My eyes widened. I took a quick drag of my cigarette and walked on stage, blowing the smoke out of my lips on the way there. "Yes Gerard" I stood next to him. Girls screamed my name and guys whistled. I brought the unfinished cancer stick to my lips once more and sucked the smoke in. "Charlotte. My dearest Charlotte" Gerard drawled out. I rolled my eyes and placed a hand on my hip. "Yes Gerard?" I asked. My eyebrows raised in questioning. "Will you... hold on... this isn't right" Gerard began but then looked around. He held his laughter in at my reaction as he got on one knee. "What the hell are you doing Gerard?" I laughed. "Shut up!" He blushed. He reached into his pocket and pulled a jewellery box out. He raised the microphone to his mouth. I believe every girl in the crowd screamed and squealed at us.
"Charlotte Holmes. In front of New Jersey. In front of my brother, in front of our best friends. Will you be my girlfriend?" He opened the box and inside was a beautiful ring. Holy fuck. Did he just propose to me in being his girlfriend? My eyes watered and I laughed. "Of course!" I grinned. Gerard got off of his knee and put the ring on my ring finger. It was so beautiful. It sparkled in the lights on stage. Frank clapped his hands excitedly and Ray grinned. Gerard wrapped his sweaty arms around me and swayed us back and forth. The whole place roared with cheers. I snuggled my head into his chest. "I love you" He whispered. " I love you too Gerard" I pursed my lips as he let go, trying not to cry from how adorable and exciting this situatuon was. I got on my tippie toes and placed my lips on his. It was sweet and delicate. I blushed as he brought his hand under my chin, pulling my face closer. "Now that. That my friends, is how you ask a girl out!" Frank shouted. I giggled and pecked Gerard on the nose before facing all the fans. I waved and placed the cigarette into my mouth. I don't know how I still had that thing.
"And that is how you play it off and act bad ass" Frank smirked into his microphone. I flipped him off and he laughed. I looked at Mike. He looked so happy. I skipped over to him and hugged him. He picked me up and swung me around. "Agh! My beautiful girl!" He picked my hand up and looked at the ring. "Pretty" He gushed. "Sometimes I wonder if you're really Heterosexual" I laughed and he made an 'angry' face. "I better go!" I patted his cheek and walked off the stage. "Fuck she's beautiful" Gerard said to the crowd. I blushed and bit my lip. I walked away and found a quiet spot. I squealed and jumped on the spot.
"Charlotte?" a timid voice asked me. I spun around and put on a straight face. "Yes?" I touched the back of my head. "Hi! The girl from the fence" The purple haired girl smiled. "Oh! Right! Hey! How are you sweetie?" I placed my hand on her arm and she grinned. "Yeah! I'm fine. Oh my god. I'm sorry! I'm such a big fan!" She blushed and fanned herself. "Oh no! It's fine!" I chimed. The girl began to cry in happiness. "Awe! Honey! Come here" I gave her a hug and she squeezed me. I remembered her ribs. "Are you hurt?" I asked. She nodded her head. "But I don't care! I love this" She kept on hugging me and I smirked.
***
I found out that the girl's name is 'Veronica'. She was such a sweetie. I signed her shirt, her phone and a piece of paper she had on her. I took a few photo's with her which ended in us laughing our faces off. She asked if she record me kissing her cheek for 'Vine' and 'Twitter'. I agreed and she squealed. "I love you so much Charlotte!" She gave me another bone breaking hug and I kissed the top of her head. "Love you too sweet heart" I said.
***
I just earned a friend that was a big fan of me. I smiled as I waited in my usual spot on the side of the stage. "Thank you everyone for coming out today! Now, if you don't mind me, I'm going to go make out with my talented and gorgeous girlfriend! Bye!" He smiled the whole time. I laughed silently and watched as he walked over to me. "How-" I was cut off by his mouth on mine. I gasped. So he did mean what he said. He slipped his tongue into my mouth and held the back of my head, tangling his fingers in my hair. I moaned and brought my hands to his face. It was intense and passionate. "Go have sex somewhere else kids" Frank's voice laughed. Gerard created a tiny space between our lips. "Mind your business Iero" He smirked. I looked up at his messy raven hair, his beautiful eyes, pixie nose and heavenly lips. His cheek bones were high, his chin was sharp but smooth. He then switched his gaze onto my face. His smile getting bigger.
I examined his face and smiled back. "For the love of god, just kiss me" He whispered. So I did.
Notes
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12/22/14