The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear.

Charlotte's P.O.V

"When?"
"Last night"
"So... you're meaning to tell me that if I open that very curtain... she'll be inside?"
"Yep. Go ahead"
"You're crazy. She wouldn't come back... she's too far gone to even think about us"

I frowned. What the hell is going on? I opened my eyes and patted the space beside me. No one was there.

"Don't you dare say that"
"It's true"

I sat up and searched for my jeans that were at the bottom of the bunk. I found them and slipped them on. Lifting my hips up to push the jeans over my butt. I grabbed my hair and tied it into a ponytail.

"Mikey, She's in there. Ray, trust me..."
"I'm not going to sit here and listen to your babble any longer"

I pulled the curtain back just in time for the bus door to slam shut. I looked into the living area. Gerard was standing near the couch, Mikey was curled up in front of the TV and Ray was sitting on the floor. Frank wasn't there. I furrowed my eyebrows and quietly went to the bathroom.

I heard someone stomping towards the sleeping area.
"No ones in your bunk Gerard. You've totally lost it this time"
"What do you mean no one is- oh. I swear she was here..."
"You need to get more sleep bro. It's seriously messing up your brain"
"I-I DON'T NEED ANY MORE SLEEP! I swear I saw her... I-I kissed her and everything!"
"Sure. You keep telling yourself that... Charlie doesn't want to see us... She basically told us that herself"

I washed my hands and dried them on the towel hanging up. Well. They have a big fucking surprise coming. I opened the bathroom door and walked out. I made sure to make a loud sound as I walked out. I stood tall, placing my hands on my hips. "Hello boys" I smirked. Mikey turned around, Ray's eyes widened and Gerard grinned. "Well? No 'Hello' back? Fine. I see what this is" I teased. "Charlie... You're- oh god" Mikey jumped forward and hugged me in a tight embrace. I then felt another pair of arms around me. "God dammit girl! You scared me" Ray mumbled. "I feel way too left out for this" Gerard joined the group hug.

"You know what makes me angry- What the fuck is going on here?" Frank's voice echoed through the bus. "Group hug. What else does it look like?" Mike said while hugging me tighter. "Group hug? Since when did we do those?" Frank asked. "Since now loser" I giggled. "Who was that?" He asked. "Me" I spoke up. "Me who? I swear you sound just like..." everyone let go of me, making me visible to the messy haired Frank. "...Charlie..." He whispered. He dropped the bottle of water that was held tight in his hands. "Hey Frankie" I grinned.

His face changed. Not in a good way either. "No. Fuck you. We don't need you anymore. Go back home to your fucking poison!" Frank pointed out the door. "W-what do you mean Frank?" I frowned. Is he joking? "Frank... please. Don't do this" Gerard begged. "No Gerard. She gave up on us. Ignored us. Threw us away like tiny pieces of rubbish... and now she thinks she can just come back and everything will be all fucking dandy? Well, Charlotte, everything isn't dandy. It's the complete opposite of fucking dandy" He came closer to me. I stepped back. His eyes stared right through me. I looked closer at his face. His beautiful eyes used to be like two golden pools, now they looked like pits of hell. I then saw the bags under them, how pale his skin was, and how messy his hair really was. He didn't look very healthy.

"Frank. Stop" Ray warned. "Shut the fuck up Ray. This is between me and Charlotte" He glared at Ray. His eyes turned back to me and I swallowed the large lump in my throat. "Are you scared?" He smirked. I looked down before meeting his eyes. "You should be" He said after laughing lightly. I took another step back. "That's enough!" Mikey stepped in front of me. I was too scared to even blink. Gerard shoved Frank back. "You know what. Fine. Trust the alcoholic. Not like she cares anyway" He spat, staring at me with a disgusted face. He turned and left, kicking the bottle of water out of the bus with him. I watched the door, never looking away. "Charlotte? Are you okay?" Ray's voice asked. I closed my eyes and lowered my head. "I'm such a fuck up" I muttered. "Don't say that Charlie" Mikey turned around and rubbed my arm. "Frank is just being a douche" Gerard said from beside me. I'm so stupid.

I felt the familiar feeling of tears. "I fucked up" I muttered again, repeating myself over and over again. The same thing, 'I fucked up'.

***

Gerard had his arms around me. I silently cried into his shoulder. "I don't understand that stupid boy. He goes on and on about how much he wants Charlie back and then he just fucking- UGH!" Mikey groaned to Ray. "I don't know either. We'll just see how he feels after he's cooled off..." Ray sighed. I love how optimistic he was, it really made me feel better. "Don't worry about Frank. He's just being a loser" Gerard whispered to me while rubbing my back. I wiped my eyes and sat up. Taking a couple of deep breaths before sniffling. "Do you want something to eat? Do you want a Coffee?" Ray crouched down in front of me. "Uh- Yeah. A coffee sounds pretty perfect actually" I smiled while wiping my face. "Alright sweet heart. Vanilla latte?" He asked. "Yes please" I grinned. He got up and kissed my forehead before making my coffee.

"Is it cool if I have a shower right now?" I asked Gerard. "Sure! Go ahead!" He helped me up and went to go get me a towel. "Which one?" He held a power puff girls towel in one hand and a red towel in the other. I rubbed my chin and looked at either towel. "That one" I giggled while pointing at the power puff girls one. He threw the red towel on the ground and held the colourful cartoon towel out for me. "Hella rad!" He beamed. "Get out of here" I laughed. I gave him a quick kiss before shoving him out of the bathroom. I hopped into the shower and turned the warm water on.

Just as I placed my head under the water, a loud bang came from the living area. I flinched at the sudden noise. "Where is she?" A hurried voice asked. "I-In the shower... why?" Gerard replied. I frowned as the door opened. Luckily the glass wasn't see through. "Charlie?" It was Frank. "Hello?" I opened the shower door and stuck my head out. Frank looked like a mess. His eyes were bright red and puffy, his face was still pale and his hair was like a birds nest. "I'm so so sorry for what I did. It was uncalled for and immature" He looked down before looking into my eyes. "It's okay Frank" I smiled. Frank opened the door to the shower and stepped inside. He held me in a tight hug. I hugged him back. Then I remembered that I was in a shower... Meaning that I was butt naked... meaning that I should be blushing any second now. My cheeks went warm and I chuckled. It's not like Frank hasn't seen me naked before but it was just weird.

"You're naked aren't you" Frank said while trying to hold in his laughter. "Yep" I popped the 'p'. "Okay" He sighed while still hugging me. "Frank... Charlie... what are you two doing?" Gerard asked at the door. "Hugging. What else does it look like..." Frank laughed. I bursted into laughter and pushed Frank away. I closed the door to the shower and continued to wash my hair. "Why don't you do that to me?" Gerard mumbled to Frank. "Because... that would be weird Gee" Frank walked out of the bathroom. "Have a nice shower?" Gerard closed the door and I started laughing hysterically. What the fuck is happening with my life?

***

"It's all a blur to be honest. I don't even remember what happened for that exact month" I rubbed the edge of my coffee cup. "I'm happy that you're all better now... I mean, you kind of went missing for a while" Mike sighed. "I'm so sorry for everything" I grabbed his hand from across the table and held it. We were sat in the booth. "It's fine!" He grinned. My hair was damp and curly. Everyone went to sleep already, leaving just myself and Mikey awake.

"So... Uh. This might come across as SUPER weird and kind of creepy, but-um- have you and... um- Gerard, you know?" He looked at me, a light blush spreading on his cheeks. I furrowed my eyebrows. What is he- oh. "Uh- You mean Frick frack?" I raised an eyebrow at him. He looked away for a second before nodding. "No" I told him. He nodded his head slowly. "Not that I desperately needed to know or anything!" Mikey's eyes widened for a second while speaking. I laughed quietly. "I don't mind" I smiled.

"So. Tell me Mikes. Is there a girl that you have your eyes on?" I asked him. "Yeah. Well. I don't know. She's like, incredibly beautiful and I'm like, incredibly lame" He sighed. "MIKEY! Don't think that you can't get a girl because you think you're lame! You have the looks, the personality, the talent and the best love doctor in this bus!" I pointed at myself on the last one. "Love doctor? Woooww" Mike laughed. "You know it" I winked.

"What's her name?" I asked him. "Well, that's the thing... I don't know" He shrugged. "Oh. Is she on tour or was she at a concert or something?" I asked him. "Yeah. She was doing makeup for this band. We kind of walked past each other and did that slow mo type of romance stare bullshit" He picked his coffee up and took a massive sip before placing it back down again. "Right. Do you know if she is staying on the whole tour?" I asked him another question. "No. All I know is that she did the make up for Black veil brides and that was it... She did give Frank some eyeliner" He shrugged.

"Hmm. Alright. Well, we'll try and find her tomorrow" I grinned. "Can't. We're stopping at a hotel again" He sighed. "Well... the day after!" I chirped. "Alright! I'll see" He smirked. I smiled and gave him the thumbs up. "And- uh- Thanks Charlie. It's really great having you back" He grinned at me. I nodded and watched him walk to his bunk. "Good night Mikes" I waved. "Good night" He poked his head out of his bunk and waved back. I sat in the booth and stared out the window. Today has been pretty eventful. Hell, this year has been pretty eventful.

I pulled my iPad out and went onto my twitter.

@_Hey_assbutt_ Right back at it again ;) Touring with the boys once more! Sorry for my absence. Hope all of you had a great day! xo

I smiled at the instant replies that I had.

@MCR_Hasmyheart Got your ADTR reference gurl. We love you Charlie! xxxx

I laughed lightly. I turned my iPad off and picked the two coffee cups up. I went into the kitchen and rinsed the cups before sitting down at the booth once more. I grabbed my sketch pad and went back to drawing. Shit. My eyes widened and I dropped my pencil. I haven't been in contact with DC in one month. I grabbed my mobile and cursed. I realized that I thew my old one out my window.

Fuck. Bennie must be pissed at me. I remembered his number and dialed it. I waited patiently.

"Hello?" Bennie answered.
"Hey Ben, It's Charlie. Look! Before you say anything, I just want to say I am so so so so sorry!" I apologized.
"It's fine. Seriously. I know what happened, your brother filled me in. I got someone else to produce the comics I needed. They weren't as good... but they were better then nothing" He sighed.
"I'm sorry. Is there anything I need to work on now?" I asked.
"Uh- we do need the new Superman. I'll send you the story line and normal stuff for it" He sounded happy.
"Okey dokey. Well it was really nice speaking to you Ben! I've missed our little talks" I joked.
"Great to hear from you too. Bye"

I hung up and went back to drawing. Ben said that he couldn't send the comic's story until tomorrow. Out of no where, I was hit with inspiration. I began to draw sharp jagged lines, twirling my pencil around the page. I went into my pencil case and picked my 6B pencil. I went darker with the lines. I shaded here and there. I signed the picture and grinned at my creation. Hopefully they'll like it. (The sleeping beauties on the bus).

I searched for some tape. I went through the kitchen draws. I finally found a roll of tape and cut a little piece off. I smirked as I stuck the newly drawn picture on the wall. I stepped back and examined it.

It was a picture of the guys, it was in black and white. They were looking down, shadows coming out from behind them. I bit my lip and shook my head. It's missing something. I pulled it down and grabbed my colouring pencils. I picked the red and did the logo for My chemical romance behind them. I smudged the writing a bit and placed it back on the wall. "Done" I smiled. I started to feel happy about my picture. I looked around and tried to think of something else to draw. I went to my book and plopped down on the couch in front of the TV. Maybe the news might give me some inspiration. I got my pencil ready and waited for a news update. I got bored waiting through the ads. My mind wandered off to Alice in wonderland. I started drawing the mad hatter. I added dramatic colours and finished the picture.

I'm not even tired. I looked up at the ceiling. I give up on drawing right now. My eyes began to droop. I guess I am tired... I chuckled and closed my eyes. Trying to get relaxed. I fell asleep with a smile on my face.

***

"Woah" I woke up straight away. My head snapped up and I winced at the sudden movement. I rubbed my eyes and looked around. I was still on the couch. Ray was looking at the picture I drew last night. I smiled and yawned. "This is really cool. Did you draw this?" Ray turned to me. "Yeah. I got bored last night and it just came to my mind" I told him while stretching. "Awesome" He slumped into the spot next to me. "How are you feeling?" Ray asked me after a moment of silence. "Great actually, better then I thought. I mean, I haven't had any drinking urges yet" I watched the TV screen. I then remembered yesterday, I did have one but that doesn't matter. Right? "That's fantastic Charlie! I'm proud of you" He grinned. "Thanks man" I patted his leg as I got up. "I owe you a coffee" I smiled as I walked into the bunk area. I picked my suitcase up and pulled out a nice outfit.

I got changed in the small bathroom and combed my hair with my fingers. I applied some lip balm and placed a warm fluffy beanie onto my messy dark hair. I picked my combat boots up and wiped a bit of dirt that managed to get stuck on the tip. I tied them on and patted my trench coat down. It was nice and warm. "Well are you ready Ray?" I raised an eyebrow. I had my 'I just made a lame reference' face on. "Yeah" He rolled his eyes at me. "To the TARDIS!" I opened the bus door and jumped out. I started to run around and sing the Doctor who theme song. "WoooOOOOoooo WoooOOOOooo!" I felt a cold ball hit me and I turned around. Ray was grinning. I then saw the little bits of snow that were stuck to my coat. "Are you trying to start something Toro?" I asked, my game face on. "Yeah. I am. What are you going to do about it?" He challenged. I bent down and quickly scooped up a snowball. I aimed it at his head and he held his hand out.

"You throw that snowball... there's no going back" He warned. "Game on" I muttered. I threw the snowball at him, it got him in the chest. "Now you're getting it!" He shouted. He bent down and grabbed a bunch of snow. I squealed as he ran towards me. I ran away from him, my heart accelerating, small giggles fell from my lips. I got tackled to the ground. "Take this!" Ray shouted while shoving snow in my face. "NO!" I squealed, feeling the coldness of the snow on my face. "IT BURNS!" I shouted. "DIE! DIE!" Ray laughed. "I be dead" I whispered dramatically. "I AM THE CHAMPION!" Ray cheered while getting off of me. I watched and laughed at his little dance. "If only people saw this side of you. They'd stop thinking I was crazy" I got off the ground and linked arms with Ray.

"You're already crazy remember" He brushed some snow off of his jacket. "Am not!" I argued. "How would you know?" He raised one of his eyebrows at me. I looked away, really taking some thought into that. "BECAUSE! I'd be in a mental hospital" I smiled. "What if this is a mental hospital? What if this is all a dream? What if I'm not real and I was only meant to be here to tell you to wake up!?" Ray's voice got louder and my eyes widened. "Well, I'd be pretty sad if you weren't real" I pouted. "Awe!" He poked my cheek. I grinned and hailed a cab.

***

"EVERY NIGHT IN MY DREAMS! I SEE YOU! I FEEL YOU!" Ray and I sung as we entered the bus. I was holding a bag of donuts while Ray held the tray of Coffees. "Hello to you too?" Frank frowned, a small smile on his lips. "Think fast" I threw the bag of donuts at Mike, he was on the couch. He didn't notice the bag flying towards him until the last second. He flinched and caught them. "Where's Gerard?" I asked. "Asleep" Frank mumbled. "Right" I sighed. "Here are your coffees. Just how you like them too" Ray placed the tray down on the booth table. Mike and Frank basically ran to the table and snatched their coffees. I pulled my boots off and went over to Gerard's bunk. I pushed the curtain back and looked inside. He looked so precious. I awed at his cute little pixie face. His red hair was everywhere. I slipped my coat off and threw it to the floor. He looked so warm and cuddly. I jumped into the little bed and wrapped my fluffy jumper covered arms around him. His arms instinctively pulled me closer.

I slightly turned back, pulling the curtain closed. I made sure not to wake up the handsome man beside me. I went back to my comfortable state, lying my head next to his. I liked this, it seemed like I was as tall as him. I gently moved his hair behind his ear, moving my fingers down his cheek. How was I ever so lucky to have a good looking man like this?

"You're staring" He mumbled. "Of course I am" I chuckled lightly. Gerard sighed and stretched. "What's the time?" He muttered while squinting his eyes. "Twelve-ish" I smiled. "Mm-kay" He smiled back and cuddled me. "Concert?" He asked. "Nope!" I closed my eyes. "Great" He tied his arms around me and kissed my forehead. "What did you and Ray do?" Gerard asked after a while of just hugging. "We went to Starbucks, got some drinks and donuts! and even had a snowball fight" I laughed at the memory. "Cool" He grinned. I returned it and remembered the main reason I was here for. "Oh! Right! Let me get out... you can get your doobily doo and doughnut" I rolled off the bed and expertly stood up. I then saw the boys watching me and they began to clap. "Thank you! Thank you! Weeks of practice has led me to this day of not falling on my face!" I bowed. I felt something bump into my butt. I fell forward a little and the whole bus erupted into laughter. I frowned and looked behind me. Gerard was holding in laughter.

"GERARD! *Laugh* TOTALLY BOOTY BUMPED YOU!" Frank gushed. I shook my head at them. As Gerard walked past me, I slapped his ass. He jumped a little and blushed. Ray whistled and I winked at him.

***

"Can we cuddle now?" Gee asked me. I broke my staring competition with Mikey and faced Gerard. "Huh?" I asked. "I WON! SUCK ON THAT CHARLIE!" Mikey cheered. He high fived Frank and nodded his head in enthusiasm. "Can we go back to cuddling?" He asked once more. "Sure" I nodded my head. He grabbed my hand and pulled me to his bed. I haven't been in my own bunk for a while. I kind of miss my little space. He jumped in first and moved over, giving me some room. A massive dorky grin was on his face. "Loser" I giggled while getting in beside him. "You love me" He smirked. "True" I agreed.

"Why can't I have that Ray?" Frank whined from the couch. His voice echoed through the whole bus. "Because you suck" Ray laughed. "Why can't you have what?" Mike asked. "That type of fucking relationship!" Frank shouted. I blushed and looked up at Gerard's beaming face. "They think we're cool" He said, an adorable happy look on his face. "Oh yeah" I fist pumped the air slowly. I then noticed that he was staring at me. "God, you're so cute" He sighed. "Cute?" I scoffed.

"Yep" He said while popping the 'p'. "Right" I brushed it off. He leaned in closer to my face and placed his lips gingerly on mine.

I felt happier, in that very moment. I had everything I ever wanted back. No worries. No problems. No drama. I felt like I was the luckiest person alive. I guess the only way I would really smile isn't if you cut me ear to ear, but to have my friends close to me and the love of my life even closer. I've changed, but I've changed for the better. Into a much greater person. I feel stronger and even maybe more charismatic. In this very moment. I felt proud. For the first time in my life... I was proud of who I was.

THE END.




A/N: I'm joking. Did you really fucking think that I was just going to fucking cut the fucking story off here? Well you have another fucking thought coming ;) To be honest, that's how I really wanted to end the story... so TA-DA!

***

I walked out of the shopping center. A hop in my step as I whistled and shoved my skeleton printed gloved hands in my coat pocket. "Happy to be here, happy to be alive. The snow is fucking white, ain't that a ducking site" I rhymed. I clutched the hotel keys in my pocket. I went shopping and bought some new clothes, I also bought some Christmas presents for the boys. I watched an old couple walking down the opposite side of the pathway. I flashed them a friendly smile and they waved. "Cute" I whispered as I made my way to the large hotel.

"Good evening Miss Holmes. Did you have a nice day?" The receptionist asked as I walked past. "Sure did pretty lady! You have yourself a good afternoon" I called over my shoulder. The elevator doors opened and I felt happier. "No need to wait! This is fate" I slid into the elevator. I pushed a button and waited for my level. "Well hello hallway. Damn! Ain't it good to see you!" I pointed down the hall as I jumped out of the elevator. I was pretty freaking happy today. I felt so exhilarated.

"Badidi dada, Badidi doo. BLAM BAM! HERE I AM!" I kicked the door to myself and Gerard's hotel room. Gerard's head popped up from his sketch book. "Hey. There she is" He smiled warmly. I kicked the door behind me and placed my backpack on the ground. "How's my handsome man?" I cooed as I bent down and kissed him. "He's doing fine" He smirked. I sat on the arm of his chair and looked at his sketch book. He was drawing a comic up. "Ooh! Is this the killjoys one!?" I asked. "Yup" He nodded. "Rad" I grinned. "WELL!" I began while taking my coat off. "What are we doing tonight?" I placed my coat on top of my suitcase and waited. Gerard closed his sketch book and smiled up at me. "How about dinner?" He folded his hands on top of his book. "Hella yes!" I cheered.

"Why don't you go back to your dooblie doo, and I'll have a quick shower" I pointed to the bathroom and he nodded. "Sure" He smiled lightly. "Bye?" I had no clue what to say. I skipped into the bathroom, closing the door behind me. A quiet laugh rang through my ears and I grinned.

***

"Shower is complete. My hair is in a HEAP!" I pointed at my head in the mirror. My hair was tied up in a messy bun. I don't know why I was rhyming. I wrapped my white towel around myself and looked around the bathroom. "No clothes. Fantastic" I flipped myself off in the mirror and giggled at my stupidity. Whatever. I opened the door to the bathroom and felt a gush of cold air rush to my damp skin. "Shit. Shit. Shit" I muttered while running/hopping to my suitcase. I bent down and dragged my suitcase to the bathroom. I looked up and saw Gerard giving me a 'What the fuck are you doing?' face. I winked and closed the bathroom door. "CLOTHES! I'm not hose!" I unzipped my suitcase and went through my clothes.

Underwear. Ripped jeans. Jumper shirt thingy. Socks. Dr. Martens. Makeup.

I put everything onto the bathroom bench. I got changed into my underwear and checked myself out. They were my special underwear. All fancy and pretty. I smirked and pulled my jeans on, followed by my socks and jumper. I applied some simple makeup. Touching up the makeup I previously had on. I pulled my shoes on and tied them up, tucking the laces inside of them.

I grabbed my suitcase and opened the door to the bathroom. "I am... Le done!" I dramatically leaned against the closest wall. Gerard laughed and got off his chair. "You want to catch a movie first?" He held my waist and raised one of his eyebrows. "Hmm... Let me think... Yes!" I rubbed my chin and exclaimed. He giggled, his eyes squinting. I pecked his nose and grinned. "You're too cute for me. I swear..." I muttered while grabbing his hand and pulling him to the door.

***

We found out that they had a 'Marvel Movie Marathon' AKA 'MMM'. It was amazing to say the least. We walked out holding hands, He held a massive slurpie and I held the popcorn. I nudged Gerard and he stumbled over a little. I laughed and he nudged me back, our hands still linked together. The arcade caught our attention. He turned and looked at me, a knowing look on his smiling face. I made a quick nod and we ran together into the little arcade.

I swear we spent hours in that tiny place. We played a lot of air hockey and two player gun fighter games. We high fived each other at the end of the gun game, making it the last time we played that. Gerard looked around before determinedly walking to the Toy grab machine. He wiggled his eyebrows at me and played, trying to pick out a Pikachu for me. I cheered him on, encouraging him to snatch it. "To the left. To the left!" I moved my hands around. "To the left! To the left" He sung out and smiled at me. "Loser" I poked my tongue out at him. "Alright!! I think I got! Wha- Hah! HEY! WOOHOO BABY!" He shouted, picking me up and twirling me around in the air. He finally got the Pikachu. "Hell yeah!" I shouted. He grabbed the toy from the machine and passed it to me.

"A token of my love" He bowed his head, a small smirk on his lips. "Why thank you Prince Gerard" I fanned my face and hugged the medium sized Pokemon toy. "Okay! Now! One more and then dinner" Gerard clapped his hands and tugged my arm towards a photo booth. "Really? This is so cheesy..." I whined. "Come on!" He pulled me into the booth and sat down. I sat next to him and pushed the curtain closed. "Alright. How do we work this space craft?" He touched the screen and squinted his eyes at the instructions. I laughed and grabbed my coin purse. I placed a couple of coins in and waited. "Oh" He said as the screen changed to a camera.

"Get ready" A female voice shrilled over a tiny speaker. I smiled at the camera, Gerard put his arm around my shoulders and smiled. A tiny flash went off. The next one was a silly photo. We stuck our tongues out and pointed at each others faces. Flash. He kissed my cheek in the next one, the camera caught my light blush. Flash. I faced Gerard and kissed him on the lips for the next photo. Flash. Gerard smiled at me, it was adorable. I smiled back and forgot about the camera. The final flash went off and I turned to hear a woman speaking over the speakers again. "Cute. Cool. Awesome" The voice squealed. I rolled my eyes and opened the curtain. The photos were printed out in front of us in a tiny slot.

Gerard picked them up and smiled down at them. He showed them to me and I grinned. "I really like these" He blushed. He placed them over his heart. I awed at him and messed his hair up. "Cutie patootie" I beamed. "Shush you" He shoved me lightly.

***

We went to this Italian restaurant for dinner. The meals were fantastic. I had half a glass of red wine, Gerard had two large glasses, or he claims he did. I laughed as he sat in the taxi next to me. He was muttering about something Frank told him. He frowned and sighed. "He's such a fool" He mumbled. I tightened my grip on his hand and he flung his head back to look at me. "You're tipsy aren't you" I smirked. "No! I only had two glasses of wine! How could I possibly be drunk?" His eyes were wide, his voice high in defense. "Gerard, It's fine! Honestly, I don't mind. I'm over all that alcoholic bullshit" I told him truthfully. "Okay... Maybe 4 glasses when you weren't looking..." He rolled his eyes and I chuckled.

He stared at my face and I raised my eyebrows at him. "You're really pretty" He sighed, leaning his head on my shoulder. I laughed and patted his head. "Thank you" I smiled. "Are we home yet?" He groaned. The taxi driver looked in the rear view mirror. "Not yet buddy" The driver spoke up. "Damn" Gerard murmured. I then felt a tiny swirling feeling on my arm. He was tracing my tattoos with his fingertips. I felt tiny butterflies rip through my stomach. "When did you get this one?" He tapped a tattoo of a bleeding real heart. "Before college" I remembered it clearly. "What about these ones?" He pointed to 3 tattoos that were next to each other. One was a black cat, another was a pink flower and the last was a big wooden hammer. "When I got my job at DC. My first comic was 'Gotham city sirens'. Cat woman, Poison Ivy and Harley" I named the tattoos and Gerard smiled up at me. "That's really rad" He poked them and giggled.

I let him play with my arm. He turned it around to examine the other tattoos I had. "Here we are" The taxi driver pulled over. "Thank you" I paid him and helped Gerard out of the back seat. "You smell really really nice" He complimented me. "Thanks sugar" I put my arm around him and pressed the up button for the elevator. "I love it when you call me sugar. It's so... sexual" He laughed at himself as the doors to the elevator closed. "Sexual huh? Good" I smirked jokingly. The doors to the elevator opened and we walked down the hallway to our room. "Do you have the keys?" I asked him. He nodded his head. "My pocket" He told me. I reached into his back pocket and pulled the keys out. I found the right key and placed it into the key hole. I then felt a pair of soft lips hit my neck. "Gee, I'm trying to open the door" I laughed lightly, my cheeks felt warm as I tried to push the door open. I switched the lights on and closed the door behind us. I turned around just in time to be pushed against the wooden hotel door.

He began to attack me with kisses. "G-G...Gerard!" I laughed while trying to push him back. He stepped back to give me some space. I slipped my shoes off, placing the keys and my Pikachu down. When I turned to Gerard I felt something snap inside of me. His eyes were filled with lust and hunger. "Screw it" I said, roughly grabbing onto his hair and pulling his face to mine.

***

I clung on to Gerard. My breathing was in short breaths. That had to have been the greatest sex that I had ever had with another human being. I only had sex once... it was embarrassing and stupid. But this... This was outstanding. I sighed in happiness and kissed Gerard's chest. He was telling me how much he loved me. I thought it was absolutely adorable. "I-I love you... more then the moon!" He looked up at the ceiling before looking down at me. I giggled and smiled up at him. "I love you more then coffee" He confessed. "Ooh. Wow. I really have your heart don't I?" I smirked. "Sure do" He tightened his grip on me. I bit my lip and rubbed small circles into his chest.

"I love you too" I smiled. I looked up at his face and gently kissed his sweet lips. As we broke apart he smoothed his thumb across my cheek. "You're so beautiful Charlotte" He murmured, looking into my eyes. I blushed and kissed his cheek. "And so fucking adorable" He continued while chuckling. I laughed and lightly punched his chest. "You're one to talk" I smirked. I cuddled into Gerard's neck and sighed. "Sweet dreams Charlie" He kissed my head and I closed my eyes. "Good night Gerard" I kissed his neck and fell into a warm and happy sleep.

***

"OPEN THE DOOR!" A muffled scream hit my ears and I groaned. "No" I cuddled further into the arms of my boyfriend and sighed. "I'M STILL HERE!" The shouting continued. I squinted my eyes open and looked up at Gerard. His mouth was slightly open, a tiny bit of drool seeping out. I chuckled and slipped out of the warm bed. "Alright! I'm coming" My voice was hoarse. "Finally" Someone huffed. I looked down at myself and blushed. Clothes.

I quickly changed into the clothes I wore last night. I wiped my face over and tried to fix my hair up a little. "You said you were coming, yet you're not opening the door" Frank knocked louder. "Shut up!" I shouted. Gerard choked on his spit and woke up at my sudden shouting. "Wha! Huh!" He fell out of the bed. I smirked at the sight of his bare ass. "Nice" I crossed my arms over my chest. "What are you- oh- right" He blushed a bright red. "Shower. The boys are here" I placed my hands into my jean pockets. "Right" He got up and quickly jumped into the bathroom. "Fuck it's cold" He muttered. I laughed and went over to the door, opening it up wide.

"Hey cutie" Frank hugged me and I hugged him back. "Hey babe 2.0" I patted his back. "What!? I'm babe 2.0 now? I was always your babe" Frank pouted. "You will always be my first Frankie, but now I have G-dawg. You know how this has to change now, right?" I patted the side of his face and he held back a smile. "G-dawg?" His eyebrows were raised and a funny smile was hung on his lips. "You know it" I winked. "Uh- Hey Charlie" Mikey poked his head over Frank's shoulder. "Hey Mikes" I waved. "Where's Ray man?" I frowned. "He went to go get some popcorn" Frank shoved past me into the room. I hugged Mikey and he spun me around. "How's my favourite girl?" He asked. "She's pretty rad" I smiled. "Did you guys get robbed last night? This room is a MESS" Frank picked Gerard's shirt up and flung it over to my suitcase. I looked around and scratched my neck. "Yeah-uh- I was meant to clean up today actually" I nodded my head slowly.

Mikey wiggled his eyebrows at me as he sat down on the couch provided. Frank frowned and looked at the bed. "Hold on a fuck. Did you-" Frank turned to me. The door to the bathroom opened and in strolled a freshly showered Gerard. "Hey guys" He greeted. A slightly damp white T-shirt on and a pair of light blue jeans. His hair was dripping wet and a minty smile covered his face. Frank squinted his eyes at us. Mikey bit his lip, a small smile on his face. "Maybe we should watch the movies in our room" Mike got up and gave Frank a knowing look before placing an arm around my shoulders and walking out of the room.

"Protection?" Mikey asked on the way to the elevator. I stared at his face for a while before finally answering with a short "Of course."

He just smiled and nodded his head. Weird.

***

Frank was talking about sex a lot when we went to their hotel room. He wouldn't shut up about it. I kept my eyes on Gerard the entire time, trying not to laugh. "So. If you like, know ANYONE, that has had SEX in the past like, I don't know... LAST NIGHT, or something, then just TELL ME" Frank hinted with obvious knowledge of what Gerard and I did last night. I closed my eyes and laughed silently into my hands. "Okay?" Frank repeated for effect. "Frank. Enough, please" Gerard begged. "Just saying" Frank shrugged. "Well stop saying things" Gerard returned back. "Fine" Frank crossed his arms over his chest and looked at me.

"Just watch the movie guys" Mike said from beside me. The door to the hotel room opened and the smell of food filled the air and wafted up my nose. My stomach growled and I watched as Ray came into the room with some sought of chinese take out food. "There you are! Jeez. I went to the other room but no one was there" Ray placed the food on a table that was in front of the flat screen TV. "You didn't text Ray about our switched plan?" Mike frowned at Frank. "I was too busy thinking about-" Frank started only to be cut off from an amused Gerard. "Sex. Right?" He chuckled. "Shut up!" Frank groaned. "You started it Frankie" I smirked.

"This conversation is weird. Stop it now" Ray sighed. "Sure" I shrugged. I placed my head on Mikey's shoulder while Ray served the food out to us. I smiled and watched the TV, enjoying the film that I had watched so many times before. 'Silence of the lambs' had to be my favourite movie in the horror genre.

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(A/N: Sorry if you haven't seen 'Silence of the lambs' before. This part may be confusing for you. If you actually haven't seen 'Silence of the lambs' I suggest you should. It's the best horror movie! Hands down!)

I cleared my throat before putting my 'Anthony Hopkins' voice on. "Good evening, Clarice" I smiled when I got it perfect. " It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again" Frank smirked. We were outside in the cold, sitting on the balcony that Frank, Ray and Mikey got in their hotel. I had a lit cigarette in my cold hands, Frank blew out a lung full of smoke. Gerard tapped the ashes off of his cigarette on the edge of the balcony. "You still wake up sometimes, don't you? You wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the lambs" I tried the voice again and succeeded. I fist pumped the air and Frank clapped. "Well done Dr. Lecter" Frank high fived me. "Thank you Buffalo Bill" I nodded my head.

I turned to Gerard, taking a quick drag on my cigarette before saying a known line to him. "Quid pro quo. Yes or no?" I asked. He waited, just like Clarice did in the movie. "Yes or no, Clarice? Poor little Catherine is waiting" I smirked. "Go, doctor" Gerard grinned and I giggled at his attempt of her voice. "That's a lame one for him to copy! Give him a better one!" Frank slapped my arm. I rubbed my forehead and tried to think of a good line for him to do. This is the type of shit Frank and I did after watching movies. "How about Gerard does the part where Clarice is all like 'If you didn't kill him, then who did, thing?" Frank suggested.

"Okay... erm- If you didn't kill him, then who did, sir?" Gerard said to me in 'Clarice's voice'. "Who can say. Best thing for him, really. His therapy was going nowhere" I replied. Gerard snorted and I laughed. "That's not bad actually" Ray said from behind us. I looked over at him and smiled. "Thanks Ray man" I put the thumbs up and he winked. I took a long and deep drag on my cigarette. The cold air nipped at my cheeks, I borrowed Mikey's scarf. It was purple and knitted. "Okay! That's enough of that" I flicked my cigarette away and stood up. "I'm freezing" I muttered. "Well, you should have said so" Gerard pulled at my waist and brought me closer to him. He leaned against the balcony railing, his head resting on my shoulder, his arms tied around my waist. I snuggled into him and bit my lip. "Just get married already" Frank mumbled as he looked over the edge of the balcony. "Good suggestion Frankie" Gerard murmured as he kissed my neck. I blushed and entwined my fingers with his. Ray grinned and headed inside. Frank stared at us, sitting back in his chair while deep in thought.

"I reckon you two should just leave now, go somewhere in Florida, find a priest and get married" Frank crossed his arms over his chest after he threw his cigarette away. "Now? Jeez Frankie. I don't know" I smiled. "I haven't even met her father yet, let alone her meeting my mother" Gerard tightened his grip on me. "It's too early anyway" I agreed. "Plus, I'd want Mikey and you guys there" Gerard said. "Yeah. Definitely, them three are major people to add to the wedding" I broke away from Gerard's grip, turning to face him. "Exactly. Plus, we don't have rings!" Gerard exclaimed. "And... We don't have the planning done, or the cake! What the hell would the cake be like?" I gushed. "Cake..." he frowned. "Food is one of the most important things to have at wedding. If it doesn't taste good, it won't be good" I explained. "Yeah! Then there's the place... the time... the suits-"

"And invitations!" I laughed. "Oh god! Don't even forget the music! Live band or just DJ?" Gerard rubbed his chin. "I reckon live band..." I sighed. "I was seriously just thinking that!" he grinned. "So! See! We can't get married now because- Frank?" I turned around to see an empty chair. Gerard looked over my shoulder and shrugged. "Must have gotten bored" He smiled at me. "Must have" I turned to face him again. "I must admit. I do like the sound of 'Mrs. Way'" I smirked. " Mr and Mrs Way huh?" He placed his hands on my hips and tugged me closer to him. He bit his lip playfully and smiled at me. "I love you" His eyes shined bright. "I love you too" I pecked his nose and giggled. I captured his lips in a sweet kiss and cuddled up to him. "You know, last night was the best night I had ever had" Gerard whispered into my ear. I blushed and clutched onto his jacket. This man is going to be the death of me. I placed my lips onto his neck and kissed him lightly. He shivered at my touch. "Mine too" I whispered back into his ear.

"That's it. We're leaving. NOW!" Gerard picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. "That's fine with me" I smirked.

Notes

Hey guys.
So. I AM SO SO SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING!!
You don't even know the half of my week.
I tried to update recently but I had to change a few things in the story, I didn't feel as confident in writing this chapter 3 days ago as I did today.
I hope you forgive me!

Charlotte's outfit for the date.


I'll leave you with those... :3
Bye.xo