The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear.
Chapter nine
Charlotte's P.O.V
"Charlotte... Charlotte... Wake up my dear" A sweet voice cooed to me. I flashed my eyes open. The whole place was black and grey. I then noticed I was on a road, it was damp due to a recent downfall. Where the hell am I? "Ah, there we go!" The same sickeningly sweet voice said. I got off the ground and finally took in my surroundings. It looked like an abandoned road, the city in the background. I then noticed an old man dressed in a fancy jacket, he had a hat on and a waist coat.
(A/N: Look below to see what he looks like!)
He was so skinny, almost looked like a walking skeleton. "Where am I?" I asked the man. "We're in your head of course" He smiled, sending a shiver down my back. "Who are-"
"Who am I?" He cut me off. "Well, I go by different names... One that you may know is 'Death'" He continued. My breath hitched, was he going to take my soul? What the fuck is this shit? "Am I dead?" I asked. "Of course not. We're in your head silly" He grinned like a Cheshire. "What am I doing here?" I asked. "You knocked your head, pretty badly I should say" He sighed and checked the time on his pocket watch.
"So am I like, in a coma?" I frowned and he smirked. "You could probably say that. It's minor" He folded his hands behind his back and looked around. "Are you uncomfortable? Do you want me to change the scenery?" he asked after a moment of silence. "Excuse me?" I'm way too confused. Am I losing myself? "Hold on a second!" The man clapped and the scenery changed to my office. "How did you-" I started before getting cut off. "In your head, Remember? I can also change my form. I mean Death does come in different forms. Do you want me to change?" He smiled and I nodded my head. "Yes please" I looked at my feet.
I was in a hospital gown. I then glanced back up and it was Frank. "Frank!?" I cried. Frank had a smirk on his face. "Hey" His voice was happy. I smiled and ran towards him. I wrapped my arms around him and he patted my back. "I'm not actually Frank sweetie" His voice was that of an amused one. I pushed away from him and the old man came back. "I change forms..." He reminded me. "Right!" I slapped my forehead.
I then looked back up and it was Gerard this time. "You have 1 minute until show time" His voice was the same as Gerard's. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "Does that mean I'm still going to live?" I asked. His eyes shined a little and he nodded. "Until the time comes when I take your soul" He laughed at my shocked face. "That isn't until 2 weeks though..." He bursted into laughter when I gasped. "I'm so kidding you. You have like 40 or so years" He smiled and I took a deep breath.
"20 seconds" He reminded me. "It was very nice meeting you Death. It was a pleasure to say the least" I smirked and he nodded. "The pleasure is all mine sweet heart. We shall be seeing each other again" He grinned and I saluted him. He waved and I got swallowed into light.
***
I could hear someone whimpering next to me. I then heard the beeping. The rushed noises of people running around on cold floors. I felt the cool breeze of the air conditioner in my room and the hand wrapped around mine. "Please wake up" The whimpering was from Frank. He was holding my hand, he was the one begging me to wake up. "I need you. I need my best friend" His voice sounded strained. I fluttered my eyes open and then saw Frank's head resting on my arm. His chest was shaking and strangled cries were escaping his lips.
"Hey Frankie" I squeezed his hand, my voice was croaky. His head shot up, a look of excitement and shock clear on his face. His eyes were red and glassy. A few tears fell from his eyes and he got up, wrapping his arms around me in a tight embrace. "Charlie! Baby! You're awake!" He sobbed and I tightened the hug. "Of course I am, Lumpy guts" I smiled and he moved back a little, Taking in my face. "God I missed you" He smiled and I wiped his eyes. "Don't you dare miss me. I'm not worth your tears" He shook his head at my comment.
"You're worth more than anything" He grinned, his eyes shining from the tears. "How long have I been out for?" I asked, it couldn't have been more then a day, for sure. "Are you sure you want to know about that now?" He asked, concern showing in his eyes. I furrowed my eyebrows. "How long have I been out for Frank. Tell me now" I ordered. He sighed and rubbed his face. "Let's just say, your mother is okay now" He brushed the subject off, or tried too. "Frank Anthony Iero, Tell me how long I have been out" I growled.
He looked away before his hazel eyes met mine. "You've been out for- for..." He sighed. "You've been in a coma for 4 months" He finished. My eyes widened. What the fuck? I've been out for 4 months. I bumped my head, he must be joking. "You're joking right?" I asked. He looked away and shook his head. I held my chest and felt my anxiety bubble up. I took sharp breaths. My head felt like it was burning. "I've been... Oh my god" I blacked out.
***
"Are you sure she woke up?" A hurried voice asked. "Yes! We talked and everything. I told her she's been in a coma for 4 months. She freaked and passed out" Frank's voice was high in defense. "I thought we lost her Frank..." The voice sighed, it sounded like Gerard. "Who is she anyway?" a female voice said after. "Charlotte" He whispered. "I can't believe you brought her here, after everything you and Charlie had. You just moved on" Frank said in a stern voice. "She was gone for almost a year Frank, I couldn't deal with just seeing her like that. She looked so..." Gerard said. "Dead? She looked so dead? Is that what you were going to say?" Frank's voice got louder.
"Frank... you know what I mean-" Gerard started before getting cut off. "Yeah, Gerard. I know exactly what you mean. How about you fuck off, and take your stupid girl friend with you" He shouted. My heart shattered. Girlfriend? He moved on? 1 year? How is this possible? I felt my breathing become fast paced. My heart was beating wildly. Not again. I blacked out once more.
***
"Charlotte is okay?" A woman's voice that only sounded like my mother asked. "Yes miss, we heard that she has woken up. Everything seems fine, we just need to keep her for a night before letting her go. You can stay if you want, we have beds for visitors. Just make sure to sign in as a visitor" a male voice spoke. "I will, thank you doctor" The sound of shoes walking away drifted off. A hand wrapped around mine and my eyes opened.
"Charlotte? Oh baby!" My mother cheered. She smothered me in kisses and held me tight. "Hey mum" I smiled and she let me go, giving me a kiss on the forehead before sitting down in the chair beside the bed. "How are you feeling baby girl?" She smiled. "I'm feeling okay actually" I swallowed and felt my neck burn. "Oh, honey have this" My mother gave me a plastic cup filled with water.
I swallowed the whole cup down and coughed. After what felt like I coughed my lungs up, my mother got me another cup of water. I drank the whole cup before burping. I giggled and my mum laughed. "How are you?" I asked her. She nodded her head and smiled brightly. "I've been really good" I sighed in content. The thought of me being asleep for a year scared me, but I came to terms with it. My mum was tracing the tattoos on my arm. "I still don't understand why you got these, but I must admit, they are beautiful" Her eyes sparkled at the colour on my skin.
"This one's for you" I pointed at an owl, it had bright purple eyes and blue feathers. It read "Have you ever really danced on the edge?", My mums favorite song by Pierce the veil, The balcony scene. She gasped and looked up at me. "It's beautiful" She smiled and I grinned. "Do you like my Joker and Harley Quinn?" I asked her. "I was just about to say that I loved that one!" She nodded.
***
My mother spent the night with me before leaving to sleep next door. A nurse came in and turned the radio on for me, leaving it on my favorite channel. She kept it on low but only did it cause I only sleep to music. She also was a fan of mine. Apparently there is a whole page dedicated to me. 'Wake up Charlie' it was called. I almost cried at some of the things people said. They really cared about me.
Frank wasn't using Twitter and only did to give updates on my recovery. The nurse was so lovely, she showed me what I missed and told me everything about everything. I slept like a baby that night, thoughts of Gerard consumed me. How could he move on without me? I guess we weren't really Girlfriend/boyfriend... but that doesn't matter. He broke my heart.
"Charlotte... Charlotte... Wake up my dear" A sweet voice cooed to me. I flashed my eyes open. The whole place was black and grey. I then noticed I was on a road, it was damp due to a recent downfall. Where the hell am I? "Ah, there we go!" The same sickeningly sweet voice said. I got off the ground and finally took in my surroundings. It looked like an abandoned road, the city in the background. I then noticed an old man dressed in a fancy jacket, he had a hat on and a waist coat.
(A/N: Look below to see what he looks like!)
He was so skinny, almost looked like a walking skeleton. "Where am I?" I asked the man. "We're in your head of course" He smiled, sending a shiver down my back. "Who are-"
"Who am I?" He cut me off. "Well, I go by different names... One that you may know is 'Death'" He continued. My breath hitched, was he going to take my soul? What the fuck is this shit? "Am I dead?" I asked. "Of course not. We're in your head silly" He grinned like a Cheshire. "What am I doing here?" I asked. "You knocked your head, pretty badly I should say" He sighed and checked the time on his pocket watch.
"So am I like, in a coma?" I frowned and he smirked. "You could probably say that. It's minor" He folded his hands behind his back and looked around. "Are you uncomfortable? Do you want me to change the scenery?" he asked after a moment of silence. "Excuse me?" I'm way too confused. Am I losing myself? "Hold on a second!" The man clapped and the scenery changed to my office. "How did you-" I started before getting cut off. "In your head, Remember? I can also change my form. I mean Death does come in different forms. Do you want me to change?" He smiled and I nodded my head. "Yes please" I looked at my feet.
I was in a hospital gown. I then glanced back up and it was Frank. "Frank!?" I cried. Frank had a smirk on his face. "Hey" His voice was happy. I smiled and ran towards him. I wrapped my arms around him and he patted my back. "I'm not actually Frank sweetie" His voice was that of an amused one. I pushed away from him and the old man came back. "I change forms..." He reminded me. "Right!" I slapped my forehead.
I then looked back up and it was Gerard this time. "You have 1 minute until show time" His voice was the same as Gerard's. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "Does that mean I'm still going to live?" I asked. His eyes shined a little and he nodded. "Until the time comes when I take your soul" He laughed at my shocked face. "That isn't until 2 weeks though..." He bursted into laughter when I gasped. "I'm so kidding you. You have like 40 or so years" He smiled and I took a deep breath.
"20 seconds" He reminded me. "It was very nice meeting you Death. It was a pleasure to say the least" I smirked and he nodded. "The pleasure is all mine sweet heart. We shall be seeing each other again" He grinned and I saluted him. He waved and I got swallowed into light.
***
I could hear someone whimpering next to me. I then heard the beeping. The rushed noises of people running around on cold floors. I felt the cool breeze of the air conditioner in my room and the hand wrapped around mine. "Please wake up" The whimpering was from Frank. He was holding my hand, he was the one begging me to wake up. "I need you. I need my best friend" His voice sounded strained. I fluttered my eyes open and then saw Frank's head resting on my arm. His chest was shaking and strangled cries were escaping his lips.
"Hey Frankie" I squeezed his hand, my voice was croaky. His head shot up, a look of excitement and shock clear on his face. His eyes were red and glassy. A few tears fell from his eyes and he got up, wrapping his arms around me in a tight embrace. "Charlie! Baby! You're awake!" He sobbed and I tightened the hug. "Of course I am, Lumpy guts" I smiled and he moved back a little, Taking in my face. "God I missed you" He smiled and I wiped his eyes. "Don't you dare miss me. I'm not worth your tears" He shook his head at my comment.
"You're worth more than anything" He grinned, his eyes shining from the tears. "How long have I been out for?" I asked, it couldn't have been more then a day, for sure. "Are you sure you want to know about that now?" He asked, concern showing in his eyes. I furrowed my eyebrows. "How long have I been out for Frank. Tell me now" I ordered. He sighed and rubbed his face. "Let's just say, your mother is okay now" He brushed the subject off, or tried too. "Frank Anthony Iero, Tell me how long I have been out" I growled.
He looked away before his hazel eyes met mine. "You've been out for- for..." He sighed. "You've been in a coma for 4 months" He finished. My eyes widened. What the fuck? I've been out for 4 months. I bumped my head, he must be joking. "You're joking right?" I asked. He looked away and shook his head. I held my chest and felt my anxiety bubble up. I took sharp breaths. My head felt like it was burning. "I've been... Oh my god" I blacked out.
***
"Are you sure she woke up?" A hurried voice asked. "Yes! We talked and everything. I told her she's been in a coma for 4 months. She freaked and passed out" Frank's voice was high in defense. "I thought we lost her Frank..." The voice sighed, it sounded like Gerard. "Who is she anyway?" a female voice said after. "Charlotte" He whispered. "I can't believe you brought her here, after everything you and Charlie had. You just moved on" Frank said in a stern voice. "She was gone for almost a year Frank, I couldn't deal with just seeing her like that. She looked so..." Gerard said. "Dead? She looked so dead? Is that what you were going to say?" Frank's voice got louder.
"Frank... you know what I mean-" Gerard started before getting cut off. "Yeah, Gerard. I know exactly what you mean. How about you fuck off, and take your stupid girl friend with you" He shouted. My heart shattered. Girlfriend? He moved on? 1 year? How is this possible? I felt my breathing become fast paced. My heart was beating wildly. Not again. I blacked out once more.
***
"Charlotte is okay?" A woman's voice that only sounded like my mother asked. "Yes miss, we heard that she has woken up. Everything seems fine, we just need to keep her for a night before letting her go. You can stay if you want, we have beds for visitors. Just make sure to sign in as a visitor" a male voice spoke. "I will, thank you doctor" The sound of shoes walking away drifted off. A hand wrapped around mine and my eyes opened.
"Charlotte? Oh baby!" My mother cheered. She smothered me in kisses and held me tight. "Hey mum" I smiled and she let me go, giving me a kiss on the forehead before sitting down in the chair beside the bed. "How are you feeling baby girl?" She smiled. "I'm feeling okay actually" I swallowed and felt my neck burn. "Oh, honey have this" My mother gave me a plastic cup filled with water.
I swallowed the whole cup down and coughed. After what felt like I coughed my lungs up, my mother got me another cup of water. I drank the whole cup before burping. I giggled and my mum laughed. "How are you?" I asked her. She nodded her head and smiled brightly. "I've been really good" I sighed in content. The thought of me being asleep for a year scared me, but I came to terms with it. My mum was tracing the tattoos on my arm. "I still don't understand why you got these, but I must admit, they are beautiful" Her eyes sparkled at the colour on my skin.
"This one's for you" I pointed at an owl, it had bright purple eyes and blue feathers. It read "Have you ever really danced on the edge?", My mums favorite song by Pierce the veil, The balcony scene. She gasped and looked up at me. "It's beautiful" She smiled and I grinned. "Do you like my Joker and Harley Quinn?" I asked her. "I was just about to say that I loved that one!" She nodded.
***
My mother spent the night with me before leaving to sleep next door. A nurse came in and turned the radio on for me, leaving it on my favorite channel. She kept it on low but only did it cause I only sleep to music. She also was a fan of mine. Apparently there is a whole page dedicated to me. 'Wake up Charlie' it was called. I almost cried at some of the things people said. They really cared about me.
Frank wasn't using Twitter and only did to give updates on my recovery. The nurse was so lovely, she showed me what I missed and told me everything about everything. I slept like a baby that night, thoughts of Gerard consumed me. How could he move on without me? I guess we weren't really Girlfriend/boyfriend... but that doesn't matter. He broke my heart.
Notes
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This is 'Death' by the way. You may know him from Supernatural. Anyway. Yeah.
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dude omg i miss this story so much and i hope youre okay ;-;
12/22/14