"Shhh Frank." Evangeline muttered as she wrapped her arms tighter around him, motioning for Ray to take Missile from the room. "What's wrong?"
"I failed. Korse is going to kill me. I failed him and now he's going to kill me Evangeline. He's going to tear me limb from limb." Frank ranted.
"He won't hurt you Frank. I promise you that right now." She whispered. "Korse will never get close enough to lay a finger on you again. I promise."
"You can't keep it though." Frank sobbed as tears streaked down his face, his natural skin tone showing through. "You can't promise you won't let him lay a finger on me if you don't know how I failed him."
"Then tell me. Help me understand and then I can protect you."
"I don't want protecting. I just want to give up." Frank cried as he pulled free of Evangeline. "I just want to die because I will anyway. If I don't do what Korse wants, it will hurt more. But living with what I've done, if I do it, that will kill me. A life without him will kill me!"
"A life without who? What the fuck are you on about Frank? Who are you meant to hurt?" Evangeline yelled, panic rising in her voice.
"Who do you think?" Frank whispered as he ran from the room, tears streaking down his face.

Evangeline sagged against the walls, Frank's words echoing in her ears. People came in to check on her every now and then, eventually leaving her alone as they thought she was overwhelmed. A thought struck Evangeline and she struggled to her feet, groaning as her muscles stretched out. When she was sure she could move without twinges of pain, she ran down the corridors, slamming open doors until she found Frank, curled up in the corner, rocking slowly, his hands over his ears as cried. "It's Gerard." She said just loud enough for Frank to hear, his rocking stopping abruptly as he looked at her. "You're meant to kill Gerard."

Frank stared at Evangeline, his jaw open. "How did you...?"
"You would die if you had to live without him, if you do what Korse want's you to do, you will die, but if you don't Korse will torture you but he gets to live?" Evangeline explained. "C'mon Frank. It's obvious."
"I can hear it. This incessant ringing in my ears. It hurts. Sometimes it's like... a voice breaks through and I have to listen to them order me to kill him. I can't." Frank paused. "I have to try so hard to fight against the orders and it's killing me. It is literally burning my brain."
"Frank, what did Korse do to you? What did he do to make you like this?"
"I don't.... I don't remember." Frank stuttered.
"Frank, what the hell did Korse do to you?" Evangeline pushed, her voice raising as Frank started rocking again.
"I don't know!" He yelled as he began to rock more furiously, his back thudding against the wall. "I woke up like it! He injected me with something and I woke up a week later with orders and he let me go. I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know." Frank pleaded, his voice reaching a feverish pitch.

---

"Keep an eye on him." Evangeline hissed, grabbing Mikey around the top of his arm. "If he goes missing, it's your fault."
"Why me though?" Mikey whined.
"Because, Frank needs someone who he's not in love with to keep an eye on him. Someone who won't cloud their judgement because they have feelings for him." Evangeline explained. "Plus, I know you won't let him get hurt." Mikey nodded and began walking away, Evangeline's hand on his arm, stopping him. "I like you, a lot." She muttered. "So don't fuck this up and make me rethink my feelings."
"I won't." Mikey whispered as he walked into the room where Frank was hiding.

---

"Is there any way to reverse psychological conditioning?" Ray asked after Evangeline had explained the whole situation, her eyes on Gerard the whole time. "Doctor D?"
"Yes, there is, but it will be painful, and it will hurt him." He stated.
"What is it?" Asked Ray. "How can we help him?"
"Reconditioning. We have to recondition him to do something else but as we don't know what Korse injected him with, we have no idea how to stop the pain. Frank could be down for days, maybe even weeks if we condition him. He could be a completely different person when it's finished." Doctor Death Defying looked at Gerard when he said the last sentence, gauging his reaction.
"I don't want him to hurt." Gerard whispered. "Is there a way we can stop these impulses without hurting him?" Dr D shook his head. "Get it over and done with as soon as possible then. I don't want him hurting any longer than necessary. I just... Give me a couple of minutes with him first. Alone."

Gerard stepped into the bedroom, nodding at Mikey when he asked if he could go. "Evangeline will explain everything." Mikey nodded and threw a final glance at Frank before leaving the room. Gerard stepped closer to the bed, dropping onto it next to Frank, his hand reaching out to hold Frank's shaking fingers.
"I'm sorry." He whispered. "You have no idea how sorry I am Gerard. I have tried so long to fight it. I don't want to hurt you."
"You don't have to Frank. Doctor D can make it all stop." Gerard whispered as he cradled Frank against his chest. "He can make those thoughts stop Frank."
"Do it. Do anything it takes." Frank muttered into Gerard's chest.
"It'll hurt." Gerard whispered back.
"I don't care. Just make it stop. I don't want to hurt you Gerard. Please, just.... take it all away. I know it makes me who I am, but take it away."
"Frankie..." Gerard sighed.
"Shhhh." Frank replied as he pressed his lips against Gerard's neck.

Gerard moaned softly as he sucked the skin, capillaries popping and creating a mark, Frank's mark. "So you'll remember me if I'm not me when it's over." Frank whispered as he fought back a stop.
"You'll always be you Frank. I'll make sure of that." Gerard whispered as he tangled his fingers in Frank's hair, his heart shattering as he felt the sobs shaking his friends body. "You'll always be the guy who made me see the light and made me realize what was right in this fucked up world."
"I don't want to go Gerard." Frank whispered, his breath tickling Gerard's arm. "I don't want to leave."
"You won't. You'll always be here because I'll make sure you stay. I'll never let you get hurt again. I promise." Gerard whispered as he lay them both down, tugging Frank's chest flush with his back. "Now sleep." Gerard muttered before kissing Frank's hair.
"Don't forget me." Frank whispered.

---

Mikey grabbed Evangeline's hand and dragged her towards the car, tugging the door open and pushing her playfully inside. Evangeline giggled as Mikey ran his hands down her side, tickling any bare skin he could reach. "Why'd you drag me out here?" She asked, her eyes on Mikey's face as his cheeks flushed red.
"You'll find out." He replied as he closed the gap between them, his lips brushing hers briefly before she tugged him closer, closing the gap between their lips. Evangeline shifted positions so she was straddling Mikey, her hips grinding down in just the right place to make Mikey's breath hitch in his throat.

"Kiss me harder." She moaned as she palmed him through his pants. Mikey obliged, his lips finding hers in the fading light. He groaned slightly as she ground her hips down. Evangeline pushed on the shoulders of Mikey's bright red jacket, tugging it down his arms before working at the button on his jeans. "Going commando?" She asked breathlessly as his erection sprang free. Mikey nodded as he lay her down on the backseat, his hands roaming her body.

---

Evangeline breathed in Mikey's scent, her arms tight around his waist as he slept. Her legs were a little sore, but her heart soared, her body still recovering from the waves of orgasms Mikey gave her. Mikey's hand rested just below her breast, his thumb brushing the bare skin, shivers wandering down her body. She gazed out the window, tears leaking down her face as she remembered her past and how this was the final puzzle piece, the final part of her life she would cling onto forever.

---

Ray sat with his arms around a sleeping Missile, his eyes on Beth as she moped around, her eyes shooting to the room where Gerard and Frank were sleeping. "He won't get over Frank." Ray muttered, Beth's head shooting up to meet his eyes.
"What do you mean?" She asked, walking silently across the room to sit opposite him.
"If it goes wrong. Gerard won't get over Frank. He's been through to much hurt already."
"Why are you telling me this?" Beth asked, her fingers knotted together as she listened to Ray's words.
"Because you love him." Ray stated.
"I know, but I'm not good enough for him. I never will be, even though I can give him the family he wants."
"Is that all you want from him though? A family? Because I can tell you that he would sacrifice ever having a family again if it meant he never had to say goodbye to Frank."
"I know Ray. I know that and it sucks but I'm getting over it. And no, I don't just want him for the family. I want him because he saved me from dying and I fell in love with him in the process."
"I'm here for you Beth. I always will be." Ray whispered, his eyes darting down as Missile rolled over, her hand landing on Ray's chest, right above his heart.

"She's like a daughter to you." Beth observed.
"Yeah." Ray whispered. "She is."
"Well, promise her you'll never let her get hurt and you will have the perfect family because she needs someone like you as a role model."
"Thank you." Ray whispered, his eyes following Beth as she found a bench far away to lay down on, her eyes slowly drifting closed.

Notes

Anyone heard the new The Used album?? It's absolute awesomeness