This Is The Best Day Ever

~Frank's POV~

As I trudged to school through the carpet of slushy fallen leaves, my mind began to wander. It was now just over a day until I found my 'true love'. And let me tell you, I was anything but ecstatic.

I'm paranoid that whoever this mystery person is will hate my guts. I'm terrified that it'll be a guy. The thought sickens me - surely it couldn't happen? I just needed to keep my cool, although it seemed virtually impossible at this moment in time. God, I just wanna fucking know who they are.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

~

I was thrown backwards upon impact - books were strewn everywhere, and papers and sheets fluttered off down the corridor. I growled in annoyance, sitting up on the grimy linoleum floor.

"Watch it, punk." Snapped a cold, yet somewhat familiar voice. Although the three words were laced with ice, the voice still sounded oddly angelic.

I raised my head, sweeping my fringe out of my face in the process. My eyes widened when I put a name to the cute, rounded, yet somewhat mature looking face.

"G-Gerard - Mikey's brother, right?" His face softened slightly, although he still looked somewhat disgruntled. He nodded stiffly, and I watched him as his eyes swept up and down my body, then around my face.
"Frank, Mikey's friend. I was at your timekeeper ceremony. How's that going for you, anyway?" By this time, I had bent down and picked up the majority of my things, stuffing them haphazardly back into my rucksack.

"It's going awfully, I have a total of around sixteen hours left - I guess tomorrow's the day." I shuddered at the brutal reality of my fate.
When I looked back up, Gerard had turned a deathly shade of white. He was even paler than usual, and If I'm honest, I thought he was going to collapse in front of me. What was with him?
He grabbed the locked that was around his neck, and his eyes scanned the time displayed there.

He audibly swallowed, and I saw a hint if something I didn't recognise flash behind his eyes.
"Dude, are you alright? You look like you're going to hurl.." I asked him timidly, concern laced within my words.
"F-fine. I have to go." And with that, he was running down the corridor towards the art rooms.

Huh, odd. I'd have to ask Mikey about it when I saw him next, which should have been ten minutes ago. I was so dead if I didn't get to class within the next twenty seconds.

~
The rest of the day passed by in a confused daze, each second that past bringing me closer to the minute my single, free life would be destroyed.
I couldn't stop thinking about Gerard, now matter how hard I tried.

What did he seem so nervous about?

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~Gerard's POV~

No way did that just happen. My little brother's best friend has the same time as me on his timekeeper.

13 hours, 2 minutes, 9 seconds. Tick rock, tick tock.

I bet it's just some kind of mix up, I can't believe I just ran away like that - I'm such a coward.

I'm dreading the arrival of tommorow. My fate will be sealed, and so will Frank's. Lets just hope we don't end up being paired together.

Mikey would fucking kill me.

Notes

Aaaaaand I'm back! Who missed me?

Thoughts on this chapter? Shit's about to go downnnnn.

(Credit to Biffy Clyro for the chapter title, I love them lots.)

xolydia