It started with an art lesson

*lunch*

I walk back to the art room, I twist the brass door knob and enter.

"Hi Gerard" I say

"Siena! Hi, how are you?" He asks as he puts down a stack of notebooks

"Good, and you?"

"Fine... But this stack of crappy are is dampening my mood" he jokes

"How crappy?" I lean in to get a better look at the notebooks

"Well this one made by the blonde in the front, she has no idea how to draw comics." He laughs as he hands me a sketch book I examine the lines on the page.. The girl has curly long hair, and orange skin. Oh starfire..

"Starfire right?"

"I think so, I could very well be snooki though"

"Lemme see another one" I say tossing back the other one.

"This ones suppose to be batman, and that one I think is poison ivy" I point to a sketch book

"Yeah, by the way. Yours and Avery's are absolutely stunning. Your both amazing artists" he notes

"Thank you, now about art lessons?" realizing the whole reason I was there

"Right, so I want to firm it up. So I'll be at your place at 8 and room 3b?"

"Oui" I nod

"I see you took French" he comments

"Yeah thank you for taking the time to teach me"

"It's my pleasure darling"

"See you tonight" I say and walk out of the tiny art studio class room.

*at night*

I frantically clean up the small hotel room for Gerard. I place my art supplies on the tiny table. Someone knocks on the door. I quickly fix my violet hair and smooth out my jeans.

"Hi Gerard" I answer the door

"Hello Siena, how are you?"

"Good, please come in" he walks in and sits at the table.

"Ready for your art lesson?" He asks

"Of course!" i say a little to excitedly, he laughs and takes out some stuff

"What do you want to work on?"

"What's tomorrows art homework" I ask with a smirk. "Can't tell you it's a surprise"

"Please for meee" I bat my eyelashes

"Ugh fine, I'm having you draw a tragic moment in your life"

"That's easy I have a numerous amount of them" I mumble

"Then it should be easy peasy pumpkin Peasy... Pumpkin pie motherfucker" he jokes

. "Haha your so funny" I punch his arm playfully. I grab my book and get to work.

What to draw... My father shooting my mother? My mom on the ground dying? My father dying? The time I was shot? There's so many of them....

"S-Siena I'm so sorry that happened" he says. Shit I must've said that out loud

" it's fine. It happened years ago" I sigh

"I can change the assignment if your uncomfortable" he suggests

"No I like it" I smile. He nods and watches me sketch. I pick up a pencil and sketch a body lying on the ground attempting to lift themselves up with their chocolate hair covering their face blood surrounds the figure. I stop outlining and start to shade and color. The entire piece is black and white except for the blood which is red.

"That's amazing" he says as I hand him the art.

"Thanks" I sigh as look at my mothers picture.

"What uh event was this one?" He asks reluctantly

"My mothers death and being shot" I say as a tear rolls down my cheek.

"Im sorry I shouldn't have asked" he puts his arm around me as I sob

"I could've stopped him" I cry

"It's ok, he would've shot you anyway"

"He did once, it doesn't hurt much" I confess. I continue to wail as he pulls me to his chest. I touch my arm where the scar from the bullet is.

."Shhh Siena, it will be ok..." He hugs me even tighter. I sigh and take a deep breath. God he smells really good... Siena stop that right now! He's your teacher. Geez... I think back to when my fathers abuse towards me.

*flash back*

"SIENA YOU BITCH!" He shouts as he holds a half empty bottle of vodka.

"I'm sorry dad" I apologize for whatever I did this time

"DONT CALL ME THAT!" He screams and kicks me down to the ground I remain in a curled up ball and whisper

"I'm sorry sir"

"You better be!" He spat, he takes one more kick then a punch, and then proceeds to throw his now empty bottle at me.

SHIT! The glass shattered as it makes contact me my spine. I feel the glass digging into my sides. I open my eyes to see if he's still there. Luckily he's left.

"CLEAN THAT MESS UP" he shouts from another room.

"Yes sir" I sigh

*end of flashback*

I sob even harder than before and Gee hugs even tighter than before. "Please stop crying sweetheart, it's going to be okay I promise" he comforts as he rubs my back

"I'm not o-fucking-kay" I murmur into his chest

"Maybe not now, but soon I promise"

"Promise?" I look up at his face

"I Promise" he smiles

"Thanks for dealing with my bull shit tonight" I thank

"It's no big deal, and If you ever need to talk to anyone. I'm here" he says

"Thanks Gerard" I hug him, I soon feel him hug back. I smile, this is what it must feel like to have someone who cares.

"So next class when?" He asks as he releases me

"Um, it's Thursday... So us Sunday good?" I ask

"That sounds perfect" We begin chat for a little while.

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"Haha no, I think dogs are way better than cats" I laugh as he defends cats

"You have to take care of dogs like 24/7 but cats you can leave food and water out and they'd be fine" he argues

"True but do cats like to snuggle? No they try to freaking scratch your face off"

"No, that's not all cats"

"But cats sit on top to high things and plot their nuclear war against humanity, Catpocalypse children it's gonna happen and I'll say I told you so" I say with a yawn. I glance at the clock, '11:45'

"Crap it's late" Gerard exclaims "Yeah" I nod

"I better get going, I'll see you in school tomorrow" he waves as he leaves. I smile as I say goodbye. I flop onto my clean bed and drift off.

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