~Arisa's POV~

Gerard held me in his arms. Singing to me softly. If there's a place that I could be Then I'd be another memory Can I be the only hope for you? Because you're the only hope for me And if we can't find where we belong We'll just have to make it on our own Face all the pain and take it on Because the only hope for me is you alone... He continued singing until the worst possible thing could have happened. My dad comes through the door, with Elisa not far behind him. "Arisa Orion! What is going on!?" he screamed. I looked at Elisa, she had a look of guilt on her face. 'you didn't..' I thought. 'I'm so sorry.. He wouldn't stop asking who Gee was unless I told him...' she thought. "Answer me! What could've possessed you to bring a vampire into this house?!" I swallowed my fear and stood up. "He's my boyfriend" I spoke, my voice trembled in fear. "You're what?! Have you lost all of your sense? Don't you know this 'boyfriend' of yours could kill you?" Gerard spoke up standing next to me holding my hand. "I wouldn't ever hurt her." I looked up at him scared. "I'll never trust your infernal species, they violated the treaty we had. Stay away from my daughter, or I'll kill you like I did your father." Gerard became tense and he barred his teeth at him. "Gee, please.. Just go" I squeezed his hand, signifying I'd be alright without him. He gave me a quick nod and kissed my forehead before leaving quickly. "Elisa, go to your room. I need to talk to your sister alone." "Yes, daddy..." she sped to her room and closed her door. I sat on my bed and looked up at my dad. "What has gotten into you? Are you trying to get yourself killed? You girls are all I have. When you were younger you used to hate vampires like you should." "Dad I grew up and formed my own opinion. I hated them because they killed mom. Then I realized hating them wont bring her back, and Gerard is my best friend he understands me. Why can't you see that I'm not a little girl anymore?!" I was getting angry now. He always thought of me as his "little princess" I couldn't take it anymore. " I'm not your little princess anymore. I can take care of myself! If I'm in love with a vampire you can get over it this is my life!" I continued to vent. "Dad, I know you hate them for what they did to mom but you have to let it go! Hating them won't bring her back! He's the only friend I've ever had, and you're taking that away from me!" "You have Elisa and her friends don't you?" he was angering me now "They're Eli's Friends not mine! I'm alone all the time and he's the only one I have dad!" hot tears escaped my eyes. "This is my house so you'll follow my rules" I could tell he was getting agitated. He then continued "If you don't like them you can leave" he left my room without turning back. "Fine. I will" I turned to my closet as more tears escaped my eyes. I pulled a suitcase out and threw all I could in there. Then pulled all of my pictures and posters down and put them in a bag. I grabbed my phone and ran out the door with my things. I threw everything into the trunk of my car then started driving. My phone rang. "Hello?" "Arisa where are you?! Why are all your posters gone?!" "I left Eli, he gave me the choice to stay and not see Gee again or leave and be my own person" I could hear the tears in Elisa's voice. "But now I'll be alone..." "no you won't I promise. I'll come back to visit" I felt horrible. Leaving Elisa like that and not even saying goodbye. She said a quick bye and hung up. I drove for an hour before I actually started getting tired. I called Gerard. "Ari is everything okay?" "Yeah. But can I stay at your place?" I couldn't just say 'hey my dad just kicked me out of the house for dating you but it's all okay' "Sure." he gave me the address and hung up. It didn't take long to get to him from where I was. As soon as I parked the car he was already at the front door walking towards me. "What happened?" he pulled me into his embrace. "long story short he gave me an ultimatum and I chose to leave." I felt another tear roll down my cheek. "It's okay, you can stay here as long as you want" he kissed my forehead and helped me get my bags. I followed Gerard downstairs to his room. "Where's Mikey?" I asked putting my poster bag down. "He's still with his friends" he pulled me into his lap, where he started stroking my hair and singing to me. I snuggled into his chest and fell into a dreamless sleep. ~Gerard's POV~ I held Ari in my arms. She looked so peaceful as she slept. I laid down with her on my chest when my phone buzzed. It was a text from Mikey. :Hey Gee! Can you open the door I don't have my keys on me thnx! Typical Mikey. I got up quietly trying not to wake up Arisa but she started waking up as soon as I got up. "Gee-Bear.. Where are you going?" her voice was still groggy with sleep. "Hush love, I'll be right back. Just sleep" and with that she closed her eyes and went back to sleep. I made my way upstairs and opened the door. "Thanks man! Is that Ari's car?" "Yeah she's gonna stay here for a while" Mikey nodded and walked in with Frank and Ray in tow. "Hey man!" they said happily. They both had their guitars meaning they want to play. "I don't feel like singing today." "C'mon Gee please?!" Frank pleaded. I sighed and gave in. Arisa came upstairs in a sleepy haze. "Wow Gee, how did you get her?" Ray teased "Shut up Toro." "Hi Mikey, Hey Short Stuff" she spoke groggily. "Hey Ari!" Mikey answered. Frank turned away in an angry huff. "Ari this is Ray, Ray this is Arisa" "Hi.." she said shyly. She was starting to wake up from her fog. Just then Bob come through the door not bothering to knock as usual. "I'm ready to play." we all went downstairs to the REC room where all the amps were and we started with the new song I wrote, Sleep. Some say now suffer all the children And walk away a savior Or a madman and polluted From gutter institutions Don't you breathe on me Undeserving of your sympathy Cause there ain't no way that I'm sorry for what I did And thought it all How could you cry For me? Cause I don't feel bad about it So shut your eyes Kiss me goodbye And sleep Just sleep The hardest part is letting go of Your dreams I kept singing, and after we were done Arisa started clapping "Encore!" she laughed. "Sing the song you always song to me." "Okay." they guys started playing the opening for The Only Hope For Me is You. Remember me Remember me Remember me Remember me Where, where will you stand When all the lights go out across these city streets Where, where were you when All of the embers fell I still remember them Covered in ash Covered in glass Covered in all my friends And I still, think of the bombs they built If there's a place could be then I'd be another memory Can I be the only hope for you Because you're the only hope for me And if we can't find where we belong We'll just have to make it on our own face all the pain and take it on Because the only hope for me is you alone ... Arisa sang along and her voice was beautiful. We played a few more songs and afterwards we sat on the couch and watched The Grudge. I pulled Ari into my lap. She hid her face in my shoulder for the most part of the movie. ~Time lapse~ After the guys left Ari and I went back to my room. "Gee you guys sound really good!" "Thanks, we want to start a band" I smiled. She smiled back "You guys should!" she wrapped her arms around me and leaned into my chest. I smiled down at her, and I started humming softly. We both laid on my bed. That night I had my first peaceful sleep in years.

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