Just One More Bite

Frank really needed a vacation, and he could easily do his schoolwork using emailing and all that technological shit while we were on the road. At first, he responded quite strangely.

"Are you messing with me?" he asked with a smirk. I rolled my eyes and nagged at his foot with my fingers.

"No," I replied. "Now where do you want to go?"

"Anywhere," Frank answered, biting at his lip. "With you."

And, with that, I decided to take him to the beach. It wasn't because the scorching hot sun toasted our skin with their brilliant rays of light. It wasn't because I wanted to see him topless (well, partially. damn I am such a perv). It wasn't because we could run in the water like kids. It was because of the sounds of the shore moving back and forth, continuously. It was mesmerizing, even Frank agreed.

Right now, we were in the car. "Sing me a meaningful song," I requested.

Frank was singing Half-Truism to me, loud and proud.

"One is for envy and one just for spite, the cuts in my heart, they show in your eyes..."

I smiled as he whispered the last words to me. " all our light that shines strong, only lasts for so long..."

I laughed in happiness. "Sing me a funny song, now."

"Stacy's mom has got it going on," he struggled to sing, from all the laughter blocking his voice. " I don't think I can finish that one without cracking up."

Time goes fast with Frank singing his symphonies to me. Before I knew it, we were at the beach. Frank refused to remove his new Avenged Sevenfold hoodie and his black jeans and even his converse stayed on his feet. I decided to remain the same way. The whole day, we didn't touch the sand. We stayed in our hotel room, which was empty, besides us.

"Let's go to the pool!" he excited.

With a face like his, I can't say no. Hell, I get more excited than him. "Leggo!"

Well, this was more embarrassing than it should have been. We both forgot our swimsuits, and Frank had the brilliant idea of swimming in our pjs. And, with his charm, I agreed.

He splashed water at me. "Ha ha, catch me if you can!" We played tag, damn was it fun. Empty hotels are always fun.

When we got back to our room, we decided to sit by the heater until our clothes and ourselves had dried up. Halfway through the process, the lights went out automatically. And so did the heat. Oh, the irony. We sat side by side in silence, until Frank spoke again.

"Hey Gerard," he asked. "You said someone else called you Gee, right?"

"Yeah, my grandma Helena did. You remind me of her. She passed away not too long ago."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"Don't be."

" I wouldn't understand, but it must be heart breaking."

"Haven't you lost anyone before?"

"No," Frank looked down to his fingertips. Lightning sounded and he hid his face under a blanket. I smiled and rubbed my hand through his hair like a kid.

"Well, I promise," I put my other hand to my heart. "That you will never lose me."

"How can you promise that?"

"I won't let that happen, Frankie." The rain poured loudly in the distance.

"Thanks for having my back."

"Just remember, I love you." I didn't expect that to come out, but I let my feelings out nevertheless. Frank rested his head on my shoulder and hours passed.

"I love you too," he whispered, and fell asleep. Soon afterwards, I had fallen asleep as well.

Notes

c: chapter title from Of Mice & Men

I loved writing this chapter cx hope you all like the frerard