The Fantasy

Gerard looked through the key hole in the bathroom door, his heart pounding as he spied Frank Iero getting changed inside the bathroom. A thin smile crept upon his face as his eye trailed up and down Frank’s pale, slender body. God he’s perfect he thought biting his lip as his mind began to wander over to dark, seedy thoughts; how he would burst through the door and take him right there in the middle of the room.

A loud cough suddenly came from behind him, startling him as he jumped back from the door; knocking his head against the door handle and sending him plummeting to the floor. “Ow” he groaned, gritting his teeth as he looked back to see who it was. Gerard rolled his eyes, it was Mikey. “Jesus Christ Mikey, what the hell are you doing sneaking up on people like that?” He cried shakily, he knew he had been caught; he just hoped and prayed he could bullshit his way out of it. Mikey glared at him, his arms folded tightly against his chest. “I was about to ask you the same thing” He replied bitterly, feeling ashamed and angry with Gerard. He knew it was a bad idea to bring Frank into their home, especially as he couldn’t seem to control himself. But what else could he do? Tell Frank to go elsewhere? Frank was his friend, he couldn’t do that him.

Besides, he had made his decision a long time ago. He would protect Frank no matter what. He had a feeling Gerard was to blame for him losing his family in the first place and if he so much as looked at him the wrong way, he wouldn’t think twice about calling the police. Brother or no brother.

Mikey knelt down before him, grabbing him by the collar as he stared venomously into Gerard’s fearful eyes. “Listen here, Frank is my friend and I swear to god if I find out your responsible for this or if you so much as look at him while he stays here, I’ll report you to the police myself. I don’t care what you threaten me with, I just want him safe. Understand?” He sneered, keeping his voice a mere whisper. Gerard quickly nodded, taken aback by Mikey’s sudden outburst; he had never seen him like this before. He had always known Mikey to be the quieter, shy younger sibling; he would never dare stand up to him this way.

Ah but it wasn’t until he met Frank he started acting like this a voice in his head whispered spitefully as Mikey let go of him and stormed off down stairs. Gerard slumped against the wall, shaking his head as he tried to get rid of the voice in his head. “No, shut up” He whispered, clinging to his hair. Maybe Frank has been trying to turn Mikey against you. Why else would he suddenly hate you like this? The voice added, silencing Gerard’s pleas for it to stop. It had a point, what other reason could there be for Mikey to suddenly hate him the way he did. “Maybe Frank has been trying to turn Mikey against me” He repeated in an almost trance-like state. He needs to be punished Gerard, I think he needs to be taught a lesson. “I think he needs to be taught a lesson” Gerard said bitterly, his eyes narrowing as his fingers curled into fists.

The bathroom door unlocked beside him and Frank slowly walked out. Frank pushed his dark, damp hair off his face, noticing something in the corner of his eye. He glanced down, smiling happily as he saw Gerard waiting outside the door. “Hey you” He said cheerily, slinging his night bag over his shoulder. Gerard rose to his feet, smiling softly at Frank as he cupped his face with hand. “Can I ask you something?” He said sweetly, keeping his voice quiet in order to keep Mikey from hearing. “Sure” Frank replied, his heart racing in his chest; enjoying every second of this moment. “Do I look like an idiot to you?” He asked, struggling to keep the smile upon his face. Frank raised an eyebrow, laughing half heartedly at him. He had no idea what he was talking about. “No of course not” He said, reaching up to touch his hand.

Suddenly, his face twisted into a look of hatred. Gerard covered Frank’s mouth and nose as he slammed him back against the wall. Frank’s eyes grew wide in fear, struggling in Gerard’s grasp as he struggled to breathe. “Did you not think I’d find out, you, trying to turn my brother against me?” He said calmly, pressing his hand harder against Frank’s face. Frank quickly shook his head, tears welling in his eyes as he tried to move Gerard’s hand but he was too strong. The world began to spin around him as his eyes grew heavy. “Stay away from my brother” Gerard growled, kneeing him in the crotch. Frank collapsed to the floor, crying in pain as he finally found himself able to breathe. His head felt heavy as he lay curled up on the floor, coughing madly as the pain became worse. Gerard knelt down beside him and brushed a strand of hair out of Frank’s face, smiling softly at him as he watched him flinch at his touch.
“Your poison you know that? Nobody will ever love you, not even your own mother” He whispered sadly, kissing him on the cheek as he began to walk back down stairs, grinning triumphantly to himself.

****
The next morning, Mikey sat down at the table opposite Frank, watching his friend cautiously as he slowly ate his cereal. He hadn’t spoken to him since yesterday and he was beginning to worry. “This is probably going to be a stupid question, but what’s wrong?” Mikey asked sympathetically, trying to catch his eye.

Frank sighed, raising his head slightly and offering Mikey a weak smile. “I’m fine” He said, shovelling a spoonful of Lucky Charms into his mouth. Mikey raised an eyebrow, he wasn’t stupid. “If you ever need anyone to talk to...” Mikey started. Frank groaned, throwing his spoon into the bowl. “Mikey I said I was fine; for Christ sake will you just leave it, please?” Frank cried, pleading with his friend as he stared at him wide eyed from across the table.

Mikey held his hands up in surrender, realising this conversation wasn’t getting him anywhere. “I’m only trying to help” He said. He glanced up at the clock above Frank’s head, rolling his eyes as he saw time; he hated going to work on a Saturday. “Look I’ll be back later, Gerard’s out at the moment, he’ll be back around 2 o’clock” Mikey added, putting his jacket on. Frank glared at him, nodding in response; it almost sounded like he was trying to warn him. Mikey flashed him a smile and headed out of the house, as he walked up the path and onto the street; he began to feel somewhat guilty for leaving Frank alone.

How could he protect him if he wasn’t there?

Frank listened to the door click shut, running a hand down his tired face as he dragged his body over to the sink; dropping his bowl into the sink. Footsteps began to echo down the hallway, moving closer to him. Frank squeezed his eyes shut, praying to god he was in a good mood this morning. He tried to do as he said and keep away from Mikey, but it was almost impossible with them living under the same roof.

“Morning gorgeous” Gerard said sweetly, wrapping his arms around Frank’s waist as he kissed him on the cheek. Frank smiled, a fractured, broken smile. It was the smile of someone who was worn down, tired of fighting, tired of trying. All he wanted in life was to be happy. But he could only be happy when HE was and when HE wanted him to be. “Morning” Frank replied cheerily, smiling as he turned around to face him. “Listen, I’m sorry for last night, but if you hadn’t of wound me up like that then I wouldn’t have hurt you. You need to stop doing that Frankie”

Frank nodded, swallowing hard as Gerard gently stroked his cheek. “I love you Frank, so you’ll agree to stay out of Mikey’s way? I cant lose him, you of all people must understand how it feels to lose your family” He added softly. Frank remained silent, nodding as he stared up into Gerard’s eyes. He was right, maybe him being here was stirring things up between him and Mikey. His mother had always called him a trouble maker so maybe that’s all he was. A good for nothing trouble maker.

Gerard’s face quickly transformed into a smile, biting his lip as he looked into Frank’s deep brown eyes, holding up a silver bag in his hand. Frank glanced at the bag, raising an eyebrow as he giggled in Gerard’s arm. “What’s that?” He asked, beaming with ‘happiness’. Gerard handed him the bag, a look of hope quickly spread across his face. “Well open it” he replied, watching intently as Frank took the bag from his hand and looked inside.

Frank’s mouth fell open, a look of surprise and delight. “A phone?” He gasped, taking the new iPhone 5s out of the bag. “Thank you babe” He replied, kissing Gerard on the lips. Gerard stroked his hair, smiling as Frank took it out of the box. “You like it then?” He asked. Frank smiled, touched by his boyfriend’s generosity. Of course he was sorry about what happened. This was clearly his way of making it up to him. “I love it thank you” Frank said, hugging him tight as he kissed him on the cheek.

Notes

Poor frankie :/

Is this really Gerard being nice or is there something much more sinister going on? Let me know what you think will happen next in the comments below :D

Also....I GOT INTO UNIVERSITY!!!

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