The front door opened because I could hear a chime. I didn't look up though. Someone slammed their hands on the front counter. I snapped up. Lindsey and Missy stood their with their faces full of worry. "You guys okay?" I asked laughing and looking at the customer, "That will be 5:50." He nodded and handed me the money. Missy and Lindsey came behind the counter and waited. I handed him his change and receipt. He smiled at me as I handed him the comic. "Have a nice day please come back!" I called. "You too!" He smiled. I put my hands on my hips and turned on my heel to Missy and Lindsey who went in front of the counter again. I faced them. "Are you okay?!" They asked. "Yes, I'm fine. Actually perfect. Gerard asked me out." I whispered. They both gasped and squealed.

"Shh!" I said. They jumped around smiling. "He's still here shopping." "Where are you guys going?" Missy asked taking a mint from the front and popping it in her mouth. "The fair." "Awww! Can we come!?" Lindsey asked, "I wanna see the date. We wanna stalk you. The fair is so cute! He must like you a lot." "Okay, you can come but don't bug us and don't get caught." They hugged me. "You're the best!" Someone cleared their throat. "Hey Gerard!" Lindsey said glancing at me with a wink. "Hey Lindsey, Missy." He waved. He placed three comics on the desk and I scanned one as Lindsey asked, "So Gerard, I was thinking, you wanna come over to my house on Friday and hang out? Get a pizza and such?!"

I knew what she was doing. Trying to get him to admit he had a date. I scanned the other one. "Well...I'm kinda busy on Friday." He turned slightly pink. "What are you doing that you can't possibly come with us?!" Lindsey asked. I scanned the third one. "I have a....a...a...date with Rain." He stuttered blushing madly. "Aww!" Lindsey grabbed his arm and yanked him aside. I could still hear them since it was dead silent in here.

Lindsey: Are you guys dating?

Gerard: No, just a date.

Lindsey:Do you wanna date her?

Gerard: Yes.

Lindsey: Are you gonna ask her to be your girlfriend on Friday? That's four days or something.
Enough time to get closer.

Gerard: Of course I want to have her as mine as soon as possible! Before she gets away!

Lindsey: Aww are you gonna kiss her? On Friday?

Gerard: Yes.

I smiled to myself. "Gerard?" He looked up and I said, "20 dollars." He nodded and pulled out a 20 dollar bill and handed it to me brushing his fingers against mine sending a jolt of butterflies in my stomach. I handed him everything and his bag. "Thank you Rain." He said before reaching up and quickly yet shyly kissing my cheek. I stood in shock as he smiled to himself and walked away. "That is so fucking cute!" Missy exclaimed. I blushed madly and bit my lip.

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Friday came rather quickly and here I was at 6 o'clock at night with Missy and Lindsey in my room running around and finding clothes. "How about this and you black and white Doc Martens?" Lindsey asked holding up a black crop top and my Batman skater skirt. I gasped. My favorite outfit. And Gerard loves Batman. I nodded and ran off to change. I came out to them holding a curling iron and makeup bags. They sat me down, put on lip gloss, purple mascara, winged tipped eyeliner and black eye shadow. They put on a messy bun in my hair and a braid. My heart stopped when there was a knock at the door. I put on my Doc Martens and grabbed my Breakfast Club hobo bag,

I sighed and answered the door. Gerard stood there with black skinny jeans, a Black Flag T-Shirt and a black leather jacket. He held a white rose. "Here." "Oh my God Gerard thank you!" I handed it to Missy who ran to put it in water. "Hello I am the older brother Pete. Have her home by midnight. And don't you dare make her cry I will knock you out." He warned. Gerard laughed. "Will do." He nodded taking my hand sending butterflies with razor wings around my stomach again. "Bye Pete." I said. "Okay, bye. Be safe love you Sunshine." "Love you too." He kissed my head and Gerard opened the door to his car. "Such a gentlemen!" I said getting in. He entered the other side and started the car.

"Thank you." He drove off. We arrived at the fair and I saw Missy and Lindsey sneaking their way in behind us. I laughed and rolled my eyes. Gerard paid and he said, "Are you hungry?" "Starved." I said. He laughed and we took a seat at the booth thing and ordered pizza. We ate sharing jokes and laughing. We finally walked around and Gerard won me a sketch pad and a case of pencils of all colors. I don't know why they had those as prizes but I'm glad they did. Gerard and I sat on a bench cross legged facing each other. I held my sketch pad in my lap using my new pencils. I started to hum a song that had been stuck in my head for days. I had these made lyrics in my mind also.

"What are you humming?" Gerard asked curiously. I shrugged moving my pencil faster, "I have these made up lyrics in my mind. I have no idea though." "Well, sing them to me. I am in a band you know. If we get big...well we won't. But if we do, I could make that song big." I looked down and shook my head. My anxiety was gonna go through the roof. "I don't know Ger- " He took my hand and I froze my eyes going wide. No one has ever held my hand before. Except for my parents before they died. But no one that made me feel like Gerard does. "Please, I'm sure you're good." He whispered his eyes pleading. I sighed and nodded. "But how about, tomorrow, I show you the written lyrics. I don't remember them really."

He nodded. "Well, how about you bring them to my house." I bite my lip and say, "Okay then!" "Great!" He let go of my hand and asked, "Can I see your drawing?" He asked. I shyly turned it around. It was of some weird character I called Mousekat. (Foreshadows!) And on the bottom
it said Art Is The Weapon. (Another foreshadow). "Wow." He said. "This is pure art." "Thank you." We stayed silent for a while until Gerard asked, "Hey Rain can I ask you a question that you might laugh at me about?" I looked up. "Anything." He scratched the back of his neck nervously. "Uh well, this past week, we've hung out, a lot. And well, I have kinda grown strong feelings for you and maybe I was thinking if you could uh be my girlfriend."

I smiled and bit my lip turning red and looked down. "Yes." I said shyly. "R- really?" He asked in shock. "Of course." I said simply. "Well, that's great!" He beamed. I drew for a while more as Gerard explained some funny ass stories from when he and Mikey were kids. "And then one time, he got this fork....and." He burst into laughter. Gerard drove me home at nine waay before Pete even said so. We stood on the porch in front of the door. Gerard held both of my hands swinging them side to side. I bit my lip smiling widely. We kept staring into each other's eyes smiling. He finally leaned in and kissed me. Fireworks burst through me like fourth of July.

Gerard's hands traveled to my hips and he held them as I slid my hands around his neck. I slowly licked his bottom lip and he parted his lips for me to slide my tongue into his mouth and wrestle with his tongue. "Ahem." I heard someone say. We stopped and turned to Pete who stood at the door with his arms crossed. "Hi Petey! This is now my boyfriend." "Well that's great for you but it's very disturbing to see my little sister and her new boyfriend lip locking. On my porch. Time to come inside." I nodded. I turned to Gerard while Pete waited. "I'll see you tomorrow okay?" I said biting my lip. He nodded and looked at Pete before just kissing my cheek and running to his car.

I rolled my eyes and entered my room. I flopped onto my bed. I called Missy. She said Lindsey was spending the night. Might as well Skype. I grabbed my laptop and logged into Skype before calling Missy's number thing. Her face filled the screen. She squealed. "Lindsey!" She called. Lindsey slid into the screen sucking a Popsicle. "Details now. All we saw was you guys on that bench and talking. You nodded and he grabbed your hand and you guys were red. What is going on?" "Guys, you are looking at Gerard Way's girlfriend!" I said. "OH MY GOD!!!!!" They screeched. "How?!" I explained everything and finished off with me going to his house tomorrow. They squealed louder.

"That's so cute!!!!!!" Lindsey said. I nodded. We talked about other stuff before I had to end the call due to Pete calling me to shut the fuck up because he had work. I just decided to Snapchat Lindsey and Missy and I ended up falling asleep after our last Snapchat.

The next day, I woke up and showered. I put on black skinny jeans, a Sleeping With Sirens tank top and my black converse. I threw on my hoodie after drawing on my arm and then fixing my hair and makeup. I grabbed my Breakfast Club bag and the papers of lyrics. I slid my iPhone into my back pocket and went downstairs.

Gerard's POV

"MIKEY!! PICK THAT UP!!!!" I screeched picking up his plate that was on my bedroom floor. "Chill Gerard. She's not coming for another twenty minutes!" "I know! Alicia is late!" "Gerard, she's here." Mikey pointed to his girlfriend next to him. I sighed. "Oh." It was Saturday and Alicia, Mikey, Rain and I were gonna hang out and listen to her song. I'm not that brother that doesn't let his girlfriend hang around his little brother. The doorbell rang. "I'll get it ma!!!!" I yelled running downstairs and beating my mom to the door "Oh Gerard would you calm down! It's just a friend!" "A girlfriend." Alicia snickered going back upstairs with a bowl of M&M's. I sighed. My mother's face scrunched up into a smirk. "You have a girlfriend?!"

I groaned, I hated when I had a girlfriend. Not that it was a bad thing, just my mom's reaction. She always tried to pull the "Let's get out the baby pictures." That's not until you're like married! "Yes ma now up up!" I led her over upstairs and she rolled her eyes. I looked around making sure nothing embarrassing was laying around and opened the door. Rain stood there looking as pretty as ever with her Breakfast Club bag, Sleeping with Sirens tank top, hoodie, black skinny jeans and Converse. Her lavender hair was down and wavy like always and she was wearing heavy eyeliner with winged tips and mascara with and black eye shadow. She smiled her lip glossed smile holding papers.

I smiled just looking at her. "Hey!" She greeted finally. "Hi!" I replied letting her in closing the door behind her. I turned to her and leaned in pecking her cheek. I blushed madly as did she. I took her hand sending a wave of shock through me. I walked into my room and Alicia and Mikey were eating M&M's. "Hey Rain!" Alicia and Mikey greeted getting up to hug her. I sat down pulling Rain with me. She sat close to me our knees touched due to sitting cross-legged. "So, let's see that song." Alicia said sitting up. She blushed and I nudged her, "We're all friends here." She nodded and handed me the paper. "So, how do you sing this?" I asked chewing on my bottom lip.

"Uh, well it's kinda slow like- " "Hun just sing it. We don't mind." She blushed and I handed her the paper and she cleared her throat. "I'm just gonna sing a line and you can do the rest." We nodded. She took a deep breath before singing slowly, "Late dawns and early sunsets, just like my favorite scenes." She sang so perfectly. I was in love with it. "There, now you get the picture so sing it." "But I like your voice better! I can't sing." "NO!!!" She whined. "Please just sing it to me." She sighed. "Okay then." She lifted the paper and began to sing.

Then holding hands and life was perfect, just like up on the screen
And the whole time while always giving
Counting your face among the living

Up and down escalators, pennies and colder fountains
Elevators and half price sales, trapped in by all these mountains
Running away and hiding with you
I never thought they'd get me here
Not knowing you'd change from just one bite
I fought them all off just to hold you close and tight

But does anyone notice?
But does anyone care?
And if I had the guts to put this to your head...
But would anything matter if you're already dead?
And well should I be shocked now by the last thing you said?
Before I pull this trigger,
Your eyes vacant and stained...

But does anyone notice?
But does anyone care?
And if I had the guts to put this to your head...
And would anything matter if you're already dead?
And now should I be shocked by the last thing you said?
Before I pull this trigger,
Your eyes vacant and stained...
And in saying you loved me,
Made things harder at best,
And these words changing nothing
As your body remains,
And there's no room in this hell,
There's no room in the next,
And our memories defeat us,
And I'll end this direst.

But does anyone notice?
But does anyone care?
And if I had the guts to put this to your head...
But does anything matter if you're already dead?
And should I be shocked now by the last thing you said?
Before I pull this trigger,
Your eyes vacant and stained...
And in saying you loved me,
Made things harder at best,
And these words changing nothing
As your body remains,
And there's no room in this hell,
There's no room in the next,
But does anyone notice there's a corpse in this bed?

She screamed some parts but that was what made me fall even harder for the song. "That was perfect. What does it mean?" She looked down, "When I was little, around like 9, my mo cheated on my dad. But then one day, my dad came home when we were on the couch watching TV, and my dad pointed a gun to my mom's head. We screeched for him to stop and our mom just said let it happen because she was a horrible person. My dad pulled the trigger and she said I love you. He started to cry then shot her. He cried harder then shot himself." She explained sitting there. She wanted to cry I could just tell.

But then her phone rang and she answered mouthing, Missy's name. "Hello? Oh. Hell yeah! Can Gerard, Mikey and Alicia come? Great see ya then!" She hung up. "Missy, Lindsey, Frank, Bob, and Jamia are at the park. Missy has weed. Wanna come smoke it with us?" She asked. I shrugged and Mikey shook his head but Alicia nodded. "Great." She leaned down to Mikey. "Stay safe." He said quietly. "Okay." She kissed him and we got up and started to leave.

Notes

So I know Early Sunsets Over Monroeville doesn't have the same story as Rain's but well okay..What did you think? So this would be Rain's first time getting into drugs. And it begins....Thoughts please?

Xoxo,

Killjoy_Love19