The chilly November air whipped his raven hair around his face as he reached for his cell phone to check the time. 3am, he sighed and rubbed his tired hazel eyes. He still had another 15 minutes to walk until he reached his apartment, he briefly entertained the thought of catching a cab to avoid freezing any further but then reminded himself of his current financial situation.

He finally reached his apartment block when his phone vibrated in his pocket. "Mikes" he answered, "is everything okay?".
"Gee, thank God, I've been trying to call you all night."
"I work the late shift on Fridays remember?"
"Oh...yeah I forgot"

Gerard smiled at his brother's forgetfulness.

"Mikes, I don't mean to be rude, but it's late and I'm tired, what did you want?"
"I just wanted to check that you're okay, mom and dad are worried, there's been another kidnapping and no one's heard from you in a couple of days".
"Michael, there are over 8 million people in New York, you guys can't freak out everytime there has been a kidnapping!"
"But Gee...they all match your description. Male, between 18-25, black hair, pale skin...."
"Mikey, enough! It's 3.30am, I'm tired and I'm standing outside my apartment block freezing my ass off, can we just finish this conversation in the morning, please? I get that you're all worried but tell mom and dad I'm fine and I'll call you guys tomorrow. I love you guys okay?"
"Okay Gee, talk to you tomorrow, love you too."

With that he hung up and fumbled for his keys. Finally he made it inside his apartment and shook his coat off. As he went to turn the light on a hand wrapped itself over his mouth and he felt the cool barrel of a gun pressed against his temple.

"Hello Gerard, we've been waiting for you."

Notes

Hmm, this is my first fan fic I've written since 2006. Thought I'd give it another shot.