"You said he would come!"The guy growled and slapped Lily. I clenched my fists and fought the urge to charge them all purely because it was a fucking retarded thing to do.
"No I swear! He is usually home by now I- I dont know where he is please you have to believe me. Frank?!"Lily screamed my name. I tried to send some sort of mind wave to her that I was going to save her but it was probably a waste of my time. I edged further around the tree I was hiding behind in an effort to see who was there as they put Lily's gag back in her mouth.

Fuck. A branch had cracked. I almost snapped my neck trying to bring myself back around as they all looked to where my head had been.
"Someone go look."Cole growled. The bastard. No one volunteered, the silence dragging on until Cole scowled and said,"You. Go look."
"But I-"
"It will make up for your step out of line the other week. Now fucking go."Cole growled at whoever it was.

There was some soft footsteps moving closer and closer to me. I watched as- fucking Lewis walked out of the light of the fire. His eyes darted to look at me but he continued walking. Fucking life saver he was. I waited until he was further and further away before peeking back around the edge of the tree. All 7 of the guys left werent really paying much attention to anything so I took my chance and darted after Lewis as quietly as I could.

"Dude go. Go home. Now."Lewis whispered furiously as I grabbed his arms.
"What? Are you fucking serious? I'm not fucking leaving Lily."I couldnt help but scoff at him.
"Nup. Whatever they do to her isn't going to be half as bad as what they're gonna do to you. Or what Cole's gonna do to you anyway. You need to get out of here."Lewis looked into my eyes in the darkness pleadingly.

"I dont fucking care. I'm not leaving Lily. What the hell is going on anyway?"I glanced back at where they were gathered round the fire. Lily was tied and gagged on a chair at the back of the circle and most of the guys were just trying to keep warm by the fire. I could tell that about 2 of the guys were happy to be there. The others Cole had just made come along.
"Cole's been looking for a way to get back at Gerard. He said killing you will finally do that because he isnt here to protect you. It will kill him."Lewis said, deadly quiet.

"Well then we better figure out a way to get out of here."I tried to laugh for some reason but it ended up sounding like a strangled sob.
"Come on. Um..."Lewis started walking, deep in thought,"Okay. I'm gonna shout and you are too. We'll make fighting noises. I'll run around the back of the circle so I can untie Lily while you distract them and boast about how you knocked me out."
"Perfect."I grinned. Immediately Lewis started groaning.

"No no wait please- ah!"Lewis kicked a tree, causing a large chunk of bark to fall to the ground. He immediately grabbed some dirt and rubbed it on his forehead.
"Oof!"I yelled as Lewis gave me a thumbs up and started running in a wide circle around the smaller one,"And stay down!"I yelled and started walking towards the fire.

"What the fuck?"Cole growled as I stopped a little away from the group of bastards,"For fucks sake, Michael go find your boy- best friend"Cole altered his sentence with a grunt.
"Ahh okay."Michael mumbled and started walking the same way Lewis had.

"Shh."I slapped my hand over Michaels face as soon as he began to yell,"Lewis is fine. Just- I know about you two and from the sounds of it so does Cole but please just- let me get Lily."I pleaded quietly with him.
"Ah okay... Where has Lewis gone?"
"He's waiting for me to distract everyone by going on about knocking him out so he can untie Lily."I glanced behind us at the guys. They were quite relaxed now, some of them even making jokes.

"Okay uhm. Do the same with me. Just uh... should I make the same sounds as Lewis?"Michael started edging around to the side.
"Yeah go for it. Then go help Lewis with Lily and uh if you guys get the chance could you see if Ge- my bag is somewhere? It's probably by the fence of the house from when I climbed over but yeah."I mumbled. I had realised a little earlier that I had dropped Gerard's bag and if I didn't get it before it started snowing heavily it would be ruined.

"Yeah yeah sure. Just uh... Ow fuck!"Micheal yelled suddenly. I watched as a bunch of hunched shoulders straightened at the shouts.
"Fuck off!"I screamed as Michael gave me a small smile and went round the circle to Lewis. I continued my journey to the fire where most of the guys were looking like they were going to run. That was good. I needed most of them to run.

"What the fuck is going on?"Cole sighed and stood up, peering into the darkness. I shivered as a gust of wind masked my last footsteps into the light.
"What the fuck do you think?"I snarled. Anger started burning up inside of me from nowhere.
"Fuck its Frank."Someone said quietly. Lily's eyes bulged and she shook her head at me but I ignored her as I saw Lewis and Micheal sneaking up behind her.

"So whats been going on?"I asked casually as I started circling the fire.
"What did you do with Michael and Lewis?"Someone asked. Fear quivered in their voice, threatening to betray him completely.
"I dont know. They fell down but I didnt check to see if they got up again."I said with a shrug of my shoulders. One of the guys was slowly backing out of the circle and before I knew it he had turned tail and fled.

"Fucking wuss."Cole's eyes followed him.
"So why have you got Lily tied up? What do you want me for?"I moved away from Lily and to the other side of the circle.
"Well."Cole nodded at two guys and immediately I was being held. Fuck. I looked from one guy to the other frantically. They were the only two that were happy to be here. And they were pretty much made of muscles.

"Ever since Gerard did what he did to me... I backed off. Vowing to myself that I would get him back one day. I've been watching him closely since that day. I almost kidnapped his stupid skinny brother but then... You arrived on the scene. I've never seen such a change in him,"Cole laughed as he paced around in front of me. I peeked over his shoulder to see that there was one guy left standing there, watching. Behind him was Lily's chair, empty.

"As soon as he stopped me from breaking the rest of your ribs that day I knew you were the key to making him pay. So I watched you instead. Found out about pretty blondie back there. And tonight our plans go into action."Cole smiled and stopped in front of me. He reached into his jacket and pulled out a large knife that glinted at me in the light. That same glint reflected in Cole's eyes, cruel and gleeful. The sick fucker was going to enjoy this.

"You know what the best thing is?"Cole sighed and took a step closer to me.
"What?"I sighed. I just wanted him to get it over with.
"Knowing that I'm going to be the one to bring the bad news to Gerard... Yeah thats right,"Cole smirked at the horror on my face,"I'm going to see the heartbreak and pain in his eyes. And I'm going to love every. Single. Minute. Of it."

I couldnt let that happen. I had to see Gerard for christmas. I watched as Cole slowly moved closer to me, spinnning the knife dangerously in front of him. Then my eyes were drawn to something behind him. Lewis and Michael were silently tackling the last guy into the darkness. The two guys holding me hadnt even noticed. Suddenly Cole was in my face.

"I think I might give Gerard something to remember you by... Have you seent he drawings of your neck tattoo he's done? Maybe he would like the real life thing."Cole grinned and raised the knife high above me. This was it. Gerard was going to lose me and there was nothing I could do about it.
"Hold the fuck up!"She screamed behind Cole. Cole flinched and almost dropped the knife as he spun around to see Lily marching up towards him, hands on her hips and a menacing scowl on her face.

As scared as she probably was, she sure as hell could look scary. And when she was mad, she was the scariest fucking thing on the planet.
"Frank is this fucking true? Have you been cheating on me? With a /guy/?"Lily glared down at my dumbfounded face.
"Uhh..."I had no idea what to say.

"Wait wait wait... You guys are together?"Cole looked from Lily to me and back again.
"Of course we fucking are! Although not for much longer if you dont tell me what the fuck is going on. Have you or have you not been going around with that freak from the house?"Lily looked so fucking angry, it was insane.

"No! Wait is that what this is about?!"I shook off the guys holding me and stood up, doing my best to play along. Acting had never been my strong point. That was Lily's thing.
"Uh..."Cole took a step away from the fuming Lily. I had half a mind to do the same.
"You're fucking lucky I dont call the cops on all your asses. Just- go the fuck away."Lily sighed and tapped her foot impatiently on the ground. The two guys that had been holding me were already gone.

"Okay lemme get this straight... Frank... You arent gay?"Cole was so fucking confused I had to fight not to laugh at him. His face was fucking classic.
"No of course I'm not. Jesus christ."I grumbled and walked over to Lily,"I'm in love with this gorgeous girl."I smiled and looked into her eyes. Lily smiled back and kissed me on the cheek quickly. Fuck even that seemed weird and wrong.

I ignored the strong feeling of /nO/ and moved closer to Cole,"You,"I jabbed a finger in his chest,"have got some serious prorities to sort out man."
"Jesus I'm sorry... I guess I'll go after the brother."Cole mumbled as he walked away. Fuck. I had to stop that from happening. As soon as Cole was out of earshot and then out of sight Lily hissed meaninglessly in my ear.

"Fuck Lily I'm so sorry I wasnt here sooner."I sighed as Lily collapsed into my arms and started crying. We stood like that for a few minutes before someone cleared their throat behind us. I let go of Lily and whirled around, ready for another attack, but it was just Lewis and Michael.
"Thank you!"I gasped as I spotted Gerard's bag in his hand.

"No problem buddy. Jesus, Lily is fucking stubborn."Michael laughed as we started trudging back through the forest towards the house.
"That she is."I laughed. I let myself relax the slightest bit. It was okay for now,"They wont go after Mikey tonight will they?"
"Who's Mikey?"Lewis asked.
"Uh Gerard's brother?"
"Oh right. Nah, he likes to plan these things for some sick reason."

That was something I guess. If only there was a way to get Gerard out of there. Then Cole would back the fuck off. I sighed as we finished our walk in silence. No one said a word as we all tiptoed through the house up to our rooms.
"Thanks guys."Lily whispered as Lewis and Michael went off to Lewis's room and Lily and I continued up the stairs. When we entered our room the usual smell of Gerard hit my nostrils and made me collapse onto my bed with a huff.

Gerard's bag was still in my hand and came flying down afterwards, hitting me on the back as Lily turned on the light.
"Why do you have Gerard's bag?"Lily asked me quietly as I somehow found the energy to get into my pyjamas.
"I'm giving it to him for christmas. Well his sketchbook and pencils at least. It's the only thing that will keep him sane."I sighed as I sat down on my bed and pulled it out.

I flicked through it until I found the drawing of me with colour. I had no idea when he had done this. It was insane.
"Shit... Boys got some telent."Lily whistled as she looked down at the one he had added colour to.
"I know... Fucking sneaky too."I laughed slightly, feeling a burst of love for Gerard. I missed him. I closed my eyes and snapped the book shut,"Bed."
"Kay..."Lily turned the light off and got under the blankets with me, cuddling into my side. Then she whispered into my ear,"Thank you for tonight Frank..."

"Lily you dont have to thank me you idiot. You're my best friend, how could I just leave you there?"I whispered back and wrapped my arms around her.
"I know I just- I was so fucking scared. They thought I was knocked out at one point but I was faking it. Listening to what they were saying. Not their plans or anything just- it was revolting the way they talked about you and Gerard and his brother and his brothers boyfriend... They have some serious problems."Lily started shaking slightly.
"Hey its okay."I whispered into her hair and held her tightly. We fell asleep like that, safe in our little cocoon of warmth.