Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. I fucking hated gym so fucking much. I stared at all the buff jocks getting changed. I didnt want to take my fucking uniform off and let them see my tattoos and white skinny body. They all had big fucking muscles that could beat me to a pulp if they wanted to.

''Iero! Get changed now!"The gym teacher yelled. I jumped and quickly took off my blazer. I stripped myself and pulled on the stinky gym shorts and the disgusting t-shirt the teacher had given me.

"Hey man. Those were some nice tats."The biggest dude of them all came over and slapped his hand down on my shoulder.
''Uh thanks I guess."I looked at his massive hand. I wanted nothing more than to shove it off me but I did not want to have a fucking black eye at the end of the day.

''So where have you come from then?"He asked me and started walking me out onto the court.
''I came from the catholic school."I said politely.
''Do you believe?''He brought me round roughly to face him.
''Uhhh..."I had no idea what to say. I didnt want him to be pissed off with whatever my answer was,''No?''

''Right... So that must make you a fag right?''He glared at me.
"Uhh no. It means I was forced to go there. I live in an orphanage so I don't have a choice over what school I go to."I informed hin.

"Oh... One of my mates little brother has a friend at an orphanage. His names Johnson or something. You know him?"He let go of my shoulder.
"Uh yeah I used to share a room with him in my old orphanage. Then I moved to the halfway house yesterday.

"That must suck man. I'm Cole."
"Frank."
" So, you seen any hotties you wanna bang?"He grinned at me.
"There is this one g-chick. She has gorgeous black hair and stunning green eyes and the ass of a fucking god."I smiled as I thought about Gerard.
"Shit she sounds hot!"He winked at me and left me to go talk to his friends. Oh if only he knew.

I looked around for the teacher. He was yelling at two small looking students to hurry up and pull a rack out filled with dodgeballs. Fuck.

Cole and his mates started cheering and wooping when they realised what they were playing.

"Alright guys. Cole you can be team leader and let's see Matthew you can be the other team leader. Pick your teams now."The teacher pulled Cole and Matthew, a very skinny boy who looked like he would snap in a breeze, up to stand next to him.

Cole and Matthew started picking teams, all their friends first. Once Cole had picked his friends he called some girl called Mindy over who ran to him and hooked her arm around his waist. Matthew picked some other random and then Cole picked me.

At that point I had been fucking certain I would be left til last but here was Cole slapping me on the back as I joined his team. His mates all high fived me as I stood there awkwardly. The rest of the teams were picked and the teacher called Cole over. He whispered something in his ear and Cole nodded at him.

When he turned around he looked directly at me and winked. Something was going to happen. If Cole knew I was gay then asking to go to the nurse wouldn't help because Cole would just be sent to show me the way.

"Cole your team can start."The teacher yelled. The balls were handed out to us as the other weaker team lined up against a wall. This was unlike any other game of dodge ball I had played.

The whistle was blown and the balls went flying. Immediately 6 or 7 kids were out.
''Cole! No faces!"The teacher yelled and blew the whistle as one boy fell to the ground holding his broken glasses in one hand and the back of his head in the other.

"Cole! Iero! You can take Leon here to the nurse."The teacher yelled as Leon took his hand away to show the teacher some blood.
"What?! Da- Sir I cant be bothered!"Cole yelled. Great. Father and son. Planning my fucking beating together.

''Go. Now."He growled at Cole. Cole nodded at him as we took Leon under the arms and walked back into the locker room and out a different hallway. There didnt seem to be any rooms on this hallway. Just storage closets. I was in big fucking trouble.

"Leon you know the way dont you?"Cole glared down at him, squeezing his arm. He nodded, fear bubbling in his eyes. Cole let go of him and bared his teeth at him as Leon took one look at me, mouthed the word sorry and fucking ran.

''Get hel-"I started to yell but Cole had already punched me in the fucking face and ,jesus fucking christ, that fucking hurt. His fist was fucking huge.

"I knew from the fucking beginning you were a fag you fucking dumbass. You think Johnson didnt tell his fucking mate who told his brother who fucking told me? Or was that too much for your tiny fucking brain to work out. Maybe you were too busy sucking dick?"Cole was advancing on me. Backing me up against the wall.

I couldnt run. He would fucking catch me within a second. Fighting back would be suicide. Not doing anything was suicide. Fuck. He swung at me again and got me in the stomach. I fell back into the wall and hit my head. I was slumped against the wall as he rubbed his fist and took a step closer.

"What... have I ever fucking done to you?"I asked and spat out the blood that was now slowly filling my mouth and dribbling down the side.
''Oh nothing personally. Its just most fags around here dont fucking get away with it."He laughed as he slammed his fist into the side of my head. I closed my eyes as the throbbing started and I slowly slid down the floor.

"You. Better. Stay. The. Fuck. Away. From. Me!"He punctuated every word with a kick to my ribs. Oh god it fucking hurt. He bent down close to me and whispered something I couldnt understand. Fuck I could barely see.

"Hey! What the fuck do you think you're fucking doing?!"Someone screamed. Now that I heard. And that voice I fucking recognised.
''Gerard! I- uh. Fuck."He kicked me one last time then ran off. What the fuck was going on. I tried opening my swollen eyes. And failed.

"Jesus christ Frank."Gerard sighed. He was close to me. I couldnt see him. But I could fucking feel him lifting my top up. Oh god he was gonna fucking rape me or something. I felt panic run through me as he started feeling my chest.

''Probably some broken ribs."He mumbled. Oh. He was checking for broken bones. I whined as he somehow got his hands underneath me and fucking lifted me up.

-time lapse-

"... wont get in trouble cause of his fucking dad! Its no fucking fair!"Someone was yelling. I tried opening my eyes and found I was in a sky blue room with three other beds as well as the one I was on and a woman that looked familiar somehow talking to- fucking Gerard.

"What the fuck happened?"I asked. I tried to sit up but was immediately stopped by the woman who must have been the nurse.
"Not just yet buddy. Two cracked ribs so just take it easy."She had a kind voice.
"Gerard I know its not fair but what more do you want me to do?"She said to Gerard who had come closer to me but not too close.

"That fucking bastard Cole beat you up. For being fucking gay. Its not fucking right!"Gerard threw his hands in the air and stalked over to a seat.
'Right... His dad is the gym teacher right?"I asked groggily as I remembered earlier.
"Yeah. Its how he gets away with most of the shit he does."The nurse said sadly,"I dont know how many kids I've had in here because of him."

"How long have I been in here?"I asked slowly.
"Two hours. School finished about ten minutes ago."Gerard sighed and stood up again. I started to take in what he was wearing. He had taken his blazer off and his tie was loose and his top two shirt buttons were undone. His hair was rumpled from him running his hands through it and he had blood on him.

"Is that my blood?"I asked.
"Yeah. You were bleeding from your m- mouth a lot."He blushed and looked away.
"Uh o-okay... When can I leave?"I asked. I really wanted to get the fuck out of here.
"Not until I say so."The nurse said. She went over to a drawer and pulled it open. She stared at something inside before slamming it shut and opening the one below.

"Here."She pulled a little box out and handed it to me,"Painkillers. I want you to take some at night, in the morning and at lunch."
"Kay."I mumbled. I slowly sat up and took a deep painful breath in.

"How do you feel?"Gerard asked me slowly. He walked up to me even slower and stood next to my bed.
"Fucking spectacular."I swung my legs off the bed and jumped down, ignoring the pain that shot up and down my body.

"I spose you can go."The nurse sighed and looked down at her watch.
"Why are we waiting?"I asked her.
"Cole and his buddies usually hang around a little bit but if Gerards got you guys a ride then I dont see why you cant go now."She looked at me sadly. There was something about her that was ticking something in the back of my mind.

"A ride?"I turned to Gerard and raised my eye brows.
"Yeah one of my mates is letting me borrow his car tonight and I was gonna pick it up in half an hour but I told him what had happened and he is giving it to me now."He half smiled at me.

"You be safe okay boys?"The nurse said.
"Yeah yeah sure thing Linda. See you tomorrow."Gerard smiled at her. Linda. Why did that sound familiar?
"Yup. Same time. Bye."She waved at us as we walked out.

A billion questions were buzzing through my mind and I had no idea which one to fucking choose.

"Why did Cole run away when he realised it was ou?"I asked, deciding to run through the events.
"Uhm. When I was in my second year here, he started and he didn't like me for obvious reasons.he would throw names at me and think of the worst possible insult but given my upbringing I have quite a tough shell. So he tried to beat me up. Him and his mates cornered me one day after school. I was on my way back to the home for a change of clothes and I don't even know how they did it but they had me cornered and so Cole, he hit me.

"They were all laughing as I fell backwards into some trash cans, getting fucking fort on my fucking Def Leppard top. When I realised that had happened I completely lost it. I set fire to the garbage and threw it at them. Three of them were burnt slightly but Cole got the worst of it. His entire back is scarred cause of what I did."Gerard's voice had gotten steadily quieter.

I was so transfixed with his story that I barely noticed the pain that went through my body with each step. We were almost out of school bounds.
"What happened?"I croaked.
"Oh I got in trouble. Was stuck in an institute for a month. I'm not exactly proud of what I did Frank. I didn't ask for them or anyone else to be afraid of me I just... Lost it."He sighed.

"Oh..."I had no fucking idea what to say.
"Wait why did they try to beat you up?"I asked. I was pretty sure Gerard was gay but I wanted to be completely sure before I made a fool of myself.

"Well because I'm a fag."He said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Right right... How are you good friends with the nurse?"I asked him as I remembered how friendly they had been.
"Oh right. Um that's not actually my story to tell. Sorry."He smiled at me sheepishly through his hair. I hadn't even noticed him put his hood up.

"Kay. Thanks. For you know. Stopping him and stuff."I looked down at my feet.
"No problem. Kids like us don't deserve to be treated the way they treat us. Our lives have been hard enough already."Gerard sighed and looked up and down the road we had reached. We had taken the back exit of the school which was across the field.

I looked too even though I didn't know what the car looked like.
"He's gonna be fucking late again the jerk off. He knows I need to pick Mikey up."Gerard was mumbling to himself as he pulled out a cellphone and dialled some numbers. I stared at his phone, wondering how he got it.

"Dude where the fuck are you? I told you I need to pick Mikey up at 4. Its quarter to and it takes twenty minutes to fucking get there. And I have to drop a friend off at the home."Gerard turned away from me and growled into the phone.

"Oh... Okay. So I'll see you soon?"He turned to face me again and rolled his eyes. As if I could hear what the person was saying.

I looked around at the street. Never in my life had I been here. There was a starbucks next to a record store. This looked like a good sort of street. Except it was completely dead for some reason. The shops were closed and no one was around.

"Bob is gonna be here in 5. Mikey is gonna be so mad at me."Gerard sighed as he put his phone away.
"Who are Bob and Mikey?"I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.

"We go to school with Bob. He's in our music class. Mikey is my brother. He doesn't go to school though. He occasionally will come visit me during an art or music lesson but usually he is just working at the comic book store."Gerard smiled and pointed to a car that had just turned onto the otherwise empty street.

A guy with short blonde hair and a beard was in the drivers seat. It pulled up next to us and Gerard opened the back door for me.
"Sorry bout the mess dude. Although not really."The guy who I assumed was Bob said as Gerard helped me get in the car.

I relaxed into the seat gratefully and let my joints rest.
"No problem mate."I smiled at him and closed my eyes.
"Dude let me fucking drive."Gerard complained as Bob didn't move. I zoned out as they started squabbling and before long I had fallen asleep.