Just Think Happy Thoughts

Class with Frank went by smoother than I had anticipated. The rest of the day went by pretty much the same. Study hall was my last class, which I wasn't too thrilled about because I found that pointless, but when I walked in Frank was there, so I figured it would be interesting after all. Belleville High didn't seem as bad as I thought it would be, but it was only just beginning.

With my first day of school being quite successful, I started on my way out of the building, a smile spread across my face from ear to ear. As I walked down the sidewalk I searched in my backpack for my iPod so I could listen to some tunes on my walk home.

"Hey Miss. You dropped your pocket" I heard just as I was about to stick the earbuds in my ears. Annoyed, I turned around to be faced with Frank, a deceitful grin on his face.

"Well that seems pretty impossible, doesn't it?" I said as I laughed at his childish joke.

“Nothing’s impossible. The word itself says I’m possible” Frank pointed out, his grin getting bigger.

Before I could think of a witty remark to say back to him, I found myself lost in his eyes again. My heartbeat sped up when I realized he was reflecting my gaze. It ended all too soon when Gerard snapped us out of it.

“Hey Frank! Thanks for waiting up!” Gerard shouted. He walked towards us with Mikey in tow.

“Gee! Sorry! I wanted to catch up to Kairi to see where she was going” Frank explained.

“Oh I’m going home. I live on Pierson Ave” I replied to him.

“Hey that’s in our neighborhood! Walk with us!” Gerard said, cheerfully.

“Sure. Thanks guys” I said. My day couldn’t have gotten any better. But then it did.

As we arrived in our neighborhood the guys invited me over to Gerard’s house. I happily accepted and went with them instead of going home. I met Gerard and Mikey’s parents, Donna and Donald. They were very kind and made me feel at home. The guys and I spent the day talking about random things over coffee and playing video games. I got to know each of them a lot better. After that day, I went to Gerard’s practically everyday after school. I was becoming a lot closer to the guys with every passing day.

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Two Weeks Later…

It was a brisk fall day, the perfect Saturday to go for a walk to the Starbucks in town and get a nice hot Caramel Macchiatio, my favorite. I was at home alone, though, putting the rest of my posters up that I had finally found in a box in the attic. Just as I was finishing I heard my phone buzz on my computer desk. I picked it up to see a text message from Frank.

Hey Kai! What are you up to? I’m bored!

I quickly texted back.

Not hanging out with you :P

A few minutes later I wondered why Frank still hadn’t responded back. Maybe he thought I was serious. As I grabbed my phone to send him another text I heard my doorbell ring. I hopped off my bed and ran down the stairs to the front door. I opened it to see Frank with a disgruntled face.

“Can I help you sir?” I asked him a smile already on my face.

“You’re not hanging out with me? You’re mean!” he whined. I laughed at his childishness. It was always quite adorable.

“Where’s Gerard and Mikey today?” I asked.

“It’s their grandmother’s birthday, so they went out” he explained.

“Oh yeah I forgot about that” I said. They had told us about it the day before at school.

“Yeah well, can I come in or what?” he asked. Before I could answer he pushed past me.

“Well um, since you’re in already I guess so…” I said, doubtfully. I was hesitant about letting anyone come over so it was the first time Frank had been in my house.

“Can I see your room? Where is it? I wanna see it!” he said as he dashed up the stairs.

“Frank wait up! You don’t even know where you’re going!” I shouted as I chased after him. Frank was like an uncontrollable child. It would have probably really annoyed me if I didn’t think he was cute.

“Well this has to be it!” he shouted back at me. I walked into my room to see Frank standing there, wide-eyed. “This is incredible!”

“You really like it?” I asked him. His eyes wandered around my room as he admired each and every poster. My whole wall was practically covered with them.

“Like it? I love it. This one’s my favorite” he said with a huge smile, as he pointed to my biggest poster, an Ashes to Ashes poster. “It’s even signed by all of them! Wow!”

I returned the smile and nodded. “Mine too, obviously” I said.

“So… you have a poster signed by an older band. How did you get this? Your parents into them too?” he asked.

“Well yeah… I mean…” I began to say, but Frank interrupted.

“Save it Kai. I already know.” He stood there, staring at me, his beautiful smile faded and replaced with a serious expression. It was something I had never seen from Frank, for he was all but serious. I felt a lump forming in my throat as the gravity of the situation started to take it’s toll on me. I was becoming anxious again.

“You know? What do you mean you know? Know what?” I asked, my voice shaky.

“I know who you are.”

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