Gerard's P.O.V

I was sleeping but I thought I heard a small cry from downstairs; I listened for a moment but heard nothing thinking it was my imagination. I decided to go get a drink of water real quick; I headed downstairs being quite because of Frank, I looked over and he was sleeping but he had a frown on his face. I just slightly brushed it off and headed into the kitchen; While taking a sip I heard another cry from the living room

"Help me" I quickly ran out and Frank was thrashing around the couch; the blanket was covering most of him as he was trying to get his hands out, Like he was trying to defend himself. I didn't know what to do, I was more than worried. I kneeled next to him and shook his arm

"Frank...Frank" He quickly sat up and placed his hands over his stomach. I asked him what happened but he started crying...What did he dream about? He wouldn't tell me and I didn't want to push him. I still had four more hours until I had to wake up. Until then I would try to sleep; Trying not to worry to much about Frank.

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*Beep* *Beep* *Beep* I rolled over and turned off my alarm, I set if for 6:00 AM but Mikey's and my mothers go off about 6:30 AM. I take a really quick shower and get dressed remembering last nights events, Hopefully Frank would tell me what happened. When I saw Frank's eyes he looked scared; Like he just saw a ghost. I don't even know how to explain it. By now it was just 6:15 AM. I head downstairs and see Frank laying on the couch still; He's on his side with his arms curled up to his chest, Still in the onesie with the hood pulled up. I smile a little but my face drops when I think...I have to wake him up, but he looks so peaceful. I wish we could skip school but my mom would probably kill me if I did that.

I go over to Frank and kneel down again, I lightly rub his arm. He stirs and slowly opens his eyes,

"Hey Frank, We need to get ready for school" He nods and sits up rubbing his red eyes.

"What time is it?" He asks in a groggy morning voice, that is extremely sexy.

"It's about 6:15" He sighs and places his head in his lap, "We need to talk about last night Frank" I say softly, he looks up.

"I know" he whispers. "Can I go to the restroom and get changed first?"

"Of course, Do you want some coffee?"

He nods and picks up his clothes from the side of the couch. I head to the kitchen to get some coffee, When I come back out Frank is sitting back on the couch in the same clothes as yesterday, looking at his phone. I go over and hand him the mug

"Thanks" He says taking a sip, I nod and sit next to him. We stay in silence for a couple minutes before I start the conversation.

"Last night, You obviously had a nightmare. What was it about?" Frank takes a small sip before taking a deep breath.

"Last year...umm, At my other high school I was severely bullied by this one kid. His name was Aaron and he sent me to the hospital two times" My eyes bulged, Why would anyone hurt Frank like that, I nod gesturing him to continue

" I punched him one day and he said that he was going to kill me, I didn't believe it at first but it seems like everyday no matter where I was he was there...I think he was stalking me, he tried to follow me home from school one day. That kid is crazy. I was happy when I heard we were moving but the last day he said he would look for me, no matter where I went he would find me."

I stared at Frank for a moment, Taking in everything that he said. A kid said that he wanted to kill Frank...and followed him everywhere. I let out a shaky breath and placed my hand on his knee, he looked at it and small blush appeared on his face.

"What happened with the dream?" I asked softly, He looks down at the ground and then back to my hand on his knee, He seems to focus on that.

"He found me...I was in an alley way; I couldn't move and he...he mentioned Bryce, saying that since he couldn't kill me that Bryce will. He pulled out a knife and-"

Frank grabs his stomach, That's why he was grabbing it last night..Because that's where Aaron stabbed him. Frank slowly starts crying again. I scoot closer and wrap my arms around him, he places his head on my chest.

"Frank, I would never let anyone hurt you okay? I promise that it was just a dream, He is not looking for you and he's not going to find you."

"It...It just felt so real" he whispers between sobs,

"Shh, It's okay, I understand, I'm right here" I say softly

"You aren't leaving?" I pull away and look at him confused;

"Leaving? Why would I leave?"

"I thought you would think I was crazy or didn't want to deal with me...So you would leave" he says looking at the ground.

"Oh Frank, I am not leaving. I don't think your crazy, Your friends with me now and I would never do that... and soon your going to have new friends that won't leave either. You have Mikey and you can meet my friend Ray. You have all of us"

"Thank You" he whispers, Frank pulls away and wipes his eyes again ridding himself of the remaining tears. He picks up the mug from the coffee table and finishes the drink, I do the same thing when we hear footsteps coming down the stairs, We both look over and Mikey is dressed for school, he takes a look at Frank and furrows his eyebrows.

"Are you okay Frank?" Mikey asks

"I'm good Mikey" Frank responds with a slight smile, Mikey looks towards me for assurance and I nod. He walks over to us

"Mom said we need to walk today" Mikey says

"Okay, That okay with you Frank?" I ask turning to him, "Ya" he responds, I nod and we both stand up.

We grab our backpacks from the corner and head out the door, we walk towards the direction of school, me walking next to Frank while Mikey is in front of us. After a couple minutes in silence I call to Mikey

"Mikey why do we need to walk to school?" I ask my brother.

"I'm not talking to you, I'm still pissed that you poured water on me" I roll my eyes and Frank smiles.

"Frank, our mother said we have to walk because she got a call last night from work telling her that she needs to do some report. She is doing that right now and wants to spend as much time as she can on it."

"Okay" Frank says with another smile, We walk for awhile just enjoying the outdoors. Soon enough we are right next to the school. I look over and Frank looks at the ground; I stop him and look in his eyes; Mikey notices but I gesture him to go inside, he leaves us alone and I turn back to Frank who is still staring at the ground.

"Frank, I'm right here. I won't let anyone hurt you" I say to him softly.

"You can't protect me all day" He whispers. I sigh realizing I can't. he's only in 3 of my classes, We both have free period at the same time, then lunch. Luckily Bryce is just in P.E class and I'll be there but it's just the hallways i'm worried about.

"I can try" I reply back, A small blush creeps on his face making me smile. He looks towards the school and takes a deep breath, he looks back and nods. We enter the school to see it like usual; Kids yelling through the hallways and throwing things. Nobody is even paying attention to us, Frank notices that too and relaxes a little. We head into the cafeteria with our breakfast when I spot Ray.

"Hey Fro Fro" I say sitting across from him.

"Hey Gerard, Who's this?" He gestures to Frank who sits next to me.

"Ray this is Frank, He was new here yesterday and I'm his friend." I say with a smile

"This wouldn't happen to be the same new kid you were checking out yesterday was it?" He asks raising an eyebrow.

"Ray!?" I yell at him, Ray just starts laughing

"He is, isn't he?" I give Ray a death glare and I turn to Frank who is blushing down at his breakfast.

"So umm, Ray plays guitar" Frank pops up

"You do?" He asks excited

"Ya, You play too?" Frank nods "That's cool man, Maybe with us playing and Gee's singing we can make it useful and start a band"

We all laugh at the idea, After that we go on about music and whatnot until the bell rings.

"What class do you have first?" I ask Frank

"I have algebra, Then go to art with you"

"Okay, I'll meet you by your locker" He smiles and we say goodbye, I head off to boring Science class.

Notes

I FUCKING CHOKED ON A JOLLY RANCHER...Anyway, How am I doing guys?


Ray...What happened??