Never coming home

December 3rd, England *time stamp: 1200 hours*

Gerard's POV

I'm running. I'm running as fast as I can. My heart is racing and I'm sweating all over. I need to get to the guys as fast as I possibly can.

The mess hall doors come into view after what it seems like a maze of corridors. One last boost of energy and I manage to reach the doors.

I opened them up with a bang. Both doors slamming against the wall. I don't care that everyone's looking at me.

I search for the guys. When I finally spot them, in a table near the window I run over to them ignoring the
protests of the other soldiers as I push them aside to reach my friends.

Frank sees me coming and stands up looking concerned. Before he can say anything I embrace him in a tight hug.

"What the hell Gee?! What's wrong?!" He asks

I pull away but still holding him close to me. I look over at Ray that has the same look of concern on his face

"Gerard, why are you crying?! What happened?!" Ray asks

I didn't know I was crying. I quickly pull away and try to dry my eyes with the back of my hand.

Frank grabs my shoulders and shakes me

"Gerard! What the fuck happened?! What's wrong?!"

Finally I find the strength to speak. As soon as the words leave my mouth, my face almost splits into two with the biggest smile I could manage

"Nothing's wrong! Everything is perfect! This is the best day ever!"

"Then why are you crying?" Ray asks stepping around the table to stand next to Frank

"Because we're going home" I finally say before I start to cry with happiness again

"What did you say?!" "Say that again!" They both say at the same time

"We're. Going. Home. WE'RE GOING HOME!!" I shout waving my arms in the air and jumping with happiness!

"NO FUCKING WAY!" Frank shouts

"Are you serious?!" Ray asks in a small voice. He looks like he's about to pass out

"Yes! I just heard the news! All of us, our entire team, every american soldier is going home!"

Before I can say anything else, Frank and Ray pull me in for a tight hug. We're all crying and jumping around like little kids, chanting "we're going home".

When they finally release me, we all start to laugh as we finally realize that everyone was staring at us like we were crazy. But we didn't care.

"When?" Ray asks

"Today. They're just giving us time to pack up our few belongings. We leave tonight at 2100 hours." I tell them

"Then we better get a move on then!" Frank says excitedly, grabbing his things and running out of the mess hall. Me and Ray follow him to our dorms where we start to pack whatever belongings we have there.

It doesn't take us a lot of time to pack everything. After we're finished, we sit in our bunks in silence, taking in the fact that we're actually going back to the States.

"What are we gonna do when we get home?" Frank asks

"I have no idea... Maybe devote myself to music... Maybe teaching, or playing in clubs." Ray says. Frank chuckles

"That sounds like a nice plan! How 'bout you Gee?"

"I'm gonna ask her to marry me." I say

"You're WHAT?!" They both ask at the same time

"I'm gonna arrive in New York and ask to be transferred to Pearl Harbor. I need to be with Mikey. And when I get there, I'm gonna find Mags, get down on one knee and ask her to marry me. And I'm never leaving her side again."

Ray and Frank both stare at me. They're eyes blinking several time, almost cartoonish. Ray is the first one to come out of his daze.

"Well then Lieutenant Way, I'll be accompanying you to Hawaii."

"What? Why?" I ask

"Because there's no way in hell I'm going to miss my best friend proposing to the girl of his dreams!"

"Like wise! Furthermore, I'm going to get a camera and record to whole thing!" Frank says

We all start to laugh. After a while, Frank and Ray start talking to each other about music and I retreat into my own thoughts.

I'm finally going home. I'm finally going yo see her. After months of daydreaming about having her in my arms once more, I'm finally a few days away from that dream becoming a reality.
I'm finally going to see her. That brown haired beauty of mine...
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England, *time stamp: 2100 hours*

This time we're traveling by aircraft carrier. It will take us four days to reach New York, then we need to catch a plane to Pearl Harbor. If there aren't any delays, we should arrive there on the 7th around breakfast time.

I can't control my enthusiasm. Frank says that I have a glow of happiness around me that almost seems unreal.

They suggest that I should occupy my mind with something other than Margaret during the trip, otherwise I might go crazy.

That's not a bad idea. I might write on my journal. I need to write down everything that's happened during my time here.

Yes, that's what I'll do.
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December 6th, New York

*time stamp: 2100 hours*

When we finally arrive in New York, we ask to be taken to the Air Force base so that we can get on a plane to Pearl Harbor.

When we get there, they tell us that there's a cargo plane leaving at 2300 hours with an estimated time of arrival at 0700 hours in Pearl Harbor.

"Just in time for breakfast" I say to the guys.

We all smile at each other and make our way over to the plane.

Just a few more ours. I've waited months for this. I can wait just a few more ours...
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*time stamp: 0700 hours*

I must have fallen asleep because before I knew it, Frank was poking my arm asking me to wake up

"Wake up sleeping beauty! We just landed" he says, with a huge smile on his face
"Finally!" I smile back

Notes

Hey everyone! How's everyone doing? Are you still enjoying this?
Please let me know what you think.. I have a feeling that no one is reading this anymore :/
I'm sorry I'm taking so long to update, but I've just been really busy with my exams

stay safe Killjoys :D