Oh Baby Let Me In

Gerard's P.O.V. Frank hit Brendon? I don't understand. But more importantly, Frank kissed me. Again. What the fuck. Why does he even like me? I'm a nobody. I'm nothing. I stared at Frank as he repeated the question. "Will you be my boyfriend, Gerard?" He asked, smiling. I started to shake. "W...why me?" I asked, quietly. "I...I'm nobody. N...nothing. I'm a....a freak." His smile turned to a frown. "Fuck what Brendon told you." He snapped. I backed up, slightly. His face softened. "No. No, Gerard, baby." He said, gently. "I'm mad at Brendon not you. I hate that he's treated you this way." His smile returned. "I like you, Gerard because your sweet, your caring. Your fucking hot. That first day I saw you, I was hooked. I didn't realize what it was then. I laughed because I'm a idiot. But as soon as you looked up, suddenly it wasn't funny anymore. Something about the look you gave me stopped it being funny." He paused. "I...err...have a confession." "Y...you locked P...Pete in the l...locker." I said. Frank rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah. But there's more." He sighed. "I...err...wasn't sick that day when you went to the nurses office. I just wanted to make sure you were okay." I frowned. He was worried about me? "Also, when you took Pete to the nurses office, I...err...was watching you." He admitted. "I was hiding. I heard everything you said. I was also...err...watching your....err...ass." My mouth dropped open. What the fuck is going on? I don't understand this. How can anyone like such a ugly freak like me? This has to be a joke. Doesn't it? I threaded my fingers in my hair and closed my eyes, head down. "Jezza?" I called out, panicking. "Please tell me what to do." Jezza rushed forward and grabbed my shoulders. "Open your eyes, Red." He instructed. I opened my eyes and looked straight in Jezza's. He smiled. "Good. Now you need to calm down." He rubbed my arms, soothingly. "I know your confused, so let's take a minute to work it out. Yeah?" I lowered my hands and nodded agreement. "Did you enjoy the date?" I nodded a yes. "Did Frank keep to his word and treat you right?" I nodded a yes. "Okay. So do you trust him now?" Tears clouded my vision. "I don't know." I whined. "I'm scared. What if he wants to hurt Mikey? Or he tries to hurt Pete again? Maybe he wants to hurt Billy this time. I promised I'd look out for them. I have to think of them. I have to protect them." Frank leaned forward, into view. "I really like you, Gerard." He said, softly. "The only reason I locked Pete in his locker was to try to get him to stay away from Mikey. I wasn't trying to hurt Mikey either. I knew Ray's in love with him. I tried to tell him." "W...what about B...Brendon?" I said, shaking. "He w...will p...pick on you t...too." Frank sighed. "I can handle him. I'll knock him out." I shook my head as Jezza moved to let us talk. "Y..you can't." I said. "His Dad w...will make you s...suffer." Frank smiled. "Are you warning me because you like me too?" I put my head down and my face in my hands to cover my burning cheeks. Frank giggled as he moved my hands and lifted my chin to look in my eyes. "Don't hide, baby." He stroked my cheek. "You have such a handsome face. You shouldn't hide it. Should I ask you again? Will you be my boyfriend, Gerard Way?" I felt my cheeks burn up again. "I c...can't if y...your in p...prison or h...hospital." I pointed out. "If I promise to stay away from Brendon, will you be my boyfriend then?" I bit my bottom lip and looked at Jezza. He smiled at me and gave me a two thumbs up. I looked back at Frank. "P...promise me." He took a hand back and held it over his heart. "I promise I will not kill Brendon. But if he hurts you again, nothing's going to stop me." I frowned. "I g...guess that's good enough." "So.." He smiled wider. If that's even possible. "...Will you be my boyfriend, Gerard?" "W...we could t...try." I said, looking down. "I...I'm s...scared. B...But I...I l...like you too." I bit my lip as I looked back at him. "S...so I'll t...take the c...chance." He stroked my cheek. "Is that a yes?" He asked as he moved a little closer. "Y...yes." His lips connected with mine as he kissed me softly. His hands rested on my cheeks. He didn't try to deepen it. He just broke away and rested his forehead on mine, looking into my eyes. He smiled. "I will do all I can to show you that you can trust me." He said, quietly. "I promise I will never hurt you on purpose. And if I ever do, I'll willingly let Jeremy beat the crap out of me." I shook my head. "I don't want Jezza to beat you up." I whined. Frank grinned. "I'll have to behave then." I shook my head again. "No. I mean if you ever hurt me, I'll beat the crap out of you." Frank laughed. "Fuck." He growled, hugging me. "I've got one fucking hot boyfriend."

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