Don't say I'm better off dead

Gerard walked back into the toilets about 30 seconds later to find Frank collapsed on the floor. He was surrounded by a pool of his own slowly browning blood. Gerard dropped the water that he had brought from the dining hall but that didn't matter, did it? All that he cared about was Frank. As he had said, Frank is my top priority and I must keep him safe. But he hadn't. He had already failed. He rushed over so him trying to find a pulse. Where was it?
"Frank! You're still with us aren't you? With me! Don't Go Frank! I won't be able to do this on my own!" He cried leaning his head against franks chest. He could feel his ribs again but he wasn't bothered. He just wanted his friend.
"Who did this to you, Frank?"
And then he heard it. It was soft at first, like it was far off in the distance, like it didn't belong to Frank. He pressed his head further, wrapping his arms around his best friend. There it was again.
A heartbeat.
"I'm so sorry for leaving you Frank. I never will again. I promise!" he cried, listening as the heartbeat got louder, stronger until it felt like it was going to rip through Franks chest.
"Come on Frankie!" Gerard whispered, tears streaming down his face, "You can make it! I believe in you!"
Frank began to stir. His eyelids occasionally fluttering open only to close again: his hand in Gerard's. Frank could hear his friend but he couldn't seem to be able to reply or move all too well at all. He was kind of stuck in a trance but he could hear Gerard's soft cracked voice through his tears. And he realised how much Gee cared about him. Really cared. And in that moment, despite the circumstances, he felt comfortable.
"Listen Frank," He began, "I may not have known you that long but you, yes, you have made me feel so much happier and more alive than ever. You have given me purpose Frank. You have saved me countless times. So just let me save you.
All I want is you, back with me. I don't care about your past, your parents, because I fell in love with you. Not your background. I need you Frank. For f*cks sake, I need you to carry on! So please come back!"
Frank tried to reply but it only escaped his lips as a whisper. Eventually Gerard could make out the three words that Frank was desperately trying to say. "Oh, hey....Gee."
Gerard yelped with excitement. Frank was back.
"Hey, hey. You're okay now Frank. You're safe."
"You got any water?" Frank asked, his eyes squinting open as he tried to make the images in front of him mean something. They just seemed so blurry. Gerard looked to the water that was spilled all over the floor from when he dropped it in shock.
"Well, I did." He replied.
Frank started to move his arms, wincing as he move it right and left.
"Did you really mean everything that you said, Gee?"
"Yes Frank. I did." Franks head leaned to the side. Gerard brought it back up with his shaking hands. He looked deep into those eyes: "Who did this to you?"
Frank's whole body seemed to shake. "Um, D-Darre-n." He whispered afraid that someone might hear them. Well somebody had heard them.

The head teacher stood at the door. Annoyed with all the commotion that had been going on. He was very tall and scary and had a stern look plastered to his face when he walked through the door. He didn't even seem to flinch as he looked at the blood-soaked Frank with Gerard beside him.
"Well, lets get you down to the medical room then." He said, stooping over to pick Frank up. Frank's head rolled back. The teacher headed towards the door with Gerard sticking closely to his side. Worried about Frank.

They reached the end of the corridor. He placed Frank on a chair in the medical room. explaining to the nurses about what had happened.
"You any better now?" Gee asked.
Frank nodded. "Because you are still with me."
"I'll never leave your side Frank, never." He stroked the blood soaked hair from Franks eyes and for a moment everything seemed perfect. They still had each other.
The teacher finished at the desk walking towards the two of them. He grabbed Gerard's arm, pulling him away from Frank. He resisted. "Gerard you have to come with me.I need to ask you some questions about who did this" the teacher said softly.
"It was Darren. Now let me stay here with Frank."
"No Gerard. You have to come with me. Frank will be just fine."
Gee took one last look at Frank. All alone. The teacher continued:
" He''ll be safe when he gets home..."

Notes

Apologies for the long wait in between chapters. Hope this was okay. Can't believe that this has even got over 30 views never mind 400. Wow! thanks guys. :) xxx