"Has somebody got a little crush?" Mikey chuckled, leaning over the edge of the top bunk bed and peering down at Gerard. His hair fell gently in front of his eyes and he smiled at his older brother.
"What?" Gerard replied nervously, he brought his legs up to his chest and hugged them close to him as he looked awkwardly around their colourful bedroom: not wanting to make any sort of eye contact with Mikey.
"I said..." Continued Mikey squinting as the golden sunset flooded in through the open window, "has somebody got a little crush?"
"Who?" Gerard asked, trying to sound surprised but failing slightly.
"You know who I mean Gee?" Mikey pestered, "don't pretend that you don't..."
"I honestly have no clue what you're on about Mikes..."
"Frank."
"What?" Gerard tried to sound shocked, "no, I-I don't I-"
"You do!" Mikey cried, a huge smile forming onto his face and his eyes glinted with happiness.
"I don't.. " mumbled Gerard, pulling his eye contact away from Mikey and looking at the carpeted floor. Though he still couldn't hide the warm smile that slipped onto his face for a second before disappearing instantly as Mikey stared at him.
"I've seen the way that you look at him Gee." Mikey chuckled.
"B-but..." Stuttered Gerard, "I-I....you're the only one that knows...the only one who knows about the fact that I like guys. I mean...what if...what if h-he's not even like...what if he hates me?"
"Gee. You are who you are, okay?" Mikey reassured, "and I see no reason as to why he wouldn't like you..."
"You mean it, Mikes?"
"Of course. Don't be scared of admitting that you like him."
"Really?" Gerard said, "well... He is kind of cute..."

Understatement of the year, he thought to himself. He whispered gently to himself as he let the thoughts run through his head.

Mikey climbed down the ladders and sat next to Gerard, wrapping his arm around him to try and comfort him. He sensed that something was upsetting him greatly as Gerard avoided all eye contact and the eyes looked dull and sad.

"Hey. What's wrong Gee?" He asked, his voice gentle and calming.
"I-I just miss them Mikes. I miss mum and dad ..."
"I know... I do too but they will catch the person who did it Gee. I can just feel it, and we'll be safe as long as we are together."
"Yeah..."
Mikey held his brother close and stroked his hands through his hair, whispering into his ear after a long silence flooded gently into the room.

"Anyway..." Mikey smiled, "what are you going to do about your little crush, big brother?"
"I don't know, I don't even think that Frank likes me." Gerard replied, looking glumly to the floor again and tapping his foot nervously.
"But you like him, right?"
"Yeah, I do like Frank."

"Hey!" Somebody fell into Mikey's and Gerard's room as the door crept open, they landed softly onto the floor before scrambling to their feet. It was Frank.
"Gee? Listen I'm sorry...." He spoke quickly, "I just came up to see if you were okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine thanks..." Sniffed Gerard.
"Good..." Frank muttered, glancing awkwardly around the room. He turned around to leave the room but decided to try his luck, what could possibly go wrong? He took a deep breath and clasped his hands together as he tried to form logical sentences.

"Listen, you guys play guitar. Don't you?" Frank mumbled.
"Yeah....well..." He raised his arm wrapped in a cast in the air, "I did...." Gerard smiled. He looked confused as Mikey stood up and left the room smiling at him as he left, almost trying to communicate telepathically with him: glancing between Gerard and Frank and smiling gently.
"Well...I was wondering..." Frank begun, "I've been trying to play this song for quite a while now and I was wondering if you could help me..." Frank asked nervously.
"Yeah...of course, I'll try my best to help you..."
"Cool... I'll just go and get my guitar then."

Notes

Hey. I hope this chapter was okay, next chapter will hopefully be up tomorrow (totally not where Gerard, um, gives frank a guitar lesson or anything....aha...*laughs nervously*)
thank you for reading, I'm aware that only one person is like reading this story (thank you so much though!) but I'm gunna keep writing this story anyway because: why the hell not? :) x
-Lou