Vacant heart

(Gerard’s POV)

Frank stayed up taking care of me, helping me move my body that I was still struggling with. “You got this Gerard.” He says smiling at me as he holds my cold hand. My hand twitches making Frank smile. I started to get feelings in my arm and hand again. I intertwined my fingers with his making him blush. I felt my other arm and pulled him down to me. He was laying on top of me blushing so hard, which made me smile. He finally smiled and kissed me, as he intertwined his free hand with mine, not breaking the kiss.

(In Gerard’s mind)

“Stop it! That’s disgusting he is a human!” “I managed to take control and it’s going to stay that way when you are near him! I love him and you are going to have to deal with it!” My Vacant heart yelled. It’s fucking disgusting he fell in love with a human. “I am stronger than you. I will kill you again and will kill that boy.”

(Gerard’s POV)

We continue to make out being happy feeling each other. When he pulled away to catch the breath I didn’t need he buried his face into my neck kissing it. I move my head for him to access it more. He continues to kiss my neck, before hit bit down. It made me moan a bit, which made him smile against my neck. He pulled away, letting go of our hands. He flipped me over on the side, wrapping his arms around me and reattaching his hands with mine. “I am tired, Gerard.” He says sleepy. I chuckled a bit. “Let’s sleep Frankie.” I say turning to face him. He smiles and cuddles closer to me. “Already ahead of you.” He says. I chuckled and went to sleep.
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(Next morning)

I wake up alone and I felt sad. I hear the door open, seeing Frank walking to me. “Morning Gerard.” He says kissing me. “Sorry I wasn’t here when you woke up, I had to pee.” I chuckled, sitting up. “Can I ask you a question? It’s okay if you don’t want to answer it.” I nod, as he took a deep breath. “Who was your brother’s ex-wife? Her grave isn’t in the front and you got really hurt, when I mentioned I went to her house and took her books.” My mind was running with myself fighting with my Vacant heart who came back to keep Frank safe, but can’t stay for long, since he cut the rope. “My best friend Lindsey killed her and I never found her body. My brother must have buried her in her home, but I don’t know.” “I’m sorry.” He says. “Don’t be Frankie.” I say cupping his face with one of my hands, before sealing our lips together. “Also sorry for taking her books. I will return them.” He says. “How much do you know about the books and how did you learn to read them?” He crosses his legs as he sits on the couch thinking. “I wouldn’t say I know a lot. Most of the stuff is crossed out with either blood, ink or just ripped.” He says. “I didn’t struggle reading it. It was easy for me.” I felt a sharp pain in my head, making me yell scaring Frank. “Frank get away!” I warn him. He does what I said and goes to the other side of the room watching concerned. “Blood.” I coughed out. My eyes go to the back of my head and I fall back on the couch. I froze and I started to remember something.

(Mikey’s POV)
(1826)

I knocked on the door, but there was no reply. I slowly opened it and panicked when I saw Lindsey emotionless on the floor with Gerard scared. “Is she dead?” I say alarming Gerard. “I don’t know Mikey! Something bright came out of her and launched me to the wall and she fell to the ground and has been like this.” “Is this what Alicia meant?” I whispered to myself. Gerard looked at me concerned. “Mikey…s-she’s gone.” I sat down on the floor with Gerard. “Not entirely.” I pulled out the note she wrote me and showed it to Gerard. “Her spirit or something came and talked to me soon after you left. She told me that Lindsey’s vacant heart was helping her communicate with me.” Gerard looked at me with his eyes wide opened. “That’s not possible!” He says scared. “I saw her a bit. She was bright and blurry and she said, that I was too pure to see her. Only the vacant can see her perfectly.” “Vacant?” He questioned. “I asked her the same, but she left before she could answer.” Gerard nodded and took the book that was in my hands. He opened it and read through the pages. He got upset and closed it. “Everything is crossed out with ‘Dangerous’ written all over it.” He sighs and gets up putting the book and note on the side table. I quietly took the note as Gerard was picking Lindsey up. “I will talk to you soon, Mikey. Go home and get some sleep.” He says before going upstairs.

(Present time)

“B-Blood.” I cough again. I shake more until I stop. I sit up and wipe my mouth with my sleeve and look at Frank who is crying. “Are you okay?” He says shaking. “You were saying blood a lot.” I shook my head trying to stand up only to fall. Frank caught me before I fell all the way. “I got you Gerard.” He says hugging me to keep me up. “Did you take a book that had the words dangerous all over it?” He looked at me nodding no. “The most I took was about Vampires and other supernatural. Why?” “I need that book.” I say before I everything went dark.

(Frank’s POV)

“Gerard!” I said as he went limp. He is worrying me, but maybe him acting this way is a good thing. I picked him up and carried him to his room, setting him down on his bed. I sat down next to him, moving his hair out of his face. “Oh, Gerard.” I say crying a bit. “I hope you’re okay.” I kiss his cheek and get up when a piece of floorboard half opened catches my eyes. I go over to it and lifted up the board seeing a book with a letter on top. I grab the letter reading it. “Mikey.” The cover of the note read. I opened it and started to read.

Greetings, brother.

I know I have annoyed you so much telling you to love someone for you to be healed. It’s just I love you so much I don’t want to lose you, like I did to Alicia. Nothing I can say is going to make you love a human, but if times were different maybe one could love you back. I am sorry I have failed you, but I did the best I could. I would do anything for you Gerard, I would even die for you. This is a good bye, the villagers are coming after me and Kristin tonight. If they don’t kill our baby Rowan, can you please raise her? I believe in you Gerard, I know you can do this without me. Also, I am hiding the Vacant heart ritual book in your home, for you to use, when you love someone and they returned your love. Everyone will be dead, by the time you read this. We all wish you the best of luck and we all love you.

-Sincerely
Michael James Way

I started to cry and put the note back into the envelope, putting it back where I found it and closing the floorboard. Their history is so bad. I turned around and see Gerard still sleeping. I walked over to him and kissed the top of his head as I sat next to him. I don’t think it’s right I tell him I found his brother’s goodbye note. I sighed and lied down next to him examining his face. It looked like he was struggling with something. Probably his Vacant heart. I kissed his nose, biting my lip trying not to release the 3 words wanting to escape my mouth. ‘I love you.’ I say in my head, before slipping my eyes closed.

Notes

EH
-Jordan