Frerard : Never Let Them Take The Light Behind Your Eyes

Chapter 2- Vampire Money

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So PSHE was boring- felt like shoving gummy bears into my eyes sockets and scratching off my face. We were talking about self harm, which just made me laugh!! Like they would know anything about it! They don't know shit! Saying it's an addiction- Whatever. Unless you have actually experienced it first hand, don't talk to me as if you know what it's like! Your blunt patriotism means diddly' shit to me!! I leave the classroom on the bells ring and make my way to the locker that Gerard pointed at earlier. Soon, the class doors all flung open and the rushing student budged past me. I got the occasional shoulder nudge or kick in the shin by some hefty, giant, jock with brains almost as small as my height vertically, i'm really short, i'm like 4.9- 'ouch!' some twat just hit me in the arm. Just leave me alone for fuck sake, i'd thought by now people would have better things to do, but evidently not!! "arrg!!" I groan and rub my arm with the opposite hand, in doing so, I see Mikey leaning against the lockers and mirroring my stance slightly.

"Hey Frank, you coming to get lunch? I need to get there quick before all of the cakes go!" Mikey starts to jump around excitedly. What do I tell him? that im having lunch with someone else? how very unlikely- Mikey knows I don't have other friends... 

"Oh, well..." I start out, scratching the back of my neck with half painted black nails. Luckily i'm interrupted!!

"Hey Frank!" I hear from a distance behind me, I slowly turn my head to see Gerard. I pull a half smile and turn back to Mikey as Gerard approaches us both. I'm surprised as he walks up to Mikey and squeezes his cheeks.

"Arrg! Get off Gerard!" Mikey yells, hitting Gerard's arm playfully.

"You two know each other?" I ask blinking, eyes widening.

"He's my brother" They say in unison- after, turning to each other and laughing. Brothers!? Well this is awkward- I knew that Mikey had a brother, but I didn't know that he was Gerard!

"C'mon Frank, lets go and get some lunch!!" Gerard states and starts to automatically walk down the corridor to the lunch hall. 

"What about me? I was meant to be eating lunch with Frankie!" Mikey exclaims. Gerard shrugs and keeps walking.

"You can eat with us, come on!" He shouts, and we go walking with him- Of course, Mikey and I follow along like little puppy dogs...

Once we get to the food hall, Mikey races for the food laid out. "Damn!" he exclaims and slams a fist down on the counter "No more cake!".

 I giggle as he walks back to us empty handed. I don't buy lunch at school... I don't bring any either- to tell the truth, I don't eat a lot now a-days... After Gerard forced Mikey to get something else to eat, we went onto the field, littered with little groups sat in rings, like they are going to perfom some wiccan ritual... We have: The Jocks, The Populars, The Girly Girls, The Normal people, The Geeks, The Really Really Geeks, and The Outcasts... Gerard, Mikey and I scoot over to the corner of the field. The outcast area if you like. We sit down together on the damp green grass and Mikey and Gerard start to eat. Gerard had a homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwich, with two cookies and a flask of hot coffee, Mikey had a slice of pizza that Gerard made him buy, and shared Gerard's large drink. I had nothing.

"You okay?" Gerard asks, ribbon brows laced with concerned, as he finishes his sandwich and starts nibbling one of his double chocolate chip cookies.

"Yeah... i'm good" I glance at his other cookie involuntarily- I didn't mean to look!! But Gerard catches me staring and just offers it out to me!!

"Here, have a cookie" He smiles, but I just shake my head and try to resist the scent- I don't want to eat, I don't have much of an appetite anyway.