Cancer. Gerard Way x Frank Iero

Lockdown

It was just a normal period 5 lesson. Art, of course, Gerards favourite lesson. He was so good at art, his drawings were amazing, you wouldn't think they were drawn by a stuttery 17 year old genderfluid kid, no, you'd think a professional artist drew them, not that he wasn't an artist, he was fucking incredible.

Half way through the lesson. An alarm began to sound. None of us knew what was going on until the principals voice came over the speaker. She sounded panicked. Our usually calm teacher seemed scared, which gave me the chills.

"This is not a drill. All classrooms are to go into immediate lockdown, an armed, dangerous, unknown person has entered the building."

Gerard looked at me in fear. He had no idea what was going on, after all, he didn't have to deal with lockdown drills when he was homeschooled. This wasn't a drill. This was very real.

"Macey, turn the lights off, Frank, lock the door and close the blinds." The teacher said, "Everyone else, hide under your desks, cover yourselves with your coats!"

I quickly did what the teacher asked. I watched Gerard panic. I felt so guilty for him, since he had never experienced anything like this.

I joined Gerard under the desk and held onto his trembling body. Silence filled the room. I could hear Gerards frantic breathing.

"Shh, Gee. It's gonna be okay." I whispered.
I covered his mouth so he wouldn't get into trouble for being too loud. I could feel his heart pounding and tears soaking onto my hand.

The buzzing from the generator at the back of the class ceased. The school must've shut off all the power. That made everything so much scarier, but i had to stay calm for Gerard.

A few moments of pure silence passed. I still held Gerard close to me to calm him down. It was terrifying, also heartbreaking. Heartbreaking because i didn't like seeing Gerard so upset and scared.

There was a sudden bang from across the hall, followed by screaming.

"ILL KILL ALL OF YOU!" A clearly pschotic man screamed down the corridors.
Gerard started crying.
"Gee it's okay, i'm here. Hold my hand and squeeze me tightly if you're scared."
I felt Gerards grip on my arm tighten.

The banging came closer and closer to our classroom. More kids started crying. I didn't care what happened to me at this point. I used to be so selfish and only care about myself, but now, i didn't care for anyone else other than this shaky boy that was shaking in fear in my arms.

I kissed the back of Gerards greasy, long hair. I felt so guilty for him.

The banging ceased for a moment. The windows withheld hammering from this psycho.
"I want t-to go home." Gerard whispered.
"Shh, i know, me too."

The hammering moved to the door.
"LET ME IN!" The man shouted.
Gerard held his breath to stop himself from crying or screaming.

What felt like hours passed. The principals voice came of the speaker.

"It is safe to come out of lockdown now. The man has been arrested. You are free to return to learning. We have done a full sweep of the school and we can't locate any other people, however, teachers must keep their doors locked and students are not permitted go to the bathroom."
I kissed Gerards cheek. I took the coats off from over our heads.

Gerard stayed silent. He was still a bit shaken up.

"Gee its okay. You're okay now."
I put my arm around Gerard and made sure he was calming down.
"I-I'm just...n-nevermind.."
"Gee i promise you're fine."
"I-I k-know...im j-just nervous...i-i've never d-done that b-before...we n-never did that...w-when i was h-homeschooled."

I knew when Gerard was upset or scared. He would really struggle to speak. Hesitate before speaking, pausing for no reason, even more stuttering than usual. It was really unfortunate for him, he was so different compared to everyone else. A lot of people made fun of him for being so different. He had so many issues, but it made no difference to his sweet, loving personality.

"F-Frank, i w-want to g-go home...i c-can't focus...on m-my w-work.."
"Shhh, Gee. It's gonna be okay."

After school

I told Gerard to come stay over at my house that night to make sure he was calm. He was so scared to walk home. I walked with him clutching onto me as tight as he could.

When we got back to my house, i made him get into my bed so i could calm him down properly without being in a daunting environment. I wrapped him in blankets and made him comfortable. I cuddled up to him and we watched movies all night.

"You're t-the only one w-who can m-make me feel s-safe Frankie."
"I love you, so i'd do anything to protect you. I'd take a bullet for you, anyday. Thats how much you really mean to me. I love you Gee."

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