I'll Be Your Gerard If You'll Be My Frank

Distant

{Frank's POV}

"Please, Frank-"

"Hey," I cut in, "I promised I wouldn't say anything and I won't. Don't you trust me?"

Mikey opened his mouth to reply but didn't get the chance.

Ray started coughing really loudly.

We looked at him.

He nodded behind me.

Okay, he wasn't properly coughing then.

I looked behind me to see Gerard had appeared.

"Hey," Gerard frowned, "What're you guys talking about?"

"Nothing," I reached for his hand.

He laced his fingers through mine and looked at Ray.

Ray's little attention-catching cough had gone a bit too far.

He was leant over, coughing his lungs up.

Mikey smacked him on the back.

"Jesus Christ, Ray!" He was saying, "Have a drink!"

Gerard let go of my hand and pulled a bottle out of his bag.

He handed it to Ray who grabbed it and took a swig.

When he had finished, he handed it back sheepishly.

"Thanks..."

"No problem," Gerard put it back in his bag.

Ray rubbed his eyes and cleared his throat a little.

Mikey rolled his eyes and walked back over to our table.

I followed him and sat in my seat.

Mikey grabbed his bass and checked to see if it was in tune.

"I won't say anything," I said.

He looked at me before looking back at the instrument, "I know."

Gerard slid into the seat next to me.

"Are you okay, Frank?" He looked at me.

I sighed.

He'd been asking all day.

"I'm fine."

Sure, he had a right to worry, but this was getting a little repetitive now.

"But-" He started.

"Look," I cut him off, "Believe me, I'm fine. If I wasn't, I would tell you. Understand?"

I waited until he nodded slowly before saying, "Thank you."

Funnily enough, he didn't ask me again.

He didn't actually speak much at all that lesson.

I didn't say anything though.

I wasn't really in the mood.

So, it was a pretty quiet lesson.

When the bell sounded, I stayed in my seat.

Mikey and Ray always took ages so why rush?

I kept my eyes on the table, not listening to the chatter around me.

I heard Gerard stand up and put his bag on.

Mikey and Ray were talking about something.

I didn't know what though.

For some reason, I felt pretty cold.

It was usually really warm in here.

Maybe it was warm.