Amandas POV” Amanda…” Gerard asked.” Yeah?”" Should… You… Uhm… Go change.” he said, pointing to my blood-splattered clothing from my nose.” Uh… I guess… But I’d never make it back in time for school.”" Oh. Well, the teachers’ll send you home, anyhow.”" Okay. I can deal with that. Gary will be with his friends at their house by then.”" Whose Gary?” Frank asked.” Step-Dad.” I said.” Will your mom be there?” Gerard asked.” Probably.”" Sorry.” he mumbled.” For what?”" For you. If I had a mom like that… God, I would’ve run away by now.”" I would, but I have no where to go.”" Hm…”" Gerard… You’re not thinking…” Frank asked, a little smile on his face.” Oh yeah… I’m thinking..” he replied. ” We have this really really nice tree fort… It’s like a minuature house… It has some heaters, magazines, blankets for when me and Frank camp out there, and I’ll bring the food.”" Won’t your mom notice you sneaking out with food to give to me there?”" She’ll be in on it.”" What?!”" My mom loves doing this. She’d make something special that could last you a couple days and I’d deliever it. That’s just how my mommy works.” he said laughing.” Oh.. Wow. But if I got caught, wouldn’t she be taken to jail or something for hiding someone?”" Nah. ‘Cause once you tell your story, they’ll have no reason to take my mommy.” he seemed to call his mom ‘mommy’ alot. I think it’s funny… And it’s cute.” Okay. I can live with that. Want me to pay for food and stuff?” I asked. I felt bad camping out in their tree fort and eating their food.” Okay. I’ll take you by there after school so you know where it is.”" ‘Kay. What time is it?” I asked. Gerard pulled out his cell. 7:45. We should, like, get you to the office…” he said, giggling.” What?”" Well… It’s just.. The way the blood is splattered on your clothes. It makes two shapes.”" Really?”" Yeah.. Theres a smiley and a heart. Lovely.” he said laughing now. I looked down at my own shirt.” Hey, there is..” Frank said laughing. I even got a giggle out of Mikey.” Miiiiiiiiikey. Do you forgive me for beating up that chick?”" I will think about it.” he said. ” You seem funny.” Gerard busted out laughing after he said that.” Wait… I’m lost… What did I do…” I giggled a little. It was rubbing off on me.” No.. Seriously… What did I do…” I was so confused!” We… We’re just like… Naturally high.. I call it being high on life.” Gerard said in between giggles.” Oh.” I started laughing.” Not Frank… His isn’t natural.”" Mikey, yes it is! I am not a pothead.” he said laughing. We all laughed.” I know, I’m just kidding.” We all got up and headed for the school.” Gerard.. You’re gonna have to show me where all these classes are…” I said, looking at my list.” Okay.. You have Algebra, Biology, P.E., and Band with me. The rest I do believe are with Frank.” he said, looking at my schedule.” So.. Frank, I have History and English with you… Right?”" Okay. I have Biology first…. For the four core classes.” he said. Algebra, Biology, History, and English were the core classes.” I have that last.”" Yeah.. What do you have first?”" Algebra.”" Cool, cool. See you later.” he said, going into what I guessed to be the Biology room.” This way.” Gerard said.” ‘Kay.” I followed.” This, is the Algebra class.”" Cool.” I said. There were mathmatical posters all over.” Hey, Stott.” Gerard said. ” New kid.”" Good. Your name is?”" Amanda…”" Okay.. I’m the math teacher. What class you got first, kid?”" Algebra..” I don’t do good with adults until I get used to them.” Cool. I guess, scince Gerard seems to be your friend, you can sit in the empty seat beside him.”" Okay… Is this a permanent seat?”" Yes. I’d perfer if my kids didn’t move around in class. It makes it easier to find them.”" Okay..” I put my stuff beside Gerard’s and sat down.” We still got 15 minutes ’till first class, right?” I asked.” That’s right.”" Cool.. I’m gonna write some lyrics down in my spare time.. I’ll talk, all the same.”" Cool, cool. I’m gonna draw.”" Really? Do you have some drawings I can see? Sorry, I’m nosy. Frank said you were good.”" No, no, it’s okay. Look around the room.” I did as he said. There were little pictures everywhere. They looked like the ‘ Teen Titans ‘, just as Frank said.” You drew those?”" Yeah… Mr. Stott likes ‘em so he gives me 50 cents a drawing.” he said laughing.” Nice profession.”" Hehe, thanks.”" No prob. I draw… Well, you saw my drawing.”" Yeah. It was really good. What lyrics you writin’ down?”" Oh, a song by The Offspring. It’s called ‘ You’re gonna go far kid.’.”" Cool, cool. What are the lyircs?”" Y-You want me to sing them?”" If you want. No one else is in here, Stott went to the office.”" Uh.. Okay.. I guess…”" Nervous?” he laughed.” A little.”" I’ll sing you a song I wrote.”" You write songs too?” What couldn’t this guy do?!” Yeah… Sing.. Please?”" Fine… Show me how to lie, you’re getting better all the time. And turning all agenst one is an art that’s hard to teach. Another clever word that sets off an unsuspecting herd. And as you step back into line, a mob jumps to their feet. Now Dance, fucker, dance. Man, he never had a chance. And no one even knew, it was really only you. And now you steal away. Take him out today. Nice work you did. You’re gonna go far kid… With a thousand lies and a good disguise! Hit ’em right between the eyes! Hit ’em right between the eyes! When you walk away, nothing more to say! See the lightning in your eyes… See them running.. For their lives!” I surprisingly sang. I harldy sing for anyone.” That seems like a good song… And you have a good voice.”" Thanks…” I said, blushing a little. He laughed at me again.” Don’t laugh at my shyness.” I said, giggling myself.” No, no, it’s c… Cute the way you blush… It’s just like.. This big line across your cheeks…”" I know.” I said laughing. Mr. Stott walked in.” Pop tart, anyone?” he said, bringing a couple baggies of Pop tarts in.” Sure.” Gerard said.” Uh.. Yes please.” I said. I took off my jacket.” Oka.. Oh… Um.. You should… Go to the office for your shirt.”" Oh, don’t worry, it’s just the pattern of the shirt.”" Oh. Okay.” he said. Gerard laughed a little bit. He took a pop tart and ate it and I took one and started nibbling on it.” Hey… Don’t laugh at my stupidity.” Mr. Stott said.” S..Sorry Stott.” he said. ” Where is everyone, Stott?”" I don’t know. They aren’t my kids to watch 24/7.”" But aren’t they the school’s responsibilites right now?” he asked.” True, true. Uh.. I don’t know. You go find them.”" No. That’s okay. They’ll get here soon enough.” Gerard said laughing. I giggled. ” Want me to sing my lyrics to you?”" Sure.” I said, smiling.” Okay.”" Okay… Okay.. I wrote this down when you were writing yours…And I just got the beat down… So bear with me…” he said, taking a couple deeps breaths.” Hand in mine, into your icy blues. And then I’d say to you, we could take to the highway… With this trunk of ammunition too. I’d end my days with you, in a hail of bullets.. I’m trying… I’m trying… To let you know just how much you mean to me… That’s all I’ve got so far.” he said. It was pretty good. [[ I know this song is Demolition Lovers, and wasn't MCR's 1st song { that was Skylines and Turnstiles } but who cares? ]]” Cool! What’d you call it?”" I don’t know yet.”" Hm. That is really good.” I said. I wasn’t lying either. He has a good singing voice. ” Waiiiit a minute.” I said.” What?”" What does that song mean?”" I don’t know. I was board.”" Haha, cool. I like it.”" Good.” he smiled.” Gerard!” Frank said.” What are you doing here?”" Uh, well, ruining your moment, and saying I switched to Algebra first because I don’t get this… Advanced Biology.. So now I basicly have every class with you..”" Cool.” I said.” Neeto.”" Frank! You should hear the son–” he covered my mouth.” No..” he whispered in my ear.” Why not? It’s good!”" Because… Just no.”" Okay…” I said, looking at Frank. ” I’ll sing it then…”" Uh.. Let’s wait until it’s finished.” he said, looking at Frank. Frank looked at me. ” That might take a while…” he said. I shrugged.” Hand in mine, into your icy blue–” I mouthed. I liked that song. Gerard gave me a ‘ Shut the fuck up ‘ look. Frank got a huge smile on his face.” Sorry…” I said.” Frank is an excellent lip reader…” he whispered in my ear.” Hand in mine, into your icy blues? Gerard… Too soon.” he said, shaking his head, looking down, and laughing.” What?” I asked… Totally confused.” Nothing..” Gerard said. He did a deep sigh, and then the bell rang. Eveyone crowded in.” ‘Kay.. Today’s lesson…” Mr. Stott began. The day went slowly, and finaly ended.” Amanda, do you ride the bus?” Gerard asked.” Nah. I walk. I hate busses.”" Cool, cool.” he said. Frank drove up in a nice little car.” Want a lift?” he asked. Convertable! Really tempting.” Sure thing.” Gerard said, and jumped in the back.” Nah, it’s okay. I’ll walk.”" Suit yourself. Bye Amanda.” Frank said.” Bye.”" Bye ‘Manda..” Gerard said. He sounded disappointed.I started walking as he drove off.. As the car was beside me, when they were leaving, I heard Frank say something like ’should we follow her?’. I started walking and turned and went down a small ally way. There was a strange noise behind me.” H-hello?” I asked. Another strange noise… That kinda sounded like Gerard.” Gerard, if it’s you and Frank.. I’ll get you.” And another noise. That one was too deep to be anyones I knew here. I started to get scared.” Hello?” I asked again. A few seconds later a guy, shirtless, wobbling and stumbling, came out of a door. He was about as tall as Gerard, but he had blonde and black hair that was in his face.. Emo style. He wasn’t fat, but muscular. Actually, he seemed very fit. But drunk…I knew I should run, but my feet were locked just like they were. My eyes were wide and my breathing stopped.” Hey, lady…” he said. He sounded drunk, but young. Maybe 18 or 19. ” You gonna say something?” he asked. I shook my head.” Come on… I wanna hear you.. Your voice.” he said, burping. I shook my head again. I began unconsiously backing up slowly.” Don’t go…” he said. ” I’m leaving now.” I squeaked.” No.. You’re… Not.” Stupid drunk. I grabbed a rock and chucked it at his head.” Bitch!” he screamed while holding his head and running after me. I wanna know how sturdy and fast he was with how drunken he was. Because within 5 seconds that I turned to run, he had me by the back of my shirt.” You wanna throw rocks?!” he screamed at me.” Let me go!” I screamed. He had me in a headlock now.” Don’t think s..Ow!” he screamed. I bit him and started running again.” You!” he screamed. He ran after me again and put me in a diffrent headlock, where I couldn’t get out and where I couldn’t bite him. I saw Frank and Gerard go by in Frank’s Convertable. They didn’t see me. Probably just crusin around town.” GERARD! FRANK!” I screamed, bloody murder. I heard tires screach. They wern’t going that fast so I was sure they’d hear me. I then heard a car in revearse.” Shut. Up!” he said. He brought his knee up and nailed me in the gut/side. I heard a crunch. I gasped for air. The car reached the ally way and stopped right when he did that. The guy let go, now knowing I was defencless. I dropped to my knees and looked to my side to see Gerard looking, wide eyed and Frank too. Gerard jumped out of the vehicle and ran. I fell over on the side that the guy didn’t get me on. The guy looked and ran himself. Off, into some place unknown. Gerard followed him a little bit then stopped and turned around.” Manda!” Frank said. I was still grabbing my side. Frank got to my side first because he was more built for running than Gerard… And he was closer. Gerard got there a few seconds after.” Ow?” I said, but it sounded like a question.” Yeah, ow. I heard that crunch from the car!” Frank said.” Hm. Well, it does hurt. Maybe he broke a rib?”" Most likely.”" Cool.” ” What?!” Gerard asked.” I’ve never broken a bone in my body… Help me up, please?” I asked.” Would you rather me carry you?”" I’m not that old and handicapped yet. I want to try myself.”" Okay…” he said. He helped me up and I started walking, limping on my right side a little.” Did he do something to your leg?”" No, but when I do a big movement with this leg I guess it moves some of the bones in my hip which are connected to my ribs…”" Makes sence.” Frank said. I made it to the car and leaned up agenst it.” It doesn’t hurt tha.. That bad once.. Gah! Sorry, tweaked wrong… But it doesn’t hurt that bad once you get used to it.” I said. Frank looked at me like I was crazy. Gerard looked at me like I was, well, strong and brave…” What’s the looks for?” I asked.” You’re crazy!” Frank said. I laughed lightly.” Well, I know I wouldn’tve done that. I would’ve… Well, made Frank atleast be my support, if not carry me, which he can do.” ” Are you kidding?! You’re light!” Frank said to Gerard.” Yeah..” he said spacing. I turned to open the car door.” Oh! Hey. Let me get that..” Gerard said.” Oh, um… Okay?” I said. He opened the door and I tried sliding in. It worked… Partly. Gerard closed the door and jumped in the back behind me.” Will your parents care if you’re out late without them knowing.” Frank asked.” Pshh, hell no.” I said.” Okay. Let’s go! Gerard, will your parents?”" Nah. Not if it’s an emergency.”" What? This isn’t an emergency. Are you gonna get in trouble Frank?” I asked.” Probably. But who cares?”" I do. You’re my friend… I’ll walk.. I just need you to show me where the doctors is…”" NO!” Frank and Gerard screamed.” Okay..” I said, wide eyed and tiny voice. Frank giggled. ” Jinx.” he said, pulling into the parking lot.” Damn.” Gerard said. He jumped out and grabbed my door.” Thank… You..” I said. I walked in.” Hey, Melony, she’s got a broken rib or something. Can we get her in a room?” he said.” Sure. Down the hall… Room 7.”" Wow. Nice hospital…” I said.” Yeah. Thanks Mel.” Gerard yelled down the hall.” No Prob.” she said.HEEEEY… Let me know if you can’t read the little print. I’m gonna start using that if you can read it so I can fit more on the page… It makes for a better chapter.