A Series Of Life Changing Events

Chapter 3: Not Alone

I wake up the next day to an amazing smell. What is that smell? I pick up my phone. Shit that light is bright. I quickly turn it down and go into Twitter. The first tweet to pop up is Gerard's. It's a Sunday. I read the tweet. I almost fall out of my bed when I realize it's the weekend pancake report and the smell that woke me up was pancakes. I jump out of bed and run down the stairs as the smell becomes stronger. "Hey Lily. What kind of pancakes do you want?" Gerard asks while flipping his pancakes. A huge smile appears on my face. "Do you have any chocolate chips?" "Sure." He arranges the chocolate chips into a design. When the pancake is done he hands it to me. The chocolate chips are arranged in a smiley face. I begin to cut the pancake and eat it. I haven't had pancakes in a long time. I never really had time, so my mom would always make them on my birthday. I forgot how amazing they taste. "Guess where we're going today." Gerard says breaking my thoughts. "Where?" "First we're going to register you for school and then we're going to get school supplies. After that we're gonna go have lunch with my brother. Then we're going to go get furniture for your room." "Wait a second. We're going to go see Mikey?!" I say excitedly. "Yeah. It's important that you meet your new uncle." My smile stretches wider to the point of pain. I'm going to meet the best bassist to ever exist. "I have the best family ever." "I know. Now go get dressed." He says taking my finished plate. I quickly run upstairs and try to decide what to wear. I decide on Anthrax shirt and toss on some skinny jeans. Then I go through the rest of the steps like hair and makeup. I grab my headphones and phone and run down stairs. Gerard takes one look at my shirt and laughs. "What?" I say with a sad expression on my face. "Nothing. Mikey will love that shirt." He says smiling. I start to smile again. Bandit runs in and attacks me with a hug. I have to pull her off and bend down so I can give her a proper hug. "Hi." She says giggling. "Hi." I say returning a smile. Lindsey comes in and smiles at the sight. "Sweetheart are you ready to go?" She says talking to Bandit. "Yeah!" Bandit says while jumping up and down. "Where are you guys going?" I ask curiosity getting the best of me. "I'm taking Bandit to a birthday party." Lindsey replies. "Cool." I say. Then it hits me. I'm gonna be alone all day with Gerard and Mikey. I will be alone with half of My Chemical Romance. Please God don't let me say anything stupid. Lindsey and Bandit go out the door and now it's just me and Gerard. "Are ya ready?" "Ray" IT SLIPPED OUT I SWEAR I DIDN'T MEAN IT! I quickly bring my hand to my mouth in an effort to shut myself up. Then I run out to the car and buckle up. God why am so stupid?! Gerard comes running out. "Lily, it's okay. I thought it was funny." He says laughing. I take a sigh of relief. Good. "Do you have any music on your phone?" He asks. "Yeah." I say quietly. "Do you wanna plug your phone into the car speakers?" He asks. "Sure." I say with a smile. He hands me the plug and I attach my phone. I click shuffle and Fall Out Boy comes on. Nice choice phone. I set my phone down in my lap and watch out the window. We pull into a school. "First registration." He says getting out of the car. I follow him. I hope this school isn't as shit as the last one. We walk in and receive the papers and stuff. He fills them out and hands them back to the woman up front. She looks so bored and done with her job. I would never take a job at a school. Teenagers scare the living shit out of me. Haha. That was a great joke. I'm hilarious. Mentally punching myself in the face right now. Why am I so stupid? Gerard starts walking out the door and I follow. "That was easy." He says opening up the car door climbing in. I jump into the car and try to remember where he said we were going next. He drives to a office supply store and we purchase the appropriate supplies needed for school. After we finish I look at the clock. It's lunch time! "So where are we going to meet Mikey?" I ask excited. "We're going to meet him at a small burger place down the street." Gerard says getting back into the car. I'm going to meet Mikey Way. Wait. What if he doesn't like me? What if I'm too annoying. He could hate me. Oh God what if- "Are you nervous?" Gerard asks picking up on my mood. "No. Why would I be nervous?" I say lying horribly. I wish I was a better lier. "Lily it's okay to be nervous. I understand." "No you don't understand. It's really weird. I've been freaking out about your old band and all the bands that branched off from it since I was little. The four people from that small little band have been a fantasy to me for as long as I can remember. I never thought my parents would die. I never thought you would adopt me. I never thought I would be on my way to meet Mikey Way. I'm really scared and happy and there are just too many conflicting emotions!" I say surprised that I was actually able to say that and even more surprised that I was able to say that to Gerard of all people. He starts laughing. Oh God he's laughing at me. I'm so stupid. "Lily relax. He's gonna think you're awesome." "Really?" I say genuinely surprised. I lame as fuck. "Really." Gerard says seriously. I'm try to relax a bit, but I'm still shaking as we pull into the burger place. We both get out of the car and walk inside. We walk in and I see him. I see Mikey Flipping Way. Come on Lily act cool. "Hi!" Mikey says hugging Gerard. They are my favorite pair of brothers. I just stand there awkwardly hiding my hands in my sweatshirt. Mikey pulls away. "So this is the famous Lily Grace I've heard so much about." He says with a smile. Two questions. One- Why does everyone know my middle name? And Two- Why do people say he never smiles? He's doing it right now! "Hi." I say quietly as my face grows redder by the second. Why does my stupid face have to do this. "I love your shirt!" He says when he looks down. Yay! "Anthrax is a really awesome band." I say quietly. I wish I could be louder. We get a table and order our food. I want to order my own, but I'm afraid I'll order it wrong. I want to ask Gerard to order for me, but I still don't know what to call him. I have an idea. I hand him my phone "You still haven't put your number in my phone." I say quietly. He puts in his number and hands it back to me. He didn't fill out the name section. I panic and quickly type 'Daddy Gee' and decide to figure out what to call him later. It's time to order. Gerard and Mikey already ordered. It's my turn. Everyone is watching me. My face just gets redder. If I mess it up everybody will laugh at me. I start breathing heavier. I start shrinking down in my seat. Gerard notices. He leans over and whispers in my ear. "Point to what you want." I do as he says. He then tells the waitress what I wanted to ask for. She rolls her eyes and walks away. God why am I so stupid? I don't why they waste their time on me. Mikey looks at me and laughs. I knew he would laugh at me. I put my head on the table and try to hide my head in my arms. Gerard places an arm around me. Mikey stops laughing. "No I wasn't laughing at you. I was laughing at the situation. I used to be like you and Gerard would have to order for me." "Really?" I ask whipping the tears that I didn't notice were forming. "Yeah." I slight smile appears on my face because now I know I am not alone.