I could get along with this Frank guy

socks, my right-hand man! cat?

Gerard Way was always seen as a sort of loner all his life, he only had two friends, his brother Mikey and his sketchbook, sad right? well not to Gerard, Gerard loved being alone almost as much as he loved his coffee but Gerard was 23 and lived alone in a small one-bedroom apartment. He has to admit it did get lonely and for the past week no amount of music, drawing, or calling his brother who lived with his soon-to-be wife Kristen was helping him. He could get a roommate to help him pay rent but he had a steady job as an intern as a high school art teacher and didn't need the help nor want the help, Gerard has decided a pet would be a great idea. Pets don't talk therefore they can't judge him for sitting in his living room surrounded by old coffee mugs with his sketchbook open in only his boxers.

after a long day of dealing with high school students who couldn't draw a stick figure with a gun pointed to their head, he headed to the local pet store. Gerard had decided on getting a cat, hopefully, a black cat if available, but any cat in need of a home was perfect (purrfect) for him. He pulled his car into a parking spot, the store seemed pretty empty so there were many spots to choose from. as soon as he walked through the door the cashier greeted him "good afternoon if you'll need any help let me know" he was a shortish man with shoulder-length black hair and a lip ring. His name was Frank, Gerard learned that by reading the name tag attached to his distressed smashing pumpkins shirt. Gerard just gave a small smile and waved and nodded okay. Gerard thought he was cute, see Gerard wasn't gay but he wasn't straight either, he liked people for who they are whereas he liked to tell his younger brother Mikey. Gerard shook his head out of his thoughts and continued to the back wall where the cats were housed. He was a bit startled when the short man by the name of Frank tapped him on the shoulder "you're a cat person I see" Frank asked, he had to look up just a little bit to look at Gerard in the eyes "yeah, they're sweet, quiet, and like to keep to themselves". Gerard gave a slight smile to the man. "sorta like you I assume" Frank laughed a bit. Gerard was taken aback, how could this man possibly know that Gerard, was this Frank guy a spy, or even worse a friend of his brother? Gerard had settled on the spy, and besides Mikey has no friends either. Gerard looked at Frank with confusion and concern "what makes you think that". Frank laughed even more "all cat people are the same, working in a pet store makes you realize that".  Gerard blushed a bit, he could get along with this Frank guy. "anyway who were you thinking I would go with socks she's a bit of a drama queen but I have a good feeling you two would get along great". Gerard looked over at the black and white cat, she was primarily black with a white spot right on top of her head, she was adorable. without looking away from socks Gerard asked " is there any way I could pet her before bringing her home"  "of course, you can just wait here ill bring her out for you" Frank smiled at him before disappearing to the back.

-time skip because I'm lazy lmao-

Gerards POV

Frank and I spent a good 5 minutes petting socks, she was perfect for me. As frank was gathering some of Sock's belongs she has in her cage at the store I started feeling a bit disappointed, I want to spend more time with Frank he's cool, and honestly, maybe a bit of chatter in the home won't be so bad, someone to help me clean, and if someone helps me pay rent I could finally afford those fancy colored pencils I've wanted for a while.  I was shaken from my thoughts when Frank went behind the counter and handed me a big bag of cat food. "okay so the food is gonna be $30, the bed will be $10, and the sock adoption fee will be $125 making your total" he paused for a second calculating the total then gave me a small smile, "$125, will that be cash or card". I was gonna respond when I realized the total didn't add up, "uh Frank I'm not sure if you failed math or not but I should be paying you much more" Frank looked at me and laughed, god his laugh was so cute, " I know but your cool so I wanted to pay the other 40 dollars" I look at him shocked, my ears where probably redder then the ripest tomato "o-oh okay, yeah, that's nice of you. Thank you so much" Socks who was currently in my arms jumped on to Frank and nudged his head into his hand a bit. I laughed " it seems Socks is gonna miss you" and that was when it hit me, thank you Socks.  I looked at the floor "maybe we could hang out sometime so Socks doesn't miss you all that much" Fuck I probably sound weird  " only if you want though, I totally understand if you don't. I won't be offen-" Frank had cut me off before I could continue embarrassing myself. He did his cute little giggle again and looked at me " id love to, there's this park 5 minutes away from here, we could meet there on Saturday if you'd like" He took a small piece of paper and wrote his phone number and address on it. "come to my house and we can take my car, you know, to help the environment and shit" he looked at the floor but I could tell he was blushing a bit. "see you Saturday then" 

I grabbed Socks and her belongings, gave Frank a small wave, and walked out. "Socks your the best thing to ever happen to me" I gave her a kiss on her head where the white dot was, got in the car, and drove to my empty apartment. Socks was gonna be my right-hand man, girl? cat? whatever it was I'm so glad I was lonely. when I got home Socks immediately ran to the couch and took a nap, I was in the same boat, all that anxiety and social interaction was very draining. Besides, it was Wednesday, and I need to catch up on my sleep so I don't look like a zombie for my date- I mean meet up with Frank. Its gonna be a long three days, hopefully, work will pass the time.

AN- okay so idk if this is good and honesty idc if it is or not cuz this is for fun lmao.  sorry for it being short as I don't want to make the chapters too long because then ill start skipping time all over the place.